Coach Trent Dues and Vandalia Butler's tournament frustrations notched another calendar year Thursday in Oxford as the Aviators fell to Hamilton Badin in the Division III regional finals, 5-0. Read about the game in Friday's Press Pros.
One could make the case the cards were stacked against them. But St. Henry and coach Mike Gast never considered it, fighting through regional 'host' Patrick Henry to advance to Thursday's title round. Read more about the game in Thursday's Press Pros.....
Hilliard Bradley, in its first state tournament appearance, will play for the Division I state title against Central Ohio foe Lancaster at 3 p.m. Thursday, looking for a reversal of fortunes of when the two met in May. Read Jeff Gilbert
Senior Ian Bergman celebrates his masterful day, when masterful meant the Versailles Tigers moving on to the regional final. Bill Sturwold's Tigers showed all the signs of a team prepped for an ultimate matchup Wednesday wit a state Final Four bid on the line. Read more in Wednesday's Press Pros.
The NCAA regionals proved to be a test tube example of how you don't pitch when you're trying to win a baseball game...at any level! And if neutrality is a tenet in championship competition, why are the regional high school games not being played on neutral sites?
