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Friday, 11 June 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features

From The State Tournament: Images From Opening Day…..

In perfect weather the 2021 OHSAA state baseball tournament got underway Friday with good play, and one very 'big' surprise in Division II. On day two Lincolnview and Fort Loramie play for a spot in the Division IV Finals on Sunday.
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Friday, 11 June 2021 / Published in Central Ohio, Features, Home Features

Colts Elite Brings Hilliard Rivals Together

Hilliard's three high schools are rivals, but when it comes to baseball they're often teammates with the Colts Elite. The Elite are one of the many 18U, 16U and 15U teams taking their swings at the Best of Ohio Wood Bat Classic this weekend at various sites around the Miami Valley. Greg Billing writes.
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Friday, 11 June 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features

From The State Tournament: If You Don’t Think We Need Some Baseball….

Anyone who questions baseball for being slow, boring, not enough action...and excluding to kids who can't afford a $300 Rawlings glove, consider some of the other nonsense we're being asked to swallow at this year's state tournament.
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Thursday, 10 June 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features

Batter Up! Wood Bat Tourney Swings Into Action

In a rematch of the 2020 18U championship game, the Miami Valley Prospects gave defending champ Springfield Armoloy a scare in the bottom of the seventh in the Best of Ohio Wood Bat Classic. Armoloy pitcher Nick Whalen -pictured (Springfield Shawnee) was dialed in Thursday. Read the "Best of Ohio Wood Bat Classic" by Greg Billing inside today's PressPros.
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Wednesday, 09 June 2021 / Published in Features, Home Features

Jared Hoying Remembers The First One….

It's been fourteen years since Ft. Loramie won its first title in baseball, shocking a heavily-favored New Catholic team.  Now, on the threshold of winning their fourth since 2007, former Redskin, former Texas Ranger, and current Toronto Blue Jay farmhand Jared Hoying shares the memories of a day that time can't diminish.