Not confidence-building, but a win. Buckeyes score 13 and give up 7 to gain their third consecutive win heading into Big Ten play Friday at Indiana. Tyler Pettori gestures to the dugout after hitting a double. (pictured). He finished 4 for 6 in the Buckeyes' 13-7 win.
In Dallas last week, I got to check one of the boxes on my bucket list. Dinner with sports columnist Mac Engel was enlightening, reaffirming...and shed light on how we write, and how we read.
Sophomore Jake Michalak delivered the season's best starting performance and the offense did what it's been doing...an 8-3 series win over Valparaiso in the weekend finale. Read more in Monday's Press Pros.
Austin Niekamp's 14-point first half gave Marion Local a narrow lead it never relinquished. The Flyers pulled away late to beat Anna 58-43 in the regional finals.
Senior Avery Brandewie played her most complete game of the season, and players from whom Carla Siegel had asked for more in the absence of Maddie Shatto (Ariel Heitkamp, above) gave her everything she could have asked for in Loramie's Div. VII semi-final win Friday over Ottoville.
