He’ll tell you he’d rather be hitting people on defense. But Marion’s Duane Leugers is also the most capable candidate to assume football’s most important offensive position on one of the state’s most anticipated teams. Read more in today's Press Pros inside pre-season football feature.

In Ft. Recovery they’re excited to prove something. One, that last year’s Division VII title was no fluke. And two, that success is sweeter when you wait for it that long. Just ask coach Brent Niekamp (above). Read more in our summer profile series on area football in today's Press Pros inside feature.

Crowning outstanding high school careers in competition on and off the field, Versailles' Kristin Langston and Coldwater's Jack Hemmelgarn have been selected as the Press Pros MAC Scholar Athletes of The Year. Read more in the latest inside feature on Press Pros.

Mistakes on the bases and in the field came back to haunt Ft. Recovery in Friday's semi-final loss to reigning state champion Newark Catholic. Read more from Hal McCoy in today's Press Pros inside feature.

Hoping For A Better End...Jared Niekamp and the Tigers were looking for one more game, but a tough Berlin pitcher took the Huntington Park mound Friday on a string of 102 straight innings without giving up an earned run, a state record. He brought unhappy closure to the Tigers' season. Read more from Hal McCoy.