It was a night for everyone to feel good about themselves…everyone in an Ohio State uniform anyway, as IUPUI proved no match for E.J. Liddell and the Buckeyes, who soared above the Jaguars (Photo courtesy of Ohio State).
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Jan
18
They Win The Close Ones…Botkins Squeezes Past Russia
Botkins used its size, experience, and some big defensive plays from Carter Pleiman (below)Tuesday to defy the odds and beat Russia. Read about the game in Wednesday’s Press Pros.
Jan
17
Where Expectation And Preparation Come Together…
At the mid-point of the high school basketball season, the future is in full view for area teams a year, or a player or two, short. What do you do? You work, you learn and prepare for success.
Jan
17
Buckeye Baseball…The Best Surprise Is No Surprise
Hoping to bounce back from a disappointing year offensively – and something better than the middle of the pack – Greg Beals and the baseball Buckeyes will turn to a proven commodity to help show the way. Read our latest pre-season baseball installment.
Jan
16
MAC Shows Toughness In Fort Loramie’s MLK Classic
How We Lookin’?…Minster freshman James Niemeyer gets caught in traffic underneath the rim, but got to the foul line in the waning minutes of regulation and overtime and those points helped deliver the Wildcats a win over Convoy Crestview in Sunday’s MLK Classic in Fort Loramie. Read more in the latest Press Pros update.
Jan
16
OSU’s Win A Thing Of Beauty, To Holtmann, At Least
E.J. Liddell’s 19 points were enough, just enough, for Ohio State to outlast an outmanned Penn State roster without its leader scorer Sunday at Value City Arena (Photo courtesy of Ohio State).
Jan
16
Coldwater, Bruns, Bengals…Enjoy Winning Saturday
Keaton Bruns lost the individual battle, but won the war Saturday as Coldwater outdueled New Bremen to maintain first place in the boys MAC bowling standings. Read about it in Press Pros bowling coverage.
Jan
15
TC Fails Foul Line, Passes Test, Narrowly Beats Bradford
Troy Christian did what they could to make it as tough as possible, and still won an exhausting road contest Saturday night against Bradford…who, by the way, with Parker Davidson (#12, below) is not the Bradford you remember in basketball. Read about the game in Sunday Press Pros.
Jan
15
McCoy: UD Practically Perfect In Rout Of Duquesne
The Flyers played their ‘best’ in terms of execution and efficiency, and extended their win streak to three with a commanding win in Pittsburgh, over Duquesne. Hal McCoy writes for Press Pros.
Jan
15
Gahanna, Pick North Duel…Then Along Came Jones
Gahanna used its size inside, including 6-7 Javan Simmons (24), and a stellar effort from Marquette signee Sean Jones to pull away from Pickerington North (PressPros Feature Photos by John Hulkenberg).
Jan
14
Marion Shows Patience In Win Over Zone, Fort Recovery
Fort Recovery challenged the patience and skill of Marion Local to win against the zone Friday, and Marion (below) made just enough shots to do it. Read about the game in the latest Press Pros area basketball update.
Jan
13
A Change In Order, New Knoxville Knocks Off Minster
In the end the scores reflected defense and the averages. In between, New Knoxville flexed its muscle as the leader in the race for the MAC girls crown, and a change in the order of things, with a convincing win over Minster. Read about the game in today’s Press Pros.
Jan
13
Timid Start Dooms Buckeyes To Rough Road Treatment
Justin Ahrens and his OSU teammates had little success from three-point range and thus found it hard to keep pace with No. 13 Wisconsin in a 10-point loss to the Badgers in Madison.
Jan
12
Day Has Acted Quickly, Decisively To Renovate Buckeyes
There was a lot of slipping and slip-ups in 2021, and the head coach has always said that losing a game isn’t tolerated. He’s backing up those words quickly as 2022 and spring practice looms.
Jan
11
McCoy: Flyers Move Forward With Win Over St. Louis
It was hard to get a handle on, but the Dayton Flyers finally got a grip on the St. Louis Billikens Tuesday for a 68-63 win and improved to 10-6 on the season. Hal McCoy writes the story for Wednesday’s Press Pros.
Jan
10
Liddell Returns To Life, Leads Buckeyes, Absent Holtmann
It’s fun when it’s falling…OSU’s EJ Liddell returned to form to score a career-high 34 points and the Buckeyes improved to 10-3 with a 95-87 win Sunday over Northwestern at Value City Arena. Bruce Hooley writes the game for Press Pros.
Jan
9
If They Play…Buckeyes Poised To Make It interesting
The ever-present cloud of uncertainty persists as Covid could again cast its shadow across college baseball? But if they play, the Buckeyes appear talented enough (with the right experience) to make 2022 a turnaround year.
Jan
9
Billenstein, Versailles Tops Coldwater For Sole 1st In MAC
It drew a crowd and a best effort of the year. Versailles’ Emma Billenstein (below) rolled a 246 and the Tigers snapped a first-place tie with Coldwater Saturday to temporarily claim the top spot in the MAC standings. Read more.
Jan
9
St. Hank Outlasts Anna In A ‘Character’ Win
They built a commanding halftime lead, only to see Anna creep back in the second half, tie the game, and misfire on its chances to win. But St. Henry and Sam Koesters (below) didn’t misfire, making shots and free throws down the stretch to win. Read about the game in Sunday’s Press Pros.
Jan
8
McCoy: Flyers Bounce Back, Chop Down George Washington
The Flyers heard coach Anthony Grant loud and clear. Play harder, share the ball, take care of the ball…and compete. The message resulted in a Saturday blowout road win over George Washington. Hal McCoy writes the story for weekend Press Pros.
