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Beat reporter for Miami University athletics.
Rick grew up on the west side of Hamilton, Ohio. He spent a little over 13 months working for the Watertown Daily Times in upstate New York after graduating from Ohio University in 1986.
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Carlisle rallies, tops Rams for sectional title
The resurgence of Carlisle High School’s softball program claimed another victim Monday.The Indians captured their first Division III sectional championship since 2009 by knocking off top-seeded Badin 10-8 at Monroe, rallying from a 4-0 deficit with 10 runs in the last four innings.“If you had told me that we were ...
RedHawks drop regular-season finale, look toward MAC tourney
The opportunity to complete a momentum-building sweep came and went Saturday afternoon. Miami University’s baseball team committed four errors and was sporadic offensively against visiting Ohio, suffering a 7-3 defeat in the regular-season finale at McKie Field. The RedHawks fell to 25-28 overall on Senior Day and finished third in ...
Harwell no longer with Miami
Nick Harwell’s Miami University football career is over. Harwell, who was arrested in March after an incident involving a former girlfriend, is no longer a student at the school after going through the on-campus Office of Ethics & Student Conflict Resolution. He has departed as one of the top wide ...
Fenwick fights off Mohawks for 5-3 sectional win
Derek Coffey was able to walk off the mound with a complete game and a sigh of relief Wednesday.The Fenwick High School senior pitched an 11-hitter and escaped a bases-loaded situation in the top of the seventh as the Falcons held off visiting Madison 5-3 in a Division III sectional ...
Cruse relishes opportunity with Texans
Andy Cruse missed his Miami University graduation last weekend for a pretty good reason.The Cincinnati native took his first step toward a National Football League career by working out at the Houston Texans’ rookie minicamp, having signed a three-year contract as an undrafted free agent.“I was kind of bummed out ...
Cougars bury Springfield 15-0 in sectional opener
The bats were blazing Tuesday, just in time for the most important stretch of Edgewood High School’s baseball season.The Cougars began the Division I sectional tournament by uncorking a 12-run inning and demolishing Springfield 15-0, earning a sectional semifinal matchup at fourth-seeded Vandalia Butler on Thursday.Adding to the week’s importance ...
RedHawks seeking consistency
The search for consistency is ongoing for Miami University’s baseball team. This season has been a roller-coaster ride for the RedHawks, who are 23-27 overall and 12-12 in the Mid-American Conference heading into the final weekend of regular-season play. MU hasn’t had a streak longer than two games (winning or ...
Watson’s grand slam helps Cougars conquer Middletown
As it turned out, Edgewood High School’s softball team just needed a little time to get warmed up.The Cougars, having already thrashed Middletown 11-0 and 14-2 this season, watched the Middies take a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning Monday during a Division I sectional opener.But seventh-seeded ...
Mallory’s long career started at Miami
The room is stocked with memories. Footballs and photos and newspaper clippings are part of the collection that is Bill Mallory’s coaching career.He looks around his office and smiles. Regrets? How could he regret any of this?“Naturally, I’d like to have won a few more games, but that goes with ...
Wins record, ORCC tournament title in MUH’s sights
The Miami University Hamilton baseball team is on the verge of history and yet another Ohio Regional Campus Conference tournament championship.The Harriers have tied the single-season school record for wins and will be at Beaver Field in Lancaster on Friday and Saturday, hoping to complete an unbeaten run through the ...
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