Feature story by Kimberly Garlick

McGillivray sees God's providence in his life at Cedarville

By Kimberly Garlick

The moment you walk into his office, you see a man who is creating a legacy. On the walls are pictures of his various sports teams from years dating back to the 1970’s. He can remember records and scores from decades ago. But more importantly, if you ask to see the pictures, he can recall the names of a majority of the players because he has built relationships with them and continues to do so with his current players.

John McGillivray has been coaching at Cedarville University for 38 years. During that time he has held many different roles and impacted hundreds of students, something he hoped he would be able to do because it would combine his passions of sports and working with young people.

Feature story by Kimberly Garlick

Central State coach fondly remembers fallen player

By Kimberly Garlick

It has been nearly three months since Central State University cornerback Kordero Hunter, 21, tragically lost his life as an innocent bystander of a shooting outside of the A List Lounge in downtown Dayton on Sept. 23. Hunter, a native of South Holland, Ill. was in his junior year of school, his second year at Central State.

Coach E.J. Junior received a phone call at 6 in the morning that day from one of his coaches saying that Hunter had been shot. Junior said he experienced emotions ranging from shock to anger. Eventually, with his faith in God, he said he came to a point where he had to trust God with the reason why this happened. Recently he spoke in an interview about what he remembers most about Hunter and how he has coped with the loss.

Moonlight Madness video by Joel Pfahler

Joel attended Cedarville's Moonlight Madness that tipped off the basketball season with a big crowd of students, the pep band, giveways and some good dunks. This is one of his two required feature stories.

Dayton Gems game story by Kimberly Garlick

Gems force OT with late goal, but lose to Icemen

By Kimberly Garlick

Dayton’s league-worst penalty kill contributed to the Gems’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Evansville Icemen on Saturday night.

The game opened with an early penalty by Dayton, a tripping call against Kyle Bochek at 5:07. Dayton was close to killing this penalty when the Icemen managed to score with nine seconds left on the infraction.

Dayton Flyers basketball game story by Kimberly Garlick

Flyers strong on defense in exhibition win

By Kimberly Garlick

The University of Dayton Flyers stepped up their defense and all-around team play to capitalize on a preseason matchup with the University of Findlay for an 87-66 victory at home Saturday night.

Though Findlay is a NCAA Division II men’s basketball team, the Division I Flyers were challenged with the Oilers’ strong pressure at half court, said head coach Archie Miller. This game gave the Flyers an opportunity to address some deficiencies on defense that Miller said had left a “sick feeling” in the stomachs of the players and staff after a 92-78 win against Walsh University the previous Saturday.

Cedarville women's soccer game story By Kimberly Garlick

Bunton, Bradshaw pace lopsided CU victory

By Kimberly Garlick

Amanda Bunton and Deanne Bradshaw each scored two goals to lead the Lady Jackets to a 6-1 win over the Asbury University Eagles.

The scoring began in the ninth minute for Cedarville when forward Rachel Brownfield carried the ball to the top of the box. Just as Eagles goalie Maegan Rogers came up to challenge Brownfield, she passed it to Bunton who had an open net to score on.

High school football game story by Jason Grier

First-half scores stand up for Tecumseh

By Jason Grier

Tecumseh converted the plays it needed to get a win Friday night against Graham,  surviving a late-game push from Graham to get a 10-6 win.

Although it wasn’t the game the Arrows were expecting, Tecumseh’s coach Kent Massie said, “The biggest thing is, we were able to find a way to win.”

Cedarville men's soccer photos by Ryan Belton

Ryan Belton shot a Cedarville men's soccer game against Urbana.

Ryan had two assignments. One was to put together a group of four photos that would be used in the next day's newspaper. The next was a group of 12 that would be used in an online photo gallery.

Cedarville women's soccer photos by Ryan Belton

Ryan Belton shot a Cedarville women's soccer game against Mount Vernon Nazarene.

Ryan had two assignments. One was to put together a group of four photos that would be used in the next day's newspaper. The next was a group of 12 that would be used in an online photo gallery.

High school football video by Joel Pfahler

Joel and another student attended a high school football game with me at Tecumseh High School on Sept. 9. Joel shot video that night at what turned out to be an exciting come-from-behind win for Tecumseh over Miami Trace.

Joel edited a video report for the game in the tradition of a local TV newscast. He didn't have a partner to be able to do standups, so he added tracks during the editing process.

If you want to know more about the game, you can read the story I wrote for the Springfield News-Sun. I do a lot of freelance work for the newspaper.

Follow Joel on Twitter.

High school football photos by Stephen Port

Stephen and another student attended a high school football game with me at Greenon High School on Sept. 16. Stephen was the photographer that night and got some great shots at what turned out to be a runaway victory for Kenton Ridge.

Stephen had two assignments. One was to put together a group of four photos that would be used in the next day's newspaper. The next was a group of 12 that would be used in an online photo gallery.

If you want to know more about the game, you can read the story I wrote for the Springfield News-Sun. I do a lot of freelance work for the newspaper.

Follow Stephen on Twitter.

High school football photos by Stephen Port

Stephen and another student attended a high school football game with me at Tecumseh High School on Sept. 23. Stephen was the photographer that night and got some great shots at what turned out to be a grind-it-out win for Tecumseh over Graham.

Stephen had two assignments. One was to put together a group of four photos that would be used in the next day's newspaper. The next was a group of 12 that would be used in an online photo gallery.

If you want to know more about the game, you can read the story I wrote for the Springfield News-Sun. I do a lot of freelance work for the newspaper.

Follow Stephen on Twitter.

Learning from Dayton Dragons broadcasters by Josh Evans

The Dayton Dragons media pass is nothing to laugh at. I was able to walk through the “backstage” of the minor league team’s facility. By the time I had gone down onto the field, through the team dugout, and back up to the press box, I was very pleased with what I had seen.  But the radio broadcasters were already behind the closed doors, so it took some guts to go open the door and let them know I was supposed to watch them as they broadcast. The main broadcaster, Tom Nichols, must have been Fifth Third Field at least three hours in advance of the start. A second thing that was important to him and his color commentator Mike Couzens were resources. There were rulebooks, rosters, two laptops, and more; it helped me see where they get a lot of their information.

Dayton Dragons video by Ryan Thurman

Our entire class covered a Dayton Dragons minor-league baseball game on Aug. 28, 2011. It turned out to be the day the Dragons clinched a second-half division title and playoff berth in the Class A Midwest League.

Ryan's assignment was to produce a video report on the game similar to the kind done for local newscasts.

High school football game story by Kimberly Garlick

Controversial call sparks Kenton Ridge past Greenon

By Kimberly Garlick

A controversial play in the second quarter contributed to Kenton Ridge’s 43-14 Central Buckeye Conference win over Greenon Friday night.

Kenton Ridge’s Kyle Sarven punted to the Knights out of his own end zone. Greenon’s Sebastian Conner “fumbled” the ball and was knocked over on the play while Kenton Ridge’s Ben Perkins recovered the ball and ran 63 yards to score a touchdown, breaking a 7-7 tie. However, the play was not a fumble. It was a muffed punt, which cannot be advanced in high school football.       

Dayton Dragons game story by Kimberly Garlick

Dragons win division, clinch playoff berth

By Kimberly Garlick

There’s nothing like baseball on a Sunday afternoon. And for any team, there’s nothing like making the playoffs. For the Dayton Dragons, Sunday, Aug. 28, was the combination of both of these ideals.

The Dragons clinched the Midwest League Eastern Division second-half title with a 6-0 victory over West Michigan at Fifth Third Field even after much question of their play during the first half of the season.

High school football photos by Andrew Bash

Andrew and another student attended a high school football game with me at Tecumseh High School on Sept. 9. Andrew was the photographer that night and got some great shots at what turned out to be a terrific game with a great finish. Tecumseh beat Miami Trace 26-21.

Andrew had two assignments. One was to put together a group of four photos that would be used in the next day's newspaper. The next was a group of 12 that would be used in an online photo gallery.

If you want to know more about the game, you can read the story I wrote for the Springfield News-Sun. I do a lot of freelance work for the newspaper.

Follow Andrew on Twitter.

High school football game story by Jason Grier

Aviators run over Arrows

By Jason Grier

VANDALIA – Vandalia-Butler is off to a 2-0 start after beating Tecumseh 37-22 at home Friday night.

Butler gained 362 yards on the ground led by senior Tyler Jones who rushed for 257 yards on 26 carries. This is Jones’ second 250-yard game of the season. Jones says his success is because of the offensive line providing great paths for him to run.

“Those guys work really hard and they earn every bit of what we accomplish out there,” Jones said. “I owe it all to them.”

High school football photos by Ryan Belton

Ryan and two other students attended a high school football game with me at Vandalia-Butler High School on Sept. 2. Ryan was the photographer that night and got some great shots at what turned out to be a pretty good game. Vandalia-Butler beat Tecumseh 37-22.

Ryan had two assignments. One was to put together a group of four photos that would be used in the next day's newspaper. The next was a group of 12 that would be used in an online photo gallery.

If you want to know more about the game, you can read the story I wrote for the Springfield News-Sun. I do a lot of freelance work for the newspaper.

Follow Ryan on Twitter.

Dayton Dragons video by Joel Pfahler

Our entire class covered a Dayton Dragons minor-league baseball game on Aug. 28, 2011. It turned out to be the day the Dragons clinched a second-half division title and playoff berth in the Class A Midwest League.

Joel's assignment was to produce a video report on the game similar to the kind done for local newscasts.

Dayton Dragons photos by Stephen Port

Our entire class covered a Dayton Dragons minor-league baseball game on Aug. 28, 2011. It turned out to be the day the Dragons clinched a second-half division title and playoff berth in the Class A Midwest League.

Stephen had two assignments. One was to put together a group of four photos that would be used in the next day's newspaper. The next was a group of 12 that would be used in an online photo gallery.

Follow Stephen on Twitter.

Dayton Dragons photos by Ryan Belton

Our entire class covered a Dayton Dragons minor-league baseball game on Aug. 28, 2011. It turned out to be the day the Dragons clinched a second-half division title and playoff berth in the Class A Midwest League.

Ryan had two assignments. One was to put together a group of four photos that would be used in the next day's newspaper. The next was a group of 12 that would be used in an online photo gallery.

Follow Ryan on Twitter.

Dayton Dragons photos by Andrew Bash

Our entire class covered a Dayton Dragons minor-league baseball game on Aug. 28, 2011. It turned out to be the day the Dragons clinched a second-half division title and playoff berth in the Class A Midwest League.

Andrew had two assignments. One was to put together a group of four photos that would be used in the next day's newspaper. The next was a group of 12 that would be used in an online photo gallery.

Follow Andrew on Twitter.