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.

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.

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.