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Dave Purpura @dp_dispatch

High school sports reporter, Columbus Dispatch. Columbus native, University of Toledo grad. I could be anywhere in central Ohio or beyond at any given time.

Joined July 2013
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Highland graduate and our 2023 Dispatch Girls Athlete of the Year. dispatch.com/story/sports/hi…

Dispatch Girls Athlete of the Year Juliette Laracuente-Huebner never rests on laurels

Highland track and field star Juliette Laracuente-Huebner is The Dispatch's Girls Athlete of the Year for 2022-23.

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Jun 14
UC Bearcats' Juliette Laracuente-Huebner finishes second in the heptathlon at NCAA track meet and earned All-America honors. cincinnati.com/story/sports/…
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Jun 13
Early mistakes prove costly for Falcons' in state tourney loss dispatch.com/story/sports/hi… via @DispatchAlerts @BaseballFUHS @AthleticsFuhs

Early mistakes prove costly for Falcons' in state tourney loss

Fairfield Union baseball saw its dream season end with a 7-2 loss to Bishop Fenwick in the state semifinals.

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Follow @twil2323 this afternoon for coverage of Fairfield Union in its D-IV state semifinal, and @DispatchFrank tonight as New Albany goes for the D-II title. Both games are in Akron.
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Jun 13
Game it’s Game Day for the Fairfield Union baseball team in the state Tournament. Heading to Akron to covering the Falcons.
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Jun 13
#OHSAA BASEBALL: In 10 innings, Walsh Jesuit tops North Canton Hoover in the second Division II state semifinal game. Walsh Jesuit will face New Albany Saturday night in Akron for the state championship.
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Jun 12
Lancaster's Gabriel McNeil named OSU Wexner Boys Athlete of the Week dispatch.com/story/sports/hi…

Lancaster's Gabriel McNeil named OSU Wexner Boys Athlete of the Week

The track and field star won the 800 (1:52.46) at the Division I state meet.

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First pitch at 4:30, per @OHSAASports.
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Jun 12
Back here at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium for baseball, this time a D-II semifinal between @NAEagleBaseball and Harrison. It will not start at 4 as scheduled after a thriller in the previous game.
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End 6th: New Albany 4, Harrison 1. Eagles are three outs from their first state final in five years.
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FINAL: New Albany 4, Harrison 1. Eagles (25-7) will face Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit or North Canton Hoover in the Division II final tomorrow night in Akron.
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Jun 12
Marengo Highland LB Kane Stover commits to Army West Point. Stover makes it the first Central Ohio player committed to play for the Black Knights in the fall of 2027. 💻🎨: @unclederrent_ 📸: @ logan_takespictures (via IG)
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The aforementioned thriller.
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Jun 12
An absolute thriller in Canton in the Division VII baseball semifinals. Leipsic scores 6 runs in the sixth, then has this walk-off winner against South Webster. Final score: Leipsic 11, South Webster 10.
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