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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Dave Purpura retweeted
Early mistakes prove costly for Falcons' in state tourney loss dispatch.com/story/sports/hi… via @DispatchAlerts @BaseballFUHS @AthleticsFuhs
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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.
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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Dave Purpura retweeted
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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Dave Purpura retweeted
Lancaster's Gabriel McNeil named OSU Wexner Boys Athlete of the Week dispatch.com/story/sports/hi…
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Jun 12
First pitch at 4:30, per @OHSAASports.
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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Dave Purpura retweeted
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.
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Jun 12
The aforementioned thriller.
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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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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