54-year-old Booster club to disband
By JIM RYAN | May 30, 2012As Ohio University student athletes begin buckling down for exams, the Green & White Club, an independent booster organization, will prepare for finals of its own.
As Ohio University student athletes begin buckling down for exams, the Green & White Club, an independent booster organization, will prepare for finals of its own.
The Ohio Ultimate Frisbee team traveled to the Rocky Mountain locale of Boulder, Colo., looking for a top-eight finish and a spot in the the Division I College Championship quarterfinals.
There was a time that Mike Florak’s hefty offensive figures mandated respect on the baseball field. But when that ability diminished, it was his coach — Ohio’s Joe Carbone — who became his greatest advocate.
A coach is someone who wears more hats than just the one with his team’s logo on the front.
Ohio Athletics is tight-lipped about discussing its expiring contract with Russell Athletic and is open to offers from other athletic apparel providers, meaning the Bobcats might be clad in slightly different attire come next fall.
Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect a correction. Former Ohio baseball coach Jerry France was misidenitified as Steve France.
For the Carbone family, baseball is not a profession but a lifestyle. Retiring Ohio coach Joe Carbone is the same man at home as he is in the dugout, meaning that his daughters have no offseason from America’s pastime.
One swing of the bat prolonged a 24-year head-coaching career for an inning. Another swing ended the era. But retiring Ohio coach Joe Carbone often says that’s just how baseball works.
When my editors approached me about which spring sport I wanted to cover, I didn’t balk at my choice.
When I spoke with Joe Carbone after his final game as head coach of the Ohio baseball team, the interview was the same as always — three-quarters conversation and a sliver of analytics.
Everything about Los Angeles screams of showbiz. It’s the home of models and movie stars, the posh and the powerful. Perhaps the city has the greatest disparity between the uber-wealthy and the poorest of the poor in the country.
The fantastic year of Ohio University’s football and men’s basketball teams is more than just a cause for celebration on OU’s campus — it has generated revenue for merchandise shops around campus.
In 1958, Dwight Eisenhower was the president of the United States, Major League Baseball played its first game in California and a group of young men who would go on to become the Beatles had their first recording session.
When all was said and done against the other 42 best 10,000-meter runners in the NCAA East Regional, Ohio sophomore Emily Pifer stood at 39th. With a time of 37 minutes and 21.61 seconds, Pifer crossed the finish line in her highest level of competition to date.
AVON, Ohio — After Ohio’s second Mid-American Conference tournament game Thursday, four baseballs sat within 30 feet of one another beyond the left-field fence at All Pro Freight Stadium.
With an early exit at the Mid-American Conference tournament and the offseason underway, Ohio softball players have limited options to stay competitive during the summer.
Though the course is only nine holes and a par 35, the Ohio University Golf Course hosts more than 20,000 rounds each school year and is an attraction for many in Athens.
AVON, Ohio — The Ohio baseball team arrived at the Mid-American Conference tournament Tuesday hauling a season’s worth of weight on its shoulders.
Joe Carbone has wrapped up his career after 24 years at the helm of the Bobcat baseball program, but another Ohio coach will surpass his tenure next fall.