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Sunday Chat with former WNWO-TV, Ch. 24 sportscaster and sports director Jim Tichy
Sunday Chat is a weekly feature appearing in the Blade’s print and digital platforms each Sunday. As a fixture on Toledo television for more than three decades, Jim Tichy combined a friendly demeanor with an infectious passion for local sports that endeared him to thousands of viewers. A longtime sportscaster and sports director at Channel 24 (WDHO, later WNWO), Tichy joined the local TV sports scene fresh out of Bowling Green State University in 1972. Tichy became the dean of local sportscasters before he retired in 2007 after 35 years at Channel 24.
2024 Buckle Up – Batter Up: 13 “Saved by the Belt” recipients recognized during this year’s event
TOLEDO, OH (MARION COUNTY NOW)—The Findlay and Bucyrus districts of the Ohio State Highway Patrol teamed up with the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department (TLCHD), AAA and the Toledo Mud Hens for the 2024 Buckle Up – Batter Up “Saved by the Belt” event at Fifth Third Field.
Football changes dominate Lenawee County's top sports stories of 2023-24 school year
There was no shortage of storylines from the 2023-24 high school and college sports year in Lenawee County. There were lots of changes during the year and it's shown quite a bit in your clicks. Here are the most read articles from the season: ...
Photos: 2024 U.S. Adaptive Open at Sand Creek Station
NEWTON, Kan. — It’s time for one of the best events of the year. The 2024 U.S. Adaptive Open gets underway Monday at Sand Creek Station. It’s the third edition of the championship that puts the best disabled golfers in the world – 96 in total – in the spotlight. On Sunday, players got their last bit of preparation in before the opening round.
Vilade's 9th-inning fireworks give Mud Hens holiday win
COLUMBUS — With the Toledo Mud Hens down to their last out in the top of the ninth, Ryan Vilade changed the game with one swing. The left fielder’s grand slam gave the Mud Hens the lead with their first runs since the first inning, and a clean bottom of the ninth wrapped up a 5-3 Independence Day win over the Columbus Clippers at Huntington Park. America loved this one ???????????? https://t.co/2joEn5m2k6 pic.twitter.com/OWWEpvWn0T Toledo’s only other run also came with two outs as Parker Meadows led off the game with a walk in the first inning before stealing second. After two batters struck out, Dillon Dingler delivered an RBI single for the 1-0 lead.
2024 state of the position: Toledo defensive line
Frank Okam’s job is going to be difficult in 2024. And that’s just fine with the University of Toledo defensive line coach. Entering his second season with the Rockets, Okam will be tasked with wading through many options and deciding who should be on the field each play. Sometimes, there will be no wrong decision. Judge Culpepper, Terrence Taylor, and Adrian Woliver were productive and will be missed. But talent is spilling out of the defensive line meeting room, which makes life tiring and easy for the cordial Okam.
All-Region Softball: Whiteford pitcher Unity Nelson leads team
OTTAWA LAKE – Kris Hubbard started Whiteford’s softball program in 1979 and turned it into one of the best in Michigan. Under her leadership, the Bobcats won three state championships and 865 games in 41 seasons. She handed the reins to Matt VanBrandt in 2020 and became an...
University of Toledo men's basketball picks up two 2025 commits
Choosing a college is one of the most difficult and meaningful decisions of anybody’s life. It’s even more burdensome when a sport is attached, as the factors multiply considerably. Unless you’re Phoenix Glassnor. The Warren, Mich., native made up his mind in sixth grade. He was going to be a Toledo Rocket. “It was the first school to get my recruitment going, and once I touched campus, it felt like home,” the 5-foot-11, 170-pound point guard said.
Mud Hens tough out 11th-inning win against Clippers, 6-5
COLUMBUS — The Toledo Mud Hens drew a walk and got plunked twice to score the go-ahead run and defeat the Columbus Clippers 6-5 in 11 innings in the series finale on Saturday at Huntington Park. The Mud Hens (41-45) forced a six-game series split against Columbus (38-48). In the top of the 11th inning, Spencer Torkelson drew a one-out walk off Columbus reliever John Doxakis, who hit Dillon Dingler and Bligh Madris on consecutive pitches. The latter scored Akil Baddoo as the courtesy runner. Michael Bienlien pitched a 1-2-3 bottom half for his first save of the season. Devin Sweet (5-5) completed the 10th inning and got the win, while Doxakis dropped to 1-3.
Adrian College women's basketball names Sam Miller as head coach
ADRIAN — The Adrian College women's basketball program is under new leadership for the first time since 1992 as Sam Miller was recently named head coach. Miller, who replaced Kathy Morris after she stepped down in late May after 31 seasons leading the Bulldogs, is a former Bulldog himself. ...
Colin Shipley’s Late Race Pass Earns Him Second Win Of Season At Oakshade Raceway
WAUSEON, OH – It was a blast from the past Saturday night at Oakshade Raceway with the Vintage American Race Cars (V.A.R.C.) displaying their classic race cars and putting on a few exhibition races in addition to a full racing program with make-up features for the DCR Graphics Sportsman and Compacts.
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