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Beat reporter for Miami University athletics.
Rick grew up on the west side of Hamilton, Ohio. He spent a little over 13 months working for the Watertown Daily Times in upstate New York after graduating from Ohio University in 1986.
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Wright forging new path with RedHawks
The path to success may not be clear yet, but Cleve Wright has traveled it before. He believes he’ll do it again. Miami University’s women’s basketball coach is getting acclimated to his new position after spending the last 11 seasons in Erie, Pa., at Gannon University, where he posted a ...
Olowinski has ties to new Miami coach
Kirsten Olowinski’s ties to the Miami University women’s basketball program will remain strong. She graduated in May and finished her career as the top rebounder and No. 9 scorer in school history, but was shocked and angered when Maria Fantanarosa got fired after the RedHawks completed a 19-13 campaign. The ...
Ex-Middie Schwarber, IU headed to Omaha
Kyle Schwarber will be wearing Indiana University red when he steps into the national spotlight this weekend. But he still bleeds purple. “That’s right, baby,” the Middletown High School graduate said. “I just can’t be more happy to be from Middletown.” Schwarber and his Hoosier baseball teammates are headed for ...
Coles’ former players recall the good times
Wally Szczerbiak and Charlie Coles will forever be connected in Miami University basketball history, and Szczerbiak will forever be proud to say that. Coles died Friday at age 71, having coached at Miami for 16 seasons and winning a school-record 263 games. Szczerbiak is the second-leading scorer in Miami history ...
Miami’s Paterra throws her way to NCAA meet for third time
Tori Paterra is making Miami University women’s track & field history with “the spear thing.” The junior has qualified for the NCAA Championships in the javelin for the third straight year, making her only the third RedHawk to advance to the national meet three times. Andrea Kremer (2001, 03-04) and ...
Miami coach optimistic about MAC tourney
Dan Simonds feels good about Miami University’s chances in the Mid-American Conference baseball tournament, even though the RedHawks have failed to win a title since he took over the program in 2006. “I might be the eternal optimist, but I’ve got a good feeling,” said Simonds, whose fifth-seeded squad will ...
RedHawks drop regular-season finale, look toward MAC tourney
The opportunity to complete a momentum-building sweep came and went Saturday afternoon. Miami University’s baseball team committed four errors and was sporadic offensively against visiting Ohio, suffering a 7-3 defeat in the regular-season finale at McKie Field. The RedHawks fell to 25-28 overall on Senior Day and finished third in ...
Harwell no longer with Miami
Nick Harwell’s Miami University football career is over. Harwell, who was arrested in March after an incident involving a former girlfriend, is no longer a student at the school after going through the on-campus Office of Ethics & Student Conflict Resolution. He has departed as one of the top wide ...
Cruse relishes opportunity with Texans
Andy Cruse missed his Miami University graduation last weekend for a pretty good reason.The Cincinnati native took his first step toward a National Football League career by working out at the Houston Texans’ rookie minicamp, having signed a three-year contract as an undrafted free agent.“I was kind of bummed out ...
RedHawks set to open MAC tourney play
The Mid-American Conference softball tournament is a refreshing sight for Miami University.Seeded fifth after finishing second in the East Division during the regular season, the RedHawks have lost nine of their last 11 games and possess an overall record of 19-32.“Pitching and defense for the most part have been doing ...
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