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Founder of Southwest Ohio Sports Daily, father of Tony and Kelly, husband of Kriss, graduate of Ohio University and Badin High School

Fairfield, OH
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Rick Cassano
5 years
Much gratitude for all the messages and words of support after my car accident Tuesday afternoon. It’s all very heart-warming. I’m OK, got checked out at the hospital, just a little banged up. All things considered, I feel very fortunate to just be in need of a new car.
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Rick Cassano
5 years
PERSONAL NEWS: After nearly 32 years, I am leaving the Journal-News/Cox Media on June 14 ... but stay tuned ... I'll announce what's next for me June 15, and if you're a local sports fan, you'll want to hear about it @gmcsports @gclcoedsports @swocsports @KDunnette @SWBLSPORTS
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Rick Cassano
5 years
PERSONAL NEWS: After nearly 32 years, I am leaving the Journal-News/Cox Media on June 14 ... but stay tuned ... I'll announce what's next for me June 15, and if you're a local sports fan, you'll want to hear about it @KDunnette @ButlercoOhio @SWDistrict @WMOHGameNight
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Rick Cassano
6 years
Here’s Jaylen Robinson’s game-winning shot with 5.4 seconds left in Hamilton’s 48-47 win over Middletown @journalnews @daytonsports @gmcsports @HHSBigBlueAD @midtownmiddies @Ohiohshoops #cincyhoops
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7 years
Ashley West two-run single to left and Lebanon unbelievably wins 14-13 @westfirebirds @LHS_AthleticDir @journalnews @daytonsports
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Rick Cassano
7 years
SB FINAL: Lebanon 8, North Canton Hoover 6, No. 1 Warriors in state final @LHS_AthleticDir @HooverSoftball @journalnews @daytonsports
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Rick Cassano
5 years
Lakota East celebrates the final out of its 4-3 Division I state semifinal softball win over Westerville Central @EAST_HAWKS @LakotaEastSB @THawkAD @gmcsports @journalnews @daytondailynews @athletics_wchs
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Rick Cassano
9 years
INDY-BOUND ... Hamilton West Side is the Ohio Little League 12-year-old champion @WSLL122015 @LittleLeague @journalnews @NCLLplayball
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7 years
FINAL: Madison 14, Anna 10, celebration time for Mohawks in 1st playoff appearance @MadisonMohawks @AnnaAthletics @journalnews @daytonsports
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Rick Cassano
5 years
A little sore today, but I was extremely lucky ... the more I think about what could've happened, the luckier I feel ... glad to be back on the tournament trail
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Rick Cassano
6 years
On the rise: Lakota East/Miami University product Hayden Senger following baseball dream in Brooklyn @Senger15
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7 years
STATE CHAMPS: Hamilton West Side beats Canfield 15-4 in five innings @wslloh @journalnews @canfieldbasebal @WMOHGameNight
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Rick Cassano
7 years
Fairfield's Scott making immediate impact with Michigan State football @fcsdathletics @fairfieldfb @FCSDNews #TD7
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Rick Cassano
6 years
Franklin's girls basketball team clinched the outright SWBL Southwestern championship tonight by virtue of Bellbrook's 45-36 win over Valley View @journalnews @daytonsports @SWBLSPORTS @FranklinWBBall @brian_bales @FHSNewsline @AdminsFHS @woodzzy1017 @FWildcatsDen @JDabbs86
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Rick Cassano
6 years
6:40 3Q, Cody Geers with a hard foul in Zach Switzer on a drive, they get tangled up, T on Switzer and then one is added on Geers as well @RAMSSPORTS @RossRamsAD @RossRams1 @BadinHS @RHSHerd @TheBadinHerd_18 @journalnews @daytonsports @gclcoedsports @swocsports #cincyhoops
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Rick Cassano
9 years
Nick Wysong interception, game over, FENWICK WINS 10-3 IN OT @fenwicksports @CM_Athletics @journalnews @daytonsports
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9 years
FINAL: Hamilton West Side 5, New Albany (Ind.) 4 @WSLL122015 @journalnews @LLCentralRegion @NewAlbanyLL
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Rick Cassano
5 years
Watch Bailey Naylor’s walkoff single that gave Carlisle a 2-1 Division III sectional softball win over indian Lake @CarlisleLocal @Carlisleathlet1 @indianwrestlers @journalnews @daytonsports @BVILLEATHLETICS @SWBLSPORTS @IL_Lakers @Jerry_Snodgrass @baileynayyylor
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5 years
DIVISION II DISTRICT BASEBALL FINAL: Franklin 11, Fenwick 2 ... Franklin vs. Ross, regional semi, 2:00 Thursday at Mason @fenwicksports @gclcoedsports @woodzzy1017 @WildcatBSBL @SWBLSPORTS @journalnews @daytonsports @PBR_Ohio @RossRamsAD @SWDistrict
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Rick Cassano
9 years
Gibson first pitch single to right center ... LEBANON WINS 1-0 @LHS_AthleticDir @GO_GoldenEagles @journalnews @daytonsports #OHSAA
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Rick Cassano
6 years
FINAL: Lakota East 47, Hamilton 40 ... Hawks are outright GMC champions for the first time since 2010-11 @HHSBigBlueAD @EAST_HAWKS @THawkAD @BigBlueHoops @gmcsports @journalnews @daytonsports @Ohiohshoops @PrepHoopsOH #cincyhoops
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Rick Cassano
6 years
All I can say after watching that is if somebody has a chance to go in West's bracket at Sunday's draw ... don't @westfirebirds @LakotaWestGB @LakotaWestAD @MHSGirlsBBall1 @MHSsportsradio @gmcsports @journalnews @daytonsports @JDabbs86 #cincyhoops
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Rick Cassano
8 years
Respect for Jeff Beadle ... tough ending to his Badin career, but stood up like a man and took questions after the game @RAMSSPORTS @BadinHS
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Rick Cassano
8 years
INDY-BOUND ... Hamilton West Side is the Ohio Little League champion @WSLL12s2016 @journalnews @UnpageLLWS #CanfieldLittleLeague
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Rick Cassano
5 years
I'm 5-0 with Coach Kreke this season, I think I'm his lucky charm
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Rick Cassano
6 years
FINAL: Badin 33, Vandalia Butler 22, Rams will play Alter or Mount Healthy next Friday at a neutral site @RAMSSPORTS @butleraviators @ButlerAviatorFB @RAMSSPORTS @gclcoedsports @GWOC @journalnews @daytonsports #cincyfb #td7
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Rick Cassano
8 years
Edgewood, with 381 points, just broke regular-season record for points in a season @GoEHSCougars @Panther_Tales @swocsports @journalnews
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Rick Cassano
8 years
SWOC CHAMPS ... Edgewood 37, Mt. Healthy 24, Cougars earn first outright title @GoEHSCougars @mthealthyowls @swocsports @journalnews
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Rick Cassano
8 years
FINAL: La Salle 23, Edgewood 21, tremendous effort by the Cougars @GoEHSCougars @LaSalleLancers @swocsports @journalnews
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Rick Cassano
4 years
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY: Go to for Rick Cassano's feature on Cole Cronk and the highly motivated Lakota West Firebirds @westfirebirds @gmcsports @Sean51745856 @LakotaWestAD @LakotaSuper @JJCronk @ButlercoOhio @firebirdxc @RunMasonComets @TomRapp16 @THawkAD
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Rick Cassano
1 year
BASEBALL: A stunning exit: No. 1 Badin ousted as CJ uses seventh-inning rally to grab D-II regional title ... Rick Cassano report & 28 captioned Wayne Litmer photos @gclcoedsports @CJEaglesSports @RAMSSPORTS @BadinHS @BadinCatham @BadinBaseball @cjeaglesBB
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Rick Cassano
7 years
BB FINAL: Ross 5, Edgewood 0, no-hitter for Ram senior Drew Huffman @RossRams1 @GoEHSCougars @journalnews @swocsports @PBR_Ohio
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Rick Cassano
6 years
FINAL: Madison 64, Waynesville 0 ... the first 10-0 regular season in school history is in the books for the Mohawks @MadisonMohawks @waynesvilleAth @waynesvillefb @SWBLSPORTS @journalnews @daytonsports @JoeEitel #cincyfb #TD7
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Rick Cassano
9 years
Otten has found wins, happiness in Coldwater @MHartsockWHIO @ColdwaterAD @ColdwaterCavs
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Rick Cassano
6 years
Madison defensive lineman Max Evans just committed to East Tennessee State for football @SWBLSPORTS @MadisonMohawks @journalnews @daytonsports @tsfootball @boylecjohn @ETSUAthletics
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Rick Cassano
6 years
DIV. I REGIONAL SOFTBALL SEMIFINAL: Lakota West 9, Mason 3, it's a final ... West vs. Lebanon for regional title Saturday at noon @westfirebirds @LakotaWestAD @LWFirebirdsSB @gmcsports @SoftballMason @MHSsportsradio @journalnews @daytonsports @DaytonSports1 @Jerry_Snodgrass
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Rick Cassano
1 year
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Badin freshman Braelyn Even has been named to the D-II All-Ohio second team by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association @RAMSSPORTS @BadinHS @BadinCatham @girlsbadinbbal @christy_even @Braelyn_Even @geoff_melzer @bdpendergest @MrKeating_BHS @ButlercoOhio
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Rick Cassano
7 years
Mason Whiteman with an INT and Madison is about to get its first playoff win @MadisonMohawks @AnnaAthletics @journalnews @daytonsports
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Rick Cassano
6 years
FINAL: Fenwick 34, CJ 19, CJ falls to 6-1, Fenwick goes to 5-2 ... Jack Fessler school-record rushing performance over 300 yards @fenwicksports @CJEAGLESFB @CJEaglesSports @BishopFenwick1 @journalnews @daytonsports @DaytonSports1 @FenwickFootball @gclcoedsports #cincyfb #TD7
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5 years
STATE BOUND: Fenwick wins third set 25-21, sweeps Roger Bacon for D-II regional volleyball title, will play Gilmour Academy at 6 Thursday at WSU @BishopFenwick1 @fenwicksports @gclcoedsports @RBSpartans @RogerBaconGVB
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Rick Cassano
8 years
Fairfield selects HHS graduate Begley as head baseball coach @fcsdathletics @FCSDNews @fcsdsuper @fcsdhighschool
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Rick Cassano
7 years
FINAL GBB DIV. II LEBANON SECTIONAL: Badin 43, Alter 32, the three-time defending state champions go out in first round @RAMSSPORTS @AlterGirlsBball @AlterHS @knightsmorrison @BadinHS @gclcoedsports @journalnews @daytonsports @DaytonSports1 @JDabbs86
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Rick Cassano
5 years
Zach Ungermann walkoff single, Ross wins district title 1-0 over Kenton Ridge @RossRams1 @RossRamsAD @CougCrazyNation @journalnews @daytonsports @PBR_Ohio @SWBLSPORTS
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Rick Cassano
6 years
FINAL: Badin 38, Chaminade Julienne 21, Rams may have just punched their ticket to the Division III playoffs @RAMSSPORTS @CJEAGLESFB @CJEaglesSports @gclcoedsports @journalnews @daytonsports @DaytonSports1 @JoeEitel #cincyfb #TD7
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Rick Cassano
5 years
FINAL: Fairfield 33, Lakota West 7, Indians rumble to 5-0 @westfirebirds @fcsdathletics @gmcsports @ButlercoOhio #cincyfb
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Rick Cassano
7 years
State wrestling: Fairfield's Shupp earns shot at title @FF_wrestling @fcsdathletics @FCSDNews @gmcsports @boylecjohn
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Rick Cassano
3 years
Greetings from San Francisco, been trying to get to Alcatraz for years, finally did the island tour today, a must-see for history buffs
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Rick Cassano
7 years
A great win for Ross .. Rams showing the scrap that David Lane had as a player @GoEHSCougars @Cougbasketball @RossRamsAD @RossRams1 @swocsports @journalnews @daytonsports
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Rick Cassano
8 years
Respect for Jeff Beadle ... tough ending to his Badin career, but stood up like a man and took questions after the game @BadinBaseball
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Rick Cassano
7 years
Sams' mound gem leads Fairfield to first district baseball crown since 2002 @fcsdathletics @FCSDNews @fcsdsuper
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8 years
Middendorf throws a gem as Hawks blank Hamilton @EAST_HAWKS @lehs_baseball @EastThunderhawk
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Rick Cassano
5 years
I was just out in the hallway, the Franklin students created a human tunnel to cheer on the Cats as they came back to the gym @woodzzy1017 @FCSWildcats @CarrollWHoops @CarrollAthDept @SWBLSPORTS @gclcoedsports @journalnews @daytonsports @JDabbs86 #daytongirlshoops
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Rick Cassano
7 years
Div. I state championship, Lebanon vs. Elyria, Saturday at 10 a.m. @LHS_AthleticDir @HooverSoftball @journalnews @daytonsports
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Rick Cassano
8 years
PREP FOOTBALL: Franklin voted No. 1 in SWBL Southwestern @brian_bales @woodzzy1017 #TD7
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Rick Cassano
1 year
SOFTBALL: Fairfield headed to D-I regional after rallying past Centerville to earn 1st district crown since 2014 ... Mark Schmetzer report & 29 captioned Wayne Litmer photos @chselksad @CvilleVSoftball @FairfieldSB @fcsdathletics @FCSDNews @EaglesVsoftball
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Rick Cassano
7 years
State-bound Arvin proud to make Big Blue bowling history @Hamilton_HHS @HHSBigBlueAD @Mr_Wilhelm_HHS @ThePoundHHS
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Rick Cassano
8 years
Big Blue hosting Fairmont, eyeing first 2-0 start since 2008 @HHSBigBlueFB @HHSBigBlueAD
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Rick Cassano
5 years
BASEBALL FINAL: Badin 12, Fenwick 2, five innings, Rams are outright GCL Coed Central champions @RAMSSPORTS @fenwicksports @journalnews @daytonsports @gclcoedsports @PBR_Ohio
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