Dusty Pester

@Theshoe19221 @Ohiohshoops How can 7 divisions be blamed for blow outs and tough games ?

@Ohiohshoops OHSAA, that's who you can thank for that. 7 divisions is too many.

Spencerville’s D6 tournament run has been a grind, starting with Lima CC & St. Henry. Now, they face conference foe Convoy Crestview. It’s a brutal path, especially considering some teams in the state will punch their regional ticket without beating a single opponent over .500.

@Ohiohshoops Making this change for D1 schools and then big schools complaining about lack of sectionals or districts is rich to me. 5 maybe 6 divisions with equal amount of teams in each would be a good compromise.

@Ohiohshoops Certainly. IMO in NW Ohio the bigger reason for lopsided games early is due to the district switching to pods. Helps to eliminate a “weak district” putting a team in regionals. Every team Miller City Girls beat to get to state in 2004 DIV are now D7 in 2026.

The lens for the tournament has to be readjusted. "District" doesn't carry the same meaning as it once did (only by word). In the 4-division format, the week of district play started with 256 teams (now 442). Regional play is similar to making a district 2 years ago.

Division VII boys basketball Miller City 57, Antwerp 49 Jonny Pester with 18 points for the Wildcats.

@Adam_Niese One of my personal goals this year was to delegate more. Seems like a great place to start. #byebyehammys

@DustyPester I have high expectations

Congrats Coach Heuerman. 20-2 without a 1st team all league selection…. You should be COY of the entire world.

Maximus! Keep working.

@MichaelHirnPBP @wienerman46 Those things could claim an arm if you aren’t careful.

@DustyPester @wienerman46 It really just depends on who is telling the story. Those gates coming down during the 15 min rundown between JV and varsity was sure real.

What’s the big deal, @DustyPester did this at a miller city game I was at years ago right @wienerman46 ?

College Baseball. Every game is a mini clinic for HS coaches and players.

Dawn Staley shares a coaching and parenting truth that most people get wrong. "I'm very different than your parents because your parents don't want you to fail, and they don't want you to be uncomfortable." You can't steal the struggle for others. "They do everything in their power to make sure you don't feel the pain that they felt growing up. And it's probably the biggest mistake because they're gonna fail." Love isn't protecting someone from struggle - it's preparing them for it. "I tell them, 'I love you enough to allow you to fail.' I do." "I love you enough to allow you to hurt. I love you enough for you to have a bad game or bad month or even a bad season." You can't grow without failures, mistakes, and setbacks. That's where true growth happens. "And that's not just basketball, that's just anything. You're gonna have bad days that you're gonna have to just fight." The greatest gift you can give someone isn't comfort. It's the ability to handle discomfort. Optimize for resilience, not comfort. That's what prepares them for anything. (🎥Interview with Jemele Hill )

Because they teach swinging and not hitting Wayne graham on hitting ‘there’s a lot to be said for watching the ball and swinging hard’

Proud of these guys. Great players and even better young men.

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Snow day baseball? ✅

@mmenke14 @OHSBCAwebmaster Tonight is a long ways away yet.

@DustyPester @OHSBCAwebmaster This seems like visual proof that is time stamped and geo located. What are you planning on getting into tonight?

Day 2 of The @OHSBCAwebmaster State Clinic. ✅

@CoachMaag21 @MichaelHirnPBP  new passion of mine.

@MichaelHirnPBP @DustyPester I am sure he had to ask or look that up.

Yelling “that’s an over the back!!!!” At the officials 45 times from the crowd doesn’t make it a thing parent crowd official guy.