Bob Seggerson
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Sideline photographer capturing special moments
If you have attended high school athletic events in the last couple decades, chances are pretty good you’ve noticed the same photographer prowling th → Read More
Riepenhoff, Niekamp families produced bounty of hoops players
Historically, the Lima area has been blessed with quite a few families that produced a considerable number of siblings who played varsity basketball for th → Read More
Coaching friendships enhance this year’s Tip-Off Classic
Bath, Elida, Lima Central Catholic and Shawnee head for the Fieldhouse in Elida this weekend to compete in the Tip-Off Classic, an event that has been a po → Read More
Pressure hitsits pinnacle inregional finals
In the five decades I coached high school basketball, I felt the pressure that was always present in big games. It’s difficult to define but I can te → Read More
Bringing a team to a boil for postseason play
Basketball’s postseason tournament is in full force this week with high school teams erasing win-loss records and starting all over with a clean slat → Read More
‘Radar’ Williams helped to develop Lima’s hoops talent
Lima’s reputation for producing great basketball players didn’t happen by accident and the phenomena didn’t begin recently. If you follow → Read More
1948 St. Rose team’s impact still felt today
The photo appeared on the front page of the Lima News on Sunday, April 4, 1948 and was taken just moments after the Lima St. Rose High School basketball te → Read More
Shawnee finding motivation during COVID-19 season
As an athlete and a coach, I always looked forward to the biggest basketball games on our schedule, the ones that created the greatest anticipation and dre → Read More
Greatest Shots: Ottawa-Glandorf Titans
Choosing any high school’s greatest shot in history is a difficult task, but in O-G’s case, the challenge is doubly hard because the Titans bas → Read More
Central and South both advanced to state in 1935
I have always been intrigued by two banners hanging on the wall of Lima Senior High School’s gymnasium. They honor the trips made to the boy’s → Read More
Uncertainty and coaching frustration accompany start of basketball season
Ready…Set…Wait!In a normal basketball season, high school, college and professional games would be well under way by early December. But the ex → Read More
Bob Seggerson column: Discovering and honoring Calvin Cobean
LIMA — I’ve been taking long, daily walks for the past couple decades, through Gethsemani and Woodlawn cemeteries, located side by side just so → Read More
An old coach’snightmare on thefuture of hoops
Are these changes coming in the game of basketball?A four-point line. No kidding. It’s taken awhile, but players at every level have adapted to the t → Read More
Lima tidbits
In 1933 the Yankees’ Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig left New York City on the Penn Central train line headed for Kansas City to begin their off-season barn → Read More
Farewell to baseball’s greatest ever
I was 12-years-old when I decided that Frank Robinson was the coolest person on the planet.When I first heard the news that the Hall of Fame baseball great → Read More
50 things learned as high school coach
Here are 50 things I learned as a high school basketball coach1. It doesn’t get any better than practicing in a closed gym with your team and prepari → Read More
Spartans’ DNA springs from South, Central
LIMA — When Lima Senior High School first opened it doors in the fall of 1955 it not only marked a new beginning, it also signaled the end of two pro → Read More
Here are some interesting tidbits involving Lima area
Lima Senior High’s 1960 football backfield included four Division I scholarship players: QB Vance Shuman (Purdue), fullback Eddie Kimbrough (Iowa Sta → Read More
Finding his groove
Like many young basketball players, Taren Sullivan’s dream while growing up was always to play in the NBA. And while the odds of that vision becoming → Read More
Hutchins’ love of game stronger than ever
ESPN recently produced a fascinating series of programs entitled “Basketball: A Love Story,” a collection of short documentaries following the → Read More