The Big Play

Chronicling high school sports in the Grand Lake area

Friday, August 21, 2026

Football season kicks off

A new football season kicks off this week as we take a look at all the area matchups. St. Henry has a tricky test against Celina on the road, Marion Local looks to start another streak, and other MAC/WBL teams begin their season in interesting games. All that on this week's episode!

Thursday, August 6, 2026

Mariners win championship

On this episode, we look at the Grand Lake Mariners' title win over Lima, and how the season unfolded. Give it a listen now!

Monday, July 27, 2026

Mariners' regular season wraps

On this episode we take a look at the Grand Lake Mariners' final regular season series against Hamilton and preview the GLSCL South Divisional round rematch.

Saturday, July 11, 2026

Mariners winning streak

The Mariners keep winning, while St. Henry looks to defend its ACME crown after a District title.

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Spring into Summer Baseball

After a quick break, we are back to wrap up the spring baseball season and talk about the Grand Lake Mariners' hot start. While St. Henry's season had a tough end to it, it was still successful with plenty of accolades to go around. In Celina, the Mariners are off to a hot start and look poised for a great season. That and more on this week's episode.

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Baseball postseason

Baseball season is rounding third and heading home as regional semifinals get underway throughout the state. Fort Recovery advanced to their regional final with a big win, while St. Henry and Marion Local will look to join the Indians with games later today. Also, we discuss the Western Buckeye League all-conference teams at the end, with Celina and St. Marys well represented.

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Postseason softball begins

It's postseason time in softball as area teams battle to keep their season alive. Minster and Marion Local highlight the deep slate of games, while the baseball regular season rounds the home stretch over the final week. That and more on this weeks episode.

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Boys Basketball Dream Team

On this episode, I take a look at the Boys Dream Team that was announced last week, along with softball and baseball action throughout the area. While rain dampened some action, Coldwater stayed hot in baseball while Parkway remained unbeaten in softball. That and more on this week's episode.

Friday, April 3, 2026

Girls Basketball Dream Team

With The Daily Standard's Girls basketball dream team out, we take a look at the top players from the area as well as wrapping up the season. Also, there was baseball and softball action throughout the area during the week, with Celina and Parkway leading the charge while Marion picks up a big win on the diamond. That and more in this weeks episode!

Thursday, March 26, 2026

State basketball tournament recap

It's title time for area basketball teams! While Marion fell short against Hiland in the boys bracket, St. Henry rallied behind some adversity to win their first girls title in program history. Give it a listen!