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Rick Cassano

Reporter

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.

Latest from Rick Cassano

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 ...

Cougars bury Springfield 15-0 in sectional opener

The bats were blazing Tuesday, just in time for the most important stretch of Edgewood High School’s baseball season.The Cougars began the Division I sectional tournament by uncorking a 12-run inning and demolishing Springfield 15-0, earning a sectional semifinal matchup at fourth-seeded Vandalia Butler on Thursday.Adding to the week’s importance ...

RedHawks seeking consistency

The search for consistency is ongoing for Miami University’s baseball team. This season has been a roller-coaster ride for the RedHawks, who are 23-27 overall and 12-12 in the Mid-American Conference heading into the final weekend of regular-season play. MU hasn’t had a streak longer than two games (winning or ...

Bill Mallory

Mallory’s long career started at Miami

The room is stocked with memories. Footballs and photos and newspaper clippings are part of the collection that is Bill Mallory’s coaching career.He looks around his office and smiles. Regrets? How could he regret any of this?“Naturally, I’d like to have won a few more games, but that goes with ...

Wins record, ORCC tournament title in MUH’s sights

The Miami University Hamilton baseball team is on the verge of history and yet another Ohio Regional Campus Conference tournament championship.The Harriers have tied the single-season school record for wins and will be at Beaver Field in Lancaster on Friday and Saturday, hoping to complete an unbeaten run through the ...

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 ...

Tadlock hopes to find success in Division II

Jared Tadlock hopes to find more basketball success at the Division II level. Tadlock, who scored just eight points in two seasons at Miami University, is transferring to Fort Hays State in Hays, Kan. “Miami’s been good to me, but it’s in the past,” Tadlock said. “I’m excited to step ...

ESPN star Romano gets 3 hits as RedHawks top UC

One week after wowing baseball fans all over the world with his glove, Jake Romano wielded a hot bat Wednesday night. The Miami University freshman right fielder collected three hits and an RBI as the RedHawks defeated visiting Cincinnati 9-4 at McKie Field, rallying from a 4-1 deficit to push ...

Miami thrilled with NCAA women’s tennis berth

California is beckoning the Miami University women’s tennis team, and that’s just fine with the RedHawks. MU is headed to the NCAA tournament for the third time in five years and learned Tuesday that it will travel to Palo Alto to face Stanford, which is making its 32nd consecutive NCAA ...

Departure list up to four for Miami basketball

For a team that’s losing just one senior to graduation, Miami University will have a much different men’s basketball roster in 2013-14. Drew McGhee announced his intention to transfer to Kennesaw State in early April, noting that he will graduate from MU in August. RedHawks coach John Cooper confirmed Tuesday ...

 

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