Tom Hardesty – The Portager

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Tom Hardesty is a Portager sports columnist. He was formerly assistant sports editor at the Record-Courier and author of the book Glimpses of Heaven.

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It’s almost fall sports season and the pandemic isn’t gone – what next?

July 21, 2021

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Hardesty: My proposal for the Cleveland Indians name change

July 7, 2021

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Why enrollment is a big deal – and why it shouldn’t be

June 22, 2021

The new Portage County League is about bringing the community back together

June 8, 2021

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Public speaking, private grief and my personal experience with the afterlife

May 24, 2021

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Hardesty: I don’t know what it’s like to be a first-round draft pick, but I know what it’s like to have epilepsy

April 28, 2021

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How Bryan Harvey built the Roosevelt girls’ golf program into a dynasty

July 14, 2021

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In the newsroom and on the field, two friends I’ll never forget

June 29, 2021

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Challenges ahead for the PCL revival committee

June 15, 2021

From high school to college and back, Mike Haney has left his mark on Kent baseball

June 4, 2021

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Twice as many football teams in the playoffs – is that good or bad?

May 19, 2021

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Behind the scenes of recruiting Mike Hall Jr.

April 22, 2021

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