About The Pressbox
The Pressbox will feature members of The Monroe Evening News sports staff commenting on a variety of issues inthe world of sports. The Evening News staff combines for more than 100 years of experience in the newspaper business.
![]() |
Sports Editor Ron Montri is an Ida native who has worked in The Evening News sports department for 39 years, including the past 13 as editor. |
![]() |
Jeff Meade is a Plymouth native who has 30 years of experience in the business. He started at the Greenville Daily News before moving to The Evening News as a news reporter. He transferred to sports 15 years ago. |
![]() |
Niles Kruger is a Hamburg, Michigan, native who worked at the Livingston County Press and Ann Arbor News before coming to The Evening News as a sports reporter in 1984. He has been in the newspaper business for 27 years. |
![]() |
Jason Haupricht is a Toledo native who has spent the last eight years at The Evening News after working at The Adrian Telegram during college. He started as a news reporter in Monroe before switching to sports. |



