
Todd Fertig Writes
Freelance Writer, Journalist, Communications Specialist, Editor

Freelance Writer, Journalist, Communications Specialist, Editor

Gary Cleverdon is stepping down as Cair Paraval Latin School Athletic Director after 14 years, during which the school has developed into a contender at the local, regional and state level. Danielle Maxon, a graduate of Shawnee Heights and a former softball player and coach at Washburn University, will become the Lions’ next head of…

Davey Lopes, Washburn University Hall of Famer and major league baseball star, passed away yesterday at the age of 80. I was blessed with the opportunity in 2014 to interview Mr. Lopes while working on my book Legacy: The Enduring Impact of the Negro Leagues on Modern Baseball and American Society. He was so gracious…

Baseball, more than any other American sport, connects the modern to the past. The 2026 Rossville baseball team began adding another chapter to the 100-plus year story of baseball in the town’s iconic Joe Campbell Field Thursday. Click to read the full article on TopSports.News.

Like What You Do: The Memoirs of Dr. Walt Menninger
Flint Hills Publishing, 2024

Legacy: The Enduring Impact of the Negro Leagues on Modern Baseball and American Society
Self published, 2016

The Missionaries’ Daughter
Self published, 2010