Twenty-six years ago this month, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers made their area debut. For a Niles native and a longtime Cleveland baseball fanatic, having an Indians minor league affiliate within two miles from home was a dream come true. Walking into what was then Cafaro Field for the first ...

The careers of 10 people pivotal in the growth of bass fishing in Ohio and the nation were celebrated Friday night during their induction into the Ohio Bass Fishing Hall of Fame. The Ohio Bass Fishing Hall of Fame seeks to preserve the legacy of bass fishing in the Buckeye State and honor ...

The smallmouth bass on the business end of my friend’s line had no idea of the caper that had just played out Tuesday morning on Lake Milton. Fishing friend Ted Suffolk and I visited Milton a few days ago with hopes that we would catch the tail end of the shallow-water smallmouth bite that ...

The “Greatest Show on Dirt,” The World of Outlaws national traveling Sprint car series returns to Sharon Speedway Saturday. Three days of racing in Ohio starting today at Attica Raceway Park, then it’s on to Sharon Speedway Saturday and ending up at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe ...

Rogue thunderstorms are just about the only threat to the likelihood you and I will experience a lot of successful fishing trips over the next few weeks. Recent rain has pushed local reservoirs over their normal springtime banks, flooding brush and willow flats where crappies and bass can ...

The lakes of northeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania will serve as my reminders of the life of good man and gifted angler Bob Mullen of Hubbard. Mullen, 92, passed away last week, leaving loving family and friends and a legacy of contributions in the bass fishing community. He had an ...