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Sports Columns

WOLLITZ: Be safe and careful when out on the waters

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 ...

‘Greatest Show on Dirt’ returns to Sharon Speedway

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 ...

Weather’s impact on fishing

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 ...

Remembering Bob Mullen, a friend and fellow fisherman

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 ...

Don’t argue and let the Browns’ rookies get a shot at QB

Growing up a Cleveland Browns fan after 1996, the NFL draft was always something to look forward to in April. The winter months as a teen were spent using football knowledge gained from a brief time on the gridiron and insight from draft “experts” to figure out who the Browns should take ...

The art of lure painting

From an art studio and workshop in a Cleveland Heights home are born many of the hottest lure colors ever to dangle from anglers’ fishing lines. Many of the beautiful hues that lure anglers to spend millions of dollars every year are created by angler and artist Frank Scalish. He creates ...