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YSU’s Strollo to speak at Curbstone Ron Strollo, Youngstown State University’s director of athletics, will be the guest speaker at Monday’s luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township. The Curbstone Coaches will also honor the Youngstown State Women’s tennis team who won the 2026 Horizon League championship. The event begins at 11:45 a.m., and the public is welcome to attend. All sports fans are welcome and you do not need to be a current or former coach.

Steelers open with Falcons

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PITTSBURGH — Mike McCarthy headed home to Pittsburgh. Kevin Stefanski headed south to Atlanta. Both have been tasked with helping their respective franchises take the next step, though at wildly different speeds. The 62-year-old McCarthy, who grew up only a mile or two from the ...

Correct jig judgment is key to fishing

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We can feel the season changing as footballs fill the air and largemouth bass prowl the flats. Many bass move away from shallow cover during the hot summer months, but they return once the water temperature dips into the middle 70s. When the bass are cruising shallow water, I reach for what has become one of the most reliable baits in my boat. They are the arsenal of bladed jigs I have stockpiled in the Bass Cat. The sun barely crested the horizon last week as I fancasted the 3-foot-deep flat in front of my boat with a quarter-ounce vibrating jig tipped with a 3-inch boottail ...

Mineral Ridge overpowers Springfield to stay unbeaten

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WEATHERSFIELD — Many of the students were dressed in red, white and blue in honor of the 25th anniversary of the tragic events of September 11th, 2001, on Friday night in Weathersfield. At the end of the evening, the home fans celebrated a 27-7 victory by Mineral Ridge over Springfield. It ...

Sebring shut down by Chalker

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SOUTHINGTON — Going into the year, Sebring coach Anthony Agresta mentioned that the defense was his team’s Achilles heel. While improved over years past, the group struggles in space. Chalker thrived in space on Friday, earning its first win of the season, downing the Trojans ...