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Sports Columns

Baseball’s rule changes a great step forward

You certainly could have described me as skeptical when Major League Baseball announced it would implement a pitch clock, among other rule changes, heading into this 2023 season. Right up until Opening Day, I was curious — if not unconvinced — about the effects it would have on making ...

Improve angling skills at fishing school

It’s one thing to walk the banks of a two-acre farm pond with expectations of catching a big largemouth bass, but quite another to break down a 7,000-acre lake with miles of fishy cover scattered from the shoreline out to the depths. For an experienced angler, deciding on a fishing location ...

Lake Erie biting hard for spring walleye

He owns trophies from dozens of tournaments, including major national championships, so Sammy Cappelli has proven his mettle when it comes to finding and catching big walleyes regardless of the waterway or time of the year. Fresh from his big win in the Cabella’s Masters Walleye Circuit ...

Cappelli cooks up victory, brings home trophy

Pro walleye angler Sammy Cappelli combined intuition with talent and experience to cook up a major victory in the deep-freeze Cabela’s Masters Walleye Circuit tournament last week on the Illinois River. Cappelli added another major trophy to his collection at home in Poland thanks to his ...

Lake Erie continues to impress

News from the Ohio Division of Wildlife last week confirmed the 10.15-pound smallmouth bass caught in Lake Erie by an Ohio fisherman in November was a 16-year-old female and likely the largest bass ever reeled from the lake. Erie continues to impress with super catches of walleyes, smallies ...

YSU’s 2022-2023 season a mixed bag, but mostly a success

YOUNGSTOWN — From the high of beating Green Bay in the Kress Center to the low of losing four of its final five games, the 2022-23 season was a roller coaster for Youngstown State. But, with an overall record of 19-11 and a conference record of 13-7, it still has to be considered a success ...