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Past champs reflect on title experience

Given Aaron Brown’s resume, it would be easy to assume that a high school state title would be something of an afterthought. After all, Brown was a three-year starter and a first-team All-American at Ohio State. He’s a member of the OSU Athletic Hall of Fame. He also went on to a ...

A groundhog day scenario

Attention Ohio State fans looking for revenge and wanting it in the upcoming college football playoff, here is a scenario you should be rooting for when watching this week’s conference championship games. Since the beloved Buckeyes have been ranked fifth in the latest College Football ...

Good anglers make their own ‘luck’

The fishing community is comprised of a diversity of tactical approaches, species preferences, and beliefs and superstitions that run the gamut from plausible to unbelievable. Rooted deeply in the fiber of many who fish is a belief in luck as a factor in the outcome of their success on the ...

End of year thoughts on YSU football

YOUNGSTOWN — There’s no doubt Youngstown State’s season reached a disappointing conclusion when the Penguins were left out of the FCS postseason. But make no mistake — the 2022 campaign was a much, much needed step forward for the program under Doug Phillips. After winning a ...

Will YSU make the playoffs?: An assesment of the Penguins’ resume

YOUNGSTOWN — Count Doug Phillips among those who believes Youngstown State has done enough to earn a playoff bid. “We’re playing in the toughest FCS in the country, and we won our last five out of six games,” YSU’s head coach said. “It doesn’t matter how you win — we found a ...

Angler thankful for another year on the water

Hardly a day goes by without me noticing I truly am one lucky guy. Lucky in love. Lucky on the lake and in life. And certainly lucky to have survived a good number of years mostly intact (thanks to some very excellent medical care). So with Thanksgiving just four days away, I am dedicating ...