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Daydreaming of returning to angling

As my summer of recuperation grinds on, I’ve memorized every crack in the sidewalk, every leaf on the holly bushes and even named the chipmunk that scurries to and from its den under our landscaping. For an angler, a few weeks away from the lake is difficult. For an angler on the mend, a few months is excruciating. So I turn to my imagination, based on more than 50 years of exploring our Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania lakes. It’s a better diversion than you might guess. July is one of my favorite months on nearby Shenango Reservoir. Created by a high dam in ...

Hockey is on the rise in the Buckeye State

With how this offseason has played out so far, the Columbus Blue Jackets may have done something that seemed like just a dream a few years ago. The Blue Jackets have quite possibly ended the stigma of Ohio being an undesirable hockey market, or at least put a damper on those thoughts from the national outlets. Now that might seem like a bit of hyperbole, so I’ll do you one better. We may be in the beginning stages of a kind of “renaissance” for the sport in Ohio. This probably is a little dramatic. That being said, let’s have some fun. Columbus’ splash signing of star ...

SRX coming to Sharon Speedway

CBS Sports and the SRX racing series are coming to Sharon Speedway Saturday July 23rd. The six race series concludes its tour at the Hartford dirt oval. A celebration of racing with a host of racing superstars will be broadcasted live at 8 p.m. on CBS local channel WKBN 27. Tony Stewart, who is the creator of the series while also being a three-time NASCAR champion, Indy Racing League champion and IROC Champ, will be racing against such drivers as 2020 NASCAR champion Chase Elliott, who was also voted most popular driver 2018-2021. Another former NASCAR champion and two time Daytona ...

Racing returns to Trumbull County Fair

On Thursday, July 14 racing returns to the Trumbull County Fair. The BRP Tour of ground-pounding big-block Modifieds will headline the evening’s racing. The Russ King Memorial race will take place at Expo Speedway. Russ King was the father of Rex King and started the King Brothers business. King Brothers is also adding an additional $2,500 to the purse. Rex and Sis King have also had a special trophy created for the event. The series tours racetracks across Ohio, Pa., and N.Y. Eric Rudolph of Ransomville N.Y. is the current point leader over the area’s winningest Modified driver ...

Big Ten in good position moving forward

In the near future, college athletics could look vastly different. But at what cost? Texas and Oklahoma kicked off the realignment trend in college athletics when they opted to scoot from the Big 12 for bigger money, and plenty of other benefits of the Southeastern Conference. Who can necessarily blame them? The SEC has been the powerhouse conference of football for quite some time and the Sooners and Longhorns are looking to establish themselves as programs that can compete with the best of the best. The realignment of two Power 5 programs has started a domino effect and several ...

Young angler finds joy in writing and fishing

Young Dominic Schiavoni is combining his love of fishing with a knack for writing and blazing a path for a two-career life that might make any of us envious. The son of Joe and Margaret Schiavoni recently penned a book entitled “The King of Lake Milton” even before starting the second grade at West Boulevard Elementary School in Boardman at the age of 7. His book is the saga of his pursuit, along with buddy Jake, of the variety of fish that swim in Milton – including the mighty muskie. The apex predator in Milton, muskies figure prominently in “The King of Lake Milton.” ...