Sports

The U.S. Open returns to its roots at The Country Club, a location steeped in history.

Allowing 20 baserunners and generating only 13 probably wouldn’t have been considered a propitious blueprint for the Chillicothe Mudcats to produce their first triumph of 2022 Tuesday night when they hosted the defending MINK League champion St. Joseph Mustangs.

PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek’s winning streak began to feel like a burden, she said, with all of the attention it gained as it grew, all of the pressure to keep it going, especially with a Grand Slam title in the offing.

Morrisville angler Tim Stillings was trotlining for catfish in the Sac River last month when he pulled in a 7-pounds, 8-ounces walleye on May 16. Missouri Department of Conservation staff with a certified scale verified the record fish’s weight, which replaced a previous record of 6 pounds, 14 ounces, set in 2018.

MEADVILLE — After a very successful 7-years stretch – mostly on the boys’ side – as a basketball head coach at Meadville High School, including the Eagles’ capture of the Class 1 boys’ state title in his first season after inheriting a loaded, veteran team from Chillicothe-bound Darren Smith in 2015, Drew Nier is leaving the sidelines and the Linn County school to become principal of Carrollton High School next school year.

Major champions Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed plan to sign up with the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational series in time for the rival circuit to the PGA (Professional Golfers Association) Tour to start playing in U.S. cities, a British newspaper reported Wednesday.

Despite a rain-out of their scheduled home opener a week ago today, the Chillicothe Mudcats college-level, summer wood-bat baseball team has its 20th season of play underway. After hosting three games at “June” Shaffer Memorial Park Stadium’s “Chuck” Haney Field the latter part of last week, the team hosted (weather permitting) defending MINK League playoffs champion and top rival St. Joseph last night and is due to have home contests tomorrow, Friday and Saturday at 7:05 p.m. as part of a busy slate of early-season home dates. The team’s season will run through late July with nearly two dozen home games for local and area fans of all ages to enjoy. (BUTCH SHAFFER/C-T PHOTOS)

Bluegill fishing is simple. That’s really why I love it so much. I’ve often said life is stressful, so fishing shouldn’t be. I’m glad there are bass tournaments and the anglers who fish them. Those guys and gals keep the industry humming along and generate huge amounts of funding for conservation. It’s just not for me. I’ll take a cane pole and crickets.