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Sports

Why rules, regulations and licenses are necessary

Local Sports

As a lifelong outdoorsman and retired conservation officer, I spend much of my time tracking hunting and fishing trends. Most of the time, this involves reviewing new equipment, techniques, or tactics. A close second would be reviewing new regulations or management ideas. Because much of my ...

Steelers not getting ahead of themselves

Local Sports

PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers is no stranger to rivalries. The four-time MVP spent nearly two decades in Green Bay, where he led the Packers past the Chicago Bears so often he once famously — or notoriously, depending on your perspective — proclaimed part ownership of one of the league’s ...

Herbig morphing from Watt’s protege into his own star

Local Sports

PITTSBURGH — Nick Herbig doesn’t look the part of a menace. At least not by NFL standards anyway. The undersized Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker plays like one anyway. Yes, Herbig knows he doesn’t fit the prototypical body type of an elite edge rusher. Generously listed at ...

Explaining the rut

Outdoor

When someone says they’re stuck in ‘a rut,’ our minds jump to a problem that needs to be fixed. However, when a nature enthusiast or hunter mentions ‘the rut,’ our minds think of deer. The rut happens throughout a span of weeks, peaking in late autumn, where male deer, called bucks, ...

Ike girls roll to victory

Local Sports

RUSSELL — The Eisenhower girls soccer team took early control of its game Thursday and never let up, shutting out visiting Iroquois 6-0 in Region 3 action. Madysen Lindberg started the scoring for the Knights two minutes in, finding the right side of the net to put her team up 1-0. ...

Sandberg shines at USGA qualifier

Local Sports

APOLLO — The boys golf coach at Warren Area High School turned in a fine effort at the United States Golf Association Amateur 4-ball qualifier at Willowbrook Country Club on Monday. Teaming with his former Clarion University teammate Mitch Faulkner, Nate Sandberg came just three shots shy ...