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Posted in Sports on Aug 14th, 2008
After an 8-0 road trip — and a 9-game winning streak — the Columbus Catfish have now lost three in a row.
The former tenants of Columbus’ Golden Park, the Lake County Captains (Indians) — the former Columbus RedStixx — have now won the first three games of their series, including a double header on Wednesday.
Lake [...]
Posted in Sports on Aug 11th, 2008
The Columbus Catfish’ winning streak came to a halt tonight.
The team they replaced in Columbus, the current Lake County Captains (Indians) outscored the Catfish 11-8, ending the Catfish streak at nine games.
Prior to the 2003 season, the Lake County Captains were the Columbus RedStixx, and the Catfish were the Wilmington (then the South Georgia) [...]
This week, WTVM sports anchors Dave Platta and Andrew Whittenberg are running a series on the departure of the Columbus Catfish.
The Catfish will leave Columbus for Bowling Green, KY after this season is over.
But the Catfish aren’t the first team to leave Columbus. In 2002, the RedStixx left, moving to Eastlake, OH, and becoming [...]
Posted in Sports on Jul 16th, 2008
WTVM/WXTX sports anchor Dave Platta is a baseball fan. He’s a sports fan. I mean, you don’t do his job for as long as he has without loving it. And, no, he’s not the only long-time news or sports anchor in Columbus.
But I like Dave. And, truth be told, the others sports reporters I’ve met [...]
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