CHICO — Kids took to the Chico City Plaza stage, ready to demonstrate their artistry with a yo-yo. Youth competitors, 16 years old and younger, got the chance to show their handy moves Saturday at the ...

NORTH OLMSTED — From basic throws to velvet rolls, beginner tricksters to yo-yo pros, dozens turned out to showcase their talents at the Fourth annual Ohio State Yo-Yo Contest Saturday. Organizer ...

The contest features various styles of yo-yo play, with each contestant doing a performance set to music. Yo-yo like a pro: Inside the World Yo-Yo Contest in Cleveland It may not be an Olympic sport ...

Evan Nagao of Hawaii won the 2018 World YoYo Contest, held Aug. 9 through 12 in Shanghai, performing to Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Freebird." The four-minute performance includes a fast-paced array of string ...

As Wimbledon is to tennis, so is Chico to yo-yo. The Northern California college town is a magnet for the sport's elite. At this time each year, they arrive with new moves, new tricks, new attitude.

Cleveland has had its ups and downs over the years, and now, appropriately enough, it will host a global yo-yo event. The Greater Cleveland Sports Commission on Wednesday, Sept. 16, announced that the ...

Welcome to the spin zone! Dozens of high-strung competitors will swing down to Coney Island this weekend for the New York State Yo-Yo Contest. The competition on Dec. 8 will bring together the best yo ...

CHICO — Chico resident and long-time yo-yo competitor Gentry Stein came away as the 2019 1A National Yo-Yo Champion in a competition July 6-7 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Players from all over the ...

For young Tom O’Loughlin, the corner of Kenneth Road and Grandview Avenue in northwest Glendale meant just one thing: the Duncan YoYo contest. “For years, I had a yellow sleeveless sweater with the ...

CLEVELAND — Becoming a great yo-yoer takes patience, precision, and years of practice. WKYC Meteorologist Matt Wintz learned that the hard way when he visited the 2019 World YoYo Contest in Cleveland.