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 ...

A teenager from McKinney just won the national spelling bee. Now, another McKinney teen wants to bring home a different title. Philip Pacific wants to become the National Yo-yo Champion. At age 13, he ...

The 2025 Virginia State Yo-Yo Contest was held on Saturday, giving people of all ages the chance to show off their skills. The competition was held on Saturday, Jan. 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the ...

For most people, yo-yos are a toy that they played with sporadically as children until they got too frustrated, or the string got too tangled to continue. For others, it’s a hobby, a community and, ...

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GRAND BLANC, MI – Lunchtime at Grand Blanc High School has its own resident street performer. Xaviar McDonald, a Michigan State Yo-Yo competition champion, uses the time to practice his routine daily.

EAST BRUNSWICK – For Alex Tai, 16, of Marlboro, his last move in his set was the most difficult. With two diabolos, also known as Chinese yo-yos, spinning on a string connected to two sticks, he had ...