In the 1950s, the U.S. Navy chased a dream: a vertical takeoff fighter that could defend ships without needing a carrier. The result was the Convair XFY-1 Pogo—a prop-driven, delta-winged, ...

FOR A CONFIRMATION AND HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACK. WILKINSBURG, HOME TO OUR WTAE STUDIOS AND THIS WEEKEND THE CENTER OF THE POGO UNIVERSE. THE BEST ON POGO IS COMPETING FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.

Pogopalooza, the World Championship of Pogo Sticking, returns to Pittsburgh June 20-23. The free competition will bring the world’s best extreme pogo athletes to Pittsburgh for the seventh year.

The pogo stick may never upend the wheel as a means of locomotion. But as inventions go, they share something: Once built, there wasn’t a whole lot anyone could seem to do to improve the basic design.

A humble toy has quietly become a big underground fad—and an extreme sport as well. It’s the pogo stick: a fun way to exercise plus a great way to lose weight. There’s now even an annual extreme ...