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IUP TEAMS READY FOR PSAC PLAYOFF CHALLENGES
The last time Millersville beat the IUP women was eight years ago, in the PSAC Tournament in triple overtime. Tonight, the 13-15 Marauders and the Crimson Hawks will meet at the KCAC in the second rou...
Hometown1 Mar 04, 2026

"RUK" SAYS GOODBYE
After 37 seasons, Bob Rukavina has retired as head coach of the UPJ men's basketball program. He won 577 games as coach of the Mountain Cats with a .580 winning percentage, ten seasons with twenty or ...
Hometown1 Mar 04, 2026

PENGUINS SUFFER RARE LAPSE IN BEANTOWN
The Penguins were riding the momentum of a 5-0 shutout of Vegas, but they couldn't generate the offense last night in Boston and the defense faltered in a key stretch of the first period. Paul Steiger...
Hometown1 Mar 04, 2026

COOK HEADS TO NCAA TOURNAMENT
It seems every day we get more good news about former Indiana County standouts playing in the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament. In addition to former Homer-Center grad Alaina Fabin's...
Hometown1 Mar 04, 2026

BUCS LOAN PLAYERS TO TEAM COLOMBIA, THEN CLOBBER THEM
The Pirates beat a short-handed Team Colombia yesterday, 7-1, as Jake Mangum and Billy Cook each had two hits, and Mangum, Konnor Griffin, and Jhostynxon Garcia all hit RBI doubles. Jose Urquidy start...
Hometown1 Mar 04, 2026

STEELERS CUT O-LINEMAN ANDERSON
The Steelers have released backup offensive lineman Calvin Anderson. He played in only nine games, just one of offense, last season before he was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury in Decemb...
Hometown1 Mar 04, 2026

IUP ATHLETES HONORED BY PSAC
IUP has a couple of PSAC athletes of the week this week. Senior pitcher Derrick Shields is the PSAC West Baseball Athlete of the Week after his six-inning one-hit shutout in a win over Salem. IUP's Le...
Hometown1 Mar 04, 2026

IUP MEN KNOCK OFF 'BORO, ADVANCE TO SECOND ROUND IN PSAC TOURNAMENT
The IUP men took down Edinboro last night to open the PSAC playoffs, and the IUP depth played a big role in the win. Jack Benedict has the story. Elsewhere in the men's bracket, Seton Hill stopped Sli...
Hometown1 Mar 03, 2026

BUCS' YOUNGSTERS LEAD THE WAY TO ANOTHER WIN IN BRADENTON
Pirates prospects Yordanny De Los Santos and Javier Rivas hit back-to-back seventh-inning home runs to break open a 1-1 game and lead the Bucs to a 4-1 win over Tampa Bay. Jose Urquidy starts for the ...
Hometown1 Mar 03, 2026

REPORT: JONES HAD FUSION SURGERY
The Athletic's Mike DeFabo reported yesterday that Steelers left tackle Broderick Jones has undergone fusion surgery in his neck, and could be out for a significant period of time. That type of surger...
Hometown1 Mar 03, 2026

Konnor Griffin
Konnor Griffin is a Bucco! Are you going to go watch him play?
You bet! He's going to put them in the playoffs!
Sure will, but he's not going to make them much better.
Maybe a few games, but he's going to struggle.
Nope! The Pirates have been too bad for too long.
Voting Ends: Apr 14, 2026 | 12:00 PM











