Author Archives: Hometown1

PENGUINS HOT AS THEY HIT THE ICE IN BEANTOWN
The Penguins had the day off yesterday to fly to Boston, where they will play the Bruins tonight. The Pens are 10-1-4 in their last 15 games, and 16-3-4 since Christmas, but they have lost three in a ...
Hometown1 Mar 03, 2026

FABIN, KOVALCHICK COULD MATCH UP WITH EACH OTHER IN DIII TOURNAMENT
The NCAA Division III women's basketball championship bracket was released last night, and there could be a bit of an Indiana County flavor to the second-round matchup. Penn State Behrend, featuring H...
Hometown1 Mar 03, 2026

IUP MEN START FRESH IN PSAC TOURNAMENT TONIGHT
The IUP basketball teams both enter the PSAC tournament with two straight losses, but it's the postseason now, and they both have a chance to turn it around. For the men, the quest for a conference ti...
Hometown1 Mar 02, 2026

INDIANA GRAD LEADS W&J TO CONFERENCE TITLE
Indiana High grad Katie Kovalchick led Washington & Jefferson College to a come-from-behind 64-43 win over St. Vincent Saturday in the Presidents' Athletic Conference Tournament Championship game....
Hometown1 Mar 02, 2026

PENGUINS DOMINATE VEGAS IN BOUNCEBACK SHUTOUT
Five different Penguins scored goals and Arturs Silovs posted another gem in the net as the Penguins toppled the top team in the Pacific Division, the Vegas Golden Knights. Paul Steigerwald has the re...
Hometown1 Mar 02, 2026

PIRATES ENJOYING WINNING IN THE FLORIDA SUN
Konnor Griffin and Jhostynxon Garcia each homered and Garcia and Jared Triolo both had two hits as the Pirates won their fourth straight game, 6-1, over the Cardinals in Jupiter, Florida. Rookie lefth...
Hometown1 Mar 02, 2026

PIAA SPRING SPORTS BEGIN WORKOUTS TODAY
Today is the first official day of practice for the PIAA spring sports. Media Day for Heritage Conference track & Field is Wednesday at River Valley. For baseball and softball, it's Thursday at Fi...
Hometown1 Mar 02, 2026

BOTH IUP TEAMS STUMBLE INTO PSAC PLAYOFFS WITH SECOND STRAIGHT LOSS
IUP's basketball teams both lost on Saturday to powerful Gannon. Jack Benedict has the recap:
Hometown1 Mar 01, 2026

PENGUINS FUMBLE AWAY A LEAD, FALL TO RANGERS IN SHOOTOUT
The Penguins are 1-8 in shootouts this season after blowing a two-goal lead and losing Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Paul Steigerwald reports: Pregame for today's game against the Veg...
Hometown1 Mar 01, 2026

ASHCRAFT, CRUZ LEAD BUCS TO ANOTHER GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE WIN
It means nothing in terms of their fortunes for this season, but the Pirates are 7-2 in the Grapefruit League after Saturday's rain-shortened win over the Astros. They are tied with the Yankees for th...
Hometown1 Mar 01, 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











