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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

BRUSH FIRE SEASON IS HERE!
Indiana County firefighters had an active Saturday, with dispatches for five brush fires, signaling the start of the brush fire season. The first summons was at 9:29 AM for a brush fire along North Cr...
Hometown1 Mar 01, 2026

DEP DEADLINE NEARS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON PIPELINE
A deadline is approaching for public comment on another permit related to the Homer City Redevelopment project. The Department of Environmental Protection's 30-day invitation for public comment was pu...
Hometown1 Mar 01, 2026

FOLEY FILES ANOTHER APPEAL OF MURDER CONVICTION
The attorney for Kevin Foley has filed an appeal of his murder conviction to state Superior Court. The former state trooper is serving life in prison without the chance of parole for killing Blairsvil...
Hometown1 Mar 01, 2026

BOARD MEETINGS THIS WEEK BEGIN WITH PL ON MONDAY
School board meeting this week include a Monday work session at Purchase Line, where board members will discuss some personnel items, including the hiring of football, volleyball, and cross country co...
Hometown1 Mar 01, 2026

BUDGET HEARINGS CONTINUE THIS WEEK IN HARRISBURG
At budget hearings this week in the State Capitol, the House will hear from the Attorney General's office, Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, a...
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











