Author Archives: Hometown1

CURVE STRETCH LEAD TO TWO WITH TWO-HIT SHUTOUT OF SENATORS
Wilber Dotel, Michael Walsh, and Valentin Linarez combined on a two-hitter as Altoona shut out Harrisburg, 8-0 last night in the opener of their six-game series. Third baseman Javier Rivas had two hit...
Hometown1 Aug 27, 2025

NEW QB RUEVE READY TO ROLL FOR CRIMSON HAWKS
IUP football training camp continues, with the start of the season just nine days away. Yesterday, Jack Benedict talked with quarterback Matt Rueve , a transfer from Findlay University who started his...
Hometown1 Aug 26, 2025

JOHNSTON'S CONTRACT TERMINATED AS CUTDOWN DAY ARRIVES
It is NFL cutdown day, and the Steelers have until four o'clock this afternoon to pare the roster to 53 players. They got started yesterday by releasing punter Cameron Johnston, meaning that Corliss W...
Hometown1 Aug 26, 2025

PIRATES' BULLPEN LETS THEM DOWN IN LOSS TO CARDS
The Pirates were in position to get a fifth straight win, but the bullpen failed them last night. Joe Block has the story. Oneil Cruz is back with the Pirates after a weekend rehab stint with Altoona,...
Hometown1 Aug 26, 2025

CURVE READY FOR STRETCH RUN
Holding a one-game lead over Richmond in the Eastern League Southwest Division second half playoff race with eighteen games left, Altoona opens a six-game series at Harrisburg today. The Curve have no...
Hometown1 Aug 26, 2025

RUST AMONG INVITEES TO TEAM USA ORIENTATION
Former Penguins coach Mike Sullivan will welcome 38 players to the U.S. Men's Olympic Orientation Camp, which begins today in Plymouth, Michigan. The Penguins' Bryan Rust is among the hopefuls. Ninete...
Hometown1 Aug 26, 2025

MILL COMES "HOME" TO JOIN IUP FOOTBALL
IUP begins another week of practice with the first game approaching September 4th against Ashland at George P. Miller Stadium. Yesterday, Jack Benedict had a chance to sit down with a new IUP receiver...
Hometown1 Aug 25, 2025

SKENES DOMINATES ROCKIES AS PIRATES EARN SERIES SWEEP
Jared Triolo had another solid day at the plate and Paul Skenes dominated on the mound as the Pirates completed their weekend sweep of Colorado yesterday at PNC Park. It was the 16th shutout by Pirate...
Hometown1 Aug 25, 2025

THOMPSON HOPES STELLAR TRAINING CAMP IS ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TEAM
Cutdown day is tomorrow in the NFL. Each team must get down to 53 players by 1 PM. Mike Tomlin and the Steelers have a lot of decisions to make between now and then. One of those decisions is who will...
Hometown1 Aug 25, 2025

HOMER CITY REDEVELOPMENT WORK MOVES FORWARD
Homer City Redevelopment CEO Corey Hessen updated the board of directors of the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce last week on the progress of the demolition at the site of the former Homer City Gene...
Hometown1 Aug 25, 2025

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











