Category Archives: Local Sports

PIRATES MAKE IT TWO WINS IN A ROW AGAINST ANGELS
The Pirates made it two wins in a row with a 10-7 win over the Angels last night. Josh Bell hit his 31st home run and regained the major league rbi lead. Bryan Reynolds went 3 for 4 and the rookie now...
Aug 14, 2019

PITT BASKETBALL TEAM COMPLETES SWEEP AGAINST ITALIAN ALL STAR TEAM
The Pitt basketball team have completed a three-game sweep against all star teams from Italy. They concluded their trip to Italy yesterday with a 104-41 drubbing against an all star team from Venice. ...
Aug 13, 2019

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SET TO HAVE ITS EARLIEST START NEXT YEAR
Major League baseball will begin Thursday, March 26th, next year, the earliest ever, with all 30 teams in action. The Pirates will open at Tampa Bay, with the home opener slated for Thursday April 2nd...
Aug 13, 2019

PIRATES SNAP LOSING STREAK WITH BIG WIN AGAINST ANGELS
Four Pirates home runs and strong pitching from rookie Mitch Keller, and the Bucs snapped their eight game losing streak last night, with a 10-2 win over the Angels. Keller picked up his first major l...
Aug 13, 2019

STEELERS MOURN SUDDEN DEATH OF ASSISTANT COACH
The Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFL are mourning the sudden death of Steelers assistant coach Darryl Drake at age 62. Drake was in his second year with the club having worked previously with the Cardi...
Aug 12, 2019

CURVE LOSE IN NINTH INNING TO READING
The Reading Fightin' Phils scored four runs in the ninth inning, topping the Altoona Curve 7 to 3 on Sunday. Francisco Cervelli went 1 for 3, in his rehab assignment. Today is an off day. The Curve op...
Aug 12, 2019

IUP OPENS FALL PRACTICE TODAY IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 2019 SEASON
IUP opens fall practice today in preparation for the 2019 season, which begins Saturday, September 7th when they host New Haven University. All eyes will be on transfer players, quarterback Quinton Ma...
Aug 12, 2019

PIRATES BLOW LEAD AS THEY CONTINUE TO LOSE
The Pirates blew a four run lead in an 11-9 loss to the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. Kyle Crick took the loss. Josh Bell hit two home runs and drove in four runs. The Bucs move on to play the Angels...
Aug 12, 2019

SEVEN LOSSES IN A ROW FOR THE WOEFUL BUCCOS
The Pirates lost their seventh consecutive game last night, 3-1 to the Cardinals in St. Louis. Adam Frazier hit a leadoff home run for the Pirates, but there was no offense after that, as the team had...
Hometown1 Aug 11, 2019

CURVE BEATEN AS READING COMES FROM BEHIND
Altoona jumped out to an early 5-1 lead but the Reading Fightin' Phils fought back to take an 8-6 win over the Curve loss Saturday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Reading scored seven straight run...
Hometown1 Aug 11, 2019












