Category Archives: Local Sports

LATE HOMER GIVES BREWERS WIN OVER PIRATES
Eric Thames hit an eighth inning home run and the Brewers topped the Pirates, 2-1, Sunday afternoon in Milwaukee. Steven Brault gave up just one run on five hits in four and two-thirds. The Bucs move ...
Hometown2 Jul 01, 2019

CURVE RIDE SIXTH RUN INNING TO VICTORY OVER RUMBLE PONIES
The Altoona Curve rode a six-run 4th inning and another dominant start by James Marvel in defeating Binghamton, 8 to 5 , Sunday. Jared Oliva and Arden Pabst homered for the Curve, who will begin a ser...
Hometown2 Jul 01, 2019

IUP FOOTBALL SEASON TICKETS GO ON SALE TODAY
Season tickets for IUP football go on sale today at the KCAC. Season tickets begin at $80, with other reserved tickets priced at $90 dollars. Returning ticket holders have until July 31st to renew the...
Hometown2 Jul 01, 2019

PENGUINS TRADE KESSEL TO COYOTES
The Pittsburgh Penguins have traded high-scoring winger Phil Kessel to the Arizona Coyotes for center Alex Galchenyuk. The teams also swapped minor league defensemen, with Dane Birks headed to Arizona...
Hometown1 Jun 30, 2019

PIRATES FALL TO BREWERS
The Pirates lost to the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-1 last night. Rookie Kevin Newman singled in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to 19 games, a Pirates' rookie record. Newman later scored on Co...
Hometown1 Jun 30, 2019

CURVE SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER WITH BINGHAMPTON
The Altoona Curve split a doubleheader with Binghampton last night, losing the first game, 2-1 while winning the second, 4-3. Trailing 2-0 with two on in the bottom of the seventh of the first ...
Hometown1 Jun 30, 2019

CURVE FALL TO RUMBLE PONIES
Four runs in the final two innings were enough for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies as they beat the Altoona Curve 7-5. The two teams were tied at 5 when Binghamton's Quinn Brodey hit an RBI double and Wi...
Hometown2 Jun 29, 2019

PIRATES COME BACK AGAIN TO BEAT BREWERS
The Pirates staged their 20th comeback of the season in a 3-2 win at Milwaukee on Friday night. The Bucs scored one run in the eighth and another in the ninth to secure the win. Kevin Newman homered a...
Renda Media Jun 29, 2019

MAZZANTE NAMED AMONG BEST ATHLETES IN PENN STATE HISTORY
Former IUP women's basketball assistant coach Kelly Mazzante has been named the 22nd best athlete in Penn State history, according to the latest edition of Penn Stater Magazine. Mazzante left IUP this...
Jun 28, 2019

CURVE BEAT BINGHAMTON IN FIRST OF FIVE
The Altoona Curve topped Binghamton last night with two early home runs and good pitching from Domingo Robles. The Curve won 6-3 ,to open a five-game series. Matt Eckleman registered his 12th save. Ga...
Jun 28, 2019

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











