Category Archives: Local Sports

NCAA RELEASES BASEBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKET, PITT LEFT OUT
The NCAA baseball tournament bracket was unveiled on Monday. UCLA is the number one overall seed after winning its first Big Ten tournament over the weekend. The Bruins are one of 16 teams that will h...
Hometown2 May 26, 2026

ROSTERS ANNOUNCED FOR MAVERICK BAKER BASEBALL ALL-STAR SHOWCASE
The Altoona Curve have announced the return of the Maverick Baker Baseball All-Star Showcase, at Peoples Natural Gas Field for a third year, on Saturday, June 6th. The event will features the region's...
Hometown1 May 25, 2026

INDIANA, HOMER-CENTER, WEST SHAMOKIN ALL VIE FOR TITLES THIS WEEK
It's a championship week for three area high school teams, and all of them are looking to defend last year's titles. The Indiana baseball team plays a rematch with Elizabeth Forward in the WPIAL Quad-...
Hometown1 May 25, 2026

STEADY KELLER SMOOTHS THE WATERS FOR PIRATES
After two disappointing games in Toronto, the Pirates turned to Mitch Keller to right the ship yesterday, and the veteran right-hander came up big. Joe Block recaps the Pirates' win. Ashcraft is sched...
Hometown1 May 25, 2026

CURVE TAKE SERIES FINALE OVER SEAWOLVES
Altoona sent ten hitters to the plate in a six-run third inning, then held off an Erie rally for an 8-6 win. Duce Gourson smacked a run-scoring double, followed by RBI singles by Callan Moss and Omar ...
Hometown1 May 25, 2026

FREIERMUTH CONTRACT RESTRUCTURING WILL FREE UP CAP SPACE
The Steelers will restructure tight end Pat Freiermuth's contract, converting salary to signing bonus, which can be prorated over the remaining term of his deal and save the team up to $5.26 million i...
Hometown1 May 25, 2026

HOMER-CENTER'S VOYDA, PENNS MANOR'S LEWIS LEAD COUNTY CONTINGENT AT STATE MEET
Congratulations to Homer-Center's Maggie Voyda for winning the PIAA Class AA discus gold medal at the championship meet at Shippensburg this weekend. Voyda's winning toss traveled 138 feet, 10 inches,...
Hometown1 May 24, 2026

SKENES STRUGGLES FOR SECOND STRAIGHT GAME AS BLUE JAYS TOP BUCS
Paul Skenes could not get out of the sixth inning, and the Pirates lost to Toronto for the second straight game on Saturday. Joe Block has the story. The series concludes this afternoon with a good pi...
Hometown1 May 24, 2026

YOUNG PENS WIN AHL EASTERN CONFERENCE SERIES WITH BLOWOUT OF SPRINGFIELD
Tristan Broz, Ville Koivunen, and Rafael Harvey-Picard all scored two goals to lead Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to an 8-1 road win over Springfield, clinching the five-game series 3-2. Harrison Brunicke and...
Hometown1 May 24, 2026

CURVE SPLIT SOGGY DOUBLEHEADER WITH SEAWOLVES
After Friday's rainout, Altoona and Erie played a doubleheader on Saturday, with the SeaWolves winning the first game, 8-0 and the Curve taking the nightcap, 3-1. The Curve only managed four baserunne...
Hometown1 May 24, 2026

America 250
The America250 celebration is coming up. Are you doing anything special?
Yes! Can't wait for the Friday night parade and Saturday's YMCA Star Spangled Celebration at Mack Park!
We'll do our typical picnic and sparklers thing!
We're traveling to some great U.S. historical sites, such as Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.
Nothing special. Just a typical weekend at our house.
Voting Ends: Jun 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM











