Category Archives: Local Sports

Media Day was held at Lock Haven University yesterday, and the IUP football team was chosen third in the Western Division. Slippery Rock was picked first, followed by California University in second p...

Oneil Cruz drove in two runs that turned out to be the game winners, as the Curve edged Richmond, 6-5, last night in Altoona. Clay Holmes picked up the win, pitching two innings in his Major League re...

Christian Yelich homered twice, one ball went into the Allegheny river, in leading the Brewers to a 9-7 win over the Pirates last night. Bryan Reynolds hit a home run for the Bucs and saved a Brewers ...

The Colts routed Apollo Sunday afternoon, 12-0, at Apollo to win Game 3 of the best of 5 ICL championship series and take a 2-1 series lead. Ian Morrill was a big bat, with four hits and four runs sco...

After knocking off two-time defending state champ Hamburg on Saturday, Young Township moved into Day Two at the State Senior Legion Tournament yesterday. They played two games and couldn't hold off th...

The Steelers held a Sunday night practice at Heinz Field and TJ Watt returned to the field for his first action of training camp. He's been out with a tight hamstring. Watt led the team with thirteen ...

The Pirates' woeful pitching knocked them out of the game early again yesterday, as they were demolished by the Mets, 13-2.   As New York's Noah Syndergaard was dominating Pirates' hitters, the B...

Altoona's struggles continued as the Curve blew a one-run lead in the bottom of the tenth and lost, 9-7 to Reading, which swept the Curve in the weekend series.   The Curve erased a 4-2 deficit i...

At the state Senior Legion tournament yesterday, Ethan Prugh hit a three-run homer with two outs in the top of the seventh inning as Young Township shocked two-time defending state champion Hamburg, 5...

The Pirates' bullpen blew another lead last night as the Bucs lost to the New York Mets, 7-5.   Starter Chris Archer exited with a 3-1 lead after six innings, but reliever Michael Feliz gave up a...