Category Archives: Local Sports

The Pirates reeled off five runs in the sixth inning as they knocked off the Cubs, 7-1, at Wrigley Field to salvage one game in the three-game series. Josh Harrison opened the game by hitting a home r...

Sunday’s Altoona-Hartford game was rained out and will not be made up, being the final scheduled meeting between the clubs. The Curve is off today and will open a series at Binghamton tomorrow, ...

Weekend winners included golfer Dustin Johnson at the St. Jude Classic in Memphis. Clint Bowyer won the rain-shortened race at Michigan International Speedway. In Paris, tennis player Rafal Nadal won ...

The Heritage Conference announced its 2017-2018 Heritage Conference All-Conference teams on Friday. The following student-athletes were named from the conference’s 10 schools: 2017-2018 All Conf...

Homer-Center lost, 12-11, to Greensburg Central Catholic in nine innings Thursday, leaving the bases loaded in the final inning, to end the Wildcats’ season in the PIAA Class A quarterfinals. Ho...

The Pirates came up short yesterday at PNC Park, as the Dodgers held on for an 8-7 win. The Bucs had trailed 8-3, but got close on a three-run homer by Elias Diaz in the 8th inning and a solo shot by ...

There is PIAA Class A baseball on WCCS AM 1160 and FM 101.1 today in the quarterfinals, as District 6 Champion Homer-Center (20-1) play the No. 3 team from the WPIAL, Greensburg Central Cathoilic (15-...

Football coach Paul Tortorella and women’s basketball coach Tom McConnell have been named the coaches of the year at IUP by the athletic department as part of its Crimson and Grey Awards.

The Pirates snapped a three-game losing streak, out-slugging the Dodgers, 11-9, last night at PNC Park. Josh Harrison clubbed a three-run double and Gregory Polanco and David Freese each drove in a pa...

In the NBA finals, Kevin Durant scored a career-high 43 points, leading Golden State to a 110-102 win over the Cavaliers last night. The win gave the Warriors a three games to none lead in the series....