Category Archives: Local Sports

John Jaso was the hero as he drove in the tying run in the ninth inning and the winning run in the 10th in a 5-4 walkoff win for the Pirates against the New York Mets Saturday night. Andrew McCutchen ...

ALTOONA – Homer-Center came up short in its quest for the District 6 1A championship on Saturday morning at Peoples Natural Gas Park, losing to Juniata Valley, 12-2. Juniata Valley scored two ru...

The Pirates opened a weekend series with the New York Mets with an 8-1 loss on Friday at PNC Park. Josh Harrison and Gregory Polanco turned in two hits each for the Pirates. Chad Kuhl didn’t mak...

The Homer Center and Juniata Valley baseball teams square off for the District 6 Class A championship Saturday morning at Altoona’s People’s Natural Gas Field. Game time is 10 A.M. The gam...

The Penguins are headed back to the Stanley Cup Finals after a double-overtime, 3-2, win over the Ottawa Senators last night in Pittsburgh. Chris Kunitz’s second goal of the game was the winner,...

The Pirates open a six-game home stand tonight against the Mets at 7:05 p.m. The Bucs have won eight of their last twelve games after going 2-2 with the Braves. The Pirates have activated Gregoy Polan...

The Homer-Center softball season ended Thursday afternoon with a 10-0 loss to Glendale in the District 6 1A semifinals. The game ended in the bottom of the fifth inning on the mercy rule. Homer-Center...

The Pirates started their four-game series in Atlanta with two losses but finished it with two wins, including a 9-4 victory Thursday afternoon. Ivn Nova pitched into the ninth inning but left with on...

The Homer Center softball team is slated to play at Glendale High School this afternoon at 4 p.m. in the District 6 semifinal. Pre-game is at 3:45 p.m. on AM 1160 WCCS and 101.1 FM and streaming on th...

Powered by back-to-back-to-back home runs, the Pirates topped the Braves, 12-5, Wednesday night, getting seven runs in the 10th inning. Homers by David Freese, Jose Osuna and Jordy Mercer in the 10th,...