Category Archives: Local Sports

Elroy Face, the first great Pirates relief pitcher, passed away yesterday. He would have celebrated his 98th birthday next Friday. Known as "The Baron of the Bullpen", Face played sixteen years in the...

BASKETBALL The WPIAL basketball playoffs tip off tonight and they include a girls 5A game for Indiana, which enters the tournament at 19-3 and with the third seed. They will host number 14 Mars, which...

The Steelers yesterday announced head coach Mike McCarthy's coaching staff, adding one more name and also officially naming Frank Cignetti Jr., which they had not previously done. Cignetti, who most r...

The IUP basketball teams had to fight it out with UPJ last night, but they both came away winners. Jack Benedict has the story of a doubleheader sweep. With five games to go, the IUP women are 20-1, 1...

It was nothing but smiles in Bradenton yesterday as the Pirates officially kicked off spring training. But the players and coaching staff have been at Pirate City for a while anyway, so for most it wa...

Steelers defensive lineman Cam Heyward said on his podcast, Not Just Football, yesterday that the video he posted over the weekend of a book being slammed shut was not meant to signal that he was reti...

Both Team USA and Team Canada hit the ice for their first Olympic hockey games today. Team Canada, with their captain Sidney Crosby, will play first at 10:40 our time against Czechia. Then Team USA pl...

BASKETBALL BOYS Portage dropped a game to Central Cambria, 64-36. Teagan Kick led the Mustangs with 8 points. JD Brouse led the Red Devils with 18. Northern Cambria knocked off Ferndale, 56-44.  ...

BASKETBALL BOYS Undefeated United had an intriguing matchup with another highly-ranked team and possible future opponent in the District 6 Double-A playoffs. Against third-ranked Bishop McCort, number...

Pitchers and catchers officially report to Bradenton, Florida today for the start of Pirates spring training, but many of them have been there already for weeks and are eager to get started. Manager D...