Category Archives: Local Sports
HIGH SCHOOL SCORES FOR APRIL 5, 2017
Baseball Blairsville 10, Marion Center 0 (six innings) – Ryan Shirley hurled 5 1/3 innings for Blairsville, struck out six batters and walked none. Dakota Sunday closed out the game with 2/3 inn...
Apr 05, 2017
PENS LETANG OUT 4-6 MONTHS
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will undergo surgery for a herniated disc in his neck, and will miss the remainder of the regular season and playoffs, with an expected recovery time of four...
Apr 05, 2017
PENS HAND BLUE JACKETS FOURTH STRAIGHT LOSS
In a possible playoff preview, the Penguins handed the Columbus Blue Jackets their fourth straight loss, 4-1, last night in Pittsburgh. Carter Rowney, Patric Hornqvist and Brian Dumoulin scored for th...
Apr 05, 2017
PIRATES, RED SOX RESUME SERIES TONIGHT
After an off day Tuesday, the Pirates-Red Sox series continues tonight at 7:10 p.m. Jameson Taillon will start for Pittsburgh, while All-Star lefty Chris Sale goes for the Bosox. Pre-game is at 6:45 p...
Apr 05, 2017
BIG 33 GAME MOVING TO HARRISBURG
The BIG 33 Football Game is moving from Hershey to Harrisburg. The game between Pa. and Maryland will now be played at the Central Dauphin Middle School. Dauphin County has committed $100,000 to the g...
Apr 05, 2017
PENS, BLUE JACKETS BATTLE FOR SECOND PLACE TONIGHT
The Penguins play host to the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at PPG Paints Arena in a battle for second place in the Metropolitan Division. Pittsburgh holds a one-point lead over the third-place Blue J...
Apr 04, 2017
IUP BASEBALL SPLITS WITH GANNON
The IUP baseball team split a doubleheader with Gannon University. IUP won game one, 10-4, while Gannon took game two, 10-1. The Crimson Hawks are 6-14 overall and 3-5 in the PSAC.
Apr 04, 2017
NORTH CAROLINA WINS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
North Carolina edged Gonzaga, 71-65, last night to win its sixth NCAA men’s national championship. Joel Berry III was the MVP.
Apr 04, 2017
HIGH SCHOOL SCORES, APRIL 3
BASEBALL Two teams improved to 2-0 in Heritage Conference action Monday. Blairsville defeated Penns Manor, 11-0, in five innings. Adam Ratkus pitched 3 1/3 innings for Blairsville and Brian Knupp fini...
Apr 03, 2017
THREE-RUN HOMER DOOMS PIRATES IN SEASON OPENER
Rookie Andrew Benintendi delivered the deciding blow when he smacked a three-run homer to cap a five-run rally for the Red Sox in the bottom of the fifth. Boston went on to beat the Pirates, 5-3, in t...
Apr 03, 2017
Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM
