Category Archives: Local Sports

The Altoona Curve topped the Erie Seawolves, 3-2, on Monday for their third straight win. The Curve hit three solo homers, two by Jordan Luplow. The Curve plays host to Akron tonight at 6 p.m.

The Pirates lost a 3-1 lead in the top of the ninth inning on a two-run homer, but they pulled out the win in dramatic fashion with a walk-off home run by Andrew McCutchen in the bottom of the ninth. ...

The Penguins host the Predators in Game One of the Stanley Cup Final tonight at PPG Paints Arena. The Pens are seeking their second straight title after getting by Ottawa in seven games in the East fi...

Tyler Glasnow gave up five runs in five innings as the Pirates lost 7-2 to the Mets last night at PNC Park. Gregory Polanco homered for the Pirates. The Bucs dropped two-of-three to New York. They hos...

The Altoona Curve beat Erie 3-2, but the best news of all was that Pirates' pitcher Jameson Taillon went three scoreless innings and struck out six in his first rehab start, three weeks after surgery ...

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,...