Category Archives: Local Sports

PENGUINS ADD ASSISTANT COACHES TO ROUND OUT MUSE'S STAFF
The Penguins have finalized head coach Dan Muse's coaching staff, adding former Penguin Nick Bonino, former Hershey Bears coach Todd Nelson (a former Penguins' draft choice who played one game for the...
Hometown1 Jun 23, 2025

SHAPIRO: NO STATE MONEY FOR SPORTS VENUES
Sports teams in Pennsylvania will have to foot the bill for new stadiums from now on, according to Governor Josh Shapiro. The Associated Press reports he made the announcement that the state won't pro...
Hometown1 Jun 23, 2025

POST 493 DROPS CLOSE GAME TO BUSHY RUN
In Senior Legion Baseball, Homer City Post 493 took a tough, 2-0 loss to Bushy Run despite outhitting them, 4-2. Devlan Kordish, Sully VanHoose, Connor James, and Noah Turk had the Homer City hits. Bu...
Hometown1 Jun 22, 2025

KELLER LOSES TENTH STRAIGHT AS PIRATES WASTE ANOTHER QUALITY START
The Pirates lost their seventh game in the last nine on Saturday, and Mitch Keller's hard-luck 2025 season continued with his tenth straight loss. Greg Brown has the recap. The series concludes this a...
Hometown1 Jun 22, 2025

CURVE BULLPEN SPARKLES IN 1-0 WIN
Four Altoona pitchers, led by starter Blake Townsend, shut out the Richmond Flying Squirrels and Nick Cimillo's third inning infield single drove in the game's only run for a 1-0 Curve win on Saturday...
Hometown1 Jun 22, 2025

HOMER CITY SENIOR LEGION TEAM OUT-HITS YOUNG TOWNSHIP IN FRIDAY WIN
In Senior Legion baseball, Homer City Post 493 scored four runs in the first inning and seven in the third to outslug Young Township Post 57, 11-7. Braden Dunn, Sully VanHoose, and Tristan Redinger al...
Hometown2 Jun 21, 2025

PIRATES WOES CONTINUE IN LOSS TO RANGERS
The Pirates had another rough night as they lost their fifth game in six tries. Greg Brown reports on last night's loss to the Texas Rangers. The Pirates and are back in action today against the Range...
Hometown2 Jun 21, 2025

ALTOONA DROP BOTH HALVES OF DOUBLE-HEADER
The Altoona Curve dropped both halves of Friday night's double-header to the Richmond Flying Squirrels. The first game was a 2-1 loss, with all the runs accounted for on Thursday night before the game...
Hometown2 Jun 21, 2025

PIRATES PITCHER SUSPENDED FOUR GAMES FOR TAKING SWIPE AT FAN
Pirates pitcher Dennis Santana was suspended by Major League Baseball for four games for his interaction with a fan in the second game of a double-header on Thursday. He was seen leaping and trying to...
Hometown2 Jun 21, 2025

RODRIGUEZ SHUT DOWN FROM THROWING
Pirates catcher/first baseman Endy Rodriguez has been shut down from throwing for at least four weeks. This came after the surgeon who performed the Tommy John surgery on his right elbow took a furthe...
Hometown2 Jun 21, 2025

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?
Keep it the way it is. No ID of any kind required.
Some sort of ID required
Photo ID, with exceptions for religious purposes
Strict photo ID, no exceptions
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM











