Category Archives: Local Sports

Homer City Post 493 split a doubleheader with Mount Pleasant, losing 3-2 in the first game and winning 5-3 in the nightcap. All of the scoring came in the first two innings of Game One, with Mount Ple...

Altoona lost to Reading, 7-4. Derek Berg and PJ Hilson both doubled and had two hits for the Curve. The Curve have not named a starter for tonight. Starting pitcher Connor Wietgrefe, who was promoted ...

The Steelers yesterday signed one defensive back and released another. Ahmari Harvey comes on board. He was an undrafted free agent from Georgia Tech this year and spent time with the Broncos in the s...

The Pirates combined dominant pitching with a potent offense last night, pummeling the Mariners. Greg Brown has the story. Jared Jones threw his normal bullpen session yesterday and manager Donnie Kel...

It was a great pitching matchup last night for Homer City Post 493 and top-ranked Latrobe, which pushed across a first-inning run on an RBI double by Cole Short, then held on the rest of the way for a...

Now officially approved as the new owners of the Pittsburgh Penguins, representatives of the Hoffman Family of Companies will hold an introductory media conference this morning at 11 AM at PPG Paints ...

Mitch Keller was outstanding for the Pirates last night, but it was a big swing by a Pittsburgh guy which won the game for the Mariners at PNC Park. Greg Brown has the story. With the loss, the Pirate...

In Senior Legion baseball, Homer City Legion Post 493 was held to just two hits and lost for the first time this season, 9-2, to Pittsburgh 14th Ward. The 5-1 Bearcats fell behind 5-0 after two, score...

The NHL owners yesterday unanimously approved the sale of the Penguins to the Hoffman Family of Companies. The sale by the Fenway Sports Group is valued at $1.75 billion, according to comments by NHL ...

Altoona opened the second half of the Eastern league season with a 9-4 thrashing of Reading. Infielder Jack Brannigan homered and had two hits, and Will Taylor and Ivan Brethowr also homered for the C...