Category Archives: Local Sports

STRETCH RUN! HERITAGE CONFERENCE RACES COMING DOWN TO THE WIRE
BASEBALL In the hot Heritage Conference West baseball race, Homer-Center is 11-3 and has two games remaining, both against winless Marion Center tomorrow and Thursday. Tomorrow's game will be on Renda...
Hometown1 May 05, 2025

WPIAL PLAYOFFS APPROACH FOR INDIANA'S TEAMS
BASEBALL Already having clinched the Section 3 title and qualified for the WPIAL playoffs, Indiana High is at Armstrong today and will play at home on Renda Digital TV against Butler tomorrow. They wi...
Hometown1 May 05, 2025

SEASON-LONG SLUMP DRAGS ON FOR PIRATES
The Pirates' slump continues, with an eighth loss in their last ten games and a sweep at the hands of the Padres. Greg Brown recaps another disappointing day at the ballpark. Shortstop Isiah Ki...
Hometown1 May 05, 2025

CURVE'S JEBB COMES THROUGH IN NINTH
Mitch Jebb singled in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Altoona Curve beat Akron, 3-2, earning a split of their six-game series. Wyatt Hendrie hit a two-run homer for the Curve ...
Hometown1 May 05, 2025

CROSBY WILL PLAY IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
Sidney Crosby wants to be playing in the Stanley Cup playoffs right now, but the Penguins' captain is willing to settle for playing for Team Canada in the IIHF World Hockey Championships. Crosby last ...
Hometown1 May 05, 2025

IUP WOMEN'S TENNIS SET FOR SELECTION SHOW TONIGHT
The IUP women's tennis team won its fifth consecutive PSAC Championship title with a hard-fought 4-3 win over Slippery Rock on Friday evening and will learn their NCAA Atlantic Region opponent tonight...
Hometown1 May 05, 2025

HOMER-CENTER PITCHING AND DEFENSE KEY IN WIN OVER KISKI PREP
Homer-Center scored three runs in the first inning and held off Kiski Prep Saturday , 3-2. Four Wildcats pitchers struck out a total of ten batters and Braden Rado made two great defensive plays to st...
Hometown1 May 04, 2025

TATIS TORTURES PIRATES ON BASEPATHS IN 2-1 BUCCO LOSS
Fernando Tatis, Jr. beat the Pirates, not with his bat or his glove, but with his legs on Saturday. Greg Brown has the story. The Pirates have lost seven of their last nine games. They will try to avo...
Hometown1 May 04, 2025

BARCO SETS FRANCHISE RECORD BUT CURVE LOSE TO RUBBERDUCKS
From the Altoona Curve: Hunter Barco fired five scoreless innings, setting the franchise record with 26.1 scoreless innings thrown to begin the season, but the Curve fell 5-3 to the Akron RubberDucks ...
Hometown1 May 04, 2025

PIRATES SKID CONTINUES WITH LOSS TO PADRES
The Pirates woes continued with a loss yesterday to the San Diego Padres at PNC Park. Greg Brown reports. The two teams play again this afternoon. Bailey Falter will start for the bucs. He is 1-3 with...
Hometown2 May 03, 2025












