Category Archives: Local Sports

Linebacker Nick Herbig remained limited at Steelers practice yesterday, with the season opener against the Jets now two days away. With Alex Highsmith having missed time in training camp but back in a...

Altoona walloped Richmond again, 8-2 to extend their lead in the Eastern League playoff chase to five-and-a-half games with nine to go, while Erie passed Richmond in the standings and is now five back...

IUP opens the 2025 football season tonight vs Ashland. Read Matt Burglund's preview here and take a look at the game notes from the IUP athletic department. IUP has won nine of their last ten season o...

When it comes to scheduling a season-opening game, college football coaches generally fall into one of two camps: either you play a strong opponent to see how your team stacks up, or you schedule an e...

It is opening night of the IUP football season as coach Paul Tortorella begins his eighth season as head coach, his 30th at IUP. Jack Benedict previews the game. Get all of your IUP football news, fea...

The PSAC is celebrating its 75th year, and yesterday the conference named 75 "Made in the PSAC" honorees, including IUP's Frank Cignetti Sr., Frank Condino, Chad Hurley, Matt Kohler, Rod Ruddock, and ...

CROSS COUNTRY In a tri-meet at Marion Center, the Stingers' girls swept West Shamokin and Portage, and the West Shamokin girls topped Portage. Brooke Slade, Macie Miller, and Nora Pollock of Marion Ce...

The Pirates have refused to back down against the defending World Series champs, taking the first two games of their three-game series, and last night doing it with the long ball and some clutch pitch...

Altoona put another game between themselves and Richmond in the second-half playoff chase with an 8-7 win over the Flying Squirrels. Termarr Johnson scampered home with the winning run on P.J. Hilson'...

Linebacker Nick Herbig was the only Steeler listed as "limited" at practice yesterday, and Cam Heyward was a participant, at least in the pre-practice stretching routine. Heyward was not listed on the...