Category Archives: Local Sports

PENS SWING TRADE WITH DALLAS
The Penguins are swinging a trade for a struggling defenseman. The team acquired Matt Dumba from the Dallas Stars on Thursday in exchange for Vladislav Kolyachonok and a 2028 second-round pick. Dumba ...
Hometown2 Jul 11, 2025

FORMER STEELER INJURED IN FIREWORKS INCIDENT
A former Steeler is dealing with a serious eye injury. Current LA Chargers running back Najee Harris sustained an eye injury following a fireworks mishap at a Fourth of July event. The injury has been...
Hometown2 Jul 11, 2025

SW JACK STARTS JUNIOR LEGION PLAYOFF RUN TOMORROW
This weekend is the Pennsylvania Junior Legion Region 7 tournament, which will be hosted by the Homer City Area Athletic Booster Club at First Commonwealth Field in Homer City. The format this year is...
Hometown2 Jul 11, 2025

PIRATES LOSING SKID HITS SIX WITH LOSS TO ROYALS
After winning six straight at home, the Pirates are now losers of six straight on the road, including last night's loss to the Kansas City Royals. Joe Block has more. The Pirates are now headed to Min...
Hometown2 Jul 10, 2025

ALTOONA SHUT OUT BY RUMBLE PONIES
The Altoona Curve's losing streak is now up to four games after their 3-0 loss to the Binghampton Rumble Ponies last night. Pitcher Allesandro Ercolani had five scoreless innings for the Curve, allowi...
Hometown2 Jul 10, 2025

SOURCES: T.J. WATT-STEELERS NEGOTIATIONS VERY FAR APART
No agreement has been reached yet between the Steelers and linebacker T.J. Watt. ESPN's Adam Schefter has said that the two sides are far apart in contract negotiations, and other teams have considere...
Hometown2 Jul 10, 2025

HOMER CITY SR. LEGION SEASON ENDS WITH LOSS TO LOWER BURRELL
Homer City Post 493's senior legion baseball season came to an end last night with an 11-6 loss to Lower Burrell in the best-of-three series. While Homer City posted the first run of the night in the ...
Hometown2 Jul 10, 2025

ROYALS WALK OFF A WINNER OVER PIRATES
The Pirates were able to keep pace with Kansas City last night, but the effort came up short as the Royals walked off the Bucs. Joe Block reports. Bailey Falter will start for the Bucs as the three-ga...
Hometown2 Jul 09, 2025

CRUZ TO COMPETE IN MLB ALL-STAR HOME RUN DERBY
A Pirates' slugger is joining the Home Run Derby field. The league announced yesterday that Oneil Cruz accepted an invite to the contest. The 26-year-old has more than a dozen dingers this season and ...
Hometown2 Jul 09, 2025

RELIEVER SHUGART PUT ON INJURED LIST, SUWINSKI CALLED UP
Before the game, the Pirates sent right-handed reliever Chase Shugart to the 15 day injured list with left knee inflammation. Over 32 games, he is 4-3 with a 3.69 ERA, striking out 22 and walking 15 i...
Hometown2 Jul 09, 2025

America 250
The America250 celebration is coming up. Are you doing anything special?
Yes! Can't wait for the Friday night parade and Saturday's YMCA Star Spangled Celebration at Mack Park!
We'll do our typical picnic and sparklers thing!
We're traveling to some great U.S. historical sites, such as Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.
Nothing special. Just a typical weekend at our house.
Voting Ends: Jun 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM









