Category Archives: Local Sports

SOURCES: PIRATES' JONES WILL NOT NEED ELBOW SURGERY
Citing an unnamed source, multiple media outlets report that the Pirates' Jared Jones will not need surgery on his sore right elbow, but won't be throwing a baseball for the next six weeks. Jones told...
Hometown1 Mar 26, 2025

LOTS OF ACTION ON HIGH SCHOOL BALLFIELDS ON TUESDAY
BASEBALL Homer Center's Dom Shimko put together a complete-game five-hitter as the Wildcats topped United, 8-2. Shimko stuck out seven and walked three. Braden Dunn reached base five times and had thr...
Hometown1 Mar 26, 2025

WILSON SIGNS WITH GIANTS, RODGERS MUM ON STEELERS
Rather than wait for a decision by Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson has signed a one-year contract with the New York Giants, meaning the Steelers will have none of the three quarterbacks they had last se...
Hometown1 Mar 26, 2025

PITT, ST. FRANCIS BASKETBALL TEAMS BLITZED BY TRANSFER PORTAL
Two days after the transfer portal opened up, Pitt basketball coach Jeff Capel finds his roster torn apart, with yesterday's decision by the Diaz Graham twins to leave Pitt. Seven-foot tall Guillermo ...
Hometown1 Mar 26, 2025

ST. FRANCIS (LORETTO) ANNOUNCES PLAN TO DROP FROM D1 TO D3
Saint Francis University has announced that it is leaving Division One and dropping all the way down to Division Three, where it will join the Presidents Athletic Conference, beginning with July 1st o...
Hometown1 Mar 25, 2025

BUCS LOSE FINAL GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE GAME, TRIM ROSTER FOR UPCOMING OPENER
The Pirates closed out the spring with their fifth straight loss, this time to the Twins in Fort Myers. Joe Block has the story. (5-1 loss) After the game, the Pirates reassigned pitchers Thoma...
Hometown1 Mar 25, 2025

PENGUINS TAKE ON LIGHTNING TONIGHT
The Penguins visit Jake Guentzel and the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight, and while the Lighting have 85 points and are solidly in the third spot in the Atlantic Division, the Pens sit six points behind t...
Hometown1 Mar 25, 2025

SOFTBALL, BASEBALL HIGHLIGHT QUIET MONDAY ON AREA BALLFIELDS
SOFTBALL West Shamokin took a 10-0 lead into the bottom of the 4th and held on to beat Indiana, 14-11. Leah Mondi had 3 hits and 3 RBIs for the Wolves and Maya McIlwain had 2 hits, including a home ru...
Hometown1 Mar 25, 2025

NOTHING NEW FROM RODGERS, BUT STEELERS ADD O-LINEMAN
All was quiet yesterday on the quarterback front for the Steelers, as another day passed with no decision Monday from Aaron Rodgers. The team has claimed offensive lineman Lecitus Smith off waivers fr...
Hometown1 Mar 25, 2025

HERITAGE CONFERENCE BASEBALL-SOFTBALL STANDINGS THROUGH MARCH 23
Heritage Conference standings for baseball and softball through March 23, 2025, as provided by the conference. Tie breakers 1. Best section record (Combined Section and Cross-over) 2. Head to Head com...
Renda Media Mar 24, 2025












