Category Archives: Local Sports

HEAVY ACTION MONDAY IN HERITAGE CONFERENCE
BASEBALL It was a pitchers' duel for Homer-Center and Conemaugh Valley, with Nash Budner tossing a complete-game three-hitter and knocking in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of...
Hometown1 Apr 15, 2025

MINOR SHUFFLES IN PENGUINS SYSTEM
The Penguins were off the ice yesterday, but the front office made plenty of moves. Defenseman Filip Kral was called up from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and forward Joona Koppanen was placed on waivers, to ...
Hometown1 Apr 15, 2025

PANTHERS ADD ANOTHER GUARD
Pitt basketball coach Jeff Capel got another transfer commitment yesterday, adding former Oregon State guard Damarco Minor, according to multiple reports. Minor is a six-foot point guard who averaged ...
Hometown1 Apr 15, 2025

INDIANA SETTING BLISTERING PACE IN WPIAL BASEBALL
Indiana continues to dominate WPIAL Class 4A baseball, now at 8-0 along with West Mifflin after Saturday's route of Derry. The Indians have moved up today's Section game against Greensburg Salem to a ...
Renda Media Apr 14, 2025

HERITAGE CONFERENCE RACES STILL TIGHT
The Heritage Conference races continue to be tight as we enter the new week, and again the weather will play a major role in this week's schedule. In baseball, West Shamokin tops the West with a 5-1 r...
Renda Media Apr 14, 2025

PIRATES' BATS ABSENT IN ANOTHER LOSS TO REDS
The Pirates suffered through a lost weekend in Cincinnati, losing all three games to their Central Division rival, the Reds. Greg Brown recaps Sunday's loss. ALTOONA CURVE Altoona was pounded b...
Hometown1 Apr 14, 2025

PENGUINS SLUMBER THROUGH LOSS TO BRUINS
The Penguins put up very little resistance against the Bruins yesterday in their next-to-last game of the season. Paul Steigerwald has the story. The Pens will wrap up the season Thursday night...
Hometown1 Apr 14, 2025

CAPEL ADDS ANOTHER PIECE TO PANTHERS' ROSTER
The off-season rebuilding of the Pitt basketball roster continued over the weekend with coach Jeff Capel landing 6-6 guard Barry Dunning Jr., a transfer from South Alabama. He has also played for Alab...
Hometown1 Apr 14, 2025

WPIAL BASEBALL RANKINGS FOR WEEK ENDING APRIL 13
Indiana plays host to Greensburg Salem on Monday with a start time of 3 pm. The early start is an effort to get the game in before expected rain arrives. Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegh...
Renda Media Apr 13, 2025

PIRATES DROP SECOND STRAIGHT IN CINCINNATI
The Pirates' Andrew Heaney ran into trouble in the fourth inning last night, and the Bucs couldn't overcome the deficit. Greg Brown recaps the loss. The series concludes this afternoon at Great...
Hometown1 Apr 13, 2025












