Category Archives: Local Sports

PLAYIN' IN THE RAIN! DISTRICT 6 PLAYOFFS SCHEDULED TO RESUME TODAY
UPDATE: The District 6 baseball and softball playoffs are heading toward championship games next week, and one Heritage Conference team has already advanced. West Shamokin's girls yesterday won a semi...
Hometown1 May 22, 2025

IUP BEEFS UP RUNNING GAME WITH TRANSFER OF FORMER ALL-STATER BANKS
IUP football coach Paul Tortorella has found a new ball carrier for his backfield, a Division One transfer from eastern PA. Jack Benedict has the details.
Hometown1 May 22, 2025

ON AN UP AND DOWN DAY, PIRATES WIN GAME, LOSE JONES FOR THE SEASON
The Pirates won their second straight game yesterday, taking down the Reds thanks to another great pitching performance. Joe Block recaps the afternoon game. In other injury news, senior director of s...
Hometown1 May 22, 2025

DRAFT CLASS SIGNED, STEELERS OFFSEASON WORK MOVES ON
The Steelers have signed first round draft pick Derrick Harmon to a four-year contract which includes a $9.7 million signing bonus and a guarantee of more than $17.9 million. He was the last of the te...
Hometown1 May 22, 2025

IUP GOLF KEEPS THE PIPELINE TO ALBERTA FLOWING
IUP golf coach Dan Braun has added Zaiden Dennis to the team. He's IUP's third recruit from Springbank Community High School in Calgary, Alberta, alongside Guillermo Salazar and Jon Vinge. Dennis fini...
Hometown1 May 22, 2025

INDIANA TROUNCES BELLE VERNON IN WPIAL SEMIFINALS
Indiana will get another shot at the WPIAL Quad-A baseball title, a year after falling one game short, and with their win over Belle Vernon they qualify for the state tournament. Pat Dougherty has the...
Hometown1 May 21, 2025

HOMER-CENTER SEMIFINAL GAMETIME MOVED
District 6 has moved Homer-Center's Class A baseball semifinal to one o'clock on Friday afternoon, due to Blacklick Valley's commencement ceremony that night. The Wildcats and Vikings will be playing ...
Hometown1 May 21, 2025

FALTER IS SPECTACULAR IN BUCS WIN
The Pirates' Bailey Falter has turned into a dominant stopper, and he came through in a big way last night. Joe Block details a streak-snapping win for the Bucs. The series concludes this afternoon. T...
Hometown1 May 21, 2025

CURVE STUMBLE IN AKRON
Altoona lost to Akron, 3-1. Termarr Johnson and Nick Cimillo each had two hits for the Curve. Jack Branigan's 23-game on-base streak came to an end. Alessandro Ercolanni goes for the Curve tonight in ...
Hometown1 May 21, 2025

AMERICANS, CANADIANS WIN AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Both Team USA and Team Canada won their games yesterday in the IIHF World Championship hockey tournament, and there was a western PA flavor for both teams. Logan Cooley, who grew up in West Mifflin, s...
Hometown1 May 21, 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.
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