Category Archives: Local Sports

PIRATES GET FIRST WIN WITH NEW MANAGER
New Pirates Manager Don Kelly starts his term off on a good note as the Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves last night to snap a seven-game losing streak. Joe Block reports. The Pirates and the Braves res...
Hometown2 May 10, 2025

INDIANA BEATS HOLLIDAYSBURG, FINISHES REGULAR SEASON WITH 19-1 RECORD
Yesterday, the Indiana High Baseball team beat Hollidaysburg, 7-3, to run their record to 19-1 on the season. Indiana's defense and pitching limited Hollidaysburg to one hit on the day. Sully VanHoose...
Hometown2 May 10, 2025

WEST SHAMOKIN SOFTBALL WINS, FORCES PLAY-IN GAME TODAY AGAINST MARION CENTER
In Heritage Conference Softball action, there will be a play-in game today for the top spot in the West after West Shamokin beat Cambria Heights 8-2. The Wolves will play the Marion Center Stingers to...
Hometown2 May 10, 2025

YANITS TO PLAY FOOTBALL AT ST. VINCENT
River Valley senior Sam Yanits has committed to attend St. Francis in Latrobe and play football for the Bearcats. He will study Business Analytics. River Valley photo
Renda Media May 09, 2025

HERITAGE CONFERENCE RELEASES DETAILS ON BASEBALL, SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Heritage Conference will play its baseball and softball championship games this Monday evening, both at 7 pm. The baseball game will be played at First Commonwealth Bank Field at the Homer City Bo...
Renda Media May 09, 2025

INDIANA DRAWS BYE IN WPIAL 4A BASEBALL BRACKET RELEASED TODAY
The Indiana baseball team has earned a No. 1 seed in the WPIAL 4A baseball playoffs, and that gives the Indians a first-round bye. Indiana will not play until Tuesday, May 20th at a site to be determi...
Renda Media May 09, 2025

SOFTBALL UPDATE: WEST SHAMOKIN COULD FORCE SATURDAY HERITAGE PLAY-IN
With just one game left to play, West Shamokin's game on the road today at Cambria Heights, the Heritage Conference has decided that if the Wolves defeat the Highlanders, there will be a one-game play...
Hometown1 May 09, 2025

HERITAGE CONFERENCE RACES COME INTO FOCUS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MONDAY
BASEBALL It will be Homer-Center and Northern Cambria vying for the Heritage Conference baseball championship on Monday night after the Wildcats came from behind in a wild seventh inning and downed Ma...
Hometown1 May 09, 2025

BUCS HOPE FOR FRESH START WILL KELLY AT THE HELM
The Pirates will take on the Atlanta Braves at PNC Park tonight, with their new manager Donnie Kelly, taking over for Derek Shelton, who was fired by the team yesterday. Shelton ends with a record of ...
Hometown1 May 09, 2025

ROUGH DAY FOR IUP BASEBALL, GOLF
BASEBALL IUP Baseball took two losses at the PSAC Championships in Millersville yesterday. The Crimson Hawks lost to Seton Hill, 8-5, and in an elimination game, they were knocked out of the tournamen...
Hometown1 May 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









