Category Archives: Local Sports
IS DUBAS PLANNING A FIRE SALE?
Penguins players had the day off yesterday to enjoy the warm California weather ahead of tomorrow night's game at Anaheim. But the hockey world was buzzing with a report by Marco D'Amico of the gambli...
Jan 22, 2025
FRAZIER NAMED TO ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Steelers center Zach Frazier has been named to the Professional Football Writers of America All-NFL Rookie Team. Frazier took over as the starting center when veteran Nate Herbig suffered a season-end...
Jan 22, 2025
LUCKY 11-YEAR-OLD HAS OPTIONS WITH VALUABLE SKENES CARD
A special Topps baseball card featuring the Pirates' Paul Skenes has been claimed by an 11-year-old boy from Los Angeles. The Paul Skenes 1-of-1 Rookie Debut Patch Autograph card was the object of a s...
Jan 22, 2025
IUP'S FORMICA HONORED BY PSAC
IUP track and field's Mike Formica is the PSAC Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week. The junior distance runner placed third out of 39 runners in the men's 3,000 meters, posting a time of 8:31.32 at...
Jan 22, 2025
FRIGID WEATHER FREEZES OUT SPORTS SCHEDULES
The January weather has been a challenge for school administrators this week and certainly for the sports schedules. Here are some of the changes, for instance, at Homer-Center with postponements toda...
Jan 22, 2025
DISTRICT 6 BASKETBALL RANKINGS
The PIAA released its first set of rankings for District 6 boys' and girls' basketball. The top eight in each class will make the playoffs and Heritage Conference teams are in bold: BOYS 1A St. Joseph...
Jan 21, 2025
HERITAGE CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Heritage Conference standings for boys' and girls' basketball through January 20, 2025, as provided by the conference.
Jan 21, 2025
PACKER RETIRES AFTER TWO DECADES LEADING THE COMETS
After twenty years, Penns Manor football coach Bill Packer has retired. Packer, already retired as a teacher in the school district, wraps up a career that featured some of the best football teams the...
Jan 21, 2025
PENGUINS ROUTE KINGS IN L.A.
The Penguins got off to an impressive start on their West Coast road trip, taking down the powerful Los Angeles Kings in LA. Paul Steigerwald has the recap. Rickard Rakell missed a game for the...
Jan 21, 2025
STEELERS NAMED TO ALL-NFL TEAM
The Steelers placed three players on the Professional Football Writers Association All-NFL Team. TJ Watt was named to the team for the fifth time, Cam Heyward for the third time, and Chris Boswell for...
Jan 21, 2025
Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM
