Category Archives: Local Sports

Down in the minors, the Altoona Curve continued their hot start to the second half of the season with their sixth straight win and 9th win in ten games with a 5-1 victory over Harrisburg. Omar Alfonzo...

The Pirates high-A Greensboro Grasshoppers had three pitchers combine for a perfect game and a win against Aberdeen 2-0. Khristian Curtis started and went six innings, striking out 10. Jake Shirk foll...

0S.W. Jack stumbled out of the gate, trailing Armstrong 5-0 after two innings, but they fought back, scoring two runs in the third inning, three in the fourth, and two in the fifth on the way to a 7-6...

Homer City Post 493 closed the regular season with a split of a doubleheader with Murrysville, winning the first game 2-1 and losing in the nightcap, 8-5. Connor James went all the way in the first ga...

The Pirates are above .500 at home, but they are seventeen games under .500 on the road as they begin a nine-game road trip today leading up to the All-Star game. Joe Block has a preview. The Pirates ...

It's been quite a week for Steelers general manager Omar Khan, who pulled off a huge trade on Monday, acquiring Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith from Miami in exchange for Minkah Fitzpatrick and a swap of...

Nick Cimillo cranked a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning as Altoona beat Harrisburg, 4-2 for the Curve's eighth win in nine games starting the second half of the season. Cimil...

The Penguins opened their prospect development camp yesterday at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. The 52 players are working under the guidance of director of player development Tom Kosto...

S.W. Jack and Armstrong will play a deciding third game in their championship series after last night's action. The Drillers won the completion of Tuesday's suspended game, 11-4. Mike Zimmerman had tw...

Homer City Post 493 lost a one-run game for the second straight day, 6-5, to Latrobe Post 515. The Bearcats took a 5-3 lead into the bottom of the seventh, but Latrobe scored three to walk it off. Hom...