Category Archives: Local Sports

PENGUINS SCORCH THE DEVILS FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT WIN
The Penguins are red-hot, knocking off New Jersey last night for their sixth straight win. Paul Steigerwald has the story. The Penguins sent promising rookie winger Ville Koivunen to Wilkes-Barre/Scra...
Hometown1 Jan 09, 2026

WARREN OUT DUE TO ILLNESS, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE IS FULL-ON
All of the Steelers listed with injuries were full practice participants yesterday. That included Aaron Rodgers, TJ Watt, Ben Skowronek, and Christian Kuntz. The only player missing was running back J...
Hometown1 Jan 09, 2026

FIRED UP O'HEARN SIGNS, SAYS BUCS ARE A PLAYOFF TEAM
The Pirates officially signed first baseman Ryan O'Hearn to a two-year, $29 million contract yesterday, the largest free agent deal they've ever made, and the former Orioles All-Star said he "couldn't...
Hometown1 Jan 09, 2026

BASKETBALL, WRESTLING HIGHLIGHT WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP
BOYS BASKETBALL Carter Payne scored 26 points and Dmitri Worthington had 16 as United put down River Valley, 60-50, to remain undefeated and atop the Heritage Conference East. Nick Mortimer led River ...
Hometown1 Jan 08, 2026

GRITTY IUP TEAMS SWEEP UPJ IN PSAC WEST MATCHUPS
It wasn't easy for either IUP basketball teams last night, but both came up with wins over UPJ. Jack Benedict has the recap. Both IUP teams will visit Slippery Rock next Wednesday.
Hometown1 Jan 08, 2026

PENGUINS BACK IN ACTION AGAINST DEVILS
Winners of five straight games, the Penguins face off against the New Jersey Devils tonight at PPG Paints Arena. Evgeni Malkin appears as if he will play tonight after missing the last fifteen games w...
Hometown1 Jan 08, 2026

A DAY OF REST FOR STEELERS AS PREP WEEK CONTINUES FOR WILD CARD ROUND
It was quiet at the Steelers' offices yesterday as the players had the day off. They're back to practice today for Monday night's Wild Card Round playoff game against the Houston Texans. The team yest...
Hometown1 Jan 08, 2026

BASKETBALL, RIFLE ROUNDUP ARE TUESDAY HIGHLIGHTS
BOYS BASKETBALL Indiana is 9-3, 3-1 in their section after beating Armstrong, 51-42. Aaron Webb scored 13 points, with Darius Webb and Drew Brocious each scoring 12. Homer-Center scored an impressive ...
Hometown1 Jan 07, 2026

TOMLIN HAS A HEALTHY TEAM AS WILD CARD GAME APPROACHES
Mike Tomlin says the Steelers came out of Sunday's win over Baltimore in relative good health, with only some "bumps and bruises", so they should be set to line up against the Houston Texans on Monday...
Hometown1 Jan 07, 2026

MALKIN IS FULL-GO AT PENGUINS PRACTICE
It was a joyful Evgeni Malkin who joined his teammates for a full-contact practice yesterday in Cranberry, and "Geno Machino" looks like he could play tomorrow night against New Jersey at PPG Paints A...
Hometown1 Jan 07, 2026

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?
Keep it the way it is. No ID of any kind required.
Some sort of ID required
Photo ID, with exceptions for religious purposes
Strict photo ID, no exceptions
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM











