Category Archives: Local Sports

Purchase Line earned its way into the state Class A tournament with a 10-5 win over Conemaugh Valley, but the Red Dragons came up short in their first round PIAA game, falling to Union Area, 12-9. Tra...

The Pirates are coming off a 5-2 homestand and a sweep of the Twins as they head into action tonight in Houston. Greg Brown has a preview. The Pirates yesterday traded relief pitcher Justin Lawrence t...

Steelers mandatory minicamp begins today at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex in Pittsburgh. All ninety players on the roster are expected to be there, although some who are in contract "walk years", suc...

Eleven former Steelers, three former Pitt Panthers, one Penn State Nittany Lion, and six former PSAC standouts have made the list of nominees for the College Football Hall of Fame. Steelers nominees i...

UPDATE: We have received word from Homer-Center Coach Scott Bauer that Southern Fulton was disqualified from the PIAA playoffs as the team has used an ineligible player for the entire season. Homer-Ce...

The Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. Greg Brown reports. The Pirates have the day off today to travel to Houston to start a series against the Astros on Tuesday. ...

The Altoona Curve was limited to nine baserunners all game as they were shut out by the Hartford Yard Goats 9-0 Sunday afternoon. Pitcher Khristian Curtis tossed 3.2 scoreless frames with four strikeo...

Organized Team Activities continue across the NFL this week. However, the Steelers are gearing up for mandatory minicamp. The team gets back to work tomorrow for a three-day session. The Steelers held...

The Pirates gave usually-reliable starter Mitch Keller a big lead after two innings, but he had his worst outing of the season, surrendering the six-run margin to the Twins. Fortunately, Jake Mangum l...

FROM THE ALTOONA CURVE: Trailing 2-0 after five innings, Altoona scored five unanswered runs over the final four innings to earn a 5-2 win over the Hartford Yard Goats on Saturday night at Dunkin Park...