Category Archives: Local Sports

Steelers OTAs begin tomorrow, giving coaches their first opportunity to run structured practices with their players. The voluntary workouts will likely not feature TJ Watt doing on-the-field activitie...

Altoona split a doubleheader at Akron, winning the first game 1-0 but losing the nightcap, 5-4. In the first seven-inning game, three pitchers threw a combined one-hitter, with Jarod Bayless throwing ...

With Sidney Crosby on their team, the expectation was that the Canadians would win the IIHF World Championship Tournament, but it was the Americans who pulled it off. For the first time in 92 years, T...

Penns Manor senior Alex Polenik placed second in the discus at the PIAA Track & Field State Championships, which took place at Shippensburg University on Friday and Saturday. Polenik's discus thro...

Mitch Keller was stellar and Oneil Cruz came through at the plate for the second straight game as the Pirates won their second straight game over Milwaukee. Joe Block has the story. The four-game seri...

RECAP PROVIDED BY ALTOONA CURVE: For the second game in a row, Altoona was shutout by the Akron RubberDucks on Saturday night at Canal Park, falling by a final of 10-0. Austin Peterson was dominant fo...

The pairing for the District 6 1A baseball championship is set. Homer-Center defeated Blacklick Valley, 6-1, in the semifinals Saturday evening. Mark Bertig has the recap. The Wildcats will now take o...

The Indiana Indians knew the who and the where. Now they know the day and the time they will play for the WPIAL 4A baseball championship. Indiana will take on Elizabeth Forward at EQT Park in Washingt...

In the PIAA District 6 single-A semifinals, Juniata Valley beat Northern Cambria 10-2 yesterday. Nate Rodkey of Juniata Valley was 2-2 at the plate, walked twice, scored twice and had an RBI. Nearly a...

The Pirates and Brewers had to go to extra innings, but a wild finish this time played out in the Bucs' favor. Joe Block reports on last night's win against Milwaukee. The Pirates and Brewers are back...