Category Archives: Local Sports

HALL OF FAMER BOB UECKER PASSES AWAY AT 90
Legendary baseball broadcaster Bob Uecker died Thursday at the age of 90, according to a statement from the team. Uecker began his longtime run as the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers in 1971 a...
Renda Media Jan 16, 2025

HERITAGE CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Heritage Conference standings for boys' and girls' basketball through January 15, 2025, as provided by the conference.
Renda Media Jan 16, 2025

IUP TEAMS REBOUND WITH SWEEP OF UPJ
The IUP basketball teams both returned to action after a week off and both came away with wins over UPJ. Here's Jack Benedict. IUP plays a tough doubleheader on Saturday at Seton Hill.
Hometown1 Jan 16, 2025

THREE STRAIGHT LOSSES FOR PITT AFTER SLOPPY EFFORT AGAINST SEMINOLES
Pitt dropped its third straight game, 82-70 to Florida State, turning the ball over 17 times and shooting only 37.5 percent. Fourteen of those turnovers came in a dismal first half. The Panthers also ...
Hometown1 Jan 16, 2025

DUBAS, SULLIVAN BOTH SAY JARRY CAN STILL PLAY NHL HOCKEY
Both Kyle Dubas and Mike Sullivan says Tristan Jarry has a chance to play for the Penguins again, but it will be a long road back to Pittsburgh for the two-time All-Star, who was placed on waivers yes...
Hometown1 Jan 16, 2025

SMITH INTERVIEWS WITH BEARS, TO TALK WITH JETS TODAY
Steelers' offensive coordinator Arthur Smith interviewed yesterday for the vacant head coaching job with the Chicago Bears and is expected to interview today with the New York Jets. The 42-year-old fo...
Hometown1 Jan 16, 2025

PIRATES INTERNATIONAL SIGNINGS INCLUDE TWO TOP SHORTSTOPS PROSPECTS
As expected, the Pirates' international free agent signings yesterday included two highly-rated Dominican Republic shortstops. 16-year-old Johan De Los Santos signed for $2.5 million to join his broth...
Hometown1 Jan 16, 2025

HANRATTY ELECTED TO COLLEGE HALL OF FAME, HIEBER MISSES OUT AGAIN
Former Steelers and Notre Dame quarterback Terry Hanratty will be one of the inductees in the College Football Hall of Fame. Eighteen former players and four former coaches were announced yesterday fo...
Hometown1 Jan 16, 2025

WEDNESDAY'S BASKETBALL, WRESTLING, SWIM ROUNDUP
GIRLS BASKETBALL River Valley's girls are 16-0 after a 71-35 win over Portage. The Panthers led 31-8 after one quarter and 51-16 at the half. The starters sat for most of the second half. Ava Persiche...
Hometown1 Jan 16, 2025

STRUGGLING JARRY PLACED ON WAIVERS
The Penguins on Wednesday placed struggling netminder Tristan Jarry on waivers following another underwhelming season. The two-time All-Star is 8-8-4 with a .886 save percentage this season. He's allo...
Renda Media Jan 15, 2025

America 250
The America250 celebration is coming up. Are you doing anything special?
Yes! Can't wait for the Friday night parade and Saturday's YMCA Star Spangled Celebration at Mack Park!
We'll do our typical picnic and sparklers thing!
We're traveling to some great U.S. historical sites, such as Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.
Nothing special. Just a typical weekend at our house.
Voting Ends: Jun 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM









