Category Archives: Local Sports

PIRATES' WIN OVERSHADOWED BY FAN'S FALL FROM STANDS
Andrew McCutchen had the big hit as the Pirates edged the Cubs at PNC Park last night, but a fan celebrating the run-scoring double fell from the stands atop the Clemente Wall. Joe Block recaps the ga...
May 1, 2025

WITH DEFENSIVE BOOST FROM THE DRAFT, STEELERS RELEASE VETERAN LINEBACKER
The Steelers drafted linebackers Jack Sawyer and Carson Bruener on Saturday, so with their linebacker room getting crowded, the team yesterday released veteran linebacker Thomas Rush, who never appear...
May 1, 2025

INTERVIEW WITH NEW RIVER VALLEY FOOTBALL COACH ED DALTON
New River Valley football coach Ed Dalton returns to the Heritage Conference this fall, and he's already rarin' to go! The following is his interview this morning with Indiana in the Morning host Todd...
Apr 30, 2025

INDIANA TEAMS BOTH GET SHUTOUT WINS
BASEBALL Indiana scored a run in the second inning and made it stand up the rest of the way for a 1-0 win and a second shutout in two days against Valley. Ryan Okopal threw a complete-game one-hitter,...
Apr 30, 2025

WEST SHAMOKIN CAPTURES FIRST GAME OF HERITAGE WEST SHOWDOWN
BASEBALL In a key Heritage Conference West game, West Shamokin scored an unearned run in the first inning and another in the fourth, taking advantage of four errors by Homer-Center to beat the Wildcat...
Apr 30, 2025

DALTON TO TAKE OVER RIVER VALLEY FOOTBALL
As expected, Ed Dalton was hired last night to take over the River Valley football program, by a vote of 5-4. Dalton began his career as the Purchase Line football coach and led the Red Dragons to the...
Apr 30, 2025

PIRATES BLASTED BY CUBS IN SERIES OPENER
Andrew Heaney got off to a great start but it all fell apart for the Pirates after that as they were blown out by the Cubs last night. Joe Block has the recap. For the second game of the series tonigh...
Apr 30, 2025

STEELERS INVITE MORE UNDRAFTED ROOKIES TO MINICAMP
Steelers rookie minicamp is scheduled for May 9th to the 12th, and the team has invited a number of undrafted free agents to join the draftees and others who were undrafted but signed to contracts. Am...
Apr 30, 2025

MINNICK, VAN HOOSE THROW COMBO NO-NO AS INDIANA ROLLS VALLEY
Greg Minnick and Sully Van Hoose threw a combined no-hitter as Indiana knocked out Valley, 5-0, upping their record to 14-1, and 9-0 in the Section. Minnick struck out nine in five innings and Van Hoo...
Apr 29, 2025

BUSY MONDAY FEATURES BIG UPSET IMPACTING HERITAGE BASEBALL RACE
BASEBALL Purchase Line added some flavor to today's West Shamokin game at Homer-Center by scoring six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to upset the Wolves 10-9. Each team had fourteen hits. De...
Apr 29, 2025

Election Day!
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd. If you are a registered voter, do you plan to cast a ballot?
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