Category Archives: Local Sports

United baseball coach Doug McNulty has announced his retirement. McNulty finishes his eight-year career with the Lions with a record of 81-58 and a Heritage Conference championship in 2021. In a state...

The Homer Center Wildcats quest to repeat as D6 class 1A baseball champions ended with a loss to Claysburg Kimmel yesterday. Mark Bertig reports. Homer-Center will play in the PIAA state tournament, w...

In the District 6 Softball playoffs, Purchase Line picked up third place as they beat Conemaugh Valley 10-5 yesterday. Rylee Mahaffey and Aunika Brooks had two RBI's for the Red Dragons, while Bella C...

The Pirates bullpen faltered once again and allowed the Cubs to break a ten-game losing streak with a rout against the team that routed them the previous night. Joe Block recaps the loss. Pittsburgh's...

The Altoona Curve beat the Hartford Yard Goats 7-6 last night. The go-ahead run came in the top half of the 9th inning as the Curve reached base with a leadoff single by Duce Gourson, followed by a wi...

One Steelers quarterback is making an impression at OTAs. QBs coach Tom Arth told The Fan yesterday that Will Howard is "exceeding" expectations. He's fighting Mason Rudolph and Drew Allar for the bac...

In the minor leagues, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins lost 4-2 to the Toronto Marlies Wednesday. Defenseman Alex Alexyev had a goal and an assist while Forward Rutger McGroarty also scored a goal. ...

The Indiana High School Baseball team repeats as the WPIAL champions after shutting out Elizabeth Forward 4-0. Pat Dougherty reports. Indiana is now 19-4 and move on to the PIAA tournament next Monday...

Make it three wins in a row for the Bucs and ten losses in a row for the Chicago Cubs as the Pirates routed the team from Chicago's North Side. Joe Block Reports. The two teams are back in action toni...

The Altoona curve fell in their series opener in Hartford to the Yard Goats 4-3. Altoona jumped out to a 2-0 lead off a sac fly by Ivan Brethowr in the second and a Will Taylor RBI groundball single i...