Category Archives: Local Sports

PIRATES' DEFENSE, BULLPEN STUMBLE AGAIN IN LOSS TO NATS
The Pirates fumbled away their game with the Nationals yesterday, with both the defense and the bullpen failing again. Joe Block has the story. Updates yesterday from Pirates senior director of sports...
Hometown1 Apr 17, 2026

PENGUINS RAMP UP PREPARATION FOR FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF MATCHUP
The NHL released the full schedule for the Penguins' first-round playoff series against the Flyers. Faceoff for Game One will be at 8 o'clock tomorrow night at PPG Paints Arena. Airtime will be 7 o'cl...
Hometown1 Apr 17, 2026

BIG-TIME WESTERN PA FOOTBALL LEGENDS COMING TO PITTSBURGH FOR NFL DRAFT
The NFL yesterday released a large list of former football stars with western Pennsylvania ties who will be in Pittsburgh for the NFL Draft next week, and the Steelers, Pitt, and Penn State will be we...
Hometown1 Apr 17, 2026

SOFTBALL, TRACK & FIELD HIGHLIGHT WEDNESDAY ACTION
SOFTBALL A 12-run third inning brought an early end to Indiana's 16-0 rout of Valley. Kaylee Cass was 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs. Sophia Boyer and Daelyn Bish both had two hits and Claire Br...
Hometown1 Apr 16, 2026

BUCS' MLODZINSKI SPARKLES IN WIN OVER NATS
The Pirates took an early lead and made it stand up as they took the third game of their series with the Nationals. Joe Block has the recap. ALTOONA Altoona lost for the eleventh time in eleven...
Hometown1 Apr 16, 2026

AFTER RESTING UP, PENGUINS BEGIN PRACTICE FOR FLYERS SERIES TODAY
The Penguins will hit the practice ice in Cranberry at 11 o'clock this morning, with some extra elbow room after the team optioned five players to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton yesterday. Avery Hayes, Ville K...
Hometown1 Apr 16, 2026

WITH NFL DRAFT ONE WEEK AWAY, STEELERS QUIETLY GOING ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS
The Steelers have been publicly quiet since the 2026 NFL Annual League Meetings ended on April 1st. But with the NFL Draft coming up a week from today, things have been quite busy at the UPMC Rooney S...
Hometown1 Apr 16, 2026

IUP COMES UP SHORT IN CECIL C. SPADAFORA INVITATIONAL
IUP couldn't hold the three-stroke lead it took into the final round yesterday at the Cecil C. Spadafora Invitational at the Indiana Country Club. West Chester edged the Crimson Hawks by one stroke. U...
Hometown1 Apr 16, 2026

HERITAGE BASEBALL & SOFTBALL RESULTS FROM TUESDAY'S ACTION
BASEBALL Troy Slovinsky and Jaxon Davis each homered and had two hits and Camden Rising had three hits as Marion Center dropped Conemaugh Valley, 7-3, in a six-inning game. In a five-inning game, Nort...
Hometown1 Apr 15, 2026

INDIANA'S UNBEATEN STREAK ROLLS ON WITH ROUT OF G-S
Brady Oakes threw a complete game two-hitter and Indiana crushed Greensburg Salem for the second day in a row, 12-0. Oakes struck out three and walked two in the five-inning game, and he got all the s...
Hometown1 Apr 15, 2026

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











