Category Archives: Local Sports

It's a championship week for three area high school teams, and all of them are looking to defend last year's titles. The Indiana baseball team plays a rematch with Elizabeth Forward in the WPIAL Quad-...

After two disappointing games in Toronto, the Pirates turned to Mitch Keller to right the ship yesterday, and the veteran right-hander came up big. Joe Block recaps the Pirates' win. Ashcraft is sched...

Altoona sent ten hitters to the plate in a six-run third inning, then held off an Erie rally for an 8-6 win. Duce Gourson smacked a run-scoring double, followed by RBI singles by Callan Moss and Omar ...

The Steelers will restructure tight end Pat Freiermuth's contract, converting salary to signing bonus, which can be prorated over the remaining term of his deal and save the team up to $5.26 million i...

Congratulations to Homer-Center's Maggie Voyda for winning the PIAA Class AA discus gold medal at the championship meet at Shippensburg this weekend. Voyda's winning toss traveled 138 feet, 10 inches,...

Paul Skenes could not get out of the sixth inning, and the Pirates lost to Toronto for the second straight game on Saturday. Joe Block has the story. The series concludes this afternoon with a good pi...

Tristan Broz, Ville Koivunen, and Rafael Harvey-Picard all scored two goals to lead Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to an 8-1 road win over Springfield, clinching the five-game series 3-2. Harrison Brunicke and...

After Friday's rainout, Altoona and Erie played a doubleheader on Saturday, with the SeaWolves winning the first game, 8-0 and the Curve taking the nightcap, 3-1. The Curve only managed four baserunne...

In District 6 Playoff Baseball action yesterday, the Homer-Center Wildcats advanced to the single-a division finals with a win over top-seeded Juniata Valley. Todd Marino reports.

The Pirates lost the first game of a three-game series to the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2. Bubba Chandler was a bright spot for the team, as he fanned 11 and threw 22 strikes over five innings of work and a...