Category Archives: Local Sports

Team Canada comes through again, winning the 4 Nations Face-Off with a Connor McDavid overtime goal for a 3-2 win over Team USA. McDavid's championship goal came just over eight minutes into the extra...

The Pirates have found their fifth starter, yesterday signing veteran left-hander Andrew Heaney to a one-year contract, pending a physical. Heaney is an 11-year veteran who has played the last two sea...

BASKETBALL The District 6 basketball tournament continues tonight with Boys Class A and AAA action. That includes a AAA 4/5 matchup between Heritage Conference runner-up West Shamokin and Westmont Hil...

WRESTLING Indiana sends six wrestlers to the WPIAL AAA championships today and tomorrow at Canon-MacMillan High School. Tuscan Blystone, Nico Fanella, Jackson Higgins, Carter Putt, Hunter Williams, an...

Here's a look at how the District 6 playoffs have gone so far with updated schedule, results and brackets through Wednesday night. Schedule Girls Brackets 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A Boys' Brackets 1A 2A 3A 4A ...

Former Buccos reliever Scott Sauerbeck died Tuesday at the age of 53. Sauerbeck spent five of his seven seasons with the Pirates, going 19-15 with a 3.82 ERA in 308 innings. He was traded to Boston in...

GIRLS BASKETBALL The girls took the court last night in the District 6 playoffs, with three Heritage Conference teams moving on to the semifinals. AAA top seed River Valley took care of West Shamokin....

The IUP teams split a doubleheader at Seton Hill, with the women suffering through a cold night from the foul line and the men sweeping the Griffins in the season series. Jack Benedict has the story. ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the entire hockey world mourns the death of legendary broadcaster Mike Lange, who passed away yesterday at age 76. He first came to Pittsburgh for the 1974 season, left aft...

Spencer Horwitz was a surprise participant in yesterday's Pirates workout in Bradenton. The newly-acquired first baseman fielded ground balls. He won't play this spring after having right wrist surger...