Category Archives: Local Sports

Legendary UPJ wrestling coach Pat Pecora passed away Saturday night from the effects of cancer at the age of 70. He coached the Mountain Cats for 48 years, winning Division II championships in 1996 an...

TENNIS IUP women's tennis won 23 of 27 matches over its two-day invitational this weekend against St. Francis, Salem, and Mercyhurst. The Crimson hawks were 15-3 in singles and 8-1 in doubles. Ming De...

Two 2-0 football teams, the Cambria Heights Highlanders and Marion Center Stingers, met up Saturday night to close the high school football weekend in the Heritage Conference. Jake Slebodnick recaps t...

The Pirates' beleaguered bullpen was touched up again in the ninth inning of a nightcap loss, as the Washington Nationals swept a day/night doubleheader at PNC Park. Joe Block has the story.   Ja...

Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said after the Panthers' win over Cincinnati yesterday, "They have a good football team, but we had a better football team today." Pitt erased a 21-point deficit in the second ...

Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson is with the team in Atlanta for today's season opener against the Falcons, but the team has not said whether or not he will play. Wilson aggravated his calf injury ...

After a 55-24 victory over Kent State last week, the Pitt Panthers will go up against one of the top teams from the Big 12, Cincinnati. A win may put Pitt in the national conversation, but Pitt was 1-...

Mother nature had other plans for the Pirates, as their game last night against the Washington Nationals was rained out. The game will be made up today as part of a split double-header. Game one will ...

The Altoona Curve lost to the Hartford Yard Goats 6-1 last night. Anthony Solometo allowed six runs on six hits in one inning to take the loss for Altoona. After he was chased out in the 2nd inning, t...

No official designation has come from Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin concerning Russell Wilson's availability for Sunday's season opener against the Atlanta Falcons. A nagging calf injury that was reaggra...