Category Archives: Local Sports

The Steelers and Aaron Rodgers have reportedly agreed to a one-year contract for the quarterback to return for his 22nd NFL season, his second in Pittsburgh. Both ESPN and the NFL Network reported the...

The Altoona Curve won their third straight game Saturday when Ivan Brethowr long fly ball banged off the center field wall, driving in the winning run in a 6-5 victory. Playing just his third game in ...

A final run in the bottom of the seventh allows Conemaugh Valley to advance in the District 6 playoffs with a 2-1 victory over Ferndale. The Blue Jays scored first with a run in the bottom of the four...

The Pirates blew their biggest lead of the season and lost in extra innings to the Philadelphia Phillies to start the three-game set. Joe Block reports. The Pirates and the Phillies will play again th...

The Altoona Curve beat the Harrisburg Senators 8-3. Home runs came from Javier Rivas, who hit is over the batter's eye in center field in the 5th, and Lonnie White Jr. had a three-run shot in the sixt...

The Steelers have signed their first-round pick from last month's NFL draft, Max Iheanachor. The financial details were not disclosed but the Steelers did confirm it was a four-year contract. Iheanach...

At the IIHF, Penguins Sidney Crosby and Parker Wortherspoon was held without a point, but their Team Canada teammates were able to get the job done with a 5-3 win against Sweden. Canada will play Ital...

In Softball, Purchase Line now knows its opponent in their D-6 playoff game on Monday. They will take on Bishop McCort as they routed Bishop Guilfoyle 13-5. Stats were not provided for that game. The ...

The United Baseball team was knocked out of the PIAA District 6 Playoffs with a 7-0 loss to Westmont Hilltop. The Lions were limited to two hits, and the loss breaks an eight-game winning streak. Brad...

BASEBALL In the opening round of the District 6 baseball playoffs, one Heritage Conference team went down in Class A and another moved on to the second round. Purchase Line was only 5-13 coming into i...