Category Archives: Local Sports

INDIANA'S FANELLA IS STATE RUNNER-UP IN FREESTYLE WRESTLING
Indiana High School's Nico Fanella finished as the runner-up in the PA freestyle state championship wrestling tournament. Fanella lost in the finals to Bishop McCort's Jax Forrest after scoring the fi...
Hometown1 May 19, 2024

HOMER-CENTER BASEBALL ADVANCES TO DISTRICT 6 SEMI-FINALS
Amidst some rain showers, the Homer-Center Wildcats pulled off the win over the Colts of Northern Cambria 6-2 yesterday at First Commonwealth Bank Field in Homer City in the PIAA District 6 AA quarter...
Hometown2 May 18, 2024

SKENES PICKS UP FIRST WIN AS PIRATES BEAT CUBS
Paul Skenes had an amazing outing on Friday afternoon as the Pirates beat the Cubs in the second of their four-game series. Joe Block reports The two teams play again today starting at 1:55 on WCCS. B...
Hometown2 May 18, 2024

BIG FIRST INNING FOR AKRON DOOMS ALTOONA
The Altoona Curve lost to the Akron Rubber Ducks 6-3 yesterday in Akron. All six of Akron's runs came in the first inning. Curve starter Bubba Chandler left the mound after two-thirds of an inning wit...
Hometown2 May 18, 2024

FORMER STEELER NOW A JACKSONVILLE JAGUAR
Former Steeler first round draft choice Terrell Edmunds is now a Jacksonville Jaguar. His singing was announced earlier this week The Virginia Tech Alum spent five seasons with the Steelers before joi...
Hometown2 May 18, 2024

JONES OVERCOMES CONTROL ISSUES AS PIRATES EDGE CUBS
On a night when he didn't have his best stuff, Jared Jones still led the way to a Pirates win in their series opener in Chicago. Joe Block has the story. In the second game of the series today,...
Hometown1 May 17, 2024

IUP WALLOPS CHARLESTON IN ATLANTIC REGION
IUP broke open a 2-2 game with 6 runs in the 6th inning and 7 in the 7th as they hammered Charleston, 19-7, yesterday in the first round of the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Baseball Tournament. IU...
Hometown1 May 17, 2024

PLAYOFF SEASON RAMPS UP WITH RAIN APPROACHING
BASEBALL With rain in the forecast, there is plenty of uncertainty over whether or not the District 6 baseball and softball playoffs can go on today, but as of now, we are planning to carry this after...
Hometown1 May 17, 2024

CURVE "DOUBLE UP" ON RUBBERDUCKS IN NINTH
Joe Perez, Carter Bins, and Brenden Dixon all hit RBI doubles in the 9th as Altoona scored three late runs to beat Akron, 4-1. Sean Sullivan threw seven shutout innings for the Curve. Bubba Chandler w...
Hometown1 May 17, 2024

NFL EXECUTIVE: WEIRD STEELERS SCHEDULE WAS "NOT INTENTIONAL"
NFL vice president of broadcast planning Mike North said in a media conference call yesterday that the league didn't intentionally plan to backload the Steelers' schedule with division games this seas...
Hometown1 May 17, 2024

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









