Category Archives: Local Sports

Training camp continues for the IUP football team and not only is the quarterback position up for grabs, but so are the wide receiver positions. Jack Benedict reports.

The Pirates dropped their third straight game last night with a loss to the Miami Marlins. Joe Block Reports. The Pirates will play the Marlins this afternoon to wrap up the three-game series. Braxton...

The Altoona Curve suffered a heart-breaking loss to the Akron Rubberducks last night 4-3. The Curve were down 4-0 when Javier Rivas hit a homer in the 7th and in the 8th, Callan Moss scored on a wild ...

A familiar face is returning to the Steel City. According to ESPN, veteran linebacker Elandon Roberts reached an agreement with the Steelers on a one-year deal. Roberts played in Pittsburgh during the...

The WPIAL has announced it will no longer use the "Week Zero" designation. It was changed 10 years ago to allow teams to either play the first game of the regular season or a second pre-season scrimma...

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers doesn't know yet whether he'll play in the preseason, but is making it clear he doesn't want to. The 42-year-old said at training camp on Tuesday that the...

At its meeting Thursday night, the River Valley school board approved the hiring of Joe Capitosti as the new assistant boys' basketball coach. He takes over for Steve Shannon, who was hired as the gir...

Another rotten night for the Pirates as they were shut out by the Marlins in Miami. Joe Block Reports. The Pirates have now lost six of its last seven games, and have five wins in the last 19 games. H...

The Altoona Curve had Oneil Cruze in the lineup but he did not help matters too much as the Curve went down 16-1 against the Akron Rubberducks last night. Easton Carmichael drove in Altoona's only run...

Once again, rain forced a change of plans at Steelers Training camp. Wet conditions forced the team to move practice indoors to the Dunlap Center, and fans packed up and left before the rain started. ...