Category Archives: Local Sports

Wearing a heavy brace on his left leg, Kenny Pickett practiced with his teammates yesterday and later said he would be ready to play on Sunday against the Ravens. Pickett suffered a bone bruise in his...

According to multiple media sources, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi has benched quarterback Phil Jurkovec and will start Christian Veilleux Saturday against 25th-ranked Louisville. Pitt has not made any offi...

Playing without their top players, the Penguins last night dropped a 2-1 preseason game to the Detroit Red Wings. Detroit's Simon Edvinsson scored the game winner in the third period. The Penguins' go...

The Indiana junior high football team beat East Allegheny, 26-6, yesterday. Indiana opened the scoring with a 6-yard touchdown pass from Jason Strack to Anthony Boiano and followed it up with a 10-yar...

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says his team has a lot to fix if they're going to be competitive in the AFC North, and they'd better start now. The first noticeable change will be in what they're wearing ...

VOLLEYBALL Homer-Center topped United 3-0 as outside hitter Meegan Williams celebrated her 1,000th career kill. She's the first Wildcat to ever reach that mark. She led Homer-Center with 19 kills. Ash...

Number 59 was on the ice practicing for the first time with his Penguins teammates yesterday. Jake Guentzel wore a regular jersey, not a non-contact jersey, for the workout in Cranberry, and said he f...

The Major League playoff wild card round began yesterday with two road teams swiping wins from their hosts. Only 19,704 fans showed up for Tampa Bay's 4-0 loss to Texas. In the other American League g...

The Penguins were shut out by Ottawa, 3-0, in Halifax, Nova Scotia last night. The Senators scored twice in the first period and added an empty net goal in the third. Tristan Jarry stopped 21 of 23 sh...

HOCKEY Indiana scored four goals in the third period to break open a 4-3 game as they opened the season with an 8-3 win over West Allegheny. Indiana scored the only two goals of the first period, by G...