Category Archives: Local Sports

One night after the Pirates staged a historic comeback for a win, they gave away a big lead and a game to the Giants. Here's Joe Block.   The Pirates and Giants conclude the series today at PNC P...

First-round draft pick Troy Fautanu felt a lot more comfortable on the second day of Steelers OTAs after admitting that the first day was very hard. Fautanu said the speed of the NFL game was his bigg...

SOFTBALL Marion Center and West Shamokin put on a classic yesterday in the District 6 Double-A semifinals, and West Shamokin came through in the 10th inning. Jake Slebodnick had the recap.   This...

Altoona endured a mid-game rain delay of almost ninety minutes before Seth Beer broke a scoreless tie with a leadoff home run in the 8th inning, on the way to a 2-0 win over Erie. Sean Sullivan threw ...

The IUP golf team carded 16 combined birdies, 10 on the final five holes, but couldn't make a move on the leaderboard, still standing at 17th place in the NCAA DII Men's Golf National Championships at...

The West Shamokin Wolves defeated Marion Center, 3-2, in 10 innings Wednesday afternoon and advanced to the District 6 2A softball championship. Jake Slebodnick has the recap.

United Lions track and field standout Gaige Grassmyer signed Wednesday to compete in track and field at Seton Hill University. Grassmyer is a sprinter who ran the 100 and 400 in the recent District 6 ...

Indiana took the momentum early and never let up in their WPIAL semifinal game against Montour. Jake Slebodnick reports.   Indiana has played North Catholic twice this season, losing 2-1 and 3-2 ...

It had been 589 games since the Pirates won after trailing by four or more runs in the 9th inning, a streak that went all the way back to 2008. But the streak is no more. Joe Block has the story of a ...

The Steelers opened their OTAs yesterday without Cam Heyward on the field, but with Russell Wilson, Justin Fields, and a number of other new players. Heyward is not participating in the voluntary work...