Category Archives: Local Sports

The Penguins have signed restricted free agent defenseman Ty Smith on a one-year $775,000 contract. The 23-year-old 2018 first round draft pick of the New Jersey Devils, Smith was acquired in the John...

Fresh off the All-Star break, the Pirates started the second half of the regular season with an error-plagued loss to the San Francisco Giants. Greg Brown recaps the 6-4 loss. Game two of the series i...

Altoona mustered only four hits in a 7-2 loss to New Hampshire Friday night. Outfielder Matt Fraizer hit his fifth home run of the season, a two-run shot, in the third inning to cut the deficit in hal...

Penguins President of Hockey Operations Kyle Dubas continued his busy offseason on Friday by reaching agreements with two players. 2023 third-round pick Emil Pieniniemi signed a three-year, entry leve...

At Indiana's Optimist Park last night, the District 7 champion Indiana/Clymer/Marion Center 10u softball team claimed the Section Four championship with a 8-6 come-from-behind win over District 11 rep...

The PIAA this week instituted a new rule for high school basketball, eliminating the one-and-one shot after seven team fouls in a half and making it a two-shot foul after five team fouls in each quart...

The All-Star break is over and baseball returns tonight, with the Pirates returning home from a six-game road trip out west. Greg Brown previews the series opener.   Veteran left-hander Rich Hill...

Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry spoke to the media yesterday for the first time since re-signing with the team. Jarry inked a five-year deal to return to Pittsburgh, and after an injury-filled 2022-...

Former IUP quarterback Mak Sexton has signed to play with Poland's Wroclaw Panthers, a member of the European League of Football, a 17-team league that debuted in 2021.While the Panthers never won a c...

While on-field action for Major League Baseball is on hold for the All-Star break, the Pirates and the remaining 31 teams unveiled their 2024 regular season schedules on Thursday. Opening Day for all ...