Category Archives: Local Sports

The Penguins were looking to rebound from a poor performance against the Maple Leafs when they took the ice last night at PPG Paints Arena, and they did just that. Paul Steigerwald has the recap. &nbs...

The IUP basketball teams showed no signs of rust last night after long layoffs, as they both handled Mansfield on the first of back-to-back doubleheader nights. Jack Benedict has the recap.   Ton...

For a team that didn't even practice yesterday, it was a wild Monday for the Steelers. Coach Mike Tomlin said that Mason Rudolph is his tentative starter at quarterback Saturday against the Bengals an...

Pirates General Manager Ben Cherington yesterday found a key piece for his pitching rotation next season by reaching agreement on a one-year, $8 million deal with former Texas Rangers left-hander Mart...

The River Valley girls stepped out of conference Monday night and defeated Greater Johnstown, 67-53. The Panthers led by 3 after one quarter, but the Trojans had a four-point lead at the half, which t...

The Heritage Conference has named its All-Conference teams for fall sports. The selections are made by the individual schools using their own criteria. Football West Shamokin Lou Swartz, Blake Pegg Ho...

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin begins the process of rebuilding his battered team after they were demolished by the Colts on Saturday. With three losses in a row and the complete collapse of his team on o...

After Saturday's blowout loss in Toronto, the Penguins regrouped yesterday at their practice facility in Cranberry, and coach Mike Sullivan made big changes to his defense. Sullivan paired Erik Karlss...

After a week off for Finals, the IUP basketball teams return to the court tonight for the first night of back-to-back home doubleheader action. Tonight, it's IUP against Mansfield, and tomorrow Blooms...

Pirates General manager Ben Cherington continued his offseason roster construction project over the weekend, adding another outfielder. The Bucs have acquired Edward Olivares for Kansas City in exchan...