Category Archives: Local Sports

PANTHERS BEDEVILED BY DEMON DEACONS
Pitt was riding a five-game winning streak into last night's game at Wake Forest, including a win over the Demon Deacons, but the Panthers were downright awful in a 91-58 blowout loss. After scoring 4...
Feb 21, 2024

BUCS SPRING TRAINING: KELLER TALKS WITH NUTTING
The most important development on the field at Pirates spring training yesterday in Bradenton may not have been on the mound or in the batter's box. It may have been in the bullpen where Mitch Keller ...
Feb 21, 2024

IUP'S TOOLEY IS PITCHER OF THE WEEK
IUP's Jimmy Tooley has been named the PSAC West Pitcher of the Week for a three-inning relief appearance last week against 9th ranked UNC Pembroke in North Carolina. The left-hander held the powerful ...
Feb 21, 2024

WPIAL RELEASES 2024-25 FALL SPORTS ALIGNMENTS, INDIANA TO SEE TWO NEW FOES IN FOOTBALL
The WPIAL announced their fall sports classifications for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years on Monday. In football, Indiana remained in Class 4A2 along with Hampton, Knoch and Mars, but McKeesport ...
Feb 20, 2024

HOMER-CENTER PULLS OFF UPSET OF UNITED IN FIRST D6 PLAYOFF GAME
The District 6 playoffs began last night with a Double-A matchup of two Heritage Conference girls opponents, and 10th-seeded Homer-Center pulled off the upset over number 7 United. Todd Marino has the...
Feb 20, 2024

CRUZ GETS A WORKOUT ON FIRST DAY BACK
At Spring Training in Bradenton, the Pirates enjoyed their first full-squad workout yesterday, and there was plenty of action, including some live full-speed batting practice for Oneil Cruz, who is wo...
Feb 20, 2024

SULLY SHAKES UP LINES AHEAD OF PENS GAME WITH ISLES
The Penguins are back on the ice tonight to meet their Metro Division rivals, the New York Islanders. The Pens have lost four of their last five games, including Sunday's 2-1 defeat by the LA Kings. T...
Feb 20, 2024

PORTERFIELD, WEAVER GRAB PSAC HONORS
IUP's Ethan Porterfield is the PSAC West Men's Athlete of the Week and Nyshae' Weaver is the PSAC West Women's Athlete of the Week for their performances against UPJ and Edinboro. Porterfield posted 3...
Feb 20, 2024

PITT BATTLES WAKE FOREST TONIGHT
There is college basketball on the air tonight. Pitt has won five straight games and will host Wake Forest, the team they beat, 77-72, on January 31st to start their streak. The Panthers thumped Louis...
Feb 20, 2024

NOT EVEN JAGR'S MAGIC CAN UNLOCK PENGUINS' OFFENSE
On a night when the Penguins celebrated the great Jaromir Jagr, they could've used his offensive brilliance against the LA Kings. Paul Steigerwald reports on another disappointing loss.(2-1) Be...
Feb 19, 2024










