Category Archives: Local Sports

The Pirates did it with pitching again Saturday against the Reds. Joe Block had the story.   The Pirates announced before the game that they have extended the contract of manager Derek Shelton be...

FROM THE ALTOONA CURVE: Saturday's game between Altoona and Bowie was postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up on Wednesday, June 21 with a doubleheader consisting of a pair of 7-i...

The Pirates have won their fifth in a row with a win last night over the Cincinatti Reds. Joe Block reports. With the win, the Pirates will be able to claim a long standing bet with one of their coach...

After some rain came through the area on Friday, the Altoona Curve hung the Bowie Baysox out to dry with an 8-1 win. Domingo Leyba had three hits and paid early dividends with two RBI in the first inn...

In High School Baseball, Homer Center beat Glendale 11-3 on Friday. Michael Krejosic was excellent both ways as he pitched three innings and allowed 3 runs on two hits, notching five strikeouts, but a...

The Pirates managed only one hit after the first inning, but they did enough in that opening inning to beat the Reds. Here's Joe Block.   Game two of the series is tonight at PNC Park. Mitch Kell...

BASEBALL Homer-Center wiped out a 3-0 deficit in the 5th inning, then scored three runs in the top of the 7th inning and stopped a Northern Cambria rally in the bottom of the inning to hand the Colts ...

Jared Jones was outstanding for Altoona, and Travis McGregor and Noe Toribio were just as good as the Curve scored twice in the 7th inning to top Bowie, 2-1. Lolo Sanchez scored from third on an erran...

The Penguins say defenseman Jan Rutta underwent successful core muscle surgery this week. Rutta was solid for the Pens for the first 42 games of the season before missing the next 15 games with an und...

Former Pitt center John Hugley has announced a verbal commitment to transfer to Oklahoma. Hugley missed most of last season with knee injuries and mental health problems. He played 8 games and average...