Category Archives: Local Sports

TOUGH DAY FOR AREA TEAMS IN SENIOR LEGION, YOUTH LEGION BEGINS TODAY
Legion baseball playoff season is here, with action getting underway yesterday in Senior Legion and starting today in Youth Legion. SENIOR LEGION The District 31 playoffs opened yesterday and the thre...
Hometown1 Jul 05, 2023

KELLER STUMBLES AS BUCS DROP OPENER IN LA
The Pirates' Mitch Keller had a rare off night and it led to the team's third straight loss. Here's Joe Block. Before the game last night, Andrew McCutchen reunited with two young men and their...
Hometown1 Jul 04, 2023

PENGUINS SIGN DEFENSEMAN, CONCLUDE DEVELOPMENT CAMP
Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas added to his organizational depth yesterday by signing 28-year-old defenseman Will Butcher to a one-year two-way contract. Butcher played for the Tex...
Hometown1 Jul 04, 2023

THREE AREA TEAMS OPEN SENIOR LEGION PLAYOFFS TODAY
The Senior Legion District 31 playoffs begin today with four best-of-three series. The top seed is Bushy Run, which was 14-3-1 in the regular season. They will take on eighth seeded Blairsville, which...
Hometown1 Jul 04, 2023

PIRATES' MISTAKES LEAD TO LOSS, KELLER NAMED TO ALL-STAR TEAM
All it took was a couple of key mistakes to give Milwaukee the edge it needed as the Brewers took the weekend series from the Pirates. Greg Brown recaps a disappointing afternoon. The Pirates travel t...
Hometown1 Jul 03, 2023

PENGUINS' DUBAS RESHAPES THE ROSTER
Penguins president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas had a very busy weekend as the NHL free agency period began and he might not be finished reshaping the Pens' roster yet. Dubas began the weekend by r...
Hometown1 Jul 03, 2023

HOMER CITY POST 493 CLOSES REGULAR SEASON, LOOKS TO PLAYOFFS
Homer City Post 493 ended the regular Senior Legion season with a split of a doubleheader with Young Township. Homer City won the first game, 5-1 and Young Township took the second game, 6-3. In the f...
Hometown1 Jul 03, 2023

PENGUINS INK JARRY, ADD SEVEN OTHERS ON FIRST DAY OF NHL FREE AGENCY
The Penguins on Saturday re-signed goaltender Tristan Jarry and added seven other free agents while losing six players. Jarry was signed to a five-year deal with a modified no-trade clause permitting ...
Hometown1 Jul 02, 2023

PIRATES CAN'T OVERCOME WRETCHED START IN HIGH-SCORING LOSS
The Pirates dug themselves a big hole and couldn't climb all the way out of it Saturday at PNC Park. Greg Brown recaps the loss to the Brewers.
Hometown1 Jul 02, 2023

SANTANA HITS WALK-OFF HOMER IN PIRATES WIN
The Pirates win streak is now up to four as Carlos Santana hit a walk-off homer to beat the Milwaukee Brewers last night. Greg Brown reports. The Pirates and Brewers resume the three-game series this ...
Hometown2 Jul 01, 2023

RT 22 BIKE-PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
The long-awaited bike-pedestrian bridge across Route 22 is now open! What do you think?
I love it! It will help bring more economic activity to Indiana County!
I love it! It's much needed for the safety of folks to link the trails and access both sides of that busy highway.
I love it for both of the reasons listed above (as long as they maintain it.)
It's not going to be the economic boon they're saying it will be.
Not enough people will use it to have an effect on safety.
It will not be maintained and will fall into disuse rather quickly.
Voting Ends: Jul 21, 2026 | 12:00 PM









