Category Archives: Local Sports

IUP BASEBALL IUP Baseball has put five players on the All-PSAC team. Catcher Ricardo Aponte, second baseman Teague Hoover, shortstop David Kessler, and designated hitter Camden Rhude, all made first-t...

The Steelers yesterday waived cornerback Daequan Hardy with an injury designation. They did not say what the injury is. Hardy signed with the practice squad in November and then signed a reserve/futur...

BASEBALL Charlie Manzi cracked a walk-off double, one of his three hits on the day, as Indiana topped Armstrong, 4-3. Manzi also got the win on the mound for Indiana, which also got a double and an RB...

After their sweep of Cincinnati over the weekend, the Pirates begin a six-game road trip tonight in the Arizona desert. Greg Brown has a preview with the pitching matchup. There is another top Pirates...

The Steelers had four viable tight ends on the roster last season, but Jonnu Smith and Connor Heyward are gone, so they've been focused on bolstering the position this offseason. They've added fifth r...

Two IUP players have swept the final PSAC Athlete of the Week awards for baseball and softball. Baseball shortstop David Kessler hit .333 with six hits in five games, with two extra-base hits and five...

BASEBALL The Heritage Conference regular season races will be settled this week, with both the baseball and softball championship games scheduled next Monday. In the Heritage baseball chase, Conemaugh...

After crushing the Reds for two games, the Pirates used a different path to victory yesterday, Braxton Ashcraft turning in a fantastic performance. Greg Brown recaps an old-fashioned pitchers' duel an...

There are some things about Steelers training camp in Latrobe that are a "given", like the ordinary human-size beds that struggle to hold 320-pound offensive linemen, but one summertime tradition may ...

You won't ever again see a game as odd as the one the Pirates played on Saturday. Greg Brown has the recap of a strange day at PNC Park. The Bucs look for the sweep this afternoon with a matchup of ri...