Category Archives: Local Sports

PIRATES BOPPED OUT OF SEATTLE IN EXTRAS
The Pirates scraped their way back into yesterday's series finale in Seattle, but couldn't get the job done in extra innings. Here's Greg Brown. In each of their last three series, the Pirates ...
Hometown1 May 29, 2023

SCOTT POWERS CURVE TO SERIES WIN OVER YARD GOATS
Connor Scott had a 3-run triple and a 3-run home run as Altoona clubbed Hartford, 8-2. Sean Sullivan threw four innings for the Curve, giving up one run, a hit and a walk, and striking out five. Bear ...
Hometown1 May 29, 2023

PENS' JOSEPH WINS GOLD WHILE U.S. FALLS OUT OF MEDAL RACE
After breezing into the semifinals undefeated, the Penguins' Casey DeSmith and the United States team lost, 4-3, in overtime to Germany on Saturday at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Cha...
Hometown1 May 29, 2023

PIRATES LOSE GAME TO MARINERS, VELASQUEZ TO SORE ELBOW
The Pirates lost to the Mariners, 5-0, and they lost pitcher Vince Velasquez to elbow discomfort after only two innings. He was making his first start since feeling pain in the elbow on May 4th. Greg ...
Hometown1 May 28, 2023

HARTFORD BUSTS UP SCORELESS TIE WITH SIX-RUN NINTH
From the Altoona Curve: Jared Jones struck out five in 4.1 scoreless innings, but Hartford scored six times in the top of the ninth to take a second straight win over Altoona, 6-0, on Saturday night i...
Hometown1 May 28, 2023

PIRATES CLUB SEVEN HOME RUNS IN ROUT OF MARINERS
The Pirates kicked off their two-city road-trip by blasting a team-high seven home runs against the Seattle Mariners last night. Greg Brown has the recap. The Pirates go for the series win this aftern...
Renda Media May 27, 2023

JUSTLEY SHARP DEFENDS 2A DISCUS TITLE; SEVEN INDIANA BASEBALL PLAYERS EARN SECTION HONORS
PIAA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS Homer-Center's Justley Sharp defended her state title in discus at the PIAA Track and Field Championships on Friday. Sharp threw a personal-best 148' 6" to overtak...
Renda Media May 27, 2023

CURVE FUMBLE LEAD AGAINST HARTFORD
From the Altoona Curve: CURVE, Pa. - Matt Fraizer drove in three runs, however, Altoona's three-game win streak came to an end with a 9-6 defeat to the Hartford Yard Goats on Friday night at Peoples N...
Renda Media May 27, 2023

KENNY PICKETT'S CAR STOLEN WHILE PERFORMING RADIO INTERVIEW
Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett had his car stolen Wednesday while he was doing a radio interview at a Pittsburgh car dealership. Reports say Pickett noticed his car was gone after leaving the deal...
Renda Media May 27, 2023

PIRATES TRAVEL TO SEATTLE, CURVE DEMOLISH YARD GOATS
The Pirates travel to the Great Northwest tonight to open a two-city road road trip that will close out the month of May. Joe Block has a preview. Keller is 2-1 with a 2.73 ERA in five starts o...
Hometown1 May 26, 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









