Category Archives: Local Sports

PENS CONTINUE TO PREP FOR RESUMPTION OF REGULAR SEASON NEXT THURSDAY
The Pittsburgh Penguins continue to prep for the return to NHL play after the Olympic Break. One player who was ready to go was Blake Lizotte. He talked about the value of having a string of practices...
Hometown2 Feb 21, 2026

WESTERN PA WOMAN TO GO FOR GOLD TODAY IN TWO-WOMAN BOBSLED AT OLYMPICS
A trio of American teams are in the hunt after two runs in the two-women bobsled competition. Kaillie Armbruster Humphries and Hempfield graduate Jasmine Jones sit in third place, Kaysha Love and Azar...
Hometown2 Feb 21, 2026

NFL COMBINE STARTS MONDAY
The Steelers and its new head coach, Mike McCarthy are headed to Indianapolis for the annual NFL combine. That starts Monday with prospect interviews with team management groups. The physical tryouts ...
Hometown2 Feb 21, 2026

UPDATED DISTRICT 6 BASKETBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE, BRACKETS THROUGH FEB. 19
District 6 basketball playoffs continued Thursday night. Here's a roundup of the action. The following are the district schedule and brackets through the results of those games. Schedule Brackets
Renda Media Feb 20, 2026

RIVER VALLEY WINS INTENSE THRILLER OVER PENN CAMBRIA
What an atmosphere at River Valley last night, with two aggressive, physical teams and a wild crowd urging them on. And River Valley came from behind to get a win in the District 6 Triple-A quarterfin...
Hometown1 Feb 20, 2026

PENGUINS MONITOR CROSBY STATUS FROM AFAR
While they worry over the status of Sidney Crosby at the Olympics, the Penguins continue to focus on the resumption of their season next Thursday against New Jersey. Yesterday, coach Dan Muse said the...
Hometown1 Feb 20, 2026

SKENES AMPS UP PREPARATION FOR WBC, AIMS FOR OCTOBER
In Bradenton, Florida, the Pirates will put in one more day of work today before opening the Grapefruit League schedule tomorrow in Sarasota against the Orioles. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 and ...
Hometown1 Feb 20, 2026

BLACKHAWK EDGES INDIANA IN OT HOCKEY THRILLER
A great effort by Indiana came up short last night as they closed out their season with a 5-4 overtime loss to Blackhawk. Indiana fell behind, 2-0 before Michael Dubetsky's goal in the first period. I...
Hometown1 Feb 20, 2026

MARION CENTER, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, UNITED, PORTAGE AMONG PLAYOFF WINNERS
In the District 6 Girls Triple-A quarterfinals last night (see updated schedule and brackets), Marion Center took on Heritage Conference neighbor West Shamokin and the Stingers shook off some rust to ...
Hometown1 Feb 19, 2026

INDIANA GIRLS DOWN, BUT NOT OUT
Indiana and Penn Trafford hooked up for a WPIAL playoff game last night in a matchup of the regular season co-champions in 5A Section 2. The Warriors won the rubber game. Pat Dougherty has the story. ...
Hometown1 Feb 19, 2026

America 250
The America250 celebration is coming up. Are you doing anything special?
Yes! Can't wait for the Friday night parade and Saturday's YMCA Star Spangled Celebration at Mack Park!
We'll do our typical picnic and sparklers thing!
We're traveling to some great U.S. historical sites, such as Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.
Nothing special. Just a typical weekend at our house.
Voting Ends: Jun 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM











