Category Archives: Local Sports

POST 493 SWEEPS YOUNG TOWNSHIP IN ANOTHER CLOSE ONE
What a week it's been for Homer City Post 493 and Young Township. They've played four times and each time Homer City has taken a big lead, but three of those games turned into tight contests, includin...
Jul 9, 2026

INDIANA TAKES SERIES FROM HOLLIDAYSBURG, MOVES ON TO STATE TITLE ROUND
The Indiana 13U All-Stars rallied in the bottom of the seventh to tie their game with Hollidaysburg at 4-4, then after falling behind in the eighth, they rallied again, scoring two in the bottom of th...
Jul 9, 2026

CURVE BASH RICHMOND, PREP FOR TRICKY PARKING SITUATION TONIGHT
Altoona evened their series with Richmond, with an 8-5 win last night at PNG Field. Duce Gourson, Callan Moss, and Will Taylor all had two hits and Lonnie White Jr. hit his eighth Curve home run of th...
Jul 9, 2026

HOMER CITY EDGES YOUNG TOWNSHIP IN A THRILLER OF A PLAYOFF OPENER
Homer City Post 493 and Young Township battled to the end last night - literally - in the opening game of the District 31 Senior Legion playoffs, with the Bearcats prevailing, 9-8. As in both games in...
Jul 8, 2026

O'HEARN CLUBS THREE HOMERS AS BUCS HAMMER THE BRAVES
What a day for the Pirates, who lost shortstop Konnor Griffin until September at the earliest, and then went out and beat the Braves on an all-time night by first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Greg Brown has ...
Jul 8, 2026

PENGUINS BOLSTER AHL ROSTER WITH THREE SIGNINGS
The Penguins have signed forwards Rafael Harvey-Pinard and Hugh McGing, and defenseman Ryan Mast to their Wilkes-Barre/Scranton AHL affiliate. Harvey-Pinard scored 21 goals with 18 assists for Wilkes ...
Jul 8, 2026

CURVE CAN'T GET THE BIG HIT IN LOSS TO RICHMOND
Altoona stranded ten baserunners last night in a 3-2 loss to Richmond. Lonnie White Jr. and Keiner Delgado each had two hits for the Curve. Left-hander Dominic Perachi throws for the Curve in the seco...
Jul 8, 2026

PIRATES: GRIFFIN'S INJURY WILL KEEP HIM OUT UNTIL SEPTEMBER
The official word from the Pirates on Konnor Griffin's hand injury was not good. The 20-year-old shortstop was initially reported to be out about four weeks in media reports, but senior director of sp...
Jul 8, 2026

PIRATES' PLAYOFF CHANCES TAKE A HIT WITH NEW GRIFFIN INJURY
Multiple sources, including MLB.com's Jason Foster, report that Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin has been diagnosed with a torn tendon in his left ring finger and will miss at least the next month. Fo...
Jul 7, 2026

INDIANA 13U ALL-STARS TAKE GAME ONE OF PLAYOFF SERIES
Indiana took down Hollidaysburg, 7-1 in Game One of their 13U All-Stars three-game series at Optimist Park. Cole Burda threw three innings of one-hit shutout ball to begin the game, striking out four ...
Jul 7, 2026

Election Day!
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd. If you are a registered voter, do you plan to cast a ballot?
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