Category Archives: Local Sports

The Pirates stranded a lot of runners on base last night as they dropped the first of a three-game set against the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis. Joe Block reports. The Pirates and Twins play again t...

A pitchers' duel between Altoona and Bowie went the way of the Baysox as they won 3-1 over the Curve last night. Both teams scored a single run in the sixth inning, but in the bottom of the 8th, Bowie...

The Steelers wrapped up training camp at St. Vincent College in Latrobe yesterday and coach Mike Tomlin treated it like a typical in-season Thursday practice. Players wore just helmets and the pace of...

The Pirates open a weekend series in Minnesota tonight. Joe Block has a preview  : Airtime is 7:45 on WCCS 101.1 FM and AM 1160. Scary sight for Pirates' No. 2 prospect Termarr Johnson as he left ...

Altoona rode a five-run second inning en route to a 6-3 win over Bowie. Matt Fraizer and Jackson Glenn each finished with two hits, while Andres Alvarez hit his seventh home run of the year. Aaron Sho...

Coach Pat Narduzzi was in good spirits following day 13 of training camp from the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Narduzzi commented on the long run of camp and said while teams get sluggish after practic...

At Day Two of the Little League Baseball World Series, Curacao defeated Australia, 2-1; Washington mercy ruled Maine, 10-0 in four innings; Chinese Taipai tossed a combined perfect game against Canada...

River Valley improved to 8-0 in boys golf after taking down Homer Center, West Shamokin and Conemaugh Valley yesterday at Chestnut Ridge. The team finished at 217 and were led by Jeremy Reed with a 36...

Former Steelers head coach Buddy Parker was announced as one of the "Coach/Contributor" finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024 on Wednesday. Parker ended his career with Pittsburgh,...

The Pirates fell behind early and never recovered as they dropped the series finale to the Mets, 8-3, Wednesday afternoon. Joe Block has the story.   Outfielder Joshua Palacios is considered "day...