Category Archives: Local Sports

It's been five years since Indiana County has had a basketball team reach the Final Four in the PIAA state playoffs. In 2018, both Penns Manor and Blairsville girls made it, both losing, Blairsville b...

IUP's basketball season just ended, but the Crimson Hawks football team is ready spring drills this week. The voice of the Crimson Hawks, Jack Benedict, says coach Paul Tortorella has some questions t...

Caught in the grip of a three-game losing streak at a crucial point in the season, the reeling Penguins welcome the Ottawa Senators to PPG Paints Arena tonight. The Pens are coming off a 6-0 pasting b...

The Pitt Panthers bowed out of the NCAA tournament yesterday with an 84-73 loss to Midwest Regional third seed Xavier. Pitt suffered from cold shooting for most of the game and was defenseless in the ...

The Pirates' Vince Velasquez got hit hard yesterday as the Baltimore Orioles bombed the Bucs, 8-0 in spring training baseball. Velasquez gave up seven runs on seven hits, including a pair of two-run h...

Right-hander Mitch Keller struck out seven and allowed only three hits in four and two-thirds innings Saturday as the Pirates beat the Minnesota Twins, 7-4 in exhibition baseball. That makes three str...

The Steelers on Saturday agreed to terms with former Philadelphia Eagles guard Isaac Seumalo, a Pro Bowl alternate who was rated as one of the top free agents available this offseason. Seumalo, a 2016...

Playing without three top defensemen, the Penguins were skated out of the building on Saturday night, falling to the New York Rangers 6-0 at Madison Square Garden. With Jeff Petry, Jan Rutta, and Dmit...

The PIAA released the venues and game times for Monday's semifinals in the girls' 3A and 2A basketball playoffs. District 6 3A champion River Valley will travel to Kiski Area High School to take on Ou...

At the NCAA College Basketball Tournament, the Pitt Panthers will dance into the next round thanks to a 59-41 upset victory over the #6 Iowa State Cyclones. The game was a defensive battle all the way...