Category Archives: Local Sports

A Butler County Community College basketball player has announced his commitment to play for IUP. Anthony Watson is a 6-2 guard out of Bethel Park. He's just completed his freshman season at BC3, whic...

BASKETBALL 6-7 forward Zack Austin has signed his paperwork to complete his transfer from High Point to Pitt. He averaged 14.1 points and 8 rebounds per game with 69 blocked shots and 63 3-point field...

TENNIS The IUP women's tennis team beat Slippery Rock, 4-1 yesterday to clinch their third straight PSAC championship. They also clinched a spot in the NCAA Division II Championship Tournament and wil...

The Pirates did it with pitching again Saturday against the Reds. Joe Block had the story.   The Pirates announced before the game that they have extended the contract of manager Derek Shelton be...

FROM THE ALTOONA CURVE: Saturday's game between Altoona and Bowie was postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up on Wednesday, June 21 with a doubleheader consisting of a pair of 7-i...

The Pirates have won their fifth in a row with a win last night over the Cincinatti Reds. Joe Block reports. With the win, the Pirates will be able to claim a long standing bet with one of their coach...

After some rain came through the area on Friday, the Altoona Curve hung the Bowie Baysox out to dry with an 8-1 win. Domingo Leyba had three hits and paid early dividends with two RBI in the first inn...

In High School Baseball, Homer Center beat Glendale 11-3 on Friday. Michael Krejosic was excellent both ways as he pitched three innings and allowed 3 runs on two hits, notching five strikeouts, but a...

The Pirates managed only one hit after the first inning, but they did enough in that opening inning to beat the Reds. Here's Joe Block.   Game two of the series is tonight at PNC Park. Mitch Kell...

BASEBALL Homer-Center wiped out a 3-0 deficit in the 5th inning, then scored three runs in the top of the 7th inning and stopped a Northern Cambria rally in the bottom of the inning to hand the Colts ...