Category Archives: Local Sports

MILL COMES "HOME" TO JOIN IUP FOOTBALL
IUP begins another week of practice with the first game approaching September 4th against Ashland at George P. Miller Stadium. Yesterday, Jack Benedict had a chance to sit down with a new IUP receiver...
Hometown1 Aug 25, 2025

SKENES DOMINATES ROCKIES AS PIRATES EARN SERIES SWEEP
Jared Triolo had another solid day at the plate and Paul Skenes dominated on the mound as the Pirates completed their weekend sweep of Colorado yesterday at PNC Park. It was the 16th shutout by Pirate...
Hometown1 Aug 25, 2025

THOMPSON HOPES STELLAR TRAINING CAMP IS ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TEAM
Cutdown day is tomorrow in the NFL. Each team must get down to 53 players by 1 PM. Mike Tomlin and the Steelers have a lot of decisions to make between now and then. One of those decisions is who will...
Hometown1 Aug 25, 2025

CUTCH, TRIOLO BASH TWO-RUN HOMERS FOR BUCS IN WIN OVER ROCKIES
The Pirates won their second consecutive game against the Rockies on Saturday and their third straight overall. Joe Block has the recap of the 5-1 win. The series concludes with an early start this af...
Hometown1 Aug 24, 2025

CRUZ RETURNS TO CURVE, DRIVES IN GAME-WINNING RUN
Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz made a rehab start for the Altoona Curve on Saturday and hit the go-ahead triple in the fifth inning to lead a come-from-behind 4-2 win over Reading. Esmerlyn Valdez and ...
Hometown1 Aug 24, 2025

CURVE FALL TO READING FRIDAY NIGHT
The Altoona Curve fell to the Reading Fighting Phils 6-2 Friday night at PNG Field, marking their third loss in a row. Reading scored three runs in both of the first two innings against Curve starter ...
Hometown2 Aug 23, 2025

FREEPORT SPOILS THE RETURN OF ZILINSKAS
Mark Zilinskas returned to the sidelines as head coach of the Indiana Indians on Friday night at Freeport, and the Indians held their own for the first half, playing Freeport to a 0-0 halftime tie. Bu...
Renda Media Aug 23, 2025

PIRATES SHUT OUT ROCKIES
Moving on to baseball, the Pirates shut out the Colorado Rockies last night 9-0. Joe Block reports. The Pirates return to action tonight with Mike Burrows starting for the Bucs. He is 1-4 with a 4.46 ...
Hometown2 Aug 23, 2025

STEELERS ROOKIE COULD BE OUT FOUR WEEKS
While the Steelers are getting ready for their first regular season game on September 7th, they will be without one of their top draft picks for at least a month. Yesterday, the team announced that ro...
Hometown2 Aug 23, 2025

DALTON NOTCHES FIRST WIN WITH PANTHERS; HOMER-CENTER, MARION CENTER ALSO OPEN WITH VICTORIES
The Heritage Conference opened its 2025 football season on Friday night, highlighted by Ed Dalton's return to Indiana County football as the head coach of the River Valley Panthers. The Panthers made ...
Renda Media Aug 23, 2025

Christmas Spending
How much do you plan to spend on Christmas gifts this year compared to last year?
A lot more
Just a little more
The same
A little less
A lot less
Voting Ends: Dec 23, 2025 | 12:00 PM











