Category Archives: Local Sports

S.W. JACK COMEBACK KEEPS HOST TEAM ALIVE IN WESTERN REGIONAL
At the PA Youth Legion Western Regional on Saturday, Brookville (1-1) eliminated Edinboro, 8-6. Penn Trafford (2-0) defeated Wesleyville (1-1), 8-1. Connellsville (2-0) knocked out Erie Post 771 in a ...
Hometown1 Jul 24, 2022

INDIANA LITTLE LEAGUERS ON VERGE OF HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT
The Indiana 13U Little League Team is two steps away from advancing to the World Series. Friday, Indiana, the PA State Champs, defeated New Hampshire, 6-5, and then Saturday they clobbered Massachuset...
Hometown1 Jul 24, 2022

DAY ONE OF YOUTH LEGION WESTERN REGIONAL VERY BUSY
It was an active day on two area ball fields for the Youth Legion Western Regional Tournament. At the White Township Recreation Complex on Friday, defending state champions Penn-Trafford plated four r...
Hometown2 Jul 23, 2022

ALTOONA FALLS TO HARRISBURG IN FIRST GAME BACK FROM BREAK
The Altoona Curve also resumed play after the All-Star break with a loss to the Harrisburg Senators 7-5. Aaron Shackelford and Andres Alvarez both had homers for the Curve, and Fabricio Macias had thr...
Hometown2 Jul 23, 2022

PIRATES TRADE VOGELBACH TO NY METS FOR PITCHER
The Pirates traded designated hitter Daniel Vogelbach to the New York Mets for right-handed pticher Colin Holderman. He is 4-0 on the season with 2.04 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP in 17 and 2/3rds innings over...
Hometown2 Jul 23, 2022

PIRATES COME OUT OF ALL-STAR BREAK WITH A LOSS
The Pittsburgh Pirates got off on the wrong foot as they lost the first game out of the All-Star break to the Miami Marlins, who had not scored a run in the previous 38 innings. Greg Brown reports. Th...
Hometown2 Jul 23, 2022

MCCONNELL SAYS RETIREMENT WAS "TREMENDOUSLY DIFFICULT DECISION"
IUP women's basketball coach Tom McConnell's retirement announcement yesterday brought to a close the most successful women's basketball coaching tenure in the university's history. In eight seasons, ...
Hometown1 Jul 22, 2022

BUCS FINALLY BACK TO BASEBALL
The Pirates return to action tonight after the All-Star break, and they are taking the field against a team that suffered its third straight shutout loss yesterday and which has not scored a run in it...
Hometown1 Jul 22, 2022

KAPPY'S DEAL PUTS PENS OVER THE CAP
The Penguins' two-year contract extension for winger Kasperi Kapanen will carry with it a salary cap hit of $3.2 million, the exact same cap hit as his former deal. Kapanen scored only 11 goals with 2...
Hometown1 Jul 22, 2022

NARDUZZI TURNS HEADS AT ACC MEDIA DAY
Leave it to Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi to liven the atmosphere anytime there's a microphone nearby. At yesterday's ACC Football Media Day, Narduzzi said Pitt would have won the Peach Bowl if Ken...
Hometown1 Jul 22, 2022

RT 22 BIKE-PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
The long-awaited bike-pedestrian bridge across Route 22 is now open! What do you think?
I love it! It will help bring more economic activity to Indiana County!
I love it! It's much needed for the safety of folks to link the trails and access both sides of that busy highway.
I love it for both of the reasons listed above (as long as they maintain it.)
It's not going to be the economic boon they're saying it will be.
Not enough people will use it to have an effect on safety.
It will not be maintained and will fall into disuse rather quickly.
Voting Ends: Jul 21, 2026 | 12:00 PM









