Category Archives: Local Sports
SKENES AMPS UP PREPARATION FOR WBC, AIMS FOR OCTOBER
In Bradenton, Florida, the Pirates will put in one more day of work today before opening the Grapefruit League schedule tomorrow in Sarasota against the Orioles. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 and ...
Feb 20, 2026
BLACKHAWK EDGES INDIANA IN OT HOCKEY THRILLER
A great effort by Indiana came up short last night as they closed out their season with a 5-4 overtime loss to Blackhawk. Indiana fell behind, 2-0 before Michael Dubetsky's goal in the first period. I...
Feb 20, 2026
MARION CENTER, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, UNITED, PORTAGE AMONG PLAYOFF WINNERS
In the District 6 Girls Triple-A quarterfinals last night (see updated schedule and brackets), Marion Center took on Heritage Conference neighbor West Shamokin and the Stingers shook off some rust to ...
Feb 19, 2026
INDIANA GIRLS DOWN, BUT NOT OUT
Indiana and Penn Trafford hooked up for a WPIAL playoff game last night in a matchup of the regular season co-champions in 5A Section 2. The Warriors won the rubber game. Pat Dougherty has the story. ...
Feb 19, 2026
IUP ROLLS ON WITH SWEEP OF SETON HILL
The IUP Crimson Hawks swept another doubleheader last night, this time over Seton Hill. Here's Jack Benedict. Both IUP teams will host Clarion on Saturday. The first Atlantic Region rankings came out ...
Feb 19, 2026
UNCERTAINTY OVER CROSBY INJURY CLOUDS PENS' FUTURE
The biggest Penguins hockey story of the day yesterday happened in Italy, where Sidney Crosby was knocked off the ice for Team Canada in their 4-3 overtime Winter Olympics win over Czechia. Crosby's r...
Feb 19, 2026
LEGENDARY SAFETY WAGNER PASSES AWAY
Steelers legendary free safety Mike Wagner, who won four Super Bowls in the 1970s, died yesterday at age 76. His family announced that he died in his sleep. Despite being only an 11th-round draft choi...
Feb 19, 2026
BRADENTON HIGHLIGHT: GRIFFIN GOES DEEP FOR FIRST TIME IN BP
The highlight of spring training in Bradenton yesterday was a big swing by Konnor Griffin, who blasted his first home run off live pitching, taking good friend Nick Dombkowski over the left field wall...
Feb 19, 2026
UPDATED DISTRICT 6 BASKETBALL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE, BRACKETS THROUGH FEB. 18
District 6 basketball playoffs continued Wednesday night. Here's a roundup of the action. The following are the district schedule and brackets through the results of those games. Schedule Brackets
Feb 19, 2026
INDIANA EDGED BY GATEWAY IN OVERTIME
In the WPIAL boys 5A playoffs last night, Indiana took Gateway down to the wire and beyond. Pat Dougherty reports. Tonight, the Indiana girls are back in action, and against a familiar foe, 5A Section...
Feb 18, 2026
Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM
