Category Archives: Local Sports

INDIANA BATTERS SOMERSET, ADVANCES TO QUAD-A QUARTERS
Indiana County's two remaining baseball teams in the PIAA playoffs both won in dominant fashion last night. For the fourth straight year, Indiana advances to the Quad-A quarterfinals, and they did so ...
Hometown1 Jun 02, 2026

WILDCATS THRASH PANTHERS IN CLASS A BASEBALL OPENER
The Homer-Center Wildcats rolled in their first-round Class A playoff matchup with Northern Bedford. Mark Bertig has the story. Homer-Center's next opponent, MMI, is a prep school from District 2, in ...
Hometown1 Jun 02, 2026

RED DRAGONS' SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE WITH PIAA LOSS
Purchase Line earned its way into the state Class A tournament with a 10-5 win over Conemaugh Valley, but the Red Dragons came up short in their first round PIAA game, falling to Union Area, 12-9. Tra...
Hometown1 Jun 02, 2026

BUCS HEAD TO TEXAS FOR SERIES WITH ASTROS
The Pirates are coming off a 5-2 homestand and a sweep of the Twins as they head into action tonight in Houston. Greg Brown has a preview. The Pirates yesterday traded relief pitcher Justin Lawrence t...
Hometown1 Jun 02, 2026

MANDATORY MINICAMP OPENS TODAY
Steelers mandatory minicamp begins today at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex in Pittsburgh. All ninety players on the roster are expected to be there, although some who are in contract "walk years", suc...
Hometown1 Jun 02, 2026

COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL NOMINEES INCLUDE FAMILIAR WESTERN PA NAMES
Eleven former Steelers, three former Pitt Panthers, one Penn State Nittany Lion, and six former PSAC standouts have made the list of nominees for the College Football Hall of Fame. Steelers nominees i...
Hometown1 Jun 02, 2026

PIAA BASEBALL, SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS START TODAY
UPDATE: We have received word from Homer-Center Coach Scott Bauer that Southern Fulton was disqualified from the PIAA playoffs as the team has used an ineligible player for the entire season. Homer-Ce...
Hometown2 Jun 01, 2026

PIRATES COMPLETE SWEEP OF TWINS ON SUNDAY
The Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. Greg Brown reports. The Pirates have the day off today to travel to Houston to start a series against the Astros on Tuesday. ...
Hometown2 Jun 01, 2026

CURVE SHUT OUT BY HARTFORD ON SUNDAY
The Altoona Curve was limited to nine baserunners all game as they were shut out by the Hartford Yard Goats 9-0 Sunday afternoon. Pitcher Khristian Curtis tossed 3.2 scoreless frames with four strikeo...
Hometown2 Jun 01, 2026

STEELERS TO START MANDATORY MINI-CAMP TOMORROW
Organized Team Activities continue across the NFL this week. However, the Steelers are gearing up for mandatory minicamp. The team gets back to work tomorrow for a three-day session. The Steelers held...
Hometown2 Jun 01, 2026

America 250
The America250 celebration is coming up. Are you doing anything special?
Yes! Can't wait for the Friday night parade and Saturday's YMCA Star Spangled Celebration at Mack Park!
We'll do our typical picnic and sparklers thing!
We're traveling to some great U.S. historical sites, such as Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.
Nothing special. Just a typical weekend at our house.
Voting Ends: Jun 16, 2026 | 12:00 PM











