Category Archives: Local Sports

YOUTH LEGION BASEBALL RESULTS
Kovacik Insurance edged Marion Center, 5-4, last night, scoring all of its runs in the first three innings to take a 5-0 lead, then holding on as MC scored two in the 3rd and a run each in the 6th and...
Hometown1 Jun 09, 2022

BUCS DROP OPENER AGAINST TIGERS
With a lineup loaded with five rookies, the Pirates endured a rain delay and then took a loss to the Detroit Tigers last night. Joe Block has the story. The brief series concludes today at PNC ...
Hometown1 Jun 08, 2022

IUP FOOTBALL NATIONALLY RANKED AGAIN
Football begins to come into focus in June, with Steelers minicamp, the Ken Lantzy All-Star game for graduated high school seniors coming next week, and the annual release of the college football rank...
Hometown1 Jun 08, 2022

MINICAMP BEGINS WITH SPACE-AGE HELMETS
The Steelers opened mandatory minicamp yesterday with their players wearing the new Guardian Cap, a soft shell astronaut-style helmet covering that is designed to protect against head injuries. A new ...
Hometown1 Jun 08, 2022

BUCS SET TO HOST TIGERS TONIGHT
The Pirates take on the Detroit Tigers tonight for the first of two at PNC Park. Greg Brown has a preview. The Pirates yesterday put left-hander Dillon Peters on the 15-day injured list, retroactive t...
Hometown1 Jun 07, 2022

ONE TO GO: STEELERS DOWN TO ONLY ONE UNSIGNED DRAFTEE (THE BIG ONE!)
The Steelers yesterday signed wide receiver Calvin Austin III, their fourth-round draft pick, to a four-year rookie contract, leaving top pick Kenny Pickett as the only unsigned draftee. Mandatory min...
Hometown1 Jun 07, 2022

COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS INCLUDES HEIBER, OTHER PSAC STARS
Former IUP star quarterback Lynn Heiber has again been nominated for the College Football Hall of Fame. Heiber was an All-American in 1974 and again in '75, when he led all of Division II in total off...
Hometown1 Jun 07, 2022

YOUTH LEGION: MARION CENTER, BROOKVILLE COME UP WINNERS
Marion Center downed Armstrong, 7-3, last night. Kayden Detwiler threw 6-and-a-third innings and struck out 10, walking four. He also had a double at the plate. Trey Slovinsky was 2-for-3 with an RBI ...
Hometown1 Jun 07, 2022

BUCS REMAIN HOT, SHUT OUT DIAMONDBACKS
The Pirates are one of the hottest teams in baseball after winning yet another series, this time against Arizona at PNC Park. Greg Brown recaps Sunday's win over the Diamondbacks. The Pi...
Hometown1 Jun 06, 2022

CURVE WIN IN EXTRAS
From the Altoona Curve: Curve "Shock" Baysox in Extra-Inning Walk-Off Winner Dylan Shockley has first multi-hit game of season, hits walk-off single in the tenth to split the series with Bowie. CURVE,...
Hometown1 Jun 06, 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









