Category Archives: Local Sports

There are only eight Double-A and eight Triple-A girls basketball teams still alive in the PIAA state tournament. Both the Homer Center and River Valley girls are among them and both will be on the co...

The IUP Crimson Hawks will do battle with PSAC West rival California tonight at the KCAC for the Division Two Atlantic Regional championship. IUP beat Fayetteville State and Mercyhurst in the first tw...

The Penguins launch a three-game road trip tonight at Nashville. The Penguins are in second place in the Metro Division with 81 points, 6 points behind Carolina. The Predators are tied with Minnesota ...

The Steelers were quite active on the first day of the NFL's legal tampering period. The Steelers came to agreement on a two-year contract with quarterback Mitch Trubisky, the former number two overal...

Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said yesterday he expects to add starting pitching and outfield depth through trades and free agency in the next couple of weeks as the accelerated Spring Traini...

IUP is one step away from a journey to Evansville, Indiana for the NCAA Elite Eight, but to get there, they have to defeat a very familiar opponent. Jack Benedict has the story of a semifinal win over...

The Penguins finally got a win over Metro Division leader Carolina yesterday in their final regular season game against the Hurricanes. Paul Steigerwald has the recap.   The Penguins play three s...

With Spring Training finally underway in Bradenton, Florida, the Pirates yesterday claimed left-handed reliever Aaron Fletcher off waivers from Seattle. The move completed the Bucs' forty-man roster. ...

The Steelers re-signed defensive backs Arthur Maulet and Miles Killebrew over the weekend. Both played increasingly significant roles in the Steelers' secondary as the season progressed last year. The...

The IUP men's basketball team found a way to win its 16th straight game despite not playing its best and advanced to Tuesday night's NCAA Atlantic Regional Championship game with a down-to-the-wire 58...