Category Archives: Local Sports

STEELERS TO START OFFSEASON WORKOUTS NEXT TUESDAY
The NFL has announced the schedule for the Steelers' offseason workouts. The Steelers will start theirs on Tuesday, which is earlier than other teams because they have a new head coach in Mike McCarth...
Hometown2 Apr 04, 2026

IUP WR DEVIN WHITLOCK TO ENTER NCAA TRANSFER PORTAL
After having a great season with the IUP football program, Wide Receiver Devin Whitlock has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal. He hopes to return to a division-1 school. He spent two years at Pitt as a...
Hometown2 Apr 04, 2026

NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL FINAL FOUR TO BE HELD TONIGHT, WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE SETTLED SUNDAY
The NCAA men's basketball tournament is back. A trip to the title game is on the line when a pair of teams battle in the Final Four from Indianapolis later today. Number-2 UConn and third-seeded Illin...
Hometown2 Apr 04, 2026

KONNOR GRIFFIN ADDRESSES MEDIA HOURS BEFORE FIRST START AS PIRATE
Twenty-four hours after he was promoted to the main roster, Konnor Griffin was formally introduced to the media as a member of the Pirates main roster. The 19-year-old is expected to take over at shor...
Hometown2 Apr 03, 2026

THURSDAY ROUNDUP INCLUDES PLENTY OF NONCONFERENCE ACTION
There was a lot of in-conference action on area ballfields on Thursday and some exciting out-of-conference play as well. Here's the roundup: SOFTBALL West Shamokin scored two runs in the bottom of the...
Hometown1 Apr 03, 2026

GRIFFIN NEWS CONFERENCE, MLB DEBUT HIGHLIGHT PIRATES OPENING DAY
It's not just another home opener for the Pirates today. 19-year-old shortstop Konnor Griffin will make his Major League debut against the Baltimore Orioles tonight and the Pirates will hold a news co...
Hometown1 Apr 03, 2026

PENGUINS FALL VICTIM TO LIGHTNING STRIKES
Lightning struck the Penguins last night as Tampa Bay skated away with the game, but everybody else chasing the Pens in the race for second place in the Metro Division, (the Islanders, Blue Jackets, F...
Hometown1 Apr 03, 2026

CURVE DROP SEASON OPENER TO SENATORS
The Altoona Curve dropped their season opener to Harrisburg last night, 7-2. Khristian Curtis got the start for the Curve and threw five innings, giving up one run on two hits, striking out nine and w...
Hometown1 Apr 03, 2026

KONNOR GRIFFIN TO JOIN PIRATES ROSTER FOR HOME OPENER
The Pirates have announced that Konnor Griffin was promoted to the big league roster and will make his team debut on Friday during the home opener against Baltimore. Griffin was the Pirates first-roun...
Hometown2 Apr 02, 2026

GREAT SOFTBALL MATCHUP TODAY, TRACK & FIELD WEDNESDAY RESULTS
SOFTBALL There's a big non-conference softball game scheduled this afternoon. West Shamokin will host Indiana, weather permitting, at 4:30. Indiana opened the season with a loss to Souderton, from Mon...
Hometown1 Apr 02, 2026












