Category Archives: Local Sports

In Softball, Purchase Line now knows its opponent in their D-6 playoff game on Monday. They will take on Bishop McCort as they routed Bishop Guilfoyle 13-5. Stats were not provided for that game. The ...

The United Baseball team was knocked out of the PIAA District 6 Playoffs with a 7-0 loss to Westmont Hilltop. The Lions were limited to two hits, and the loss breaks an eight-game winning streak. Brad...

BASEBALL In the opening round of the District 6 baseball playoffs, one Heritage Conference team went down in Class A and another moved on to the second round. Purchase Line was only 5-13 coming into i...

The Pirates took command early and came away with a series-clinching win over the Rockies yesterday afternoon. Greg Brown has the story. The Penguins didn't do so well in their "Battle of Pennsylvania...

The Steelers' schedule this season will include a five-game stretch against top Division and playoff contenders starting in mid-November, and all five games will be primetime marquee matchups. The fir...

Altoona split a doubleheader with Harrisburg last night, losing the opener, 3-1, and winning the nightcap, 2-0. Duce Gourson and Callan Moss each banged out two doubles in the first game but the Curve...

The following are highlight results from the District 6 AA track and field meet held Tuesday and Wednesday in Altoona. All athletes mentioned here qualified for the PIAA Track and Field State Champion...

The District 6 baseball and softball playoffs begin today with temperatures only expected to reach the forties across the region. The action features a number of games involving Heritage Conference sc...

Mitch Keller cruised through four perfect innings, but it fell apart for the Pirates in the fifth against the Rockies. Greg Brown has the story. The game featured the Major League debut of pitcher Bra...

The Steelers got tired of waiting for often-injured defensive back Corey Trice Jr. to get healthy, placing him on waivers yesterday and signing Makari Paige, a former Michigan Wolverine who was undraf...