Category Archives: Local Sports

PANTHERS READY FOR MINUTEMEN
With training camp now officially over and preparations underway for Saturday's season opener against UMass, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi says everyone is eager to get going. Narduzzi held his first in-sea...
Hometown1 Aug 31, 2021

PIRATES OPEN THEIR WEEK IN CHICAGO
The Pirates open a six-day trip to Chicago tonight, with two games scheduled on the South Side and four on the North Side. Joe Block has a preview. The Pirates yesterday fired hitting coach Ric...
Hometown1 Aug 31, 2021

IUP HOLDS FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE ON SATURDAY TO PREP FOR SEPT. 11TH OPENER
IUP continued to prepare for their first game of the regular season on September 11th with a scrimmage on Saturday. The Voice of the Crimson Hawks, Jack Benedict, has the highlights.
Hometown2 Aug 30, 2021

BUCS WALK IT OFF ON YOSHI'S BLAST
The Pirates were 0-for-86 in the last two years when entering the ninth inning trailing by two or more runs. Now they are 1-for-87. Joe Block has the story. The Pirates are off today and start ...
Hometown1 Aug 30, 2021

FINAL ROSTER CUTS DUE TOMORROW
The Steelers return to practice today after Friday loss to Carolina in their preseason finale. The team on Saturday released nine players and still must cut the roster by another 18 by tomorrow in ord...
Hometown1 Aug 30, 2021

USA, ASST. COACHED BY IUP'S MCCONNELL, WINS FIBA U16 GOLD MEDAL
What a weekend for the USA U16 women's basketball team, which last night knocked off previously unbeaten Canada, 118-45, in the 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship gold medal game in Leon, Mexico. Tou...
Hometown1 Aug 30, 2021

CARDS, WAINWRIGHT MASTER BUCS AGAIN
The St. Louis Cardinals routed the Pirates, 13-0, Saturday, and once again Adam Wainwright dominated the Bucs from the mound, blanking the Pirates for seven innings on just three hits. Steven Brault, ...
Renda Media Aug 29, 2021

NINE PLAYERS RELEASED, EIGHTEEN MORE TO GO
The Steelers released nine players on Saturday. Most notable among them was wide receiver/return man Mathew Sexton. Sexton was challenging Ray-Ray McCloud for the return job and had impressed the Stee...
Hometown1 Aug 29, 2021

CURVE POUNDED BY RICHMOND
From the Altoona Curve: Squirrels Fly Past Curve on Saturday Cal Mitchell picked up his 27th multi-hit game of the season in the defeat CURVE, PA - Altoona fell behind early and could never mount a ra...
Hometown1 Aug 29, 2021

PIRATES BLOW OPPORTUNITIES IN LOSS TO ST. LOUIS
The Pirates had several great opportunities, but blew them in their loss to St. Louis Friday night. Joe Block reports. The Pirates and Cardinals play tonight at 6:40 on WCCS 101.1 FM and AM 1160.
Hometown2 Aug 28, 2021

E-bike Regulations
Contrary to common belief, Pennsylvania does regulate e-bikes, with age (16 and older), speed and power limitations. But are they regulated enough?
No! E-bikes are too powerful, and too fast!
No! Helmets should be required.
The laws are fine. Enforcing them is the problem. People are too reckless.
State law can only do so much. Local laws need to be tougher.
Let 'em alone! E-bikes aren't a problem.
Voting Ends: Jul 28, 2026 | 12:00 PM









