Category Archives: Local Sports

Training camp continued for IUP on Thursday with a more productive day of work. On the field this year for the Crimson Hawks are some players whose parents had ties with IUP. Who were they? "The Voice...

Curve starter Trey McGough set a new career-high with seven innings pitched as he and reliever Cam Alldred helped Altoona beat the Somerset Patriots, 5-0, last night. McGough struck out three hitters ...

After a travel day on Thursday, the Pirates return to action tonight against NL Central-rival St. Louis. Here's Joe Block with a preview of tonight's series opener. Airtime is 7:50 p.m. on WCCS 101.1 ...

LLWS Hawaii and California were big winners on the first day of the Little League World Series in Williamsport. The Honolulu Little League beat Connecticut 9-1 in their opener, while Torrance Little L...

West Shamokin girls' varsity basketball head coach Frank Nagy announced in a Facebook post yesterday that he will be resigning from his position. Nagy led West Shamokin to a 60-37 overall record and a...

The IUP Crimson Hawks had to fend off the elements at George P. Miller Stadium on Wednesday, however that would be the least of their concerns as they lost another part of their coaching staff. "The V...

Practice continued for the Steelers on Wednesday, despite the onslaught of rain that impacted most of Pennsylvania. While most would have viewed the rain as a negative factor at practice, Head Coach M...

After holding the Dodgers to one-run wins in the first two games of their three-game series, the Pirates' pitching unraveled last night as J.T. Brubaker let up seven earned runs in a 9-0 loss to Los A...

After Somerset took a commanding 9-1 win against the Curve Tuesday night, Altoona bounced back to win in walk-off fashion last night at PNG Field. The Curve trailed 5-4 heading into the bottom of the ...

The Pirates kept the Dodgers in check Tuesday night, but ultimately dropped game two of the three-game set, 4-3. Here's Joe Block with the recap.   The Pirates and Dodgers wrap up their three-gam...