Category Archives: Local Sports

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS APPROACHING SEASONS' END
The PIAA Track & Field championship are this weekend at Shippensburg University, as the Heritage Conference teams along with WPIAL athletes from Indiana compete in the final athletic events of the...
Hometown1 May 28, 2021

NICE! BOMBOY JOINS HALL OF FAME
Congratulations to John Bomboy, the former athletic director at Marion Center High School, who this week was inducted into the Pennsylvania State Athletic Directors Association Hall of Fame. Bo...
Hometown1 May 28, 2021

PIRATES' EMBARRASSING MISCUE CONTINUES FANS' FRUSTRATIONS
The Pirates have been bad lately, and yesterday they were embarrassing, committing one of baseball's all-time blunders. Joe Block has the recap. Joe did not go into detail, so we will. On what ...
Hometown1 May 28, 2021

CRUZ LEADS CURVE TO WIN OVER ERIE
From the Altoona Curve: Curve Smash Three Homers In 7-5 Win Noe Toribio earned his first win of the season on Thursday night CURVE, PA - Altoona Curve pitching combined for 15 strikeouts and three dif...
Hometown1 May 28, 2021

OFFSEASON OF CHANGE LOOMS AFTER PENGUINS KNOCKED OUT BY ISLES
The Penguins have been swept out of the playoffs in the first round again, and for the second time in the last three years, the culprit was the New York Islanders, who have been a villain for the Pens...
Hometown1 May 27, 2021

PIRATES LOSE AGAIN AS FRAZIER'S HITTING STREAKS ENDS
A fifth straight loss by the staggering Pirates, this time to a former teammate. Joe Block has the recap of last night's loss to the Cubs. Adam Frazier's ten-game hitting streak was stopped. He...
Hometown1 May 27, 2021

ALTOONA DUMPS ERIE
FROM THE ALTOONA CURVE: Curve Outlast SeaWolves in Rain Delayed Contest Citta paces Curve offense with four hits CURVE, PA - Brent Citta extended his hitting streak to a season-high seven games for th...
Hometown1 May 27, 2021

HERITAGE CONFERENCE WELCOMES NEW MEMBER
At a special meeting yesterday, the member schools voted to accept a Cambria County school as the newest member of the Heritage Conference. The Portage Mustangs will begin conference athletic particip...
Hometown1 May 26, 2021

MARION CENTER SOFTBALL MOVES ON, MC BASEBALL & BLAIRSVILLE SOFTBALL STOPPED
Marion Center's softball team survived a scare yesterday in the District 6 playoffs, but the baseball team's season came to a close. Todd Marino has the report. Marion Center will play host to ...
Hometown1 May 26, 2021

PENGUINS FACE ELIMINATION GAME TONIGHT
The Penguins face an elimination game tonight in New York as they try to stay alive against the Islanders, who lead their best-of-seven series three games to two after a double-overtime win Monday nig...
Hometown1 May 26, 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









