Category Archives: Local Sports

CROSS COUNTRY, GOLF HIGHLIGHT WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE
CROSS COUNTRY In a tri-meet at Marion Center, the Stingers' girls swept West Shamokin and Portage, and the West Shamokin girls topped Portage. Brooke Slade, Macie Miller, and Nora Pollock of Marion Ce...
Hometown1 Sep 04, 2025

PIRATES STIFLE DODGERS AGAIN
The Pirates have refused to back down against the defending World Series champs, taking the first two games of their three-game series, and last night doing it with the long ball and some clutch pitch...
Hometown1 Sep 04, 2025

STREAKING CURVE STRETCH LEAD OVER RICHMOND WITH ANOTHER CLOSE WIN
Altoona put another game between themselves and Richmond in the second-half playoff chase with an 8-7 win over the Flying Squirrels. Termarr Johnson scampered home with the winning run on P.J. Hilson'...
Hometown1 Sep 04, 2025

HERBIG LIMITED, RODGERS READY AS SEASON OPENER APPROACHES
Linebacker Nick Herbig was the only Steeler listed as "limited" at practice yesterday, and Cam Heyward was a participant, at least in the pre-practice stretching routine. Heyward was not listed on the...
Hometown1 Sep 04, 2025

INDIANA VOLLEYBALL OPENS SECTION PLAY WITH SHUTOUT WIN
Indiana opened Section play in volleyball with a 3-0 whitewash of Gateway. The scores were 25-20, 25-14, and 25-19. Paige Fisanich had 10 kills, 5 digs, and 2 blocks. Ellie Long had 9 aces and 3 kills...
Hometown1 Sep 03, 2025

HOMER-CENTER, BOTH INDIANA TEAMS WIN IN TUESDAY GOLF ACTION
BOYS GOLF In Heritage Conference golf, Homer-Center crushed Portage by 71 strokes at Immergun Golf Club in Loretto. The Wildcats' Brayden Rado was medalist as he fired a one-over 37, highlighted by a ...
Hometown1 Sep 03, 2025

BUCS HANG TOUGH TO BEAT DODGERS IN GAME ONE OF SERIES
The Pirates took the early lead but struggled before putting away the Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw last night. Joe Block has the recap of a big Bucco win. The series continues tonight. The Pirates will...
Hometown1 Sep 03, 2025

CURVE OFFENSE PUMMELS SQUIRRELS
Altoona opened its crucial series with Richmond with a 9-3 win, increasing the Curve's lead over the Flying Squirrels to three-and-a-half games in the chase for the second-half title in the Eastern Le...
Hometown1 Sep 03, 2025

TOMLIN CONFIDENT HEYWARD WILL PLAY IN OPENER
Mike Tomlin seems confident that Cam Heyward will suit up for the Steelers on Sunday against the New York Jets, but Heyward said simply "we'll see" on his podcast. He's involved in a contract dispute ...
Hometown1 Sep 03, 2025

SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY VACATES 26 FOOTBALL WINS -- INCLUDING TWO VS. IUP
One of IUP's chief football rivals, Shepherd University, has been forced to vacate 26 wins-including two over the Crimson Hawks-after the NCAA found the school committed multiple eligibility violation...
Matthew Burglund Sep 02, 2025

Voter ID
Pennsylvania is one of fifteen states that does not require any form of identification in order to vote. Meanwhile, eight states require photo ID in order to vote with no exceptions. What should Pennsylvania do?
Keep it the way it is. No ID of any kind required.
Some sort of ID required
Photo ID, with exceptions for religious purposes
Strict photo ID, no exceptions
Voting Ends: Feb 24, 2026 | 12:00 PM











