PITTSBURGH — Rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin had four hits, Brandon Lowe hit his 32nd homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates surged past the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Friday night. Pittsburgh churned out 15 hits against Kansas City to overcome an early four-run deficit to move back to .500 ...
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP — Evgeni Malkin remains as passionate as ever about hockey as his 21st season with the Pittsburgh Penguins begins. Whether it’s his last, be it in Pittsburgh or anywhere else, only his body knows. And right now, it’s not telling the 40-year-old Russian star ...
The Altoona Area High School girls tennis team took home the consolation prize at the Mountain Lion Invitational on Friday. The Lady Lions, who opened with a 3-2 win over Indiana in the semifinals, fell to Abbington Heights in the finals, 4-1. Against Heights, Altoona (7-3) got its only win at No. 2 doubles when Natalie Baker and Mariah Harris teamed up for a win. Heights is 13-1 with its only loss against Hollidaysburg on Thursday. In a 3-2 win over Indiana, Altoona got singles victories from Skylar Irwin and Andie Adams, along with Emma Hovan and Erika Irwin. Central Cambria also ...
Tyrone’s Lola Woomer blocks the ball down toward Bishop Guilfoyle Academy’s Grace Cioffari during Thursday night high school girls volleyball action at the Pleasant Valley gymnasium. See roundup here. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski
Last year, Central traveled to Bellwood-Antis and was shut out in a 20-0 loss that was part of a 1-5 start of the season. Things looked bleak for the Scarlet Dragons, only a couple seasons removed from a string of District 6 championships. But a young Central team won three of its last ...
PITTSBURGH — Damon Ferguson Jr., La’Vell Wright and Mason Heintschel ran for touchdowns, and Pittsburgh continued its perfect start with a 27-13 win over Syracuse on Thursday night. The Panthers (3-0, 1-0 ACC) piled up 245 yards rushing against the Orange (1-2, 0-1) to make Pat Narduzzi a ...
