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Area honors: Area athletic directors inducted into Hall of Fame

Among the area athletic directors inducted into the Pennsylvania State Athletic Directors Association Hall of Fame on Sept. 12 at the University of Pittsburgh were Northern Bedford’s Jeff Batzel (second from left), Everett’s Brian Koontz (fourth from left), the late Jack Ray of Altoona ...

Area honors: Blair County Karate Championship

Blair School of Martial Arts, LLC award winners from the Blair County Karate Championship on Sept. 12 in Hollidaysburg include (from left): Jarred Himes, first place weapons, second place sparring; Braden Himes, first place forms and sparring, second place weapons; Willow Feather, second place ...

Offense steps up to lead Steelers over rival Bengals

PITTSBURGH — Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers have been around each other a long time. So much so that when the Pittsburgh Steelers coach told Rodgers and the rest of the offense it was time to “cut it loose” before Sunday’s early-season litmus test against Cincinnati, it didn’t ...

Pirates finish season at 82-80

DETROIT — Konnor Griffin homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates recorded their first winning season in eight years with a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday in the final game for both teams. Pittsburgh (82-80), which improved by 11 wins over 2025, hadn’t finished with a record over ...

Big fourth quarter helps Marauders take down Central

Central became the latest Bishop Guilfoyle Academy football opponent to learn a difficult lesson Saturday night at Mansion Park. And that is, don’t poke the proverbial bear that is BG’s high-powered offense. After the previously unbeaten Scarlet Dragons got on the scoreboard with a ...

St. Francis loses in first Division III game

LORETTO — The Division III football era for Saint Francis got off on a sour note with a 36-6 loss to Grove City Saturday afternoon at DeGol Field. A total of 1,853 fans packed DeGol Field to see the Red Wolves take the field for their first Presidents’ Athletic Conference matchup. “I ...