It took the same number of victories as was posted by the club’s 1979 World Series championship team, but on the final day of the regular season, the Pittsburgh Pirates posted their 98th win – a 4-0 shutout of the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park in Pittsburgh – to earn the home field nod for…
A Lackawanna County woman was hospitalized on Sunday afternoon after a rollover incident on Interstate 80 near Barkeyville. State Police officials tell KQW that 25 year-old Kathryn Blake, from Jermyn, was headed east on I-80 shortly after 2:00 PM Sunday when she lost control of her car and twice left the roadway. Officials say Blake’s vehicle skidded…
A Franklin woman sustained only minor injuries in an early morning crash in Sandycreek Township, but police officials indicate that charges against the driver are pending. State Police accident investigators say 41 year-old Stacey Smith was headed up 15th Street Hill shortly before 1:00 AM Sunday when her car failed to negotiate a left curve. …
A Franklin-area man escaped injury early Saturday evening when his pickup rolled over on Bredinsburg Road in Cranberry Township. State Police officials say a truck operated by 57 year-old Joseph McFeaters left the road, traveled up an embankment and came to rest on its roof in the middle of the highway. Troopers say McFeaters was…
The Pittsburgh Steelers welcomed their fourth kicker of the season over the weekend, signing Chris Boswell following their release of Josh Scobee. After losing two veteran kickers to injuries during the preseason, Pittsburgh had traded for Josh Scobee, who has been less than effective. Scobee’s latest bad day saw him miss two of four attempts in the Steelers’…
Kevin Harvick led for 354 of 400 laps Sunday in a Chase for the Cup race that he needed to win to avoid the cut to twelve drivers, and moved on in the NASCAR Sprint Cup competition with a victory at the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway in Dover. Harvick stood in 15th place…
Jordan Spieth has been voted PGA Player-of-the-Year after winning five tournaments this year, including two Majors and the season-ending Tour Championship, and capturing the FedEx Cup’s $10 million bonus. At 22, the 2015 champion of the Masters and the U.S. Open is the youngest player since Tiger Woods, who was 21, to win the Jack…
High School Football Results – Week 5 Thursday, October 1 District 9, KSAC Clarion 20, Keystone 16 Clarion-Limestone 40, A-C Valley 12 Friday, October 2 Franklin 34, Mercer 13 Conneaut 27, General McLane 13 DuBois 47, Punxsutawney 13 Cathedral Prep 27, St. Joseph’s (NY) 6 Cardinal Mooney (OH) 35, McDowell 0 …
St. Mary’s, a team from the Buffalo suburb of Lancaster, New York, scored 20 second-half points on Saturday afternoon to defeat the Oil City Oilers 20-14 at the Oil Field. The Oilers’ Sam Gatesman had given his team a 14-0 halftime lead with a 42-yard rushing touchdown and a 27-yard TD reception of a pass…
Connor Simmons threw for 431 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday to lift Clarion to a 41-27 Homecoming win over Mercyhurst, and to the Golden Eagles’ first 5-0 start since 1983. The passing total was the third-highest in Clarion history. Delrece Williams, Matt Lehman and Kevin Genevro caught the scoring passes. Simmons also scored two TD’s…
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