Sports

Pennsylvania board clears fall school sports to begin

Published Friday, August 21, 2020

The governing body for Pennsylvania interscholastic sports decided Friday to move forward with the fall season, rejecting the governor's recommendation that all youth sports be postponed until 2021 to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Nesbitt’s vault to success will continue at Division I level at Robert Morris

Published Thursday, August 20, 2020

The past few months have looked different — to say the least — for everyone, including our local school-aged athletes.

Score Report: AJ Varsity wins opener

Published Saturday, August 15, 2020

The A.J. Parise Youth Football program kicked off its season at Brockway on Saturday against the hosting Bears. The Chucks varsity team won convincingly, 48-0, while the JVs fell 20-0 to the Bears.

Big Ten, Pac-12 pull plug on fall football amid pandemic

Published Tuesday, August 11, 2020

The Big Ten and Pac-12 won't play football this fall because of concerns about COVID-19, taking two of college football's five power conferences out of a crumbling season amid the pandemic.

Panel delays decision on Pennsylvania sports for two weeks

Published Friday, August 7, 2020

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The governing body for Pennsylvania school sports on Friday delayed making, for at least two weeks, a decision about whether to follow the governor's recommendation and cancel sports until January.

Update: PIAA to mull options after Wolf statement

Published Thursday, August 6, 2020

At a press conference today (Thursday, Aug. 6), when asked about whether the state would reconsider allowing parents as spectators at PIAA sports events this fall, Pennsylvania Gov.

Rockets complete sweep to win 2020 Fed League title

Published Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Pictured here are the members of the 2020 Federation League champions, the DuBois Rockets, posing with the league trophy after completing a four-game sweep of the Brookville Grays in the league finals.

2 MLB games postponed as Marlins deal with virus outbreak

Published Monday, July 27, 2020

MIAMI (AP) — Two major league games scheduled for Monday night were postponed after more than a dozen Miami Marlins players and staff members tested positive for the coronavirus in an outbreak that stranded the team in Philadelphia.

Rockets take Game 1 of Fed League Finals; Game 2 on Sunday

Published Saturday, July 25, 2020

Brandon Orsich pitched a one-hit, complete-game shutout for the DuBois Rockets on Saturday, and his top-seeded team won Game 1 of the best-of-seven Federation League finals over the Brookville Grays by a final score of 3-0.

It only took one: Rockets take Game 1 of Fed League semis

Published Saturday, July 18, 2020

DUBOIS -- The DuBois Rockets saw T.J. Gornati (pictured above) and Dan Stauffer team up to pitch a four-hit shutout as the Rockets claimed a 2-0 victory over the Rossiter Miners in Game 1 of their best-of-five games Federation League semi-final series at Showers Field in DuBois on Saturday.