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DISTRICT SIX BASEBALL PLAYOFFS

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:34:00 GMT

Baseball Class A

Portage defeated Homer Center 4 to 3

Bishop McCort defeated Saltsburg 10 to 1

In Class AA

Blairsville outlasted Cambria Heights 12-11 and will host Central Thursday at 4p.m.

Ligonier Valley beat Richland 5 -3 and will host Mount Union Thursday at 4p.m.

NCAA GOLF TOURNEY

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:30:00 GMT

The IUP golf team is in the 19th place after day one of the NCAA Division Two Golf Championships in Hershey ,Pa. IUP golfer Zack Kempa is four strokes off the pace. Sean Sweithelm an Indiana high grad shot a 79 . Day two is Tuesday .

SENS BEAT PENS IN DOUBLE OT

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:05:00 GMT

Colin Greening scored the game winning goal 7:39 into double overtime for a 2 -1 over the Penguins. Tyler Kennedy scored the only goal for Pittsburgh . The Pens still lead the series two games to one. Game four is in Ottawa Wednesday night . Pre- game Wednesday night at 6:30p.m. on U 92.5 FM .

PIRATES LOCKE UP WIN OVER STROHS

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:35:00 GMT

Pedro Alvarez homered and Jeff Locke pitched seven strong innings in a 1 to 0 Sunday win over the Astros. Jason Grilli got his 17th save . The Pirates are idle Monday and host the Chicago Cubs beginning Tuesday night . Pre-game at 6:40p.m. on 1160 WCCS.

PENS READY FOR GAME 3

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:51:00 GMT

Tonight the Pittsburgh Penguins play in game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Ottawa Senators. The Pens are coming off of a game 2 victory over the Senators on Friday, when Sidney Crosby scored a hat trick. The Pens currently have a 2-0 lead in the best of seven series. You can hear the Pens take on the Senators tonight on U-92.5 FM starting at 6:30 with the pre-game show.

PIRATES DROP ONE TO ASTROS

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:49:00 GMT

The Pittsburgh Pirates winning streak was stopped at four games with a 4-2 extra innings loss to the Houston Astros.

In the top of the 11th, the Astros got the game winning run on a fielder's choice when a throw to home was just off and the tag was missed by inches. This brought out Clint Hurdle and he argued with the home plate umpire until he was thrown out of the game. Brandon Inge was 2-5 with an RBI for the Bucs. AJ Burnett got a no-decision, going 7 innings and giving up one run on five hits and seven strikeouts.

The Pirates and the Astros wrap up their series today, and you can hear today’s game on AM 1160 WCCS starting at 12:35.

IUP NAMES WOMENS VOLLYBALL COACH

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:34:00 GMT

Aline Dos Santos has been named the sixth head coach in IUP womens volleyball history . She previously served as an assistant at Akron University .

DISTRICT SIX BASEBALL-SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:30:00 GMT

Baseball Class A

Saltsburg 6

Bishop Carroll 5

Class AA

Cambria Heights 6

Marion Center 5

Ligonier Valley 4

Northern Cambria 2

Softball

Mt.Union 4

Marion Center 2

Huntingdon 11

Blairsville 4

Ligonier Valley 7

Bald Eagle 5

PIRATES BEAT BREWERS TO TAKE SERIES

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:25:00 GMT

Travis Snider hit a home run and drove in three leading the Pirates to a 7 to 1 win over the Brewers last night 7 to 1 . Francisco Liriano worked five and two thirds for the win . The Pirates host the Astros starting tonight in a three game weekend series . Pre-game tonight at 6:40p.m. on 1160 WCCS.

PENGUINS -SENATORS TONIGHT

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:09:00 GMT

Game two in the Eastern Conference semi-final series is tonight in Pittsburgh . The Pens lead 1 game to none . Pre-game at 6:30p.m. on U 92.5 FM .