Friday national sports brief
Stanley Cup Playoffs: –The St. Louis Blues defeated the Boston Bruins 2-1 last night and have taken a 3-2 series lead. Game Six is Sunday at 8pm in St. Louis. The Blues need a win in the nex... Read more
PIAA Baseball
High School Sports: –North Allegheny defeated Pine-Richland 4-1 last night at Slippery Rock University in the PIAA 6a quarterfinals. The Tigers will face Central Bucks South in the semifinal... Read more
Pirates top Braves behind strong outing from Archer
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves 6-1 Thursday afternoon at PNC Park. Chris Archer earned the win for the Bucs while Felipe Vazquez picked up his 15th save of the year. Coli... Read more
High school sports: –Freeport junior Jarrett Heilman pitcher has earned a spot on the Big 26 Baseball Classic July 25th through 28th in Harrisburg. Heilman was one of two players from the WP... Read more
The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-5 last night at PNC Park. The Bucs had built a 5-2 lead through the first two innings. Starter Steven Brault managed to allow just one e... Read more
High School Sports: The PIAA 6A quarterfinal matchup between the Pine-Richland and North Allegheny baseball teams will be played at Slippery Rock University Thursday. First pitch will be 6:3... Read more
The Pittsburgh Pirates begin a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves tonight at PNC Park. First pitch is 7:05pm. WISR airtime is 6:40pm. Steven Brault will start for the Pirates. The Pir... Read more
The Pirates selected right-handed pitcher Quinn Priester with the 18th overall selection in the 2019 MLB Draft last night. The 18-year-old Priester attended Cary-Grove High School in Illinoi... Read more
State High School playoffs
High School Sports: PIAA Baseball: –Franklin defeated Freeport 3-2 in the state 3A First Round at Slippery Rock University. Freeport had taken a 2-1 lead in the fifth, but Franklin won the g... Read more
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 Sunday and took three of four games in their series. With the win, the Brewers have taken over first place in the National League Ce... Read more