Robertson still has Pirates pride
His deep baritone voice is reminiscent of Elvis, and he’s known to croon Falling in Love with You on karaoke nights. Wearing a straw cowboy-style hat and an almost-southern drawl, Bob Robertson graciously chats with golfers and volunteers at Iron Masters Country Club during the Becky Sheetz Memorial Golf Tournament. When asked for an autograph he says, “Thank you,” pleased that fans still remember and appreciate his days as Pittsburgh Pirate. The former first baseman enjoyed playing during one of the greatest eras in Bucco baseball history. With teammates the likes of Bill Mazeroski and Willie Stargell, his locker stood next to Roberto Clemente’s. “My memories were as a young adult laying on my grandmother’s couch listening to the games [on the radio] and hearing names like Stargell and Clemente,” Robertson said, “and then to find myself at spring training with those guys and running onto the field with them just a few years later.
» Full StoryCurve juniors take to the road
There’s a new baseball team in town, but this time of year, they don’t stay in town much at all. The Curve Juniors are a group of elite traveling baseball players under the age of 16 from throughout Central Pennsylvania.
» Full StoryPassion stirring interest
In the city where three rivers converge, they charge onto the gridiron decked in black and gold, ready for a battle of strength, speed and strategy.
» Full StoryWatching, biking & helping
Some random observations while enjoying my summer vacation:
n The 2008 Summer Olympic Games begin this week in Beijing, China with the overall theme “One World, One Dream” — the idea that people around the globe, of all nations, colors,
The swing of things
When 16-year-old David Morgan of Hollidaysburg needed to develop an Eagle Scout project, he turned to a portion of the population near and dear to his heart.
» Full StoryDisc golf growing in popularity
Who hasn’t enjoyed tossing a Frisbee with a friend?
How about throwing that Frisbee around the fields, along wooded trails and across streams of Central Pennsylvania?
That’s exactly what the sport of disc golf offers.
Altoona Area Jr. High 1st Day
Yurochko Golf Invitational
Hburg Catholic School
Curve VS New Hampshire
Mt Aloysius Move-In Day
Sound Works Acutonics
my babies
Somerset C.F. Mud Bog '08