Record Setting Coaches Corner Broadcast Happened Last Night.

Ellwood City high school football players enjoy the wing buffet at Robert’s Roadside Inn at Coaches Corner Wednesday evening. Photo By Mark Peterson.

(Bridgewater, PA) Two area high school head football coaches were the special guests last night on the Coaches Corner live broadcast  from the Sports Patio at Robert’s Roadside Inn.  Jeff Beltz from Beaver and Joe Lamenza from Ellwood City joined the show  hosted by Bob Barrickman, Tom Hays and Bruce Frey,  which aired on 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA and 99.3 F.M.  Lamenza’s Wolverines from Ellwood City made a strong showing with around 40 players and coaches making the trek from the Beaver/Lawrence county border area school district to the venue for last night’s show.  The Ellwood contingent came hungry too as, according to Robert Skerlec, owner of Robert’s Roadside Inn, a regular season record was set, consuming 160 pounds of  free wings provided by Skerlec and his enterprise.  In addition to the wings, The team made quick work of the usual compliment of numerous pizzas, courtesy of Pizza Joe’s in Beaver.  Much like a feeding frenzy at the shark tank at the zoo, the action was fast and furious when the food was set out. Luckily, everyone got enough to eat and a good time was had by all.  Upon learning of his high achieving team’s unique record, Ellwood City Head Coach, Joe Lamenza, offered that coming down to Coaches Corner was truly a special event and that his team was really excited to be included and because of that, every single player attended.  That made setting the wing record easy work for a team that had just practiced hard and burned off a great deal of calories earlier in the day.

Beltz and Lamenza also talked at length on the show about their seasons and analyzed the upcoming games for each of their squads.

Tom Hays and Bruce Frey talk to Jeff Beltz (holding microphone) along with Bob Barrickman (back to camera). Photo By Mark Peterson.
From top, clockwise, Bob Barrickman, Tom Hays, Bruce Frey, Jeff Beltz and Joe Lamenza hold court on Coaches Corner. Photo By Mark Peterson.

The sports patio at Robert’s Roadside Inn is now in its 29th season as the home  for  Coaches Corner, a weekly live high school coaches interview program that airs on 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA, and 99.3 F.M. during football and basketball seasons.   Coaches Corner always features free pizza from Pizza Joe’s in Beaver and wings from Robert’s Roadside Inn.

Coaches Corner is hosted  by Bob Barrickman, Tom Hays and Bruce Frey and airs every Wednesday from 7 to 8 P.M. on WBVP , WMBA and 99.3 F.M.