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Coroner: Man’s Death on Hunting Trip Ruled Accidental

HARMONSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man died following a hunting accident in the western Pennsylvania town of Harmonsburg over the weekend. State police in Meadville say 19-year-old Jacob Smith of Linesville was hunting with friends in Summit Township. The Crawford County coroner said Smith was removing items from a hunting sled when his shotgun accidentally went off shortly before 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Coroner Scott Schell told the Meadville Tribune that shotgun pellets struck Smith in the abdomen.

Man, Woman Gunned Down in Wilkinsburg, Police Suspect Backseat Passenger

WILKINSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police in Allegheny County believe a backseat passenger shot and killed a man and woman who were sitting in a car. Police say officers found the woman lying in a street with multiple gunshot wounds in Wilkinsburg just after 9 p.m. Sunday. They also noticed a car nearby, with its door open. A man was found inside with multiple gunshot wounds. Police believe they were sitting in the car when the backseat passenger shot the man. The woman tried to escape.

TRAFFIC ALERT: SR 151 in Independence Township Closed Until Further Notice

Due to a landslide, a portion of SR 151 between Park Road and Plunket Road in Independence Township, Beaver County is currently closed to traffic.  PennDOT’s contractor is in the process of installing traffic control devices with the anticipation of reopening traffic to a single lane restriction.  Additional details will be provided as soon as they are available.

Aliquippa Light Up Night 12/5/19

Aliquippa’s Department of Parks and Recreation has announced the “The Gathering” on Franklin Avenue  A COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS   will be held Thursday, December 5 from 6 to 8 p.m.

The annual Christmas tree lighting will be held  in front of the police department .
There will bee food, activities, raffles, and oh yes….A visit from Santa Claus!!

Winterfest Returns To Beaver Falls On November 30

It’s beginning to look a lot like…well, you know.

The holiday season is already being celebrated by many, but the full-swing embrace to Christmas comes this weekend following Thanksgiving. A major part of that in Beaver County will be the 2nd Annual Beaver Falls Winterfest taking place beginning at 2 PM at the parklet by the Carnegie Free Library, culminating with the lighted holiday parade set to kick off at 6 PM. Winterfest is presented by the Beaver Falls Business District Authority in conjunction with the City of Beaver Falls.

Winterfest Committee members Paula Durish, Nancy Valentine-Jones, and Chris Kosanovich joined Matt Drzik on A.M. Beaver County to discuss the changes and updates from last year’s inaugural event, as there will be a DJ playing music and fun/games for the kids provided by the Big Beaver Falls Area School District. There will also be food trucks and open greetings by the downtown businesses throughout the afternoon and evening along 7th Avenue. Plus Beaver County Radio, as is tradition, will broadcast the lighted holiday parade as it sleds its way down through Tigertown.

If you have questions or inquiries about Winterfest or the Parade, contact the Winterfest committee at bfchristmascommittee@gmail.com or contact Paula Durish at the Beaver Falls City Building at (724) 847-2800 ext. 215.

Click on the players below to listen back (or again) to the 2019 Winterfest Preview!

Chris Shovlin Talks About Midland Coach Ed Olkowski’s Legacy On Sports Slam

Among many names in the history of Midland Basketball from Simmie Hill to Maverick Rowan, it is the name of Ed Olkowski that will stand alone on the floor of Midland’s basketball court.

Beaver County Radio alumnus and Beaver County Sports Hall Of Fame Announcer Chris Shovlin talked with Greg Benedetti & Matt Drzik on the Saturday Sports Slam in regards to Olkowski’s dedication ceremony that will be taking place on December 5 in Midland. The event will be open to Midland & Lincoln Park students as well as the general public.

Shovlin spoke about Olkowski’s influence on years of Midland basketball, from his assistant position on the 1965 PIAA champion squad (“the best team ever according to many, including myself,” says Shovlin) to his long storied history of being an educator in the Midland school district.

To listen to the entirety of the interview, click on the player below!

Central Valley Coach Mark Lyons Talks Bye Week & Bald Eagle On Sports Slam

A week away from playing hard only means more time to work hard.

Thus is the case for head coach Mark Lyons and his Central Valley Warriors, who have had the past week off after winning the 3A WPIAL Championship over Aliquippa 13-12 in OT one week ago. The victorious coach joined Matt Drzik and Greg Benedetti on the Saturday Sports Slam to talk about the ways his team has practiced over the week, the challenge of practicing and studying as a student-athlete, and what he saw from Bald Eagle–Central Valley’s next opponent in the PIAA semifinals–in their victory over Sharon in the quarterfinals.

To hear the entire interview, click on the player below!

Penguins pull away in third to beat Devils 4-1

Penguins pull away in third to beat Devils 4-1
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Guentzel tried to corral the puck, but it wasn’t quite cooperating. So as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ forward raced in on New Jersey goalie Mackenzie Blackwood in the middle of the second period on Friday night, Guentzel kept his stick on the ice and hoped for the best.
“It’s just kind of a cluster there when you lose a puck like that and you’re on a breakaway,” Guentzel said. “Just tried to get him to cheat over and it worked.”
As tends to happen when Guentzel is in close, particularly at home.
Guentzel managed find enough control to deke from his forehand to his backhand and back again, getting Blackwood to bite in the process. Guentzel tapped the puck into the open net for his team-leading 11th goal of the season — and seventh at PPG Paints Arena — to give the Penguins all the momentum they would need in a 4-1 victory.
“We’re playing well,” Guentzel said. “I think our record might not show some games that we’ve played well in but I think our top to bottom lineup, we’re just playing well and we’re filling spots and guys are stepping up big, so I think it’s been good.”
Guentzel has three goals and three assists during a four-game point streak that started shortly after the Penguins lost captain Sidney Crosby for at least six weeks following surgery to repair a sports hernia. Pittsburgh’s top line has kept rolling anyway as Guentzel, Rust and Evgeni Malkin have combined for eight goals and 12 assists in the five games since Crosby went down.
“I think they kind of feed off each other,” Penguins defenseman John Marino said. “They always kind of know where they are. They’re always in the right position.”
And they’re getting help. Marino and Jared McCann scored 25 seconds apart in the third period to chase Blackwood. Dominik Kahun added his sixth goal in 11 games as the Penguins snapped a four-game winless streak at home against New Jersey. Tristan Jarry trimmed his goals-against average to 1.81 by stopping 36 shots, weathering an early second-period surge from the Devils then coasting after Guentzel’s pretty move.
Taylor Hall scored his third of the season for the Devils. Blackwood made 30 saves before being removed in favor of Louis Domingue early in the third period after giving up goals on back to back shots.
“That one is not on Mackenzie,” New Jersey coach John Hynes said. “I mean, he kept us in the game in the first period. The pull was not regarding Mackenzie or the disappointment in him by any means.”
If the Penguins were drained following consecutive overtime losses to the streaking New York Islanders, it didn’t show. Pittsburgh carried play early and Kahun gave the Penguins the lead 7:51 into the first when linemate Dominik Simon created a turnover along the boards in the New Jersey zone and slipped the puck to Kahun. Kahun worked his way past Devils defenseman Mirco Mueller and flipped the puck past Blackwood’s stick to put Pittsburgh in front.
Hall evened it 31 seconds into the second with a power-play goal, the third Pittsburgh surrendered in two games following a franchise record-tying stretch in which the Penguins went 10 games without giving up a goal while a man down. New Jersey kept pressing, ripping off 12 shots at Jarry in the opening eight minutes of the second. Jarry, however, stood his ground.
The Penguins have been only so-so finishing off opponents this season, coming in 6-2-1 when leading after two periods, including a late collapse against the Islanders on Tuesday that ended with New York extending its point streak to 15 games. There would be no letdown this time against a New Jersey attack that’s struggling to score goals.
Pittsburgh’s Alex Galchenyuk forced a turnover on the forecheck early in the third and the puck came to McCann in the slot. McCann beat Blackwood high to make it 3-1. The buzz in the arena hadn’t died down when Marino pushed the lead to three goals on a slapshot from above the right circle that made its way through a sea of bodies and into the net to chase Blackwood.
“We have some surges, but there’s still some inconsistencies to our game,” Devils center Travis Zajac said. “Just need more out of guys like me, out of other guys, if we want to turn this thing around.”
NOTES: The Devils, ranked 29th in the league in scoring, have scored two or fewer goals in 12 of 21 games. … New Jersey scratched D Matt Tennyson and C John Hayden. … The Penguins D Juuso Riikola and C Joseph Blandisi in addition to Schultz. … Pittsburgh improved to 3-2 on the second night of back-to-backs. … Pittsburgh F Patric Hornqvist skated 13:16 in his second game back after missing nearly three weeks with a lower-body injury. Hornqvist was also dropped during a second-period fight with New Jersey’s Damon Severson.
UP NEXT
Devils: Welcome Detroit on Saturday night. New Jersey has dropped four straight to the Red Wings.
Penguins: Host Calgary on Monday. The teams split their two meetings last season.
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