WMBA-AM 1460’s Tom Hays and Bruce Frey have the call from Moon High School of this WPIAL Class 5A Allegheny Eight Conference high school football game as the Tigers battle the Panthers. Click on the link below to hear the broadcast:
WBVP-AM 1230 and WBVP-FM 99.3’s Bob Barrickman and Jim Frederick have the call from Neshannock High School of this WPIAL Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference high school football game as the Bulldogs battle the Lancers. Click on the logo below to hear the broadcast:
Denny Hamlin goes nearly 205 mph in Talladega practice
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Denny Hamlin went nearly 205 mph at Talladega Superspeedway, where he was among seven drivers to top 203 mph in Friday’s first practice.
The Daytona 500 winner went 204.904 mph in the closing moments of the first drafting session of the weekend. He was the only driver to top 204, but Kevin Harvick was second fastest at 203.688 mph. Kyle Busch, who had an early fuel pressure issue at the start of practice, was third at 203.684.
Corey LaJoie was fourth fastest and followed by Michael McDowell and an unusual cast of fast contenders. The top-10 average speeds were rounded out by Erik Jones, Ross Chastain, Brendan Gaughan, Chris Buescher and Matt DiBenedetto.
Of the 40 drivers in the field, 33 topped 200 mph.
The Talladega weekend schedule gives teams track time on Friday only, with qualifying the only scheduled activity Saturday. It makes for a condensed schedule at a wild-card race of NASCAR’s playoffs. Sunday marks the middle race of this round, and four drivers will be trimmed from the remaining field next week at Kansas.
The unpredictability of NASCAR’s fastest and biggest track makes it critical for drivers to have a smart strategy and most will plan to work within their manufacturer alliances. The practice began with Toyota, was perfected by Ford and finally embraced by Chevrolet the last two years. In April, Chase Elliott led Chevy to its first Talladega victory since 2015 when he snapped a seven-race Ford winning streak.
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Beaver County Radio, 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA and 99.3 F.M. has announced plans to host and broadcast a live Beaver County commissioners “Candidate Cast” debate on Friday November 1st – that’s the Friday before Election Day – from 10 A.M. until Noon. The special program will originate from the Beaver County Radio Live Sound Stage, located in the WBVP,WMBA and 99.3 F.M. studio and office building in Beaver Falls. Beaver County Radio Program Director Frank Sparks has spearheaded the project…
Sparks explains how the idea came about….
Sparks says all four commissioner candidates have agreed to participate in “Candidates Cast”…
Sparks says this will be an interactive debate, one in which you – the listeners – will be able to participate in…
Sparks says during the last half hour of the debate, they will break away from the traditional format with a little twist…
…and if you happen to miss the live debate, no worries…Sparks you can always view it later…on Facebook:
THE COPYRIGHT OWNERS OF THE ‘CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS’ THEME SONG HAVE SUED DOLLYWOOD IN FEDERAL COURT FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. NEWS OUTLETS REPORT THE COMPLAINT SAYS THE EAST TENNESSEE THEME PARK, WHICH WAS NAMED FOR COUNTRY STAR DOLLY PARTON, HAS USED THE SONG WITHOUT PERMISSION IN LIVE CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCES SINCE 2007. THE LAWSUIT SAYS LOS ANGELES-BASED LEE MENDELSON FILM PRODUCTIONS OWNS THE COPYRIGHT…AND IS ASKING FOR $150,000 FOR EVERY TIME THE SONG HAS BEEN USED. ACCORDING TO THE SUIT, “CHRISTMAS TIME IS HERE” WAS WRITTEN BY LEE MENDELSON AND VINCE GUARALDI FOR THE 1965 TELEVISION SPECIAL “A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS”.
A CITY OF ALIQUIPPA EMPLOYEE IS FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES THIS MORNING…FOR INDECENT EXPOSURE. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
(Photos of the event taken by Sandy Giordano)
A LION WATER FOUNTAIN WAS DEDICATED IN THE PARK ON 8TH STREET IN AMBRIDGE YESTERDAY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
Playoff positions are on the line tonight as Beaver County Radio presents a pair of games for Week 7 of High School Football in the WPIAL.
Freedom looks to remain undefeated (5-0, 7-0) and inch closer to securing a Midwestern Athletic Conference title, but Neshannock (3-1, 5-2) looks to put themselves right back into the mix with a win at home. Pregame on WBVP & 99.3 FM is at 6:30 with kickoff from Mitchell Road scheduled for 7:00.
Meanwhile on 1460 WMBA, Moon looks to build on their upset victory over Peters Township last week as they welcome Upper St. Clair to Moon Tiger Stadium. Both teams have identical records of 3-1 in the Allegheny Eight Conference, and 5-2 overall. Coverage on WMBA begins with pregame at 6:30 and kickoff will be at 7:00.
1A
Rochester at Northgate
Laurel at Cornell
2A
Freedom at Neshannock (WBVP/99.3)
South Side Beaver at Seton-LaSalle
Ellwood City at Riverside
3A
Central Valley at Hopewell
South Park at Aliquippa
Waynesburg Central at Beaver Falls
4A
Montour at Ambridge
5A
Upper St. Clair at Moon (WMBA)
Non-Conference
Quaker Valley at Beaver*
Blackhawk at Indiana
Hampton at West Allegheny
OLSH at Jefferson-Morgan
*-game at 7:30 instead of 7:00
The New Castle Police Department has issued a scam warning about solicitors requesting donations on behalf of the department. In a Facebook post on Thursday, the department said it received several questions about the scam. Officials said they are not calling people to ask for money. Call the department at 724-656-3580 with any questions.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A lawsuit seeks to keep a proposed state constitutional amendment question off Pennsylvania’s Nov. 5 ballot, arguing it improperly combines several amendments that must be voted on separately. The state League of Women Voters sued Thursday in a bid to prevent a vote on Marsy’s Law. The ballot question passed the Legislature overwhelmingly and would give crime victims the right to be notified about, attend and weigh in during plea hearings, sentencings and parole proceedings.