After a disappointing loss at home to the lowly Calgary Flames, The penguins routed the New Jersey Devils 6-1 Sunday in Newark. Evgeni Malkin lead the way with two goals. Matt Cullen, Nick Bonino, Ryan Rust, and Scott Wilson also scored for the Pens. The Penguins travel to the Barclay Center Tuesday night to face the Islanders.
Author: Beaver County Radio
Pirates Loose A Wild One To The Astros.
Behind two home runs from prospect Matt Duffy, the Houston Astros split squad out lasted the Pirates in a spring training game Sunday. A.J. Reed had three hits. Other minor league prospects Jake Marisnick and Tyler White also homered against five Pirates pitchers. Jeff Locke gets his second start of the spring as the Pirates play the Philadelphia Phillies in Bradenton this afternoon.
College Basketball Results
Penn State ended the regular season with a 86-79 double overtime win over Illinois at the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday. PSU was paced by Shep Garner’s 22-points and Brandon Taylor’s 21 points and 11 rebounds. With the win, Penn State has earned their first bye in the program history. They will face Ohio State in the second round of the Big Ten tournament Thursday evening. In women action. George Washington won their second in a row Atlantic 10 championship. They edged Duquesne 63-60 behind Hannah Schaibe’s 17 points. George Washington gets the the automatic bid to the NCAA Women Tournament. The Lady Dukes have 27 wins. They will watch tonight to see if they get an at large bid. The Robert Morris Lady Colonials have advanced to the semi-finals of the NEC Tournament. They beat Farleigh Dickenson Sunday 68-59.
Warriors Stub Their Toe
The L A Lakers are the second worse team in the NBA (12-51). The Golden State Warriors are having a record season (56-6). The two teams met Sunday afternoon at the Staple Center in L. A. Despite the huge difference in talent, The Lakers routed the Warriors 112-95. The Lakers shot 47-percent from the floor and 21 of 22 from the foul line. The Lakers held the high flying Warriors of Curry, Thompson, and Green to just 42 points
Final Scores 3/5/16
Boys’ Basketball
Class AA
Lincoln Park 69, Brockway 22
Aliquippa 71, Tyrone 41
Quaker Valley 66, Bellwood-Antis 40
Girls’ Basketball
Class AAA
South Fayette 56, Ambridge 37
Class A
Quigley Catholic 59, McConnellsburg 39
Blairsville 48, Cornell 47
Mens’ College Basketball
Georgia Tech 63, Pitt 59
NHL Hockey
Calgary 4, Pittsburgh 2
[Boys] Aiquippa 71, Tyrone 41 (Final)
What we will never be sure of is what Aliquippa coach Nick Lackovich said to his Quip players at the halftime of their opening-round matchup against Tyrone of District 6 in the PIAA AA Playoffs.
What we will always be sure of is that it worked.
A 22-4 third quarter, including a 20-0 run to open the half, helped Aliquippa to a comfortable win over the Tyrone Golden Eagles at Peters Township on Saturday. Anthony Politza led the Eagles with 14, while Chucky Humphries led the Quips with 23. Both men were selected as the CCBC Players of the Game.
Aliquippa advances to the second round where they will play Bishop Canevin. Tyrone finishes the 2015-16 with a record of 13-10.
Tom Hays has this scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.
[Boys] Lincoln Park 69, Brockway 22 (Final)
Any doubts that were had about the Lincoln Park Leopards following their loss to Aliquippa in the WPIAL Championship were quashed Saturday afternoon on the hardwood of Gateway High School.
The Leopards dominated the Brockway Rovers by a score of 69-22. Nelly Cummings led Lincoln Park with 19, while Jarett Esposito and Hunter Miller each had 6 to lead Brockway. Esposito joins Lincoln Park’s Dermotti Welling (8) as CCBC Players of The Game.
Lincoln Park faces either Washington or Greenville in the second round of the PIAA Playoffs. Broackway ends its season with a record of 12-14.
Bob Barrickman has this recap for beavercountyradio.com.
[GIRLS] South Fayette 56, Ambridge 37 (Final)
It seemed that Ambridge was taking advantage of South Fayette’s post-championship frustrations for the first three quarters. But the Lady Lions took control late in the third quarter, and pushed the turbo button to win by double digits and end the valiant effort, as well as the season, of the Lady Bridgers.
South Fayette defeated Ambridge 56-37 in the first round of the Girls’ Class AAA PIAA Playoffs. The Lady Lions were led by Emily Anderson with 22 points, while the Lady Bridgers were led by Sydney Raybold with 19. Raybold joins South Fayette’s Sam Kosmacki as the CCBC Players of The Game today.
South Fayette will either play Mars or Mercyhurst Prep in the second round of the state playoffs. Ambridge’s season comes to an end at 21-6.
Bruce Frey has this scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.
Bolland family guests on “The Lead Lap”
(Beaver County, PA) The temperatures really heated up figuratively and literally as a milder than normal winter has gotten Beaver County Radio listeners thinking about racing. Along that line, The the airwaves got revved up like a big block chevy at red line speed as Beaver County’s first family of racing, the Bollands were special guests
on the “The Lead Lap” which aired from 10 to 11 A.M. on WBVP and WMBA. Show sponsor Don Bolland, from Bolland Machine company, along with his sons, local dirt race car “trip 7’s” driver Kevin Bolland and crew chief, Keith Bolland Joined hosts Frank Sparks and Jason Colangelo.
Listeners were treated to lively discussion about local racing, local track schedules and National racing events during the one hour special racing oriented broadcast.
Coroner Identifies 25-year-old Found Dead Near Beaver County Creek
Authorities in Beaver County say they have identified the body of a 25-year-old man who was found near a creek. Andrew Verba, of Zelienople, was found in a wooded area in Marion, county coroner David Gabauer said. Verba was found around 6 p.m. near Connoquenessing Creek in the area of Veka Drive. The cause and manner of death have not been determined.