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East Allegheny 68, Riverside 62 (Final/OT)

The Riverside Panthers could not overcome the resilience of East Allegheny as the Wildcats win it 68-62 in overtime on 1230 WBVP in the preliminary round of the WPIAL AA Boys’ Bracket. Eddie Gibbs led EA with 19 points, while Austin Dambaugh led the Panthers with 16. Dambaugh and East Allegheny’s Tech Brown (12) were named the CCBC Players of the Game.

East Allegheny moves on to take on Aliquippa Wednesday night at 8:00 on WMBA. Riverside ends its season at 10-13.

Bob Barrickman has this recap for beavercountyradio.com.

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Dylan Speicher (Riverside) sends the game into overtime

Quigley Catholic 82, Imani Christian 54 (Final)

Senior Gabbie Smith rang up 47 points on the board for the Lady Spartans of Quigley Catholic, setting a single-game playoff record for scoring in WPIAL A Girls, and leading the way to a win over the Imani Christian Lady Saints 82-54 on 1460 WMBA.

Freshman Cali Konek led the Lady Saints with 35, sharing CCBC Players of The Game honors with Smith.

Imani Christian finishes their season at 14-9. Quigley Catholic improves to 18-5 and will face Winchester-Thurston in the second round of WPIAL A Girls; site and time to be determined.

Tom Hays and Jason Colangelo have this recap for beavercountyradio.com.

Charleroi 43, Freedom 36 (Final)

Foul trouble and a cold streak doomed the Freedom Lady Bulldogs in their preliminary round matchup against the Charleroi Lady Cougars, as Charleroi takes a 43-36 victory on Beaver County Radio tonight. Freedom went 7:30 without a field goal in the latter minutes of the game, only scoring 4 points in the final quarter.

Maria Claybaugh scored 9 of her 10 points in the final half of play for Charleroi, while Deanna Drobka led the Lady Bulldogs in scoring with 13. These two earn tonight’s honors of our CCBC Players of The Game.

Charleroi advances to the first round of the WPIAL AA Girls Playoffs vs. #5 Neshannock. Freedom ends their season at 8-15.

Bob Barrickman and Bruce Frey have tonight’s recap for beavercountyradio.com.

Union Leaders Discuss County Budget Crisis on Teleforum With Mike Romigh

Union leaders appeared with Mike Romigh on Teleforum this morning to talk about the county budget crisis and the alleged 17-million-dollar deficit. Joe Mann, president of the employees union in Beaver County, and Al Smith, business manager for the SEIU (Service Employees International Union), say that in order to fight for a new contract for county employees, they want to see the real numbers and then get the truth out to the public. County employees currently contribute two percent of their salaries to their health insurance but the county commissioners are pushing for workers to contribute more.IMG_3347

Seneca Valley Teacher Charged with Possessing Child Pornography

The Seneca Valley School District announced this afternoon that it has suspended without pay a middle school math teacher arrested Thursday for possessing child pornography. Meanwhile, the Allegheny County District attorney’s office says it learned only today from Seneca Valley that defendant 26-year-old Jonathan Brecht of Franklin Park was a teacher. As a result, the D-A’s office is continuing its investigation and says it plans to notify its counterparts in Butler County.  According to the affadavit, Brecht admitted to investigators that he posed as a woman on the dating app Skout and suggested a sexual liaison with an underage girl. The affadavit says that investigators poring over Brecht’s hard drive found three images of child pornography. Brecht was arraigned and has posted bond.

Several Beaver County School Districts Apply For Act 1 Status

Several Beaver County school districts have applied for Act 1 status, which would allow them to increase property taxes over the state limit. These districts include Ambridge Area, Blackhawk, Central Valley, Freedom Area, South Side Area and Western Beaver. However, local district officials say that applying for Act 1 is only a way to give the district options, not a guarantee that taxes will be raised.

AG Kane Gets Two Weeks To Give Ethics Board Justice’s Emails

Pennsylvania’s judicial ethics court is giving state Attorney General Kathleen Kane two weeks to produce material for a pending disciplinary case against Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin. Judge Jack Panella with the Court of Judicial Discipline signed an order Thursday setting a Feb. 25 deadline to fulfill a demand for emails involving Eakin since 2008. If convicted, Eakin could be removed from the bench. Kane’s spokesman says she will comply but believes she’s already turned over all Eakin-related materials in her agency’s possession.