With former teammate Maverick Rowan and NC State in town to play Pitt, Lincoln Park has postponed it’s game with Shenango tonight. The game has been moved to Wednesday night at the Midland Gym. Tip off will be 7:30. Tonight’s games have Blackhawk at Beaver Falls. WBVP air time is 7:05. Beaver will be at Hopewell. WMBA air time is 7:05
Author: Beaver County Radio
Pitt Welcomes Rowan.
The 15-2 Pitt Panthers host the 10-8 North Carolina State Wolfpack at the Peterson Event Center tonight. With their lost Saturday to Louisville, the Panthers fell off the AP Poll but, remains number 20 in the USA Today coaches poll. the Panthers are 4-1 in the ACC. NC State is 0-5. The game is the return of Maverick Rowan. Rowan lead the Lincoln Park Leopards to the 2014 WPIAL-PIAA Titles. He was also the PIAA player of the year 2014. The 19-year-old freshman is averaging 13.3 points per game for the Wolfpack.
Penguins Lose In St Louis ….Prepares For The Flyers.
Four unanswered goals from the Blues lead to a 5-2 lost last night in St Louis. It doesn’t get any easier. The Penguins host their crosstown rival the Philadelphia Flyers Thursday at the Console Energy Center. WBVP-WMBA air time is 6:30 pm
Harrison Future Is Up To Him
Linebacker James Harrison will be 38-years-old before the 2016 season begins. He has one year left on his contract. Harrison told media members that he will take some time to decide whether he will play again. Harrison had an outstanding season and was a mentor to the Steelers young corp of linebackers. It is not game day it is getting ready for for game day says Harrison He is not sure he wants to put his body through one more year of training.
Steelers Exit
Yesterday the Steelers cleaned out their lockers. Today they have their exit interviews with Coach Mike Tomlin and then head for home. A lot of questions remain before the team heads to the draft room in April. The final Mike Tomlin News Conference will be Wednesday at noon on WBVP-WMBA.
MLK Day Celebrated at Penn State Beaver
Close to 50 students at Penn State Beaver took part in the schools regional Martin Luther King Day of Service today. This year…about a dozen students from the Beaver campus headed to the Greater Allegheny campus in McKeesport to serve….while more stayed closer to home to help out at the Sisters of St. Joseph in Baden….or to conduct a community discussion with the Franklin Center. Penn State has done the regional day of service since 2007.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Closings
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Most schools were closed in honor of the holiday. Post offices are closed. Regular mail is not being picked up or delivered. Banks and liquor stores are closed as well.
Man Found Dead In Pittsburgh House Fire
Authorities say a man has been found dead following a fire at a Pittsburgh duplex. The blaze was reported Saturday night in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Authorities have identified the victim as 68-year-old Joseph Mats. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Pittsburgh Gas Prices Drop To $2.10 A Gallon On Latest Oil Plunge
Pittsburgh-area gasoline prices have dropped to $2.10 a gallon on the latest crude oil’s latest plunge. The plunge has weighed down retail gas prices even further, with Pittsburgh-area stations dropping 4 cents in the past week and averaging $2.10-a-gallon today. That’s according to price-tracking website GasBuddy.com. But analysts expect the bottom-out point could be near.