If you are looking for the Pitt Mens Basketball team In the USA Today-Coaches Poll, they are not there. Their lost to Clemson knocked them off the poll. The Panthers join fellow ACC team Duke. The Blue Devils are 1-5 in their last six games. Pitt faces #9 Virginia Saturday at Noon at the Peterson Event Center.
Author: Beaver County Radio
Penguins Begin Second Half
The Penguins ended their all star vacation on Monday. They held practice at the Cranberry facility. Missing from the workout were the All Star participants Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang were excused because of the game on Sunday. Left wing Chris Kunitz practiced and will be a game time decision. Kunitz was injured in the January 24th game against the Washington Capitols. Penguins host the Ottawa Senators tonight at the Consol Energy Center. Face off is shortly after 7pm. WBVP-and-WMBA’s next broadcast game will be Saturday in Tampa Bay against the Lightning.
CBS and NBC To Share Thursday Night Football
Thursday night football will be on CBS and NBC next season. The two networks has agreed to a two year contract. CBS and the NFL Network have broadcast the Thursday night game for the last two years. The NFL will telecast all 16 games in 2016.
Koppel Council Wants To Buy Historic Church To Get Ballfield
Koppel borough council is looking to buy a former church for its baseball field. Council president Tom Vannoy tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that they are in the process of finalizing plans to buy the former Queen Of Heaven Catholic Church because of a nearby baseball field connected with the property. Vannoy says the diocese required them to buy the entire property in order to get the ball fields. He says the both the ball field and the building have a very rich history. Vannoy tells us that boro and police services also could be relocated to the church building but he says no decision on that will be made until the property is thoroughly examined. He expects the purchase to be finalized within a month.
Federal Investigation Continues Into Amtrak Mishap
Amtrak is trying to figure out what mystery object hit a train in Philadelphia last night, leaving the train with a cracked window but not causing any injuries. The incident comes as federal investigators release information on their probe into last May’s derailment that killed 8 people in the city.
K-9 Dog Stabbed And Killed By Suspect In Pittsburgh
A suspect and a K-9 dog are both dead after an incident involving police in Wilkinsburg yesterday afternoon. Police say Bruce Kelley Jr. stabbed the dog and then was shot by police officers. One officer who fought with Kelley also had to be hospitalized.
Two Men Charged In New Sewickley Township Home Burglary
New Sewickley Township police have charged two men in connection with a January 4th burglary of a home off Route 68. The police have identified the suspects as Aaron Taft and Bret Tuma. Taft is also facing similar charges from the New Brighton police department.
Final Scores 1/29/16
Boys’ Basketball
Central Valley 63, Blackhawk 51
Bethel Park 79, Moon 53
Beaver Falls 66, Hopewell 34
Beaver 58, Ellwood City 47
New Castle 83, Ambridge 55
Trinity 62, West Allegheny 50
Lincoln Park 66, Mohawk 23
Laurel 88, Riverside 64
New Brighton 52, Shenango 48
Quaker Valley 86, South Side 56
Avonworth 74, Freedom 34
Cornell 56, Quigley Catholic 41
Eden Christian 72, Rochester 58
Sewickley Academy 64, Union 46
Central Valley 63, Blackhawk 51 (Final)
It was a close match for 24 minutes, but the Central Valley Warriors climbed back into the playoff race with a 63-51 victory over the Blackhawk Cougars in Beaver County Radio’s Game of The Night. The Warriors were led by Parker Hudson who scored 24 points; Blackhawk was led by Dawson Mary with 13. Hudson and Blackhawk’s Noah Damazo (12) were named tonight’s CCBC Players of The Game. Tom Hays has this recap for Beaver County Radio.
Landlord To Rebuild Leetsdale Chemical Warehouse That Burned Last Year
The owner of a Leetsdale industrial park plans to rebuild a chemical warehouse destroyed in a $10 million fire last year. The Beaver County Times reports Chapman Properties has introduced plans to rebuild the Lubrizol Corp. Oilfield Chemistry site to the Leetsdale Planning Commission. Under Lubrizol’s lease with Chapman, the company has 180 days to rebuild the warehouse which burned Nov. 17. Chapman owns the Leetsdale Industrial Park which has housed Lubrizol since 2000. The fire started when workers were pouring hydraulic fracturing chemicals into a production tank. More than 70 nearby homes were evacuated and three workers and several firefighters suffered minor injuries. The planning commission is expected to take action on the rebuilding plans next month.