For the second time this season, Pirates Ace Gerit Cole is on the DL. This time it is inflamation of his pitching elbow. At earliest he can return is September 9th. Rookie pitcher Tyler Glasnow has been activated from the DL and assigned to AAA Indianapolis. The rosters will expand to 40 on Thursday. Glasnow is likely to joined the Pirates at that time.
Author: Beaver County Radio
Elderly Woman Loses Dog, 3 Cats In Lawrence Co. Fire
An elderly woman escaped her burning Lawrence County home this morning, but lost her pets. The fire broke out around 10 a.m. on Walnut Tree Lane in Slippery Rock Township. The woman lives in the house alone and heard a crackling noise. She was able to escape uninjured. One dog and three cats perished in the fire. The woman had lived in the home for 50 years. The residence was a complete loss.
Monaca Pavilion Project Begins Today
Work on a 560-thousand-dollar pavilion project is expected to begin this week…at John A. Antoline Memorial Park in Monaca. The project will include restrooms and a concession stand. About half of the project will be covered by state money. The project could be completed by the end of the year, weather permitting.
Pedestrian Struck, Killed On State Route 18 In Lawrence County
Police say a driver who struck and killed a pedestrian late Friday in Lawrence County thought he had hit a deer. 35-year-old Bruce Willis Jr. of Neshannock Township, was killed in the crash on State Route 18 near Chapin Road. The driver told police that he was heading south just before midnight when his windshield shattered. After turning around, the driver found Willis lying on the roadway. The driver then had a passing motorist call 911. Southbound SR 19 was shut down for approximately three hours while emergency crews were at the scene. Neshannock Township police said the crash remains under investigation.
Live Broadcast planned At Sweet Pea’s Sub Works and Sunoco Gas
(Beaver Falls, PA ) Beaver County Radio has announced that it will broadcast live at the grand opening of Sweet Pea’s Sub Works and Sunoco Gas Station in Beaver Falls on September 10, 2016. The highly anticipated event is the culmination of re opening a gas station and convenience store that Beaver Falls residents had sorely missed for quite some time. Live Broadcast and on site appearance will happen from 10 A.M. to noon. Enjoy free coffee and beverages, half pints of Turner’s Tea, hot dogs and nachos and door prizes throughout the grand opening celebration at Sweet Pea’s, which runs from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. In addition, great prize drawings for a 32 inch Television, Pirates Tickets, Steelers tickets and a twenty five dollar gift card will take place, no purchase necessary to enter. for more information about the event and other in store specials, click here to view a Sweet Pea’s Flyer.
Beaver County Radio, WBVP and WMBA, will also have the Personality Prize wheel on location during the live broadcast.
Sweet Pea’s Sub Works and Sunoco Gas is locally owned and prides itself on fast and friendly service.
College Football Begins
It is the first week of high school football. It is also the first week of action for the local universities. Pitt opens it’s season at Heinz Field Saturday against Villanova. WBVP-WMBA airtime is 11:30-am. Kickoff is at 1:30. Penn State hosts Kent State Saturday afternoon. West Virginia hosts Missouri. Locally, Geneva begins 2016 on the road. They will be at Frosburg. WBVP-WMBA airtime is 6:30 Saturday afternoon.
Pirates Sweep The Brewers
After sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers, the Pirates go 90 miles south to open a three game series against the first place Cubs. The Pirates have recalled Steven Brault from Indianapolis to pitch tonight. He will face the Cubs ace Jake Arrieta. Brault will take the spot of Gerrit Cole. Cole is in Los Angeles to have his right elbow examined. Airtime for tonights Pirates-Cubs game is 7:40 with the first pitch at 8:05 on WBVP-WMBA
Kevin Bolland wins at Sharon Speedway !!!!!
On a beautiful Saturday night at Sharon Speedway local racer and New Brighton product Kevin Bolland brought home the checker flag in his #777 Big Block modified. He picked the perfect night to win in that one of his sponsors ANSYS was having their company picnic at the track. Bolland led all 20 laps of the non-stop Hovis Auto & Truck Supply feature holding off Murdick and point leader Rex King, Jr. for his first win of the season!! Bolland and Murdick started on the front row and battled hard into turn one with Bolland prevailing. King, Jr. closed in on Murdick on lap four in the race for second. Bolland had opened up a straightaway lead over Murdick; however, by the halfway point Murdick cut the lead in half. With green flag racing continuing, lapped traffic came into play on lap 11. Three laps later, Murdick was right on Bolland’s rear bumper. For the remaining six laps Murdick moved around the track trying to find his way around Bolland, but Bolland was too strong taking the checkers by just 0.596 of a second in front of Murdick in his Bolland Machine/Boundary Systems/ANSYS/Cintas/Budisak Boys-sponsored #777. With Bolland’s 22nd career victory, he became the season’s ninth different winner at Sharon Speedway. Bolland swept the night by also winning his heat race.
Photos taken by Trina Bolland and used with permission.
Pirates half a game back in the wild card with sweep the Brewers!!!
The Pittsburgh Pirates capped off a weekend sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park Sunday by winning 3 to 1. This is first time the Pirates have ever swept the Brewers at Miller Park. Before this weekend the Pirates had lost nine straight games at Miller Park. The Cardinal’s lost again to the Oakland A’s 7-4 and the Miami Marlins lost to the San Diego Padres 3 to 1. The Pirates are now only 1/2 game back for the second wild card and only 2 1/2 back of the San Francisco Giants for the first wild card. Click on the play button below as Pirates Broadcaster Greg Brown has a re-cap of all the action.
Kyle Larson gets first career NASCAR Cup Win at Michigan
Kyle Larson with help from Brad Keselowski pushing him to the lead on the final restart of the day held of Chase Elliot and Keselowski to claim his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory at Michigan international raceway. The victory by Larson clinched his spot in NASCAR’s version of the playoffs, The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with only two more weeks left till the final race to qualify for the chase at Richmond International raceway. Larson now becomes the 12th driver to lock his spot in the chase and the 13th overall to win this season. Chris Bueshcer is the 13th winner and needs to stay in the top 30 in points the next two weeks to clinch his spot in the chase. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series next moves onto Darlington raceway next Sunday night for the BO Jangles 500 on throwback weekend.
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