Back To School In Moon Township

It was back to school today for students in the Moon Area School District. That means there’s only one school district that has yet to return to the classroom for the 2016-17 season, and that would be the Ambridge Area School District. Those students go back on Tuesday, the day after Labor Day.

Regulars Rest In Carolina

It will a generic team that faces the Carolina Panthers tomorrow night. Coach Mike Tomlin says that Ben Roethlisberger,  Antonio Brown, Markus Wheaton  L’veon Bell, and DeAngelo Williams will sit for the final preseason game. On defense Cam Heyward will sit because of his high ankle sprain.  Also sitting will be Stephon Tuit, Ryan Shazier, William Gay, and Mike Mitchell.   The Steelers have 75-players on the roster.  22 players must go to get down to the 53-players season roster.  The cuts must be made by Saturday at 4pm.

Players To Be Named Later Are Named

The Pirates  sent outfielder Tito Polo and left hand pitcher Stephan Tarpley to the New  York Yankees to complete the Ivan Nova trade. Polo was playing a low A West Virginia. Tarpley was obtained in the 2015 Travis Snyder trade with Baltimore.

 

Pirates Ends Road Trip

The Pirates will try to avoid a sweep as they conclude their road trip tonight in Chicago.  Pirates will pitch Ryan Vogelsong (3-3).  The Cubs will throw Jason Hammel    (13-7). The Pirates made some  roster moves on Tuesday.   They recalled infielder Alen Hanson and lefthander  Kevin Marte from Indianapolis.  To make room for them on the roster, the Pirates optioned pitchers Jameson Taillon and Steven Brault to AA Bristol.  That is the only minor league team still playing. Pitcher Kyle Lobstein has been designated for assignment.  The Major League Rosters expand to 40-players tommorrow.   WBVP-WMBA’s coverage of tonight’s Pirates-Cubs game begins right after Coaches Corner.

Final Clean-Up Underway At Site Of Demolished Building That Used To Be Lindy’s Restaurant in Aliquippa

Final cleanup of rubble leftover from the demolition of Aliquippa’s Lindy’s after bricks fell from the building located at  Kiehl St and Franklin Ave. in September 2014 is underway, according to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano. Lindy’s was a popular restaurant and convenience store for several years before closing. The eyesore materialized after Unis Demolition  owner Ralph Unis said he wasn’t paid in full for emergency cleanup by property owner JoAnn Mike. Debris began to build up as people dumped unwanted items at the site, and Unis was issued several citations by the city code enforcement officer Mike Demcak, the last one in July. Police Captain Ryan Pudik  worked with Mike Demcak, zoning and and code enforcement office,r  for the city on the ordinance.  Pudik said in a phone interview  Unis has been cited many times, not just for the Lindy’s site; one property at  Wykes and Davis St., and three at Grove and Griffith Streets. Neither property has been cleared, he said . The city has eight zones and a blight committee is being formed, and applications for the positions are in the city’s hands for review. Alicia (Hunt ) Williams , a former city resident, moved back home from California and is assisting the city, because she said there needed to be something done about blight in her hometown. The city has 800 vacant properties, and efforts to remove the blight are underway.

Ambridge Girls Basketball Coach Accused Of Rape

A sixth-grade Ambridge girls’ basketball coach is accused of raping teenage girls. 50-year-old Ralph Ruprecht of Freedom, a husband and father of three girls, was grabbed by police Friday, accused of committing deviant sexual acts with teenage girls in an apartment in a Strip District building. Police say he groomed eight to ten girls and lured them to the Strip District apartment for sex, where they were allegedly raped and sexually assaulted by as many as eight men. This reportedly went on “for years”. Ruprecht is facing 16 counts, including rape. He was arraigned on the charges Saturday morning and was taken to the Allegheny County Jail after failing to post $200,000 bond.

NAACP Job Fair Takes Place Tonight in Rochester

Robert Jones of the Beaver Valley NAACP tells Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano that a job fair will be held tonight at Rochester High School auditorium from 6-8 p.m. in Rochester. The job fair is open to both men and women , and it will be attended by representatives from CCBC, Robert Morris, Penn State, Career Link JTPA, Beaver Valley FOP representatives from.,trade unions, and apprenticeships will also be on hand. The event is being held to encourage Beaver County residents to apply since there will be jobs available with the Shell Cracker plant that is being built in Potter Township.

Another Beaver County School District Heads Back To School

Students in another Beaver County school district headed back to the classrooms today. Beaver County Radio welcomes back the South Side Area School District, along with two neighborhood districts from Allegheny County: The Cornell School District and the West Allegheny school district started classes today as well.

Penguins Update

We are about three weeks from the start of training camp for The Stanley Cup Champions Pittsburgh Penguins. The first matter is the World Cup in September.  The Penguins have a half a dozen players participated.  Next is the condition  of the injured players. the most noted is defenseman Trevor Daley. He broke his ankle during the playoffs.  He is expected to be ready for training camp.  Winger Phil Kessel had surgery on his hand in July.  The team is taking a wait and see attitude on him being ready for the season opener against Washington on October 13th.

 

National League Wild Card

As we begin action tonight, the National League Wild Card race has changed again. San Francisco has the top spot. They lead the Cardinals, who beat the Brewers 6-5, by two and a half games. With the Pirates lost the Mets win over the Marlins,  the battle for the second spot looks like this. The Pirates trail the Cardinals by a game and half. The Mets  and the Marlins trail by two and a half games.