Author: Beaver County Radio

Ambridge Borough Council Honors Retired Crossing Guard

Retired crossing guard Mary Ann Rapp was honored by Ambridge Borough Council upon her retirement after 18 years service at last night’s meeting.  According to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Council president Mike Mikulich presented her with a plaque  thanking her .. he said that she protected thousands of kids on Duss  Avenue  during her tenure.Mrs. Jula said she misses the kids . Council is submitting a request for a grant  to the local government academy  to9 fund an intern to develop and implement a Business Investment Strategy  plan to develop and promote the downtown and historic district, the borough would pay 1/2 the cost, borough manager Joe Kauer said. Council is also seeking a Beaver County CDBG grant for $124,120 for storm water  outfall, and an application for $43,602.50 for 6th St. and Melrose Ave. , the area is located across from St. Peter and  Paul Church, Kauer said where a  blighted building  was located. Borough manager Kauer said 14 streets are listed for repaving  in the borough this year.  It was also announced PennDOT they plan to repave Route 65 Ohio River Blvd. that includes replacing traffic signals,

New Brighton High School Wins Beaver County Mock Trial Championship

Beaver County Radio would like to congratulate New Brighton High School, the winner of the Beaver County Mock Trial Championship  that was hosted by the Beaver County Bar Association at the Beaver County  Courthouse Monday evening. Blackhawk and New Brighton were the two schools that participated in the event. New Brighton beat Blackhawk 9 to 3. They had 12 jurors in the box; New Brighton was the Prosecution, and Blackhawk the Defense. New Brighton will now advance to the PBA Statewide Mock Trial Championships, which are being held on March 24th and 25th in Harrisburg. The winner of the state championship will represent Pennsylvania at the national mock trial finals to be held in Mary in Hartford, Connecticut.

Malkin Sharp In Return To Ice For Pittsburgh

Evgeni Malkin returned to the lineup, scoring an assist and a goal, and Matt Murray stopped all 29 shots as the Pittsburgh Penguins shut out the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 on Tuesday night. Sidney Crosby earned his 999th point when he assisted on Jake Guentzel’s 3rd-period goal, and Phil Kessel and Matt Cullen both tallied goals. The win puts Pittsburgh in 2nd place in the Metropolitan, and their next game is Thursday night at home against Winnipeg (7:30 pregame, 8:00 puck drop).

Other NHL results from Tuesday night:

New Jersey 3, Colorado 2
Toronto 7, NY Islanders 1
Buffalo 3, Ottawa 2
Winnipeg 5, Dallas 2
Anaheim 1, Minnesota 0
Edmonton 5, Arizona 2

Tonight’s games:

Toronto at Columbus
St. Louis at Detroit
Philadelphia at Calgary
Florida at San Jose

Kang Out For Start Of Spring Training

(AP)

The Pittsburgh Pirates are beginning spring training without third baseman Jung Ho Kang. He is scheduled to go on trial in South Korea on charges of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident. Kang is in the third year of a four-year contract he signed with Pittsburgh in January 2015.

WPIAL First-Round Matchups & Byes Announced

Beaver County has several representatives in the WPIAL Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball playoffs, and Tuesday night they learned of their first assignments heading into the postseason. Games with times and locations, as well as teams sitting out the first round, are listed below.

Boys

5A
#2 Moon BYE

4A
#1 New Castle
#2 Quaker Valley
#3 Beaver Falls
#4 Central Valley
ALL BYES

3A (All games on Saturday 2/18)
#1 Lincoln Park
#16 Steel Valley
@ North Allegheny
12:00pm

#2 Washington
#15 Ellwood City
@ Peters Township
3:00pm

#7 Aliquippa
#10 Charleroi
@Baldwin
2:30pm

#6 Riverside
#11 Burgettstown
@ North Allegheny
3:00pm

2A
#3 Sewickley Academy BYE

#5 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
#12 Frazier
@ Charleroi
Friday, February 17th
8:00pm

1A (All games on Friday 2/17)
#7 Rochester Rams
#10 St. Joseph Spartans
@ Fox Chapel
8:00pm

#6 Cornell Raiders
#11 Geibel Catholic Gators
@ Gateway
8:00pm

Girls

4A (All games on Saturday 2/18)
#2 Blackhawk Cougars
#3 Ambridge Bridgers
BOTH BYES

#5 Beaver
#12 Deer Lakes
@ North Hills
3:00pm

#8 Central Valley
#9 Mount Pleasant Vikings
@ Peters Township
1:30pm

3A (All games on Wednesday 2/22)
#8 Riverside
#9 Brownsville
@ Peters Township
8:00pm

#5 Carlynton
#12 South Side Beaver
@ North Hills
6:30pm

#7 Avonworth
#10 Beaver Falls
@ CW North Catholic
6:30pm

2A
#4 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers BYE

1A (All games Saturday 2/18)
#2 Cornell Raiders
#3 Quigley Catholic Spartans
BOTH BYES

#8 Jefferson-Morgan
#9 Sewickley Academy
@ North Allegheny High School
1:30pm

#5 Rochester
#12 Eden Christian
@ Sewickley Academy
1:00pm

 

Drunk Driver Crashes Into Center Township Retaurant

A highly intoxicated  male struck the Applebee’s in Center Twp last night with his vehicle at approximately 6:30 p.m., according to Center Twp. Police Chief Barry Kramer.  Chief Kramer tells Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano that the unnamed individual  fled the scene and officers caught up with him and took him into custody.  He kicked a Medic-Rescue worker,in the ankle, causing the worker to fall to the ground, he was extremely intoxicated, combative , assaulted several police officers, kicking them, spitting on them. He will be charged with aggravated assault on the police officers, the Medic-Rescue worker, and the QRS responder from the Center Vol. Fire Department.  He will also be charged with terroristic threats because he threatened to kill the Medic Rescue responder.  He was apprehended near Walmart, chief Kramer said.  the individual’s name will be released once the charges are filed.

Authorities Still Looking For Burglar Who Robbed Beaver Falls Bank

Authorities believe the same person who robbed the Citizens Bank on Constitution Boulevard in Beaver Falls yesterday also robbed an East Liverpool Ohio bank last Friday.  The FBI and the Chippewa Township Police Department are asking the public for help in identifying the man responsible. He is described as a white man, approximately 6’0″ to 6’2″ tall, weighing about 190 to 200 pounds. The man has dark hair and a mustache or goatee. At the time of both robberies, he wore a dark gray hoodie with a black zip-up shirt underneath.

House Fire In Franklin Township Under Investigation

Several fire departments were called out last night to house fire in Franklin Township.  The blaze broke out around 7:40 at a home on Knox Avenue. Officials say the fire appeared to be electrical in nature and occurred in the garage wall behind the dryer in the garage. Damage was done to the front of home and one garage door. No one was hurt.

Warming Up & Waiting: WPIAL Pairings Meeting Tonight

Tonight the WPIAL will pair up the qualifying teams for the first round of the playoffs this week, and you can find out who goes where by tuning in tonight at 7:00pm on Beaver County Radio.

Last night several local teams finished the regular season in Non-Section play, and here’s the results from those games:

Boys
North Allegheny 66, Blackhawk 50
Central Valley 59, Bethel Park 46
New Castle 52, Moon 48
Chartiers-Houston 68, Hopewell 47
Riverside 58, Union 50
Rochester 91, Freedom 77
OLSH 64, South Allegheny 41

Girls
Blackhawk 64, Hempfield 39
Riverside 64, Union 18
Rochester 53, Freedom 42
Mohawk 42, Central Valley 40
Quaker Valley 51, Aliquippa 41
Carlynton 57, Moon 46