Author: Beaver County Radio

WPIAL First Round Playoff Basketball: February 21, 2018

The final set of first-round playoff games in the WPIAL Boys’ and Girls’ basketball playoffs will be played tonight, and that includes a doubleheader on Beaver County Radio. Central Valley plays Uniontown at Peters Township High on 1230 WBVP, while Ambridge plays Deer Lakes at Fox Chapel on 1460 WMBA. Both of these 4A Boys’ playoff games are set for 8:00, with pregame beginning at 7:30.

Here’s tonight’s full schedule, along with last night’s results:

BOYS

Tuesday’s Scores
[5A] Moon 59, Albert Gallatin 44 [WBVP/WMBA]
[5A] West Allegheny 63, Laurel Highlands 54
[5A] Trinity 61, Greensburg-Salem 52
[5A] Hampton 52, Gateway 50
[5A] McKeesport 61, Armstrong 42
[2A] Shenango 64, Frazier 48
[2A] Springdale 34, California 33
[2A] Chartiers-Houston 50, Neshannock 47
[2A] Leechburg 62, Fort Cherry 50

8:00pm
[4A] Central Valley vs. Uniontown (at Peters Twp.) [WBVP]
[4A] Ambridge vs. Deer Lakes (at Fox Chapel) [WMBA]
[4A] South Park vs. Valley (at North Hills)
[4A] Freeport vs. South Fayette (at North Catholic)

GIRLS

Tuesday’s Scores
[6A] Hempfield 64, Seneca Valley 40
[6A] Latrobe 44, Shaler 31
[6A] Mt. Lebanon 31, Penn Hills 30
[6A] Upper St. Clair 38, Butler 32
[6A] Norwin 48, Pine-Richland 29

6:30pm
[3A] Riverside vs. Seton-LaSalle (at North Hills)
[3A] South Side Beaver vs. Laurel (at North Catholic)
[3A] South Allegheny vs. Avonworth (at Fox Chapel)
[3A] Apollo-Ridge vs. Charleroi (at Peters Twp.)

BREAKING NEWS: Evangelist Billy Graham, who reached millions, dies at 99

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Temps To Fall Sharply Today With Lots Of Rainfall

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21ST, 2018

TODAY – HEAVY RAIN THIS MORNING…THEN REMAINING
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MORNING HIGH OF 66…WITH TEMPS FALLING
SHARPLY TO 45.

TONIGHT – CLOUDY WITH MORE RAIN DEVELOPING AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOW – 35.

THURSDAY – RAIN ENDING IN THE MORNING. REMAINING
CLOUDY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HIGH – 42.

CCBC Players of the Game

The game should’ve been played outside, but it was just as hot in the packed gym for WPIAL first round action between Albert Gallatin and Moon. Albert Gallatin was winning 11-8 after the first quarter, however they couldn’t keep up with Moon. The CCBC players of the game were: Albert Gallatin- Nate English and Brady Sunday for Moon. The final score was Moon-59, Albert Gallatin-44.

Finals 2-20-18

WBVP/WMBA

Boys

Albert Gallatin-44

Moon-59

 

West Allegheny-63

Laurel Highlands-54

 

Leechburg-62

Fort Cherry-50

 

Chartiers Houston-50

Neshannock-47

 

Greensburg Salem-52

Trinity-61

Girls

Penn Hills-30

Mount Lebanon-31

 

Seneca Valley-40

Hempfield-64

 

Shaler-31

Latrobe-44

 

Piratesget Bryce Brentz from Red Sox for cash!!!

BRADENTON, Fla. — The Pirates added another player to their outfield competition on Tuesday afternoon by acquiring Bryce Brentz from the Red Sox.

Pittsburgh traded cash to Boston for Brentz, a 29-year-old who hit 31 home runs for Triple-A Pawtucket last season. Brentz made his Major League debut for the Red Sox against the Pirates in 2014, his first hit was a double off Francisco Liriano — and played 25 games in ’16, posting an overall .287/.311/.379 line with one homer in 90 career MLB plate appearances.

rentz spent all of last season in Triple-A, where he slashed .271/.334/.529 while setting a career high in homers and driving in 85 runs. He recently became expendable for the Red Sox, who needed to clear a 40-man roster spot to fit free-agent signing J.D. Martinez.

 

1st Consultants Tom Young appears on Teleforum Tuesday February 20, 2017

Tom Young ChFC, CLU, RFC from 1st Consultants in Beaver made his monthly appearance on Teleforum with Frank Sparks on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. The show was also streamed live on Facebook. Tom talked about a variety of topics from what Banks do with your money to taxes and why if you are in debt you shouldn’t be investing in the market. Tom and Frank went over traditional retirement plans and why they are not the way to go. Tom stated that with a traditional retirement plan all your doing is putting money away for retirement that isn’t taxed but when you are ready to retire you’ll have to pay taxes on the money and as you use the money the taxes will more than likely be higher  rates than they are now. Check the Facebook live Feed from the show below and if you have any questions for Tom or would like to utilize 1st Consultants services you can call 724-728-6820 or you can check out 1st consultants web side by clicking on the logo below. Tune in again next month on Tuesday March 20, 2018 for Tom’s next show…….

 

Announcement By CCBC Sparks Positive Attitudes

Earlier today, the Community College of Beaver County announced its plans to work with Shell and Mascaro, in an effort to expand the campus physically (adding a Construction Academy, expanding the Process Technology Center), as well as broadening its opportunities for present and future students. In addition, Mascaro and Shell are donating a combined $1.5 million to the Monaca college.

This announcement brought on good vibrations throughout the Golden Dome, including from Beaver County Commissioner Chairwoman Sandie Egley (in a live interview with Pat Septak):

CCBC President Chris Reber also had a good feeling about the college going forward:

And Shell’s Vice President of the Pennsylvania Department, Hilary Mercer, talked about the expansion of the college being a strong tunnel for students going forward:

Here’s some more shots from today’s big announcement at the college:

CCBC Announces Building Expansion, Receives $1.5 Million In Donations

One day after school was out of session due to President’s Day, the Community College of Beaver County resumed classes…and announced they were back.

In an hour-long ceremony at the Golden Dome, CCBC made official the announcement that they were beginning a new initiative, including expanding the current Process Technology Center, and working with local companies such as Shell and Mascaro. Mascaro is making a $500,000 donation to the college and creating the Mascaro Construction Academy, dedicated to helping those who want to learn their futures in the construction business.

Shell, whose newest plant in Potter Township is expected to bring positive economy and jobs to Beaver County, donated $1 Million to CCBC toward the expansion of the Process Technology Center. Today’s announcement follows CCBC’s previous announcement of joining forces with other colleges announced in December.

The ceremony also included several promotional videos, as well as a pre-recorded message from Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf.

If you missed the announcement on our Facebook Livestream earlier, click on the video below to watch it back.

 

And check out these other photos from today’s announcement: