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Moran and Marte lead Pirates over Reds 14-3

Moran and Marte lead streaking Pirates over Reds 14-3
By JOHN PERROTTO, Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Colin Moran had four hits and three RBIs, and Starling Marte hit a bases-loaded triple to lead the streaking Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds 14-3 on Friday night.
Moran’s two-run single with two outs in the third inning just dropped in front of diving center fielder Billy Hamilton and put the Pirates ahead for good at 4-2. Marte’s triple keyed a six-run sixth inning that included Corey Dickerson’s two-run double as Pittsburgh extended its lead to 10-2 while playing through a steady rain.
Pittsburgh is off to a 6-1 start following an offseason in which the Pirates traded five-time All-Star center fielder Andrew McCutchen and ace pitcher Gerrit Cole.
Dickerson had three hits, including a triple, and Jordy Mercer had two doubles among his three hits. The Pirates had 15 hits, including two each by Marte and Josh Harrison. Harrison also drove in two runs and Josh Bell drew three walks.
Gregory Polanco hit a two-run double during a four-run seventh that made it 14-2. He has six extra-base hits and 11 RBIs in seven games.
Trevor Williams (2-0) scattered two runs over 5 1/3 innings despite allowing 10 hits. He pitched six hitless innings to win at Detroit last Sunday in his first start of the season.
Luis Castillo (0-2) allowed four runs and six hits in five innings and has a 9.00 ERA through two starts. His 3.12 ERA in 15 starts last season led NL rookies.
Jesse Winker had three hits for the Reds, and Joey Votto, Jose Peraza and Castillo added two each. Cincinnati hit into three double plays and stranded 10 runners in losing for the fifth time in six games.
Moran and Mercer hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the second inning. The Reds tied it in the third on run-scoring singles by Winker and Votto but didn’t score again until the ninth.
Clay Holmes, a 25-year-old right-hander, pitched the final two innings for Pittsburgh in his major league debut and allowed one run.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Reds: RF Scott Schebler (bruised right elbow) missed his third straight game. He was injured last Sunday when hit by a pitch from Washington LHP Sean Doolittle.
UP NEXT
Cincinnati RHP Sal Romano (0-1, 4.50 ERA) is to start against RHP Chad Kuhl (1-0, 6.35) on Saturday night. Romano gave up three runs in six innings against Washington ast Sunday, when Kuhl allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings at Detroit.
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Penguins top Senators 4-0 to earn home-ice in 1st round!!!

Penguins top Senators 4-0 to earn home-ice in 1st round
By WILL GRAVES, AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins will start their bid for a Stanley Cup three-peat home.
Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel banked in goals off Craig Anderson minutes apart in the second period, Casey DeSmith stopped 34 shots and the Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-0 to clinch second place in the Metropolitan Division and home-ice advantage in the opening round of the playoffs.
Phil Kessel collected his 34th goal of the season and Patric Hornqvist pushed his career-high to 29 when he beat Anderson late in the third period for the Penguins, who will host Columbus, New Jersey or Philadelphia next week.
Anderson finished with 19 saves but was beaten twice from behind the goal line in the second period as the Senators lost for the ninth time in 11 games.
Crosby was standing just off the right post when fired a shot that smacked off Anderson’s left pad and into the net 1:25 into the second period. Guentzel scored from nearly the same spot just over six minutes later, flicking a rebound off the end boards that hit Anderson’s left leg and skittered in for his 22nd of the season.
That was more than enough for DeSmith, given the start a night after top goaltender Matt Murray played in a draining overtime victory over the Blue Jackets. DeSmith was sharp throughout while picking up his first career shutout, and by the time Kessel took a slick feed from Riley Sheahan and fired it into the open net 6:55 into the third the Penguins could turn their attention to the postseason.
Not so for the Senators.
Ottawa and Pittsburgh met in the Eastern Conference finals 10 months ago, with the Penguins winning on an overtime goal in Game 7 before going on to beat Nashville for their second straight Cup. The Senators hoped it would be a springboard to becoming perennial contenders. Instead they will miss the postseason for the third time in five years.
That hasn’t been the case in Pittsburgh for more than a decade.
The Penguins overcame a sluggish first half of the season to extend their playoff streak to 12 straight years, the longest active streak in the league. Now they’ve turned their attention to capturing a third straight Cup, something no franchise has done since the New York Islanders won four consecutive titles from 1980-83, more than two years before the oldest player on the Penguins — 32-year-old defenseman Matt Hunwick — was born.
Pittsburgh heads to the postseason relatively healthy outside of forward Derick Brassard, who is skating but remains out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. The Penguins also go in with the top power-play in the league and the best home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference after picking up their 30th victory of the season at PPG Paints Arena.
NOTES: Both the Senators and Penguins wore a butterfly decal with the initials “JP” on the back of their helmets to honor an Ottawa-area teen and longtime Senators fan who died this week due to a rare and debilitating skin condition. Jonathan Pitre, 17, was nicknamed “”Butterfly Boy” and developed a close relationship with the team after sharing his battle with epidermolysis bullosa. … Kessel played in all 82 games this season and has played in 692 consecutive games, the third-longest active ironman streak in the league. … Crosby played in every game for the first time in his 13-year career. … The victory was head coach Mike Sullivan’s 200th in the NHL.
UP NEXT
Senators: Finish up the season in Boston on Saturday.
Penguins: The first round of the playoffs next week. Pittsburgh has won at least one playoff series in four of the last five seasons.
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CCBC Players of the Game

The first game of the Quigley Classic double header was the All-Star girls. It was a thrilling game filled with great players, throughout the area. The CCBC players of the game were: Beaver Falls’ Island Bradley and Ambridge’s Chloe Rabold.

The boy’s All-Star game started off quick, with many hoops. The CCBC players of the game are: Central Valley’s Gabe Samangy and CWNC’s Brian Davidson.

43rd Quigley Classic To Be Broadcast Live Tonight On Beaver County Radio

Tonight Beaver County Radio presents coverage of the 43rd Quigley Classic at Quigley Catholic High School in Baden, with air time set for 6:15. The Quigley Classic features 38 seniors playing their final game in girls’ and boys’ basketball among the top players in the County and surrounding schools.

Here are the rosters for tonight’s games, with players listed in alphabetical order of last name:

GIRLS HOME [Coach: Bill Del Tondo]
Alexis Ball (Freedom)
Sydney Barney (Beaver)
Island Bradley (Beaver Falls)
Patience Gipson (Cornell)
Madison Hiltz (Central Valley)
Marisa Metropoulos (Quigley Catholic)
Tori Mitchell (Beaver Falls)
Myka Smith (Cornell)
Sydney Wolf (Riverside)
Paige Ziggas (Beaver)

GIRLS AWAY [Coach: Mark D’Alessandris]
Nicole Costa (Avonworth)
Savannah Fischer (Ambridge)
Megan Guthrie (Ambridge)
Kara Haslett (Ambridge)
Lauren Kaminski (Hopewell)
Taylor Lambright (Blackhawk)
Taylor Parrish (Hopewell)
Chloe Rabold (Ambridge)
Tailyn Silver (Blackhawk)
Lily Tedesco (Avonworth)

BOYS HOME [Coach: Josh Alderson]
Jesse Auman (Blackhawk)
Adam Brady (Beaver Falls)
Zach Cardwell (Quigley Catholic)
Nick Duer (Quigley Catholic)
Mackenyze Kuzbicki (Blackhawk)
Trent Michael (Blackhawk)
Gabe Samangy (Central Valley)
Owen Smith (Central Valley)
Ty Thellman (Riverside)

BOYS AWAY [Coach: Bill Sacco]
Brian Davidson (CW North Catholic)
Elijah Ford (Aliquippa)
Santino Guandolo (Freedom)
Javin Melvin (Freedom)
Jay Mike (Aliquippa)
Michael Raines (Aliquippa)
Desmond Ross (Cornell)
Anthony Roth (Ellwood City)
Alex Skowron (Quaker Valley)

The final games in our 70th year of high school basketball coverage come your way beginning at 6:15. The girls’ game tips off at 6:30, and the boys’ game will start at 8:30.

Where Are The Portable Toilets At Brady’s Run Park??!!

FOLLOWING UP ON A COMPLAINT THAT WAS MADE BY A CALLER DURING YESTERDAY’S ASK THE COMMISSIONERS SEGMENT….THERE WAS A QUESTION AS TO WHY THERE ARE NO PORTABLE TOILETS AT THE WALKING TRAIL AT THE OUTSIDE OF BRADY’S RUN PARK OFF OF ROUTE 51. BEAVER COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DAN COLVILLE TELLS BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWSMAN PAT SEPTAK THAT IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF BAD TIMING…

COLLVILE SAYS THEY ARE IN A TRANSITION FROM ONE VENDOR TO ANOTHER WHERE THE OLD VENDOR HAD TO REMOVE THEIR UNITS SO THAT THE NEW VENDOR COULD BRING THEIRS IN. THE UNITS HAVE BEEN PLACED AT THE WALKING TRAIL. THE NEW VENDOR -TURN 4 TOILETS – IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING BRAND NEW UNITS THROUGHOUT THEIR LOCATIONS. HE SAYS THE TIMING WAS JUST UNFORTUNATE…

 

Town Hall Meeting In Beaver This Weekend To Address Gun Control

A NEW LOCAL GROUP IS HOSTING A TOWN HALL MEETING TOMORROW TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF GUN CONTROL. THE BEAVER COUNTY VOICE FOR CHANGE WILL HOLD WHAT IS BEING CALLED THE TOWN HALL OF OUR LIVES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE COMMUNITY ROOM IN THE BEAVER MUNICIPAL BUILDING AT 469 THIRD STREET. IT STARTS AT 1 P-M. THE MEETING COMES AFTER LAST MONTH’S MARCH OF OUR LIVES, WHICH IS STILL GENERATING PUBLIC DEBATE. THE LOCAL GROUP WANTS TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE GUN-CONTROL MEASURES. BOTH DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN INVITED TO THE MEETING. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO’S GREG BENEDETTI WILL BE THERE AND WILL HAVE A FULL REPORT FOR US MONDAY MORNING ON AM BEAVER COUNTY BEGINNING AT 6:30.

Center Township Woman Facing Charges For Fortune Telling

A Center Township woman is facing charges for fortune telling. Pennsylvania State Police said they received reports from multiple people in March regarding Psychic and Tarot Card Readings by Sophia in Center Township. Authorities investigated the reports and on Thursday charged 27-year-old Sophey Mills. According to a police report, Mills is accused of scamming two people out of about 32-hundred dollars each through her business. Police say the alleged victims contacted authorities after Mills suggested that they create jars filled with money in order to “rid them of evil spirits”. One of the victims had collected $3,000 in the jar at one point, according to police, and the other had 23-hundreds dollars. Police say when the clients later contacted Mills to have their money returned, Mills refused to return the cash because “the evil was still too strong”. Under Pennsylvania law, fortunetelling for monetary gain is prohibited.

Rain, Snow For Today; Cold Temperatures For The Weekend

WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 6TH, 2018

TODAY – CLOUDY WITH SNOW SHOWERS CHANGING TO
RAIN SHOWERS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
HIGH – 53.

TONIGHT – RAIN AND SNOW THIS EVENING THEN
OVERCAST OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
LESS THAN ONE INCH. LOW – 24.

SATURDAY – INTERVALS OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE.
HIGH NEAR 40.

SUNDAY – OVERCAST. HIGH – 37.

 

Polanco’s two-run homer lifts Pirates over Reds, 5-2

Polanco’s two-run homer lifts Pirates over Reds, 5-2
By JOHN PERROTTO, Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gregory Polanco hit a two-run home run during a four-run fifth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Thursday night.
Polanco broke a 1-1 tie when he drove a ball into the shrubbery in center field off Homer Bailey (0-2). Polanco also had a tying sacrifice fly in the third inning, giving him three RBIs as the Pirates won for the fifth time in six games.
Steven Brault (2-0) pitched one-run ball over five innings in his first start this season. The left-hander allowed three hits, struck out four and walked four. He took over the rotation spot left by Joe Musgrove, who has a right shoulder strain.
Brault also got the win in the opener last Friday when he worked three scoreless innings in relief at Detroit.
Bailey allowed five runs — four earned — and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings with three walks and two strikeouts. He is 3-10 with a 4.75 ERA in 22 starts in March and April during his 12-year career.
Josh Harrison started the Pirates’ fifth by drawing a leadoff walk, and Polanco followed with his second home run. Corey Dickerson hit an RBI triple with one out and scored when shortstop Jose Peraza fumbled Francisco Cervelli’s two-out grounder for an error.
The Reds’ Adam Duvall hit a solo home run, his second, in the eighth inning off George Kontos.
Cincinnati, which has lost four of five, scored the game’s first run in the second. Scooter Gennett came home on the second of Brault’s two wild pitches in the inning.
Dickerson also doubled, and he and Harrison each had two of Pittsburgh’s nine hits.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Reds: RF Scott Shebler (bruised right elbow) was not in the lineup after being hit by a pitch in Cincinnati’s previous game Monday but is expected to play Friday. … LHP Brandon Finnegan (strained left biceps) is scheduled to make a rehab start Monday for Triple-A Louisville then be activated from the disabled list if all goes well. … RHP Kevin Shackelford (strained forearm) is close to throwing a bullpen session.
Pirates: SS Jordy Mercer (jammed right pinkie finger) returned after sitting out Wednesday’s loss to Minnesota and went 1 for 2 with a double and two walks.
UP NEXT
Reds RHP Luis Castillo (0-1, 10.80 ERA) will face RHP Trevor Williams (1-0, 0.00) on Friday night in the second game of the four-game series. Castillo allowed six runs in five innings in a loss to Washington last Saturday in his first start of the season. Williams pitched six hitless innings last Sunday to win at Detroit.
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