Author: Beaver County Radio

New Castle 61, Central Valley 33

The New Castle Red Hurricane used a lopsided second-quarter to propel themselves to the WPIAL Finals, as they cruised to a 61-33 victory over the Central Valley Warriors in the 4A Boys’ semifinal at Ambridge HS on 1460 WMBA.
Central Valley ran out to a 7-0 lead early, and took a 11-10 lead into the second. But New Castle would make a run of their own, outscoring the Warriors 25-4 in the frame.

The #1 Red Hurricane will play #2 Quaker Valley in the WPIAL Finals on Saturday, while the #4 Warriors will rest for the PIAA Playoffs that begin next week.

Geno Stone (NC) and Michael Simmons (CV) were named the CCBC Players of The Game.

Tom Hays has the recap for beavercountyradio.com.

Quaker Valley 68, Beaver Falls 50

 

The Quaker Valley Quakers showed the pedigree of dominance they had shown all season, beating the Beaver Falls Tigers 68-50 in the 4A Boys’ semifinal at Moon Area HS on 1230 WBVP. Quaker Valley, despite allowing the deficit to be cut to as low as one, never trailed during the course of the game.

The #2 Quakers earn their first spot in the WPIAL Championship since 1997 and will face #1 New Castle, while the #3 Tigers wait for the state playoffs to begin next week.

The Quakers’ Wolf Moser and The Tigers’ Josh Creach were selected as the CCBC Players of The Game.

Bob Barrickman has the scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.

Beaver County Commissioners’ Work Session Cancelled

The Beaver County Board of Commissioners’ regularly scheduled Wednesday work session was cancelled for today. No reason for the cancellation was given. The commissioners are expected to appear during our “Ask the Commissioners” segment during Teleforum on Beaver County Radio during the 9:00 hour Thursday morning. Guest host Frank Sparks will ask questions of the commissioners and will also take questions from listeners who call in to the show during this time.

Beaver County Motorists Complain About Littered Roadsides

Litter on state roadsides in several county towns is evident  with the coming of spring.  According to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, local police that were contacted said that the task is up to PennDOT. A PennDOT  spokesperson contacted yesterday said the state  road cleanups are seasonal. Several listeners who called in to Teleforum on Beaver County Radio complained to guest show host Frank Sparks about the littered roadsides.

State Street Elementary School In Baden To Commemorate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday

State St. Elementary School in Baden,  is commemorating Dr. Seuss’s birthday tomorrow,  as  are other districts in the county. Kim Roppa, ACADEMIC BEHAVIOR COACH  said yesterday that children  and staff may come to school  as Dr. Seuss characters .  According to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, prizes for dress and trivia will be featured, Ms. Roppa said. DROP EVERYTHING AND READ   will be for 15 minutes for the entire school she said. STAR  behavior award winners  received prizes last week a 6th grader won a $25 gift card to Target,the 2nd place winner won a gift card  for Subway for the student and a friend .A second grader won 3rd prize, a Sheetz gift card.  A district bus driver who identified winners won a Sheetz gift card, also.

Boys’ 4A Semifinals On Beaver County Radio Tonight

The top four teams in Section 2 of 4A have reached the WPIAL Semifinals, and the winners will be revealed tonight on Beaver County Radio.

#2 Quaker Valley and #3 Beaver Falls split their regular season series, with the road team winning each game; the Quakers winning 78-58 on January 6, and the Tigers winning on January 31 by a score of 77-66. Beaver Falls is looking for their fifth trip to the WPIAL finals in six years, while Quaker Valley is seeking their first title game appearance since their 1997 victory over New Brighton. Game time is at 6:15 from Moon Area HS, with pre-game at 5:45 on 1230 WBVP.

Meanwhile #1 New Castle swept the season series against #4 Central Valley, winning 63-49 on December 20, and 63-39 on January 20. The Warriors are seeking their second WPIAL title game in school history (2014), while the Red Hurricane is seeking their fourth trip in six years and first since 2014. Game time is 6:15 from Ambridge HS, with pre-game at 5:45 on 1460 WMBA.

The winners of these two games will play in the 4A championship on Saturday at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh at 1:00pm.

2/28/2017 High School Basketball Playoff

Chartiers Valley Colts – Boys – 43 Final
Moon Tigers – 65

Saint Joseph Spartans – Girls – 42 Final
Cornell Raiders – 51

West Greene Pioneers – Girls – 50 Final
Winchester Thurston Bears – 55

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers – Boys – 54 Final
Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions – 49

Sewickley Academy Panthers – Boys – 67 Final
Bishop Canevin Crusaders – 51

Mount Lebanon Blue Devils – girls – 44 Final
North Allegheny Tigers – 61

Penn Hills Indians – Girls – 36 Final
Bethel Park Black Hawks – 41

Hampton Talbots – Boys – 61 Final
Mars Fightin’ Planets – 59

New Emergency Operations Plan Approved For Hopewell Township

Hopewell Twp. Board of Commissioners last night adopted a resolution  approving   Hopewell Township’s Emergency Operations Plan  for minimization of injury and damage in the event of a major emergency or disaster.  Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports that a home destroyed by fire last year will be demolished, according to township code and zoning officer John Bates.  Bates also told the commissioners addresses must be on all all structures in the township according to ordinance 96-12.   the zoning officer addressed the issue of trash and recyclables being put out too early.  Tight fitting lids  must be on all containers for pickup, no earlier than 12 hours before, he said. Police  Chief Brian Uhrmacher told the commissioners that his department was invited to Margaret Ross and Hopewell Elementary Schools for Law Enforcement Appreciation Day held recently. Commissioner’s chairman Rich Bufalini reminds residents to check the township website for updates .He added the planning commission will meet on Thursday March 16.