Two number one seeds were knock out of the playoffs Tuesday night. The first was in Triple A. Highlands came from 7-points back to defeat defending WPIAL Champion New Castle 79-76. In the other tripe A game Beaver Falls survived a come back by Mars to beat the Planets 59-58. Highlands faces Beaver Falls in the Triple A Championship Game Friday night at the Peterson Event Center starting at 9pm. The other upset was in Class A. C W North Catholic stunned number 1 seed Monesson 79-77 in overtime. They will play Sewickley Academy in the Championship game . Sewickley came from 21-points down to edge Jeannette 69-68.
Author: Beaver County Radio
2016 Run For McGuire Announced
(Beaver County, PA) Beaver County Radio has announced that Sunday August 7, 2016 as the date of this year’s Run For McGuire, A Special Ride for Special People. This will be the third year of WBVP and WMBA sponsoring and organizing the annual fundraiser for the McGuire Memorial Foundation. This year’s motorcycle ride will again start on 7th avenue in front of WBVP and WMBA and end at Brady’s Run Park with a picnic for all participants.
Last year, over $2,000 in net proceeds was donated to support the ongoing mission of caring for God’s Special people at McGuire Memorial.
Pictures from the 2015 “Run For McGuire”
For more information, call WBVP and WMBA at 724-846-4100.
Final Scores 2/23/16
Boys’ Basketball
Class AAA
Beaver Falls 59, Mars 58
Highlands 79, New Castle 76 (OT)
Class A
CW North Catholic 79, Monessen 76
Girls’ Basketball
Girls AAAA
Norwin 59, Pine-Richland 30
Beaver Falls 59, Mars 58 (Final)
When the playoff atmosphere was as intense as it was at the Ambridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday night, it is in the best wishes of those watching (or listening) that the game would live up to, or exceed, the same level of intensity.
Mars lived up to it, and nearly exceeded it. But Beaver Falls exceeded it, and they earned the reward of doing so with a trip to Friday night’s WPIAL AAA Championship at the Petersen Events Center.
The Tigers hung on late to win 59-58 over the Fighting Planets on Beaver County Radio.
Josh Creach led Beaver Falls (and all scorers) with 25 points, while three players led Mars with 12 points, including John Castello, who shares honors with Creach as CCBC Players of The Game.
Beaver Falls plays Highlands in the AAA Championship on Friday night, with tipoff set for 9:00pm. That game will be heard on 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA.
Bob Barrickman and Tom Hays had tonight’s call, and they have this full scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.
Police: Suspect Ran Off After Chase, Crash in Beaver County
A police chase ended with a crash near the Monaca Bridge this morning. The incident began when police tried to pull over Bryan Eakles for speeding on route 65. The car took off, reaching speeds of 100 mph at times. After the crash, police say Eakles ran off over a hillside. When police caught up with him, he had a seizure and was taken to the hospital. Eakles, who is originally from New Brighton, spent eight years behind bars for a stabbing in Florida. There was a warrant out for his arrest on charges that he violated his probation. Stay with Beaver County Radio news for the latest news on this developing story.
Center Township Man Gets Prison For Crash That Killed Young Woman On Interstate 376
A Center Township man is getting prison time after pleading guilty to charges he caused a fatal crash in 2013. 67-year-old Frank Malone has been sentenced to two to nearly five years behind bars for a crash that killed 25-year-old Renina Newton. Authorities say the man hit another vehicle on Interstate 376 in Hopewell Township that had four passengers in it, including a pair of 5-year-old children. Newton was a passenger in the car and was pronounced dead at the scene. Malone pleaded guilty in December to homicide by vehicle and reckless endangerment.
Three Coraopolis High School Students Injured in Morning School Bus Crash
Several high school students from Coraopolis were hurt when a school bus overturned this morning on Interstate 79. The bus overturned on the Noblestown Road on-ramp to Interstate 79 North around 7:00 this morning. The bus was headed to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School. Jessica Cerchiaro – Director of Communications for the school – tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that there were six OLOSH students on the bus. Only three students were taken to the hospital, treated for minor injuries and released.
USW Reaches Tentative Contract Deal With ATI
The United Steelworkers union says it has reached a tentative deal with Allegheny Technologies that would end a six-month lockout of workers. Area media report the lockout has affected workers in six states, including an estimated 1,500 in Western Pennsylvania. It’s still unclear, however, what the deal would mean for the 270 union workers at ATI’s Midland plant, which idled last month and is expected to remain idle until later this year at the earliest.
Pirates Spring Training Reports
For the third year in a row Beaver County Radio is going to Pirates Spring Training. On February 29th Al Goehring will talk to the Pirates Broadcasters Monday-Wednesday-Friday at 7:40 am on “AM-BEAVER-COUNTY”. They will give you the inside stuff about the players, coaches, and management as the team prepares for 2016. This week Steve Blass is the guest broadcaster.
WPIAL Playoffs Enter The Semis
The WPIAL Basketball Playoffs enter the semi finals tonight. In Triple A match ups, New Castle takes on Highlands at North Allegheny High School. Tip off at 6pm. The other game pits Beaver Falls against Mars at Ambridge High School. WBVP-WMBA airtime is 5:30. Tip off is 6pm.