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Local College Basketball Action

Both the Geneva mens and womens teams lost in the first round of  the PAC Tournament.  The Men lost 74-64 to Chatham.  The G-Men were lead by Chase  Vaudrin’s 19 points and 11  rebounds.  A bad third quarter doomed the Geneva women as they lost  82-67 to the Chatham women. It was the final game for Geneva’s Heidi Mann.  She lead  with 25 points.  The Penn State women, who are 17-9 will face Penn State Hazelton in the Finals of the PSUAC tournament at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College tonight. Tip off is 6pm.  Penn State Beaver is the defending champions

Police: Aliquippa Woman Conspired With Inmate On Murder Plot

A state prison inmate in Indiana County is suspected of conspiring with an Aliquippa woman on the outside to have a man killed. That’s what state police are saying today. The intended victim was not identified in a written statement announcing the arrests of 54-year-old Laraine Patterson of Aliquippa, and 48-year-old Gregory Rouzer on felony charges of solicitation and conspiracy to commit homicide. Rouzer was already serving time at SCI Pine Grove. He was scheduled to be arraigned on the new charges today by District Judge Susanne Stefee. Patterson is being held in the county jail on $75,000 bail as she awaits a preliminary hearing Feb. 29.

CCBC Practical Nursing Program Ranks #1 in PA

A top honor for one of Beaver County’s colleges… CCBC’s practical nursing program has been ranked #1 in Pennsylvania. Nursing experts at practicalnursing.org ranked the Community College of Beaver County practical nursing program the #1 program in Pennsylvania in 2015. Dr. Shelly Moore is the dean of the School of Nursing and Allied Health at CCBC. She tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that the ranking is  quite a distinction: CCBC has offered the program since the college opened its doors nearly 50 years ago.

New RMU Poll Shows Respondents Favor The Pope Over Trump

A new poll out today from Robert Morris University in Moon Township shows the pope with a favorability rate of 69% compared to a 31% favorability rating for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. This survey was conducted before the controversy between the two figures in which Pope Francis questioned Trump’s Christianity due to his plan to construct a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Trump responded by saying the pope had no right to question his faith, but later blamed the media for blowing the conflict out of proportion. These figures show Trump was likely wise to downplay the situation, as this poll shows that even his supporters have a 71% favorability rating for the pope.

[Boys] Aliquippa 59, Washington 46 (Final)

It was all Chucky Humphries all day for the Aliquippa Quips in the WPIAL Quarterfinals vs Washington on WMBA.

Humphries led all scorers with 19, including 17 in the first half, in Aliquippa’s 59-46 win over the Little Prexies. Nate Swart led the Prexies with 12. Both men are named CCBC Players of The Game.

Aliquippa faces Greensburg Central Catholic in the Semifinals Wednesday. Bob Barrickman has the scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.

[Girls] Quigley Catholic 49, Winchester-Thurston 42 (Final)

Despite the early foul trouble (3 in the first half), Gabrielle Smith came off the bench to score 27 and lead the Quigley Catholic Lady Spartans to a WPIAL Quarterfinal victory over the Winchester-Thurston Lady Bears on WMBA Saturday afternoon.

Smith’s presence in the second half shares top billing with teammate Taylor Kirschner, who led the Lady Spartans with 17. She is joined as CCBC Players of the Game with Winchester-Thurston’s Ayanna Townsend, who led the Lady Bears with 27 (tying Smith for leading all scorers).

Quigley afdvances to the Class A Girls’ Semifinals against Vincentian on Wednesday. Winchester-Thurston faces Rochester in a PIAA Playoffs play-in game; site and time to be announced later.

Bob Barrickman has the scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.