The Ambridge Lady Bridgers fell to the Mars Lady Planets Saturday on WBVP, and now face a one-game playoff to keep their season alive.
Mars won 57-38, being led by Tai Johnson who scored 20 to lead all scorers. She earned CCBC Player of The Game honors with Ambridge’s Abbey Antolic, who led the Lady Bridgers with 12.
Ambridge faces South Park in the PIAA Play-in game on Monday. Mars plays Trinity in the WPIAL GIrls’ AAA Semifinals on Wednesday.
Tom Hays has this recap for beavercountyradio.com.
The Rochester Lady Rams ran into the Vincentian Lady Royals on Saturday; the same Vincentian squad that has won four straight WPIAL Championships. The Lady Rams, who had not made the playoffs last year, got quite a rude awakening.
Vincentian held Rochester to 9 points over the first three quarters, en route to a 60-24 victory in the Class A Quarterfinals of the WPIAL Girls’ Playoffs.
The Lady Royals were led by Lexi Greggs with 12 ponts, while the Lady Rams were led by Payton Tomasko with 9. Both scoring leaders were named CCBC Players of The Game.
Vincentian plays Quigley Catholic in the semifinals on Wednesday night. Rochester will play a play-in game for the PIAA Playoffs, site and time to be announced later.
Bob Barrickman has the scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.
Despite holding a ten-point lead early in the fourth quarter, Lincoln Park lost their lead late in the game, only to retrieve it and hold on for a 63-61 victory over the Neshannock Lancers on WBVP Saturday Afternoon.
Nelly Cummings was named the CCBC Player of the Game for Lincoln Park, while Jared Swope notched the honors for Neshannock.
Lincoln Park plays Bishop Canevin in the WPIAL Semifinals on Wednesday. Neshannock will play a play-in game for the PIAA Playoffs against Quaker Valley.
The chance to repeat as WPIAL Champions for the third year in a row ended for the Blackhawk Lady Cougars Saturday afternoon on WBVP.
The Hampton Lady Talbots defeated Blackhawk by a score of 52-40. Jenna Lasko led Hampton with 17, while Blackhawk’s Mariah Evans led all scorers with 20. Both ladies were chosen as the CCBC Players of The Game.
Blackhawk will play Chartiers Valley for a PIAA Playoff play-in game Monday. Hampton advances to play South Fayette in the Class AAA WPIAL Girls’ Semifinal on Wednesday.
Tom Hays has the scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.
Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese leader – and former Ambridge resident – Bishop David Zubik is weighing in on the war of words between Pope Francis and Donald Trump. In case you don’t know what we’re talking about, the Pope was recently asked by a reporter about Trump’s plans to build a wall, if he’s elected president, on the U-S Mexican border. Pope Francis responded by saying “a person who thinks only about building walls -wherever they may be – and not building bridges – is not Christian”. Beaver County Radio Newsman Pat Septak, in an interview this morning, asked Bishop Zubik whether it was appropriate for Pope Francis to thrust himself in the middle of the presidential campaign. Zubik took issue with the premise of the question, saying that Trump did not jump into the campaign, he was just honestly answering a reporter’s question. Zubik also said that the pope’s remarks were taken out of context and that what the pontiff was really saying was that it is not Christian-like for anybody to be prejudiced against others.
Ambridge police are continuing to search for the suspect in a February 13th attempted armed robbery. Police say the suspect entered the Italian Villa restaurant in Ambridge, wrote “money now” on a slip of paper that he gave to a witness, and implied that he had a weapon. The man is described as a white male wearing a black hoodie with the Nike symbol, light-colored sweatpants, and dark shoes. Anyone with information can call the Ambridge police department at (724) 266-3270.
Three Democrats looking to unseat Republican Senator Pat Toomey meet this evening for a debate. John Fetterman, Katie McGinty and Joe Sestak are virtually identical in their positions on central Democratic Party officials. The forum at the Keystone Progress Summit in Harrisburg comes two months ahead of the race’s primary.
A man who interfered with a flight crew on a Phoenix-to-New York US Airways jet that was forced to divert to Pittsburgh in October has been sentenced to prison. A federal judge sentenced 40-year-old Mapleton, Utah, resident Steven Pectol on Wednesday to a year and a day behind bars.
Boys’ Basketball
Class AA
Lincoln Park 70, Shady Side Academy 39
Aliquippa 57, East Allegheny 32
Seton-LaSalle 68, Our Lady of Sacred Heart 62
Quaker Valley 58, Wilkinsburg 52
Girls’ Basketball
Class A
Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 69, Aliquippa 25
Rochester 47, Serra Catholic 33
Class AAA
Ambridge 56, Keystone Oaks 46
Blackhawk 75, Deer Lakes 50
NHL
Pittsburgh 6, Detroit 3
The top-seeded Aliquippa Quips remain undefeated as they advance to the WPIAL AA Quarterfinals with an easy 57-32 victory over the East Allegheny Wildcats on Thursday night.
Kaezon Pugh led all scorers with 18 points, while Jassir Jordan added 15. Tech Brown led East Allegheny with 14. Brown and Pugh were selected as the CCBC Players of The Game (Brown’s second PoTG selection in as many games).
#1 Aliquippa advances to the Quarterfinals to face #8 Washington on Saturday. East Allegheny ends its season at 12-10.
Tom Hays has this FULL scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.