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Former VFW Commander Accused Of Charging More Than $100K To Organization’s Credit Card

A former Beaver county VFW commander is accused of spending more than $100,000 on an organization credit card. 51-year-old Donald Smith is facing more than 1,000 theft charges. Authorities say Smith is accused of charging a Midland VFW Post 8168 credit card 568 times between 2012 and 2014, accruing $103,483.96 in debt. Most of the charges to the card were ATM withdrawals, but various retail charges and entertainment were also made, according to the criminal complaint. Smith was charged with 568 counts each of unauthorized credit card use, theft and counts of receiving stolen property. His bail was set at $50,000.

Police Search For Two Gunmen In Wilkinsburg Mass Shooting

The search continues this afternoon in the Pittsburgh area for at least two gunmen who opened fire on a backyard party in Wilkinsburg. Five people were killed and three others were wounded in the shooting. Police describe the attack as an ambush, with gunshots coming from two distinct locations. The suspects fled on foot.

Report: 46,000 PA. Democrats Become Republicans Due to Trump

Nearly 46,000 Pennsylvania Democrats have switched to Republicans since the beginning of the year. According to Penn  Live, some experts attribute the the mass exodus to Donald Trump. Numbers show that some Republicans are also switching to the Democratic party, but nowhere near the numbers that are switching to Republican.

College Tournament Action

It is good news and bad news when it comes to local college basketball tournament action. First we have the good. Senior Guard  James Robinson made a steal and hit a running layoff with six seconds left to lift Pitt to a  72–71 win over Syracuse in the ACC Tournament.  It was the third win of the season against the Orange this season.  The win almost assures  them a berth in the NCAA tournament. They face the number one seed  North Carolina this afternoon. The bad news is the  Duquesne Dukes. They lost to last place LaSalle in the first round of the Atlantic Ten Tournament 88-73.  LaSalle was paced by Jordan Price. He had a near career high 36-points. The 14th seed Explorers face six seed Davidson. It was Duquesne’s 10th lost in 11 games

Free Agency Frenzy In The NFL….

The Steelers  are not real big players in the first days of free agency.  They spent the first day signing one of their own.   Offensive guard  Ramon Foster agreed  to  a new three year deal.  They announced that they expect to work out an extension for the other offensive guard David DeCastro later this year.  The NFL Network reports the Steelers and free agent tight end Ladarius Green.  Green, who is  six foot six 237 pounds, spent four years with the San Diego Chargers. The deal is reported to be for four years  totaling 20-million dollars.  The Black and Gold can afford it.  They are a little over 11-million dollars under the salary cap.

Alvarez Is For the Birds

Pedro has landed. He signed a one year deal with the Baltimore Orioles.  It is worth 5.75-million dollars with an additional 1.25 million in bonuses.  Alvarez was not offered a contract by the Pirates in December.  His role with Baltimore will be mostly as a designated hitter with  spot duty at first base.

Penguins and Flyers To Play Outside

2017 will be the 50th anniversary of both the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. To celebrate the teams will play an outside game at Heinz Field.  It will be Saturday February 18th.  It is part of the Coors Light Stadium series. The Winter Classic  is set for next year.  It will be  the Chicago Blackhawks vs St Louis Blues in Busch Stadium on Monday January 2nd.  These are two of the four outdoor games scheduled for the NHL next season.

Quaker Valley 57, Greensburg Central Catholic 47 (Final)

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

There is no W in pretty.
There is no W in dominant.
There is no W in foul trouble.

But there is a W in win, and that’s ultimately what Quaker Valley wanted.

The Quakers defeated the Greensburg Central Catholic Centurians by a score of 57-47 at Peters Township. The game saw Quaker Valley start the game on a 16-3 run, but persistence allowed the Centurians to keep within a reasonable range. This game was also slowed down by mesmerizing foul trouble on both sides, as six players fouled out of the game (4 for QV, 2 for GCC).

Coletrane Washington led all scorers with 23 for the Quakers, while Domenic Rullo notched 12 for the Centurians. These two were picked as the CCBC Players of The Game.

Greensburg’s season closes at 24-3. Quaker Valley improves to 22-6 and faces Lincoln Park in the State Quarterfinals on Saturday.

Bruce Frey has this scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.

Aliquippa 56, Bishop Canevin 38 (Final)

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

27 down, three to go. At least that’s the goal for the WPIAL Class AA Champions.

Aliquippa remains undefeated with a comfortable 56-38 victory over the Bishop Canevin Crusaders at Baldwin. Leading the Quips was Kaezon Pugh with 20 points, while Mitchell King scored 15 to lead Canevin. The leading scorers were chosen as the CCBC Players of The Game.

Bishop Canevin ends its season at 20-7. Aliquippa improves to 27-0 and will play West Middlesex in the PIAA Class AA Quarterfinals on Saturday.

Bob Barrickman has this scoring recap for beavercountyradio.com.