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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.

Pirates Spring Workouts Begin Today

Full scale workouts begin today for the Pirates. Yesterday Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen  covered a lot of items including his future with the team. The former MVP told reporters he would like to end his career as a Pirate. McCutchen has two years left on his  contract with a one year option by the team. The Pirates ace Gerrit Cole threw a bullpen session on Monday.  Cole was suffering from pain on his right side.   It was inflammation  of his  rib cage.   After 20-pitches, Cole said he was fine.

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