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Pace Prosser’s double-double helps Gannon beat Lander 84-61 in Division II men’s college basketball championship game

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Gannon University Athletics, Posted on Facebook on April 6th, 2026)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pace Prosser totaled 28 points and 11 rebounds and Gannon beat Lander 84-61 on Sunday to win the Division II Championship.

Prosser made 10 of 19 shots with four 3-pointers for the Golden Knights (34-3) in a battle between two teams aiming for a first national championship. Prosser added five assists and five steals. Lucas Sekasi finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Mackenzie Morgan added 12 points and seven rebounds, while his twin brother Lucas scored 11.

Dylan Canoville totaled 14 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Bearcats (30-6), who saw a 15-game winning streak end. Jacob Daniels and Greyson Pritzl both scored 11.

Second-year coach Easton Bazzoli led the third-seeded Golden Knights of Erie, Pennsylvania, to the title three years after a three-win season.

Prosser and Layne Sarver sank two straight 3-pointers in a 15-0 run that began and ended with baskets by Sekasi and the Golden Knights took a 20-9 lead. Canoville’s rebound basket ended the run as Lander scored six straight, but Prosser hit two 3-pointers in the final 1:11 for a 37-21 advantage at halftime.

Mackenzie Morgan hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the first two minutes of the second half and Gannon upped its advantage to 43-22. The Bearcats got no closer than 14 from there.

Coach Omar Wattad and No. 5 seed Lander, out of Greenwood, S.C., upset defending champion and top seed Nova Southeastern 91-81 in the semifinals.

Gannon advanced to the title game one other time — in 1987 — but it ended in a 92-74 loss to Kentucky Wesleyan.

2 Pennsylvania firefighters killed in vehicle collision during a search for a missing woman

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RICHMOND TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Two firefighters traveling in a utility vehicle along a Pennsylvania road during a search for a missing woman were killed in a head-on crash with a car, officials said.

The two members of the Walnuttown Fire Company died after the crash with a Toyota Camry at about 6 p.m. Saturday, roughly 45 miles (72 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia. Fire Chief Jeff Buck and Assistant Fire Chief Robert Shick Jr. were heading north when they were struck by a sedan heading south on Route 222, according to the Berks County Coroner.

NBC Philadelphia reported that the utility vehicle was riding on the shoulder of Route 222 when the Camry swerved off of the road. Police told the station that a male and a female who were in the Camry when it crashed fled and were later arrested.

Video from the crash scene shows the utility vehicle on its side.

No further details about the arrest or the search for the missing woman were immediately available Sunday.

A call and an email seeking information were made to the Fleetwood Police Department.

Autopsies on the firefighters, both residents of Fleetwood, were scheduled for Monday.

“At this time we would like to send our thoughts and prayers” to the Shick and Buck families, the Walnuttown Fire Company said in a Facebook post. “Rest easy chiefs, we got it from here.”

Woman hospitalized after tractor-trailer rollover crash occurs in Allegheny County

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) A woman was taken to the hospital following a tractor-trailer rollover crash along a portion of I-79 in Allegheny County on Saturday. Dispatchers confirmed to WTAE that officials were called to I-79 in the northbound direction near mile marker 64 (Coraopolis/McKees Rocks) following reports of a crash. The cause of the crash is unclear at this time. According to the Moon Run Volunteer Fire Company, a woman was trapped under a truck as a result of the crash. She was later rescued and was taken to the hospital in stable condition. 

Ohio man charged for bringing a gun to the Pittsburgh International Airport

(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of the Allegheny County Police Department, Posted on Facebook on April 4th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) An Ohio man is facing a misdemeanor after police say he brought a gun to the Pittsburgh International Airport on Saturday. According to the Allegheny County Police Department, TSA officers saw the gun within a passenger’s carry-on bag at the airport’s main security checkpoint soon after 3 a.m. That same department responded and identified the man as forty-nine-year-old Joshua Seese of Lowellville, Ohio. They later determined that he did not have a valid concealed carry permit. Seese was ultimately charged with one count of carrying a firearm without a license. 

Route 51 Coraopolis Road Restrictions Begin Monday in Robinson Township

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Robinson Township, PA) PennDOT District 11 announced that lane restrictions on Route 51 (Coraopolis Road) under Interstate 79 in Robinson Township will begin today, weather permitting. Crews will conduct painting repair work because from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. weekdays, as needed, through late April, Route 51 between the northbound and southbound on-ramps at the I-79 Coraopolis/McKees Rocks interchange in Robinson Township will be reduced to a single-lane of traffic in each direction.

Freedom woman assaulted by a man at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pennsylvania State Police at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh reported via release yesterday that an unidentified twenty-one-year-old woman from Freedom was assaulted by a man at that casino that day. This happened at 12:03 a.m. and the female victim reported that she was touched intimately and was kissed by an unknown man. The investigation into this incident is ongoing. 

Reported sparking in several New Brighton homes; at least two homes had breakers tripped

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Brighton, PA) New Brighton Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to 10th Street and 4th Avenue after 4 p.m. on Saturday after Duquesne Light reported sparking inside multiple homes. Multiple fire hydrants were staged in the area and firefighters went door to door to check for hazards in many area homes. At least two homes were found to have their breakers tripped. Crews returned to service and the incident was resolved. 

Structure fire reported in Beaver

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver, PA) Beaver Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched just after 5:15 p.m. on Saturday to a home on River Road for a brush fire along the side of the residence. The incident was upgraded to a structure fire due to information being received that the fire was under an AC unit against the. However, it was discovered that the fire had been put out by an extinguisher. Crews returned shortly after service and the incident was resolved. 

Shooting in Beaver Falls kills a man

(File Photo: Photo Courtesy of Curtis Walsh, Beaver County Radio)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver Falls, PA) A deadly shooting occurred in Beaver Falls near the intersection of 14th Street and 8th Avenue shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday. According to Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible, two masked individuals shot a man at his home. The victim died and he was later identified as 28-year-old Stephon Peake. He was found shot to death on his front porch. No arrests have been made at this time as police continue to investigate.

Ryan O’Hearn homers and drives in 4 to lift Pirates over Orioles 8-2 for 5th straight win

(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Ryan O’Hearn celebrates on second base after driving in a run off Baltimore Orioles pitcher Chris Bassitt during the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan O’Hearn homered and matched a career high with four RBIs as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 on Sunday to sweep a three-game series and extend their winning streak to five.

O’Hearn hit a two-run shot to right-center in the first inning. In the second, his two-run double highlighted a four-run outburst as the Pirates pushed their lead to 6-0.

Oneil Cruz made it 8-1 with a two-run homer to center field in the sixth. He also singled home a run in the second.

Cruz’s homer came off left-hander Cade Povich. The center fielder is 7 for 10 with three homers against lefties after going 11 for 108 with one homer last season.

That was plenty of support for Braxton Ashcraft (1-1), who allowed one run and four hits in six innings. He had a career-high eight strikeouts and no walks.

Pirates starters have given up two earned runs or fewer in each of their eight games since 2025 NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes was tagged for five runs while only getting two outs against the New York Mets on opening day.

Orioles starter Chris Bassitt (0-2) was roughed up for six runs in two innings. Signed to an $18.5 million, one-year contract as a free agent just before spring training, the right-hander has given up 10 runs over 6 1/3 innings in two starts.

Pete Alonso had an RBI double and Taylor Ward got three hits for the Orioles, who lost for the fifth time in six games.

Up next

Orioles: Were undecided on a starter for Monday night when they open a three-game road series against the Chicago White Sox and Erick Fedde (0-1, 5.40 ERA).

Pirates: Begin a three-game home series with San Diego on Monday night as rookie RHP Bubba Chandler (0-0, 0.00) faces RHP Germán Márquez (0-1, 12.00).