Category: Saturday Sports Slam

Link for Hopewell vs Central Valley Girls Basketball on WBVP and Trib-Live High School Sports Network

1230 WBVP’s Tom Hays and Bob Barrickman have the call from Central Valley Middle School of this WPIAL Class 4A Section 2 high school girls basketball game as the Warriors battle the Vikings.

If you can’t tune into the broadcast on 1230 WBVP and want to hear the broadcast streaming live over the Trib-Live High School Sports Network click on the logo below at 5:45 p.m. for for the pre-game. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m……

Link for Aliquippa vs. Beaver Falls on WMBA and the Trib-Live High School Sports Network

1460 WMBA’s Jason Colangelo and Bruce Frey have the call from Beaver Falls High School of this WPIAL Class 3A Section 1 high school boys basketball game as the Tigers battle the Quips.

If you can’t tune into the broadcast on 1460 WMBA and want to hear the broadcast streaming live over the Trib-Live High School Sports Network click on the logo below at 7:05 p.m. for for the pre-game. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30……

Link For Hopewell vs. Central Valley Boys Basketball on WBVP and the Trib-Live High School Network

1230 WBVP’s Bob Barrickman and Tom Hays have the call from Central Valley Middle School of this WPIAL Class 4A Section 2 high school boys basketball game as the Warriors battle the Vikings.

If you can’t tune into the broadcast on 1230 WBVP and want to hear the broadcast streaming live over the Trib-Live High School Sports Network click on the logo below at 7:15 p.m. for for the pre-game. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:45…..

High School Basketball: February 8, 2019

BOYS

7:00pm
[2A] OLSH at Sewickley Academy

7:30pm
[5A] Montour at Moon
[5A] West Allegheny at Chartiers Valley
[4A] Central Valley at Hopewell (WBVP)*
[4A] Beaver at Blackhawk
[4A] Quaker Valley at Ambridge
[3A] Aliquippa at Beaver Falls (WMBA)
[3A] Riverside at Ellwood City
[3A] Neshannock at Lincoln Park
[2A] Burgettstown at South Side Beaver
[1A] Union at Western Beaver
[1A] Cornell at Vincentian

GIRLS

Thursday’s Scores
[5A] West Allegheny 66, Lincoln Park 38
[4A] Quaker Valley 45, Ambridge 43
[4A] Blackhawk 84, New Castle 47
[3A] Beaver 53, Beaver Falls 36
[3A] Ellwood City 37, Riverside 36
[3A] Avonworth 69, Freedom 37
[2A] OLSH 63, South Side Beaver 29
[2A] Aliquippa 52, New Brighton 19
[1A] Rochester 63, Quigley Catholic 44
[1A] Sewickley Academy 42, Eden Christian 35
[1A] Vincentian Academy 76, Cornell 15

6:00pm
[4A] Hopewell at Central Valley (WBVP/WMBA)*
[5A] Montour at Moon

*games to be played at Monaca Gymnasium on campus of Central Valley Middle School (more details here). Pregame for girls’ game will be at 5:45. Coverage for boys’ game starts after conclusion of girls’ game.

Coverage for WMBA game begins at 7:05.

High School Basketball: February 7, 2019

GIRLS

Wednesday’s Scores
[5A] Lincoln Park 50, Montour 44
[5A] Chartiers Valley 64, West Allegheny 39
[2A] Aliquippa 53, Shenango 23
[NC] Blackhawk 59, Rochester 35
[NC] Moon 58, North Hills 39
[NC] Freedom 44, Quigley Catholic 31

7:30pm
[5A] Lincoln Park at West Allegheny
[4A] Quaker Valley at Ambridge
[4A] Blackhawk at New Castle
[3A] Beaver at Beaver Falls
[3A] Ellwood City at Riverside
[2A] New Brighton at Aliquippa
[2A] South Side Beaver at OLSH
[1A] Quigley Catholic at Rochester
[1A] Cornell at Vincentian

7:45pm
[1A] Sewickley Academy at Eden Christian

8:00pm
[3A] Avonworth at Freedom

BOYS

Wednesday’s Scores
[1A] Eden Christian 46, Western Beaver 39
[NC] Blackhawk 69, New Brighton 38
[NC] Quigley Catholic 55, Freedom 50
[NC] Lincoln Park 59, Vincentian 46
[NC] Mohawk 61, Riverside 49
[NC] South Side Beaver 59, Avonworth 55

Nick Franklin agrees to minor league deal with Pirates

Nick Franklin agrees to minor league deal with Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Utility infielder Nick Franklin has agreed to a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and will attend big league spring training.
The 27-year-old Franklin is a career .214 hitter, appearing in 301 games for four different teams since making his debut in 2013 with Seattle.
Franklin has moved around during his career, playing 143 games at second base, 37 in left field, 30 at shortstop, 19 at first base, 11 in right field and one at first base. He made two plate appearances for Milwaukee last May before straining a quadriceps. He made six injury rehabilitation starts in the minor leagues before being moved to the disabled list for the rest of the season.
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Keith Urban to play at NHL Stadium Series outdoor game in Philly

Keith Urban to play at NHL Stadium Series outdoor game
By STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Hockey Writer
The NHL took the Stanley Cup to Keith Urban’s studio last year, and now the country music star will be taking his talents outside to play a league event.
Urban will perform during the first intermission of the Stadium Series outdoor game in Philadelphia between the Penguins and Flyers on Feb. 23, the NHL announced Wednesday, making him the latest high-profile music act to play a league event following Weezer at the Winter Classic and Bebe Rexha at All-Star Weekend.
“We’re thrilled that these artists are now considering our events to be of the highest level and incredible exposure for them,” NHL chief content officer Steve Mayer said. “For us as the NHL, we’re just looking for the biggest artists we can find, and we think that Keith Urban transcends all of that.”
Urban has no connection to the Flyers or Penguins, but he and wife Nicole Kidman are Nashville Predators fans, and he sang the national anthem during their 2017 playoff run. Urban and Kidman got to spend some time with the Cup in April when the NHL had it in Nashville during the playoffs, one step toward getting them more involved with hockey.
“Keith really has fallen in love with the game, fallen in love with hockey, thinks this is a really cool opportunity and wants to work with us more and more promoting the game,” Mayer said.
Years ago, the NHL was the subject of some jokes for booking Billy Idol and other artists past their prime for big events. When Mayer joined the NHL in 2015, he wanted to up the entertainment value with the artists playing for big hockey audiences.
One way to do that was expanding the kinds of acts the league was looking for.
“We’ve also opened up our musical entertainment to other genres other than classic rock,” Mayer said. “We do know that our fans love classic rock and we’re not shying away from it, but we also are looking to bring in more casual fans and going to what they love in the music world.”
The other goal is to get music fans into hockey, with Mayer saying, “If we get some Keith Urban fans to watch the game in Philadelphia and they would’ve normally not watched the game, we win.”
Canadian band Glorious Sons will play pregame festivities outside Lincoln Financial Field and then during the second intermission.
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Sports Report: MJ Devonshire Commits, High School Basketball, and more!

Aliquippa Four-Star Football Recruit Devonshire Announces College Decision

After months of anticipation surrounding MJ Devonshire’s college decision, the four-star Cornerback recruit announced today he will attend the University of Kentucky. After his high school graduation later this year,  he will become a Wildcat and take the field wearing Kentucky blue and white! Devonshire (pictured above) has earned national attention for his performances as a multi-sport athlete at Aliquippa High School.  He also considered the University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Tuesday’s Scores
[5A] Moon 60, Thomas Jefferson 34
[5A] West Allegheny 67, Trinity 51
[4A] Quaker Valley 75, Blackhawk 61 (WBVP/WMBA)
[4A] Beaver 59, Hopewell 42
[4A] New Castle 69, Central Valley 50
[3A] Aliquippa 89, New Brighton 58
[3A] Beaver Falls 68, Riverside 39
[3A] Neshannock 66, Ellwood City 43
[3A] Avonworth 62, Freedom 48
[2A] OLSH 78, Mohawk 41
[2A] Sewickley Academy 55, Laurel 39
[1A] Western Beaver 80, Rochester 48
[1A] Cornell 67, Quigley Catholic 28

Tonight’s Games 7:30pm
[1A] Eden Christian at Western Beaver
[NC] New Brighton at Blackhawk
[NC] Freedom at Quigley Catholic
[NC] Vincentian at Lincoln Park
[NC] Riverside at Mohawk
[NC] Avonworth at South Side Beaver

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Tuesday’s Scores
[2A] New Brighton 57, Northgate 53
[2A] OLSH 73, Sto-Rox 16
[NC] Quaker Valley 43, Montour 42

Tonight’s Games

5:30pm
[NC] Freedom at Quigley Catholic

6:00pm
[2A] Shenango at Aliquippa
[NC] Rochester vs. Blackhawk (at Lincoln Park)

7:30pm
[5A] Lincoln Park at Montour
[5A] West Allegheny at Chartiers Valley
[NC] Moon at North Hills

Geneva College Basketball

There’s plenty of Presidents Athletic Conference basketball action in Beaver Falls tonight! The Geneva Golden Tornadoes host the Westminster Titans in a doubleheader basketball game. The women’s team plays at 5:30 pm and the men’s team follows at 7:30 pm in Metheny Field House.

High School Basketball: February 5, 2019

GIRLS

Monday’s Scores
[5A] Trinity 60, Lincoln Park 25
[5A] West Allegheny 48, South Fayette 41
[5A] Chartiers Valley 51, Moon 35
[4A] Central Valley 49, Quaker Valley 37
[4A] Blackhawk 72, Ambridge 50
[4A] Keystone Oaks 51, Hopewell 39
[3A] Beaver 66, Freedom 37
[3A] Neshannock 73, Beaver Falls 14
[3A] Avonworth 55, Riverside 23
[3A] Ellwood City 51, Mohawk 36
[2A] South Side Beaver 42, Aliquippa 38
[2A] OLSH 57, Northgate 16
[2A] Laurel 76, New Brighton 16
[1A] Vincentian 54, Quigley Catholic 25
[1A] Eden Christian 60, Cornell 6

6:00pm
[2A] Northgate at New Brighton

6:30pm
[2A] OLSH at Sto-Rox

BOYS

Monday’s Scores
[1A] Nazareth Prep 80, Rochester 26

7:30pm
[5A] Moon at Thomas Jefferson
[5A] Trinity at West Allegheny
[4A] Blackhawk at Quaker Valley (WBVP/WMBA)
[4A] Hopewell at Beaver
[4A] New Castle at Central Valley
[3A] New Brighton at Aliquippa
[3A] Beaver Falls at Riverside
[3A] Ellwood City at Neshannock
[3A] Freedom at Avonworth
[2A] Mohawk at OLSH
[2A] Laurel at Sewickley Academy
[1A] Western Beaver at Rochester
[1A] Quigley Catholic at Cornell

Broadcast pregame is at 7:05.