Beaver Falls 79 vs.Indiana 58
PLAYERS OF THE GAME:
Beaver Falls: Josh Creach Indiana: Jake Benhart
Quaker Valley 56 vs. South Fayette 44
Boys 4A-Central Valley 56 vs. Belle Vernon 35
Boys 4A-New Castle 73 vs. McGuffey 40
Boys 6A-North Hills 59 vs. Penn Hills 58
Girls 3A-Bishop Canevin 54 vs. Riverside 25
Girls 3A-East Allegheny 68 vs. Avonworth 59
Girls 3A-Neshannock 63 vs.. Charleroi 36
Girls 5A-Oakland Catholic 54 vs. Mars 41
BASEBALL: Pre-Season
Pirates 6 vs.Orioles 2
WPIAL Basketball Playoffs:
Boys: Vincential 44, Rochester 42. CCBC Players of the Game: Zach McDonough (Vincentian); Chad Meny (Rochester).
Girls: Beaver 58, Keystone Oaks 45. CCBS Players of the Game: Bella Cosset (Beaver); Maliayak Agurs (Keystone Oaks).
Over the weekend the Pittsburgh Pirates announced that they will be shuffling their starting outfield for the 2017 season. Gregory Polanco will move from right field to left field, Sterling Marte will shift from left field to center field, and Andrew Mc Cutchen will shift from center field to right field. I personally think this will be a great move for the Pirates. Sterling Marte has won two consecutive gold gloves in left field and has more than proven he is capable and deserving of being the Pirates center fielder. Cutch not only had a bad year batting his defense was less than adequate all season long. Polanco was more than average in left field when filling in for Marte last season. We are less than two weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training and the position players soon to follow. The timing of the announcement was perfect and let everyone know before spring training exactly where they would be playing this year. This coming Saturday on the Saturday Sports Slam we’ll be discussing this and taking calls on your opinion. Tune in from 8 to 10 AM.
Story by Frank Sparks, co-host of The Saturday Sports Slam
Tim Ishman, Director of Recreation and Tourism in Beaver County will be a Guest of Frank Sparks and Greg Benedetti this saturday, Feb. 4,2017, on The Saturday Sports Slam. The Guys will discuss The Annual Snow Shovel Riding Contest along with the other happenings that will be going on in Beaver County in 2017. So tune from 8-10 A.M. this Saturday. The guys will also be discussing high school hoops, as the play-offs are just around the corner, of course The Super Bowl, Pirates, Pens, and anything else that’s on your mind. Phone lines will be open all show long at 724-843-1888 and 724-774-1888. Just added to the show play by play broadcaster Tom Hays will also be a guest on the show talking hoops.
Local Racer, Kevin Bolland, fresh off his induction into the Pittsburgh Circle Club hall of fame will be a guest on the Lead Lap with host Frank Sparks this Saturday morning , February 4, 2017 at 10 AM. Kevin will talk about his enshrinement, what his plans are this upcoming season, and taking your Phone Calls at 724-843-1888 and 724-774-1888.
Tonight Beaver travels to Beaver Falls in a Section 2-AAAA matchup on WBVP & WMBA. Both teams are 6-5 in the section, and the winner will be in third place; the loser in 4th. Pregame begins at 7:05, with tip-off at 7:30 on Beaver County Radio.
Other games in local action tonight:
5A
Moon at Mars
Montour at West Allegheny
4A
Blackhawk at Central Valley
Hopewell at Quaker Valley
New Castle at Ambridge
3A
Ellwood City at Aliquippa
Riverside at Lincoln Park
New Brighton at Mohawk
Seton-LaSalle at Freedom
Southmoreland at South Side
2A
Neshannock at OLSH
Sewickley Academy at Northgate
1A
Western Beaver at Rochester
Quigley Catholic at Holy Family Academy
Cornell at Beaver Christian
The Pittsburgh Penguins (31-13-5) look to inch closer to second place in the Metropolitan Division, and tonight they battle the team currently in that spot. The Columbus Blue Jackets (33-12-4) are looking to distance themselves from the Penguins, and currently own the season series at 1-0-0. Game time is at 7:00 tonight from the PPG Paints Arena.
Other games in NHL action tonight:
NY Islanders at Detroit
Anaheim at Florida
Calgary at New Jersey
Edmonton at Carolina
Last night’s results:
Philadelphia 3, Montreal 1
NY Rangers 2, Buffalo 1 (OT)
Ottawa 5, Tampa Bay 2
Nashville 2, Edmonton 0
Winnipeg 4, Dallas 3
St. Louis 5, Toronto 1
Chicago 4, Arizona 3
San Jose 4, Vancouver 1
Local Big Block Modified driver Kevin Bolland was inducted to the Pittsburgh Circle Club Hall of Fame on Saturday January 21, 2017. Click on the Link Below to to view his induction ceremony . The video was provided by and used with the permission by event emcee Mike Lysakowski from Motorsports Aspects.
High School Basketball Results:
Beaver 70, Blackhawk 64. Community College of Beaver County Players of the Game: Darius Wise (Beaver) and A.J. Long (Blackhawk).
Central Valley 64, Hopewell 43. Community College of Beaver County Players of the Game: Michael Simmons (Central Valley) and Joshua Miklos (Hopewell).
(Beaver Falls, PA) The talk was all about baseball on Saturday Morning as Beaver Falls Native and former pro baseball player Jack Damaska joined Frank Sparks and Greg Benedetti. Listeners were treated to stories about Jack’s career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Beaver Falls Legion and high school baseball, along with memories and stories about College hill and West Mayfield youth teams.
Damaska was signed by the Cardinals in 1957 and had over 1800 hits in his minor league career and briefly made an appearance in the major leagues with St. louis in 1963. More information about Jack can be viewed here.
Also Joining Jack, Greg and Frank in the studio was Eric Mckenna.