High School Boys Basketball – Friday January 6, 2017
Quaker Valley – 78
Beaver Falls – 58
(Aliquippa, Pa)
Two WPIAL powerhouses battled it out Friday night at the Pit in Aliquippa when Avonworth and the Quips squared off. The Quips fell short after two big second half turnovers. Avonworth won the hard fought contest 23-7.
Aliquippa goes on the road to play Mars next Friday at 7pm.
Your CCBC Players of the game for Avonworth and Aliquippa are:
Avonworth: Dimitri Velisaris
Aliquippa: Marques Council
You can see all of the past CCBC Players of the Game for High School Sports by clicking on the CCBC Logo Below:
| Imani Christian
Beaver |
41
3 Final |
| Blackhawk
North Catholic |
49
65 Final |
| New Brighton
Northgate |
38
0 Final |
| Avonworth
Aliquippa |
23
7 Final |
| Hopewell
Ambridge |
49
2 Final |
| Western Beaver
Rochester |
41
6 Final |
| Freeport
Quaker Valley |
42
7 Final |
| Neshannock
Ellwood City |
26
20 Final |
| Laurel
Riverside |
43
0 Final |
| Beaver Falls
Southside |
6
26 Final |
| Shenango
Mohawk |
24
0 Final |
| Belle Vernon
Central Valley |
25
22 Final |
FILE – Pittsburgh Steelers first round draft pick linebacker T.J. Watt participates in a drill during an NFL football rookie minicamp, May 12, 2017, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, file)
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers might be ready to take the practice field for the Pittsburgh Steelers. T.J. Watt is not. The star outside linebacker is skipping the start of mandatory minicamp. Watt likely is eyeing a new deal as he enters the final year of his current contract. The seven-time Pro Bowler and 2021 NFL Defensive Player of the Year signed a four-year extension in September 2021 that was scheduled to pay him $112 million and made him the highest-paid defender in the league at the time. Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett now holds that honor after signing a deal worth $40 million a season in March.
New York Rangers assistant coach Dan Muse, right, watches during the third period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker File)
Jun 4, 2025 2:30 PM
(File Photo of Aliquippa Coach Nick Lackovich taken by Beaver County Radio Satff)
(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)
(Aliquippa, PA) The Aliquippa head boys’ basketball coach has not been decided yet after a recent meeting. The Aliquippa School board voted 4-3 on Monday in favor of renewing head coach Nick Lackovich’s contract. However, they needed one more vote of 5-3 to reinstate him. The board president, Tina Price-Genes, abstained from the vote. Board member Yvonne Jackson walked out of the meeting and did not return. The vice president of the board, Nicole Bible and board members, Sandra Gill and Brian Sims voted against renewing Coach Lackovich’s contract. The board members who voted for Coach Lackovich’s contract to be renewed were: Janice Cain, Catherine Colalella, Torri Durham Flannigan and Kenny Rainey. The next meeting to decide the head coach for Aliquippa boys’ basketball will be on Wednesday, June 11th at 6 p.m., the only meeting of that month for the Aliquippa School Board.
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds, right, celebrates his three-run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks with Pirates’ Oneil Cruz, left, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa (7) during the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) — Bryan Reynolds had four hits, including a go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth, and the Pittsburgh Pirates overcame a six-run deficit to stun the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-6. The Pirates, who entered the night 0-29 when trailing after seven innings, were down 6-2 before scoring seven times in the eighth against Arizona relievers Kevin Ginkel and Jalen Beeks. Joey Wentz (2-1) pitched 3 2/3 innings of long relief for the Pirates. David Bednar retired the side in order in the ninth for his sixth save. The Diamondbacks built a 6-0 lead, including Corbin Carroll’s first-innng homer
(File Photo)
(Brighton Twp., Pa.) The Riverside Panthers Boys Baseball team will look to once again bring home the WPIAL Boys 3A Baseball Championship on Wednesday afternoon at 5:00 PM. Beaver County Radio’s Mike Azadian and Gene Matsook will have the call as the Panthers take on Quaker Valley on 99.3 FM, 95.7 FM, 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA, and beavercountyradio.com. If you can’t tune into the game you can click the link below to listen on-line via beavercountyradio.com
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(Photo of Senior and Team Captain Tommy Ward. Photo used with permission of the Bulldogs Boosters)
(Brighton Twp., Pa.) The Freedom Bulldogs Boys Baseball Team has been on a mission all season. That mission to is bring home gold to Bulldog country. They have the chance to bring home the WPIAL 2A Championship on Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 PM. Beaver County Radio’s Mike Azadian and Gene Matsook will have the call as the Bulldogs take on Our Lady of the Sacred Heart on 99.3 FM, 95.7 FM, 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA, and beavercountyradio.com.If you can’t tune into the game you can click the link below to listen on-line via beavercountyradio.com
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A very special thank you goes out to Helisek General Contracting and PUSH Beaver County, and Coach Lance Grable for making this game possible. Check out their websites below:
FILE – Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jared Jones (37) delivers during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, on Feb. 25, 2025, in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates’ right-handed pitcher Jared Jones has undergone elbow surgery and will not return in 2025. The 23-year-old Jones initially complained of elbow pain in mid-March. The decision to have surgery came after Jones complained of discomfort in the elbow during his rehab. The extent of the damage to the elbow wasn’t initially known. Though the team has not put a firm timetable on a possible return, Jones will be out for at least the remainder of this season. The 23-year-old Jones made the Pirates out of spring training in 2024 and pitched well, going 6-8 with a 4.14 ERA
