Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Aliquippa, Pa.) Mike Warfield is in his third season as Aliquippa’s football coach, he was a member of the Quips 1987 team that won the WPIAL. Yesterday, Warfield was named the STEELERS COACH OF THE WEEK. for Week 9. According to the release the QUIPS have advanced to the WPIAL Championship for the 13th consecutive season. What makes it more impressive the QUIPS are 1A school, are 9-0 and the number 1 seeded team playing in Class 4A. The won over Bell Vernon Friday night 33-25 allowing to advance
The Quips face Thomas Jefferson on Saturday at North Allegheny High School at 1 p.m..
(Chippewa Twp. Pa.) Legendary Blackhawk baseball coach Bob Amalia passed away on Monday afternoon after losing his battle with prostate cancer. He was first diagnosed with the cancer in October of 2018.
Amalia a 1974 Blackhawk graduate started coaching Blackhawk’s American Legion baseball team in 1988 and then his Alma Mater high school team in 2000.
Over his Coaching career his high school teams won 13 section titles, three WPIAL titles and made it as far as the championship game six other times. Overall, those teams compiled a 307-116 record.
Under Amalia’s direction, Blackhawk’s American Legion won over 700 games, 16 Beaver County titles and one state championship. In July of 2019, he celebrated his 1000th overall victory in high school and legion.
Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame Announcer and one of Beaver County Radio’s play by play commentators Tom Hays, who was close friends with Bob for many years, joined Eddy Crow on Teleforum Tuesday morning to talk about Bob’s life both as a coach and a person. During the interview Hays was asked to tell everyone about the personal side of Bob Amalia. Click the play button below to hear his response:
Bob Amalia was just 64 years old.
You can hear the entire interview as it was aired on Beaver County Radio by pressing the play button below:
Aliquippa and Belle Vernon met tonight for a playoff showdown to see who would make it to the WPIAL championship. During the first quarter, Belle Vernon proved to be strong against Aliquippa. The Quips trailed 13-0 during the first quarter but didn’t take long to find their way onto the board. Both teams began keeping it close with a neck and neck battle. Aliquippa finally managed to get the lead and ended the first half with a score of 20-19 Quips. In the second half, Aliquippa managed to build on their lead with 2 more touchdowns. Belle Vernon only managed to score once more during the fourth quarter, unable to regain the lead they once had in this game. The game ended with a score of 33-25 Aliquippa.
1460 WMBA’s Tom Hays and Jason Colangelo have the call from The Pit at Aliquippa High School of this 2020 WPIAL Class 4A Semifinals high school football playoff game as the Quips battle the Leopards.
If you can’t listen to the game on the air and want to hear it via the Trib-Live High School Sports Network click the link below. The stream doesn’t start til the pre-game:
1230 WBVP, 99.3 FM and beavercountyradio.com’s Bob Barrickman and Eddy Crow have the call from Rochester High School of this 2020 WPIAL Class A Semi-finals high school football playoff game as the Rams battle the Jayhawks. Frank Sparks will provide the Freedom United Federal Credit Union Reports during the game
The Game will also be presented via audio and video on The Trib-Live Network. Just Click the link below at game time:
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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