High School Boys Basketball – Friday January 6, 2017
Quaker Valley – 78
Beaver Falls – 58
After winning the PIAA Championship as a defensive coordinator, Nick Nardone will now take the head coaching reins of the defending state champions in 3A football, the Beaver Falls Tigers.
Nick spoke with Matt Drzik and Greg Benedetti on the Saturday Sports Slam about his new role with the team, the similarities and changes from last year’s squad, and what his background in football is to have led him to this point.
To hear the full interview, click the players below.
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Alejandro Villanueva was signed by the Steelers today to a four-year contract. Villanueva started all 16 regular season games last year, as well as the three postseason games, at left tackle. He was part of an offensive line that helped Le’Veon Bell break records, as well as allowing only 17 sacks, the fewest in Big Ben’s career. In 2015 Villanueva played in all 16 games, starting the final 10 after Kelvin Beachum was lost for the season with a torn ACL. Villanueva made the most of his opportunity to turn into one of the top lineman in the NFL after a career as a U.S. Army Ranger.
Tune into A.M. Beaver County with Matt Drzik tomorrow morning for more on the signing.
After a banner year that saw him coach the Beaver Falls Tigers to their first WPIAL title since 1984 and their first PIAA gold in football, Ryan Matsook left his position as BF’s head coach in March, and is now the new Athletic Director at Western Beaver High School in Industry.
Matsook phoned in to the Saturday Sports Slam on July 22 to discuss with Matt Drzik and Greg Benedetti about his new role, including what his duties are in helping Western Beaver Athletics, the similarities in his current and past jobs, and how he looks at the new six-class WPIAL format.
To hear the interview, click the players below to listen.
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High School Football: 38th annual Penn-Ohio Football Classic:
Ohio 21, Pennsylvania 20.
Pittsburgh Steelers 2017 number one Draft choice T.J. Watt has signed a four year contract with the team. Watt was drafted out of Wisconsin where he starred at Linebacker. Watt is the last of the Steelers eight 2017 Draft picks to sign with the team. Watt will wear the number 90 for the team. Tune into A.M. Beaver County with Matt Drzik tomorrow morning from 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. for a full report on Watt’s signing.
Tune into 1230/WBVP and 1460 WMBA Thursday morning at 10:45 a.m. and join Bob Barrickman as the Lady Rams of South Side High School play Minersville in the PIAA 2A softball championship at Nittany Lion Softball Park on the Campus of Penn State University. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m. . Tune in to find out if the Lady Rams are up to the task. Minersville has won a record nine state softball titles. South Side comes into the game with a 20-3 record and Minersville is 23-2.
The South side Lady Rams lost 2 to 0 in the W.P.I.A.L 2A Softball Final to Frazier. The Lady Rams will now move onto the state play-offs next week. WBVP and WMBA play by Announcer Bob Barrickman and color commentator Bruce Frey called all the action for Beaver County Radio.