Category: Sports

Lightning over Pens 2-1 in OT

Gourde lifts Lightning over Pens 2-1 in OT for 8th straight
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
Yanni Gourde’s wrist shot from in close 2:45 into overtime gave the streaking Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Lightning picked up their eighth straight win when Gourde took a cross-ice feed from Brayden Point and ripped the puck over Matt Murray’s right arm. Gourde’s seventh goal of the season created a mob scene near the Pittsburgh net as Tampa Bay improved to 20-2-1 since Dec. 23. Evgeni Malkin got his 18th goal for Pittsburgh and Murray finished with 36 saves but couldn’t get a piece of Gourde’s winner.

WPIAL Boys and Girls High School Basketball Playoff Bracket

 

 

5A Boys: First Round

West Allegheny vs Mckeesport, @North Allegheny, 02/17/2020 8 p.m

4A Boys:

Blackhawk vs Elizabeth Forward,@West Allegheny, 02/19/2020 8 p.m

Ambridge vs Ringgold, @ Peters Township, 02/19/2020 8 p.m

QuakerValley-Bye

3A Boys:

Lincoln Park vs Deer Lake, @Fox Chapel, 02/14/2020 8 p.m

Beaver Falls vs Southmoreland, @Mt. Lebanon, 02/14/2020 6:30 p.m.

Aliquippa vs Steel Valley, @West Allegheny, 02/14/2020 8 p.m

2A Boys:

Our Lady Sacred Heart-Bye

Sewickley Academy vs Springdale, @Shaler, 02/15/2020 2:30 p.m

South Side vs Serra Catholic, @Peters Township, 02/15/2020 2:30 p.m

A Boys: Cornell-Bye

5A Girls: First Round

Moon vs Mars, @North Hills, 02/18/2020 6:30 p.m

4A Girls:

Central Valley-Bye

Blackhawk-Bye

Quaker Valley vs West Mifflin, @Peters Township, 02/17/2020 6:30

3A:

Beaver-Bye

Freedom vs Derry, @Fox Chapel, 02/19/2020 6:30 p.m

2A:

Our Lady Sacred Heart-Bye

South Side vs Frazier, @Trinity, 02/14/2020 6:30 p.m

A Girls:

Rochester-Bye

Sewickley Acadmey vs St. Joseph, @Northgate, 02/18/2020 6:30 p.

 

 

 

Busch has done it all in NASCAR, except win the Daytona 500

Busch has done it all in NASCAR, except win the Daytona 500
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer
Kyle Busch has had a victory lane party  at every NASCAR track from Darlington to Dover. He has even celebrated at Daytona, with a 2008 summer race victory on his resume. But he is 0 for 14 at the Daytona 5004. Winning the biggest race in NASCAR remains a goal for Busch. He already has two NASCAR Cup Series  championships and more than 200 NASCAR victories. But he would very much like to win Sunday’s race to add to his bucket list.

21 Local Basketball Teams Learn Their Fate For WPIAL Playoffs Tonight

Some say it’s more maddening than March.

The 2020 WPIAL Basketball Playoffs begin this week, and 21 local teams–11 boys’ teams and 10 girls’–will find out where they land in the 12 different brackets decided upon by the WPIAL selection committee. Coverage of the pairings meeting begins at 7:00 tonight on Beaver County Radio.

The local teams that have qualified for the WPIAL Playoffs are listed below (in alphabetical order):

BOYS
Aliquippa
Ambridge
Beaver Falls
Blackhawk
Cornell
Lincoln Park
Our Lady of Sacred Heart
Quaker Valley
Sewickley Academy
South Side Beaver
West Allegheny

GIRLS
Beaver
Blackhawk
Central Valley
Freedom
Moon
Our Lady of Sacred Heart
Rochester
Sewickley Academy
South Side Beaver

Stay tuned to Beaver County Radio for future announcements on upcoming WPIAL playoff basketball broadcasts.

Jones wins crash-fest at Daytona to open NASCAR season

Jones wins crash-fest at Daytona to open NASCAR season
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
Erik Jones was the winner of a demolition derby at Daytona International Speedway. He won the exhibition Busch Clash on Sunday and was one of just six drivers still on track at the end of the crash-fest. The race had a pair of accidents in the final nine of regulation. Then it had two more in three overtimes. It was the longest Busch Clash in race history as it went 13 laps past the 75-lap distance. Jones won in a Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing and led just the final lap.

Stenhouse wins Daytona 500 pole in debut with new team

Stenhouse wins Daytona 500 pole in debut with new team
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has won the pole for NASCAR’s season-opening Daytona 500. Stenhouse turned a lap at 194.582 mph to put his new Chevrolet Camaro on the pole for next Sunday’s race. Stenhouse is making his debut with JTG-Daugherty Racing after Roush Fenway Racing abruptly fired him late last year. Alex Bowman earned the second starting spot in the Daytona 500 as only the top two positions are set in time trials. The rest of the starting order will be determined by qualifying races Thursday. Hendrick Motorsports powered the fastest four cars.

Crosby leads Penguins over Panthers 3-2

Crosby leads Penguins over Panthers 3-2
By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press
Sidney Crosby scored his 10th goal in the second period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins held off the Florida Panthers for a 3-2 win. Kris Letang had a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who improved to 9-3-0 in their past 12 games. Teddy Blueger also scored, and Tristan Jarry stopped 33 shots. Florida dropped to 1-3-1 since returning from the All-Star break. Mike Hoffman had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, and Brett Connolly also scored. Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves.

Lofton scores 21, St. Bonaventure knocks off Duquesne 83-80

Lofton scores 21, St. Bonaventure knocks off Duquesne 83-80
Kyle Lofton had 21 points, including five 3-pointers, and added seven assists as St. Bonaventure edged Duquesne 83-80. Jaren English had 15 points and seven rebounds for St. Bonaventure, which earned its fourth straight victory. Dominick Welch added 14 points and nine rebounds. Osun Osunniyi had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Bonnies. Tavian Dunn-Martin tied a season high with 25 points and Sincere Carry added 17 points and eight assists for the Dukes. Baylee Steele had 15 points. Michael Hughes had seven points, six rebounds and six blocks.

Self wins ARCA opener at Daytona, edges rising star Deegan

Self wins ARCA opener at Daytona, edges rising star Deegan
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer
Michael Self won the ARCA Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway by edging rising star Hailee Deegan. It was his eighth victory over the last four years in the feeder series. Self held off Deegan and Drew Dollar over the final four laps for his second win at the famed track in the last three years. He also won the ARCA opener in 2018. The 18-year-old Deegan stayed in line and settled for second. She matched the best finish for a woman in an ARCA race and also tied the best finish by a woman at Daytona.

Pirates eager to get to work after eventful offseason

Pirates eager to get to work after eventful offseason
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
The Pittsburgh Pirates are heading into a new era as spring training opens. The club underwent a massive overhaul of its leadership team in the offseason, bringing in a new president in Travis Williams, a general manager in Ben Cherington and a new manager in Derek Shelton. Owner Bob Nutting felt the moves were necessary following a last-place finish in the NL Central, though the Pirates opted to leave the roster largely untouched. The only truly open competition as camp opens is at catcher and in the outfield, where the team is looking to replace Starling Marte. Marte was traded to Arizona.