Category: Sports

Ambridge vs Beaver @7:30

The Ambridge Bridgers knock off the Beaver Bobcats by a score of 70-54. The game started off as a close one going into halftime with the Bridgers up 27-21. After halftime it was a different story when the Bridgers started to pull away in the third quarter taking a 16 point lead going into the fourth quarter. And they just kept pouring it on not allowing the Bobcats the chance to get back in game.

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You can listen to the post game show here:

Duck Season has officially begun as the Steelers beat the Cardinals 23-17

Steelers hang on for 23-17 victory over Cardinals
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer
Diontae Johnson ran for an 85-yard touchdown on a punt return and caught a pass for another score to lead the Pittsburgh Steelers over the Arizona Cardinals 23-17. Pittsburgh’s defense had three crucial interceptions in the second half to secure its seventh win over the past eight games. Arizona has lost six straight games. Rookie free agent quarterback Devlin Hodges completed 16 of 19 passes and threw a touchdown pass in his third career start. Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray threw two touchdown passes, but his three interceptions were very costly.

Central Valley can’t survive a disastrous fourth quarter and come up short of winning a state championship

(Hershey Park, Pa.) The Central Valley Warriors couldn’t survive a rough fourth quarter after dominating the first three quarters of the game. Wyoming Valley scored three times in the fourth quarter with the last coming as time was winding down in the game.

Beaver County Radio’s Bob Barrickman, Tom Hays, and Bruce Frey had the call for 1230 WBVP, 1460 WMBA, and 99.3 FM. After a scoreless first quarter, Central Valley took a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter when running back Jaylen Guy scored on a 1-yard run. The extra point was good.  Central Valley  took a 7-0 lead to the locker room for the half-time intermission. Early in the third quarter Central Valley running back Stephon Hall scored on a 2-yard run and the extra point made it 14-0 Central Valley. After 3 quarters Central Valley led 14-0. On the second play of the fourth quarter, on a  third-and-8,  Dominic DeLuca avoided a sack and threw an 80-yard TD pass to wide receiver Riley Rusyn.  After Rusyn’s score Central Valley failed to score on its last three possessions. Down 14-7 an injured Dominic Deluca led his team back to what would end up being one of the all-time comebacks in PIAA State Championship games.  When Wyoming Valley, also nicknamed the Warriors regained possession of the ball they  scored again knotting the game up at 14 on a 4-yard TD pass from DeLuca to Ambrosino, That then set the stage as Wyoming Valley drove down the field after Central Valley could’t gain any momentum on offense.  DeLuca’s 1-yard plunge was the game winner.

Central Valley finished the season at 14-2 with a WPIAL Championship and runner-ups in the state gaining a silver medal after their loss on Saturday. Check out all of the pictures of the game below courtesy of Bob Barrickman and Mike Lackovich…

Bob Barrickman Previews 3A Football Championship On Sports Slam

“This might be the most complete Central Valley team that I’ve seen.”

Thus sspoke Beaver County Radio sports director Bob Barrickman, who talked about the 3A PIAA football championship on the Saturday Sports Slam with Greg Benedetti & Matt Drzik hours before the Central Valley Warriors & Wyoming Area Warriors do battle at Hersheypark Stadium.

Barrickman also talked about the difference between Wyoming and Middletown (loser of the last 3 3A title games) and the strengths and weaknesses of Central Valley heading into the game.

To listen to the full preview, click on the player below!

Governor warns of harm from changes to minor league baseball

Governor warns of harm from changes to minor league baseball
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s governor wants Major League Baseball to rethink a restructuring plan that would affect three minor league teams in his state.
Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday wrote to baseball commissioner Robert Manfred to express concern about the impact on the Erie SeaWolves, the Williamsport Crosscutters and the State College Spikes.
The Professional Baseball Agreement between Major League Baseball and the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues expires after the 2020 season. The restructuring proposal would lead to 42 minor league teams being dropped from circuits.
Major league teams say they spend nearly $500 million annually in salary to support the minor leagues but get back only $18 million.
Wolf says the current proposal will put players and employees out of jobs and be economically harmful to host communities.

Penguins sign F Noesen to 1-year deal

Penguins sign F Noesen to 1-year deal
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed former New Jersey and Anaheim forward Stefan Noesen to a two-way contract.
Noesen previously agreed to a minor league deal with the Penguins but earned a promotion to the NHL after collecting 14 goals and eight assists in 22 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL. The one-year deal has a prorated annual average value of $700,000.
The 26-year-old Noesen played 159 games combined for New Jersey and Anaheim from 2015-19, scoring 24 goals and dishing out 21 assists.
The Penguins announced the signing shortly after forward Patric Hornqvist left practice on Monday with what coach Mike Sullivan described as a lower-body injury. Pittsburgh is off until Wednesday, when it hosts the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues.
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