Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
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60 years since Joe Namath and Larry Bruno guided Beaver Falls to WPIAL gold. 50 years since Frank Chan led the Tigers to PIAA gold on the hardwood. 10 years since the Larry Bruno Foundation began celebrating the history of the coach and the town he called home.
2020 has presented a lot of reasons to have a celebration.
Those plans were explained and discussed as Foundation director Ron Main joined Greg Benedetti & Matt Drzik in the St. Barnabas Studio on the January 25 edition of the Saturday Sports Slam. Main announced the 2020 class live on air:
Main made clear that the inductees were a mix of both athletics and arts, which both have had major impacts on the history of the city, county, and culture–the latter word being indicated and used several times in presenting the understanding behind what bases the Larry Bruno Foundation.
The induction ceremony will be on July 25, site and time to be determined.
Also brought up during the interview was Main’s announcement of the Bruno Foundation’s expansion to its new building on 7th Avenue in Beaver Falls, which will include a retail store, museum and conference center, and learning center. The plan, according to Main, is to expand the learning of the culture of leadership and tradition that Coach Bruno had on his players and students, and to pass that on to future generations.
To listen to the full interview, click on the player below!
After nearly two decades as an athletic director in Allegheny County, Amy Scheuneman has rapidly ascended heights in the WPIAL chain of command. After being hired as an Executive Assistant in 2019, it was only several months until the announcement came that she would succeed Tim O’Malley as WPIAL Executive Director in July 2020.
So what does that mean for the future of District 7?
Scheuneman herself answered these questions during an interview with Matt Drzik & Greg Benedetti on the January 25 edition of the Saturday Sports Slam. She spoke about her transition to the role, along with the plans she has to expand the brand into social media, and the ways she plans to keep certain elements as is. Amy also spoke about her thoughts on football realignment, transfers, working with the PIAA, and enticing students to enter sports more than ever.
To listen back to the interview, click on the player below!
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New Castle: Mike Wells
Ambridge: Isaiah Thomas
Central Valley: Isiah Warfield
Quaker Valley: K.C. Johns
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1460 WMBA’s Tom Hays and Jim Fredrick have the call from Ambridge High School of this WPIAL Class 4A Section 2 high school boys basketball game as the Bridgers battle the defending champion Red Hurricnae.
Click on the link below to listen to the game at 7:05 p.m.
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1230 WBVP and 99.3 FM’s Bob Barrickman and Jason Colangelo have the call from Quaker Valley High School of this WPIAL Class 4A Section 2 high school boys basketball game as the Warriors battle the Quakers.
To listen to the game at 7:05 pm click below:
Lincoln Park was neck and neck with Aliquippa until the Quips pulled ahead ending the first quarter with a 20-16 lead. Lincoln Park gained the lead at the beginning of the second, but Aliquippa fought back and held their ground with a 30-28 lead going into the second half. Both teams battled hard in the second half staying within a few points of each other. Lincoln Park pushed forward and ultimately took the lead for a final score of 64-56.
You can listen to the post game here:
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