Moon Punches Ticket to Hershey with 73-55 win over Mars.

 

In a game heard on WBVP/WMBA and TribLive it was Tom Hays and Bruce fry on the call from New Castle High School in a rematch of the 5A WPIAL Championship between Moon and Mars. It was a game that Moon started out with a lead taking a 15-10 lead after one. I n the second they started to build on that taking a 35-24 lead at the half. In the second half they built on that lead making it 55-39 lead after 3 and then went on to win 73-55 and punch their ticket to Hershey Friday and play the winner of Archbishop Woods and defending State Champions Abington Heights.

Scoring updates for PIAA Semi-Final Play-off game: Moon vs. Mars (Boys) on WBVP/WMBA and Trib-Live High School Sports Network, Monday March 18, 2019 at 6:30 p.m..

 

 

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Link for PIAA Semi-Final Play-off game: Moon vs. Mars (Boys) on WBVP/WMBA and Trib-Live High School Sports Network, Monday March 18, 2019 at 6:30 p.m..

1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA’s Tom Hays and Bruce Frey have the call from New Castle High School of this 2019 PIAA Class 5A Semifinals boys high school basketball state playoff game as the Tigers battle the WPIAL champion Fightin’ Planets.

If you can’t tune into the broadcast on 1230 WBVP  and want to hear the broadcast streaming live over the Trib-Live High School Sports Network click on the logo below at 6:30 p.m. for for the pre-game. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m……….

Kang and Gonzalez named starters as Bucs trim roster from 49 to 40.

The Pittsburgh Pirates ended two position battles on Monday, naming Erik González their starting shortstop and Jung Ho Kang their starting third baseman.

Kang beat out returning third baseman Colin Moran for the starting job, while Gonzalez claimed the Opening Day shortstop role over rookie Kevin Newman. Moran will get some work at first base the rest of the spring while continuing to play third, general manager Neal Huntington said. Newman still has a chance to make the team as a reserve middle infielder playing behind Gonzalez at shortstop and Adam Frazier at second.

The Pirates trimmed nine players, including infielder Kevin Kramer and third-base prospect Ke’Bryan Hayes, from their Spring Training roster on Monday.

Pittsburgh optioned Kramer to Triple-A Indianapolis, where he will move around the infield and potentially see some time in the outfield, and reassigned the following eight players to Minor League camp: Hayes, Will Craig, Nick Franklin, Geoff Hartlieb, Christian Kelley, Arden Pabst, Bryan Reynolds and Brandon Waddell.

Mike Lysacowski stops by Teleforum to talk about Thursday’s Fund Raising in the Fast Lane Seminar

Mike Lysacowski  from Motorsports Aspects stopped by the Beaver County Radio Studios during Teleforum with Frank Sparks on Monday, March 18, 2019 to talk about a seminar that his is giving at Geneva College Thursday March 21, 2019 at 7pm. The title of Mike’s seminar is Fundraising in the Fast Lane . This free seminar is going to be discussing key fundraising principles that can help organizations find corporate sponsors for their next event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike has worked in the auto racing industry for many yers as a consultant in marketing and public relations . Mike may be familiar with you as he is the  co-host of the Lead Lap on Beaver County Radio with Frank Sparks .

If you would like to register for this free event click on the link below….

https://www.geneva.edu/events/fastlane

If you would like to get a hold of Mike to speak at your event you can get of hold of him on Faebook at https://www.facebook.com/mikelysakowski

 

PIAA Semifinals Schedule: March 18, 2019

It’s a rematch to the stars as the Moon Area Tigers look to get revenge on the Mars Planets and punch their ticket to the GIANT Center in Hershey! Coverage on Beaver County Radio begins with pre-game at 6:30 from New Castle High School.

BOYS

6:00pm
[4A] Hickory vs. Imhotep Charter (at Williamsport)
[1A] Sankofa Freedom Academy vs. Lourdes Regional (at Freedom HS, Bethlehem)

7:00pm
[5A] Moon vs. Mars (at New Castle) [WBVP/WMBA]
[1A] Monessen vs. Vincentian (at Mt. Lebanon)

7:30pm
[5A] Abington Heights vs. Archbishop Wood (at Freedom HS, Bethlehem)
[4A] Bonner-Prendergast vs. Lower Moreland (at Plymouth-Whitemarsh)

GIRLS

6:00pm
[6A] Peters Township vs. Upper Dublin (at Bald Eagle)
[6A] Garnet Valley vs. Neshaminy (at Plymouth-Whitemarsh)

7:00pm
[3A] Dunmore vs. Trinity [Camp Hill] (at Martz Hall)
[3A] Delone Catholic vs. Central Cambria (at Mifflin County HS)
[2A] Everett vs. West Middlesex (at Hempfield)

7:30pm
[2A] Mahanoy Area vs. Bellwood-Antis (at Williamsport)

Flyers rally late to stun Penguins 2-1 in overtime

 

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sean Couturier beat Matt Murray with 3 seconds remaining in overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers put together an improbable rally to edge the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Sunday night.

James van Riemsdyk tied the score with 18 seconds left in regulation when Murray’s glove couldn’t quite reach van Riemsdyk’s wrist shot from the slot. The team traded a flurry of quality chances in the extra period before Couturier danced around Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby on the rush then sent a shot over Murray’s stick to give Philadelphia’s fading playoff hopes a needed jolt.

Carter Hart finished with 41 saves for his first victory since Feb. 17 as the Flyers put together a comeback that echoed their stunning rally in their stadium series meeting with the Penguins last month. Philadelphia scored twice in the final 3:04 of regulation before winning it in overtime.

Teddy Blueger, starting on the second line in place of injured Evgeni Malkin, scored Pittsburgh’s lone goal as the Penguins managed just one point out of a pair of home games during the weekend.

Murray, who was pulled after allowing four goals on 13 shots in a loss to St. Louis in Saturday, bounced back by stopping 36 shots but couldn’t get a handle on Couturier’s winner.

The Flyers appeared to take the lead 1:06 into the second period when Claude Giroux’s wrist shot from the right circle beat Murray. The on-ice officials, however, immediately waved it off, ruling Jakub Voracek interfered with Murray as he skated by the crease as the shot closed in. The Flyers challenged the call, and it was overturned by league officials in Toronto. Pittsburgh then challenged that ruling, claiming Philadelphia was offsides when it entered the zone. The call was then overturned a second time, leaving the game scoreless.

Got it?

Goal or no goal, it was one of the few times the Flyers truly tested Murray. The Penguins tilted the ice heavily at times, swarming Hart with extended pressure. Finishing, however, was another matter. If Pittsburgh wasn’t shooting wide — as Nick Bjugstad did on a breakaway in the second period — then the 20-year-old Hart was making an indelible first impression in one of the NHL’s most testy rivalries. He made a gorgeous stop on Patric Hornqvist in the second, extending his left pad to stop a point-blank shot from Hornqvist in the slot.

Hart had no chance, though, on Blueger’s fourth career goal. Marcus Pettersson threw a shot in from the point and Phil Kessel pounced on the rebound. Hart made the save but the puck bounced right to Blueger’s stick. The rookie pounded it into the net to give the Penguins the lead 2:07 into the third.

Yet just as they did in their previous meeting, the Flyers rallied. As the clock ticked down, van Riemsdyk collected a feed from Travis Konecy in the slot and ripped one that gave the Flyers new life.

NOTES: Kessel playing in his 319th consecutive game with Pittsburgh, tying Craig Adams’ franchise record. Kessel has played in 765 straight games overall, the eighth-longest in NHL history. … Pittsburgh’s successful replay challenge marked the 8th time in 14 tries the Penguins have won a challenge this season. … The Flyers were 0 for 3 on the power play. The Penguins were 0 for 4. … Malkin was shaken up in a hit with St. Louis defenseman Robert Bortuzzo on Saturday. He stayed in the game and played more than 19 minutes but was unavailable just over 24 hours later.

UP NEXT

Flyers: Host Montreal on Tuesday.

Penguins: Begin a four-game road trip on Tuesday in Carolina.

Scoring Updates: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers, Sunday March 17, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

 

 

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GoalsPenguins:
Teddy Blueger (2:07)

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Sean Couturier (4:56)