Category: Sports

Atkinson scores twice to lift Blue Jackets over Penguins

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cam Atkinson had two goals, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots and the Columbus Blue Jackets broke an eight-game losing streak against the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 4-1 victory Saturday night.

Boone Jenner and Oliver Bjorkstrand also scored for the Blue Jackets. They had lost four of their last six — including a 3-0 loss to the Penguins on Thursday night — and desperately needed a win to stay in the mix for an Eastern Conference wild-card playoff spot. Columbus started the day two points below the wild-card line.

Zach Aston-Reese scored for Pittsburgh in the second period and Matt Murray, starting his seventh straight game, had 29 saves.

Bobrovsky, who was a healthy scratch Thursday, bounced back with an exceptional game against the Penguins, who were 4-0-2 in their last six and started the day in third place in the Metropolitan Division.

Jenner went into the box for slashing 20 seconds into the game, then made up for it by taking a feed from Josh Anderson on a rush and beating Murray to give the Blue Jackets the lead 2:31 into the game.

Atkinson scored a short-handed goal early in the second when Pittsburgh’s Phil Kessel went sprawling and the Columbus winger found himself with a loose puck and an open net. He snapped it in over Murray for his team-leading 37th goal of the season.

Pittsburgh pulled it back to a one-goal game at 6:39 of the second when Zach Aston-Reese took Evgeni Malkin’s pass on the doorstep and beat Bobrovsky.

Bjorkstrand tapped in the insurance goal off a short pass from Ryan Dzingel with 3:01 left, and Atkinson got his 38th of the season when he added an empty-netter at the 1:49 mark.

NOTES: Kessel played in 314th straight game for Pittsburgh, the second-longest streak in franchise history. Craig Adams holds the record with 319. … Anderson got his 100th career NHL point. … Atkinson has 12 career short-handed goal, two short of the franchise record. … Columbus last beat Pittsburgh in the regular season on Feb. 17, 2017 (2-1 in overtime). … Malkin has a nine-game points streak against the Blue Jackets. … Columbus is 27-5-2 this season when scoring the first goal.

UP NEXT

Pittsburgh: At Boston on Sunday night.

Columbus: At New York Islanders on Monday night.

Scoring Updates: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets, Saturday March 9, 2019 at 7:00 pm.

 

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Rochester Girls & Lincoln Park Boys Win PIAA Openers

It was a good day in Lawrence County…for Beaver County Champions.

The two WPIAL champions from Beaver County, the Rochester Lady Rams and Lincoln Park Leopard Boys, came into New Castle High School and took care of business in Round 1 of the PIAA State Playoffs.

Despite a sluggish start and an injury to starting guard Alexis Robinson, the Lady Rams took quick care of the Otto-Eldred Terrors, winning Game 1 of the doubleheader 67-44 in Round 1 of the PIAA 1A playoffs. Tom Hays has the scoring recap:

 

Meanwhile, the Lincoln Park Leopards went wire-to-wire against the Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils from District 6, and advance to the second round of the PIAA 3A Boys’ playoffs with a 73-55 victory at New Castle. Bob Barrickman breaks down the final totals:

 

Scoring Updates for Lincoln Park vs. Bellwood-Antis Saturday March 9, 2019 at 4:30 p.m..

 

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Scoring Updates for Rochester vs. Otto Eldrid (Girls) Saturday March 9, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.

 

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Link For Lincoln Park vs. Bellwood-Antis (Boys) on WBVP/WMBA and Trib-Live High School Sports Network, Saturday March 9, 2019 at 4:15 p.m..

1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA’s Tom Hays and Jason Colangelo have the call from New Castle High School of this 2019 PIAA Class 3A First Round boys high school basketball state playoff game as the WPIAL champion Leopards battle the Blue Devils.

If you can’t tune into the broadcast on 1230 WBVP 1460 WMBA and want to hear the broadcast streaming live over the Trib-Live High School Sports Network click on the logo below at 4:15 p.m. for for the pre-game. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m……….

 

Link For Rochester vs. Otto Eldrid (Girls) on WBVP/WMBA and Trib-Live High School Sports Network, Saturday March 9, 2019 at 2:30 p.m..

1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA’s Bob Barrickman and Taylor Nichol have the call from New Castle High School of this 2019 PIAA Class 1A First Round girls high school basketball state playoff game as the WPIAL champion Rams battle the Terrors.

If you can’t tune into the broadcast on 1230 WBVP 1460 WMBA and want to hear the broadcast streaming live over the Trib-Live High School Sports Network click on the logo below at 2:30 p.m. for for the pre-game. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m……….

PIAA State Play-offs Scoreboard Friday March 8, 2019

Friday, March  8, 2019:

 

                                 Girls  PIAA Class 2A  First Round 
Blairsville
OLSH             7:30 p.m.		 43
63   Final
Penns Manor
Brentwood             7:30 p.m.		 38
53  Final
Bishop Canevin
Maplewood             5:00 p.m.		 67
44   Final
Winchester Thurston
West Middlesex             6:00 p.m.		 19
60   Final
Serra Catholic
Evertt                       6:30 p.m.		 43
51   Final
Laurel
Juniata  Valley           6:00 p.m.		 40
43   Final
                                 Girls PIAA  Class 3A First Round 
South Park
Penns Valley     7:30 p.m.		 42
49   Final
Tyrone
Neshannock             6:00 p.m.		 38
42   Final
Greenville
Shadyside Academy             7:30 p.m.		 38
46   Final
Avonworth
Fairview              6:00 p.m.		 49
39   Final
Beaver
Mercyhurst             7:30 p.m.		 55
54   Final
Washington
Penn Cambria             6:00 p.m.		 37
70   Final
                                 Girls PIAA  Class 6A  First Round
Governor Mifflin
North Allegheny                6:00 p.m.		 46
65   Final
Harrisburg
Peters Twp.                  6:00 p.m.		 34
54   Final
Fox Chapel
Cumberland Valley        5:00 p.m.		 27
35   Final
Norwin
Altoona             6:30 p.m.		 62
45   Final
Bethal Park
State College       6:00 p.m.		 55
46   Final
                                 Boys  PIAA Class 1A  First Round 
Johnsonburg
Nazareth Prep.             6:00 p.m.		 46
50   Final
St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy
Vincentian Academy            7:30 p.m.		 0
0   Final
Monesson
Jamestown            6:00 p.m.		 75
54   Final
Cornell
Shanksville-Stoney Creek             5:00 p.m.		 56
50   Final
Union
Shade                       8:00 p.m.		 46
67  Final
Leechburg
Elk County Catholic          8:00 p.m.		 41
65   Final
                                 Boys  PIAA Class 4A  First Round 
Ringgold
Bishop McDevitt             6:30 p.m.		 37
82   Final
Titusville
New Castle            7:30 p.m.		 61
72   Final
Ambridge
Hickory                 7:30 p.m.    WBVP/WMBA		 51
66  Final
Highlands
Huntington      8:00 p.m.		 55
69   Final
Quaker Valley
Clearfield             7:30 p.m.		 66
51  Final
                                 Boys  PIAA Class 5A  First Round 
Northeastern York
Moon         6:00 p.m.		 53
77   Final
Milton Hershey
Mars        6:00 p.m.		 65
74   Final
Shaler
Meadville    8:00 p.m.		 49
44  Final
Chartiers Valley        6:00 p.m.
York William Penn		 73
85   Final
Franklin Regional
Lower Dauphin          6:30 p.m.		 46
53   Final
Penn Hills
Muhlenburg 5:00 p.m.		 60
63   Final

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