1230 WBVP’s Bob Barrickman and Jason Colangelo have the call from Central Valley High School of this WPIAL Class 3A Tri-County West Conference high school football game as the Tigers battle the Warriors. Austin Bailey will have the Freedom United Federal Credit Union side line reports thru out the game. If you can’t tune into the Broadcast on 1230 WBVP and would like to listen to the game streaming on Digital media via the Trib-Live Sports click the link below at 6:30 pm to be directed to the stream……..
1460 WMBA’s Tom Hays and Bruce Frey have the call from The Pit at Aliquippa High School of this WPIAL Class 3A Tri-County West Conference high school football game as the Quips battle the defending champion Quakers in a rematch from last years WPIAL Final. If you can’t listen to the game on the radio you can catch the live stream on Digital Media on the Trib-Live Sports Network… Click on the Logo below at 6:30 to be directed to the feed…….
Mike Warfield, head football coach at Aliquippa, at “Coaches Corner” Wednesday night.
(Beaver County, PA) It certainly isn’t anything new to say that an Aliquippa head coach by the name of Mike will be a guest on “Coaches Corner”. Such was the case Wednesday evening, but it was not business as usual as new Aliquippa head football coach, Mike Warfield was the guest of honor at the weekly live sports talk show broadcast at the sports patio at Robert’s Roadside Inn. Warfield replaced another very familiar “Mike” recently, when he replaced long time coach of the Quips, Mike Zmijanac. Much like the first name, there are other similarities. Keeping in the Zmijanac winning tradition, Warfield’s team is off to a great start at 2-0 so far this year, racking up 103 points and his boys have yet to be scored upon. Warfield’s team should get a decent test this Friday when Quaker Valley comes calling to to Carl A. Aschman Stadium for a Friday Evening get together. The Quakers are also 2-0 and have yet to yield any scoring.
One of the reasons for Warfield’s popularity and success is his commitment to his players. Even last night, he arrived at the broadcast a few minutes late because he had to take a few of the Aliquippa players home after practice. Warfield still commands a great deal of respect and is an imposing figure of supreme athletic build, looking like he might be able to take the field again for the Quips, now in his late forties, where he starred at quarterback back in the 80’s.
Robert Skerlec from Robert’s Roadside Inn and Mike Warfield at “Coaches Corner”.
The sports patio at Robert’s Roadside Inn continues to be the home for some great sports talk live on 1230 WBVP and 1460 WMBA, along with free pizza from Pizza Joe’s in Beaver and wings from Robert’s Roadside Inn.
Coaches Corner is hosted by Bob Barrickman, Tom Hays and Bruce Frey and airs every Wednesday from 7 to 8 P.M. on WBVP and WMBA
This year commemorates the 70th anniversary of when Beaver County’s first radio station, WBVP, was heard over the airwaves for the the first time on May 25, 1948. To mark the historical event, each week, another “70th Anniversary Moment” will be showcased on the airwaves and published on the station’s online feeds.
Bob Barrickman and Chris Shovlin interviewing Larry Bruno, around 1990, as part of “Coaches Corner” at The Best Cellar in Beaver Falls. Photo courtesy of Mark Radziewicz.
Not only is WBVP Radio celebrating a big anniversary this year, but one of its prominent sports shows is marking a major milestone as well. Now in it’s 30th season, listeners have been able to tune in to live interviews with area high school coaches as part of “Coaches Corner” on WBVP. For the past 18 years, the show has been simulcast on WBVP and WMBA. As the brainchild of former General Manager and sports director of WBVP, Chris Shovlin, “Coaches Corner” originally debuted as a weekly live broadcast in 1989 at the former Didio’s Restaurant in Rochester, PA. Much like it still is today, the broadcast was held on Wednesday evenings live on site at an a Beaver County area establishment where the public could come and watch the program live in person. Shovlin, along with Mark Razz and Bob Barrickman from WBVP would hold court and interview coaches of that era including Frank Marocco from Aliquippa, Frank Antonini from Ambridge, Maxie Williams from New Brighton, Larry Bruno from Beaver Falls and later on Geneva College, Karl Florie from Riverside, Pat Tarquinio from Beaver, Joe Hamilton from Blackhawk, Don Phillips from Center and Al Guandolo from Freedom and Monaca, among others, in those early editions of “Coaches Corner”.
The show moved to The Best Cellar in Beaver Falls for the second season. The Best Cellar was located in the basement of the former Granada Theater and boasted a true night club atmosphere where nightly entertainment was featured at the venue and it gave the show a bit more of a show business atmosphere. The program spent a couple years housed in the basement level of the grand old, long since demolished, theater building in Beaver Falls before settling in at Robert’s Roadside Inn in Bridgewater, PA for season number four, and where it continues to be broadcast from even to this day, around 1991. Not long after moving to Robert’s Roadside Inn, “Coaches Corner” was extended into the winter months and began to feature guest
A 1997 gathering of Aliquippa basketball players and coaches along with hosts Tom Hays, Bob Barrickman and Bruce Frey at a “Coaches Corner” broadcast at Robert’s Roadside Inn.
interviews with Beaver County, PA area high school basketball coaches, including people like John Miller from Blackhawk, Dave Podbielski from Beaver Falls, Mike Zmijanac from Aliquippa, and Dave Nichol from Monaca just to name a few. To date, somewhere around 600 “Coaches Corner” shows have been broadcast including dozens of state championship celebration editions with many local high school coaches along with their teams and fans. Many current and past head coaches that have appeared at Coaches Corner in recent days, initially tagged along with their former high school coaches as player guests to the program. To name a few, Ryan Matsook originally was interviewed on “Coaches Corner”, along with his dad and head coach, Dan Matsook, as a star wide receiver on Rochester’s 1998 state championship team and in recent years, the younger Matsook made many appearances when he served as the head football coach at Beaver Falls High School. Current Blackhawk High School head football coach, Zack Hayward, was also first introduced to the “Coaches Corner” audience as quarterback for the Cougars about ten years ago. Reon Nesmith originally piled in to the sports patio at Robert’s Roadside Inn with the rest of his 1994 Beaver Falls high school state championship basketball team as guests on the show, and has made encore appearances in modern times as an assistant with the Beaver Falls boys and head coach with the New Brighton girls basketball teams.
In recent days, “Coaches Corner” still includes the very recognizable voice of host and anchor for the past 24 years, Bob Barrickman, along with fellow WBVP and WMBA sports announcers Tom Hays and Bruce Frey. Other announcers that have been part of the show over the years also included Jim Frederick, Kerry Lacey and Al Goehring.
Coaches Corner continues to air on Wednesday Nights throughout high school football and basketball seasons live from the sports patio at Robert’s Roadside Inn on Wednesday nights from 7 until 8 P.M.
“70th Anniversary Moments” is presented by Abbey Carpet and Floor, Albert’s Heating, Cooling and Plumbing, Aliquippa Giant Eagle, The Beaver Falls Municipal Authority, Beaver Valley Auto Mall, Beaver Valley Sheet Metal, Castlebrook Development, The Community College Of Beaver County, Farmers Building and Savings Bank, Freedom United Federal Credit Union, Hank’s Frozen Custard and Mexican food, The Health Huts, Kitchen City, Laughlin Insurance Agency, Rochester Manor and Villa and Young’s Jewelry and Coins.
The Quips are 2-0 and new Coach Mike Warfield joins the crew at Robert’s Roadside Inn for the Week 2 edition of Coaches Corner! Catch all the discussion on Beaver County Radio beginning at 7:05 tonight!
The Pirates sent recently acquired shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria and cash to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later or cash. Since the deals were completed before Sept. 1, Hechavarria will be eligible for the postseason.
The Pirates acquired Hechavarria, a slick-fielding but light-hitting shortstop, in a trade with the Rays on Aug. 6. He will be a free agent at the end of the season, so by moving him and designating infielder Sean Rodriguez for assignment earlier this week the Pirates cleared playing time for rookie shortstop Kevin Newman, infielder Adam Frazier and, potentially, infield prospect Kevin Kramer along with veterans Jordy Mercer and Josh Harrison.
Dodgers acquire Freese from Pirates for minor leaguer
By BETH HARRIS, AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired third baseman David Freese from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night in exchange for a minor leaguer.
The deal was completed just ahead of the deadline for traded players to be eligible for postseason play. Freese hit .282 with nine homers and 42 RBIs in 94 games for the Pirates.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Freese would be used off the bench against left-handing pitching.
“Veteran presence, offensive, great clubhouse guy,” Roberts said.
Starting third baseman Justin Turner was effusive upon learning of the trade after the Dodgers edged NL West-leading Arizona 3-2.
“Definitely happy to have him,” he said. “He’s a professional hitter. I love watching him take his at-bats.”
In a statement, Pittsburgh general manager Neal Huntington said it was a “difficult decision” to trade Freese. Huntington said the move was made to give Freese an opportunity to pursue a World Series championship while giving opportunities to Pittsburgh’s younger players.
Freese won a World Series title in 2011 with St. Louis. He hit .545 and had 12 hits in the National League Championship Series, earning MVP honors. He was also named World Series MVP.
The move brings him back to Southern California. Freese played two seasons for the Angels in 2014 and ’15.
In exchange for the 35-year-old veteran, the Dodgers sent minor league infielder Jesus Manuel Valdez to the Pirates. Valdez spent his first professional season playing for the Dominican Summer League Dodgers, batting .230.
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The opening of the new Blackhawk Stadium preceded the opening drive score! Blackhawk scored nearly everytime they touched the ball. Knock could never turn it on. The first win at the new Blackhawk Stadium was 48-12. Blackhawk improves to 2-0.
