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Pitt Women’s Coach Lance White was the Huntington Business Spotlight on Teleforum with Frank Sparks, June 21, 2018

The Huntington Business Spotlight for June of 2018 was the new Pitt Lady Panthers Head Coach Lance White. Coach White appeared live in studio along with Valerie Pedigo  Senior Vice President and Retail District Manager for Huntington Bank.

 

 

 

 

 

Frank and Valerie started out the show talking about Huntington Bank and the great things that Huntington does throughout the community and why Huntington is a part of the business spotlight.  Valerie also told the listeners that Huntington is always looking for good employees to join their team and that you can apply by going to https://careers.huntington.com.

You can hear the first segment by pressing the play button below…..

 

 

 

 

 

(photo courtesy of  Matt Hawley- Pitt Athletics)

The remainder of Huntington Business Spotlight was talking with Coach White. Valerie, Coach White, and Frank talked about who is Lance White, what brought him to Pittsburgh, Why he chose Pitt, his style of play, and  what can we expect out of a Coach White coached team you can hear each segment of Coach Lance White’s interview by clicking the play buttons below.

The next Huntington Business Spotlight will be July 23, 2018 at 9 A.M.

Check out Huntington Banks Web site by clicking on the link below.

 

PIAA 3A Baseball Championship: Lancaster Catholic 5, South Side Beaver 1

School’s out for the South Side Beaver Rams; and unfortunately for the baseball team, the magic is out too.

In a showdown of teams bidding for their first PIAA Baseball Championship, it was the Lancaster Catholic Crusaders taking the 3A Crown with a 5-1 victory over South Side at Lubrano Park on the campus of Penn State University.

The Crusaders were led by starting pitcher and Kentucky-bound Dillon Marsh, who had 11 strikeouts over 7 innings, and only allowed 5 hits to the Rams, who didn’t score their lone run until two outs into the 7th.

South Side Beaver finishes their season at 17-6.

PIAA Baseball & Softball Championships: June 15, 2018

BASEBALL
(all games at Medlar Field At Lubrano Park, Penn State)

Thursday’s Scores
[2A] Rocky Grove 5, Camp Hill 4
[4A] Ringgold 6, Valley View 4
[5A] Marple Newtown 2, Lower Dauphin 1

10:30am
[1A] Vincentian vs. Southern Fulton

1:00pm
[3A] South Side Beaver vs. Lancaster Catholic (WBVP/WMBA)

3:30pm
[6A] Canon-McMillan vs. Bensalem

SOFTBALL
(all games at Nittany Lion Softball Park, Penn State)

Thursday’s Scores
[1A] West Greene 11, Williams Valley 7
[3A] Philipsburg-Osceola 8, Holy Redeemer 3
[5A] Lampeter-Strasburg 6, West Allegheny 2

11:00am
[2A] Mohawk vs. Upper Dauphin

1:30pm
[4A] Punxsutawney vs. Bethlehem Catholic

4:00pm
[6A] Hempfield vs. Parkland

PIAA Baseball & Softball Semifinals: June 12, 2018

BASEBALL

Monday’s Scores

[1A]
Vincentian 11, Greensburg Central Catholic 0
Southern Fulton 11, Sayre Area 0

[2A]
Rocky Grove 2, CW North Catholic 1
Camp Hill 8, Schuylkill Haven 7

[3A]
South Side Beaver 7, Brownsville 5
Lancaster Catholic 7, Montoursville 2

[4A]
Ringgold 3, Meadville 2
Valley View 7, Northwestern Lehigh 3

[5A]
Lower Dauphin 3, Archbishop Carroll 2

Tuesday’s Games

2:00pm
[5A] West Allegheny vs. Marple Newtown (at Greene Twp. Park, Scotland)

4:00pm
[6A] LaSalle College HS vs. Bensalem (at Neumann University, Aston)

4:30pm
[6A] Canon-McMillan vs. Council Rock (at Greene Twp. Park, Scotland)

SOFTBALL

Monday’s Scores

[1A]
Williams Valley 6, Claysburg-Kimmel 1

[2A]
Mohawk 3, Mount Union 1
Upper Dauphin 4, Bristol 1

[3A]
Philipsburg-Osceola 15, Southmoreland 4
Holy Redeemer 2, North Schuylkill 0

[4A]
Punxsutawney 3, Mount Pleasant 1

[5A]
Parkland 7, Neshaminy 0

Tuesday’s Games

2:00pm
[5A] Thomas Jefferson vs. West Allegheny (at Peterswood Park, Peters Twp.)
[1A] West Greene vs. Monessen (at Peterswood Park, Peters Twp.)

3:00pm
[4A] Bethlehem Catholic vs. Nanticoke (at Pine Grove HS)

4:00pm
[6A] Hempfield vs. Nazareth (at Norio Park, Fayetteville)

6:00pm
[5A] Solanco vs. Lampeter-Strasburg (at Millersville University)

PIAA Semifinal Baseball & Softball: June 11, 2018

BASEBALL

4:00pm
[1A] Vincentian vs. Greensburg Central Catholic (at Wild Things Park, Washington
[1A] Southern Fulton vs. Sayre Area (at Bald Eagle HS)
[2A] CW North Catholic vs. Rocky Grove (at Neshannock)
[2A] Camp Hill vs. Schuykill Haven (at Ephrata HS)
[3A] Montoursville vs. Lancaster Catholic (at Walter Stump Stadium, Pine Grove)
[4A] Northwestern Lehigh vs. Valley View (at Central Columbia HS)

6:30pm
[3A] South Side Beaver vs. Brownsville (at Wild Things Park, Washington)
[4A] Meadville vs. Ringgold (at Neshannock)
[5A] Lower Dauphin vs. Archbishop Carroll (at Ephrata HS)

SOFTBALL

1:00pm
[6A] Parkland vs. Neshaminy (at Patriots Park, Allentown)

2:30pm
[4A] Mount Pleasant vs. Punxsutawney (at St. Francis University)

4:00pm
[1A] Williams Valley vs. Claysburg-Kimmel (at Bald Eagle HS)

5:00pm
[2A] Mohawk vs. Mount Union (at DuBois City Park)
[3A] Southmoreland vs. Philipsburg-Osceola (at St. Francis University)

6:00pm
[2A] Upper Dauphin vs. Bristol (at Lyons Park, Fleetwood)
[3A] Holy Redeemer vs. North Schuylkill (at Central Cambria HS)
[5A] Solanco vs. Lampeter-Strasburg (at Millersville University)

PIAA Quarterfinal Baseball & Softball: June 8, 2018

BASEBALL

Thursday’s Scores

[1A]
Vincentian 10, Oswayo Valley 0
Greensburg Central Catholic 12, Homer-Center 11

[2A]
CW North Catholic 5, Conemaugh Township 0
Rocky Grove 7, Southern Huntingdon 3

[3A]
South Side Beaver 5, Huntingdon 1
Brownsville 10, Bald Eagle 0

[4A]
Ringgold 12, Hopewell 0
Meadville 4, Bellefonte 3

[5A]
West Allegheny 7, Red Land 4
Marple Newtown 6, Mars 1

[6A]
Canon-McMillan 6, North Allegheny 3
Council Rock North 10, Cumberland Valley 1

SOFTBALL

Thursday’s Scores

[1A]
Monessen 5, Union 0
West Greene 10, McConnellsburg 0

[2A]
Mohawk 5, Cochranton 2
Mount Union 4, Saegertown 2

[3A]
Southmoreland 7, Hickory 0
Philipsburg-Osceola 8, South Park 6

[4A]
Punxsutawney 8, West Perry 0
Mount Pleasant 3, Belle Vernon 2

[5A]
West Allegheny 10, Albert Gallatin 3
Thomas Jefferson 4, Interboro 1

[6A]
Nazareth 6, Latrobe 0
Hempfield 2, Baldwin 1

PIAA Baseball & Softball Quarterfinals: June 7, 2018

BASEBALL

12:00pm
[5A] Mars vs. Marple Newtown (at Replogle Field, New Enterprise)

1:00pm
[3A] South Side Beaver vs. Huntingdon (at Somerset HS)
[4A] Meadville vs. Bellefonte (at Showers Field, DuBois)
[6A] North Allegheny vs. Canon-McMillan (at Seton Hill University)

4:00pm
[1A] Vincentian vs. Oswayo Valley (at Showers Field, DuBois)
[1A] Greensburg Central Catholic vs. Homer-Center (at North Allegheny)
[2A] Rocky Grove vs. Southern Huntingdon (at Seton Hill University)
[2A] CW North Catholic vs. Conemaugh Township (at Peterswood Park, Peters Twp.)
[3A] Brownsville vs. Bald Eagle (at Slippery Rock University)
[5A] West Allegheny vs. Red Land (at Mount Aloysius College)

6:30pm
[4A] Hopewell vs. Ringgold (at Peterswood Park, Peters Twp.)

7:00pm
[6A] Cumberland Valley vs. Council Rock North (at Muhlenberg HS)

SOFTBALL

12:00pm
[2A] Mount Union vs. Saegertown (at DuBois City Park)

1:00pm
[4A] Belle Vernon vs. Mount Pleasant (at Latrobe)
[5A] Thomas Jefferson vs. Interboro (at Carlisle HS)

2:00pm
[1A] Union vs. Monessen (at Peterswood Park, Peters Twp.)
[2A] Mohawk vs. Cochranton (at Moniteau HS)
[3A] Southmoreland vs. Hickory (at DuBois City Park)
[5A] West Allegheny vs. Albert Gallatin (at Peterswood Park, Peters Twp.)

3:00pm
[6A] Baldwin vs. Hempfield (at Latrobe)
[6A] Latrobe vs. Nazareth (at Carlisle HS)

4:00pm
[1A] West Greene vs. McConnellsburg (at Somerset HS)
[4A] Punxsutawney vs. West Perry (at Bald Eagle HS)

4:30pm
[3A] South Park vs. Philipsburg-Osceola (at St. Francis University)

Pro Sports Scores & Schedule: June 6, 2018

NBA

9:00pm
Golden State at Cleveland
[Warriors lead series 2-0]

MLB

Tuesday’s Scores
LA Dodgers 5, Pittsburgh 0
Cleveland 3, Milwaukee 2
NY Yankees 7, Toronto 2
Washington 4, Tampa Bay 2
Boston 6, Detroit 0
Minnesota 4, Chi. White Sox 2
Chi. White Sox 6, Minnesota 3
Baltimore 2, NY Mets 1
Texas 7, Oakland 4
Seattle 7, Houston 1
Miami 7, St. Louis 4
Philadelphia 6, Chi. Cubs 1
Arizona 3, San Francisco 2
LA Angels 1, Kansas City 0
Atlanta 14, San Diego 1

1:05pm
Tampa Bay at Washington

1:10pm
Milwaukee at Cleveland
Baltimore at NY Mets

3:40pm
Atlanta at San Diego

3:45pm
Arizona at San Francisco

7:05pm
LA Dodgers at Pittsburgh

7:07pm
NY Yankees at Toronto

7:10pm
Colorado at Cincinnati
Detroit at Boston

8:05pm
Philadelphia at Chi. Cubs
Oakland at Texas

8:10pm
Seattle at Houston
Chi. White Sox at Minnesota

8:15pm
Miami at St. Louis

10:07pm
Kansas City at LA Angels

PIAA First Round Baseball & Softball Results: June 5, 2018

BASEBALL

Monday’s Scores

[1A]
Vincentian 10, Jamestown Area 0
Homer-Center 6, Union 2
Greensburg Central Catholic 4, DuBois Central Catholic 3

[2A]
CW North Catholic 7, Union City 2
Rocky Grove 5, Neshannock 1
Southern Huntingdon 5, Serra Catholic 4

[3A]
South Side Beaver 17, Greenville 3
Huntingdon 5, Avonworth 2
Brownsville 3, Mercyhurst Prep 2

[4A]
Hopewell 5, Grove City 0
Ringgold 4, St. Mary’s 3
Meadville 2, South Fayette 1

[5A]
Red Land 5, North Hills 0
Mars 3, Ephrata 2
West Allegheny 9, Erie Cathedral Prep 5

[6A]
North Allegheny 3, Erie McDowell 1
Canon-McMillan 2, Dallastown Area 1

SOFTBALL

Monday’s Scores

[1A]
Monessen 3, Cambridge Springs 2
Union 10, Elk County Catholic 0
West Greene 12, Glendale 2

[2A]
Mohawk 10, Cranberry 5
Mount Union 9, Frazier 6
Cochranton 5, Laurel 1
Saegertown 4, Chartiers-Houston 1

[3A]
Hickory 9, Avonworth 3
South Park 17, Karns City 3
Southmoreland 10, Central Martinsburg 7

[4A]
Belle Vernon 4, Bellefonte 0
Punxsutawney 8, Elizabeth Forward 0
Mount Pleasant 4, Slippery Rock 2

[5A]
West Allegheny 7, Donegal 3
Thomas Jefferson 5, Twin Valley 1
Albert Gallatin 10, DuBois Area 2

[6A]
Baldwin 9, Mifflin County 6
Latrobe 4, Central Dauphin 2
Hempfield 7, Warwick 0

Former Pirate Pitcher Bruce Kison Passes away at 68 years old

Bruce Kison dead at 68, won 2 World Series with Pirates
By TODD KARPOVICH, Associated Press
BALTIMORE (AP) — Bruce Kison, a pitcher who helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series in 1971 and 1979 and spent three decades in player development and scouting roles, has died of cancer. He was 68.
His wife, Anna Marie, said Kison died Saturday at the Tidewell Hospice in Bradenton, Florida, near his home. He had been diagnosed with renal cancer on Feb. 14.
Kison won Game 4 of the 1971 World Series — the first night game in World Series history — when he threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings of one-hit relief against Baltimore as a rookie, allowing only a bloop double to Paul Blair. He started and lost the 1979 opener against the Orioles, getting just one out and giving up five runs. He had a 5-1 record and 1.98 ERA in 10 postseason appearances, including four starts.
“Bruce will always be remembered as a great part of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization,” team president Frank Coonelly said in a statement.
Kison was selected by Pittsburgh in the 14th round of the 1968 amateur draft, made his big league debut on July 4, 1971, and went 115-88 with a 3.66 ERA, 12 saves and 1,073 strikeouts in 1,809 2/3 innings for the Pirates (1971-79), California Angels (1980-84) and Boston (1985).
Known for pitching inside, he hit 68 batters in 15 big league seasons. He was said to have once hit seven batters in a minor league game. On July 8, 1977, he sparked a fight when he hit Philadelphia’s Mike Schmidt on the back with a pitch, two batters after giving up a home run to Garry Maddox.
Kison threw a one-hitter at home against San Diego on June 3, 1979, giving up Barry Evans’ two-out double in the eighth. He pitched another one-hitter the following April 23, leading 17-0 at Minnesota when he allowed Ken Landreaux’s one-out double in the ninth.
After retiring as a player in 1985, he was a minor league pitching instructor for Pittsburgh, bullpen coach for Kansas City from 1992-93, the Royals pitching coach from 1994-98 and Baltimore’s pitching coach in 1999. He later worked as a scout for Baltimore until his retirement in December.
“Bruce was pure business,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. “It’s really sad. He retired basically at the end of the winter meetings. He was so excited. He was a big fisherman. I’d call him sometimes in the offseason. I’d say, ‘Where have you been?’ I didn’t hear from him. He’d say, ‘I’ve been out two miles off the coast.’ He loved to fish and he was looking forward to it.”
Kison was honored in January as a Legend in Scouting by the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation.
“Our entire Orioles family is deeply saddened to learn of Bruce Kison’s passing,” Orioles owner Peter Angelos said in a statement. “For nearly two decades, Bruce played an integral role in all aspects of our organization as a pitching coach, a scout, and a trusted adviser. Bruce will be remembered for his tremendous work ethic, professionalism, and personality, as well as his dedication to the Orioles.”
He married the former Anna Marie Orlando in 1971, leaving Game 7 of the World Series at Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium by helicopter for a private flight to Pittsburgh, where he was met by a police escort to get to the wedding.
Kison is survived by his wife, son Robbie, daughter Jennifer Kison Goedde and four grandchildren. His wife said funeral arrangements are pending.
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