Beaver Falls football head coach Ryan Matsook has resigned. Matsook released a statement on his Twitter account earlier this evening, thanking the players that he had the opportunity to coach over his 11-year tenure.
Matsook took over the head coaching position at Beaver Falls in 2006, leading the Tigers to the 3A PIAA Championship this past season.
Tune in to A.M. Beaver County with Matt Drzik and Pat Septak tomorrow morning at 6:30 for more details and dicussion on this development.
Kyle Larson completed the weekend sweep at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday afternoon in the NASCAR Monster Energy Series race. Larson and Martin Truex Jr. were the two dominant cars all day long. When a late caution came out with under 10 laps left in the race Larson pitted and Truex chose not too. On the restart Truex went backwards as Larson came out of the pits deep in the top ten and got a jump on the restart and quickly with in the two laps resumed the lead. Caution once again flew and the race would go to overtime. Larson took the restart in first followed by Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski who had an eventful day after being spun to the infield on lap three. Keselowski and his crew fought hard all day to get back to the front of the field. When the final green flag flew Larson got a jump on Hamlin who was on old tires and drove off into the sunset for the win!! Keselowski was stuck behind Hamlin and by the time he cleared traffic he could not run Larson down. Truex on older tires faded quickly and finished fourth. Larson who was the points leader going into today’s race has now clinched a spot in this years chase later this year.
AP File photo.
One of Beaver Counties favorite sons, Blackhawk native, Archie Miler has been hired as the new coach of the University of Indiana men’s basketball team. The deal announced on Saturday is for seven years. Tune into Matt Drzik and A.M. Beaver County Monday morning, March 27, 2017 for more on Archie’s hiring. A.M. Beaver County is on the air from 6 to 9 a.m. Monday thru Friday on 1230/WBVP and 1460 WMBA.
The Penguins squandered an opportunity to take over first place in the Metropolitan Division, falling to the Ottawa Senators 2-1 in a shootout. Nick Bonino had the lone goal for Pittsburgh, who earn a point in the standings and get to 102 points.
Tonight the Pens look to tie the Capitals (104) for first place in the Metro, as they host the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena. Pre-game begins at 6:30 on Beaver County Radio, with puck-drop at 7:00.
Other results from last night (3/24):
Washington 2, Columbus 1 (SO)
Tampa Bay 6, Boston 3
Carolina 4, Montreal 1
Toronto 4, New Jersey 2
Florida 3, Arizona 1
St. Louis 4, Vancouver 1
Nashville 3, Calgary 1
Chicago 3, Dallas 2 (SO)
Philadelphia 3, Minnesota 1
Edmonton 7, Colorado 4
Los Angeles 5, Winnipeg 2
Tonight’s other games (3/25):
Tampa Bay at Detroit
San Jose at Dallas
Winnipeg at Anaheim
Lincoln Park had overcome upset bids and a loss in the WPIAL championship to find themselves in Hershey. So for that the Leopards had accomplishments to be proud of.
Unfortunately, they cannot add “defeated a machine” to that list.
Neumann-Goretti defeated Lincoln Park in the 3A Boys’ Basketball Championship Thursday night by a score of 89-58 at the Giant Center on Beaver County Radio. The closest the Leopards got was 8-7 (all 7 scored by Evan Brown), but a 23-2 run to start the second quarter turned on the rout for the Saints out of District 12.
Neumann-Goretti wins their 4th consecutive 3A PIAA Championship in boys’ basketball, while Lincoln Park picks up silver for the 3rd time in four trips to Hershey.
Despite settling for silver, Nelly Cummings ended his career on a high note: 37 points and becoming the 5th-highest scorer in WPIAL history. He and the Saints’ Quade Green (a Kentucky recruit) were selected as the CCBC Players of The Game.
Bob Barrickman and Bruce Frey have the recap for beavercountyradio.com.
Down by 11 points in the second half, Lincoln Park came back to defeat Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 54-46 in the PIAA western semi-final at Ambridge.
CCBC Players of the Game: Nelly Cummings (Lincoln Park); Kenny Sukon (Cardinal Wuerl).
Lincoln Park is seeking more than their first trip to the PIAA Basketball Finals since 2014. Their match against Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic tonight on Beaver County Radio is a matter of revenge, as the Trojans defeated the Leopards in the 3A WPIAL Championship back on March 2 by a score of 56-51.
Now the two teams, both 24-5, will battle tonight at the Ambridge Fieldhouse for a chance to go to Hershey for the 3A Championship on Thursday at 8:00pm
Tonight’s game will be on Beaver County Radio from Ambridge, with pre-game at 6:30 and tip-off at 7:00.
Chris Bradford beat writer for the Pittsburgh Steelers for the Beaver County Times joined guest host Paul Guggenheimer on Teleforum Monday, March 20, 2017. The main topic of discussion was the abuse of pain killers in the NFL today.