5A
Chartiers Valley 69, Moon 29
Montour 64, Lincoln Park 31
South Fayette 56, West Allegheny 50
4A
Blackhawk 85, Hopewell 56
Beaver 60, New Castle 44
Central Valley 53, Quaker Valley 31
3A
Riverside 55, Ellwood City 31
South Side 46, South Allegheny 42
Neshannock 79, Freedom 18
Mohawk 51, Laurel 45
2A
OLSH 62, Aliquippa 42
Burgettstown 56, New Brighton 27
1A
Rochester 58, Union 42
Cornell 56, Quigley Catholic 48
Sewickley Academy 40, Propel Andrew Street 19
Local Big Block Modified driver Kevin Bolland was inducted to the Pittsburgh Circle Club Hall of Fame on Saturday January 21, 2017. Click on the Link Below to to view his induction ceremony . The video was provided by and used with the permission by event emcee Mike Lysakowski from Motorsports Aspects.
Here are the scores from last night in high school action (all non-section):
Boys
Beaver 84, South Side 57
Rochester 59, Carlynton 52
Girls
Montour 64, Quaker Valley 46
Here’s a look at tonight’s local Girls’ matches:
5A
Lincoln Park at Montour
Moon at Chartiers Valley
South Fayette at West Allegheny
4A
Hopewell at Blackhawk
Central Valley at Quaker Valley
Beaver at New Castle
3A
Riverside at Ellwood City
Freedom at Neshannock
South Allegheny at South Side
Laurel at Mohawk
2A
Aliquippa at OLSH
Burgettstown at New Brighton
1A
Union at Rochester
Quigley Catholic at Cornell
Sewickley Academy at Propel Andrew Street
Local D-I colleges earned the signatures of many Western Pennsylvania senior football players, and many Beaver County stars are moving to colleges out-of-area. The list below explains who goes where:
Beaver County athletes who signed to D-I colleges
COLORADO STATE
Kieran Firment, West Allegheny
Darius Wise, Beaver
IOWA
Geno Stone, New Castle
MICHIGAN
Donovan Jeter, Beaver Falls
TOLEDO
A.J. Crider, South Side Beaver
Western PA athletes headed to local D-I colleges
PENN STATE
Lamont Wade, Clairton
C.J. Thorpe, Pittsburgh Central Catholic
PITT
Gabe Houy, Upper St. Clair
Grant Carrigan, Pine-Richland
Tyler Sear, Neshannock
Paris Ford, Steel Valley
WEST VIRGINIA
Kenny Robinson, Imani Christian
(AP) Cleveland manager and New Brighton native Terry Francona is donating $1 million to the University of Arizona baseball program, with the money to be put into a capital projects fund for his alma mater. Francona’s donation is in addition to a $1 million matching gift made by an anonymous donor in June for improvements at Hi Corbett Field. Among the planned projects is construction of the Terry Francona Hitting Facility.
Last night on Beaver County Radio, Lincoln Park stayed undefeated in Section 1-AAA with a 66-60 victory over Aliquippa. The win puts the Leopards at 8-0 in section play, clinching first place. Aliquippa clinches a playoff berth in the loss, but is only one game ahead of Ellwood City for third place. The loss drops the Quips to 5-3 in the section and 9-11 overall.
Other scores from last night.
Knoch 44
Moon 56
Beaver Falls 77
Quaker Valley 66
Central Valley 51
Beaver 53
Ambridge 56
Blackhawk 52
New Castle 78
Hopewell 37
Riverside 83
New Brighton 47
Mohawk 47
Ellwood City 57
Freedom 44
Avonworth 93
OLSH 68
Laurel 66
Sweickley Academy 58
Bishop Canevin 60
Vincentian 78
Western Beaver 40
Cornell 70
Quigley 48
Last night the Penguins broke a two-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Patric Hornqvist, who spent 6 seasons in Nashville, put two goals behind his former teammate Pekka Rinne, and Trevor Daley and Chris Kunitz also had goals for Pittsburgh. The Penguins return to action Friday night against Columbus.
Other NHL results from last night:
Columbus 6, NY Rangers 4
NY Islanders 3, Washington 2
Carolina 5, Philadelphia 1
Montreal 5, Buffalo 2
New Jersey 4, Detroit 3
Florida 6, Ottawa 5
Boston 4, Tampa Bay 3
Winnipeg 5, St. Louis 3
Dallas 6, Toronto 3
Minnesota 5, Edmonton 2
Los Angeles 3, Arizona 2
Anaheim 5, Colorado 1
San Jose 3, Chicago 1
Tonight’s games:
Boston at Washington
Minnesota at Calgary
Colorado at Los Angeles
The Pittsburgh Penguins (30-13-5) return from the All-Star break tonight, looking to break a two-game slump against the Nashville Predators (24-17-8). The Penguins may have Kris Letang return on defense, but will likely be without the services of Evgeni Malkin for the second straight match. Tonight’s game at the PPG Paints Arena begins at 7:00 pm.
Other games in NHL action tonight:
Philadelphia at Carolina
Washington at NY Islanders
Columbus at NY Rangers
Buffalo at Montreal
Boston at Tampa Bay
New Jersey at Detroit
Ottawa at Florida
Winnipeg at St. Louis
Toronto at Dallas
Los Angeles at Arizona
Minnesota at Edmonton
Colorado at Anaheim
Chicago at San Jose
Tonight on Beaver County Radio, Lincoln Park travels to Aliquippa in a Section 1-AAA matchup. The Leopards are 7-0 in the section (14-4 overall), including a heated 82-61 victory over the Quips (5-2, 9-10) back on January 10th. Tipoff is at 7:30, with pregame at 7:05.
Other games in Boys’ action tonight:
5A
Knoch at Moon
4A
Central Valley at Beaver
Ambridge at Blackhawk
Beaver Falls at Quaker Valley
New Castle at Hopewell
3A
Riverside at New Brighton
Freedom at Avonworth
Mohawk at Ellwood City
2A
OLSH at Laurel
Sewickley Academy at Bishop Canevin
1A
Cornell at Quigley Catholic
Vincentian at Western Beaver
Listen to WBVP and WMBA for “Coaches Corner” on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. This week’s special guest coach is Brooks Roorback from Blackhawk.