Category: Sports

Four Broadcast Games Spearhead Local Teams In WPIAL Playoff Action

Tonight on Beaver County Radio, four local teams will be showcased on their run to the WPIAL Championships in basketball.

On WBVP tonight, the #2 Blackhawk Lady Cougars take on #7 Freeport in the quarterfinals of the 4A Girls’ playoffs at 6:30, with pre-game at 6:05. The second game of that doubleheader will follow as 3A #1 Lincoln Park will battle #8 Seton-LaSalle in Boys’ action. Both games will be played at North Allegheny HS.

On WMBA tonight, #5 Beaver takes on #4 Keystone Oaks in the 4A Girls’ quarterfinals at 6:30, with pre-game at 6:05. Following that will be #7 Rochester taking on #2 Vincentian in the 1A Boys’ quarterfinals. Both games will be played at Moon Area HS.

Other local teams in WPIAL playoff action tonight:

4A Girls

#8 Central Valley
#1 CW North Catholic
@ Sewickley Academy HS
6:30pm

#3 Ambridge
#6 South Park
@ Montour HS
6:30pm

2A Girls

#4 Our Lady Of Sacred Heart
#5 California
@ Canon-MacMillan HS
6:30pm

3A Boys

#7 Aliquippa
#2 Washington
@ West Allegheny HS
8:00pm

#6 Riverside
#3 CW North Catholic
@ Sewickley Academy HS
8:00pm

1A Boys

#6 Cornell
#3 Imani Christian
@ Northgate HS
8:00pm

Penguins Handle Hurricanes In Raleigh

Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby combined for 10 penalty minutes last night, but they also scored a goal a piece (including the GWG by Crosby), and the Penguins broke their 2-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. The Penguins (37-14-8) also got a goal from Scott Wilson, and Matt Murray stopped 29 shots in the victory. Jeff Skinner’s 20th goal of the year was the only tally for the Hurricanes (24-24-8). Pittsburgh returns to action Saturday against the Philadelphia Flyers at Heinz Field.

Other results from last night in the NHL:

Ottawa 2, New Jersey 1
Montreal 3, NY Rangers 2 (SO)
Toronto 5, Winnipeg 4 (OT)
NY Islanders 3, Detroit 1
Tampa Bay 4, Edmonton 1
Calgary 6, Nashville 5 (OT)
Chicago 5, Minnesota 3
Los Angeles 2, Colorado 1

Tonight’s NHL games:

Edmonton at Florida
Washington at Philadelphia
Boston at Anaheim

3A Girls’ Basketball Playoffs Begin On Beaver County Radio Tonight

The first round of the 3A Girls’ playoffs in the WPIAL Basketball Championships takes place tonight. #10 Beaver Falls (10-11) takes on #7 Avonworth (14-8) at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School tonight; pre-game is set for 6:05 on Beaver County Radio, and tip-off is at 6:30.

Two other local girls’ teams begin their championship bidding tonight in the 3A playoffs:

#8 Riverside (17-5) battles #9 Brownsville (10-11) at Peters Township HS [8:00pm]

#12 South Side Beaver (11-11) looks to upset #5 Carlynton (15-6) at North Hills HS [6:30pm]

Riverside and Aliquippa advance to the second round in the WPIAL Playoffs

High School basketball is in full effect. On WBVP this afternoon we had Riverside taking on Burgettstown. The Panthers came away with the victory by a final score of 65-42 over Burgettstown. Riverside advances to the second round of the WPIAL playoffs. On WMBA we had Alaiquippa taking on Charleroi. The Quips came away with the victory by a final score of 70-51. The defending PIAA state champions will being going to the second round to face the winner of Ellwood City/Washington game.

Players of the game:
WBVP

Riverside- Dylan Speicher
Burgettstown- Max Shaw

WMBA
Aliquippa- Will Gipson
Charleroi- Dremar Everette
Other playoff scores

Boys 3A
Linclon Park 74
Steel Valley 62

Girls 4A
Central Valley 49
Mount Pleasent 32

Beaver 47
Deer Lakes 28

Girls 1A
Rochester 74
Eden Christan 26

Sewickley Academy 43
Jefferson-Morgan 29

Boys 3A
Avonworth 55
Southmoreland 64

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic 51
Burrell 41

East Allegheny 52
Senton-Lasalle 57

Carlyton 41
Shady Side Academy 60

Girls 4A
Burrell 44
South Park 66

Girls 1A
Avella 33
St. Joesphs 68

Clairton 29
Geibel 47

Rochester 81, St. Joseph 75

After a sluggish start, the #7 Rochester Rams caught fire at the end of the first half, and kept the momentum throughout as they defeat #10 St. Joseph 81-75 in the First Round match in the 1A WPIAL Boys’ Basketball playoffs on Beaver County Radio.

The Rams trailed by 3 after 1, but took a 44-40 lead at the half and didn’t look back. St Joseph ends their season at 13-10, while Rochester improves to 16-6 and will take on #2 Vincentian in the 1A Quarterfinals.

The Spartans’ Daniel Fabregas and Rochester’s Chad Meny were selected as the CCBC Players Of The Game.

Bob Barrickman has the recap for beavercountyradio.com.

Geneva Drops Six Straight On The Court

The Geneva men lost their sixth straight game Wednesday night on Beaver County Radio, losing to rival Westminster by a score of 72-64. The loss drops the Golden Tornadoes to 9-15 overall and 6-11 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, forcing a potential must-win situation against Waynesburg in Saturday night’s season finale.

Jimmy Leichliter came off the bench to lead Geneva with 19 points, while starting forward Ethan Moose scored 18 in the loss. The Titans were led by Jarret Vrabel with 20, followed by Austin Armwood with 17. Westminster improves to 15-9 overall (11-6 in the PAC).

Crosby Looks For Milestone Against Jets

Sidney Crosby attempts to earn point #1,000 as the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Winnipeg Jets at the PPG Paints Arena Thursday night. The Penguins captain looks to become the 86th player in NHL history to reach the thousand-point mark in his 757th career game. Pre-game on Beaver County Radio is set for 6:30 tonight.

Other games in NHL action tonight:

NY Rangers at NY Islanders
Ottawa at New Jersey
Colorado at Buffalo
Dallas at Minnesota
Vancouver at St. Louis
Philadelphia at Edmonton
Arizona at Los Angeles

Last night’s results:

Columbus 5
Toronto 2

St. Louis 2
Detroit 0

Calgary 3
Philadelphia 1

Florida 6
San Jose 5 [OT]