Gregory Polanco had 4 hits last night and led the Pirates to a 6-4 over knuckle baller R.A. Dickey and the Atlanta Braves. Click the play button below to get a recap of the game from Pirates Broadcaster Greg Brown. 
The Pittsburgh Pirates held off an attempted late comeback by the Atlanta Braves to secure a 5-4 victory to win their first game of the season in the Pirates home opener at PNC Park on Friday, April 7, 2017. Click on the play button below for a recap of the action from Pirates Broadcaster Greg Brown.
File photo courtesy of Frank Sparks
The Pittsburgh Penguins clinched home ice for the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 7-4 win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night at the Prudential Center. The Penguins won their 50th game of the season, reaching the mark for the first time since 2014. Coincedentally, their first round opponent in 2014 is the same as it will be this year: Columbus.
Tune in to AM Beaver County for further discussion and highlights with Matt Drzik and Pat Septak, beginning at 6:30.
(Pittsburgh, PA) It was a beautiful day for a ball game in the northern hills of the Steel City on Wednesday afternoon. While it’s true that under normal circumstances in the jungle, the Lions would have the Antelopes running for their lives, on this day on the diamond, it was the the Antelopes of Avonworth getting the best of the visiting Lions from New Brighton by a score of 9 to 3.
New Brighton got life late in the game to keep it from ending under the 10 run mercy rule and had a rally of their own in the last inning to put three runs on the board.
The North Carolina Tarhills won their sixth in school history NCAA Basketball Campionship Monday night. UNC’s Joel Berry was named Final Four MVP. He lead the Tarhills with 24-points in the Championship game.
The Pittsburgh Pirates opened up the season with 5 to 3 loss today to the Boston Red Sox. Click the play button below for a recap of the game from Pirates Broadcaster Joe Block.
Left-hander Steven Brault was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis on today , taking him out of the race for the final open spot in the Pirates’ starting rotation.
Infielder Gift Ngoepe also was sent to Indy. Right-hander Josh Lindblom and infielder Jason Rogers were reassigned to minor league camp.
The optioning of Brault assures the Pirates will not have a left hand pitcher in the starting rotation to start the season this year barring any trades before opening day.
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.