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Penguins 1 vs. Carolina 2 (Final)
State Championship coverage begins at 11:30 A.M.
Join Bob Barrickman, Tom Hays and Bruce Frey for live play by play from Hershey Park Stadium as the Aliquippa Quips try to win their third state title against the Southern Columbia Tigers. Tune in to 1230 WBVP or 1460 WMBA or, game time, click here to listen to the internet stream broadcast.
The Aliquippa Quips are lead by head coach Mike Zmijanac and are 15-0 heading into today’s class AA match up with 15-0 Southern Columbia. In 1991, The Quips, lead by NFL Super Bowl Champion Ty Law, won their first State Championship by defeating Carbondale. Their second title came in 2003 with a victory over Northern Lehigh with a, one for the ages, five touchdown performance from Current NFL star Darelle Revis.
Penguins Suffer Major Injuries, Call Up Three Players, Play In Boston Tonight.
This is not what Mike Sullivan signed up for when he succeeded fired coach Mike Johnson last Saturday. After the lost Monday night, he lost goaltender Marc Andre Fleury for a least a week due to a concussion. Winger Beau Bennett was injured Monday night and will be out at least four weeks with a upper body injury. Jeff Zatkoff will start in goal tonight at Boston. Three players were called up from the Baby Pens. Goaltender Matt Murray will back up Zatkoff. Center Kevin Porter and left winger Corey Sheary will join the Penguins tonight. Also joining the Pens tonight is defenseman Trevor Daley obtained in a trade with Chicago. Faceoff is 8:07. WBVP-WMBA coverage begins right after Coaches Corner.
Rodriguez Is Resigned….
The Pirates have resigned veteran utility man Sean Rodriguez. He agreed to a one year 2.5 million dollar deal. Rodriguez played in 139 games last season. He hit 246 with 4 home runs. He also played all the infield and corner outfield positions.
Lady Dukes Win…Omogrosso honored
The Duquesne Women’s team stretched their record 10-1 with a 79-54 victory over Slippery Rock Tuesday night at the Palumbo Center. Duquesne Guard April Robinson has been named the Atlantic-10 player of the week. Blackhawk grad Chasidy Omogrosso was the conference’s Rookie Of The Week. It is only the second time the Lady Dukes have swept the honors. The mens team 8-2 host South Carolina State at the Palumbo Center tonight at 7:30.
Two WPIAL Teams Play Saturday For PIAA Championships On Saturday
The WPIAL has two teams going for PIAA Championships on Saturday. The AA championship game matches to undefeated teams Aliquippa vs Southern Columbia. Kickoff is scheduled for noon at Hershey Park Stadium. Air time on WBVP-WMBA is 11:30am. The finale of Championship Weekend is the Quad A game is between Pittsbugh Central Catholic and Parkland. Both teams are 14-1 Kickoff is 6pm.
Sports Slam preview for 12/19/15
Join Frank and Greg from 8:05 AM to 10:00 AM this Saturday. Bob Barrickman will be checking in at 8:15 AM with a preview of The Class AA State Championship game as the Aliquippa Quips go for their 3rd State title against Southern Columbia. Also on the show Frank and Greg will be talking about all the PIrates, Pens, Steelers and Pitt news along with anything else you wanna talk about. They’ll also have the NASCAR Moment and of course all your WPIAL Basketball scores from Friday night. The phone lines will be open throughout the show @ 724-843-1888 and 724-774-1888.
Osweiler will start Sunday
Brock Osweiler will start Sunday when the Broncos make their first trip to Pittsburgh since 2006.
Sunday’s game will mark the fifth consecutive start for Osweiler. The fourth-year veteran has compiled an 85.4 quarterback rating by completing 108 of 170 passes for 1,140 yards with five touchdowns and three interceptions since stepping in for the injured Manning late in the Week 10 loss to Kansas City.
The Broncos are 3-1 with Osweiler starting