Category: Sports

Keselowski Leads Jack Roush Back to Daytona’s Victory Lane

(AP Photo)
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Brad Keselowski celebrated a sweep of the Daytona duels as he debuts with his new team. Keselowski took an ownership stake in Jack Roush’s organization and rebranded as RFK Racing. Keselowski drove the flagship No. 6 Ford to a win in the first 150-mile qualifying race for the Daytona 500. Chris Buescher won the second race for RFK and he and Keselowski will start side-by-side on the second row Sunday. A team owned by Floyd Mayweather Jr. qualified for the Daytona 500, and 52-year-old Greg Biffle came out of semi-retirement to make the field for upstart NY Racing. Biffle will be the oldest driver in the field when he makes his 15th start in the 500.

Penguins Star Sidney Crosby Joins NHL’s 500-Goal Club

Penguins star Sidney Crosby joins NHL’s 500-goal club
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is the latest member of the NHL’s 500-goal club. Crosby reached the mark with a power-play goal in the first period of Tuesday night’s game against Philadelphia. Crosby is the 46th player in NHL history to reach the 500-goal plateau and the 18th to do it with one franchise. He is the second Penguin to score 500 goals, joining Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux.

Crosby Scores 500th, Penguins Rally Past Flyers 5-4 in OT

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored his 500th goal and Pittsburgh teammate Kris Letang capped a late rally to send the Penguins past the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in overtime. Crosby became the 46th player in NHL history to reach the 500-goal milestone when he beat Carter Hart from the goal line on the power play at 16:34 of the first period to give Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead. Crosby’s teammates poured over the bench in a raucous celebration after the 34-year-old joined Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux as the only Penguins in franchise history with 500 goals.

John Perrotto Breaks Down Current MLB Lockout

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio, photo by Matt Drzik)

Usually around this time of year, with the Super Bowl over and winter winding down, many sports fans welcome the arrival of pitchers and catchers to their respective squads in Florida or Arizona.

Instead they are being welcomed with labor standoffs and budget negotiations, and the 2022 Major League Baseball season is in jeopardy of starting later than usual…if it starts at all.

Freelance sportswriter John Perrotto joined Matt Drzik to talk about the current lockout situation on the February 15 edition of A.M. Beaver County, and Perrotto feels that the pride involved with both the players and the owners in this situation could keep baseball from happening for some time.

“I don’t see baseball losing a full season like hockey did a few years back,” Perrotto said, “but I could see this stretching to where the season doesn’t start until Memorial Day weekend. I hope I’m wrong.”

Perrotto did have some hope in the regard that the framework of this year’s negotiations have the sides considerably closer to a deal than during the 1994 lockout; an event that cancelled the 1994 World Series and delayed the start of the 1995 season. He also spoke about how a lockout could effect a team like the Pirates.

“I think the Pirates should be okay…I don’t see them going bankrupt or anything like that,” Perrotto added. “Quite frankly, they weren’t expected to have a very big attendance this year, so they won’t be looking at losing out on as much ticket revenue as some of the better-drawing teams in the major leagues.”

For the FULL interview with John Perrotto, click on the player below.

21 Local Teams Ready For WPIAL Basketball Playoffs Starting Friday

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

The WPIAL released its pairings for the 2022 WPIAL Basketball Playoffs on Monday night, and all the local teams–11 boys’ teams and 10 girls’ teams–found out where, when, and against whom their journeys will begin. Some start play as soon as Friday, where others will wait over a week until their first playoff game.

All first-round games listed below are at 7:00pm unless noted otherwise; local teams are marked in bold.

Friday, February 18

BOYS

Class 1A
#9 Aquinas Academy at #8 Rochester

Class 4A
#1 Quaker Valley [BYE]
#13 Central Valley at #4 North Catholic
#12 Yough at #5 Lincoln Park
#9 Blackhawk at #8 Deer Lakes

GIRLS

Class 2A (Preliminary Round)
South Side Beaver at Aliquippa

Class 3A
#3 Freedom [BYE]

Monday, February 21

BOYS

Class 3A
#16 Summit Academy at #1 Ellwood City
#15 Waynesburg at #2 Aliquippa
#11 Beaver Falls at #6 Washington

Class 5A
#11 West Allegheny at #6 Gateway (8:00 PM)

GIRLS

Class 1A
#1 Rochester [BYE]

Class 2A
#14 South Side Beaver/Aliquippa at #3 Serra Catholic
#16 Frazier/Carmichaels at #1 Our Lady of Sacred Heart

Tuesday, February 22

BOYS

Class 2A
#13 South Side Beaver at #4 Greensburg Central Catholic
#16 Chartiers-Houston at #1 Our Lady of Sacred Heart

Class 5A
#11 West Allegheny at #6 Gateway (8:00 PM)

GIRLS

Class 4A
#1 Blackhawk [BYE]
#13 Freeport at #4 Beaver
#12 Central Valley at #5 Elizabeth Forward
#9 Belle Vernon at #8 Quaker Valley

Class 5A
#13 Woodland Hills at #4 Moon

 

Kupp’s Late TD Lifts Rams over Bengals 23-20 in Super Bowl

Kupp’s late TD lifts Rams over Bengals 23-20 in Super Bowl
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams carried off the crown jewel in a venue built for champions by winning the Super Bowl trophy. It took a precise 79-yard drive capped by Cooper Kupp’s 1-yard touchdown reception with 1:25 remaining for a 23-20 victory Sunday over the Cincinnati Bengals to give the Rams their first NFL title since the 1999 season and their first representing Los Angeles since 1951. They did it in their home, the $5 billion SoFi Stadium, making the Rams the second consecutive host to win the championship after Tampa Bay became the first ever a year ago.

Boyle Puts Scalding Penguins Ahead in 4-2 Win Over Devils

Boyle puts scalding Penguins ahead in 4-2 win over Devils
By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Brian Boyle scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Tristan Jarry made 28 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins kept rolling with a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils. Mike Matheson, Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel also scored for the Penguins, who won their third straight overall and sixth straight on the road. Pittsburgh improved to 7-1-3 in its last 11 games. Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier scored for the Devils. New Jersey had scored seven goals in each of its last two games, both road wins. But the Devils nonetheless fell to 3-8-0 in their last 11.

Geneva Falls To Washington & Jefferson In Afternoon Barnburner

(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

When the ball tipped off at Metheny Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon, it featured the two hottest teams in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference…and the two rivals showcased why.

Despite drilling 16 three-pointers and eclipsing over 100 points for the first time this season, the Geneva College Golden Tornadoes fell to Washington & Jefferson by a score of 111-103 on Senior Day. Senior Matt Veynovich had six of the three-pointers for Geneva, and he finished with 20 points on the afternoon. The Tipton brothers–junior Lyle and freshman Trevor–each led Geneva with 23 points a piece. Amos Luptak, another senior, and junior Ryan Rachic each had 15 points for Geneva.

W&J–now winners of six straight–were led by sophomore Michael Bigley who had 26. He was joined in double figures by Nick Gearhart (23), Kyran Mitchell (20), Isaiah Langston (16), and Okikiola Agbale (14). The Presidents outscored Geneva 80-24 in the paint, and stay atop first place in the PAC (with Chatham) at 13-2 to go with their 18-4 overall record. Geneva’s loss drops them to 10-5 in the PAC–tied with Westminster for third–and their overall record stands at 12-9.

CCBC Players of Game 2/11/22

Rochester: Sal Laure

Eden Christian: Damon Astorino

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Eden Christian defeats Rochester 44-36

Eden Christian took on Rochester as conference play wrapped up in WPIAL basketball.  Eden Christian started off leading the game until Rochester stole the lead in the second.  With Rochester leading to start the second half, Eden Christian made some big plays and managed to regain the lead.  Rochester couldn’t get the lead back and the game ended in favor of Eden Christian with a final score Eden Christian 44 Rochester 36.

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