March 9, 2026 4:39 am
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Akshay Bhatia has lived up to Arnold Palmer’s famous quote that “you must play boldly to win.” He was every bit of that at Bay Hill. The 24-year-old Bhatia rallied from five shots behind at the turn with four straight birdies and a 6-iron right at the pin to set up eagle. He shot 69 to force a playoff with Daniel Berger and beat him with a par on the first extra hole. Bhatia now has three PGA Tour titles and all of them have come in a playoff. Berger made bogey in the playoff, three-putting from 106 feet.
March 8, 2026 12:02 am
Peters Township never trailed but needed overtime to advance, the Indians topping Susquehannock. Peters Township sprinted to a 13-point lead early in the second quarter, then led by 10 with 10 minutes to play. In the extra period senior lina Sopko drained a three pointer 20 seconds in and the Warriors never squared the score. Trinity went to Hollidaysburg and knocked off the District 6 champion. The Jeff-Morgan boys also won a road game at a district champion to reach the second round. The PIAA Basketball Playoffs opened across the state Friday, including five Washington County teams. Canon-McMillan and Chartiers-Houston girls won their first-round games. Burgettstown and Fort Cherry girls and Ringgold boys lost and were eliminated. Winners move on to the second round Tuesday/Wednesday. We’ll have all four second round games on the WJPA Sports Network. Watch/Listen Here PIAA Brackets
Friday, Mar. 6 (PIAA District – finish)
6A Girls 7-1 Canon-McMillan > 3-8 Gov. Mifflin, 48-46 Watch/Listen Here
2A Girls 7-3 Chartiers-Houston > 9-2 Kane, 46-29 Watch/Listen Here
2A Girls 10-1 Wilmington > 7-6 Fort Cherry, 68-34
2A Girls WPIAL champion Neshannock > 7-7 Burgettstown, 80-26
5A Boys Dist. 3 champion West York > 7-8 Ringgold, 64-57
Saturday, Mar. 7
5A Girls 7-4 Peters Township > 3-3 Susquehannock, 46-41 OT Watch/Listen Here
5A Girls 7-7 Trinity > Dist. 6 champion Hollidaysburg, 39-29 Watch/Listen Here
2A Boys 7-6 Jeff-Morgan > Dist. 9 champion Redbank Valley, 50-26
Tuesday, Mar. 10 (PIAA District – finish)
6A Girls 7-1 Canon-McMillan vs. 8-1 Allderdice, 5:45 pm at Peters Township, WJPA.com Watch/Listen Here
2A Girls 7-3 Chartiers-Houston vs. 6-1 Bishop McCort, 6:45 pm at Norwin, WJPA.com Watch/Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 11
5A Girls 7-7 Trinity vs. Dist. 3 champion York Suburban, 4:45 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
5A Girls 7-4 Peters Township vs. 3-7 Manheim Central, 6:15 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
2A Boys 7-6 Jeff-Morgan WPIAL runner-up Jeannette, 7:30 pm at Peters Township
March 8, 2026 1:45 am
Canon-McMillan’s Marlee Solomon won her second straight PIAA individual championship Saturday afternoon, the only gold medalist from the two-county area. Saturday brought the curtain down on the 2026 PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships. Medal bouts for Girls, 2A Boys & 3A Boys began just before noon with the championship finals in all three classes late afternoon. WJPA brought home complete coverage of the medal bouts and finals from the Giant Center, our 77th consecutive year with live coverage from the PIAA Wrestling Championships. WJPA-AM (1450) or online. Listen Here
Saturday: Listen Here
9:20 am 2A Boys, Girls, 3A Boys Consolation Semifinals
11:20 am 2A Boys, Girls, 3A Boys Consolation Medal Bouts (3rd Place, 5th Place, 7th Place)
3:50 pm 2A Boys, Girls, 3A Boys Championship Finals
Medalists from Washington/Greene County:
2A Boys Bentworth Drake McClure (6th), Owen Ivcic (8th); McGuffey Lucas Barrr (6th); West Greene Colin Whyte (3rd).
Girls Avella Abigail Dolanch (7th); Burgettstown Raya Sentipal (7th); Canon-McMillan Marlee Solomon (1st-2nd title), Yuni Ayala (6th), Audrey Calgaro (8th), Malia Ramos (8th); Peters Township Liliana Giulianelli (5th).
3A Boys Canon-McMillan Lee Dreshman (2nd), Collier Hartman (4th), Brayden Collins (5th).
March 8, 2026 6:19 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Trevor Zegras scored the only goal of the shootout to help the Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Saturday night after falling behind three times. Owen Tippett, Alex Bump and Denver Barkey scored for the Flyers, and Dan Vladar stopped 20 shots. Tommy Novak, Rickard Rakell and Erik Karlsson scored for the Penguins, and Stuart Skinner stopped 12 shots.
March 8, 2026 6:21 am
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Pittsburgh beats Syracuse 71 to 69 in overtime and grabs the final spot in the ACC Tournament. On Saturday, Pitt ends the regular season at 12 and 19, and gets in as the last qualifier. Syracuse heads into the tournament on a five-game skid. Overtime stays scoreless until late. Pitt calls timeout with 10 seconds left. Nojus Indrusaitis drives and scores, and a goaltending call makes it the winner. Syracuse misses a last heave. Cameron Corhen scores 21 for Pitt. Naithan George drops 26 for Syracuse. Pitt plays Stanford on Tuesday. Syracuse plays SMU.
March 8, 2026 6:24 am
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Add another chapter to UConn coach Dan Hurley’s combative history with officials just as March Madness is approaching. Hurley was ejected from the fourth-ranked Huskies’ 68-62 loss to Marquette on Saturday after picking up two technical fouls with one second remaining. Hurley argued that UConn’s Silas Demary Jr. was fouled by Marquette’s Ben Gold while driving to the basket with the Huskies trailing 64-62. Hurley approached John Gaffney and got his chest next to the official’s right shoulder while voicing his displeasure. The Big East fined Hurley $25,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct.
March 7, 2026 4:04 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin has been suspended for five games for slashing Buffalo defenseman Rasmus Dahlin. The punishment will cost the Penguins forward nearly $160,000. The NHL announced Friday that Malkin was assessed a minor penalty for cross-checking, a major penalty for slashing and a game misconduct 35 seconds into the second period of Thursday night’s 4-1 loss to the Sabres. Pittsburgh is already without captain Sidney Crosby for a minimum of four weeks because of a lower-body injury.
March 7, 2026 4:10 am
Five-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby is heading to the Baltimore Ravens. Two people with knowledge of the trade confirmed it to The Associated Press on Friday night. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal can’t be announced until the NFL’s new year starts next week. The Las Vegas Raiders will receive two first-round picks from the Ravens, including the No. 14 overall pick in next month’s NFL draft. The 28-year-old Crosby had 10 sacks last season and has reached double digits four times in his seven seasons.
March 7, 2026 4:08 am
President Donald Trump has predicted the destruction not just of college sports but the entire U.S. collegiate system unless the industry is fixed quickly. Sports leaders who joined Trump Friday at a White House summit agreed that fix could only happen by raising more money to pay players. Trump suggested he would write an “all-encompassing” executive order within a week in hopes it would spark action from Congress. He also said he expected the order to trigger a lawsuit. Many schools are drowning in red ink from paying players for their name, image and likeness while the rules for those payments keep evolving.
March 6, 2026 12:01 am
Friday is Day Two of the PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships. All but six of the original 37 qualifiers from Washington & Greene Counties are still alive, 13 in the quarterfinals. Only two wrestlers in each classification were eliminated Thursday. 2A Boys, Girls, 3A Boys will each have a second session during the day Friday, followed by a combined semifinals session Friday night. Saturday brings the consolation semifinals, 3rd-5th-7th place consolation finals and then the championship finals, all on WJPA-AM (1450) or online. Listen Here
2A Boys: Colin Whyte (West Greene) was the only quarterfinal winner from the two-county area. The senior moves to the Friday night semifinals, hoping to keep his chase for West Greene’s first ever PIAA wrestling title alive. Lucas Barr (McGuffey) and Drake McClure (Bentworth) lost in the quarterfinals but won their first consolation bouts and can finish as high as third place. Owen Ivcic (Bentworth) has also clinched a medal with his second straight consolation round victory. Brayden Hanning (Jeff-Morgan), Mason Wright (Beth-Center), Victor Bonus (McGuffey), Alek Palko (Jeff-Morgan), Malachi Peak (Beth-Center) and Noah Layhue (Beth-Center) were all eliminated with losses in the consolations.
Girls Quarterfinals: Araceli Clem (Canon-McMillan), Raya Sentipal (Burgettstown), Marlee Solomon (Canon-McMillan), Liliana Giulianelli (Peters Township). Consolations Malia Ramos (Canon-McMillan), Ella Trahan (Fort Cherry), Yuni Ayala (Canon-McMillan), Abigail Dolanch (Avella), Brookelyn McClain (Fort Cherry), Josie Mason (West Greene), Alaya Henderson (Canon-McMillan), Audrey Calgaro (Canon-McMillan).
3A Boys Quarterfinals: Lee Dreshman (Canon-McMillan), Parker Jennings (Trinity), Dom Canali (Trinity), Collier Hartman (Canon-McMillan), Bryce Collins (Canon-McMillan). Consolations Jackson Hoy (Trinity), Evan Tolliver (Ringgold), Aidan Finnigan (Canon-McMillan), Brayden Collins (Canon-McMillan).
Friday: Listen Here
2A Boys Quarterfinals + Consolation Rounds 2-3 (archive coming)
11:35 am Girls Quarterfinals + Consolation Round 2
2:05 pm 3A Boys Quarterfinals + Consolation Rounds 2-3
6:50pm 2A Boys, Girls, 3A Boys Semifinals + Consolation Rounds
Saturday: Listen Here
9:20 am 2A Boys, Girls, 3A Boys Consolation Semifinals
11:20 am 2A Boys, Girls, 3A Boys Consolation Medal Bouts (3rd Place, 5th Place, 7th Place)
3:50 pm 2A Boys, Girls, 3A Boys Championship Finals
