May 7, 2024 4:33 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kevin Pillar homered twice and drove in six runs, helping Patrick Sandoval and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-0. Logan O’Hoppe had four hits and two RBIs for Los Angeles, which had dropped three in a row and five of six overall. Willie Calhoun walked twice and scored three times. Sandoval struck out seven in seven innings in his first win since April 3 against Miami. The left-hander allowed three hits and walked one. The Angels went ahead to stay when Pillar connected for a three-run drive against Quinn Priester in the fourth.
May 8, 2024 4:37 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trocheck scored a power-play goal off a rebound at 7:24 of the second overtime to give the New York Rangers a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Alexis Lafreniere scored twice, Chris Kreider had a power-play goal and Artemi Panarin had two assists for the Rangers. Igor Shesterkin stopped a season-high 54 shots. The Rangers remained perfect in six playoff games. Jake Guentzel scored twice, Dmitry Orlov also scored and Sebastian Aho had three assists for the Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen finished with 35 saves. The Hurricanes have lost three of their last four.
May 8, 2024 4:36 am
DALLAS (AP) — Miles Wood scored on a backhander 11:03 into overtime into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche, after trailing by three goals in the first period, beat the top-seeded Dallas Stars 4-3 in the opener of their second-round Western Conference series. Wood got the puck past Jake Oettinger to wrap up only the Avalanche’s third three-goal comeback to win a playoff game in their history. Cale Makar had a goal and two assists for Colorado, while Valerie Nichushkin had a goal and an assist. Nathan MacKinnon had the tying goal only 39 seconds into the third period Alexander Georgiev had 19 saves while winning his fifth consecutive game in goal for the Avalanche. Game 2 is Thursday night.
May 7, 2024 12:01 am
Bentworth softball clinched its first section championship in more than a dozen years, downing OLSH, 12-1. Beth-Center topped Burgettstown, 12-7, to clinch a playoff spot. Carmichaels’ 10-0 win over Jeff-Morgan gives the Mikes a share of a section title with Chartiers-Houston. On the baseball side, Wash High beat Beth-Center, 8-1, clinching the Little Prexies first post-season berth since 2015. Burgettstown blanked Frazier, 10-0. That win, coupled with Charleroi’s 10-4 win over Chartiers-Houston, gives Burgettstown a second straight outright section title. Fort Cherry wrapped up its first section championship since 2012 with a 9-1 win over Jeff-Morgan.
Burgettstown softball qualifies if Bentworth beats Beth-Center. B-C’s baseball team clinches a playoff spot with a home win against Wash High. We’ll have that game for you on WJPA Sports Network with free video as well as radio coverage on WJPA-AM (1450) and online. Coverage from Fredericktown starts at 6:45 pm.
Baseball (*-Section champion)
Clinched: Avella, Burgettstown*, Carmichaels, Charleroi, Chartiers-Houston, Fort Cherry*, McGuffey, Ringgold, Trinity, Wash High, Waynesburg and West Greene. Alive: Beth-Center. Eliminated: Bentworth, California, Canon-McMillan, Jeff-Morgan, Mapletown and Peters Township.
Softball (*-Section champion)
Clinched: Bentworth*, Beth-Center, Carmichaels*, Canon-McMillan, Charleroi, Chartiers-Houston*, Jeff-Morgan, McGuffey, Trinity*, Waynesburg and West Greene. Alive: Burgettstown. Eliminated: Avella, California, Fort Cherry, Mapletown, Peters Township, Ringgold and Wash High.
May 7, 2024 4:43 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Edward Olivares hit his first career grand slam and Mitch Keller pitched a five-hitter to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Olivares’ slam came off Tyler Anderson in the third inning to break a scoreless tie as the Pirates went on to their third consecutive victory following a five-game losing streak. The Angels lost for the 14th time in 17 games. Keller (3-3) allowed only one on Zach Neto’s solo shot in the fifth inning and threw 109 pitches in his second career complete game.
May 7, 2024 4:45 am
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Swayman stopped 38 shots, Brandon Carlo scored a goal just a few hours after his wife gave birth to their son and the Boston Bruins topped the Florida Panthers 5-1 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series Monday night. Morgan Geekie, Mason Lohrei, Justin Brazeau and Jake DeBrusk also had goals for Boston, which improved to 5-0-0 against the Panthers this season. Matthew Tkachuk had the goal for Florida, which has rallied from a 1-0 deficit to win an NHL playoff series only twice in nine previous opportunities. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 24 shots for the Panthers.
May 6, 2024 4:41 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oneil Cruz hit a two-run homer to highlight a four-run sixth inning, powering the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Colorado Rockies 5-3 for a series win. Cruz sent a slider from Ryan Feltner 429 feet to right-center, bouncing his fifth of the season off the roof of a bar beyond the stands to put Pittsburgh ahead 4-3 on Sunday. He also had a double for his first game with multiple extra-base hits in 35 games this season. The Pirates took the final two of the three-game set, their first series victory since winning two of three against Baltimore from April 5-7. The Rockies have yet to win a series.
May 6, 2024 12:01 am
WPIAL baseball and softball teams have reached the final week of the regular season, navigating significant weather challenges with some additional rains expected this week. All softball section games must be completed by the end of Wednesday, baseball the following day. WPIAL softball and baseball committees will meet late in the week to set the 12 tournament brackets with action expected to get underway early next week. Once brackets are released (Softball on Thursday, Baseball Friday), we’ll have them available on our Sports page with a daily schedule of Washington & Greene County teams posted as well. At the moment, Eight Washington County baseball teams along with seven more softball teams have clinched playoff spots. Three other teams are still alive (two baseball, one softball). Greene County will send three baseball and four softball teams to the post-season. Here’s a snapshot for each team in the Washington-Greene County area:
Baseball
Clinched: Avella (1A), Burgettstown (2A), Carmichaels (1A), Charleroi (2A), Chartiers-Houston (2A), Fort Cherry (1A), McGuffey 3A), Ringgold (4A), Trinity (5A), Waynesburg (3A) and West Greene (1A).
Alive: Beth-Center (2A), Wash High (2A). The Bulldogs and Little Prexies play their two-game series Monday & Tuesday, each needing one win to clinch a playoff spot. We’ll have both games for you on WJPA Sports Network with free video as well as radio coverage on WJPA-AM (1450) and online.
Eliminated: Bentworth (2A), California (1A), Canon-McMillan (6A), Jeff-Morgan (1A), Mapletown (1A) and Peters Township (5A).
Softball
Clinched: Bentworth (2A), Carmichaels (1A), Canon-McMillan (6A), Charleroi (2A), Chartiers-Houston (1A), Jeff-Morgan (1A), McGuffey (3A), Trinity (5A), Waynesburg (3A), West Greene (1A). Bentworth plays at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Monday in a game we’ll have for you on WJPA Sports Network with free video as well as radio coverage on WJPA-AM (1450) and online. The Bearcats blanked the Chargers, 7-0, in their first meeting and clinched the outright section championship with a win.
Alive: Beth-Center (2A), Burgettstown (2A). B-C (4-6) visits Burgettstown (5-6) today with with winner clinching a spot. Burgettstown beat Beth-Center in their first meeting and the Blue Devils have also received a forfeit win vs. Wash High. If B-C wins today, Burgettstown would also qualify if Bentworth beats Beth-Center tomorrow.
Eliminated: Avella (1A), California (1A), Fort Cherry (1A), Mapletown (1A), Peters Township (5A), Ringgold (4A), Wash High (2A).
May 6, 2024 1:08 am
Washington & Jefferson College will host the Presidents’ Athletic Conference baseball tournament as the League’s top seed. W&J posted a 16-4 regular season mark to claim a seventh-straight #1 ranking. The Presidents are seeking their fifth straight League title. W&J has won six of the last eight championships and 15 all-time. The Red & Black are 28-12 overall and will take on #6 Thiel (15-22, 10-10) in the tournament opener Wednesday (11 am). #2 Grove City (24-12, 15-5) will play #5 Westminster (18-20, 11-9). The opening round of the six-team tournament will conclude with #3 Waynesburg (23-16, 15-5) facing #4 Allegheny (26-12, 14-6). Action continues at W&J’s Ross Memorial Park through the championships on Saturday. WJPA Sports Network will have live coverage of all W&J games on WJPA-AM (1450) and online Click Here
Wednesday
11:00 am Game A #1 Wash & Jeff vs. #6 Thiel
2:30 pm Game B #2 Grove City vs. #5 Westminster
6:00 pm Game C #3 Waynesburg vs. #4 Allegheny
Thursday
11:00 am Game D Wash-Jeff / Thiel loser vs. Grove City / Westminster loser
2:30 pm Game E Wash-Jeff / Thiel winner vs. Waynesburg / Allegheny loser
6:00 pm Game F Grove City / Westminster winner vs. Waynesburg / Allegheny winner
May 6, 2024 4:42 am
DALLAS (AP) — Radek Faksa broke a tie in his return to the Dallas lineup, 20-year-old Wyatt Johnston scored in another Game 7 and the Stars beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Sunday night to wrap up the first-round series. After being out with an undisclosed injury since leaving the bench late in Game 2, Faksa scored 44 seconds into the third period with a backhander from the circle to the left of goalie Adin Hill. Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger made 21 saves. Brett Howden scored for Vegas. The Stars, the No. 1 seed in the West, move on to play well-rested Colorado in the second round. Game 1 is Tuesday night in Dallas.
