February 11, 2023 4:03 am
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pierre-Olivier Joseph had two goals and an assist, and Evgeni Malkin had two assists to become the third player in franchise history to reach 1,200 career points as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-3. Kasperi Kapanen and Bryan Rust each had a goal and an assist. Jeff Carter and Jake Guentzel also scored while Casey DeSmith stopped 28 shots. Malkin joined Mario Lemieux (1,723) and Sidney Crosby (1,472) as the only Penguins players to reach 1,200 points. Mason McTavish had a goal and an assist while Trevor Zegras and John Klingberg also scored for the Ducks, who had a five-game point streak snapped. John Gibson made a franchise-record 53 saves.
February 10, 2023 7:22 am
Burgettstown & Canon-McMillan won quarterfinal matches but lost in the semifinals. Waynesburg lost its quarterfinal match but the Raiders won their first consolation bout to stay alive. All three team now face elimination at the PIAA Team Wrestling Tournament at the Giant Center, Hershey. We’ll bring you full, bout-by-bout coverage of every Burgettstown & Canon-McMillan match on WJPA-AM (1450) all weekend. PIAA Brackets Class 2A Class 3A
Friday, Feb. 10 (box scores courtesy of PA-Wrestling.com)
Class 2A Quarterfinals Burgettstown 30, Saucon Valley 28
Class 3A Quarterfinals Canon-McMillan 49, 1-2 Spring-Ford 18
Class 3A Quarterfinals Bethlehem Catholic 55, Waynesburg 8
Class 3A Second Round Consolations Waynesburg 43, Delaware Valley 15
Class 2A Semifinals Ft. LeBoeuf 31, Burgettstown 23
Class 3A Semifinals Nazareth 38, Canon-McMillan 20
Saturday, Feb. 11
9:00 am Class 3A Third Round Consolations Waynesburg (15-4) vs. Dist. 3 runner-up Chambersburg (21-4)
10:50 am Class 2A Third Round Consolations Burgettstown (17-1) vs. Notre Dame Golden Pond / Brookville winner WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
10:50 am Class 3A Third Round Consolations Canon-McMillan vs. Waynesburg/Chambersburg winner WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
1:00 pm Class 2A & 3A Championships & Third Place Matches
2A Quarterfinals Burgettstown 30, Saucon Valley 28
160 – Rudy Brown (Burg) dec. Liam Scrivanich, 4-3 (3-0)
172 – Jared Rohn (SaVal) maj. dec. Jacob Noyes, 16-6 (3-4)
189 – Mason Beckowski (SaVal) pinned Tristin Roach, 0:40 (3-10)
215 – Evan Leibert (SaVal) dec. Tyler Cody, 8-2 (3-13)
285 – Jacob Jones (SaVal) dec. Joey Baronick, 6-4 (3-16)
107 – Darius Simmons (Burg) pinned Ty Dellmyer, 0:41 (9-16)
114 – Daniel Smith (Burg) won by forfeit (15-16)
121 – Parker Sentipal (Burg) dec. Aiden Grogg, 4-0 (18-16)
127 – Dylan Slovick (Burg) dec. Cole Hubert, 5-4 UTB (21-16)
133 – Gaven Suica (Burg) pinned Bradon Pfanders, 1:37 (27-16)
139 – Joey Sentipal (Burg) dec. Jackson Albert, 5-2 (30-16)
145 – Travis Riefenstahl (SaVal) won by forfeit (30-22)
152 – Leonidas Zaharakis (SaVal) won by forfeit (30-28)
3A Quarterfinals Canon-McMillan 49, Spring-Ford 18
152 – Jacob Mest (S-F) pinned Racer Litster, 3:31 (0-6)
160 – Anthony Attilio (S-F) pinned Blake Ward, 4:54 (0-12)
172 – Matt Furman (C-M) pinned Gavin Klipphahn, 0:31 (6-12)
189 – Gabriel Stafford (C-M) pinned John Kelly, 2:14 (12-12)
215 – Geno Calgaro (C-M) pinned Daniel Borzillo, 0:53 (18-12)
285 – Noah Livesay (C-M) pinned Connor Hudak, 1:58 (24-12)
107 – Tanner Mizenko (C-M) won by tech. fall over Gus Smith, 26-11 5:45 (29-12)
114 – Cole Smith (S-F) pinned Collier Hartman, 3:42 (29-18)
121 – Brandon Dami (C-M) maj. dec. Dominick Ferrizzi, 12-2 (33-18)
127 – Andrew Binni (C-M) maj. dec. Quinn Smith, 14-6 (37-18)
133 – Ryder Joseph (C-M) pinned Steven DeAngelo, 5:10 (43-18)
139 – Luke Shaffer (C-M) dec. Jamie Silva, 6-3 (46-18)
145 – Josiah Gardner (C-M) dec. James McGill, 8-2 (49-18)
3A Quarterfinals Bethlehem Catholic 55, Waynesburg 8
152 – Jake Dailey (BeCa) maj. dec. Nate Jones, 13-3 (4-0)
160 – Andrew Harmon (BeCa) pinned Jake Stephenson, 1:07 (10-0)
172 – Rocco Welsh (Way) won by tech. fall over Dario Cruz, 20-4 3:28 (10-5)
189 – Luke Thomas (BeCa) dec. Brody Evans, 4-1 (13-5)
215 – Eli Makel (Way) dec. Augustus Warke, 6-1 (13-8)
285 – Elijah Thompson (BeCa) pinned Kaden Russell, 3:21 (19-8)
107 – Keanu Dillard (BeCa) pinned Floyd Huff, 1:00 (25-8)
114 – Nathan Desmond (BeCa) pinned Ky Szewczyk, 1:09 (31-8)
121 – Ryder Campbell (BeCa) pinned Albert Medlen, 1:47 (37-8)
127 – Shane McFillin (BeCa) pinned Luke Rush, 2:40 (43-8)
133 – Cael McIntyre (BeCa) won by forfeit (49-8)
139 – George Pavis (BeCa) dec. Daniel Huffman, 4-2 SV (52-8)
145 – Kollin Rath (BeCa) dec. Mac Church, 4-3 (55-8)
3A Consolation II Waynesburg Central 43, Delaware Valley 15
160 – Jake Stephenson (Way) dec. A.J. Dierksen, 4-1 (3-0)
172 – Rocco Welsh (Way) won by tech. fall over C.J. Walton, 25-10 2:44 (8-0)
189 – Roan Tustin (Way) pinned Noah Polhill, 2:57 (14-0)
215 – Brody Evans (Way) pinned Christopher Della Bella, 0:44 (20-0)
285 – Eli Makel (Way) pinned Aiden Black, 1:43 (26-0)
107 – Floyd Huff (Way) dec. Dean Gouldthorpe, 7-0 (29-0)
114 – Ky Szewczyk (Way) dec. Landon Machado, 4-1 (32-0)
121 – Brady Colville (DelVal) dec. Albert Medlen, 11-5 (32-3)
127 – Ray Polhill (DelVal) dec. Luke Rush, 5-3 SV (32-6)
133 – Ryan Balbiarer (DelVal) won by forfeit (32-12)
139 – Dom Moyer (DelVal) dec. Daniel Huffman, 3-1 (32-15)
145 – Mac Church (Way) won by tech. fall over Travis Walton, 18-3 3:08 (37-15)
152 – Nate Jones(Way) pinned Luke Brazanskas, 2:20 (43-15)
2A Semifinal Fort LeBoeuf 31, Burgettstown 23
189 – Ryan Welka (FtLeB) maj. dec. Jacob Noyes, 14-5 (4-0)
215 – John Duran (FtLeB) pinned Tyler Cody, 3:09 (10-0)
285 – Danny Church (FtLeB) dec. Joey Baronick, 6-4 (13-0)
107 – Brady Bowers (FtLeB) dec. Darius Simmons, 6-4 (16-0)
114 – Daniel Smith (Burg) won by tech. fall over Nikolay Bardwell, 15-0 5:20 (16-5)
121 – Parker Sentipal (Burg) dec. Jake Bennett, 3-1 (16-8)
127 – Noah Cuic (FtLeB) dec. Dylan Slovick, 8-3 (19-8)
133 – JoJo Przybycien (FtLeB) dec. Gaven Suica, 3-2 (22-8)
139 – Joey Sentipal (Burg) pinned Blake Glass, 2:18 (22-14)
145 – Eric Kovach (Burg) dec. Jackson Bowers, 4-0 (22-17)
152 – Brody Beers (FtLeB) dec. Logan Noyes, 4-3 (25-17)
160 – Rudy Brown (Burg) pinned Dominic Stearns, 0:47 (25-23)
172 – Conner McChesney (FtLeB) pinned Tristin Roach, 2:52 (31-23)
3A Semifinal Nazareth 38, Canon-McMillan 20
172 – Dominic Wheatley (Naz) dec. Matt Furman, 4-2 SV (3-0)
189 – Sonny Sasso (Naz) dec. Gabriel Stafford, 12-6 (6-0)
215 – Geno Calgaro (C-M) dec. Marco Malerba, 13-7 (6-3)
285 – Sean Kinney (Naz) pinned Mason Williams, 0:28 (12-3)
107 – Tanner Mizenko (C-M) pinned Remy Trach, 0:53 (12-9)
114 – Collier Hartman (C-M) dec. Dominic Rizzotto, 7-6 (12-12)
121 – Tahir Parkins (Naz) dec. Brandon Dami, 12-6 (15-12)
127 – Andrew Binni (C-M) dec. Charlie Bunting, 9-7 SV (15-14)
133 – Jack Campbell (Naz) pinned Ryder Joseph, 3:19 (21-14)
139 – Jake Doone (Naz) won by tech. fall over Luke Shaffer, 18-3 3:13 (26-14)
145 – Josiah Gardner (C-M) pinned Alex Dimartino, 3:19 (26-20)
152 – Cade Campbell (Naz) pinned Racer Litster, 0:59 (32-20)
160 – Brayden Zuercher (Naz) pinned Blake Ward, 1:24 (38-20)
* Canon-McMillan lost a team point at 127 for unsportsmanlike conduct–coach.
February 9, 2023 11:00 pm
Burgettstown, Canon-McMillan and Waynesburg each won opening dual meets Thursday to advance to the PIAA quarterfinals. Burgettstown won seven bouts, including pins by Joey Baronick, Parker Sentipal and Dylan Slovick, to top District 2 champion Honesdale. The win is the first ever for the Blue Devils in the championship half of the brackets at the Giant Center. Canon-McMillan took nine wins with falls from Geno Calgaro, Tanner Mizenko and Luke Shaffer plus a forfeit to Matt Furman. Floyd Huff scored Waynesburg’s only pin, one of eight bout victories for the Raiders.
We’ll bring you full, bout-by-bout coverage of every Burgettstown & Canon-McMillan match on WJPA-AM (1450) all weekend. And, as possible, we’ll keep you posted on Waynesburg matches when the Raiders’ schedule overlaps with the Big Macs. PIAA Brackets Class 2A Class 3A
Thursday, Feb. 9 (box scores courtesy of PA-Wrestling.com)
Class 2A Burgettstown 34, Honesdale 27
Class 3A Canon-McMillan 41, Chambersburg 24
Class 3A Waynesburg 32, Shikellamy 27
Friday, Feb. 10
11:50 am Class 2A Quarterfinals Burgettstown (16-0) vs. District 11 runner-up Saucon Valley (18-2) WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
1:50 pm Class 3A Quarterfinals Canon-McMillan (15-2) vs. 1-2 Spring-Ford (17-4) WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
2:00 pm Class 3A Quarterfinals Waynesburg (14-3) vs. 11-1 Bethlehem Catholic (15-0)
4:00 pm Class 2A Second Round Consolations
5:30 pm Class 3A Second Round Consolations
7:00 pm Class 2A & 3A Semifinals
Saturday, Feb. 11
9:00 am Class 2A & 3A Third Round Consolations
11:00 am Class 2A & 3A Third Round Consolations
1:00 pm Class 2A & 3A Championships & Third Place Matches
2A First Round, Burgettstown 34, Honesdale 27
172 – Jacob Noyes (Burg) dec. Levi Landy, 4-0 (3-0)
189 – Joel Landry (Hones) won by tech. fall over Tristin Roach, 17-1 4:30 (3-5)
215 – Paul Renner (Hones) pinned Tyler Cody, 1:51 (3-11)
285 – Joey Baronick (Burg) pinned Evan Funk, 0:21 (9-11)
107 – Darius Simmons (Burg) maj. dec. Sam Eisele, 9-0 (13-11)
114 – Parker Sentipal (Burg) pinned Justin Scanlon, 4:38 (19-11)
121 – Josh Young (Hones) pinned Daniel Smith, 1:43 (19-17)
127 – Dylan Slovick (Burg) pinned Charles Moran, 2:53 (25-17)
133 – Gaven Suica (Burg) won by tech. fall over Braden McLaughlin, 21-6 5:32 (30-17)
139 – T.J. Martin (Hones) dec. Joey Sentipal, 6-4 (30-20)
145 – Joey Giannetti (Hones) dec. Eric Kovach, 8-7 (30-23)
152 – Mason Avery (Hones) maj. dec. Logan Noyes, 11-0 (30-27)
160 – Rudy Brown (Burg) maj. dec. Bennett Fritz, 12-3 (34-27)
3A First Round, Canon-McMillan 41, Chambersburg 24
189 – Gabriel Stafford (CM) dec. Aiden Hight, 3-1 (3-0)
215 – Geno Calgaro (CM) pinned Ben Chambers, 1:02 (9-0)
285 – Avery Kuhns (Chamb) pinned Noah Livesay, 0:46 (9-6)
107 – Tanner Mizenko (CM) pinned Ben Hoover, 4:58 (15-6)
114 – Zach Sherman (Chamb) pinned Collier Hartman, 5:35 (15-12)
121 – Brandon Dami (CM) maj. dec. Rylan Carter, 9-0 (19-12)
127 – Andrew Binni (CM) maj. dec. Luke Mentzer, 10-0 (23-12)
133 – Ashton Romberger (Chamb) pinned Ryder Joseph, 1:28 (23-18)
139 – Luke Shaffer (CM) pinned Riley Beecher, 4:49 (29-18)
145 – Josiah Gardner (CM) dec. Logan Mickey, 10-5 (32-18)
152 – Tyler Frye (Chamb) pinned Racer Litster, 1:15 (32-24)
160 – Blake Ward (CM) dec. Ivan Mixell, 4-3 (35-24)
172 – Matt Furman (CM) won by forfeit (41-24)
3A First Round, Waynesburg 32, Shikellamy 27
189 – Brody Evans (Way) won by tech. fall over Brody Rebuck, 18-3 4:34 (5-0)
215 – Eli Makel (Way) dec. Mason Rebuck, 6-4 (8-0)
285 – Preston Spontarelli (Shik) pinned Kaden Russell, 5:17 (8-6)
107 – Floyd Huff (Way) pinned Max Hallman, 0:45 (14-6)
114 – Ky Szewczyk (Way) dec. Alex Reed, 5-3 (17-6)
121 – Eben Kisner (Shik) pinned Albert Medlen, 1:57 (17-12)
127 – Luke Rush (Way) dec. Daniel Hernandez, 6-3 (20-12)
133 – Derek Brubaker (Shik) won by forfeit (20-18)
139 – Isaac McGregor (Shik) pinned Daniel Huffman, 2:11 (20-24)
145 – Mac Church (Way) maj. dec. Charles Keener, 13-1 (24-24)
152 – Nate Jones (Way) dec. Cole Wetzel, 7-4 (27-24)
160 – Connor Wetzel (Shik) dec. Jake Stephenson, 3-0 (27-27)
172 – Rocco Welsh (Way) won by tech. fall over Matt Shaffer, 17-2 1:40 (32-27)
February 9, 2023 12:01 am
McGuffey rallied from six points down at the half to beat Charleroi to clinch a playoff spot. The Cougars also qualifed when South Park topped Yough. With tie-breakers applied, McGuffey takes third place. Waynesburg’s win over Brownsville clinched the outright section championship. On the boys side, Bentworth qualified with Chartiers-Houston’s win over Carmichaels.
Friday is the final night of the regular season with several playoff berths on the line. The Avella boys are tied with Western Beaver. Avella qualifies with a win at Union, or with a Western Beaver loss against Rochester. The Peters Township girls host Canon-McMillan. The Indians are the last bubble team and are in with a win, out with a loss. Peters Township’s boys team hosts Bethel Park with the outright section championship going to the winner. WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen Here! will carry both Peters Township games, starting at 5:50 pm.
Here’s where the Washington & Greene County girls & boys team stand heading into Thursday’s action:
Boys
Clinched (11): 5A Peters Township, Trinity, 3A Wash High, McGuffey, 2A Ft. Cherry, Chartiers-Houston, Burgettstown, Bentworth, Carmichaels, 1A Jeff-Morgan, Mapletown.
On the Bubble (2): 5A Ringgold, 1A Avella.
Eliminated (6): 6A Canon-McMillan, 3A Charleroi, Waynesburg, 2A Beth-Center, 1A California, West Greene.
Girls
Clinched (12): 5A Trinity, 3A Waynesburg, Charleroi, McGuffey, 2A Burgettstown, Ft. Cherry, Wash High, Chartiers-Houston, California, Carmichaels., 1A Avella, West Greene.
On the Bubble (1): 6A Peters Township.
Eliminated (6): 6A Canon-McMillan, 4A Ringgold. 2A Bentworth, Beth-Center, 1A Mapletown, Jeff-Morgan.
February 10, 2023 2:40 am
PHOENIX (AP) — Six-time All-Pro offensive lineman Joe Thomas and lockdown cornerback Darrelle Revis were voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on their first try. Thomas and Revis join a new class of Hall of Famers that also includes return finalists DeMarcus Ware, Zach Thomas and Ronde Barber. Senior candidates Joe Klecko, Chuck Howley and Ken Riley, along with coaching candidate Don Coryell were also voted into the Hall and will be inducted in Canton, Ohio, this summer.
February 9, 2023 3:46 am
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Patrick Mahomes says he’s “definitely in a better spot” when it comes to his ailing right ankle than he was for the AFC championship game. The All-Pro quarterback also says he doesn’t expect to be limited by it when he leads the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. Mahomes spoke before Wednesday’s practice at Arizona State’s facility. He said he’ll probably continue to get treatment on the ankle he hurt against Jacksonville in the divisional round throughout the week and possibly right up until kickoff.
February 9, 2023 3:47 am
PHOENIX (AP) – The Phoenix Suns acquired 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets, according to multiple reports. The outlets, citing unnamed sources, said the Suns added Durant to a starting lineup that already includes an All-Star backcourt of Chris Paul and Devin Booker, along with center Deandre Ayton. Phoenix sent Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation to the Nets. The Suns also receive forward T.J. Warren in the deal.
February 8, 2023 3:47 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Kris Letang scored 3:36 into overtime to cap a frantic rally as the Pittsburgh Penguins stunned the Colorado Avalanche 2-1. The Avalanche controlled long stretches of regulation before Pittsburgh’s Bryan Rust tied it with 3:38 remaining in the third period forced overtime. Casey DeSmith made 41 saves for the Penguins, single-handedly keeping his team in it for the first two periods as Colorado dominated. Nathan MacKinnon scored his 14th goal of the season for the Avalanche. Pavel Francouz stopped 36 shots but couldn’t get a handle on a shot that became Letang’s fifth goal of the season.
February 8, 2023 3:42 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Nike Sibande scored 15 points off the bench, nine Pittsburgh players entered the scoring column and the Panthers demolished Louisville 91-57 on Tuesday night and moved into a first-place tie with Clemson in the ACC. El Ellis made a pair of foul shots to bring Louisville into a 14-all tie with 13:36 before halftime. Pitt then went on a 16-2 run over nearly the next five minutes. A 47-27 halftime lead turned into a 58-28 margin just 1:59 into the second half. Mike James scored 11 points for Louisville.
February 8, 2023 3:48 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) – LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA career scoring record in an arena filled with stars and rocked by eager fans anticipating a crowning moment in his 20-year career. James chased the 36 points necessary to surpass Abdul-Jabbar with determination, scoring 20 in the first half. The fans roared with every point while he inched toward the mark held since April 1984 by Abdul-Jabbar, who watched the game from a baseline seat near the Lakers’ bench. James’ mother, wife and three children also watched from courtside amid the thousands who rose in waves of anticipation nearly every time James touched the ball.
