March 8, 2022 3:50 am
UNDATED (AP) – The NHL has suspended its dealings with the Russia-based KHL. The NHL told its teams to cease contact with KHL counterparts and Russia-based agents as part of the suspension of the memorandum of understanding between the leagues. The move could make it more difficult for NHL teams to sign players from the KHL. They can continue to communicate with North American agents certified by the NHL Players’ Association. It’s the league’s latest move to sever ties with Russia after its invasion of Ukraine.
March 7, 2022 2:34 am
California University’s women lost in the PSAC championship game but still received the #2 seed to the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional. The Vulcans travel to Glenville State (WV) for the eight-team single elimination tournament that opens Friday. Cal U will take on #7 Indiana (PA) in the quarterfinals (2:30 pm) with the winner taking on the Kutztown/Charleston winner in Saturday’s semifinal. The regional championship is next Monday with the winner claiming a spot in the Division II Women’s Elite Eight in Birmingham, AL, March 21-25.
The Cal U men lost in the PSAC quarterfinals but received a #3 seed in the Atlantic Regional. The Vulcans face Fairmont State Saturday in the opening round (12 noon), hosted by top-seeded Indiana (PA). The Cal U/Fairmont State winner meets the West Liberty/West Virginia State winner Sunday with the regional final Tuesday. The winner advances to the Division II Men’s Elite Eight in Evansville, IN, March 22-26.
March 7, 2022 3:52 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Major League Baseball reacted angrily to the latest offer by locked-out players when bargaining to end the lockout resumed Sunday. Management accused the union of backtracking and showing no sign of a breakthrough to get the derailed season back on track. The squabbling sides talked for 95 minutes on the 95th day of the lockout, largely restating their positions. The sides remain far apart on the luxury tax, minimum salaries and the proposed bonus pool for pre-arbitration eligible players. The union lowered its starting point for the bonus pool by $5 million to $80 million.
March 5, 2022 10:55 pm
The WPIAL AAA Wrestling Championships wrapped up Saturday night Canon-McMillan High School. The top four placewinners in each weightclass qualify for the PIAA Tournament in Hershey next weekend. We’ll have start-to-finish coverage of the entire PIAA Championships on WJPA-AM (1450) starting Thursday morning.
WPIAL AAA Championship Finals
106 Luke Willochell (Greater Latrobe) DEC Nico Fanella (Indiana), 7-3
113 Tyler Chappell (Seneca Valley) DEC Darius Mcmillon (Peters Township), 1-0
120 Vinny Kilkeary (Greater Latrobe) MAJOR DECISION Troy Hohman (Penn Trafford), 16-5
126 Ethan Lebin (Hempfield Area) DEC Maddox Shaw (Thomas Jefferson), 4-0
132 Mac Church (Waynesburg) MAJOR DECISION Chad Ozias (Connellsville), 14-1
138 Briar Priest (Hempfield Area) DEC Colton Stoneking (Waynesburg), 7-5
145 Finn Solomon (Franklin Regional) DEC Ty Watters (West Allegheny), 5-4 UTB
152 Dylan Evans (Chartiers Valley) DEC Kelin Laffey (Pine Richland), 5-4
160 Jared Keslar (Connellsville) DEC Shawn Taylor (West Allegheny), 9-2
172 Rocco Welsh (Waynesburg) MAJOR DECISION Matthew Furman (Canon-McMillan), 19-7
189 Maclane Stout (Mt. Lebanon) TECHNICAL FALL Brody Evans (Waynesburg), 18-2 3:09
215 Brian Finnerty (Thomas Jefferson) DEC Cole Weightman (Belle Vernon), 1-0
285 Billy Mcchesney (Greensburg Salem) DEC Noah Tustin (Waynesburg), 3-2
WPIAL AAA Consolation Finals (3rd Place)
106 Tyler Kapusta (Franklin Regional) FALL Tanner Mizenko (Canon-McMillan), 2:14
113 Brandon Dami (Canon-McMillan) DEC Brady Joling (Chartiers Valley), 3-0
120 Jacob Houpt (Canon-McMillan) DEC Mason Kernan (Bethel Park), 2-0 SV
126 Zander Phatorus (Waynesburg) DEC Anthony Ferraro (Pine Richland), 5-2
132 Blake Reihner (Trinity) DEC Eli Carr (Hempfield Area), 6-4
138 Lonzy Vielma (Connellsville) DEC Nathan Stone (Franklin Regional), 5-2
145 Lucas Kapusta (Hempfield Area) MAJOR DECISION Jrake Burford (HIghlands), 9-0
152 Nico Taddy (West Allegheny) DEC Jack Pletcher (Greater Latrobe), 1-0
160 Chase Kranitz (Norwin) MAJOR DECISION Enzo Morlacci (Kiski Area), 10-2
172 Logan Hoffman (Belle Vernon) DEC Connor Jacobs (Armstrong), 6-4
189 Gabriel Stafford (Canon-McMillan) FALL Juliano Marion (Franklin Regional), 1:55
215 Corey Boerio (Greater Latrobe) FALL Liam Volk-klos (Seneca Valley), 5:43
285 Stone Joseph (Kiski Area) FALL Jake Pomykata (Butler), 1:46
March 5, 2022 10:02 pm
The PIAA Southwest AA Wrestling Championships wrapped up Saturday night Peters Township High School. The top six place-winners in each weight class qualify for the PIAA Tournament in Hershey next weekend. We’ll have start-to-finish coverage of the entire PIAA Championships on WJPA-AM (1450) starting Thursday morning.
SW AA Regional Championship Finals
106 Parker Sentipal (Burgettstown) DEC Easton Mull (Chestnut Ridge), 7-1
113 Landon Bainey (West Branch) FALL Lucas Fye (Bald Eagle Area), 1:18
120 Chris Vargo (Bentworth) DEC Coen Bainey (Bald Eagle Area), 4-0
126 Trent Hoover (Penn Cambria) DEC Trevor Husick (Tussey Mountain), 3-2
132 Calan Bollman (Chestnut Ridge) DEC Joey Sentipal (Burgettstown), 9-4
138 Easton Toth (Forest Hills) DEC Ambrose Boni (Central Valley), 3-1
145 Ty Watson (Penns Valley) DEC Trevor Weyandt (Chestnut Ridge), 7-0
152 Jackson Arrington (Forest Hills) MAJOR DECISION Jack Moyer (Chestnut Ridge), 17-8
160 Grant Mackay (Laurel) DEC Zeke Dubler (Glendale), 1-0
172 Rune Lawrence (Frazier) DEC Suds Dubler (Glendale), 2-1
189 Patrick Cutchember (Quaker Valley) DEC Noah Gnibus (Mt. Pleasant), 6-0
215 Dayton Pitzer (Mt. Pleasant) FALL Vitali Daniels (Bentworth), 0:40
285 Matt Watkins (Tussey Mountain) DEC Gunner Singleton (Huntingdon), 3-2 UTB
SW AA Regional Consolation Finals (3rd place)
106 Korry Walls (Tyrone) DEC Jacob Sombronski (United), 5-0
113 JackGKazalas (Quaker Valley) DEC Brock Holderbaum (Chestnut Ridge), 4-3
120 Cooper Hornack (Burrell) DEC Ross Dull (Chestnut Ridge), 3-1
126 Kobi Burkett (Chestnut Ridge) DEC Timmy Cafrelli (South Side), 6-2
132 Kyle McCollum (Beth Center) DEC Peter Chacon (Montour), 3-1 SV
138 Jamison Poklembo (Mt. Pleasant) DEC Rudy Brown (Burgettstown), 3-1 SV
145 Noah Teeter (Forest Hills) DEC Chase Frameli (Jefferson Morgan), 6-1
152 Tyler Berish (Beth Center) DEC Justin Richey (Quaker Valley), 5-3 SV
160 Luke Moore (Chestnut Ridge) DEC Christian Hirak (Derry), 5-2
172 Gavin Stewart (Marion Center) DEF Caleb Close (Bald Eagle Area)
189 Brenan Morgan (Central Valley) DEC Noah Foltz (Bald Eagle Area), 11-5
215 Kirk Bearjar (Forest Hills) DEC Anthony Govern (Southmoreland), 5-4
285 Cameron Carter-Green (Washington) DEC Braden Ewing (Tyrone), 3-2
SW AA Regional Consolation Finals (5th place)
106 Mason Beatty (Mount Union) DEC Jack Darlington (Penns Valley), 7-1
113 Gideon Bracken (United) DEF James Walzer (Montour)
120 Logan Richey (Quaker Valley) DEC Trevor Donaldson (Meyersdale), 5-2
126 Gaven Suica (Burgettstown) DEF Dylan Bruce (Elizabeth Forward)
132 Ashton Sipes (Tyrone) DEC Niko Ferra (Burrell), 3-1 SV
138 Andrew Johnson (Southmoreland) DEC Mason Weyant (Chestnut Ridge), 7-2
145 Gage Heilbrun (Marion Center) DEC Shawn Szymanski (Burrell), 10-8 TB2
152 Isaiah Pisano (Hopewell) MAJOR DECISION Conor Johnson (Mt. Pleasant), 12-2
160 Damian Barr (Burrell) DEF Braedon Welsh (Fort Cherry)
172 Rowan Holmes (Somerset) MAJOR DECISION Mason Diemert (Quaker Valley), 8-0
189 Ethan Kubat (Central Cambria) DISQUALIFICATION Cole Clark (Burrell), 3:54
215 Ceaton Hale (Bedford) DEC Britton Spangle (Glendale), 5-4
285 Cooper Lingenfelter (Bedford) DEC Joseph Baronick (Burgettstown), 8-4
March 5, 2022 9:11 pm
The WPIAL Basketball Championships are wrapping up at the Petersen Events Center in Oakland. Fort Cherry fell in the 2A boys final to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 60-36. The Rangers were led by Dylan Rogers’ 13 points. Jake DiMichele scored 29 to lead OLSH to a fourth straight championship. Four players scored in double figures, led by Maddie Webber’s 17, as South Fayette upset three-time defending champion Chartiers Valley in the 5A girls final. That win puts Trinity in the state playoffs as the League’s #7 team. Click for WPIAL brackets.
Burgettstown girls reached the state tourney with Neshannock’s win over the OLSH girls. The Blue Devils travel to Homer Center Tuesday. Waynesburg girls will also play Tuesday, traveling to District 5 champion Chestnut Ridge. West Greene’s girls play at District 9 winner Portage on Wednesday.
Fort Cherry and Wash High boys, Trinity girls open PIAA play Wednesday. The Rangers hosting District 10 third-place West Middlesex. Wash High travels to District 5 champion Chestnut Ridge. Trinity travels to face District 3 champion Gettysburg.
PIAA Basketball First Round
Tuesday, Mar. 8
2A Girls Burgettstown at District 6 champion Homer Center
3A Girls Waynesburg at District 5 champion Chestnut Ridge
Wednesday, Mar. 9
2A Boys West Middlesex at Fort Cherry
3A Boys Wash High at Regional 5/9 winner Chestnut Ridge
5A Girls Trinity at District 3 champion Gettysburg
March 6, 2022 1:20 am
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Nate Laszewski had 17 points and nine rebounds, Cormac Ryan added 15 points, all on 3-pointers, and Notre Dame rolled past Pittsburgh 78-54 on Saturday. With the win, the Fighting Irish take the No. 2 seed in the ACC tournament, marking their best seeding since the 2011-12 season in the Big East. Their 15-5 ACC record (22-9 overall) is a program-best for conference wins in a season. This is their fourth top-four finish in nine seasons in the ACC. Ryan made three 3-pointers in the first five minutes of the second half as Notre Dame opened up a 49-27 lead. The Fighting Irish made 6 of their first 7 3-pointers and 9 of their first 12 shots overall after halftime. By contrast, Pittsburgh made 1 of 13 3-pointers and shot 29.4% overall in the first half. Laszewski led the Fighting Irish with 10 points and six rebounds in the half and Notre Dame led 31-21 going into the break. Mouhamadou Gueye had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Panthers (11-20, 6-14). John Hugley also scored 13 points. The Panthers finished in a three-way tie for 11th place. The Fighting Irish made 14 of 24 3-pointers. Pitt made 3 of 26 from distance.
March 6, 2022 1:21 am
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Taz Sherman scored 21 points and West Virginia’s veterans came through to beat TCU 70-64 on the Mountaineers’ senior day to snap a seven-game losing streak Saturday. West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said his frustrations over watching his team make the same mistakes boiled over Thursday while studying film with his players. He pulled his freshmen out of the session and let them go practice their shots. The veterans had to stay in the room and figure it out for themselves. Huggins was hoping his older players — some playing in their final home game — would double their efforts to finish the regular season strong. Sherman was 9-of 17-shooting with three 3-pointers and another fifth-year player, Malik Curry, added 10 points for the Mountaineers (15-16, 4-14 Big 12). Senior Sean McNeil scored 10 points, including the clinching free throws, as did sophomore Jalen Bridges.
March 6, 2022 1:18 am
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina ignored all the attention surrounding the final home game for retiring Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski, as well as the fourth-ranked Duke’s emotionally charged, rowdier-than-usual crowd. Instead, the rival Tar Heels walked into Cameron Indoor Stadium and fearlessly spoiled Coach K’s perfect send-off to the postseason. Armando Bacot scored 23 points and the Tar Heels shot 59% after halftime to upset the Blue Devils 94-81 on Saturday night, a major reversal from a blowout loss in the first meeting that raised questions about UNC’s ability to compete against the nation’s top teams. First-year coach Hubert Davis had shrugged off the “pageantry” from Krzyzewski’s final home game, saying the team needed to tune out all the extra emotion and do one thing: compete.
March 5, 2022 3:55 am
WPIAL AAA wrestling moves to Canon-McMillan this weekend as the top five place-winners from the League’s four sections gather, hoping to continue their seasons. At stake is a trip to the PIAA Championship tournament in Hershey next weekend. WJPA-AM (1450) has live, start-to-finish coverage.
Saturday — WPIAL AAA — WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
9:50 am Semifinals, 2nd-3rd-4th Consolations
4:50 pm Championship & Consolation Finals (3rd/5th)
