March 8, 2022 11:18 pm
Burgettstown committed 16 first-half turnovers and never recovered, losing to Homer-Center, 50-18, in the first round of the PIAA 2A Girls playoffs Tuesday night. The Blue Devils were down one late in the first quarter but allowed a 13-0 run to open the second, and another 13-0 spurt to close the half. Waynesburg’s girls lost at Chestnut Ridge, ending their season.
Three more Washington County teams, plus another from Greene County, step into the PIAA basketball spotlight Wednesday with Fort Cherry and Wash High boys, Trinity and West Greene girls playing first-round games. Only Fort Cherry plays at home. Click for PIAA brackets.
PIAA Basketball First Round
Wednesday, March 9
1A Girls West Greene vs. Portage, 6 pm at Mount Aloysius College
2A Boys West Middlesex at Fort Cherry, 7 pm
3A Boys Wash High at Chestnut Ridge, 6:45 pm — WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
5A Girls Trinity at Gettysburg, 5:45 pm — WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
PIAA Basketball Second Round
Friday, March 11
6A Girls Mt. Lebanon vs. Bethel Park, 6:45 pm — WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
March 9, 2022 3:53 am
NEW YORK (AP) – James Karnik scored 13 points, DeMarr Langford added 12 points and 13th-seeded Boston College used a 25-3 run to beat No. 12 seed Pittsburgh 66-46 in the opening game of the ACC tournament. Boston College won its first conference tournament game since 2018 to advance to play ACC player of the year Alondes Williams and No. 5 seed Wake Forest in the second round on Wednesday. This one was over early in the second half as Pittsburg went without a field goal for 11-plus minutes as Boston College extended its lead to 46-25. Pittsburgh closed the season on a five-game losing streak – with 20-plus-point blowouts to Miami, Duke, Notre Dame and BC.
March 9, 2022 3:52 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Anthony Duclair scored the tie-breaking goal in the second period and Carter Verhaeghe added an insurance score in the third, leading the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Duclair and Verhaeghe matched career highs in goals. Duclair scored his 23rd of the season and Verhaeghe his 18th as Florida won its fourth straight game. Sam Reinhart scored his 19th, Aaron Ekblad his 15th and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 32 shots. Sidney Crosby scored his 19th with 2:09 to play as Pittsburgh lost its second straight game. Crosby extended a seven-game point streak with his third straight multipoint effort. Jake Guentzel scored his 28th goal of the season and Bryan Rust scored his 19th in his 400th NHL game. Tristan Jarry made 25 saves.
March 7, 2022 8:43 am
High school basketball moves into its third and final season tonight as the PIAA playoffs begin. Washington County has four teams in the brackets while Greene County sends two more. Burgettstown and Waynesburg girls play tonight with Fort Cherry and Wash High boys, Trinity and West Greene girls opening state tournament play Wednesday. Click for PIAA brackets.
PIAA Basketball First Round
Tuesday, Mar. 8
2A Girls Burgettstown at Homer Center, 7 pm — WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
3A Girls Waynesburg at Chestnut Ridge, 7 pm
Wednesday, Mar. 9
1A Girls West Greene vs. Portage, 6 pm at Mount Aloysius College
2A Boys West Middlesex at Fort Cherry, 7 pm
3A Boys Wash High at Chestnut Ridge, 6:45 pm — WJPA-AM (1450) or Listen Here
5A Girls Trinity at Gettysburg, 5:45 pm — WJPA-FM (95.3) or Listen Here
March 8, 2022 3:48 am
NEW YORK (AP) – The Atlantic Coast Conference returns to Brooklyn to hold its men’s basketball tournament this week. The league, usually a powerhouse on the court, has only two ranked teams heading into its five-day championship event. No. 7 Duke is the top seed. The Blue Devils will try to deliver retiring coach Mike Krzyzewski his ACC record 16th conference championship in what will be his final ACC tournament. The other top teams in the ACC head to Barclays Center looking to make sure their NCAA Tournament resumes are good enough to just get into the field. Pitt will take on Boston College in the first game to tip off the tournament.
March 8, 2022 3:51 am
NEW YORK (AP) – For all the vitriol, Major League Baseball owners and locked-out players have closed the gap in recent weeks and are negotiating on similar frameworks for a new collective bargaining agreement. With the lockout in its 96th day Monday, the sides remained apart to various degrees on three of the most significant items: the luxury tax, pre-arbitration bonus pool and minimum salary. MLB told the union on Monday that Tuesday was the last possible day to reach an agreement that would allow a 162-game schedule, along with full salary and service time, a deadline first reported by The Athletic. Openers on March 31 were among 91 games already canceled, and Commissioner Rob Manfred appeared to be on the verge of calling off more.
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
