April 15, 2020 3:47 am
The NHL will remain on pause through at least the end of the month. The league on Tuesday announced it was extending its self-quarantine recommendation for players, coaches and staff through April 30. The announcement marks the third time the NHL has pushed back its timetable.
April 15, 2020 2:48 am
Long-time Peters Township baseball coach Joe Maize and three-time state champion Rob Gagliani of Avella were named to the WPIAL Hall of Fame Class of 2021. Maize led the Indians to more than 400 wins in his 35-year career. Peters Township won eight section titles, back-to-back WPIAL championships (2007, 2008) and finished second in the state in 2004 & 2005. Three of Maize’s players went on to reach the Major Leagues–Chris Peters (Pirates), Brian Simmons (White Sox, Blue Jays) and Jordan Jankowski (Astros). Gagliani is the only shooter to win three consecutive WPIAL rifle championships (2007-2009). The Avella marksman also finished in the top 10 in PIAA competition, winning the state title in his senior season. The pair will be inducted into the WPIAL Hall of Fame along with seven other athletes, one additional coach along with one official, a heritage nominee and a Courage Award winner in May, 2021. WPIAL Hall of Fame Announcement
April 12, 2020 7:44 am
TORONTO (AP) — Colby Cave, an excellent teammate whose lone goal for the Edmonton Oilers this season came on an “awesome” rush down the ice, died Saturday after a brain bleed this week. He was 25. The NHL club did not say what caused the bleed. Cave’s agent, Jason Davidson, has said the condition did not appear linked to the coronavirus. “Our Colby was loved dearly by us, his family and friends, the entire hockey community, and many more,” his family said in a statement. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Cave’s “life and hockey career, though too short, were inspiringly emblematic of the best of our game. Undrafted but undaunted, Colby was relentless in the pursuit of his hockey dream,” he added. Cave was placed in a medically induced coma Tuesday at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. He was airlifted to Toronto after being admitted to a hospital in Barrie, Ontario, on Monday. Cave underwent emergency surgery Tuesday to remove a colloid cyst causing pressure on the brain.
April 11, 2020 2:56 am
Wednesday morning, Gov. Tom Wolf announced that Pennsylvania schools would remain closed through the end of the current academic year. They had previously been closed by the governor through April 30th. High school winter championships (basketball and Class 2A Swimming & Diving) were suspended and all spring sports barred from activities under the shutdown. Wednesday afternoon, hopes of completing those championships and playing any part of the spring seasons were dashed when PIAA Executive Director Dr. Robert Lombardi announced the cancellation. “Today’s decision by the PIAA Board of Directors was difficult for everyone. Their thoughts remain on the thousands of student-athletes, coaches, officials and family members affected bythis decision,” Lombardi in a press release. “However, the Board’s position reflects a steadfast priority of keeping our student-athletes, officials and member schools’ staffs and their communities safe, while following the guidelines provided by the Governor, the Department of Health and the Department of Education. We had maintained hope for a continuation of our Winter Championships and an abbreviated Spring season to help bring a sense of normalcy to our communities,” continued Lombardi. “As we navigate through this difficult time we need to remember the lessons that interscholastic athletics has taught us: cooperation, patience, sacrifice, responsibility, respect and perseverance.”
April 11, 2020 2:55 am
Over the past 10 years, WJPA has carried a dozen state championship games involving Washington County high school teams. This month, we’re re-playing those games, just as they aired originally. We’ll feature two baseball championship games and a girls basketball title tilt this week. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday night through the month of April, we’ll open up the championship game archives. Our coverage will include state championship games in girls basketball, baseball, softball, Team Tournament wrestling and hockey. Championship Classics will start at 7 pm each night and will be available on WJPA-AM (1450) and online. LISTEN HERE! Here’s the remaining schedule:
Tuesday, April 14–2015 Softball–Trinity vs. Bethlehem Catholic
Thursday, April 16–2015 Hockey–Canon-McMillan vs. Holy Ghost Prep
Friday, April 17–2014 Hockey–Peters Township vs. La Salle College High School
Tuesday, April 21–2013 Softball–Canon-McMillan vs. Neshaminy
Thursday, April 23–2013 Team Tournament Wrestling–Canon-McMillan vs. Central Dauphin
Friday, April 24–2012 Team Tournament Wrestling–Canon-McMillan vs. McDowell
Tuesday, April 28–2010 Softball–Chartiers-Houston vs. Montgomery
Thursday, April 30–2010 Hockey–Canon-McMillan vs. Cardinal O’Hara
April 9, 2020 4:08 am
UNDATED (AP) – The Edmonton Oilers say forward Colby Cave has undergone emergency surgery after suffering a brain bleed. The team posted on Twitter that doctors removed a colloid cyst that was causing pressure on Cave’s brain Tuesday. He remains in a medically induced coma at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. Cave’s wife, Emily, said earlier on Instagram that doctors were “fighting to keep him alive” in surgery. The 25-year-old Cave scored one goal in 11 games with Edmonton this season.
April 7, 2020 3:52 am
DETROIT (AP) – Al Kaline, who spent his entire 22-season Hall of Fame career with the Detroit Tigers and was known affectionately as “Mr. Tiger,” has died. He was 85. John Morad, a friend of Kaline’s, confirmed to The Associated Press that he died Monday at his home in Michigan. Morad, who spoke first to the Detroit Free Press, said he’d been in contact with Kaline’s son. Kaline was the youngest player to win the American League batting title in 1955 at age 20 with a .340 batting average. The right fielder was a 15-time All-Star, won 10 Gold Gloves and was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1980 in his first year of eligibility. The beloved No. 6 later sat behind a microphone as a Tigers broadcaster from 1976 to 2001 and was also a special assistant to the general manager.
April 7, 2020 3:49 am
The NFL draft will be conducted in a virtual format, with team personnel working from their homes. The draft originally was scheduled to be held in Las Vegas, but the NFL canceled all public events last month as a safeguard against the coronavirus. In a memo sent to the 32 teams and obtained by The Associated Press, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell outlined procedures for the April 23-25 draft. The guidelines include no group gatherings.
April 7, 2020 2:14 am
Golf will have three major championships, at most, this year. The Royal & Ancients announced the cancellation of the British Open in July because of the spread of COVID-19. The R&A is pushing the British Open rotation back one year, staying at Royal St. George’s. The Masters has been rescheduled to Nov. 12-15, just two weeks before Thanksgiving at Augusta National. The PGA Championship returns to August while the US Open plans to stay at Winged Foot Spet. 17-20 as of now. Those schedules are all dependent on health officials saying it’s safe to resume given the novel coronavirus. The Tour Championship would end on Labor Day.
April 6, 2020 2:29 am
UNDATED (AP) – Kobe Bryant’s resume has yet another entry to prove his greatness. He’s now officially a Hall of Famer. Bryant and fellow NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headline a nine-person group announced Saturday of this year’s class of enshrinees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. They got into the Hall in their first year of eligibility, as did WNBA great Tamika Catchings. Two-time NBA champion coach Rudy Tomjanovich, longtime Baylor women’s coach Kim Mulkey, 1,000-game winner Barbara Stevens of Bentley and three-time Final Four coach Eddie Sutton were also selected. All eight finalists who were announced in February were chosen to get in by the panel of 24 voters. Former FIBA Secretary General Patrick Baumann is also headed to the Hall. He was selected as a direct-elect by the international committee.
