January 23, 2020 1:58 am
Burgettstown won three of the final four bouts to down McGuffey, 41-34, winning its second straight Team Section Wrestling championship. Waynesburg and Canon-McMillan finished their championship match tied with the host Raiders winning on near fall points criteria, snapping the Big Macs 18-year section winning streak. The WPIAL Wrestling Committee will meet Thursday to set the pairings for the 2A & 3A Team Wrestling Tournaments with action getting underway Monday night.
Section 1-AA
1st Place Burgettstown 41, McGuffey 34
3rd Place Beth-Center 67, South Park 9
5th Place Fort Cherry 43, West Greene 33
Section 4-AAA
1st Place Waynesburg 31, Canon-McMillan 30 (Criteria J–most near fall points)
3rd Place South Fayette 40, Trinity 33
5th Place Chartiers Valley 52, West Allegheny 26
Section 2-AAA
1st Place Thomas Jefferson 38, Connellsville 34
3rd Place Mt. Lebanon 46, Peters Township 33
5th Place West Mifflin 38, Bethel Park 25
January 21, 2020 2:59 am
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) – AJ Bramah set career highs with 18 points and 20 rebounds, tying his school’s single-game rebound record, and Robert Morris beat Sacred Heart 67-55 on Monday. Bramah tied the 20 rebounds Mike Morton made against Baltimore on Jan. 12, 1980. Sayveon McEwen had 12 points for Robert Morris (9-10, 5-1 Northeast Conference). Dante Treacy added six assists. Sacred Heart scored 25 points in the first half, a season low for the team. E.J. Anosike had 20 points and 17 rebounds for the Pioneers (10-9, 3-3). Aaron Clarke added 16 points.
January 20, 2020 2:55 am
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – Raheem Mostert rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns to make quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo mostly a spectator, Nick Bosa harassed Aaron Rodgers from the start and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers 37-20 for the NFC championship. The 49ers advanced to their first Super Bowl in seven years and will play the Kansas City Chiefs in two weeks in Miami for the championship. Aaron Rodgers threw for 326 yards but the Packers lost the NFC title game for the third time since their last Super Bowl trip following the 2010 season.
January 20, 2020 2:53 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jack Johnson and Bryan Rust scored third-period goals as the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to defeat the Boston Bruins 4-3. Pittsburgh trailed 3-0 in the first period but scored four unanswered goals for the win. Johnson scored a short-handed goal and Rust his 21st of the season. Dominik Simon and Teddy Blueger also scored goals for the Penguins, who have won six of their last seven games and 10 of their last 13. Boston’s David Pastrnak scored his 37th goal. It was just the second time since 2010-11 that the Bruins lost in regulation after leading by three or more goals.
January 20, 2020 2:03 am
Wednesday night marks the start of Team Wrestling Tournaments for the 2019-2020 season with the WPIAL Team Section Championships. In Triple-A, Waynesburg will host Section 4 foes South Fayette, Canon-McMillan and Trinity while Section 2 action, including Peters Township, will be hosted by Mt. Lebanon. Double-A Section 1 teams will meet at McGuffey with the Highlanders hosting Burgettstown, Beth-Center and South Park. Also, in Section 1-AA, Fort Cherry will visit West Greene for fifth place and a berth in the WPIAL AA Team Tournament. Hempfield (1-AAA), North Allegheny (3-AAA), Quaker Valley (2-AA) and Elizabeth-Forward (3-AA) are also hosting Team Section Championship tourneys.
Semifinals are scheduled for 6 pm with finals/3rd place matches at 7:15 pm. Fifth-place matches are scheduled for 7 pm.
WPIAL Team Section Championships
Section 2-AAA (at Mt. Lebanon)
Semifinals: Mt. Lebanon vs. Thomas Jefferson, Connellsville vs. Peters Township
Finals: Semifinal winners
3rd place: Semifinal losers
5th place: West Mifflin at Bethel Park
Section 4-AAA (at Waynesburg) WJPA-AM (1450)
Semifinals: Waynesburg vs. South Fayette, Canon-McMillan vs. Trinity
Finals: Semifinal winners
3rd place: Semifinal losers
5th place: West Allegheny at Chartiers Valley
Section 1-AA (at McGuffey) WJPA-FM (95.3)
Semifinals: McGuffey vs. South Park, Burgettstown vs. Beth-Center
Finals: Semifinal winners
3rd place: Semifinal losers
5th place: Fort Cherry at West Greene
January 18, 2020 4:09 am
UNDATED (AP) – Houston Astros owner Jim Crane expects to hire a new manager by Feb. 3. The Astros need a new manager and general manager after AJ Hinch and Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday, hours after both were suspended by Major League Baseball for a year for the team’s sign-stealing scandal. Crane says his list is still pretty extensive and that he hopes to have it narrowed down by the end of next week.
January 17, 2020 3:41 am
BOSTON (AP) – Patrice Bergeron scored his 20th goal, Karson Kuhlman and David Pastrnak both had two assists, and the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1. Sean Kuraly and Par Lindholm also scored for the Bruins and Brad Marchand added an empty-net goal in the final minute. Sidney Crosby scored for the Penguins just 24 seconds into the game, but Jaroslav Halak shut out Pittsburgh the rest of the way. Halak made 29 saves. Boston improved to 2-0 against the Penguins.
January 17, 2020 2:53 am
According to reports, Antonio Brown’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus is cutting ties with the wide receiver for the time being. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Rosenhaus will no longer work with the free agent wide receiver until he “seeks counsel.” Additionally, Brown’s attorney Darren Heitner requested – and was granted – removal as counsel for Brown. Heitner dealt with a landlord/tenant lawsuit involving reports of Brown throwing furniture off a balcony in a Florida luxury apartment complex.
January 16, 2020 3:43 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II says the team is confident quarterback Ben Roethlisberger can return to form in 2020. Roethlisberger is in the early stages of rehabilitation after undergoing surgery on his right elbow. Rooney says the team is confident Roethlisberger will be ready for his 17th season next fall. Rooney added there are no plans to shake things up behind Roethlisberger. Both Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges played erratically during Roethlisberger’s absence but Rooney chalked up Rudolph’s first extending playing time to a learning experience.
January 15, 2020 10:18 am
UNDATED (AP) – Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue (TAG’-lee-uh-boo) has made the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his fifth attempt. He and former New York Giants general manager George Young made it as contributors. Ex-Dallas Cowboys safety Cliff Harris and former Cleveland receiver Mac Speedie were the last members of the centennial class announced today. The 10 senior candidates, three contributors and two coaches are part of the hall’s celebration of the NFL’s 100th season. Also going into the hall are Harold Carmichael, Donnie Shell, Steve Sabol, Bobby Dillon, Jim Covert, Winston Hill, Duke Slater, Ed Sprinkle, Alex Karras, Bill Cowher and Jimmy Johnson.
