March 10, 2024 7:26 am
BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak reached 40 goals for the third consecutive season, and the Boston Bruins beat the fading Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1. Coming off a 4-1 victory over Toronto on Thursday, the Bruins posted consecutive regulation wins for the first time since Jan. 20 and 22. They are fighting for the NHL’s top record. Pavel Zacha had two goals and an assist for Boston, which has 91 points. Brad Marchand and Jake DeBrusk each had a goal and an assist, and Linus Ullmark made 38 saves. Kris Letang scored for Pittsburgh, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 17 shots.
March 10, 2024 7:23 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carlton Carrington scored 23 points, Blake Hinson added 21 and Pittsburgh defeated NC State 81-73 to claim fourth-place and a double-bye in the upcoming ACC Tournament. The Panthers went ahead 52-35 early in the second half and their lead was still 14 after Hinson hit a jumper near the six-minute mark. But NC State rallied with an 11-0 run sparked by nine points from Jayden Taylor. The Panthers pushed their lead back to eight points, then Taylor got the Wolfpack within 75-70 when he hit a 3-pointer with 59 seconds remaining. Guillermo Diaz Graham was fouled on an alley-oop dunk and finished the and-1 for an eight-point lead at 51 seconds. Mohamed Diarra hit a 3-pointer for the Wolfpack but Pitt finished things off at the free-throw line.
March 9, 2024 7:59 am
Saturday is the final day of the 2024 PIAA Wrestling Championships & the WJPA Sports Network will have live coverage as we have for the past 75 years. Mark Uriah, Rusty Pettit, Greg Warnock and Greg Smith will bring home all of the action on WJPA-AM (1450) and online. Listen/Watch Here
Canon-McMillan’s Valarie Solorio & Natalie Rush, Chris Vargo of Bentworth and Trinity’s Bode Morgan will each wrestle for state championship’s Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, March 9
9:20 am All Classes Consolations & 3rd, 5th, 7th place medal bouts
3:50 pm All Classes Championship Finals
FloWrestling has results listed by classification and round.
The following Washington County wrestlers will medal, finishing anywhere from 3rd-8th place, with consolation semifinals set for Saturday morning:
Girls
Canon-McMillan: Yunuen Ayala, Audrey Calgaro, Dynisty Williams
Fort Cherry: Abigail Dolanch
Peters Township: Grace O’Korn
2A Boys
Bentworth: Vitali Daniels
Burgettstown: Joey Baronick, Gaven Suica
Chartiers-Houston: Jorden Williams
Fort Cherry: Breadon Welsh
3A Boys
Canon-McMillan: Andrew Binni
Peters Township: Nicholas McGarrity
Ringgold: Jake Conroy
March 9, 2024 12:10 am
Gemma Walker pumped in 30 points to lead Peters Township to a 69-49 win at Lebanon in the opening round of the PIAA 6A Girls basketball playoffs. Natalie Wetzel added 21 in the win. Walker’s three-pointer late in the first half put the Indians in front to stay. Peters opened the third on a 10-2 run, then closed the period scoring 12 of the final 27 points to lead by 14. Fort Cherry’s girls lost at District 10 champion Kennedy Catholic.
Action continues Saturday including a pair of games on the WJPA Sports Network. The Fort Cherry boys visit Karns City at 12:45 with the Trinity girls taking on Cathedral Prep in Erie at 5:45 pm. Both games will be live on WJPA-FM (95.3), online at wjpa.com and video available on subscription on the NFHS Network. First round opponents for the Washington County teams are listed along with those of our nearest neighbor in the South Hills, Mon Valley and airport areas. Click PIAA Brackets
PIAA First Round
Saturday, March 9
2A Boys WPIAL-3 Fort Cherry at 9-2 Karns City, 12:45 pm on WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen/Watch Here
5A Girls WPIAL-5 Trinity at 10-1 Cathedral Prep, 5:45 pm on WJPA-FM (95.3) Listen/Watch Here
5A Girls 3-8 Redland at WPIAL-1 South Fayette, 2 pm
4A Girls WPIAL-3 Elizabeth-Forward at 10-2 Warren, 1 pm
6A Boys 10-1 McDowell at WPIAL-2 Baldwin, 1 pm
6A Boys 3-7 Central Dauphin at WPIAL-1 Upper St. Clair, 1 pm
6A Boys WPIAL-3 Mt. Lebanon at 6-1 State College, 3 pm
2A Boys WPIAL-5 Bishop Canevin at 5-1 Conemaugh Township, 4 pm
Friday, March 8
6A Girls Peters Township 69, Lebanon 49 Listen/Watch Here
6A Girls Chartiers Valley 44, Altoona 43
3A Girls Northwestern 67, Keystone Oaks 47
3A Girls Seton-La Salle 66, Karns City 46
2A Girls Kennedy Catholic 68, Fort Cherry 24
1A Girls Elk County Catholic 45, Monessen 16
1A Boys Elk County Catholic 85, Monessen 54
4A Boys Lincoln Park 73, Montour 56
5A Boys York Suburban 52, Thomas Jefferson 48
5A Boys Bethel Park 59, Hershey 45
5A Boys Moon Area 52, Obama Academy 34
March 9, 2024 4:18 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have released veteran cornerback Patrick Peterson and wide receiver Allen Robinson II in cost-cutting moves ahead of the start of free agency next week. Peterson, an eight-time Pro Bowler, signed a two-year deal with the Steelers last March. He was due a roster bonus of almost $3 million next week. The 33-year-old Peterson had two interceptions last season. Robinson had 34 receptions for a career-low 280 yards without a touchdown. Cutting him saves the Steelers $10 million under the salary cap.
March 9, 2024 4:15 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA Division I record for 3-pointers in a season by a woman or man, finishing with 24 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists on a poor shooting night to lead No. 4 Iowa past Penn State 95-62 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. Clark missed her first 11 3s before finally connecting in the fourth quarter. It was her 163rd 3-pointer of the season, surpassing Stephen Curry of Davidson and Darius McGhee of Liberty for the most by a D-I player. Clark finished 2 of 14 from long range and 5 of 19 overall. But Iowa still had little trouble with Penn State.
March 8, 2024 9:17 am
The WJPA Sports Network will have live coverage of the PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships as we have for the past 75 years. Mark Uriah, Rusty Pettit, Greg Warnock and Greg Smith will bring home all of the action on WJPA-AM (1450) and online. Listen/Watch Here
Bentworth’s Chris Vargo and Burgettstown’s Joey Baronick won quarterfinal matches to advance to the 2A Boys semifinals. Jorden Williams (Chartiers-Houston) lost in the quarters and dropped into the 3rd Round Consolations. He’s joined in that round by seven others from the Washington/Greene County area, all winners in the 2nd consolation round.
FloWrestling has results listed by classification and round.
Friday, March 8
10:20 am 2A Boys 3rd Consolations
11:35 am Girls Quarterfinals, 1st & 2nd Consolations
2:05 pm 3A Boys Quarterfinals, 2nd & 3rd Consolations
6:50 pm All Classes Semifinals & Consolations
Saturday, March 9
9:20 am All Classes Consolations & 3rd, 5th, 7th place medal bouts
3:50 pm All Classes Championship Finals
2A Boys Semifinals
Bentworth: Chris Vargo
Burgettstown: Joey Baronick
2A Boys 3rd Consolations
Bentworth: Vitali Daniels, Owen Ivcic
Burgettstown: Gaven Suica
Chartiers-Houston: Jorden Williams
Fort Cherry: Braedon Welsh
Jeff-Morgan: Chase Frameli
McGuffey: Lucas Barr
West Greene: Colin Whyte
Girls Quarterfinals
Canon-McMillan: Audrey Calgaro, Natalie Rush, Valarie Solorio, Dynisty Williams
Fort Cherry: Abigail Dolanch
Peters Township: Grace O’Korn
Ringgold: Anna Duncan
Girls 1st Consolations
Canon-McMillan: Yunuen Ayala, Capri Chambers, Eva Gray, Malia Ramos
Fort Cherry: Isabella Spotti
Peters Township: Liliana Giulianelli
3A Boys Quarterfinals
Canon-McMillan: Andrew Binni, Collier Hartman
Ringgold: Jake Conroy
Trinity: Bodie Morgan, Blake Reihner
3A Boys 2nd Consolations
Canon-McMillan: Geno Calgaro, Ryder Joseph
Peters Township: Nicholas McGarrity
Trinity: TJ Allison
Waynesburg: Brock Evans, Ky Szewczyk, Roan Tustin
March 7, 2024 2:53 am
The WJPA Sports Network will have live coverage of the PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships as we have for the past 75 years. Mark Uriah, Rusty Pettit, Greg Warnock and Greg Smith will bring home all of the action on WJPA-AM (1450) and online. Listen/Watch Here
Five Washington County 3A wrestlers won opening-round bouts to move to Friday’s quarterfinals. Canon-McMillan teammates Collier Hartman and Andrew Binni, Trinity’s Blake Reihner and Bode Morgan, along with Ringgold’s Jake Conroy are into the championship bracket second round. The two-county area lost only one of the 13 wrestlers entered as Trinity’s Robbie Allison defaulted in his opening bout while leading and was not able to wrestle in the consolation round.
Four Canon-McMillan wrestlers have advanced to the first-ever PIAA girls quarterfinals with Thursday afternoon first-round wins. Valarie Solorio, Dynisty Williams, Audrey Calgaro and Nattalie Rush all won their opening-round bouts for the Big Macs. They will be joined by Abigail Dolanch (Fort Cherry), Grace O’Korn (Peters Township) and Anna Duncan (Ringgold) in Friday’s quarterfinals. Six other girls from Washington County will face elimination bouts Friday as well.
Three Washington County 2A wrestlers have advanced to the quarterfinals at the PIAA Wrestling Championships. Jorden Williams (Chartiers-Houston), Chris Vargo (Bentworth) and Joey Baronick (Burgettstown) were Round of 16 winners to stay in the championship half of their brackets. Ten additional wrestlers from the two-county are won at least one match on Thursday and are in the Round II consolations Friday morning. Two of the 13 Washington County starters lost twice and have been eliminated: Drake McClure (Bentworth) and Emmett Wolfe (McGuffey).
Friday, March 8
7:50 am 2A Boys Quarterfinals, 2nd & 3rd Consolations
11:35 am Girls Quarterfinals, 1st & 2nd Consolations
2:05 pm 3A Boys Quarterfinals, 2nd & 3rd Consolations
6:50 pm All Classes Semifinals & Consolations
Saturday, March 9
9:20 am All Classes Consolations & 3rd, 5th, 7th place medal bouts
3:50 pm All Classes Championship Finals
2A Boys Quarterfinals
Bentworth: Chris Vargo
Chartiers-Houston: Jorden Williams
Burgettstown: Joey Baronick
2A Boys 2nd Consolations
Bentworth: Vitali Daniels, Owen Ivcic
Beth-Center: Mason Wright
Burgettstown: Rudy Brown, Parker Sentipal, Gaven Suica
Fort Cherry: Braedon Welsh
Jeff-Morgan: Chase Frameli
McGuffey: Lucas Barr
West Greene: Colin Whyte
Girls Quarterfinals
Canon-McMillan: Audrey Calgaro, Natalie Rush, Valarie Solorio, Dynisty Williams
Fort Cherry: Abigail Dolanch
Peters Township: Grace O’Korn
Ringgold: Anna Duncan
Girls 1st Consolations
Canon-McMillan: Yunuen Ayala, Capri Chambers, Eva Gray, Malia Ramos
Fort Cherry: Isabella Spotti
Peters Township: Liliana Giulianelli
3A Boys Quarterfinals
Canon-McMillan: Andrew Binni, Collier Hartman
Ringgold: Jake Conroy
Trinity: Bodie Morgan, Blake Reihner
3A Boys 2nd Consolations
Canon-McMillan: Geno Calgaro, Ryder Joseph
Peters Township: Nicholas McGarrity
Trinity: TJ Allison
Waynesburg: Brock Evans, Ky Szewczyk, Roan Tustin
March 8, 2024 4:27 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Guentzel is heading to Carolina. The Pittsburgh Penguins traded the high-scoring forward to the Hurricanes in exchange for forward Michael Bunting, three prospects and two conditional 2024 draft picks. The 29-year-old Guentzel gives the Hurricanes a proven goal scorer who thrives in the postseason spotlight. Guentzel has reached the 40-goal plateau twice in eight seasons and has 58 points in 58 playoff games. His 13 goals during the 2017 playoffs led the league and helped the Penguins become the first team in nearly 20 years to win back-to-back Stanley Cups.
March 8, 2024 4:29 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tom Wilson scored just hours after the death of grandfather, Alex Ovechkin scored his 840th career goal and added an assist and the Washington Capitals drilled the reeling Pittsburgh Penguins 6-0. Ovechkin’s two points moved him past Hall of Fame defenseman Paul Coffey and into 15th on the NHL’s career scoring list. He has 1,532 career points. Nick Jensen, Sonny Milano and rookies Hendrix Lapierre and Ivan Miroshnichenko also scored for the Capitals. Charlie Lindgren stopped 39 shots. The Penguins have dropped four of five and were shut out for the fourth time this season. After the game it was announced they had traded star forward Jake Guentzel to Carolina.
