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Penguins visit San Jose tonight – On WISR
The Pittsburgh Penguins complete their three-game road trip tonight in San Jose. Face-off is 10pm. WISR pre-game begins at 9:30pm. The Penguins are 6-10-2 overall with 14 points. The Sharks are 8-11-1 with 17 points this season.
PIAA high school playoff results from Tuesday:
State Playoff results on Tuesday: –The Mars girls shutout Northern York 3-0 in their Class 3A First Round matchup. Next up will be District 9 champion DuBois in the Quarterfinal round Saturday. Mars improved to 18-1-1 this season. DuBois defeated Penn-Trafford 4-1 in their First Round match, improving to 17-4-1. –The Freeport and North Catholic girls volleyball teams won their state First Round state matches.
Seneca Valley, North Catholic and Freeport soccer teams in PIAA action tonight
–The Seneca Valley boys will host Conestoga Valley at 5pm in the Class 4A First Round. –The North Catholic boys will visit Westmont Hilltop tonight in the Class 2A First Round beginning at 6pm. –The Freeport girls will host Clearfield in the Class 2A First Round, also beginning at 6pm.
Penguins visit San Jose tonight – On WISR
The Pittsburgh Penguins complete their three-game road trip tonight in San Jose. Face-off is 10pm. WISR pre-game begins at 9:30pm. The Penguins are 6-10-2 overall with 14 points. The Sharks are 8-11-1 with 17 points this season. The Pens return home to host Ottawa Saturday night. The post Penguins visit San Jose tonight – On WISR appeared first on ButlerRadio.com – Butler, PA.
Seneca Valley, North Catholic and Freeport soccer teams in PIAA action tonight
State highs school playoffs tonight: –The Seneca Valley boys will host Conestoga Valley at 5pm in the Class 4A First Round. –The North Catholic boys will visit Westmont Hilltop tonight in the Class 2A First Round beginning at 6pm. –The Freeport girls will host Clearfield in the Class 2A First Round, also beginning at 6pm. The post Seneca Valley, North Catholic and Freeport soccer teams in PIAA action tonight appeared first on ButlerRadio.com – Butler, PA.
Butler grad Littlejohn helps lead SRU basketball to season-opening win
The Slippery Rock University men’s basketball team opened their season with a 93-89 win against Lincoln (from Eastern Pennsylvania) in a game played in Wilmington, Delaware Monday night. The Rock were led by Elijah Hill from South Park high school with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Butler high school graduate Braylon Littlejohn netted a career-high 20 points. He was 6-of-7 from the field, 2-for-2 on three-point shots and a perfect 6-o-f6 from the foul line.
SRU football QB Owens named PSAC Player of Week/The Rock moves up to #5 in AFCA poll this week
Slippery Rock University quarterback Da’One Owens was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts in The Rock’s regular-season ending win over Edinboro Saturday night. Owens threw for 325 yards and four touchdowns in Slippery Rock’s 50-17 victory. Slippery Rock moved up to #5 in the nation this week in the latest AFCA coaches poll (American Football Coaches Association) after Minnesota State lost for the first time.
Knoch Athletic Hall of Fame unveils 2026 Class
The Knoch High School Sports Hall of Fame will be inducting its 2026 class of honorees on Friday night, December 18th with a special reception prior to the Knoch vs. Highlands varsity basketball game. The class of 2026 includes: –Lee Leslie, a 1976 graduate who excelled in basketball and was one of the first stars in girl’s track for the Knights.
Steelers – Eagles game “flexed” out of late afternoon by NFL
The NFL has flexed the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2) game in Philadelphia (2-7) on November 22nd to 1pm instead of a 4:25pm kick-off. They are moving the Jacksonville – at the New York Giants game to the late afternoon start. The Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals meet in an AFC North first-place showdown Sunday night this week.
PIAA Tournaments begin tonight
PIAA Tournament play tonight: –The Mars girls soccer team will host Northern York to open the PIAA Class 3A tournament at 5pm. Mars enters the game 17-1-1 overall after winning the WPIAL title Saturday. Northern York is 13-5-3. –The undefeated Freeport girls volleyball team, who won the WPIAL title over the weekend, will host Franklin tonight in the Class 3A PIAA First Round beginning at 7pm. The Yellow Jackets are 21-0 this season. Franklin is 16-5.
SRU Women’s Soccer named to NCAA Playoff for first time since 2019
The 23rd ranked Slippery Rock University women’s soccer team landed as the No. 5 seed in the Atlantic Region as The Rock earned a NCAA Tournament bid for the first time since 2019. SRU will travel to Erie to face off against Frostburg State University Friday being hosted at Gannon’s McConnell Family Stadium. The Rock were announced as one of the 56 teams that will compete for a National Championship during the NCAA Selection Show Monday evening.
Ryan Blaney wins Nascar finale in Miami/Larson wins second straight Cup Series championship
Ryan Blaney won the Nascar Cup Series Cup Series race Sunday to close the 2026 season, but Kyle Larson captured his third Cup Series championship and second straight. Larson clinched the title in the first stage of the race and captured the 16th season championship for car owner Rick Hendrick over his 32 year career in the sport. Larson also became the first back-to-back series champion since Jimmie Johnson, another Hendrick Motorsports driver, in 2010.
Pens fall to Anaheim Sunday night after beating Los Angeles Saturday
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost 5-2 to Anaheim last night in Game 2 of their three-game California road trip. The Ducks scored three power play goals in the game. Rickard Rakell and Kris Letang scored the Penguins goals. Both of their goals came on power plays. Anaheim scored an empty-net goal in the final :35 seconds. The Pens had defeated the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 Saturday night. They are now 6-10-2 overall this season. The Pens visit San Jose Wednesday.
SRU football team completes perfect regular season/Host PSAC title game this weekend/Penn State analyst Ham hospitalized
College Football Saturday: –#6-ranked Slippery Rock University defeated Edinboro 50-17 to close their regular season a perfect 10-0 and went 7-0 in PSAC-West. Rock Quarterback Da’One Owens had a great night passing despite windy, rainy conditions at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. He threw for 325 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another 71 yards. The Rock will host East Stroudsburg this Saturday afternoon for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championship Game. Kick-off is 1pm.
Karns City repeats as D9 football champs/North Catholic wins WPIAL playoff opener
High School Football Playoffs from Friday: –Karns City defeated Central Clarion 28-7 to win the District 9 Class 2A football championship for the second straight season. The Gremlins will meet Westinghouse to open the PIAA tournament this Friday night in Pittsburgh. –North Catholic shutout Beaver 21-0 in the WPIAL Class 3A First Round. The Trojans will meet Hopewell this Friday in the quarterfinals at 7pm. –Freeport fell to West Mifflin 34-31 in overtime in the Class 3A First Round.
Seneca Valley boys/Mars girls win WPIAL soccer titles/Freeport wins another volleyball title
In WPIAL Championship games from the weekend: The Seneca Valley boys soccer team defeated North Allegheny 1-0 Friday night to win the WPIAL Class 4A championship. The Raiders will host Conestoga Wednesday in the opening round of the PIAA tournament. The Mars girls soccer team won the WPIAL Class 3A championship Saturday following a 2-1 victory over Shaler. They will host Northern York tomorrow night at 5pm.
High School Football Playoffs tonight/College Football Saturday preview
High School Football Playoffs tonight: –Karns City and Central Clarion meet in the District 9 Class 2A championship game. Kick-off is 7pm at Brookville high school. –Freeport will host West Mifflin in the WPIAL Class 3A First Round. Kick-off is 7pm. –North Catholic will meet Beaver, also in the Class 3A First Round. Kick-off is 7pm at Mars high school. College Football Saturday: –The #6-ranked Slippery Rock University football team will host Edinboro for a 4pm kick-off.
Freeport girls soccer team repeat as WPIAL champions in double overtime thriller
In the WPIAL Soccer Championship games at F.N.B. Stadium in Pittsburgh last night: –The Freeport girls soccer team defeated Burrell 2-1 in double overtime last night to win the Class 2A championship for the second straight season. Cecilia Schlegel scored the game-winning goal for the Yellow Jackets. –The North Catholic boys defeated Ambridge 2-1 in overtime last night to win their WPIAL Class 2A Consolation game, finishing in third place in the tournament.
Volleyball Playoff update/Two Butler County teams play for WPIAL titles Saturday
Saturday–the Mars and Shaler girls meet for the WPIAL Class 3A championship. The match begins at 3:30pm at F.N.B. Stadium in Pittsburgh. Two Butler County girls Volleyball teams will be going for WPIAL titles Saturday in Peters Township: –Undefeated Freeport will face Avonworth for the Class 3A title at 1pm. –North Catholic and Peters Township meet for the Class 5A championship at 5:30pm. District 10 Class 3A girls Volleyball championship last night – Cathedral Prep defeated Franklin 3-0.
Pitt basketball powers comeback over Buffalo/face Penn State Sunday night
The Pitt men’s basketball team overcame a slow start to win their second game of the year by a score of 80-61 over Buffalo last night at the Petersen Events Center. Baye Ndongo led the Panthers with 23 points and 21 rebounds. It was the first 20-20 performance by a Pitt player in six years. Chase Foster added 20 more points as Pitt rallied from a 13-points halftime deficit. Pitt will face Penn State Sunday at the Palestra in Philadelphia beginning at 8pm. The game will be televised on ESPN2.
Boston Bruins embarrass the Penguins
The Boston Bruins defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 last night at PPG Paints Arena. The loss was the Penguins fourth in a row. Justin Brazeau, who returned to the Penguins lineup this week after missing the start to his season because of injury, opened the scoring midway through the first period, but it was all Boston after that. The Bruins went on to score the next three goals and scored three more after Nick Robertson scored his seventh goal of the year midway through the second period.
Nascar championship weekend/Cup Series finale on WBUT Sunday afternoon
This is Nascar’s final race weekend. All three of their top series race at Miami-Homestead Speedway. The Truck Series will crown a champion after tonight’s race. The O’Reilly Auto Parts Series crowns a champion tomorrow evening. The Cup Series race is Sunday and can be heard on WBUT beginning at 2pm. Kyle Larson needs eight points to clinch the title. The post Nascar championship weekend/Cup Series finale on WBUT Sunday afternoon appeared first on ButlerRadio.com – Butler, PA.
High School Football Playoffs tonight/College Football Saturday preview
High School Football Playoffs tonight: –Karns City and Central Clarion meet in the District 9 Class 2A championship game. Kick-off is 7pm at Brookville high school. –Freeport will host West Mifflin in the WPIAL Class 3A First Round. Kick-off is 7pm. –North Catholic will meet Beaver, also in the Class 3A First Round. Kick-off is 7pm at Mars high school. College Football Saturday: –The #6-ranked Slippery Rock University football team will host Edinboro for a 4pm kick-off.
High School Football Playoffs tonight/College Football Saturday preview
High School Football Playoffs tonight: –Karns City and Central Clarion meet in the District 9 Class 2A championship game. Kick-off is 7pm at Brookville high school. –Freeport will host West Mifflin in the WPIAL Class 3A First Round. Kick-off is 7pm. –North Catholic will meet Beaver, also in the Class 3A First Round. Kick-off is 7pm at Mars high school. College Football Saturday: –The #6-ranked Slippery Rock University football team will host Edinboro for a 4pm kick-off.
Freeport girls soccer team repeat as WPIAL champions in double overtime thriller
In the WPIAL Soccer Championship games at F.N.B. Stadium in Pittsburgh last night: –The Freeport girls soccer team defeated Burrell 2-1 in double overtime last night to win the Class 2A championship for the second straight season. Cecilia Schlegel scored the game-winning goal for the Yellow Jackets. –The North Catholic boys defeated Ambridge 2-1 in overtime last night to win their WPIAL Class 2A Consolation game, finishing in third place in the tournament.
Freeport girls soccer team repeat as WPIAL champions in double overtime thriller
In the WPIAL Soccer Championship games at F.N.B. Stadium in Pittsburgh last night: –The Freeport girls soccer team defeated Burrell 2-1 in double overtime last night to win the Class 2A championship for the second straight season. Cecilia Schlegel scored the game-winning goal for the Yellow Jackets. –The North Catholic boys defeated Ambridge 2-1 in overtime last night to win their WPIAL Class 2A Consolation game, finishing in third place in the tournament.
Nascar championship weekend/Cup Series finale on WBUT Sunday afternoon
This is Nascar’s final race weekend. All three of their top series race at Miami-Homestead Speedway. The Truck Series will crown a champion after tonight’s race. Kaeden Hoenycutt leads Layne Ruggs by 20 points for the title. The O’Reilly Auto Parts Series crowns a champion tomorrow evening. There are still several drivers still in the “chase”. Justin Allgeier leads Jesse Love by 22 points. Corey Day is 23 points back. Carson Kvapil is 31 behind.
Boston Bruins embarrass the Penguins
The Boston Bruins defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2 last night at PPG Paints Arena. The loss was the Penguins fourth in a row. Justin Brazeau, who returned to the Penguins lineup this week after missing the start to his season because of injury, opened the scoring midway through the first period, but it was all Boston after that. The Bruins went on to score the next three goals and scored three more after Nick Robertson scored his seventh goal of the year midway through the second period.
Volleyball Playoff update/Two Butler County teams play for WPIAL titles Saturday
Saturday–the Mars and Shaler girls meet for the WPIAL Class 3A championship. The match begins at 3:30pm at F.N.B. Stadium in Pittsburgh. Two Butler County girls Volleyball teams will be going for WPIAL titles Saturday in Peters Township: –Undefeated Freeport will face Avonworth for the Class 3A title at 1pm. –North Catholic and Peters Township meet for the Class 5A championship at 5:30pm. District 10 Class 3A girls Volleyball championship last night – Cathedral Prep defeated Franklin 3-0.
Pitt basketball powers comeback over Buffalo/face Penn State Sunday night
The Pitt men’s basketball team overcame a slow start to win their second game of the year by a score of 80-61 over Buffalo last night at the Petersen Events Center. Baye Ndongo led the Panthers with 23 points and 21 rebounds. It was the first 20-20 performance by a Pitt player in six years. Chase Foster added 20 more points as Pitt rallied from a 13-points halftime deficit. Pitt will face Penn State Sunday at the Palestra in Philadelphia beginning at 8pm. The game will be televised on ESPN2.
Freeport and North Catholic girls volleyball teams reach WPIAL championship games
In the WPIAL girls volleyball semifinals last night: Freeport lost their first set last night 25-27 to Seton LaSalle in the Class 3A semifinals, but then stormed back with set wins of 25-15, 25-16 and 25-15 to move into the WPIAL title game against Avonworth Saturday afternoon. Freeport improved to 21-0 this season. Avonworth defeated Waynesburg 3-1 in the other Class 3A semifinal. The match will be played at Peters Township high school Saturday at 1pm.
Savannah Bananas add addition PNC Park date for next August
The Savannah Bananas have added a third PNC Park date to their 2027 schedule. They were already slated to play the stadium August 6th and 7th, but will now add Sunday, August 8th to their schedule, and host the Indianapolis Clowns. A ticket lottery for the first two games closed October 31st, but fans are encouraged to sign for a ticket waiting list at the bananball.com website. Butler native Alex Ziegler has been a long-time Banana player.
Penguins host Boston tonight – on WISR
The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Boston Bruins tonight at PPG Paints Arena. Face-off is 7pm. WISR pre-game begins at 6:30pm. The Penguins enter the game on a three-game losing streak. They have fallen to 5-8-2 overall, while the Bruins have the second-best record in the Eastern Conference. They are 11-4-1. The Pens head to California for their next three games, including back-to-back games Saturday and Sunday.
Freeport girls soccer team play for a WPIAL title tonight/Karns City falls in a District 9 championship rematch
The Freeport and Burrell girls soccer teams meet tonight in the Class 2A WPIAL championship game. It will be played at Pittsburgh’s F.N.B. Stadium beginning at 6pm. The Yellow Jackets enter the game 16-2-1 overall. Burrell is 16-1-4. The Karns City girls soccer team fell 2-0 last night to Elk County Catholic in the District 9 Class 1A championship game. The Gremlins had defeated Elk County Catholic 7-1 in last year’s title game.
Pitt men’s basketball team hosting Buffalo tonight
The Pitt men’s basketball team will host Buffalo tonight at the Petersen Events Center. Tip-off is 7pm. The Panthers opened their season earlier this week with a 95-57 win over Rider Monday. They will visit Butler Friday, November 13th in Indiana – a game that will be televised on the Peacock Network.
Penguins fall late to Vegas
The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 last night at PPG Paints Arena. It was another game the Penguins allowed a goal in the final minute of regulation. Vegas scored the game-winner with :32 second remaining. Tomas Hertl opened the scoring with a power play goal in the first period. The Pens took a 2-1 lead mid-way through the third period following goals by Tommy Novak and Rickard Rakell, but the Golden Knights tied the game just over a minute later.
Can the 2028 MLB season be saved? Owners offer stay….
In a report from ESPN – Major League Baseball proposed delaying the start of a salary cap until 2028, saying teams have too many commitments for next season that wouldn’t allow them to reduce spending quickly enough. A day after the start of free agent negotiations for the 2026-27 offseason, owners on Tuesday proposed to players that the sport adopt a hard cap of $258.2 million for 2028 and a floor of $180.2 million, using luxury tax payrolls with average annual values.
Carson Hocevar suspended for the final Nascar Cup Series race this weekend
Spire Motorsports has suspended NASCAR driver Carson Hocevar for Sunday’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, following an incident on-track in Martinsville last weekend. Hocevar was accused of intentionally brake-checking competitor Austin Cindric following a restart at Martinsville Speedway last Sunday. The move ended Cindric’s day at the short track. Hocevar denied doing it on purpose, but after his suspension, Nascar fined him $100,000 for the incident – which had in-car video proof.
Pens host Vegas tonight – On WISR
The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Vegas Golden Knights at PPG Paints Arena tonight. Face-off begins at 7pm. WISR pre-game begins at 6:30pm. The Penguins begin the night tied with the Philadelphia Flyers for sixth place in the Metropolitan Division. They are 5-7-2 overall with 12 points. The Carolina Hurricanes lead the division, and all of hockey, with 26 points. Vegas is in second place in the Pacific Division. They are 9-5-2 overall with 20 points.
WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs/North Catholic reaches semifinals
In the WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs Monday– –North Catholic defeated Kiski Area 3-0 in the Class 5A quarterfinals. The Trojanettes will face Shaler in the semifinals Thursday. –Pine-Richland defeated Seneca Valley 3-1 in the Class 6A semifinals. The Rams will meet North Allegheny for the championship Thursday. N.A. defeated Baldwin 3-1 in their semifinal last night.
Freeport girls soccer team reaches WPIAL title game
The Freeport girls soccer team defeated Avonworth 6-1 in the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals. The Yellow Jackets will now meet Burrell in the championship game either Thursday, Friday or Saturday of this week at Pittsburgh’s FNB Stadium. Burrell defeated South Park 4-2 in the other semifinal last night. In the District-10 soccer semifinals: –The Slippery Rock boys fell to Cathedral Prep 3-1 last night. –Cathedral Prep also knocked out the Slippery Rock girls 8-0 in their D10 semifinal match.
Pirates offer Lowe a qualifying contract
The Pittsburgh Pirates extended a qualifying offer to second baseman Brandon Lowe on Monday. The 32-year old Lowe remains a free agent for the first time in his career and has until November 17th to decide whether to accept the team’s one-year, $23.15 million offer. The Pirates were expected to issue Lowe a qualifying offer. If he declines it and signs elsewhere, the Pirates will receive draft pick compensation.
The Rock up to #6 in AFCA poll this week/Jordan receives fifth PSAC weekly honor
After East Stroudsburg’s upset overtime win over previously #3-ranked Kutztown over the weekend, the Slippery Rock University football team has now moved up a spot to #6 this week in the latest Division II coaches rankings. Slippery Rock running back Jay Jay Jordan received yet another PSAC-West Player of the Week honor Monday. A week after being named the Special Teams Player of the Week, Jordan was named Offensive Player of the Week for the fourth time this season.
Steelers pound Cleveland to take over the AFC North lead heading into an off-week
The Pittsburgh Steelers won their Sunday divisional matchup with the Cleveland Browns 27-6, winning their fourth game in a row. The Steelers sacked Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson eight times in the game and forced two fumbles. Offensively the Steelers rushed for 200 yards in the game, led by Jaylen Warren who carried the ball 17 times for 143 yards and a score.
Freeport, North Catholic and Karns City get playoff match-up and times for Friday
The WPIAL dropped its high school football playoff brackets Saturday – with two Butler County teams included: –Freeport will host West Mifflin in the Class 3A First Round Friday night. North Catholic will meet Beaver in a game being played at Mars high school Friday night. Also in District 9 – a playoff rematch is set from last year – when Karns City won the D9 title–The Gremlins City will meet Central Clarion this Friday for the District 9 title.
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