Local Sports Update – 1/30/25

District 9 Basketball:

BOYS (Wednesday)

Elk County Catholic 41, DuBois 34 – Will Wortman was ECC’s leading scorer with 18 points, but the Beavers’ Maddox Bennett scored a game-high 21 points

DuBois Central Catholic 61, Glendale 45 – Both Zayden Jordan and Marek Hoyt tallied 13 points for DCC

Brockway 61, Sheffield 39 – Kyle Kennedy topped the Rovers’ scoring sheet with 15 points

Meadville 85, Brookville 52

Central-Martinsburg 54, Clearfield 51

Keystone 70, Curwensville 38

St. Marys 54, Bradford 44

Kane 41, Ridgway 35

GIRLS (Wednesday)

Elk County Catholic 49, DuBois 29 – Payton Newton had a 21-point night for the Lady Crusaders … Audrey Kennis netted 15 points for DuBois

DuBois Central Catholic 64, Johnsonburg 21 – Emma Ellensky led nine scoring players for the Lady Cardinals with 13 points

Punxsutawney 52, Tyrone 49

St. Marys 54, Bradford 19

Kane 54, Ridgway 31

Penn State DuBois Basketball:

The Penn State DuBois basketball teams split on the road last night. Penn State DuBois men upended Penn State Shenango, 94-89; but the Penn State DuBois women’s team fell by a score of 67-51. Both Penn State DuBois basketball teams host Penn State Beaver Saturday afternoon.

 

Pittsburgh Penguins:

Captain Sidney Crosby was the hero once again for the Pittsburgh Penguins as they finished their seven-game road trip last night in Utah. Crosby put in an overtime goal to boost the Pens to a 3-2 win.

Here’s Paul Steigerwald …

 

 

Saturday, the Pens host the Nashville Predators. The opening puck drop is scheduled for 7pm. The pregame show comes your way at 6:30 Saturday night … on Connect FM and Sunny 106.

Pittsburgh Pirates:

Adam Frazier is coming back to Pittsburgh to play for the Pirates. On Wednesday, the Bucs finalized a one-year deal to reunite with the former All-Star. The deal reportedly is worth more than $1.5 million. Frazier has been in the Major League for nine seasons. He spent the first six of those seasons, from 2016 to 2021, with the Pirates.