Ellwood City was shutout and defeated 6-0 by Ambridge in its senior night match Friday evening at a wet and soggy Helling Stadium. The Wolverines then traveled to North Catholic on Saturday and was defeated 6-0 by the Trojans. Ellwood City had entered the weekend winners with a 5-1 victory over South Side on Tuesday. The Ellwood City soccer team, now 4-9-1 (4-9-0) on the season, will next travel to Mohawk on Tuesday for its final match of the season.
Beaver Falls knocked off Riverside 20-7 Friday evening in a rainy section battle at Riverside Memorial Stadium as part of Riverside senior night. Aiden Gaydosz accounted for 220 total yards for Riverside and the Panthers lone touchdown in defeat. The visiting Tigers collected two first quarter rushing touchdowns as quarterback Rodney Slappy plunged in from 2-yards and Isaiah Sellers scored from 10 yards out. Beaver Falls held a 14-0 halftime advantage. Junior running back Xavier Clark found the endzone on a 6-yard run in the third quarter to push the Tigers advantage to 20-0. Clark finished with 214 yards rushing…
The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. HOURS Hours are Monday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Please remember no one is available to take your calls unless it is in the hours listed above. Activities taking place this week include. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 10:30 a.m.- 11:15 a.m. –“Music, Movement and More,” a program for children to dance, sing and listen to…
Halloween is only two weeks away!!! Calling all ghosts, ghouls, goblins, and any other scary or funny outfits to get a laugh or scream – it’s time again for the annual EllwoodCity.org Halloween Costume Contest. Each year we have received dozens of entries – and 2026 will be no different! Let’s make this year even more spooky or funny with your son or daughter’s costume photo submission! Submissions be accepted as early as Saturday, October 24th and go on through end-of-business hours on Tuesday, November 3rd. All submitted photos will appear on EllwoodCity.org’s Facebook page on Wednesday, November 4th as…
The Ellwood City soccer team improved to 4-7-1 on the season with a 5-1 victory over South Side on Tuesday. Anthony Popovich netted a hat trick with three goals for the Wolverines and added an assist. Wesley Ketterer and Dominic D’Addio collected goals for Ellwood City. Ketterer added two assists while Aden Huth and Sophia D’Addio also added assists in the victory. With its second victory over South Side this season, Ellwood City now has collected two sweeps in its regular season. Ellwood City next hosts Ambridge on Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. for its senior night game. WPIAL GOLF…
Third-grade students at Riverside recently celebrated the completion of their first CKLA English Language Arts unit, Classic Tales, with a fun-filled Mad Hatter Day. Throughout the Classic Tales unit, students read and explored several well-known works of literature, including The Wind in the Willows, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, and Alice in Wonderland. Students worked on important reading skills such as identifying characters, analyzing story elements and themes, learning new vocabulary, and strengthening their reading comprehension. To celebrate all of their hard work and bring the final story of the unit to life, third graders participated in Mad Hatter Day….
The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors voted to approve a location for the softball team’s 2026-2027 season home games. A majority of the board (Board President Kathy Galbreath, Board Vice President Norman Boots, and Board Directors Kathy Tillia, Joyce Cirelli, and Nick Mancini) voted “Yes” to have the team play at Stiefel Park for the 2026-27 season if planned upgrades are completed or at a non-fee field if not completed. (Board Directors Jean Biehls, Erica Gray, and Jennifer Tomon voted “No.” And Board Director Claire Fauzey was absent.) The Board then voted to disclaim interest in funds…