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October 18, 2026

Beaver Falls Rushes Past Riverside 20-7 In Rainy Section Battle

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…

October 16, 2026

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week Of October 19th

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…

October 16, 2026

SPOOKY!!!! Annual EllwoodCity.org Halloween Costume Contest

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…

October 14, 2026

Popovich Nets Hat Trick In Wolverines Soccer Victory; EC Golf Finishes 5th In WPIAL Championships

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…

October 14, 2026

Riverside 3rd Grade Classes Celebrate Mad Hatter Day

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….

October 12, 2026

ECASD Board of Directors Approve Stiefel Park as Location for 2026-2027 Girls Softball Team’s Season

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…

October 10, 2026

PHOTOS: Panthers Knock Off Freedom 28-26 In Homecoming Victory

The Riverside Panthers used a third quarter surge to find its way to a thrilling 28-26 homecoming victory over Freedom Friday evening. Aiden Gaydosz found Bron Paxton with a pair of touchdown strikes and rushed in for a third touchdown in the pivotal quarter as Riverside erased a halftime deficit and surged out to a 28-20 lead. The visiting Bulldogs used an impressive ground attack to race out to a 20-7 halftime advantage behind two scored by running back Kaden Bailey. The backer, who entered the game the 3rd leading rusher in WPIAL, finished with 232 yards rushing in the…

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