Soccer

April 12, 2024

ECASD’s Board of Directors Tables Motion to Dissolve the District’s Soccer Program

The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors voted to table a motion to dissolve the District Soccer program during their regular meeting Thursday night. The consideration was originally on the agenda after interest in the program seemed to dwindle when a Google Document for sign up wasn’t completed by enough students to develop enough of a roster to hold practices or maintain a consistent team. Board Director Jean Biehls made the motion to table it until next month to give the students a chance to ramp up recruitment efforts, and the rest of the board unanimously agreed. During…

February 6, 2024

Ellwood City Family Center Offering Six-Week Indoor Soccer Session

The Ellwood City Family Center on the North Side of Ellwood City will be offering a six week, indoor soccer session for grade school kids interested in the game of soccer. “Our goal is to enhance soccer in the community,” says director and coach John DiBuono. “We plan to teach the game of soccer through the development of individual skills, fitness, teamwork and sportsmanship.” The one-hour sessions will take place on Thursday nights beginning on Thursday, February 15th for grades 5 and 6 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The dates are February 15, 22, 29, and March 7, 14,…

September 29, 2023

WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Ellwood City Sports

ELLWOOD CITY CROSS COUNTRY: Ellwood City swept Beaver Falls and Shenango handedly on Tuesday. Four Wolverine runners took the top four spots in the boys overall. Junior Bradley Custer led the way with an overall low time of 16:57.31. The strong team effort earned a 15-50 win over Beaver Falls and 16-49 win over Shenango. Ellwood City is now 6-0 this season and will set their eyes on a match against crosstown rival Riverside on Tuesday, October 3rd at 3:30 p.m. ELLWOOD CITY GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: The Ellwood City girls volleyball team split a pair of matches this week and now…

January 27, 2023

Ellwood City Soccer Hosting Free Clinic

Interested in trying Soccer? The Ellwood City Soccer Boosters are hosting a FREE clinic for Ellwood City and Shenango students (including Cyber, Charter and Lincoln Park) currently in 8th-11th grade on Sunday, February 26, 2023. The clinic will be held at the Lincoln High School big gymnasium and will be led by BC United coaches and staff. It is open to both male and female student athletes. Ellwood City students can grab a registration form in the office. Shenango students can contact their athletic director to get a registration. The clinic will be open to the first 50 participants who…

September 4, 2020

Riverside Fall Sport Senior Q&A

High school sports are back in full swing. Football, soccer, and tennis are among the popular sports for students at Riverside. Vaughn Hudspath, Riverside tennis coach, is pumped about the upcoming season. “I am excited to be entering my 12th year of coaching,” he said. “Yes, it will be the most challenging year, but I am beyond excited to be able to bring tennis to Riverside for the 18 special girls who are on the Varsity and J.V. Team. We have 9 Varsity and 9 JV.” He said a main goal is to keep his athletes safe and strong and…

September 13, 2019

Ellwood City School Board Approves Soccer Funding

The Ellwood City School Board voted unanimously Thursday to approve funding of no more than $4,300 to the boys and girls teams for transportation and referee costs. Before the vote, during the visitors comment portion, numerous soccer supporters spoke on behalf of the teams. Jerry Hermann, visitor, told the board saying no is saying no to a dedicated group of kids. “Be encouragers, not discouragers,” Hermann said. Jean Biehls, visitor, encouraged the board to “open their minds” and look at funds dedicated to other athletics. “We need to let them know that they are just as important,” Biehls said. Lisa…

September 13, 2019

Riverside Fall Sport Senior Q&A: Part 2

School is back in full swing and so are high school sports! Two sports in general are back on the field: Soccer and Football. Senior athletes in both sports offered perspectives on the season ahead and their plans for the future. This is part two of a two part series featuring Riverside High School seniors in fall sports. [VIEW PART 1] Soccer: Maggie Hardin How many years have you been playing soccer? I’ve been playing soccer for 15 years What is your favorite part of soccer? My favorite part of soccer is being with my team and being successful with them and…

September 12, 2019

Ellwood City School Board to Vote on Soccer Program Funding

The soccer debate continues within the Ellwood City School Board. During the board’s September 9 agenda meeting, board continued the back and forth discussion regarding whether or not funding should be provided to the boys and girls soccer club. Three players from the boys “club” were in attendance. One player Levi Smith spoke on behalf of the team. He assured the board that the team is dedicated to the season as well as growing the roster through recruiting efforts. He said moving forward the boys team should have no problem maintaining a roster as there are only two graduating seniors…

August 16, 2019

Board to Re-evaluate Soccer Program Funding in September

During a special board meeting on Friday morning, Ellwood City School Board decided to allow the soccer program to use the Ewing Park School property for practice and to order nets to facilitate those practices, according to District Superintendent Joseph Mancini, who was reached for comment following the meeting. He said the games will continue to be held at Stiefel Park. He added that the board will re-evaluate the funding request at the September board meeting. Practices are being moved to Ewing Park to allow for more practice availability time in the hopes to attract additional players. This “special meeting”…