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 CHAMPIONSHIPS:

The Ellwood City boys golf team finished 5th overall in the WPIAL Class 2A Golf Team Championships on Tuesday at Cedarbrook GC in Belle Vernon, PA.

Shady Side Academy finished 1st overall with a team score of 395 to secure its second consecutive WPIAL boys’ golf team championship.

The Bulldogs finished ahead of North Catholic and Avonworth, who tied for second with scores of 401. Neshannock placed fourth with a 408, followed by Ellwood City at 411 and South Park at 442.

Adam Jeffcoat finished a team low round of 76 (36-40) and was joined by Luca Carsele (39-39, 78) in the 70’s. Anderson Weisz (41-41, 82), Cameron Keller (44-41, 85), Gino Biondi (42-48, 90) and Dante Venezie (50-46, 96) rounded out the scoring for the Wolverines.

The boys team advanced to the championship round with a 3rd place finish in the semifinals at Hickory Heights GC in Bridgeville last Thursday. Keller led the team with a low round of 81 (37-44)

Rocco Bautti from Neshannock and North Catholic’s Christopher Faber were the top two scorers from the 2A field each shooting a 71 at Cedarbrook.

The Ellwood City boys golf team finishes its season as a co-section champion in Class 2A-5 and 14-1 overall record.