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April 19, 2025

Riverside Falls To Bethel Park 2-1 On Walk-Off Single

A walk-off single left the Riverside Panthers on the wrong end of a 2-1 extra inning defeat to Bethel Park Thursday afternoon. The game was tied at one in the bottom of the eleventh when Stanhoff singled, scoring one run. The pitching performance was outstanding for Riverside as three Panther pitchers struck out 22 batters. The game was scoreless after seven innings and well into extra frames before Riverside opened the scoring in the eleventh powered by a Hunter Garvin solo home run to right field. In the bottom of the eleventh inning, Bethel Park responded as Hofbauer singled and…

April 19, 2025

McQuiston, Prestopine Lead Lady Wolverines Victory Over Hopewell; EC Baseball Knocks Off Laurel

Amber McQuistion was dominant in the circle as the hurler rang up 12 strikeouts in Ellwood City’s 6-0 victory over Hopewell on Thursday. McQuistion gave up three hits and zero runs over seven innings while walking two. The Wolverines scored four runs in a pivotal fifth inning on the way to victory as Rylee Prestopine smacked a three-run double that stretched the Wolverine lead to 5-0. Ellwood City was first to get on the board in the first when an error scored one run. Alexis Beck and Lena Lucarelli were a force together in the lineup, as they each collected…

April 19, 2025

Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week Of April 21st

The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. NOTE The Library has partnered with Seneca Library District, Oil Creek Library District, Erie County Public Library and Crawford County Federated Library System for e-books. You can now use the Overdrive or Libby App. to borrow books from the above Libraries. Please call the library with any questions. 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….

April 18, 2025

POLICE: Weekly Police Blotter

CRASH REPORT: On April 6th at approximately 2:37 a.m. police were dispatched to Mercer Road where they determined that Kasandra Moon, 26, of Leetsdale, had fallen asleep while driving causing her to hit a utility pole and nearby mail boxes. No injuries were reported according to the crash report. CRASH REPORT: On April 6th at approximately 4:37 p.m. police responded to a report of a vehicle crash along Crescent Drive and determined that Thomas Newman, 35, of Petersburg, had been driving at high speeds and lost control of his vehicle causing him to drive through a fence. Newman fled and…

April 16, 2025

Docchio, Kreitzer Among Candidates For 2025 WPIAL James Collins Scholar-Athlete Award

Ellwood City student-athletes Kaden Docchio (Football, Track & Field, Wrestling) and Caitlin Kreitzer (Basketball, Football, Soccer, Softball, Track & Field, Volleyball) are among the 158 candidates from 92 schools nominated for the 2025 WPIAL James Collins Scholar-Athlete Award. Twenty winners (10 male, 10 female) are set to be announced on Wednesday, April 16 WPIAL member schools are permitted to nominate one male and one female student-athlete for the James Collins Scholar-Athlete Award. Candidates are evaluated by the WPIAL Scholarship Committee in the categories of athletics, academics, and school and community service, and the 20 winners are each awarded a scholarship…

April 16, 2025

Ellwood City Earth Day Celebration Is Saturday

Earth Day reminds us to take action, whether it’s planting trees, cutting down on waste, or pushing for greener policies. The annual Lawrence County Earth Day Celebration will be held on Saturday, April 19th at Ewing Park, Ellwood City from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. This year’s Earth Day celebration will feature a Trashion Show, an Art Show, and a special presentation from Wild World of Animals. Shows are open to the public and winners will receive a cash prize. From Books to Blessings will have a book fair set up to encourage you to RECYCLE books! Books will be…

April 16, 2025

Riverside Lions Club Provides Community Support Updates

The Riverside Lions Club continues its community support through various programs and donations. The club offers a series of updates below spotlighting their recent efforts: The club started off the new segment by participating in a District Soup Assembly. Under the supervision of PDG’s Jeff and Maria Laudermilk (Riverside/Hopewell Lions) members from different clubs in the District met at the Butler Blind Association to assemble the equivalent of 9000 dry soup meals. The saying “many hands make light work” was never more true than in this instance. After a two hour set-up, approximately 55 people showed up Saturday and completed…

April 15, 2025

Ellwood City Softball/Tennis Sweeps Beaver Falls; Baseball Beats QV

In a clean sweep on Monday, the Ellwood City softball and tennis teams each collected victories over the Beaver Falls Tigers while the Wolverines baseball squad knocked off Quaker Valley. The Lady Wolverines softball team easily dispatched the visiting Tigers 12-1 at Stiefel Park in five innings. Amber McQuistion struck out 10 Tigers and did not allow an earned run across five innings for her victory. The starter allowed only four hits and one walk. Rylee Prestopine and Crystal Folino each collected two hits and two RBIs offensively for Ellwood City. Prestopine collected a triple while Folino and Alexis Beck…

April 15, 2025

Several Area Police Departments Participating In National Drug Take Back Day

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 10am-2pm (local time) at locations nationwide. This event, which happens twice a year, is a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs at locations in communities throughout the country. The Ellwood City, Franklin Township, and North Sewickley Township are among those area police departments participating in the drug take back program on Saturday, April 26 that is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m locally. Residents may use the opportunity to turn in unused or expired medication for safe disposal. Drug take back…

April 12, 2025

Hare Strikes Out 14, Panthers Shut Out Warriors; Wolverines Sweep Sto-Rox

Zach Hare struck out 14 batters Friday afternoon over six shut out innings as Riverside defeated Mohawk 8-0 at Jack Critchfield Park at Slippery Rock University. Hare limited the Warriors to only two hits and two walks in his stellar pitching performance. Hare also posted two RBIs offensively to lead the Panthers attack. After two scoreless innings, Riverside struck for six runs in the bottom half of the third inning to chase Warriors starter B Crawford. The Panthers added two more runs in the six inning. M Santillo swatted a double and collected two hits for Riverside. The Panthers drew…