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October 31, 2026

PHOTOS: Ellwood City Defeated By Beaver On Senior Night

Ellwood City was defeated 56-26 by Beaver on Friday night at Helling Stadium to wrap up its regular season. In an aerial showing, Bobcats standout Jaivin Peel threw for 357 yards and six touchdowns while Wolverines quarterback Tyler Amicone nearly matched him with 356 yards and three touchdowns for Ellwood City. The game featured combined 983 yards of total offense from both teams. After Beaver opened up the scoring, Amicone connected on two long touchdown passes, 73-yards and 87-yards, to Kamron Hockenberry to put Ellwood City ahead 13-7 at the end of the first quarter. The lead was short lived…

October 30, 2026

Anderson Wins WPIAL XC Championship, Among 3 Local Runners Qualified For PIAA

Freshman Reese Anderson won the WPIAL AA Individual Cross Country Championship Thursday at White Oak, PA. Anderson finished with the course with a time of 18:22.4 and won the race by over twenty seconds over the second place finisher in setting her personal record time. Anderson secures Riversides first female individual title in the 2A classification. Brady Pettner finished 17th overall in the Boys Class A race with a time of 17:27.6 to also qualify for the PIAA championships next month. For Ellwood City, sophomore runner Gio Venezie finished 13th overall in the Boys Class AA Championships with a time…

October 27, 2026

RHS Girls Volleyball Open Playoff Push Against Deer Lakes

The Riverside girls volleyball team will host an opening round WPIAL Playoff game on Tuesday afternoon against #13 Deer Lakes. The Panthers capped off their regular season with a second consecutive section title and enter the Class 3A Playoffs as a #4 seed. [VIEW FULL BRACKET] “Moving up in the section, we were hoping to just be competitive,” says head coach Justin Bennett. “After sweeping Avonworth week one, we changed our goals to winning the section.” The Panther finished 14-1 overall and 11-1 in the section wits its only loss to Avonworth who they now share the section crown with….

October 26, 2026

Riverside Midget Football Players & Cheerleaders Celebrate Championship Parade and Victory

The Riverside Elementary School was filled with Panther pride on Friday, October 23rd as students and staff in grades K–6 celebrated the Riverside Midget Football Players and Cheerleaders during a special Championship Parade. The excitement continued on Saturday, October 24, when the Riverside Panthers faced Mohawk in the Championship Game. The Panthers came out on top, defeating Mohawk to claim the championship title! Congratulations to the youth football players and cheerleaders on an outstanding season! “We are incredibly proud of your hard work, dedication, teamwork, and accomplishments,” said PK-5 Elementary Principal Dr. Chelsea Sharek in a statement. “Way to go,…

October 21, 2026

Council Approves Agreement with ECBFPO to Upgrade Women’s Softball Field at Stiefel Park

Ellwood City Borough Council voted to approve an agreement with the Ellwood City Ball Fields Project Organization (ECBFPO) delineating respective roles and responsibilities relative to upgrades to the Women’s Softball field at Stiefel Park. The agreement states that ECBFPO has proposed to undertake and fund, at no cost to the Borough, certain renovations and improvements to the women’s softball field at Stiefel Park and to donate the completed improvements to the Borough as a gift. The Ellwood City Area School District’s (ECASD) Board of Directors recently approved Stiefel Park as Location for 2026-2027 Girls Softball Team’s Season. They also voted…

October 20, 2026

EC Cross Country Fares Well At MAC Championships

The Ellwood City Cross Country teams participated at the MAC Championships last week at Brush Creek Park where the Wolverines represented Ellwood City well in a mixed field of 27 “AA/AAA” schools. “Our runners have been working hard since summer and races like this are where they start to see their work pay off,” said head coach Chris Ludwig. “They’ve really embraced the sport and believe in themselves and are now seeing their times drop to new pr’s and have been enjoying the competition together.” The Wolverines Varsity Boys finished 5th as a team out of 27. The boys were…

October 19, 2026

PHOTOS: Ellwood City Soccer Senior Night

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.

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 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 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…