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August 26, 2016

Show Your Wolverine Spirit

Support your favorite player or cheerleader by purchasing a Paw Print to be painted on your driveway or sidewalk. Paw Prints are Royal Blue and approximately 35” high and 27” wide. Cost is $10 for two. Please send your name, address, phone number, amount of paw prints you want, and the location (sidewalk, driveway, etc) you want painted, to Kim Rangel, 605 Argonne Blvd. Ellwood City Pa, 16117. Please also include payment in the form of a check and make sure your phone number is valid because you will be contacted in advance to make arrangements for the painting. Paw…

August 25, 2016

Meet the Team: Lincoln High School’s Volleyball Team

We interviewed the seniors and the coach from Lincoln’s High School volleyball team. Coach Q. How did you get into coaching volleyball? A. I used to play for Lincoln’s high school team before I graduated. I went to Clarion for a Bachelors in medical imaging but while I’m looking for a job in that I decided to dedicate my time being the volleyball coach. Q. How long have you been coaching? A. This is my second season with varsity. Q. How do you think the team feels about their upcoming season? A. They’re definitely excited. There’s a lot of good…

August 24, 2016

Meet the Team: Lincoln High School’s Band and Cross Country

We interviewed one senior from the Lincoln’s cross country team and band about their upcoming season.       Band Emily Williams Parents: Floyd and Sharon Williams Years in band: 4 Q. What’s your favorite band related memory? A. Away game bus rides. Q. What are you most looking forward to in the upcoming season? A. Spending time with fellow band members. Q. What have you and the team been doing to prepare for the first game? A. Band camp and getting up at 7:45 to march until noon. Q. How do you hope to improve this year? A. We’re…

August 23, 2016

Meet the Team: Lincoln High School’s Football and Cheerleading

We interviewed a couple of the senior football players and one of the senior cheerleaders about their upcoming sports season.     Football: Mitch Fraser #56 Parents: Anthony and Jeri Fraser Years played: 7 Q. What’s your favorite football memory? A. A game we called the “Mud Bowl” because the field was so muddy from the rain. It was cold but it was a lot of fun. Q. What are you most looking forward to in your upcoming season? A. Winning, and the playoffs. Q. What have you and your team been doing to prepare for the first game? A….

August 22, 2016

Meet the Team: Lincoln High School Woman’s Tennis

Front Row: Left to Right: Payton Schilling, Ashley Fitzgibbons,Meghan Franciscus,Claire Brandes,Caryn Brandes Back Row: Left to Right: Coach John DiBuono, Reeve Mullhollen, Eryn Gatto, Madeline Spadafore, Savannah Lohr, Denisa Bohunicka, Trilene Wisbith, Amanda Cherry, Bridget Allen   Lincoln High School held their fall sports media day Thursday evening, so we took the time to do a Q&A with the Junior and Senior members of the tennis team. Senior: Denisa Bohunicky –(foreign exchange student) 3rd year playing tennis Parents: Martina and Robert Bohunicky Staying with: Adrien and Thomas Lonta Q. Where are you from? A. Prague, Czech Republic. Q. What brings…

August 19, 2016

2016 Riverside Panther Night

Yesterday held Riverside’s annual Panther Night, where hundreds of people gathered in celebration of recognizing this year’s fall sports teams. The night of festivities included raffles, concessions, band and cheering performances, and of course, introducing all of the team members. All of the teams have trained hard and are excited for their upcoming competitions. We encourage everyone to continue showing the local teams your support, and we would like to wish all the sports players and band members a productive and winning year! Photos by Cassandra Douglas/EllwoodCity.org.

August 19, 2016

Ellwood City’s 2016 Cheerleaders

Ellwood City Junior Varsity Cheerleaders. Left to right; Angela Volpe, Marissa Custozzo, Abby Pitrelli, Hannah Morini, Serena Asalone, Morgan Falsnik   Ellwood City Varsity Cheerleaders. First Row; Seniors- Giana Rangel, Erica Walley (captain), Valerie Shaffer (captain), Alyssa Myers (captain), Abby Short Second Row; Juniors- Ashleigh Ionta, Madi Pedaline, Ashley Murin, Taylor Hackett, Michaela Magnifico, Reagan Mittler, Neisa Carsele, Kaitlyn Horgan, Dia Neupauer Third Row; Sophmores- Bella Rangel, Zoe Rinker, Carly DeLoia, Anna Ferrucci, Mackenzie Reisinger, Maura Agostinelli   Ellwood City 7th and 8th Grade Cheerleaders. First Row; Sophia Linville, Alyssa Jeffcoat,Jaidyn LeViere, Asiah Barnhart, Emma Wise Second Row; Reilly Million,…

August 16, 2016

Riverside Sports Schedule for 8/16/16 to 8/26/16

Monday, August 15 First Day of Fall Sports (School) Tuesday, August 16 No events scheduled Wednesday, August 17 No events scheduled Thursday, August 18 10:00 AM Boys Varsity Golf Cornell High School Home Friday, August 19 No events scheduled Saturday, August 20 10:00 AM Boys Varsity Football Summit Academy Home Sunday, August 21 No events scheduled Monday, August 22 In Service Day- Teachers (School) 3:00 PM Boys Varsity Golf Quigley Catholic High School Home 3:30 PM Girls Varsity Tennis Hopewell High School Away 3:30 PM Girls Junior Varsity Tennis Postponed- Hopewell High School Away 4:00 PM Coed Varsity Cross Country…

August 15, 2016

Autograph Night: Pittsburgh Pirates

Beaver County Auto will be holding an autograph night on Thursday August 18th from 5-7 p.m. benefiting The Josh and Brittney Harrison For Hope Foundation at its Nissan location in Chippewa Township. Pittsburgh Baseball stars Jordy Mercer, Tony Watson, and David Freese will be available to sign autographs and take pictures. There will also be a silent auction and raffles throughout the night for other great memorabilia. All proceeds go to charity and tickets can be purchased in advance for $25 or at the door while supplies last.  Any questions feel free to call 724-847-4800 or visit beavercountyauto.com.

August 9, 2016

2016 Delmar Golf Course 56th Annual Club Championship

Stephen Johns captured his first Delmar GC Club Championship with a 2/1 match play victory over Sam Barry Jr. Brad Linville captured the A-flight championship with a 2/1 victory over Jim Farone. Rosie Tammaro captured the B-flight championship with a 5/4 victory over Gino Ceriani.