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September 12, 2016

Panthers use defense, victorious against Laurel

Riverside Panthers used defense and a steady ground attack to get its first win of the young season Friday night at Laurel. The Panthers were aided by its defense forcing two turnovers, one a pick-6 interception, to stymie the Laurel offense in its 24-7 victory. Kyle Marweg recovered a fumble while Lance Fisher collected an interception and returned it for a touchdown for Riverside. LeMarcus Cleckley and Austin Dambach cashed in on a 10-yard and 15-yard touchdown runs respectively to spark the Panther offense.  Adam Saunders added a 34-yard field goal for Riverside to round out its scoring. Riverside (1-1 overall) will…

September 9, 2016

Ellwood City Police Not Securing Home Game Tonight

It was mentioned in a previous post that Ellwood City School District is forced to hire private security instead of having Ellwood City Police securing the home games like they have been doing for years. The issue stems from the borough being unable to comply with the schools security needs at this time, mainly due to an ongoing uncertainty regarding how many officers they would need to hire per game. At the school board meeting last night, the school board president, Renne Pitrelli, stated that the issue between the school and borough has not yet resolved and the school has…

September 6, 2016

Ellwood City’s First Football Game of the Year Recap

Written by Bradly Windhorst. Brand new season, brand new players, brand new week one, and brand new foes. Part one of a two-conference game week one occurred in the likes of Monaca, PA where newly-introduced-to-AAA ball Ellwood City matched up against Central Valley for an early conference outlook.  Coming fresh off of a 11-2 WPIAL runner-up finish, Central Valley was opening the season with hopes of repeating such success. Ellwood City on the other hand was looking for players to step up at the skills positions, while also showing they are not a push-over team in the likes of AAA….

September 2, 2016

Ellwood and Riverside: Tonight’s Games

Tonight is the start of the season for the Wolverines and Panthers! Central Valley High School will be hosting the Wolverines vs. Central Valley game tonight. For anyone who can’t make the game tonight but would like to watch it, the event will be live streamed from the Wolverines official website starting at 7p.m. Riverside High School will be hosting the Panther vs. Steel Valley game tonight, starting at 7p.m.

September 1, 2016

Ellwood City School District Forced to Hire Private Security for Games

There have been rumors going around that Ellwood City School District will no longer be provided with Ellwood City police officers for security at their high school sporting events, leaving it up to the school district to hire a private security company. Though Ellwood City’s Mayor, Anthony Court, confirmed the rumors to be true, he said said the issue is likely to be temporary. We also spoke with one of the school board members, LeRoy Cortez, who stated that the school has had a long-standing contract with the borough to provide security at games, which they’ve never had a problem…

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…