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August 15, 2025

Ellwood City Girls Softball Team to Seek Neighboring School District Fields for Home Games

The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors voted to allow the girls softball team to use neighboring school districts’ fields for home games during the August 14th Regular Meeting. The girls previously played at Stiefel Park on a field owned by the borough, but they will not return to Stiefel in their upcoming season. The board expressed safety concerns and a deterioration of the field as the reasoning for seeking play at neighboring districts’ fields. Board members also stated that they no longer wish to invest money into any improvements to the field at Stiefel Park. “I’m not…

August 12, 2025

Five Wolverine Golfers Shoot Sub-40, EC Routs Union 185-271

All five counting scores for the Ellwood City Wolverines golf team were sub-40 on Monday as the team cruised to a 185-271 match victory at home over Union Area. Jordan Keller led the charge with a 3-under round of 33 while Gino Biondi posted a score of 37. Nate Kennedy and Cam Keller each finished with rounds of 38 and Jaxon Rozanski rounded out the scoring with a round of 39 for Ellwood City. Landon Eckert led Union Area with a team-low round of 40. Ellwood City improves to 2-0 on the young season and will travel to Shenango on…

August 12, 2025

Tyler Good Captures 65th Annual Delmar Golf Course Club Championship

It was a “GOOD” day at Delmar Golf Course on Sunday. Tyler Good captured the 65th Annual Delmar Golf Course Club Championship yesterday with a brilliant 2 under par 70 to hold off Michael Pope by 2 shots. Good, a former EC golf standout, started the day a shot back of defending champion Jordan Keller, who opened with a 2 under par 70. Good used birdies on 14, 15 and 16 to pull away from the field and outlast 2024 runner up Michael Pope. Pope’s final round 4 under par 68 was the low score of the weekend. Ellwood City…

August 8, 2025

Delmar Golf Course Hosts Champions Dinner

Eighteen former Delmar Club Champions gathered on Wednesday to celebrate and reflect on 65 years of accomplishments, memories and personal milestones at Delmar Golf Course. As part of the evening’s festivities, the club proudly recognized Jordan Keller, its 2024 Delmar Club Champion, for his outstanding performance last season. In addition, Ms. Romy Westlund was awarded the 2025 Jack Ferrante Delmar Golf Course Memorial Scholarship — an annual scholarship presented to a graduating member of the Ellwood City golf programs. This meaningful award is made possible by the generous support of the Delmar membership and is given in memory of the…

August 4, 2025

PHOTOS: Free Basketball Camp Draws 44 Participants

A free, five-day co-ed basketball camp took place last week for 44 players at the Ewing Park Basketball Courts. The camp was scheduled for any boy or girl aged 6–12 and ran from 10 a.m. until noon. Camp director Bob Rak led the camp with assistant coaches Father Joe Freddy, Mark Garvin, Brad Brown, Joe Fisher, and Herm Petti. Coach Rak commented that the campers were all eager to learn, great to work with, and the camp was a huge success. He hopes to continue make this an annual event. The coaches pictured (left to right): Father Joe Freddy, Mark…

July 22, 2025

Central Valley Wins 74th Ellwood City Little League Tournament; EC Finishes 3rd

Central Valley downed Laurel, 11-4, to win the 74th Ellwood City Little League Tournament on Monday night at Freidhoff Field. WKBN-TV in Youngstown, Ohio televised the game-their first broadcast ever of a Little League game in Pennsylvania. Before the game, Richie Allen, who will be inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, was acknowleged by the Ellwood City Amateur Baseball Federation. Allen hit the game-winning home run in the 3rd Ellwood City Little League Tournament in 1952. Central Valley scored two runs in the first inning and added three in the second inning to take a…

July 21, 2025

Dick Allen Hall Of Fame Celebration And Induction Watch Party Scheduled This Weekend

Dick Allen will finally be inducted in to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. The wait will come to end on Sunday, July 27th when Allen is posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame with a well-deserved plaque in Cooperstown, N.Y. Wampum Borough will play host to celebrations this coming weekend ahead of Richard “Dick” Allen’s induction. Organizers are calling it the Dick Allen Festival with a testimonial dinner kicking things off Thursday at Le Resto Restaurant in New Castle where friends, former teammates and residents can share memories of Allen. On Friday, a celebration will take…

July 18, 2025

Neshannock downs Ellwood City 11-5 In 74th Little League Tournament

Neshannock downed Ellwood City 11-5 in the 74th Ellwood City Little League Tournament on Thursday night. Dante Medure led Neshannock with a double, two singles and four RBI. Joey Vitale smacked a three-run home run, a single with four RBI. Nathan Martin led Ellwood City with two singles and  a walk. Jace Vandevort rapped two singles and Giovanni Lamenza added a double. Asher Fabich and Benson Sobona added singles. Medure was the winning pitcher for Neshannock. Friday’s Schedule: New Castle vs Neshannock…5:30 Ellwood City vs Laurel…7:00 Central Valley vs Laurel…8:30 Schedule, game photos and results available on Ellwoodcitybaseball.com.

July 17, 2025

Zach Hare Named MaxPreps.com Small Town National Player Of The Year

Riverside senior Zach Hare has collected some additional hardware in addition to his WPIAL and PIAA State Championship rings. Hare was named the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Player of the Year and named to its PA All-America honors. Small Town All-America Team includes only players who attend schools with an enrollment under 1,000 students in a town with a population under 10,000. P — Zach Hare, Sr., Riverside (Ellwood City, Pa.) Hare earned MaxPreps Pennsylvania Player of the Year and All-America honors after an astounding playoff performance. He threw 34 consecutive no-hit innings in the postseason (36.1 including regular season) with three no-hitters (one…

July 14, 2025

74th Ellwood City Little League Tournament Begins Monday Night

The 74th Ellwood City Little League Tournament will begin Monday evening, July 14th with a double-header on tonight at Freidhoff Field. Central Valley will meet Neshannock at 5:45 PM and Ellwood City will meet New Castle at 8:00 PM. The tournament, the second oldest Little League tournament in the country next to the Little League World Series, began in 1952. Before each teams’ first game, the 24th Annual Home Run Derby will be held. The tournament continues all week through the weekend with the championship game set for next Monday, July 21. The Championship Game on Monday, July 21 will…