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February 19, 2025

Wolverines Rally From Deep, Knock Off South Park In WPIAL Opening Round

The Wolverines used the deep ball to rally from a 10-point halftime deficit Tuesday night and defeated South Park 55-51 in WPIAL 3A Boys Basketball opening round action. After trailing 34-24 at halftime, Ellwood City ripped off four 3-pointers and 20 points in the 3rd quarter. Chuckie Schweinsberg nailed three of his four 3-pointers in the quarter. Schweinsberg finished with a team-high 16 points (5-10 shooting, four 3-pointers, and two rebounds) as Ellwood City finished with ten 3-pointers as a team in the victory. Maykel Cuevas scored all eight of the Wolverines second quarter points and knocked home three 3-pointers…

February 18, 2025

TICKETS! Get Your Basketball Playoff Tickets For Action This Week

The Ellwood City boys basketball team opens up its playoff push tonight in its opening round game versus South Park. The 10-seed Wolverines (13-9 Overall, 8-4 Section 1-3A) will travel to #7 South Park for a defacto home game for the Eagles slated to start at 7:00 p.m.  The winner will advance to face the winner of #2 South Allegheny and #15 Charleroi. The Ellwood City girls basketball team, fresh of its first playoff victory in 30 years, will play #4 Keystone Oaks in the quarterfinals at North Allegheny High School on Wednesday, February 19th at 6:00 PM Also in…

February 18, 2025

PHOTOS: Riverside Swimming Captures Section Crown, Next Stop WPIAL Championships

The Riverside boys earned a WPIAL Section 2-AA crown last Wednesday with its senior night victory over Central Valley. This is the 21st Section Title in the program’s history. The boys overall section record is 6-1 with its lone loss to Quaker Valley. “We lost the section title last year by one point, so this will not be a consecutive title but still a major success for our boys team of only eight swimmers,” says head coach Alaina Marshall. The next stop will be the WPIAL Championship taking place at the Trees Pool on the campus of the University of…

February 16, 2025

Gabe Lilly Claims Championship In Class AA Wrestling Sectionals

Gabe Lilly claimed the crown in the 160-pound weight class at the Class AA sectionals held Saturday at Keystone Oaks High School. Forty-four teams competed. Lilly pinned both of his opponents in the semifinals and finals and his championship match victory helped him reach 100 career victories. Lilly opened up the afternoon with a technical fall victory over Aaryn Edwards (Carlynton). Lilly pinned Carmine Battaglia (Beaver County Christian) at 1:24 in the championship. Derek Allen (114 pounds) and Logan Shriver (121 pounds) were each under the weather according to their coach but Allen still took 2nd place while Shriver was…

February 15, 2025

Lady Wolverines Upset Seton LaSalle, Earn First Playoff Victory Since ’95

Delaney Sturgeon poured in 28 points to lead Ellwood City to its first WPIAL playoff victory since 1995 with a 49-41 upset of No. 5 seed Seton LaSalle in a Class 3A first round game played at Chartiers Valley. Sturgeon score nine of the Wolverines 12 fourth quarter points as Ellwood City pulled away for the victory. Ellwood City held a two point lead at halftime and a slim 37-36 advantage after three quarters before using a 12-5 spurt in the final frame to secure the victory. Sturgeon added 8 rebounds and blocked 5 shots. Caitlin Kreitzer and Kayla Jones…

February 11, 2025

PLAYOFFS! Three Local Basketball Teams Qualify For WPIAL Playoffs

For the second consecutive season both the Ellwood City boys and girls basketball teams have qualified for their respective WPIAL Playoffs. The Riverside Panthers girls basketball team has also qualified for the WPIAL Playoffs. The Lady Wolverines (13-8, 8-6 Section 1-3A), who drew a #10 seed, will travel to Chartiers Valley HS on Friday evening to face #5 Seton LaSalle in opening round action. The Lady Panthers (14-8 Overall, 9-5 Section 1-3A), an #8 seed in the Class 3A Playoffs, will host its opening round contest against #9 Deer Lakes on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. Unbeaten section champion Our…

February 9, 2025

PHOTOS: Riverside Boys Basketball Team Defeats New Brighton On Senior Night

Evan Skinner led a trio of Panthers scoring in double figures Friday night as Riverside knocked off New Brighton 65-36 on Senior Night. Skinner finished with four 3-pointers en route to a game-high 18 points in the victory. Will Sullivan (16 points) and McCartney Plassmeyer (10 points) joined Skinner in double figures. Skinner poured in 13 first half points as Riverside raced out to a 36-17 halftime advantage. The Panthers sank seven 3-pointers in the contest and used a 20-point third quarter surge to run its advantage to 56-23 after three quarters of play. The Riverside boys basketball team, who…

February 7, 2025

Riverside Boys Swimming Team Earns Runner-Up Finish At Beaver County Championships

The Riverside Varsity Swimming competed at the Beaver County Swim and Dive Championships last weekend at Beaver Area High School The Riverside Boys Team earned runner-up for the meet while the Riverside Girls Team finished 5th. This is a new meet added for the teams this season where six schools from Beaver County met to compete. Beaver, Beaver Falls, Blackhawk, Central Valley, and Hopewell joined Riverside at the championships.  Beaver earned the overall top finish for their boys team. “We were one of the smaller teams there, competing with only 4 girls and 7 boys, but we had a very…

February 7, 2025

PHOTOS: Riverside Routs New Brighton On Senior Night

The Riverside girls basketball team easily dispatched of visiting New Brighton Thursday night during its senior night contest. The Lady Panthers defeated the Lions 60-7 to help run their regular season record to 14-8 Overall. DeLana Fox and Camryn Friello each scored 11 points for Riverside. Emma Meyer also reached double figures with 10 points in the victory. Riverside now sits at 9-5 in Section 1-3A along with Beaver Falls, both one game ahead of Ellwood City. All three are playoff bound.  The Lady Wolverines knocked off Beaver Falls 59-54 earlier this week in a thrilling overtime contest. Riverside swept…

February 5, 2025

PHOTOS: Wolverines Sweep Tigers In Senior Night Doubleheader

It was a long evening Tuesday as the Ellwood City boys and girls basketball squads teamed up for a senior night double header against Beaver Falls. Two overtime thrillers later, both teams collected victories amid a combined eleven periods of play. First, the Lady Wolverines used an overtime 3-pointer by senior guard Kayla Jones with less than a minute left to inch away from the Tigers and secure a 59-54 victory. Ellwood City (@EC_Wolverines) defeats Beaver Falls in an overtime thriller 59-54 as Kayla Jones hits the game winning shot with less than a minute to play. pic.twitter.com/F7cgqJvz8K — Ethan…