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November 1, 2023

Tickets Available For Wolverines Opening Round Playoff Contest

Ellwood City has qualified for the WPIAL playoffs for the first time since 2011. The #14 seeded Wolverines will travel to face the #3 seeded Washington Prexies on Friday at 7:00 PM at Washington High School Stadium. Kick off is 7:00 p.m. for the opening round contest. Tickets for Ellwood City Football playoff game are available on GoFan.co Cost of tickets will be $5.00 for Student and $7.00 for Adults on the GoFan.co website. Tickets will also be sold at the gate. All tickets at the gate are $7.00.  Drive time to the football stadium is approximately one hour. Washington…

October 28, 2023

PHOTOS: Wolverines Run Past Panthers, Clinch First Playoff Berth Since 2011

Ellwood City used a strong running game powered by Elijah Palmer-McCane to rout Riverside 41-0 Friday Night at Riverside Memorial Stadium. The ‘RivEll Cup’ victory also clinched the Wolverines first playoff berth since 2011. Palmer-McCane scored four first half rushing touchdowns as the visiting Wolverines jumped out to a 35-0 halftime advantage. In the first quarter, Palmer-McCane scored from 1-yard out and later in the quarter from 41-yards out. The touchdowns bookended a 47-yard touchdown strike from quarterback Chris Smiley (9-14 passing, 170 yards, 1 TD) to Declan Grey. Ellwood City led 21-0 after the 1st quarter. Palmer-McCane found the…

October 26, 2023

Fluharty Claims WPIAL Individual Championship, Ellwood City Finishes 3rd Overall

Lexi Fluharty finished 1st Overall in the WPIAL Class-A Cross Country Championships at White Oak Park in McKeesport on Thursday. The Riverside senior finished with a time of 18:54.50.  Fellow Panther runners Brooke Wissinger (20:48.10) and Isabella D’Allessandro (30:39.90) helped pace the Riverside team effort in the girls Class-A Championships. All three Lady Panthers have qualified for the upcoming PIAA State Championships.  The Mohawk Warriors claimed the team championship, with a total team score of 127 – just one point ahead of Riverview and Winchester Thurston. For the boys cross country, the Ellwood City Wolverines finished 3rd place overall as…

October 24, 2023

Lady Wolverines Earn Opening Round Playoff Victory, Advance To Face Avonworth

Claire Noble led Ellwood City to their straight set victory over Central Valley Monday evening in the prelim round of the WPIAL 2A playoffs. “It was great to give our seniors one last game on our home court with the excitement of post-season play,” said head coach Jenna Ricciuti. Noble finished with 12 kills in the home victory for the Wolverines. Lana Nocera earned seven straight service points in the 2nd set that erased a six point deficit for Ellwood City who then dispatched the #21 seeded Warriors with a third set victory. “Claire has been a go-to hitter all…

October 21, 2023

Neshannock Downs Ellwood City, Riverside Earns First Victory; Rivalry Match-Up Awaits

The section-leading Neshannock Lancers earned a soggy 42-14 victory Friday night over the host Wolverines as part of Ellwood City Senior Night. The Wolverines held the Lancers scoreless in the first quarter and only trailed 14-7 at halftime, but Neshannock (8-1 Overall, 6-1 Section 2A-2) ran away in the second half with three rushing touchdowns. After a 49-yard catch and lateral to Evan Twedell resulted in a second quarter touchdown, Ellwood City knotted the game at seven late in the half but the visiting Lancers quickly responded and Patrick Argiro plunged in from 3 yards out – his first of…

October 20, 2023

Lady Panthers Soccer Team Earns Playoff Berth, Set To Face Charleroi

The Riverside girls soccer team has qualified for the 2023 WPIAL Playoffs and will set their eyes on opening round opponent – Charleroi – in the Class-A bracket. The Panthers finished their regular season with a section record of 4-6, good for a #14 seed. “The most impressive thing about the season has been the ability to overcome adversity,” says head coach Jordan Curcio. “We have a small team that has battled through injury throughout the season.” Senior Emma Thellman missed more than half of the regular season games after recovering from a torn ACL from last November. Thellman was…

October 17, 2023

Ewing Park Residents Implore Ellwood City Borough Council to Consider Impact of Planned Softball Field

Residents of Beatty Street and Wood Avenue continued to oppose a planned softball field in their Ewing Park neighborhood during Monday night’s regular meeting of the Ellwood City Borough Council. Although there were no motions on the agenda regarding the field, a dedicated group of residents attended to express their concerns. Karen Mancini who lives on Beatty Street asked Council to consider putting up signs on the streets surrounding the field, should the stadium be built, that would allow only residents and guests of residents to park there. She stressed to council that some residents don’t have off-street parking. Emily…

October 14, 2023

GRIDIRON: Panthers Fall To Neshannock (Photos), Wolverines Downed By Tigers

The Riverside Panthers had a tough match-up on Friday, facing a section-leading Neshannock Lancers team. The visiting Lancers (7-1 Overall) flexed their moxy early, scoring five times in the first quarter and racing out to a 49-6 halftime advantage en route to their comfortable 64-20 section victory over Riverside. Riverside was able to get on the board in the second quarter with a 90-yard kick off return by Zachary Hare. In the second half, Brady Newman found the endzone on a 2-yard run and Austin DeCarmo also scampered in on a 8-yard touchdown run. The game featured three kick off…

October 13, 2023

Playoff Bound Wolverines Volleyball Split Matches This Week

The Ellwood City volleyball team split two section matches this week, knocking off Laurel on Thursday after falling to Shenango on the road Tuesday.  The Wolverines record rests at 10-5 Overall and 8-4 WPIAL Section 2A-1, good for a top-four spot in the section that earns the team a playoff berth. On Tuesday, the Wolverines were defeated in five sets by the Wildcats. After a first set victory, Ellwood City split the next two sets and held a 2-1 advantage in the match before Shenango (8-4 Overall) rallied to collect the final two set victories to win the match 3-2…

October 7, 2023

PHOTOS: A Record Setting Night, Ellwood City Beats New Brighton 62-40

History is being made at Ellwood City. In a wild offensive showcase Friday night that featured over 100 combined points and 1,000 combined yards of offense by the Wolverines and Lions, another pair of century marks were reached individually by two Ellwood City juniors who combined to lead the Wolverines to a 62-40 victory on Homecoming night. Running back Elijah Palmer-McCane rushed for 285 yards and four touchdowns on the ground and quarterback Chris Smiley threw for 275 yards and five touchdowns. The effort put the junior backer over 1,000 (1,098) for the second consecutive year while Smiley’s aerial effort…