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February 5, 2026

Lady Panthers Clinch Playoff Berth Behind A Pair Of Emmas

The Riverside girls basketball team has clinched a playoff berth and wrapped up its regular season Thursday with a 52-13 victory over New Brighton. A pair of Emmas will now lead the charge for the Lady Panthers as they forge their way in to the WPIAL Class 3A Playoffs. “Emma Meyer is a tireless worker and Emma Stockman just comes up big game after game,” says first year head coach John Fruehstorfer. Emma Meyer knocked home 26 points on Monday in a 60-17 rout of Sto-Rox and is no stranger to 20-point efforts. Meyer is closing in on 300 points…

January 29, 2026

Ellwood City Girls Softball League Hosting Sign-Ups Beginning On Saturday

The Ellwood City Girls Softball League will be hosting sign ups on Saturday, January 31st and Saturday, February 7th from 10:00 a.m. to noon and Tuesday, February 10th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The location of the sign-ups will be the Ellwood City McDonald’s. (Weather permitting) The Ellwood City Girls Softball League is dedicated to providing a fun and supportive environment for nearly 100 girls from the Ellwood City and surrounding areas to enjoy the game of slow-pitch softball. 7U ages 4-7 $100 per player, Games tentatively Tuesday and Thursday 6pm 12U ages 8-12 $150 per player, Games tentatively…

January 28, 2026

Ellwood Area Family Center Hosting Youth Baseball Clinic in February

The Ellwood Area Family Center will be hosting a youth baseball clinic in February. The goal is to enhance youth baseball in the community and will be open to players ages 10-12. The clinic will be run by Coach Jeff Fotia, former Ellwood City high school baseball coach who won multiple section titles and a PIAA state championship in 2003 and former players from the state championship team. The sessions will be held at the Ellwood Area Family Center on the North Side of Ellwood City on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning on February 16th.  The clinic will run for three…

January 24, 2026

ROUND BALL: Wolverines Clinch Playoff Berth; Riverside Downs Beaver Falls

Kaleb Servick and Aaron Lake combined for 46 points as Ellwood City easily dismissed New Brighton 81-50 on Friday night to clinch a WPIAL Class 3A playoff berth Servick poured in 18 first half points as the Wolverines held a 44-20 advantage at halftime. Servick knocked home a third quarter 3-pointer en route to his game-high 26-point effort. Lake finished with 21 rebounds (5 assists, 2 blocks) to go along with his 20 points. Maykel Cuevas popped two 3-pointers as part of his 10-point effort. The Wolverines handed out 24 assists as a team. Ellwood City improves to 10-8 Overall…

January 21, 2026

PHOTOS: Wolverines Knock Off Riverside 52-40

The Ellwood City boys basketball team used a well rounded scoring attack to knock off rival Riverside 52-40 on Tuesday at Lincoln High School. Three Wolverines reached double digits led by junior guard Kaleb Servick who scored a game-high 17 points.  Tyler Smiley finished with 11 points (two 3-pointers, four assists, five steals) and Aaron Lake scored 10 points in the victory. Ellwood City never trailed in the contest and improved to 9-8 on the regular season (5-3 Class 3A-1). Matt Santillo and Dylan Meyer each scored nine points for the Panthers in defeat. Riverside falls to 10-5 Overall (4-4…

January 20, 2026

PHOTOS: Lady Panthers Defeat Wolverines 46-17

Emma Meyers knocked home four 3-pointers and scored a game high 14 points to lead Riverside to a 46-17 victory over Ellwood City on Monday. Meyers was among eight Panthers that scored in the rivalry victory. Gabby McElwain and Addison Drake each pitched in two 3-pointers and eight points a piece for Riverside who posted nine 3-pointers as a team. The Panthers led 30-5 at halftime. Jadyn Allwine and Teegan Patterson scored six points a piece for Ellwood City in defeat. Ellwood City falls to 2-15 on the regular season with its next contest on Thursday at New Brighton.  The…

January 15, 2026

Ellwood City Looking To Hire Head Football and Basketball Coaches

The Ellwood City Area School District is seeking applicants to fill its anticipated vacancies for head football coach and head boys basketball coach. Current coach Dan Bradley is moving on from his positions after four seasons with the Wolverines. Bradley will wrap up as head coach of 2025-26 boys basketball season (currently 7-8 Overall) this winter after steering the Wolverines football team to a second consecutive playoff berth and a 7-5 record in the fall. Ellwood City hired the former OLSH football coach to fix a distressed program that hadn’t won a game in three seasons entering the 2022 campaign….

January 13, 2026

Lady Panthers Collect Third Consecutive Victory, Improve To 10-4

The Riverside girls basketball team won for a third consecutive time Monday and improved their regular season record to 10-4 (4-3 Class 3A-1). On Monday, Riverside dismantled New Brighton 81-3 behind 22 points from Emma Stockman. Silvana Fox and Emma Meyer each chipped in with 10 points in the blowout victory that saw 10 Panthers hit the scoring column. Riverside led 54-1 at halftime. Stockman posted a double-double (18 points, 12 rebounds) last Thursday as the Lady Panthers knocked off Sto-Rox 49-24. Meyer scored 11 points and handed out six assists in the victory. One day prior, Meyer knocked home…

January 8, 2026

Ellwood City Wrestling Improves To 4-1 On Season

The Ellwood City wrestling team collected two victories in a tri-meet on Wednesday at Lincoln High School to improve their record to 4-1 on the regular season. The Wolverines knocked off New Castle 48-15 and defeated Summit Academy 41-30 in the wrestling action. “The team has really came together. They are starting to gel well and we have a fun environment,” said coach John Fleming. “The kids are holding themselves accountable and showing up to extra practices at the club level and holding one another accountable to be on time to practice and work hard – 2 things we put…

December 31, 2025

ROUNDBALL ROUNDUP: Ellwood City, Riverside Each Split Games In Their Respective Christmas Tournaments

The Ellwood City boys basketball team split their two games in the Mercer Christmas Tournament this week. On Monday, the Wolverines easily dispatched of Clarion-Limestone 77-36 behind a 21-point scoring performance by Kaleb Servick. Servick added seven assists and four steals in the victory. Aaron Lake posted a double-double finishing with 15 points, 10 rebounds, and added seven assists for Ellwood City. Eight players scored in the victory as Ellwood City held a comfortable 51-16 halftime lead. The Wolverines were defeated 68-60 by Lakeview in the championship game on Tuesday. Mikael Cuevas scored eight of his team-high 18 points int…