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August 7, 2023

2023 Delmar Golf Course Club Championship Results

The 63rd Annual Delmar Golf Course Club Championship was held August 5th and August 6th, 2023. This year the event featured 63 members and Sam Barry Jr. collected his 11th club championship. Barry, Jr. finished with a two day total of 4 under par, 140 to win by 3 strokes over Broc Boariu and Lino Simeoni. Dave Cappello and Geoffery Bokor captured the A-Flight title while Carson Cappello captured the B-Flight championship. George Bokor brought home the C-Flight title with a sudden death victory over Tyler Alberts. The Senior Division championship went to Brad Linville who defeated Carmen Mazzant and…

August 4, 2023

Pickleball Court a “Hit” in Ewing Park

If you have noticed something new this year in Ewing Park … it’s probably the pickleball court. Councilwoman Judith Dici saw the sport growing in popularity and when she realized that it was a sport that many ages and skill levels could enjoy, she decided to bring the idea to Ellwood City Borough Council. Dici herself plays pickleball and said that her drive to get the courts came from having a friend who has Parkinson’s Disease as well as seeing the students at Lincoln participating in pickleball tournaments in the high school gym during lunchtime. “The kids loved it. It…

July 24, 2023

Ellwood City Knocked Off In 72nd Annual Little League Tournament

After stringing together two victories to begin their tournament run, Ellwood City ran into some trouble over the weekend in the 72nd Annual Ellwood City Little League Tournament, first falling to defending tournament champion Central Valley 12-3 on Saturday and then to Neshannock on Sunday to eliminate the team from the tournament. Central Valley plays Neshannock Monday evening in the tournament championship game. On Sunday, Neshannock broke open a 1-1 deadlock in the sixth inning with a five-run outburst with two outs to defeat Ellwood City 6-1 at Freidhoff Field on Sunday night. After three scoreless innings, Neshannock took the…

July 20, 2023

BOMBS AWAY: Boydell Hits Two Homers, Powers Ellwood City Past Shenango

Cam Boydell smacked two home runs to power Ellwood City past Shenango 5-2 in the 72nd Ellwood City Little League Tournament on Wednesday night. Boydell rapped a solo home run in the third inning and belted a two-run homer in the fifth inning. Boydell also combined on a one-hitter with Joey Nardone to lead Ellwood City to the winner’s bracket final. Shenango opened the scoring with a run in the first inning as Luca Fiore walked and with two outs scored on a double by Matteo Mone to give Shenango a 1-0 lead. After a scoreless second inning, Ellwood City…

July 20, 2023

Registration Now Available For Ellwood City Amateur Baseball Federation Fall Ball

Registration is now available for the Ellwood City Amateur Baseball Federation’s (ECABF) 2023 Fall Ball season. The season will be six to eight weeks at four area locations with four levels of league play. The season is schedule to take place August 26th/27th until October 20th/21st. Field locations include Friedhoff Field, Ellwood City; Rosannah Field, Ellwood City; Shenango Athletic Complex, New Castle; and Union Fields, also in New Castle. Four levels of league play are Tee Ball (age 4-6), Farm (age 7-8), Minor (age 9-10), and Little League (age 11-12). Tee Ball will be in house only while the other…

July 19, 2023

Ellwood City Routs Laurel In 72nd Little League Tournament Behind Weisz, Nardone

Ellwood City downed Laurel 13-4 Tuesday night in the 72nd Ellwood City Little League Tournament at Freidhoff Field. Ellwood City broke open a close contest with a seven-run outburst in the fourth inning to pull away from Laurel. Anderson Weisz led Ellwood City with a home run, double, and single and Joey Nardone added a double and two singles. Elwood City opened the scoring with a run in the top of the first inning. Nardone led off the inning with a single. Nardone was erased on a fielder’s choice by Luca Carsele. After a walk to Weisz, Mike Pelissier’s RBI…

June 29, 2023

Lucarelli Named Post-Gazette Class-3A Player Of The Year, Oliastro Wins Coach Of The Year

Sophomore Christian Lucarelli was named by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as the Class-3A Player Of The Year. The newspaper announced a winner for each WPIAL Classification. The right-hander finished the season with a perfect 8-0 record and 1.07 ERA. Lucarelli allowed only 21 hits over 65 2/3 innings and struck out 129 batters. He has made a verbal commitment to Duke University. The Riverside Panthers (25-0 Overall) became the first team from the WPIAL to win a state championship with an undefeated record this season, thanks in large part to Lucarelli and were guided along the way by head coach Dan…

June 21, 2023

Registration Now Open For ECLW 2023 Football Season

Registration is now open for the Ellwood City Little Wolverines Football 2023 Season! The ECLWF has joined the Tri-County football league which aligns the youth program with the Ellwood City Area School District varsity sports!  Football sign-ups are for all children grades K-6. K, 1st, 2nd = FLAG FOOTBALL!! 3rd, 4th = full contact tackle football 5th, 6th = full contact tackle football You can sign-up at www.eclwf.org, then click on ‘registration’. In a time of rising costs for everything, the ECLWF organization is reducing the cost of football due to great community support!  Registration cost is: Flag – $50…

June 15, 2023

STATE CHAMPS! Unbeaten Riverside Captures PIAA Class-3A Championship

A pair of brothers and a sophomore sensation helped the Riverside Panthers lay claim to a record setting year on Thursday, defeating Camp Hill 4-0 to earn its PIAA Class-3A Championship. Brothers Mitch and Hunter Garvin accounted for all four RBIs in the victory while sophomore pitcher Christian Lucarelli fired 6.2 innings of two hit baseball for the unbeaten Panthers. Riverside becomes the first team WPIAL team, at any classification level, to win a PIAA championship with an undefeated record (25-0 Overall).  The baseball program now holds five state championships Hunter Garvin broke a scoreless game in the bottom of…

June 14, 2023

Four Area Athletes To Be Represented In Penn Ohio All-Star Game

Four area athletes will be represented at the annual Penn Ohio All-Star Game next Thursday. Riverside announced that three members of their 2022 football team have been selected to play in a notable game while Ellwood City will send one athlete from their 2022 team. The 44th Annual Penn Ohio All-Star Game will be Played on Thursday, June 22nd at 7:00 p.m. at Salem’s Sebo Stadium in Salem, Ohio. It will match the PA All Stars (MAC Coaches Association) and the Ohio All Stars (Quad County Coaches Association) with four area seniors participating. Sam Hughes, Riverside – 6’0″ 185 –…