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December 27, 2022

PART 1: Girls Winter Sports Q&A – Lincoln High School and Riverside High School

Winter sports have arrived in Ellwood City. Basketball is the most popular sport among the girls for students at both Lincoln High School and Riverside High School. We are doing our Winter Q&A a little different this year and shaking it up with Boys vs. Girls Sports. We caught up with the athletes of those teams to see what they are doing to prepare for the upcoming rivalries, to offer some perspective on the season ahead and their plans for the future. This is part one of a two-part series featuring area senior student winter sports. Our Boys Winter Sports…

December 20, 2022

EC Wrestling Shows Some Highlights In Sharpsville Duals

The Ellwood City Wrestling Team participated in the Sharpsville Walleye Duals this past week and showed some flare. The Wolverines picked up their first dual meet victory of the season with a 39-30 victory over Brockway, and finished the duals 1-4 as a team. “The kids came together as a team,” said head coach John Fleming. Ben Gallenz earned a decision victory to earn points for the the Wolverines. Ryan Fry (215 lb), Nicholas Coonfare (285 lb), and Maurice (133 lb) were defeated, but Ellwood City earned enough points for the team victory over Brockway. Chris Quintanilla (172 lb) earned…

December 20, 2022

Pickleball To Be Offered At Ellwood City Family Center

Pickleball anyone? Come play the fastest growing sport in the nation! John DiBuono will be leading the weekly indoor sessions that begin Tuesday, January 3, 2022 at the Ellwood City Family Center from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Pickleball will be played every Tuesday through February 28, 2022 and will be ages 12 to 100 and all skill levels. Bring your own paddle if you have one. Extra paddles will be available. “Don’t worry if you have never played, come and learn,” says DiBuono. “You can also come and brush up on your skills before spring.” There will be a $5.00/per…

December 16, 2022

Roth Hits 1,000 Point Milestone, Wolverines Defeat Western Beaver

Joseph Roth joined rarefied air Thursday night. The 6-foot-6, 195-pound big man poured in 25 points, cresting a 1,000 career point milestone, in the Wolverines 56-45 victory over Western Beaver. Roth, who collected the 1,000th point with a bucket in the third quarter, now joins nine other Ellwood City players, including an other brother and former teammate Steve Antuono, on the list of 1,000 point scorers in Ellwood City Basketball history. On Thursday, Ellwood City kept a steady lead on the host Golden Beavers, leading 26-18 at halftime, and withstanding a 18-point fourth quarter outburst by the Beavers to hold on…

December 12, 2022

Hack Wilson Historical Marker Among 36 New State Historical Markers Approved

A Hack Wilson Historical Marker is among the subjects of 36 new Pennsylvania Historical Markers approved by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC). The PA state marker is to be placed on State Route 65, Woodside Avenue, by Lincoln High School baseball fields. The Ellwood City Area Historical Society was instrumental in promoting Hack Wilson’s accomplishments. Lewis Robert “Hack” Wilson (1900–1948), was born in Ellwood City and was one of baseball’s greatest power hitters in the 1920s and 1930s. He played for the New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. He was elected to the National…

December 8, 2022

Ellwood City Winter Sports Tickets To Be Sold Online

Ellwood City Area School District will be slowly making the change to digital ticketing for all sports. The first round of ticketing for the Ellwood City Wolverines to be sold on-line will be for the 2022-23 Winter Sport Season. Tickets will be sold on-line at www.gofan.co or the Go Fan app. There will be no tickets sold at the school at this time. There will be a limited amount of Adult tickets, $5.00, and Adult season passes, $20.00, available to be purchased at the gate for each home game this season. Senior Citizen tickets will still be sold at the…

December 6, 2022

Three Games, Three Double-Doubles For Roth; Wolverines Start Season 3-0

Three games in, three double-doubles for Joseph Roth. The Ellwood City junior big man has led the young, upstart Wolverines to an early 3-0 regular season record after the Wolverines wrapped up the Laurel Tip-Off tournament by defeating the host Spartans 61-46 Monday night. Ellwood City will next host its regular season home opener on Friday against the Hopewell Vikings. The Wolverines tipped off their season Friday night with a 56-35 victory over Rochester at the Geneva College / Midland Tip-Off Classic. Elwood City raced out to an insurmountable 30-10 advantage in the second quarter on their way to easy…

December 1, 2022

Ellwood City Area School District Hall of Fame Announces Inaugural Class

The Ellwood City Area School District Hall of Fame Committee is unveiling a new Hall of Fame to celebrate the professional achievements and athletic accomplishments of Lincoln Jr/Sr High School alumni. The Hall of Fame Committee was established this year with the mission to honor and recognize those individuals and teams associated with Lincoln High School who have experienced significant accomplishments in their chosen sport and/or field. These individuals have brought distinction, honor and excellence to Lincoln Jr./Sr. High School and Ellwood City Area School District by their accomplishments on and off the field. Committee President, Tom Natale said, “There…

November 30, 2022

Rosenberger Signs With Barry University

Riverside Panther standout student-athlete Samantha Rosenberger has officially signed her letter of intent to play Division II softball with Barry University, in Miami, Florida. Rosenberger has received a full academic and athletic scholarship and is pictured signing her paperwork last Friday, November 18th at Riverside High School Rosenberger is a 1B/LHP senior captain for the Lady Panthers Varsity Softball team. She received the Offensive Award for Riverside softball last year as a junior and was named a player of the week with the Beaver County Times after the left hander tallied 12 strikeouts in a complete game loss. This past…

November 29, 2022

‘Meet The Wolverines’ Night On Thursday

In keeping with a recent annual tradition, the Ellwood City winter sports student-athletes will be a part of a ‘Meet The Wolverines’ night at Lincoln High School large gymnasium. The event is scheduled for Thursday, beginning at 6:00 p.m. with introductions of winter sport teams, and performances by cheerleaders and the Lincoln High School Marching band. Come out and support ALL of our winter sports teams including Boys and Girls JV/Varsity Basketball, Bocce, Band, Wrestling, Jr High/JV/Varsity Cheerleading, Boys 9th Grade Basketball, Boys 5th/6th /7th/8th Grade Basketball, Girls 3rd/4th/5th/6th/7th/8th Grade Basketball, REC Wrestling, Varsity Swimming, and Hockey. Tickets are $3.00/adult…