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January 13, 2022

ECASD Hires Head Football Coach; Approves COVID Health and Safety Plan

The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors hired Daniel Bradley to serve as head coach of varsity football. Bradley received unanimous support from the board. He will be paid $7,000. “The students are elated,” said Brian Partridge, football boosters president, who was in attendance at the meeting. Bradley has a decade of experience serving as head coach. During that time, he has a 80-33 record. He has appeared in four WPIAL title games, with a winning title in 2018. His career includes: 2012-2013: Sto-Rocks, 23-3, 2 WPIAL title games (2012, 2013) 2014-2015: Ambridge, 8-11, 1 playoff appearance (2015)…

January 12, 2022

Wilmington Greyhounds Defeat Trinity On Senior Night

The Wilmington hockey team defeated Trinity at Hess Ice Rink on Senior Night by a score of 7-6. The seniors class honored prior to the game were Ayden Leslie (Mohawk), Bo Leslie (Mohawk), Cody Williams (Ellwood), Dom Serafino (Wilmington), Drake Tomak (Ellwood), Josh Work (New Castle), Logan Popovich (Wilmington), and Tyler Girman (New Castle). The Greyhounds got on the board first with goals by Williams assists to Tomak and Work and Davis Phanco (Wilmington) from Noah Monstwil (Mohawk) and Justin Girman (New Castle). After the Hilltoppers scored,  Wilmington finished off the first period with a 3-1 lead on Williams second…

January 7, 2022

Splash Bros Lead Wolverines Over Lancers

“Splash Brothers” Alexander and Joseph Roth combined to score 43 points Friday night to power the visiting Wolverines to a 56-34 victory over Neshannock. In a rematch of last year’s WPIAL Class-3A playoff semifinal, Ellwood City led the wire to wire for the impressive road victory in the match-up of two loss section foes.  The Wolverines had previously upset the 2-seeded Lancers in last year’s WPIAL Championship run. Tonight, the Roth brothers combined for all 25 first half points for Ellwood City with senior Alexander collecting eight first quarter points while sophomore Joseph poured in nine second quarter points for…

January 6, 2022

Holy Redeemer’s Cash & Golf Bash Less Than Two Weeks Away

Less than two weeks are left until Holy Redeemer’s Golf Bash takes place on Sunday, January 16th. The Cash & Golf Bash will be hosted at the Catholic Center located at 311 Lawrence Avenue, Ellwood City. Doors open at noon and the event will take place from 1:00-5:00 p.m. According to their latest social media post, tickets are almost gone, but you may still attend for only $10.00 and participate in the side raffle and 50/50. Prizes will be given away every ten minutes and there will also be table raffles, a Chinese auction, 50/50 raffle, and small games of…

January 5, 2022

Roth, Wolverines Knock Off Rival Riverside

Senior Alexander Roth connected on six 3-pointers en route to his game high 26 points to lead Ellwood City to at 63-40 victory Tuesday Night over rival Riverside. Roth scored 16 points in a first half that saw the Wolverines race out to a 39-24 halftime lead. In a well rounded effort, Roth added five rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Steve Antuono scored 19 points (one 3-pointers, 6-7 FTs, five assists) and Milo Sesti scored 10 points (two 3-pointers, four steals) for Ellwood City.  The team connected on 10 3-pointers in the contest. Bo Fornataro scored a team-high 24…

December 29, 2021

Wolverines Cruise To Christmas Tournament Championship

Ellwood City traveled north for the Mercer Christmas Tournament and found no resistance in District 10 as the Wolverines earned the tournament championship Tuesday evening. The defending WPIAL Class-3A Champions defeated Saegertown 77-36 on Monday and then host Mercer 74-49 on Tuesday. The Splash Brothers, Alexander and Joseph Roth, each scored 47 points over the two-game tournament. Senior Alexander had a game-high 24 points Monday while sophomore Joseph scored a game-high 25 points Tuesday in the championship game. On Monday, the Wolverines raced out to an early 20-9 first quarter lead over Saegertown and led comfortably 38-19 at halftime. Joseph…

December 23, 2021

PART 2: Winter Sports Q&A – Riverside

Winter sports are back in action at Riverside High School. The two sports popular sports are the school right now are Basketball and Swimming. We had a chance to catch up with some of the athletes from each of these teams to see what they are doing to prepare for the season ahead and their plans for the future. This is part two of a two part series featuring area seniors in winter sports. To view PART 1 featuring Ellwood City student athletes, CLICK HERE. Megan Zelch How long have you played basketball? I have played basketball for eleven years now….

December 22, 2021

Tomak Scores 5 Goals, Leads Wilmington Hockey To Victory

The Wilmington Co-op Hockey team upset a first place Carrick hockey team by a score of 9-8 Monday behind an impressive five goal game by Ellwood City senior Drake Tomak. The visiting Greyhounds jumped out to a 4-1 first period and 9-4 advantage after two periods before holding off Carrick for the victory. Tomak lit the lamp twice in the first period with assists from Logan Popovich (Wilmington) and Davis Phanco (Wilmington). Sean Carmichael (New Castle) and Andrew Cartwright (Union) also scored in the first period. The Hounds scored five more goals in the second period, including three more goals…

December 22, 2021

PART 1: Winter Sports Q&A – Ellwood City

Winter sports have arrived in Ellwood City. Basketball and hockey are among the popular sports for students at Lincoln High School. 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 athletes in excel in winter sports. Our Riverside winter sports Q&A segment is coming later this week. Drake Tomak How long have you been playing hockey? I’ve been playing hockey since I…

December 21, 2021

Antuono Hits 1,000 Career Points, Wolverines Lose At Buzzer

Steve Antuono, Jr. hit a career scoring milestone Monday night in front of a home crowd, netting his 1,000th career point at the free throw line in the third quarter of the Wolverines non-section contest versus Union Area. However, Ellwood City was felled by a buzzer beating shot, one so close the referees converged before awarding the points to the visiting Scotties who escaped with a 59-58 victory over the Wolverines. Antuono scored a team-high 22 points including nine in the final quarter that pulled the Wolverines back from a late deficit. Alexander Roth nailed two free throws with under…