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November 1, 2025

Ellwood City Knocks Out Keystone Oaks 35-13 In WPIAL Class 2A First Round

Ellwood City scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter Friday night to knock out Keystone Oaks 35-13 in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 2A Playoffs. The receiving duo of Dom Hogue and DaiLonn Currie each posted impressive lines as the Wolverines offense went to the air to the tune of 36 pass attempts by Senior quarterback Tyler Smiley. Currie hauled in 11 catches for 102 yards and a touchdown while Hogue collected 10 catches for 148 yards and a score for the Ellwood City offense. Their efforts move each into a tie for most career pass receptions…

October 31, 2025

Ellwood City Boxer Jordan Carr: Building Dreams One Round At A Time

At just 24 years old, Ellwood City’s Jordan Carr is a young man with a humble attitude, a relentless work ethic, and a knockout dream. By day, he’s juggling a full schedule—working in construction and apprenticing at a local barbershop—but when the gloves go on, he’s all business in the boxing ring. He’ll take his signature dedication and focus into the ring tomorrow, Saturday, November 1, at the Steel Standing Fight (promoted by Hazard Pay Fight Co.) from 7 to 11 p.m. at AHN Montour Sports Complex in Coraopolis. “I am so excited to be able to live out my…

October 27, 2025

Tickets On Sale For Ellwood City Home Playoff Game Friday

Tickets are now available and on sale for Friday’s home playoff game. Ellwood City hosts Keystone Oaks at 7:00 p.m. All tickets must be a WPIAL ticket which may be purchased online at GOFAN.com. There will be limited tickets available at the gate. Super Fan, Season ticket, and Senior citizen passes will NOT be honored. Price of tickets are $7.00 for everyone. NO student tickets will be made available. Visiting Keystone Oaks (4-6 Overall, 4-2 Class 2A Century) is led by senior quarterback Owen Gearhart and 6-foot-6 wide receiver/linebacker Carmen Pellarin. Gearhart scampered for 200 yards and two touchdowns to…

October 25, 2025

PHOTOS: Riverside Falls To Mohawk 35-24 On Senior Night

In a high-scoring section affair, Riverside fell to Mohawk 35-24 to wrap up its regular season. Mohawk quarterback Bobby Fadden accounted for five offensive touchdowns for the Warriors while Panthers quarterback Aiden Gaydosz tossed three touchdowns in defeat. Each quarterback was incredibly accurate and the teams compiled over 700 yards of offense collectively. After Fadden found Joe Nail on a 6-yard scoring strike to open up the scoring, Riverside was left chasing the Warriors on the scoreboard and never held a lead. Gaydosz found Evan Skinner on a 32-yard touchdown on the first play of the second quarter to initially…

October 25, 2025

Thrilling Comeback Earns Wolverines A 25-24 Victory And WPIAL Playoff Bid

Ellwood City earned an automatic playoff bid with a thrilling 25-24 comeback victory over Beaver Falls on Friday. The Wolverines trailed by multiple scores at halftime and late in the third quarter before it swung momentum and overcame the deficit. After spotting the host Tigers two touchdowns by Kenny Jewell in the first quarter, Ellwood City was behind on the scoreboard early but responded with a Kam Hockenberry 27-yard touchdown run midway through the second quarter to cut the deficit in half at 12-6. Christian Dawkins found the endzone three minutes later for Beaver Falls to stretch its lead out…

October 24, 2025

Ellwood City Boys Cross Country Team Places 3rd In WPIAL Championships, Advances to PIAA

The Ellwood City Boys Cross Country team finished with a bronze medal Thursday at the WPIAL Class 2A Cross Country Championships and will advance to the PIAA State Championships next weekend. “As a collective, we had an extremely successful day and I believe we shocked some boys teams,” said head coach Nate Brown. Lucas Bleakney was the first finisher for the Wolverines and took 6th overall with a time of 15:59.80. “All year the PIAA meet has been his goal,” says Brown. “He really wanted to get under 10 and met his goal.” Three runners, including Bleakney, medaled for their…

October 24, 2025

Lady Panthers Soccer To Face Defending WPIAL Champ Springdale In Quarterfinals

24The Riverside Lady Panthers soccer team used a shootout victory to secure its opening round victory in the WPIAL Class-A Playoffs on Tuesday at Central Valley. In the close encounter that went the distance, freshman Emma Jeannette stepped up and tucked home the winning penalty as #5 Riverside (8-3-1, 8-1-1) won 5-4 on penalties against #12 Riverview (8-5-0, 7-3-0). The Panthers victory avenges last years opening round loss at the hands of Sewickley Academy and will pit Riverside against #4 seed and defending Class-A Champion Springdale in the 2025 quarterfinals. Riverside will travel to Springdale for a 12:00 p.m. noon…

October 23, 2025

Dick Allen Mural Dedication Schedule For Saturday

The mural honoring Dick Allen, who was inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame this past July, will be dedicated Saturday at 4:00 PM in Wampum. Allen’s son, Richard Allen, Jr. of Florida,, and his brother, Ron Allen of Ohio, will be among the family members in attendance. Award-winning artist Ernel Martinez from South Carolina, who created the mural, will be honored at the dedication. Martinez, who was also the muralist for the Dick Allen mural in Philadelphia, is renowned for his murals throughout the United States. He has created over 30 murals in the city of Philadelphia…

October 22, 2025

Playoff Implications For Ellwood City, Riverside Football Teams

Madness may ensue on Friday with several area football teams vying for playoff berths and seeding in WPIAL Class 2A. According to Lawrence County SportsNet, below are all 16 playoff scenarios in the WPIAL Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference (MAC). In summary: – No matter what, Western Beaver is the top team in the MAC. They could be co-champs with Ellwood City or Beaver Falls, or Tri-Champs with Riverside and either Beaver Falls or Ellwood City, but WB would have the head-to-head advantage over all of them. – Riverside, it’s simple. Win and the Panthers are in the top three…

October 20, 2025

Riverside Girls Soccer, Volleyball Teams Each Earn Berths In WPIAL Playoffs

The Riverside Girls Soccer Team (8-3-1) captured the Section 1-A crown and earned a #4 seed in the 2025 Class-A Girls soccer WPIAL Playoffs. The Lady Panthers will begin their playoffs on Tuesday, October 21st against Riverview High School at Central Valley High school at 6:00 p.m. Class-A top seed Sewickley Academy rolled to a perfect 15-1 record in Section 3 while defending Class-A champion and 5-seed Springdale finished 10-1-1 in Section 4. With a victory Tuesday, Riverside would advance to play the winner of #4 Springdale/#13 Chartiers-Houston on Saturday, October 25th at a stie and time TBD. The WPIAL…