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March 22, 2023

COACH TALK: Ellwood City and Riverside Softball Teams Each Look To Continue Playoff Streaks

Both Ellwood City and Riverside softball teams will enter their 2023 regular season campaigns with sights set on returning to the WPIAL Playoffs, continuing streaks for both teams. For the Lady Wolverines, a playoff streak currently rests at eight straight seasons, and the girls will look to it nine this spring. Head coach Gary Rozanski has an experienced group but will need contributions from all players and positions. “We have a great group of girls returning, their experience is going to be important to our success and continue to build on last year’s success,” says the 18th-year head coach. “It…

March 21, 2023

Ellwood City Boys Tennis Defeated By Blackhawk

The Wolverines boys tennis team dropped its first match of the season, falling to Blackhawk 4-1 in Ewing Park Monday afternoon. Grady Smith picked up the lone victory for Ellwood City. Smith defeated Aiden Terry 6-2 and 7-5 in singles play. The Cougars used victories by Ben Crefeld (6-1, 6-2 over Ryan Odom) and Luke Shope (6-0, 6-0 over Anthony DiBuono) in singles play and swept doubles. The Wolverines pairing of Ayden Frisk & Kaden Schlichtkrull and Hunter Rock & Quinn Smith were defeated in doubles. Ellwood City, now 1-1 overall (0-1 section) on the season will next host Beaver…

March 15, 2023

Ellwood City Bocce Team Advances To PIAA/SOPA State Championships

The Ellwood City Bocce Team has advanced to the PIAA/SOPA State Championships! The team collected three victories and a first place finish at the regional championships held last week at Geneva College. There were 10 schools from the different sections represented. The top two teams advanced, and the Wolverines were one of them. Ellwood City defeated Bethel Park, 7-2, and Pine Richland, 5-3, before wrapping up their impressive performance with a 12-2 victory over Chartiers Valley in their final match. The six student-athlete team consists of: Anthony DiBuono, Ryan Odom, Joy Mangiapane, Jean Kreiling, Maddy McCommons, Braden Freed Last month,…

March 13, 2023

Four Riverside Swimmers Set To Compete At PIAA State Swimming Championships

Senior Sam Kline leads a host of four Riverside swimmers who have qualified and will participate in the PIAA Class 2A State Swimming Championships this week at the Kinney Natatorium at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA The Riverside swim team also sends two relay teams to the Class 2A championships scheduled to take place March 15th and 16th. Kline used a 49.40 time in the WPIAL Championships, good for 8th place, to earn his spot in the 100m Freestyle at the PIAA Championships meet. Junior Ryan Turner finished 3rd in both the 50m Freestyle (21.51) and 100m Freestyle (47.22) in the…

March 2, 2023

Berglund Qualifies For PJW States, Shriver Qualifies For Regionals

Two Ellwood City wrestlers have qualified for upcoming wrestling tournaments this weekend. Junior high wrestler Cheyenne Berglund (96 pounds) will compete in the 9th Annual PA Junior High State Championship Tournament in Johnstown, PA this weekend after a qualifying performance last weekend. “Cheyenne has grown over the year and is highly intelligent and is picking up more technique, she has had an excellent season.” says coach John Fleming. “She’s willing to add moves to her arsenal and I feel that will really help her growth in this sport.” For Berglund, this will be a second go-round at states as she…

February 23, 2023

McClure Captures District 7 AA Sectional Championship

Wolverine freshman wrestler Gavin McClure earned a 1st place finish in his 133-pound weight class at the 2023 WPIAL AA Eastern Sectionals held at Greensburg Salem High School this past Saturday. With the performance McClure qualifies for the WPIAL Class-2A Wrestling Individual Championships to be held on February 24-25 at Chartiers Valley High School. [VIEW BRACKETS] On Saturday, McClure pinned pinned Tuscan Blystone (Indiana), at 0:57 to wrap up his third match of the sectional and the 1st place finish.  McClure went 3-0 on the afternoon. McClure pinned Zander Nuttall (Derry Area), at 0:28, in the quarterfinals and pinned Aiden…

February 21, 2023

Deer Lakes Downs Wolverines In WPIAL Opening Round

The Ellwood City Boys Basketball was downed by the Deer Lakes Lancers 76-57 Monday evening in the opening round of the WPIAL Class-3A Playoffs. [VIEW FULL BRACKET] The experienced Deer Lakes squad had nine players score in the contest and only trailed briefly in the second quarter on its way to its home court victory Monday. Seniors Bryce Robson and Billy Schaeffer each scored 17 points to lead the offensive attack for the Lancers who entered the contest as the highest scoring offense in WPIAL Class-3A. Robson and Shaeffer each connected on three first half 3-pointers to help Deer Lakes…

February 20, 2023

Five-peat! Riverside Boys Swimming Collects Another Section Championship, Next Up WPIAL Championships

Small, mighty, and ready to explode off the blocks! The Riverside Boys Swimming Team has collected their fifth consecutive section championship and will next turn its focus to the WPIAL Swimming Championships scheduled for March 2-3 at the Trees Pool on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. Class 2A starts at 3:00 PM both days. “The team is the strongest I have seen in the last five years,” says head coach Gwen Nulph. “They do not back down from any of my workout challenges. Every year is designed to be more complex than the previous.” The boys are seeded…

February 15, 2023

Ellwood City Boys Basketball Playoff Tickets Available

Ellwood City Boys Basketball team’s opening round playoff game will be on Monday, February 20th at Deer Lake High School at 7:00 p.m. The Wolverines (15-7 Overall) drew a 12-seed as the fourth team from Section 1 Class 3A and will face a 5-seed Deer Lakes team (13-8 Overall, 10-2 Section 3) that tied for its section crown with Shady Side Academy. Tickets for FIRST ROUND Games will go on sale on GoFan beginning Tuesday, February 14th at 10:00am. Ticket Sales: Student ($5) and Adult ($7) Tickets will be available online thru GoFan at: www.gofan.co/wpial General Admission tickets will be sold at…

February 11, 2023

PHOTOS: Wolverines Down Riverside, Clinch Playoff Berth

Ellwood City avenged a January loss to rival Riverside Friday night, collecting a 56-41 victory and clinching a playoff berth. This time they had the services of junior big man Joseph Roth, but it was another Wolverine starter that propelled the visiting Wolverines to victory Will Nardone entered Friday’s contest averaging under five points per contest, but the sophomore erupted for 21 points including more made 3-pointers (five) than his season average in points. Nardone scored eight points in a pivotal third quarter that saw the visiting Wolverines stretch out what was a two point halftime advantage to a 43-27…