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May 8, 2026

Riverside Softball, Baseball Teams Each Qualify For WPIAL Playoffs That Begin Next Week

The Riverside girls softball team (8-5 Overall) has qualified for the Class 2A WPIAL Softball Playoffs, earning a #7 seed in the playoff picture. The Lady Panthers’ playoff journey will begin on Thursday at 5:00 p.m. when they travel to West Mifflin High School to play #10 Brentwood. “We don’t know much about our opening round opponent, but we know us,” says head coach Geri Cummings. “We will be ready to compete next Thursday.” The coach is appreciative that the WPIAL committee put all four Section 2A-1 teams in different wings of the bracket and it gives everyone a chance…

May 8, 2026

Wolverines Baseball, Softball Teams Pick Up Victories Thursday, Look Towards WPIAL Playoffs

The Ellwood City Wolverine boys baseball team and girls softball team each picked up victories Thursday afternoon, each have clinched and will next advance to the WPIAL Playoffs. The baseball team used a strong effort from senior Aaron Lake on the mound in its 3-0 shutout victory over Knoch. Lake tossed 6.2 innings of shutout baseball, striking out eight while allowing only three hits. Lake also doubled offensively for the Wolverines. Jordan Keller smacked two doubles and George Bokor added a double among his two-hit effort. The game was scoreless entering the bottom half of the fifth inning before an…

April 29, 2026

McQuistion, Lady Wolverines Shutout Hopewell; Boys Baseball Shares Section Title

Amber McQuistion shined on the rubber Tuesday afternoon, tossing a complete game three hitter as Ellwood City shut out Hopewell 5-0. McQuistion struck out 12 batters and did not issue a walk. The senior also doubled and walked three times at the plate. Crystal Folino and Alexis Beck each collected two hits to power the Wolverines offense. Ellwood City exploded for four runs in the bottom of the third inning. Folino tripled while Taylor Hoffman doubled to join McQuistion with extra base hits. Ellwood City (6-4 Overall, 5-3 Section) next plays Avonworth on Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. at New…

April 28, 2026

PHOTOS: Wolverines Defeat Mohawk 14-3, Go For First Outright Section Championship in 24 Years Tuesday

Ellwood City unleashed a 15-hit attack on the way to a 14-3 victory over Mohawk in a key AAA game at Mohawk on Monday. The win raised the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette #2-ranked Wolverines record to 8-1 in the Section One and 14-2 overall. The Wolverines host the #4-ranked Warriors today at 4:30 p.m. and with the victory can win their first outright section championship since 2002. Ellwood City opened the scoring with a run in the first inning when Jordan Keller drew a four-pitch walk and moved to second base on a single by Aaron Lake. Keller stole third base and…

April 28, 2026

2026 Spring Sports Q&A: Riverside Athletes

The start of spring sports is upon us, so we took the opportunity catch up with the athletes of the Riverside sports teams to see what they are doing to prepare for the upcoming rivalries and to offer some perspective on the season ahead and their plans for the future.   Logan Young Sport? Baseball Grade? 12 How many years have you have played? 12 What are you most looking forward to in the upcoming season? Spending one last year with my teammates. How do you hope to improve this year? I hope to improve by taking more walks and…

April 23, 2026

Covert Leads BC3 Golfers For 7th Time; Pioneers Improve To 5-2

Mitchell Covert fired the lowest score for the Butler County Community College golf team for the seventh time in the past 20 matches as the Pioneers moved to 5-2 this spring with a split April 21 at the par-72 Lake Arthur Golf Club near Butler. Covert shot an 80 and finished as runner-up to medalist Luke Anderchak, Westmoreland County Community College, who had a 79. BC3 ended with a 332 and placed second to Westmoreland County Community College, which had a 325. The Pioneers defeated the Community College of Allegheny County, which had a 344. Gannon Brown recorded an 82…

April 23, 2026

Bleakney, Barzen Shine At MAC Track & Field Championships

Lucas Bleakney and Allie Barzen each shined in their respective events at the MAC Track & Field Championships held Wednesday at Shenango High School. Bleakney placed 2nd overall in the 800m for Ellwood City while Barzen finished 3rd place in the 100m for Riverside. Nicklas Young (9th boys 1600m), Gio Venezie (9th boys 3200m), and Peyton Cooper (7th girls 3200m) earned top 10 marks on the track for the Wolverines. Drake Davis finished 6th overall in the boys shot put with a 43-09.50 effort. The Ellwood City boys relay team placed 7th in the 4x400m relay. Leon Kennedy-Mauk (7th boys…

April 23, 2026

77th Ellwood City Little League Season Opener Held Tuesday

The Moose downed the Lions 6-1 in the 77th Ellwood City Little League opener at Freidhoff Field Tuesday night. The Ellwood City Little League is one of the oldest leagues in Western Pennsylvania and was organized in 1950. The opening game Tuesday matched the two remaining original sponsors from the inaugural season. Ellwood City participates in the Lawrence County Little League. Ryan Bales led the Moose with a home run, double and single. Alexander Casas-Cordero, Jace Vandevort and Gage Pflugh added doubles. Braxton Hogue and Luke Johnston singled for the Moose. Rocco Gagric and Hunter Illig led the Lions with…

April 23, 2026

Wolverines Tennis Team Qualifies For WPIAL Playoffs For The First Time Since 2009

The Ellwood City boys tennis team has qualified for the WPIAL Playoffs for the first time since 2009. The team will await playoff pairings for the WPIAL Class 2A team playoff set to take place May 6th at the Janet L. Swanson Tennis Center on the campus of Washington & Jefferson College. “We are excited about the playoffs,” says head coach John DiBuono. “We play 5 matches and you need to win 3 to win the overall match. Different players have stepped up at different times to get the win.” The team completed multiple trainings at the Ellwood Area Family…

April 21, 2026

VIDEO: Drake Hits Two Homers, Riverside Defeats Neshannock 6-5

Riverside junior Addison Drake hit two home runs and drove in three runs as the Lady Panthers defeated Neshannock 6-5 on Monday at Riverside. Drake’s second homer of the contest, a two-run bomb in the bottom of the fifth inning proved to be the game winning hit as Riverside rallied. Drake finished a perfect 3-3 at the dish, scoring three runs and knocking in three runs. The infielder now has a 0.722 OBP and a 1.786 slugging percentage this season (2.508 OPS) to lead the Panthers offense. The Panthers led 4-2 entering the top of the fifth inning before the…