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June 12, 2019

BC3 Places 7th In National Golf Championships; Pioneers’ Morgan 1 Stroke Short Of All-american

(Chautauqua, N.Y.) For the second consecutive year, a Butler County Community College golfer fell just short of All-American status at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III national championships at Chautauqua Golf Club. Noah Morgan, a sophomore and graduate of Allegheny-Clarion Valley High School in Foxburg, finished the four-round tournament with a 318 and 1 stroke behind a Georgia golfer who placed 18th. All-American status is awarded to the Top 18 golfers. Morgan shot a 10-over-par 82 Friday and ended in a four-way tie for 20th place. Austin Quillian, Georgia Military College, Milledgeville, Ga., finished with a 317 and…

May 23, 2019

Wolverines Can’t Catch Up To Keystone Oaks

Ellwood City fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 7-4 loss to Keystone Oaks in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals Wednesday. The Wolverines lost despite out-hitting Keystone Oaks 11 to seven.  Keystone Oaks collected four of their hits in a six-run first inning. In the first inning, Keystone Oaks got their offense started with two walks and two fielding errors by Ellwood City. The Wolverines got a run back in the first when Maria Ioanilli singled in Ariana Garroway. Ellwood City got another run back in the fifth when Anna Ferrucci singled in Kali Barnett. After closing the…

May 22, 2019

Ellwood Wrestler Representing Team Pennsylvania

Lincoln High School wrestler Austin Walley recently finished third in both the Freestyle and Greco-Roman Pennsylvania/USA Wrestling State Championships held at Central Mountain High School in Lock Haven. His performance qualified him to compete at the US Marine Corps/USAW Junior National Championships for the third straight year.  The tournament will be held July 12-19 in Fargo, North Dekoda.  Walley will also represent Team Pennsylvania at the USA Wrestling Junior National Duals in Tulsa, Oklahoma June 18-22.  

May 21, 2019

Lady Wolverines Collect Another Upset, Advance In WPIAL Playoffs

The Ellwood City Wolverines softball team rallied and nabbed the lead late in an 11-10 victory over South Allegheny on Monday in the second round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs. The victory over the #2 seed South Allegheny team was the Wolverines second consecutive extra-inning victory after knocking off Freeport last week. The game was tied at ten with Wolverines batting in the top of the ninth when senior Natalia Greco doubled on the first pitch of the at-bat, scoring the decisive run. Freshman Angie Nardone collected four hits in five at-bats to help lead Wolverines to victory. Nardone…

May 21, 2019

Riverside Boys Qualify For State Track & Field Championships

After taking home their third consecutive WPIAL Track & Field Championship, the Panther team victories seem to continue on. Ten boys on the track and field team have qualified for the state championships within eight relay and independent events. The relay teams going are the 4×800 relay team consisting of Ty Fluharty, Chase Grinnell, Garrett Safern, and Colby Belczyk placed 4th, the 4×100 relay took 2nd place, while also gaining a new school record of 43.55, which consisted of Brett Hart, Jackson Coyne, Nate Sciarro, Calvin Wetzel, and the 4×400 relay team consisting of Hart, Coyne, Wetzel, and Alex Nour…

May 17, 2019

Lady Wolverines Stave Off Freeport, Advance In WPIAL Playoffs

The Lady Wolverines withstood two furious comeback attempts by Freeport, finally advancing with a wild 14-11 victory over Freeport on Thursday. Freeport rallied back from an 8-1 deficit by scoring five runs in the sixth to take a 9-8 lead, and later answered an Ellwood City three-run seventh to force extra innings. The game was tied at 11 with Wolverines batting in the top of the ninth when Natalia Greco singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs, pressing the Wolverines back in front for good. Greco led Wolverines to victory by driving in four runs….

May 16, 2019

Wolverines Strike Late, Upset Deer Lakes In WPIAL Opening Round

Ellwood City snagged a late lead by way of an unusual series of events and held on to defeat Deer Lakes 2-1 on Wednesday. The game was tied at one with the Wolverines batting in the top of the seventh when Ellwood City used ‘small ball’ and gained the go-ahead run on a strike out that led to a wild pitch. A walk followed by back-to-back sacrifice bunts put the pressure on the Deer Lakes defense, leading to a first-and-thrid situation with one out.  On the ensuing at-bat, a wild pitch on strike three force the Deer Lakes catcher to…

May 14, 2019

Lady Wolverines’ Softball Game Rescheduled

The Ellwood City Lady Wolverines’ Softball game that was originally scheduled for today at 4:00 PM at North Allegheny has been postponed. The game has been rescheduled for Thursday, May 16, at 4:00 PM at North Allegheny.

May 9, 2019

PHOTOS: Late Rally Spoils Softball Senior Night

After trailing for much of the game, a four-run rally by Ellwood City was later outdone by a 5-run final frame by Neshannock leading to a 10-7 road victory for the Lancers at Stiefel Park on Wednesday. The Wolverines rallied in the fifth inning and laid claim to a two-run cushion entering the seventh inning, but Neshannock plated two runs to tie the game and later in the inning saw Jesse Fehrs double home the go-ahead run. Neshannock fired up the offense in the first inning, when Fehrs singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run to stake the Lancers…

May 9, 2019

Panthers Take Third Consecutive WPIAL Track & Field Championship

“Trip, Trip, Triple!” For local sports fans, it is the call of legendary Pirates broadcaster Greg Brown, but on Monday, it could be used as a rally cry for the Riverside Panthers boys track team as they collected their third consecutive WPIAL Class-AA Championship – a three-peat. The team beat Shenango, 98-52, South Park, 107-43, and Waynesburg, 90-60 at Peters Township High School on Monday, earning uncontested points in their twelve event wins. Distance runner Colby Beczyk won the three individual events and was also apart of the winning 4×800 relay team. He came in first for the individual  800,…