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April 19, 2019

Lady Wolverines Easily Dispatch Hopewell

The Ellwood City Wolverines varsity softball team easily dispatched Hopewell 11-1 on Thursday afternoon at Steifel Park. The Wolverines tallied five runs in the third inning to blow the game open after being staked to a one-run lead in the first inning. Angie Nardone, Mollie Street, and Kali Barnett all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the third. Ellwood City added more offense in the fourth inning – this time by way of the long ball.  Maria Ioanilli went yard in the fourth with a two-run bomb to stretch the Wolverines lead further. Nardone took the win for…

April 19, 2019

Junior High Softball Team Loses First Game In Two Years; Record Now 6-1

They say that all good things must end. For the Lady Wolverines, their 25 game winning streak dating back to April of 2017 was snapped by the Laurel Spartans. The Spartans came to Stiefel Park and left with a 5-0 victory. Winning pitcher Autumn Boyd was dominant in the circle as she allowed just 6 baserunners and tossed a no-hitter. She fanned 21 and walked 6. She also chipped in with the stick as she provided the game-winning rbi with a two-out single in the third inning. Ellwood City had runners in scoring position in the 1st, 3rd, and 6th…

April 18, 2019

Early Lead For Wolverine Baseball Sets Stage For Victory

The Ellwood City Wolverines boys grabbed an early lead on its way to a 6-5 victory over North Catholic at home on Wednesday. The Wolverines scored three runs in the bottom of the first frame, aided by an RBI double by senior Ricky Pitrelli and a passed ball by North Catholic catcher in the frame. Pitrelli smacked two doubles (2-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 runs scored) in the contest and was one of two Wolverines to collect two hits on the day, joining fellow senior Brady Welsh (2-3, 2 runs scored) with multiple hits for the victors. Ryan Hampton…

April 5, 2019

Wolverine Varsity Recaps: Baseball Victorious, Softball Falls

VARSITY BASEBALL DEFEATS NEW BRIGHTON Ellwood City Wolverines stole the lead late in the game in an 8-5 victory over New Brighton on Wednesday. The game was tied at five with Ellwood City Wolverines batting in the top of the sixth when Jeramie Hill induced Brady Welsh to hit into a fielder’s choice, but one run scored. New Brighton scored three runs in the first inning, but Ellwood City Wolverines still managed to pull out the victory. The big inning for New Brighton came thanks to a single by Jackson Hall and an error on a ball put in play…

April 4, 2019

Wolverines Tennis Defeats Beaver Falls

Ellwood City earned a 4-1 team victory during Mondays boy’s tennis match between Ellwood City and Beaver Falls. Leading the Wolverine singles was Alex Scott who won two clean 6-0 sets against his Beaver Falls opponent. Ellwood’s Max Kuffer also won his singles match (6-1, 6-2), which helped lead the Wolverines to the 4-1 team victory. During doubles action, Ellwood City’s Bradon Barr and Devin Lust came back from an opening set defeat to win the last two sets 6-4 and 6-4 to collect a match victory. Andrew and Aden Busby collected a win (6-1, 6-2) in their doubles match…

April 3, 2019

Victories For Both Ellwood Softball Teams On Tuesday

Varsity Softball Team Defeats Beaver Falls; Improves To 3-1 After spotting the Tigers a 2-0 lead on two singles and two errors in the top of the first, The Lady Wolverines would score the next 17 runs to win the three-inning mercy rule shortened game by a final of 17-2. Ellwood City would score 6 runs in the second inning, all with two outs, to take command.  Kyla Servick started the rally with a two-out single. They would load the bases after Maura Agostinelli walked and Kali Barnett was hit by a pitch.  That set the stage for Ariana Garroway. …

April 1, 2019

EC Varsity Softball Team Defeats Shenango; Improves to 2-1 on the Season

After a losing effort on Thursday against Ambridge, the Lady Wolverines got back to their winning ways on Saturday afternoon as they beat Shenango 14-2 on the Wildcats home turf.  The game was much closer than the final score as the Wolverines held a slim 3-2 lead until the fifth inning. Leadoff batter Ariana Garroway got the scoring started in the first inning.  She walked, moved to second on a wild pitch, stole third, and then scored on a dropped third strike as Anna Ferrucci was thrown out at first.  Shenango tied things up in the home half of the…

March 29, 2019

Scott Collects Victory, Wolverines Tennis Defeated

Alex Scott led the Wolverines tennis team with straight-set victory (6-4, 6-1) in his singles match versus Beaver Area on Tuesday at Ewing Park. The boys team, however, fell to the Bobcats 4-1 in team play. Doubles team of Andrew Busby and Daniel Rodgers fell (2-6, 0-6) to Bobcats team of Gil Hankison and Sammy Kissick while Wolverines doubles Dante Gidaro and Brandon Barr fell (0-6, 0-6) Tanner Tomak (0-6, 1-6) and Aden Busby (0-6, 0-6) were defeated in singles. On Thursday, the boys tennis team was defeated by Quaker Valley 5-0 in team play. Scott was the only Wolverine…

March 29, 2019

Junior High Softball Team Defeats North Allegheny Black

After defeating North Allegheny White on Tuesday, the black squad visited Stiefel Park on Wednesday. This game was more competitive but the end result was another victory for the Lady Wolverines. The young ladies prevailed by a score of 13-9. The Wolverines jumped out fast as they plated 7 runs in the home half of the first. Keira Rozanski got things started with a one-out double into the left-field corner. Aliya Garroway followed with a walk and both would score on a wild pitch. After a walk to Katelyn Wehman and single by Kaylani Leos, Maddie Hicks provided a line…

March 28, 2019

EC Grad Skyla Greco Named PSAC West Softball Pitcher Of The Week

For the second time in her sophomore season, Skyla Greco has been named the PSAC West Softball Pitcher of the Week. The Seton Hill sophomore also earned the first award for this season from the league as well. Greco threw a no-hitter game during the second game of a doubleheader sweep of Wheeling Jesuit. She gave up only one unearned run during an error in the first inning to help keep the Cardinals hitless, finishing out the game with a strikeout six for the win. Currently, Greco holds six wins along with a 3.52 ERA. She has also pitched 55.2…