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August 31, 2018

Ellwood Fall Sport Senior Q&A: Part 1

With school back in session and fall sports in full swing EllwoodCity.org’s reporter Amanda had the chance to talk to some seniors about their fall sport. Seniors shared what their favorite part of their sport was along with how they have been preparing for the new season. This is part one of a two part series featuring Lincoln High School seniors in fall sports. Bella Rangel: Cheerleading  How many years have you been cheering?I have cheered for a total of 7 years What is your favorite part of cheer-leading? I get to make memories that will last a lifetime with…

August 30, 2018

Spike in heavy hitters sets stage for BC3 volleyball team

Pioneers chase 10th consecutive winning season The Butler County Community College volleyball team’s pursuit of a 10th consecutive winning season and fourth Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference title in a row may depend on a heavy-hitting front row that returns the league’s top two players in kills per set. The Pioneers, 18-6 in 2017, are also chasing their third National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Region XX crown in four years and ninth since 1999 under coach Rob Snyder. “Our biggest strength this year,” said Snyder, who has compiled a 356-121 record through 19 years, “is we have some really…

August 23, 2018

Ellwood City Wolverine Varsity Football Tickets on Sale Now

Season tickets for 2018 Ellwood City Wolverine Varsity Football games are now on sale. Tickets available will be adult season passes, student season passes and student super fan passes at Lincoln High School; and student season passes and student super fan passes at Hartman Intermediate and Perry Lower Intermediate. The adult and student season passes are only good for home varsity football games, while the student super fan passes are good for all home varsity sporting events, excluding fundraising tournaments and playoffs. The cost for each ticket is adult season pass, $20; student season pass, $4; and student super fan…

August 20, 2018

PHOTOS: Three Teams Capture Stiefel Roller Hockey Championships

Stiefel Park Roller Hockey concluded their 2018 summer session Wednesday evening with three teams declaring victory in their respective divisions. Due to the number of teams this season, the league was able to create three divisions based on experience and competitiveness.  The A league housed four teams of experienced players both young and old. Age did not deter the high caliber game play during the season and playoffs this season. At the end of Wednesday evening, Your Goose is Cooked, the previously undefeated champs were dethroned in a best-of-3 series by new comers ‘Big Rigs’. The Big Rigs captained by…

August 14, 2018

VIDEO: Back Home With Stephen Johns

The 26-year-old Dallas Star and Wampum native Stephen Johns takes his viewers on a tour of his hometown in this published video made available on NHL.com presented by Kia. The 6’4″ 221-pound defenseman finished with 15 points and a plus-10 rating in 75 games last season for the Dallas Stars. Johns played four seasons at Notre Dame, scoring 15 goals and 57 points in 164 games, and led the team to the 2013 Central Collegiate Hockey Association Tournament title. Johns and the Stars play the Pittsburgh Penguins just once this regular season –– Wednesday, November 21st at PPG Paints Arena. 

August 10, 2018

REPORT: Wolverine Football hoping to take advantage of move down to Class-2A

According to a publish report this week by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Tri-State Sports & News Service, Ellwood City football will be looking to take advantage of a WPIAL reclassification this year. The offense returns eight starters, including QB Ryan Gibbons (5-10, 170, So., QB), while the defense will return seven starters, including senior LB Coulton Cunningham (5-9, 175, Sr., OL-MLB).  A trio of running backs also return for the Wolverines as Rick Petrelli, Rocco Sesti and Donovan Chambers will lead the charge. Post-Gazette writers Ed Phillipps suggests “the Wolverines should benefit this year from the move down to the Class 2A Midwestern Athletic…

August 10, 2018

REPORT: New faces on defense need to make an impact for Riverside

According to a publish report this week by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Tri-State Sports & News Service, the Riverside Panthers will use new faces on defense in hopes of continuing its string of consecutive playoff appearances. Riverside finished with a 9-3 record last year, but lost 16 seniors, and returns only two starters on defense in cornerback LeMarcus Cleckley (6-0, 175, Sr., RB-DB) and lineman Jarrett Speer. The offense returns junior Ben Hughes (6-2, 200, Jr., QB), who led the an offense that averaged 33.8 points per game last season. Cleckley will move into the featured back role after racking up 930…

July 17, 2018

Ellwood City 15u Softball Team Brings Home 2018 Lawrence County Championship

The team traveled to historic Dean Park in New Castle on Thursday evening to capture the championship hardware.  They started fast as they plated the first 10 runs of the game in the opening 3 innings to cruise home with an 11-5 victory over the Union Scotties. Kali Barnett led off the home half of the first with a single into left field and advanced to second on an errant throw by the left fielder.  Angie Nardone moved her to third on an infield groundout and she scored on a sacrifice fly into center field by Aliya Garroway. Mollie Street…

July 16, 2018

Potter Baseball Tour Stops In Ellwood City

The Potter Baseball Tour made its ninth annual stop in Ellwood City on Friday, July 13. Led by former Ellwood City baseball standout Jeff Potter, the tour visits over 30 cities in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and Virginia throughout July. The first tour game was played nine years ago on July 2, 2010 at Sanders Field. Since then the tour has become a staple in towns throughout the Middle Atlantic states. The tour kicked off this season in Washington, D.C. on June 30. Among the stops along the way are Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Morgantown, Gettysburg  and Baltimore before concluding the tour on…

June 12, 2018

Stiefel Hockey Recap

June 7, 6:30 – Marauders 0 vs Alchemists 7 In his Stiefel Park Hockey debut, Antonio Huber posted  his first career shutout for the Alchemists in their 7-0 victory against the Marauders. Huber stopped 11 of 11 shots he faced in the contest. Eric Rusnock of the Alchemists started the scoring early in the first period and also contributed another goal later in the game. Travis Strobel, Zach Faller, Lance Sobel and Luke Angelucci also contributed goals to take the Alchemists to a 1-0 lead in their division Thursday evening. June 7, 7:30 – Your Goose is Cooked 10 vs…