Local Sports

The runners of Ellwood City boys and girls cross country teams began their regular season with a matchup at Laurel on Tuesday afternoon versus the host Spartans, Union, and Beaver County Christian. The Wolverine Varsity Boys took control of their section with a victory Tuesday and now stand at 3-0 on the season.  The boys managed to defeat the field at Laurel, placing their top 5 runners in the top 6 of the competition. Senior Luke Bleakney won his first Varsity race of his career covering the course in 16:57. 1 Lucas Bleakney 16:57 3 Gio Venezie 18:23 4 Nicklas…

Ellwood City entered halftime of Friday night’s non-section match-up against Neshannock up two touchdowns, but the visiting Lancers rallied and knocked off the Wolverines 26-20 at Helling Stadium. Ethan Beaman hauled in an 8-yard touchdown pass from Jino Mozzocio with only 13 seconds remaining in regulation to provide the decisive score. After a scoreless first quarter, Ellwood City opened up the scoring with a pair of rushing touchdowns in the second frame to race out to its early advantage.  Quarterback Tyler Smiley plunged in from 1-yard out and with less than two minutes before halftime Richard Cureton found the end…

Wolverine golfer Alex Lin fired a low round of 34 Thursday afternoon at Connoqunessing Country Club to lead the visiting Ellwood City boys golf team to a 191-222 victory over rival Riverside. Lin was among a cavalry of Ellwood City golfers who shot sub-40 in the victory. Jaxon Rozanski (35) and Jordan Keller (39) joined Lin with strong rounds for Ellwood City. Gino Biondi finished with a round of 41 and Nate Kennedy fired a round of 42 to round out the scoring for Ellwood City. Tony Chill shot a team-low round of 40 for Riverside in defeat. Tyler Holsinger…

The Riverside Panthers girls volleyball team knocked off rival Ellwood City 3-0 Tuesday afternoon at Riverside. The Panthers swept the match with 25-16, 25-20, and 25-13 set victories. Ellwood City falls to 0-3 on the season with its next match on the road versus Neshannock on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ELLWOOD CITY GOLF SWEEPS The Ellwood City girls and boys golf teams each collected victories Tuesday afternoon. The boys golf team used a sub-40 round by Jordan Keller to defeat Shenango 200-230 at Delmar Golf Course.  Keller fired a match-low round of 36 for the Wolverines while Jaxon Rozanski pitched…