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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,…

May 9, 2019

Junior High Softball Team Defeats Mohawk; Record Improves To 11-2

The Lady Wolverines put together another solid team effort and defeated Mohawk on Tuesday afternoon at Stiefel Park by a score of 13-3.  The game was shortened to 5 innings due to the mercy rule. Mohawk jumped out to an early lead with two runs in the first only to see the Wolverines tie it up in the bottom of the inning.  Nardone led off with a double and moved to third on a single by Keira Rozanski.  A wild pitch would score Nardone as Rozanski advanced to third. Aliya Garroway brought in Rozanski with a sacrifice fly into right…

May 8, 2019

Ellwood City Varisity And Junior High Softball Sweeps New Castle

Ellwood City Varsity Softball Mercies New Castle 11-0; Record improves to 11-5 In a game that featured two playoff-bound teams, The Lady Wolverines came away with a convincing win on Tuesday afternoon at Stiefel Park. Ellwood City walked it off via mercy rule in the fifth inning with an 11-0 victory. Winning pitcher Angelina Nardone twirled a gem in the circle with an efficient 5 innings of work. It took the fabulous freshman just 53 pitches to toss a one-hitter. She fanned 3 and walked 1 in raising her record to 8-2 on the year. Ellwood City started fast as…

May 7, 2019

Wolverines Keep Playoff Hopes Alive, Shutout Shady Side Academy

Ellwood City defeated Shady Side Academy 4-0 on Monday as Ryan Gibbons and Ryan Hampton combined to toss a three-hit shutout. Ellwood City fired up the offense in the first inning, when Samuel DiCaprio singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run. The Wolverines put up a four-spot in the first frame, accounting for all of the game’s offense. Both teams accounted for only seven hits – all singles. Gibbons got the win for the Wolverines. He allowed only one hit over four scoreless innings, striking out six and walking zero. Hampton threw three innings in relief out of the…

May 4, 2019

Junior High Softball Team Defeats Shenango; Record Improves To 9-2

The Lady Wolverines put together a solid effort and defeated Shenango on Tuesday afternoon at Stiefel Park by a score of 10-0.  The game was shortened to 5 innings due to the mercy rule. The Wolverines got on the board starting in the second inning.  Ellie Kalantzis reached base on a two-out walk and stole second.  She scored on a rbi single by Julia Nardone.  After Nardone reached second on a wild pitch, Keira Rozanski knocked her in with a single into center field.  Rozanski would score on a double by Aliya Garroway. Ellwood City added four more runs to…

May 3, 2019

EC Varsity Softball Team Defeats Hopewell, Earns 10-Win Regular Season

The Lady Wolverines closed out section play strongly as they defeated Hopewell Thursday afternoon by a score of 9-0.  The team improves to 10-5 on the season and finished section play with a record of 7-3. Makinley Magill got things started in the top of the second as she laced a double into left-center field.  Magill scored as Kyla Servick’s perfectly placed bunt single was thrown into right field for a two-base error.  Ariana Garroway walked with two outs to put runners on first and third.  Garroway and Servick then executed a double steal to plate the second run. Ellwood…

May 3, 2019

Riverside Boys Track & Field Advance to WPIAL Championships

Two-time defending WPIAL champion Riverside boys track & field team advanced to the WPIAL championships this week after semifinal meet victory on Tuesday. The Riverside boys will go for their third title in a row and will attempt to knock off Class AA challengers Shenango, South Park and Waynesburg.  Last year the Panthers defeated Mohawk, South Park, and Freedom to claim its championship. The 2019 championships will be held Monday at Peters Township with all meets beginning at 4:00pm VIEW FULL SEMIFINAL RESULTS Class 2A Team Results At Riverside Riverside 110, Derry 40 Riverside 111.5, Freedom 38.5 Riverside 116, Shady…

April 30, 2019

PHOTOS: Garroway, Greco Power EC Softball To Victory; Boys Baseball Holds On Late For Win

Ariana Garroway was an RBI machine on Monday, driving in four runs on three hits while Natalia Greco slugged a homerun to power the Wolverines past North Catholic 9-6 on Monday. Garroway drove in runs on a grand slam in the first as the Wolverines batted around and raced out to an early 9-0 lead at home. North Catholic scored five runs in the third inning, but Wolverines still managed to pull out the victory. Garroway went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Wolverines in hits. Eight Wolverines collected at least one hit in the contest.  Ellwood City was sure-handed…

April 25, 2019

EC Softball Knocks Off Unbeaten Avonworth; JH Softball, Varsity Baseball Teams Victorious

Varsity Softball Knocks Off Previously Unbeaten Avonworth Record Now 8-4 Avonworth walked into Stiefel Park with an unblemished 13-0 record and were ranked as the #1 team in WPIAL Class 3A. They left with their first loss of the season as The Lady Wolverines made a statement with a convincing 6-1 win. The Wolverines kept their section championship aspirations alive as they improved to 5-2 in section play. Freshman pitching sensation Angie Nardone stifled the hard-hitting Antelopes offensive attack as she cruised to the complete game victory. Nardone was impressive as she scattered 5 hits over 7 innings. She gave…