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February 10, 2026

PLAYOFFS!! Three Local Basketball Teams Qualify For WPIAL Playoffs

The Ellwood City boys basketball team returns to the WPIAL Playoffs as a 9-seed while the Riverside Panthers boys basketball team earned a 14-seed in the 2026 WPIAL Class 3A Championships. Ellwood City and Riverside split their two rivalry contests during the regular season and will now each eye non-section opponents in the WPIAL Playoff opening round. #9 Ellwood City (12-10 Overall) will travel to face #8 South Allegheny (13-8) on Tuesday, February 17th at 7 p.m. [BUY TICKETS] South Allegheny features Trib HSSN Preseason Player of the Year, senior guard Drew Cook while Ellwood City features junior guard Kaleb…

February 7, 2026

PHOTOS: Wolverines Lose To Aliquippa On Senior Night

The Ellwood City boys basketball team was defeated 67-52 by Aliquippa at home Friday evening as part of its senior night. Kaleb Servick scored a game-high 19 points while Aaron Lake delivered a double-double (10 points, 15 reboounds) in defeat. Aliquippa (13-5 Overall, 9-2 Class 3A-1) raced out to an early 19-9 lead and 34-21 lead at halftime. Javarri Carter finished with a team-high 17 points for the Quips. Ellwood City wraps up its regular season with a record of 12-9 (7-4 Class 3A-1) and will be one of four teams represented from the MAC Conference in the 2026 WPIAL…

February 6, 2026

PHOTOS: Lady Wolverines Fall To Quaker Valley On Senior Night

The Lady Wolverines fell 58-25 to Quaker Valley on Thursday night at Lincoln High School on its senior night. Sophomore Jadyn Allwine led all Ellwood City scorers with seven points. Teegan Patterson and senior Ava Lucarelli each scored six points in defeat. Mimi Thiero poured in a game-high 20 points for Quaker Valley (15-6 Overall, 12-2 Class 3A-1) who led 30-14 at halftime. The Ellwood City girls basketball teams completes its regular season with a record of 3-19 (2-12 Class 3A-1). Sophomore Cara Kreitzer finished the season with 290 points (13.2 average) and compiled two games during the regular season…

February 5, 2026

Lady Panthers Clinch Playoff Berth Behind A Pair Of Emmas

The Riverside girls basketball team has clinched a playoff berth and wrapped up its regular season Thursday with a 52-13 victory over New Brighton. A pair of Emmas will now lead the charge for the Lady Panthers as they forge their way in to the WPIAL Class 3A Playoffs. “Emma Meyer is a tireless worker and Emma Stockman just comes up big game after game,” says first year head coach John Fruehstorfer. Emma Meyer knocked home 26 points on Monday in a 60-17 rout of Sto-Rox and is no stranger to 20-point efforts. Meyer is closing in on 300 points…

January 29, 2026

Ellwood City Girls Softball League Hosting Sign-Ups Beginning On Saturday

The Ellwood City Girls Softball League will be hosting sign ups on Saturday, January 31st and Saturday, February 7th from 10:00 a.m. to noon and Tuesday, February 10th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The location of the sign-ups will be the Ellwood City McDonald’s. (Weather permitting) The Ellwood City Girls Softball League is dedicated to providing a fun and supportive environment for nearly 100 girls from the Ellwood City and surrounding areas to enjoy the game of slow-pitch softball. 7U ages 4-7 $100 per player, Games tentatively Tuesday and Thursday 6pm 12U ages 8-12 $150 per player, Games tentatively…

January 28, 2026

Ellwood Area Family Center Hosting Youth Baseball Clinic in February

The Ellwood Area Family Center will be hosting a youth baseball clinic in February. The goal is to enhance youth baseball in the community and will be open to players ages 10-12. The clinic will be run by Coach Jeff Fotia, former Ellwood City high school baseball coach who won multiple section titles and a PIAA state championship in 2003 and former players from the state championship team. The sessions will be held at the Ellwood Area Family Center on the North Side of Ellwood City on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning on February 16th.  The clinic will run for three…

January 24, 2026

ROUND BALL: Wolverines Clinch Playoff Berth; Riverside Downs Beaver Falls

Kaleb Servick and Aaron Lake combined for 46 points as Ellwood City easily dismissed New Brighton 81-50 on Friday night to clinch a WPIAL Class 3A playoff berth Servick poured in 18 first half points as the Wolverines held a 44-20 advantage at halftime. Servick knocked home a third quarter 3-pointer en route to his game-high 26-point effort. Lake finished with 21 rebounds (5 assists, 2 blocks) to go along with his 20 points. Maykel Cuevas popped two 3-pointers as part of his 10-point effort. The Wolverines handed out 24 assists as a team. Ellwood City improves to 10-8 Overall…

January 21, 2026

PHOTOS: Wolverines Knock Off Riverside 52-40

The Ellwood City boys basketball team used a well rounded scoring attack to knock off rival Riverside 52-40 on Tuesday at Lincoln High School. Three Wolverines reached double digits led by junior guard Kaleb Servick who scored a game-high 17 points.  Tyler Smiley finished with 11 points (two 3-pointers, four assists, five steals) and Aaron Lake scored 10 points in the victory. Ellwood City never trailed in the contest and improved to 9-8 on the regular season (5-3 Class 3A-1). Matt Santillo and Dylan Meyer each scored nine points for the Panthers in defeat. Riverside falls to 10-5 Overall (4-4…

January 20, 2026

PHOTOS: Lady Panthers Defeat Wolverines 46-17

Emma Meyers knocked home four 3-pointers and scored a game high 14 points to lead Riverside to a 46-17 victory over Ellwood City on Monday. Meyers was among eight Panthers that scored in the rivalry victory. Gabby McElwain and Addison Drake each pitched in two 3-pointers and eight points a piece for Riverside who posted nine 3-pointers as a team. The Panthers led 30-5 at halftime. Jadyn Allwine and Teegan Patterson scored six points a piece for Ellwood City in defeat. Ellwood City falls to 2-15 on the regular season with its next contest on Thursday at New Brighton.  The…

January 15, 2026

Ellwood City Looking To Hire Head Football and Basketball Coaches

The Ellwood City Area School District is seeking applicants to fill its anticipated vacancies for head football coach and head boys basketball coach. Current coach Dan Bradley is moving on from his positions after four seasons with the Wolverines. Bradley will wrap up as head coach of 2025-26 boys basketball season (currently 7-8 Overall) this winter after steering the Wolverines football team to a second consecutive playoff berth and a 7-5 record in the fall. Ellwood City hired the former OLSH football coach to fix a distressed program that hadn’t won a game in three seasons entering the 2022 campaign….