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September 15, 2025

Ellwood Area Family Center Hosting Three Youth Basketball Clinics

The Ellwood Area Family Center will be hosting three youth basketball clinics beginning in October. The basketball sessions will be held at the Ellwood Area Family Center on the North Side of Ellwood City on Tuesday and Thursday evenings beginning with the Age 5-6 and Age 7-8 sessions starting Tuesday, September 30th. The clinic will run four five consecutive weeks with the Age 5-6 session running from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and the Age 7-8 session following from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The eldest clinic for Ages 9-10 will run from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m….

September 13, 2025

Amicone Hauls In Last Second TD Pass, Wolverines Edge Mohawk 21-15

A week after a crushing last second loss to Neshannock, Ellwood City flipped the script and earned its last second victory over Mohawk. Tyler Amicone hauled in a 41-yard touchdown pass with 9.3 seconds remaining to erase the Wolverines single point deficit. The Wolverines marched down the field in less than three minutes and with no timeouts to secure the comeback conference victory. The teams exchanged touchdowns in the first half but three consecutive field goals by Mohawk kicker Andrew Lloyd (26-yards, 28 and 22) put the host Warriors ahead 15-14. Cameron Mill scooped up a fumble and scampered in…

September 12, 2025

Late Field Goal Lifts Riverside To 9-7 Victory Over Union

Gage Safran’s 38-yard field goal with 5:33 to play proved the difference in Riverside’s 9-7 victory over Union Thursday night at Union. The Panthers held a decisive advantage in total offense outgaining the host Scotties 364 to 147, but it wasn’t until a drive that began with nine minutes exact on the clock that they were able to take the lead back for good. Mason Holler intercepted Scotties’ quarterback Jordyn Kelley at their 31-yard line and Riverside proceeded to move the football 48 yards in ten plays, where place kicker Gage Safran capped the drive by drilling a 38-yard field goal….

September 10, 2025

Ellwood City Boys XC Team Off To Unbeaten Start To Season

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…

September 6, 2025

Halftime Lead Evaporates, Wolverines Fall To Neshannock

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…

September 5, 2025

Lin Goes Low, Ellwood City Golf Knocks Off Riverside

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…

September 5, 2025

Ellwood City Fall Sports Q&A 2025: Part 3

This is part three of a three part series featuring area athletes in fall 2025 sports. [VIEW PART TWO] [VIEW PART ONE] The start of fall sports is upon us, so we took the opportunity catch up with the athletes of those teams to see what they are doing to prepare for the upcoming rivalries and to offer some perspective on the season ahead and their plans for the future. Ellwood City Athletes Nicklas DePaoli School you attend? Lincoln High School Sport? Cross Country Grade? 12th How many years have you have participated? Two What do you feel is your…

September 4, 2025

Riverside Fall Sports Q&A 2025: Part 2

This is part two of a three part series featuring area athletes in fall 2025 sports. [VIEW PART ONE] The start of fall sports is upon us, so we took the opportunity catch up with the athletes of those teams to see what they are doing to prepare for the upcoming rivalries and to offer some perspective on the season ahead and their plans for the future. Riverside Athletes Tyler Richards School you attend? Riverside Sport? Football Grade? 12th How many years have you have participated? 7years What do you feel is your biggest strength? Offensive line What is your favorite…

September 3, 2025

SPORTS ROUND-UP: Riverside Volleyball Over Wolverines, EC Golf Sweeps, EC Tennis Falls To Lincoln Park

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…

September 3, 2025

Riverside Fall Sports Q&A 2025: Part 1

This is part one of a three part series featuring area athletes in fall 2025 sports. [VIEW PART 2] The start of fall sports is upon us, so we took the opportunity catch up with the athletes of those teams to see what they are doing to prepare for the upcoming rivalries and to offer some perspective on the season ahead and their plans for the future. Riverside Athletes Joci Cummings School you attend? Riverside High School Sport? Varsity Volleyball Grade? Senior How many years have you have participated? This will be my 6th year playing What do you feel is…