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August 27, 2025

Barry Earns 200th Career Victory; EC Boys Golf Beats OLSH, Girls Upend Sewickley Academy

Ellwood City golf head coach Sam Barry earned his 200th career coaching victory Tuesday afternoon as the Ellwood City boys golf team defeated Our Lady of  Sacred Heart (OLSH) 194-207 at Moon Golf Course. Nate Kennedy shot a team-low round of 36 to lead the Wolverines. Jordan Keller and Jaxon Rozanski each posted rounds of 37 while Adam Jeffcoat (41) and Gino Biondi (43) rounded out the scoring for Ellwood City. Jonah Schollaert shot a low round of 34 for OLSH in defeat. Barry saw his team improve to 8-1 on the regular season. The head coach is in his…

August 23, 2025

Ellwood City, Riverside Each Fall In Season Openers

Ellwood City and Riverside each fell in their respective season openers Friday night. The Wolverines fell 43-14 to Laurel at Helling Stadium. Spartan running back Kolton Carlson collected three 2nd quarter touchdowns as Laurel exploded for 22 points to break a 7-7 tie. Carlson finished with 115 running as the Spartans posted 238 on the ground in the victory. Tyler Smiley rushed for two touchdowns and new placekicker Aiden Huth knocked home a pair of extra points for the Wolverines. Smiley finished with 41 yards rushing and 7-22 passing but Ellwood City fell victim to four turnovers in defeat. Ellwood…

August 19, 2025

Tickets On Sale For Ellwood City Home Opener Versus Laurel

Ellwood City will open its regular season next Friday versus the Laurel Spartans. Tickets for the August 22nd home football game versus Laurel can be purchased online at https://gofan.co/app/school/PA6449. Physical tickets are no longer sold in the high school office, but may be purchased at the gate at the stadium. Adult All Sports passes and Student Superfan passes can also be purchased online using the same link. Senior citizen passes can still be picked up at the main office of Lincoln High School during the school day. Last season, Ellwood City wrapped up a historic season of firsts – first…

August 15, 2025

Ellwood City Girls Softball Team to Seek Neighboring School District Fields for Home Games

The Ellwood City Area School District’s Board of Directors voted to allow the girls softball team to use neighboring school districts’ fields for home games during the August 14th Regular Meeting. The girls previously played at Stiefel Park on a field owned by the borough, but they will not return to Stiefel in their upcoming season. The board expressed safety concerns and a deterioration of the field as the reasoning for seeking play at neighboring districts’ fields. Board members also stated that they no longer wish to invest money into any improvements to the field at Stiefel Park. “I’m not…

August 12, 2025

Five Wolverine Golfers Shoot Sub-40, EC Routs Union 185-271

All five counting scores for the Ellwood City Wolverines golf team were sub-40 on Monday as the team cruised to a 185-271 match victory at home over Union Area. Jordan Keller led the charge with a 3-under round of 33 while Gino Biondi posted a score of 37. Nate Kennedy and Cam Keller each finished with rounds of 38 and Jaxon Rozanski rounded out the scoring with a round of 39 for Ellwood City. Landon Eckert led Union Area with a team-low round of 40. Ellwood City improves to 2-0 on the young season and will travel to Shenango on…

August 12, 2025

Tyler Good Captures 65th Annual Delmar Golf Course Club Championship

It was a “GOOD” day at Delmar Golf Course on Sunday. Tyler Good captured the 65th Annual Delmar Golf Course Club Championship yesterday with a brilliant 2 under par 70 to hold off Michael Pope by 2 shots. Good, a former EC golf standout, started the day a shot back of defending champion Jordan Keller, who opened with a 2 under par 70. Good used birdies on 14, 15 and 16 to pull away from the field and outlast 2024 runner up Michael Pope. Pope’s final round 4 under par 68 was the low score of the weekend. Ellwood City…

August 8, 2025

Delmar Golf Course Hosts Champions Dinner

Eighteen former Delmar Club Champions gathered on Wednesday to celebrate and reflect on 65 years of accomplishments, memories and personal milestones at Delmar Golf Course. As part of the evening’s festivities, the club proudly recognized Jordan Keller, its 2024 Delmar Club Champion, for his outstanding performance last season. In addition, Ms. Romy Westlund was awarded the 2025 Jack Ferrante Delmar Golf Course Memorial Scholarship — an annual scholarship presented to a graduating member of the Ellwood City golf programs. This meaningful award is made possible by the generous support of the Delmar membership and is given in memory of the…

August 4, 2025

PHOTOS: Free Basketball Camp Draws 44 Participants

A free, five-day co-ed basketball camp took place last week for 44 players at the Ewing Park Basketball Courts. The camp was scheduled for any boy or girl aged 6–12 and ran from 10 a.m. until noon. Camp director Bob Rak led the camp with assistant coaches Father Joe Freddy, Mark Garvin, Brad Brown, Joe Fisher, and Herm Petti. Coach Rak commented that the campers were all eager to learn, great to work with, and the camp was a huge success. He hopes to continue make this an annual event. The coaches pictured (left to right): Father Joe Freddy, Mark…

July 22, 2025

Central Valley Wins 74th Ellwood City Little League Tournament; EC Finishes 3rd

Central Valley downed Laurel, 11-4, to win the 74th Ellwood City Little League Tournament on Monday night at Freidhoff Field. WKBN-TV in Youngstown, Ohio televised the game-their first broadcast ever of a Little League game in Pennsylvania. Before the game, Richie Allen, who will be inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, was acknowleged by the Ellwood City Amateur Baseball Federation. Allen hit the game-winning home run in the 3rd Ellwood City Little League Tournament in 1952. Central Valley scored two runs in the first inning and added three in the second inning to take a…

July 21, 2025

Dick Allen Hall Of Fame Celebration And Induction Watch Party Scheduled This Weekend

Dick Allen will finally be inducted in to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. The wait will come to end on Sunday, July 27th when Allen is posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame with a well-deserved plaque in Cooperstown, N.Y. Wampum Borough will play host to celebrations this coming weekend ahead of Richard “Dick” Allen’s induction. Organizers are calling it the Dick Allen Festival with a testimonial dinner kicking things off Thursday at Le Resto Restaurant in New Castle where friends, former teammates and residents can share memories of Allen. On Friday, a celebration will take…