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March 15, 2019

Visitor Commentary Sparks Debate Over Field Usage

Ewing Park baseball field usage came into question last night during Ellwood City Area School District’s Board meeting. During visitor comments, Bill Garroway, coach of the Jr. High girls softball team and assistant coach of the girl’s varsity softball team requested the board consider the usage of Freidhoff Field in Ewing Park for the girl’s games. “First class softball teams deserve the use of a first-class field,” Garroway said. According to Garroway, the success of the softball teams and their championship streaks are enough of a reason for them to be able to use the field. He said the teams…

March 11, 2019

Walley Takes 4th Place At PIAA Wrestling Tournament

Ellwood City junior wrestler Austin Walley finished 4th overall in the 182-pound weight class in the PIAA Class AA Wrestling Tournament held at the GIANT Center in Hershey, PA. Walley used a 10-2 decision over Kaleb Kamerer of Slippery Rock and a 9-6 decision over Hunter O’Connor of Jersey Shore Area to advance early in the tournament.  The victories set up a rematch with Bryson Miller of Freedom Area in the semifinal. Miller, however, earned his revenge earning his first victory in four tries against Walley, knocking off Walley 3-2 in an ultimate tie-breaker. It was the second time this season…

March 6, 2019

Riverside’s Swim Team Making A Splash At WPIAL Championship

The Riverside swim team made a splash in the WPIAL championships this past weekend. On the first day, February 28, the Panthers were led by the 200-yard medley relay team of Alexander Roth, Josiah Shaffer, Graham Kralic and Donnie Paracca, which placed second with a time of 1:38.53, less than two-tenths of a second behind Indiana. The same quartet placed third in the 200 freestyle relay. “Nothing will keep them from doing their best! Never regret and don’t look back.” said head coach Gwen Nulph, “We have nothing to lose.” Individually, Paracca and Graham also placed fourth and sixth respectively…

March 6, 2019

Stonecrest Golf Reorganizational Meeting Scheduled

The Stonecrest Golf League’s annual reorganizational meeting will be held on March 26 at the Stonecrest Clubhouse, 2298 Route 18 at 6:00 p.m. At this meeting, current members, and anyone interested in joining are encouraged to attend. League rules, schedule, outings, banquet, dues, membership deadline and other pertinent information will be discussed. If you cannot attend the meeting, but are interested in joining the league and would like to know what was specifics were discussed at the meeting, you can contact the league officers: league president Dino Colaberardino at 724-758-6031, league treasurer Dick Verone at 724-758-5641, or league secretary Ron Aniceti…

March 1, 2019

Riverside Swimming to WPIAL Championships

“We are a little fish in a big pond and we will leave our mark,” expressed Riverside Swim Team head coach Gwen Nulph when asked about the upcoming WPIAL Swimming Championships. They surely have owned up to this statement during the season and now turn their attention to the WPIAL Class AA championships. The small, co-op team consisting of Ellwood City and Riverside athletes is off to the championships carrying their undefeated, boys Class-AA section title with them. Last year alone, the team won a medal at states for the medley relay. That was a moment in Riverside history seeing as…

February 25, 2019

Two Ellwood City Wrestlers Advance to PIAA State Championships

Two Ellwood City wrestlers have advanced to Hershey PIAA State AA Wrestling Championships.  Austin Walley collected a PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional runner up finish in the 182-pound weight class while fellow Wolverine Donavin Chambers placed 4th in his 132-pound weight class. Walley (33-3) earned an impressive come-from-behind victory over No. 2 Derek Yingling of West Branch in the semifinals to set-up a rematch with Mount Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer in the 182-pound championship.  Pitzer had defeated Walley one week early in the WPIAL Individual Wrestling Tournament. [READ MORE] Walley started strong in the title rematch but was countered by the Mount…

February 22, 2019

Ellwood City Bocce Rolling Into Early Season Success

The Ellwood City Bocce team is ‘rolling’ along with early season success. The team is currently 2-0, with victories against Grove City, the defending state champions, and Slippery Rock. Their latest victory, and win, had been against Slippery Rock on Thursday, February 14. The team went into a sudden death frame after both teams had been tied 3-3 when time ran out. It was in sudden death that Ellwood scored a point that gave them a 4-3 will which then gave them a 3 to 1 win overall on all games played that day. “It’s been a great season thus far,”…

February 21, 2019

Wolverines Fall To Carlynton In WPIAL Class 3A Playoffs

The Ellwood City girls basketball team made the most of their upset bid on Wednesday, but after battling all game against the higher seeded Cougars of Carlynton, the Wolverines finally fell 44-39 in their opening round match-up at North Hills. The teams were tied 18-18 at the half before Carlynton opened the second half with an 11-2 run. Ellwood came back with a 9-2 run to close the gap, but was unable to regain a lead after leading Carlynton for brief moments in the first half. Senior Natalia Greco led the Wolverines (13-10 overall) with 16 points, including eight in…

February 21, 2019

Three Ellwood Wrestlers Place At WPIAL Tournament, Advance To Regionals

Three Ellwood City wrestlers medaled at the WPIAL Individual Wrestling Tournament this past weekend and all will advance to the PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional tournament at the Ed Frey Arena, Kovalchick Convention & Athletic Complex at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Friday and Saturday. Junior Austin Walley placed second at 182lbs while Donavin Chambers (3rd at 132lbs) and Jake Alberts (4th at 120lbs) also placed and advanced. “All three boys wrestled a strong tournament,” said head coach Craig Alberts. “Each of them are fired up to advance to the SWR.  These men have been working hard together for years…

February 14, 2019

Lady Wolverines Earn Playoff Berth, Set To Battle Carlynton Cougars

The Ellwood City girls basketball team has earned a playoff berth in the 2019 WPIAL Class 3-A Playoffs that begin next week. The Wolverines, winners of four consecutive games, will square off against the 4-seed Carlynton Cougars next Wednesday at 6:30pm at North Hills High School. For the Wolverines (6-8 Section 1 3A, 13-9 Overall), last week’s victory over Mohawk earned the team a playoff berth under first-year head coach Marc Heil. Seniors Natalia Greco and Isabella Roth lead a hungry group of players looking to have its hard work pay off. “Our team worked really hard this year and…