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April 13, 2017

PHOTOS: Riverside Captures Lead Early to Defeat Ellwood City Wolverines

Ellwood City Wolverines fell behind early and couldn’t come back in an 8-1 loss to Riverside on Wednesday. Riverside scored on a single by Will Yasenka, a single by Anthony Tollari, and a fielder’s choice by Ricky Wass in the second inning. Riverside captured the lead in the second inning. With one out in the second inning Will Yasenka drove in one run when he singled. Cristian Cicchinelli earned the win for Riverside. He threw six innings, allowing one run, three hits, and striking out four. Tyler Good took the loss for Ellwood City Wolverines. He tossed four innings, allowing…

April 13, 2017

Boy’s Varsity Tennis, Lincoln High School, Ellwood City ASD

Record:  Section: 4-4,  Overall: 4-5   Next Matches – 4/26 – Seneca Valley, Scrimmage, Ewing Park 5/1 – Section Singles, Pearson Park 5/3 – MAC Tournament, Brady’s Run and Beaver High School. (Rescheduled) 5/8 – Section Doubles, Pearson Park   Today’s results  – final section match of the season for Ellwood. QV plays Ambridge tomorrow (Thursday) at Brady’s Run.     Ellwood City Area School District Lincoln Jr/Sr High School Boys Varsity Tennis 2016-2017 School Year Head Coach: Keith Golebie Asst Coach: John DiBuono Volunteer Asst Coach: Harry Reisinger Date: April 12, 2017 Senior Recognition Opponent: Central Valley High School…

April 12, 2017

PHOTOS: Greco Tosses Gem; Lady Wolverines Defeat Steel Valley 5-1

In a rematch of last year’s WPIAL semifinal, the Lady Wolverines traveled to Homestead on Tuesday afternoon and once again came away with a hard fought victory. They are now 4-0 on the season and in sole possession of first place in the section with a record of 3-0.   Skyla Greco was dominant in the circle as she tossed a two hitter. The fireballing senior struck out a season high 15 and walked 4. She was constantly ahead in the count with 19 out of 28 first pitch strikes. Her command was also on point as 75 of her…

April 11, 2017

Lincoln, Riverside Defeat Opponents

Lady Wolverines Pass First Test, Defeat Avonworth 12-6 The Antelopes entered the game with a ton of offensive hype and an undefeated record. By game’s end, it was the visiting Lady Wolverines who carried the big sticks and remained undefeated on the young season. Ellwood City scored 2 runs in the top of the first and never looked back. Every batter in the Wolverines lineup collected at least one hit and Ellwood City scored in 6 of the 7 innings. The defending WPIAL champs have now scored 40 runs in the season’s first three games and are in the driver’s…

April 10, 2017

Baseball, Softball Teams Lose Weekend Matches

Ellwood City Wolverines Loses Lead Early in Defeat Ellwood City Wolverines watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 4-1 loss to West Allegheny on Saturday. West Allegheny scored on a single by Justin Usenicnik in the first inning and a double by Trey Zeroski in the second inning. West Allegheny took an early lead in the first inning. With two outs in the first inning Justin Usenicnik drove in one run when he singled. Conner Bartley earned the win for West Allegheny. He threw three innings, giving up zero runs, two hits, striking out one, and…

April 7, 2017

Steel Valley Captures Lead Early to Defeat Riverside Panthers Varsity

Riverside Panthers Varsity Softball fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 13-0 loss to Steel Valley on Thursday. Steel Valley scored on a home run by #24, a triple by #13, an error, and a fielder’s choice by #28 in the first inning. Steel Valley captured the lead in the first inning. With one out in the first inning #24 drove in two runs when she homered. A single by MaKenzie McElwain in the fourth inning was a positive for Riverside Panthers Varsity. #28 earned the win for Steel Valley. She tossed five innings, surrendering zero runs, two…

April 7, 2017

PHOTOS: Two Lincoln High School Seniors Signed Letter of Intent

As the seniors of 2017 are getting ready to move on from high school, two Lincoln High School seniors are preparing for their future after they signed their letter of intent this week. Russo signed his letter of intent to play Football at Thiel College next fall and Mitch Fraser signed his letter of intent to play Football at Waynesburg College. Photos submitted.        

April 6, 2017

Wolverines and Panthers Victorious Against Opponents

Roth’s Walkoff Gives Ellwood City Wolverines Victory Over Beaver Falls A walk-off single led Ellwood City Wolverines past Beaver Falls 1-0 on Wednesday. The game was tied at zero with Ellwood City Wolverines batting in the bottom of the seventh when Anthony Roth singled off of Matt Veon, driving in one run. Shane Sedgwick started things off strong for Ellwood City Wolverines as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Ellwood City Wolverines’s pitchers struck out five on the way to victory. A double by Emilio Allegra in the first inning was a positive for Beaver Falls. Noah Rinker earned…

April 6, 2017

PHOTOS: Lady Wolverines Open Section Play with 15-0 Victory Over Riverside

   In the section opener for Ellwood City, the Wolverine bats heated up just like the weather. The offense banged out 13 hits in just 3 innings of work as the game was halted by the mercy rule. Ariana Garroway and Zoe Kalantzis both hit shots that left the yard. Garroway finished the day 3-3 with a 3 run blast, scored twice and totaled 4 rbi’s. Kalantzis went 2-2 with a solo shot, an rbi, and a run scored. Eisabela Miller and Brooklyn Magill each finished with 2 singles. Miller drove in a run and scored twice while Magill drove…