Local Sports

The winter sports athletes at Ellwood and Riverside are looking forward to their upcoming season and have undoubtedly endured aggressive practices in hopes that the hard work will pay off in the end. “We’ve been conditioning, working hard, and getting comfortable doing what we do in order to brace ourselves for the competition,” Jordan Recce, a senior basketball player at Ellwood stated. After interviewing several seniors from Ellwood’s winter sports teams, just about every one of them was in agreement that their ultimate goal is to make it to the playoffs. To view the full interviews, click below: Meet the…

We interviewed the seniors of Lincoln High School’s wrestling team and women’s basketball about their upcoming season:     Wrestling: Tyler Alberts Parents: Craig and Heather Alberts Years wrestling: 12 Q. What are you most looking forward to in the upcoming season? A. Placing in states. Q. What have you and the team been doing to prepare for the season? A. Conditioning and practicing. Q. Any tough opponents you know of? A. South Side. Q. What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned from playing basketball? A. Never give up. Q. What will you miss about basketball after graduation? A. The…

As the winter sport teams ready for their upcoming matches, we took the time to interview the seniors of Lincoln High School’s men’s basketball team before the start of the season: Tyler Good Parents: Michelle Biondi and Shawn Anglim Years playing basketball: 10 Q. What are you most looking forward to in the upcoming season? A. Beating Riverside twice in one season. Q. What have you and the team been doing to prepare for the season? A. A lot of conditioning. Q. How do you hope to improve this year? A. Make the playoffs. Q. Any tough opponents you know of?…

Adult Season Tickets, for Ellwood City Boys Varsity Basketball, will be on sale in the High School office. The cost is $20, and the tickets are good for all regular season home games (excludes Tip-Off Classic 12/9-12/10). Adult Season Tickets for Girls Varsity Basketball will be available at the gate of each home game, and the cost is also $20. All tickets at the door will be $5 for adults, $2 for students, and $1 for senior citizens. All games except those posted otherwise will begin with JV at 6:00pm followed by Varsity at 7:30pm.   Boys Varsity Schedule (Home in…

Taylor Petrak, a senior swimmer at Lincoln High School, signed her letter of intent today at the high school in the presence of her parents, Patti and Jay Petrak, after she was offered an athletic scholarship by Ohio State University. The intent stated Petrak will be swimming for Ohio State University over the next four years while she attends college there. Taylor visited several colleges before choosing Ohio State, and she said she’s completely confident and excited with her decision to sign with them. “The other colleges were amazing and they had a lot to offer as well, but speaking…

Lincoln HS Big Gym, Tuesday and Wednesday November 8th and 9th, from 6:30-8:00. Featuring EC Varsity Head Coach and Wrestlers.

Student tickets for Friday night’s home WPIAL football playoff game against Avonworth will be on sale in the Riverside High School athletic office from 7:15am to 1:00pm only. Tickets will not be on sale during lunches. Tickets will be on sale in the middle school office during lunch times. Pre-sale student tickets are $5.00 if bought in advance. Please be aware that there will be NO student tickets sold at the gate before the home game.  All tickets bought at the gate are $7.00. Riverside (7-2 Overall) hosts Avonworth (5-4 Overall) who recovered from a slow 2-4 start to its…

Recap article written by Bradley Windhorst/ Ellwood City Wolverine’s official website American football was built on the concept of running “North and South.”  Last night’s match-up between the Quakers and the Wolverines proved that present day football reigns through the air. Coming into the season finale, the Wolverines had minimal success through the air whereas Quaker Valley had known their guy, Amos Luptak, from previous games.  Stats didn’t matter last night as both teams racked up almost 700 yards combined, mostly through the air. The first quarter got off with a bang as the Quakers scored 44 seconds into the…

Recap article courtesy of Bradley Windhorst/The Wolverines Official Website. Football is a four quarter sport and has been such for many years.  The Wolverines and Panthers found out last night during the 31st rendition of the “Riv-Ell Cup” rivalry match-up between the Riverside Panthers 5-2 (5-1)  and the Ellwood City Wolverines 0-7 (0-6) that sometimes four quarters is not enough to determine the victor. The 31st match-up between Riverside and Ellwood City came down to two crucial drives, but these drive did not actually occur during regulation time – the game between the Panthers and Wolverines had to be determined…

The 21st annual Gobbler’s Gallop will take place on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, at Riverside High School’s Memorial Stadium. The 10K run starts at 9 a.m. followed by a 5K run at 10:15 a.m. Participants in the 5K walk can walk the course anytime between 9 and 11 a.m. November 18th is the last day to pre-register at the lower price – $15 for the 10K, 5K or walk or $18 for both the 5K and the 10K runs. All those pre-registered will receive a T-shirt. Registration after Nov. 18 will be $18 for the 5K or 10K runs or…