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June 3, 2021

Wolverines Fall In WPIAL Championship; Move On To PIAA

Top seeded Mt. Pleasant ripped ten doubles in its convincing 15-0 victory over Ellwood City in the Class-3A WPIAL Softball Championship Game on Wednesday at Cal U. The 11-seeded Wolverines were seeking a fourth WPIAL title but fell one game short in defeat after its victories over No. 6 Deer Lakes, No. 3 Waynesburg and No. 7 Southmoreland to gain entry in the championship game. Ellwood City won in Class 3A in 2008 and ‘17 and 2A in ‘16. The Wolverines could only post two hits against Vikings senior ace Mary Smithnosky, singles by Angie Nardone and Kyla Servick, while…

June 1, 2021

VIDEO: Ongoing Investigation Into An Early Morning Shooting On Mercer Road

According to multiple news reports, a man was shot early Tuesday morning in Ellwood City, Lawrence County. The shooting happened about 2:30 a.m. on Mercer Road, near Cutoff Street. Police had Mercer Road blocked off with crime scene tape and at least a dozen evidence markers were placed on the road. An SUV that had its windows shot out was towed away. The man who was shot was taken to a hospital, officials said. His condition has not been released. source: www.wpxi.com / www.kdka.com Here is what we know about a shooting near Ellwood City/Perry Township. One man was shot…

May 26, 2021

PHOTOS: Wolverines Softball Advances To WPIAL Championship Game

PLEASE NOTE: WPIAL Championship Game is scheduled for Wednesday, June 2nd at 2:15 p.m. at California University of Pennsylvania There’s an age old adage in softball and baseball that states “Offense sells tickets, Pitching and Defense win Championships”. That rang loud and clear on Tuesday afternoon at Penn Trafford High School as the Wolverines defeated Southmoreland 4-2 to advance to the WPIAL Class-3A Championship game. Freshman hurler Julia Nardone was phenomenal in the circle as she kept the potent Scotties offense off balance all day long while the defense was stellar and played error free ball. While the offense was…

May 25, 2021

PHOTOS: 6th Grade Olympics

Ellwood City 6th grade students participated in their annual 6th grade Olympics this past Thursday May 20th at Helling Stadium in Ewing Park. The day started off with a parade of classes in the morning before the events began. The team names represented each of the students homerooms. The teams were as follows:  Agostinelli All Stars; Bing’s Bandits; Mrs.Cortez’s Charging Cheetahs; Morella’s Wolverines; Ott’s Bots ; The Rozanski Royals Morella’s Wolverines won the Tug Of War Championship.  

May 19, 2021

PHOTOS: Lady Wolverines Knock Off Deer Lakes, Advance In WPIAL Playoffs

For the sixth consecutive season, the Wolverine softball team won a first round playoff game. Tuesday afternoon’s opening round contest was a back and forth thriller that saw 11th seeded Ellwood City put up a three spot in the top of the seventh inning to turn a 5-4 deficit into a 7-5 victory over the 6th seeded Deer Lakes Lancers. – Ellwood City scored first, as lead off batter Angie Nardone doubled into left center and scored on a two out RBI single to right by Aliya Garroway. The energy and the lead was short lived as Garroway was injured…

May 14, 2021

PHOTOS: EC Softball Drops Section Finale To South Park, Turns Attention To WPIAL Playoffs

Last week, the Wolverines traveled to South Park and cruised to a 12-3 victory, but on Wednesday evening, the Eagles turned the tables and cruised to a 9-2 win on Ellwood City Senior Night. Ellwood City seniors Maria Ioanilli and Makinley Magill were recognized prior to the game as part of the Senior Night festivities. The Wolverines started fast as Senior Maria Ioanilli smashed the first pitch of the inning over the wall in left center field for a quick 1-0 lead. South Park took the 3-1 lead in the third inning on back to back singles and a 3-run…

May 3, 2021

PHOTOS: Wolverines Earn Senior Day Victory Over Quaker Valley, 5-1

The Ellwood City Wolverines defeated Quaker Valley 5-1 on Saturday. Prior to the contest, the Ellwood City seniors were recognized with their parents as part of the Senior Day game. After a relatively quiet first five innings, Ellwood City scored four runs in the sixth inning to put the game out of reach. The offensive onslaught by the Wolverines was led by James Meehan (2-3, 2 runs, 1 2B, 1 RBI), Alexander Roth, Noah Magill, and RJ Murray, who each had RBIs in the pivotal inning. Ryan Hampton led things off on the mound for Ellwood City allowing four hits…

February 24, 2021

PHOTOS: Ellwood City Sweeps Riverside In Doubleheader

The Ellwood City Wolverines girls and boys basketball teams each defeated the Panthers and swept the rivalry doubleheader Tuesday night at Riverside High School. The girls ran away with a 42-12 victory in the first game while the boys used a strong second half to collect its 80-53 victory in the second game of the evening. For the girls, the cousin duo of Junior Kyla Servick and Freshman Claire Noble combined for 30 points. Noble earned her first double-double of her high school career,  scoring 17 points, including two 3-pointers, and pulling down 11 rebounds. Servick poured in 13 points…

January 19, 2021

Lady Wolverines Surge In Second Quarter, Race Past Riverside

The Ellwood City Lady Wolverines used a 21-1 second quarter surge to race past the visiting Riverside Panthers 45-11 Monday Night at Lincoln High School. After exchanging scores early in the first quarter, Ellwood City posted their impressive run in the second quarter taking an 8-6 advantage to a comfortable 29-7 halftime lead.  Great defense translated to multiple fast break points and layups for the Lady Wolverines. The Wolverines kept on the pressure through the second half in defeating its rival in the first of two RivEll Cup contests this year.  Ellwood City held Riverside scoreless in the final quarter….

January 9, 2021

PHOTOS: Wolverines Falter In Fourth, Fall to Neshannock

After pacing most of the game and leading 37-33 heading into the fourth quarter, Ellwood City could not manage a field goal and only two points – Steve Antuono free throws – in the final frame, letting the lead, and game, slip away in falling 47-39 to Neshannock. Ellwood City opened up their long-awaited regular season play Friday night and held leads after the first three quarters over the visiting Lancers, including a 25-19 halftime edge. However, Neshannock bounced back, scoring 28 points in the second half to claw back and earn its road victory. Alexander Roth led the Wolverines…