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May 20, 2024

PHOTOS: North Side Primary Holds Parent Career Day

North Side Primary held its 6th annual Parent Career Day on Thursday, May 16th. The experience allowed for parents to visit North Side Primary, have lunch with their child and have very different involvement with hundreds of kids.  The day was a huge success for North Side community. “I am very proud of the planning, preparation, coordination, and hard work that Ms. Wiech, our K-2 School Counselor, puts into carry-out this engaging instructional event for our K-2 students each year,” said North Side principal Mr. Parsons. “As the “Cornerstone Connection” of the Ellwood City Area School District, this event is…

May 10, 2024

Riv-Ell Presentations: Food trucks, Mobile Florists, Special-Service Funeral Homes

Eleven seniors at Lincoln High School and four at Riverside presented business plans April 25 as the capstone project in a Riv-Ell Entrepreneurship Program and in pursuit of a 16-credit Butler County Community College workplace certificate in entrepreneurship funded by donors. Riv-Ell students who pitched their ideas for ventures before more than 30 spectators in the Lincoln High School library were Lincoln’s Kaci Barnett, Madelyn Carner, Nicholas Franitti, Sidney Gibbons, Aydin Kline, Madison Long, John Lorenc, Alexis McClean, Claire Noble, Ryan Turner and Talan Young; and from Riverside’s Jax Bender, Brooke Dougherty, Brooklyn Gruber and Ciera Koller. About their business…

May 9, 2024

Record 15 Riv-Ell Students Pitch Business Plans

A record 15 high school seniors profiting from a yearlong Riv-Ell Entrepreneurship Program pitched business plans April 25 that impressed Ellwood City area leaders and in pursuit of graduating from Butler County Community College on May 15 with a 16-credit workplace certificate funded by donors. The 11 Lincoln and four Riverside seniors in 2023-2024 represent the largest group to seek the post-secondary credential in a 6-year-old program that combines academic coursework with practical experiences. Riv-Ell is a collaboration between BC3 and Ellwood City area businesses. Private contributions to the BC3 Education Foundation fund tuition, fees and books. Graduates earn a…

May 8, 2024

PHOTOS: Ellwood City Earns 3rd Place Finish At WPIAL Track & Field Championships

The Ellwood City boys track and field team placed third in the WPIAL Class 2A team championship at Peters Township Middle School on Tuesday. The Wolverines defeated Hopewell 79-61 to earn the third place finish. “I think many teams underestimated us this year and we proved everyone wrong,” said head coach Nate Brown. “We started with several postponed meets and my belief is the calendar beat us up pretty badly. That said, I know that I and my coaching staff and very pleased with this finish.” Quaker Valley won the WPIAL 2A Championship after beating Greensburg Central Catholic 76-65. Ellwood…

May 7, 2024

PHOTOS: Winners Of Ellwood City Community Garden Coloring Contest Announced

The winners of the Community Garden Coloring Contest gathered together on Thursday, May 2nd outside of the Municipal Building to claim their prizes and view their artwork. The winners were chosen from a wide variety of entries, each with its own unique style. This year’s winners are as follows: 4-6 year old age group: Savannah Honsaker 7-9 year old age group: Lena Ierino 10-12 year old age group: Gabriella Parson The artists were awarded a $50 prize sponsored by Borough Manager, Kevin Swogger. “I enjoy looking at the entries for the contest each year and seeing the amazing talent our…

May 2, 2024

PHOTOS: Ellwood City Boys’ Track And Field Advances To WPIAL Finals

The Ellwood City Boys’ Track And Field team is heading to the WPIAL 2A Finals next week after a dominating performance in Wednesday afternoon’s qualifying meet at West Mifflin High School. The Wolverines steamrolled its five foes Wednesday beating Riverview 84-66, West Mifflin 86-64, Knock 87.5-62.5 and Waynesburg Central 91-59. Bradley Custer collected 2nd place finishes in the 800m and 1600m runs and Nick Franitti collected 2nd place finishes in the 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles.  Nick Wise took 2nd place in the 400m dash.  Nate Williams finished 1st overall in the long jump, adding a 2nd place finish in…

April 12, 2024

PART THREE: Lincoln High School’s Schoolhouse Rock Live! Is A High Energy, Nostalgic Gem

Lincoln High School will present the musical, Schoolhouse Rock Live! starting tonight, April 12, 2024 in the high school auditorium, at 501 Crescent Avenue, Ellwood City (information about the show and how to get tickets can be found at the end of this article). I got a sneak peak at the show, and you don’t want to miss it! Under the direction of Rick Hudson, this musical is based on the 1970s cartoon. Check out an interview with Director Rick Hudson, here. Schoolhouse Rock Live! is a high energy, education of sorts that includes music, comedy, and a truly golden…

April 4, 2024

VIDEO: North Sewickley Township Flooding

In a video made available Wednesday by Manns Woodland Perspective, portions of North Sewickley Township are shown under water as the recent rain event led to high water levels and flooding of the Connoquenessing Creek. The creek reached recorded gage heights as high as 15.23 ft, recorded at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Many state and local roadways were closed and continued to be closed due to the flooding. 

February 10, 2024

PHOTOS: Roth Sets Career Scoring Mark, Wolverines Beat Riverside 73-45

Joseph Roth is now the all-time leading scorer in Ellwood City boys basketball history. The senior knocked down a free throw midway through the second quarter that gave him 1,939 career points, breaking the career scoring record previously held by Dan Aloi. Roth finished with 18 points in the 73-45 rivalry victory over Riverside Friday night. The senior night game boasted a platform for the four Ellwood City seniors to shine, and all took advantage with big games for the Wolverines. Ryan Widmaier scored 17 points (three 3-pointers), Colton Crizer finished with 11 points (three 3-pointers, seven assists), and Nate…

January 30, 2024

PHOTOS: Wolverines Clinch Playoff Berth With 60-31 Victory Over Riverside

The Ellwood City girls basketball team used a decisive third quarter to race away from rival Riverside Monday evening and pick-up a 60-31 RivEll Cup victory that secured a Class 3A playoff berth. The Wolverines used a 24-4 third quarter onslaught to pull away from the visiting Panthers. Claire Noble led all scorers with 25 points including five 3-pointers to pace the Ellwood City offense. Delaney Sturgeon (13 points, 5-6 free throws) and Caitlin Kreitzer (10 points) joined Noble in double figures. Riverside struck early with Camryn Friello leading the way with a 3-point barrage. Friello scored 12 of her…