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July 15, 2024

Gabe Lilly Among Three Area Athletes Competing At Fargo Nationals This Month

Ellwood City wrestler Gabe Lilly is among three area athletes competing out of Ellwood City High School’s Wrecking Crew Wrestling Club competing in the US Marine Corps Junior & 16U Nationals in Fargo, N.D. this month. The Fargo Nationals is the most elite national tournament for high school athletes and the tournament runs from July 13-20th, featuring both boys and girls brackets in a variety of weight classes and styles. As a soon-to-be Ellwood City senior student-athlete, Lilly finished in 6th place in Freestyle and finished as runner up in Greco Roman also qualifying for the PA wrestling team participating…

November 29, 2023

Ellwood City Wrestling Eyes Continued Growth, Playoffs

The Ellwood City Wrestling team under the direction of coach John Fleming is eyeing a playoff berth this season. Along with continued growth within the program, Fleming points out the Wolverines team will grow in numbers as well and have its biggest squad under his watch with a handful of football players joining the team for the 2023-24 campaign. Team expectations are also to make the team playoffs along with having at least one state qualifier this year. “We are looking towards growth of the program although it has been slow it has been improving year after year in the…

March 2, 2023

Berglund Qualifies For PJW States, Shriver Qualifies For Regionals

Two Ellwood City wrestlers have qualified for upcoming wrestling tournaments this weekend. Junior high wrestler Cheyenne Berglund (96 pounds) will compete in the 9th Annual PA Junior High State Championship Tournament in Johnstown, PA this weekend after a qualifying performance last weekend. “Cheyenne has grown over the year and is highly intelligent and is picking up more technique, she has had an excellent season.” says coach John Fleming. “She’s willing to add moves to her arsenal and I feel that will really help her growth in this sport.” For Berglund, this will be a second go-round at states as she…

January 24, 2023

EC Wrestling Team Finishes 12th Place, Shriver Takes 2nd In Mercer VFW Tournament

Sophomore Logan Shriver placed 2nd overall in his 107-pound weight class at the Mercer VFW Wrestling Tournament last week to help boost the Wolverines wrestling team to its 12th place overall finish. Shriver, a second year wrestler, secured a place in the championship match after he earned a 5-1 decision victory over Lexi Doerflinger (Slippery Rock) in the semifinals. Also earning a spot on a podium was sophomore Derek Allen, whom finished 3rd overall in the 114-pound weight class. Allen finished 3-1 in the tournament. Allen pinned Cymba Sines (Mercer) in the quarterfinals but was pinned by Logan Powell (Clarion)…

January 17, 2023

Two Junior High Wrestlers Place At Indiana Tournament

Ellwood City junior high wrestlers Brayden McClure (87-pound class) and Cheyenne Berglund (94-pound class) each placed fourth for the Wolverines in a 23-team wrestling tournament held last weekend. The team competed in the Indiana (PA) Eagles/Good & Associates Tournament on Saturday, January 14th. McClure and Berglund each reached the 3rd place match in their respective weight class in the tournament. McClure finished with a 4-2 record while Berglund finished with a 2-2 record. After a three match winning streak, the 87-pound McClure was felled by Aiden Thompson of Cranberry Area.  Berglund collected her two victories by fall and decision before…

January 11, 2023

Brayden McClure Wins 3rd Place Medal at Junior High MAC Wrestling

Ellwood City 7th-grader Brayden McClure won a third place medal at the Junior High MAC Wrestling Tournament that was held on Friday, January 6th at Freedom High School. McClure recorded three wins by fall on his way to the championship podium in the 94-pound weight class. The Wolverines Junior High Wrestling team consists of wrestlers, McClure, Cheyene Berglund, Nathan Chandler, Jaiden Delawder, Colten Gullo, and Jordan Quintanilla. The team will next battle North Catholic HS on January 11th. [VIEW FULL SCHEDULE] At the varsity level, the Ellwood City Wolverines wrestling team placed 10th out of 16 teams in the Ed…

December 30, 2022

Ellwood City Wrestling Places 28th In Southmoreland Holiday Classic

Wolverine wrestler Ben Gallenz made it to the Championship Quarterfinals during day one matches Southmoreland Holiday Classic to help earn Ellwood City its 28th place finish in the two day wrestling tournament. The 139-pound Gallenz pinned Carl Raitano (Plum) at 1:57 in his opening round match-up and advanced to later earn a 9-1 decision victory over Keegan Young (Greensburg Salem) in Round 2 before falling in the Championship Quarterfinals. Gallenz was bested by Joshua Alexander (Fox Chapel) with a pin at 3:03. “It was a learning experience,” said head coach John Fleming. “We had yet another week of one of…

February 21, 2022

Gallenz Earns Three Victories, Allen Earns 7th Place In WPIAL Wresting Championships

Ellwood City wrestlers Ben Gallenz and Derek Allen each earned three victories in the WPIAL AA Wrestling Championships over the weekend at Canon-McMillan High School. Allen earned a 7th place finish while Gallenz was defeated in the third consolation round of his weight class. Fellow wrestler, and senior, Donovan Stiffler earned two victories in his weight classes. Gallenz earned an opening round victory over Zander Nuttal (Derry), by fall 4-0 at 2:55 but was defeated in the Championship round of 16 by Davis Stepp (Beth Center) 12-2 at 2:48. The junior wrestler earned two victories in the consolation bracket, first…

February 11, 2022

Wolverine Wrestling Wraps Up Regular Season, Senior Night

The Ellwood City Wrestling team wrapped up its regular season this week with two matches, including their senior night on Wednesday evening. The team was defeated by Sharon 45-30 at home Wednesday and also fell to Slippery Rock 34-30 on the road Thursday. The team will next look towards tournament On Wednesday, two seniors Jaden Stull (his first year wrestling) and Donavin Stiffler (his second year wrestling) were recognized prior to the match.  For Ellwood City, Ben Gallenz (126 lb) pinned Camden Reiser, 2:34, and Michael Swesey (172 lb) pinned Muawiyah Maani, 0:32 for victories.  Ellwood also earned three victories…

February 8, 2022

Ellwood City Wrestling Set To Finish Season Strong; Senior Night Wednesday

The Ellwood City Wrestling team is set to have its only home match of the season on Wednesday, February 9th against Sharon. The Wolverines (3-7 Overall, 2-2 League) will recognize its seniors during the home match for a Senior Night festivities. The team features two seniors, Jaden Stull (his first year wrestling) and Donavin Stiffler (his second year wrestling). The team will celebrate Senior Night and then varsity will wrestle beginning at 7:00 p.m. There will be no junior high wrestlers in attendance as a rescheduled tournament has the junior high team at a MAC tournament in Freedom on Wednesday….