Ellwood City Area Hall of Fame

Note: This is the seventh story in a series highlighting the Ellwood City Area Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2022 leading up to the induction of the 2023 Hall of Fame class that will be announced at tonight’s Homecoming Game. Jake Walker has been running his entire life. And the 2006 LHS graduate and Ellwood City Area Hall of Fame class of 2022 standout athlete still runs today. Running “runs” in his blood. His dad was a runner. “He encouraged me to go out for the cross-country team.  He knew I had the potential to be a good runner.”…

Note: This is the fourth story in a series highlighting the Ellwood City Area Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2022 leading up to the induction of the 2023 Hall of Fame class that will be announced at the October 6th Homecoming Game. Lincoln Class of 1989 standout Annie Malkowiak has pretty much enjoyed a life in basketball and in general that has been a slam dunk. She said that despite some health challenges, including Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy after getting the COVID vaccination and also battling blood cancer, she has remained positive and hasn’t stopped moving and loving basketball…

Note: This is the second story in a series highlighting the Ellwood City Area Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2022 leading up to the induction of the 2023 Hall of Fame class that will be announced at the October 6th Homecoming Game. Bob Knight (also known as “The General”) once told him he was a good basketball player. He was a three-year starter for Ellwood City from 1985 to 1987. He had a career scoring mark of 1,937 points and had his basketball numbers 40 and 41 retired by the Ellwood City School District’s Board of Directors. He is…