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Ellwood City defeated Neshannock, 4-1, on Monday night at Freidhoff Field to reach the finals of the 75th Ellwood City Little League Tournament. Ellwood City with a 3-1 record will face off against undefeated Boardman with a 3-0 record. In their first matchup, Boardman edged Ellwood City, 2-1, in an epic nine-inning battle on Sunday night. For the second year in a row the championship game will be televised live by WKBN in Youngstown Ohio. Asher Fabich doubled, singled and drove in two runs and Brady Beightley threw three scoreless innings without allowing a hit to lead Ellwood City. After…

Boardman, OH edged Ellwood City, 2-1, in a classic game in the 75th Ellwood City Little League Tournament on Sunday night at Freidhoff Field. Kyler Diaz smacked a single to centerfield scoring Rocco Skovira in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Boardman the win. The victory by Boardman in the winner’s bracket final reserves their place in the championship game on Wednesday night. Ellwood City and Neshannock will meet Monday night at 7:00 PM to decide Boardman’s opponent in the title game. A towering home run by Diaz in the bottom of the first inning gave Boardman an…

The 75th Ellwood City Little League Tournament will begin Thursday with a doubleheader at Freidhoff Field. In the opening game, host Ellwood City will meet Shenango at 6:00 and in the nightcap Boardman, Ohio will meet Butler at 8;00 PM. The tournament is the second oldest Little League tournament in the nation next to the Little League World Series which hold its’ 79th tournament in August. The tournament will run all weekend with the championship game being televised live on WKBN in Youngstown, OH and Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Roku , Samsung and WKBN.com. Results, pictures and the schedule are…

The 74th Ellwood City Little League Tournament will begin Monday evening, July 14th with a double-header on tonight at Freidhoff Field. Central Valley will meet Neshannock at 5:45 PM and Ellwood City will meet New Castle at 8:00 PM. The tournament, the second oldest Little League tournament in the country next to the Little League World Series, began in 1952. Before each teams’ first game, the 24th Annual Home Run Derby will be held. The tournament continues all week through the weekend with the championship game set for next Monday, July 21. The Championship Game on Monday, July 21 will…