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May 23, 2023

Fox Drives In Five, Panthers Advance To WPIAL Championship Game

Riverside has advanced to the WPIAL Class-3A Championship game. The #1 seeded Panthers pounded East Allegheny 11-2 Tuesday afternoon at Pullman Park in Butler thanks largely in part to Drake Fox who drove in five on two hits. The sophomore designated hitter broke the game open with a bases clearing double in the sixth frame, part of a six run frame for Riverside. The Panthers offense got things moving quickly in the first inning when Mitch Garvin singled on a 2-1 count, scoring the game’s first run. In the third inning, Fox drove in two runs on a single to…

May 23, 2023

Big Fifth Inning Propels Riverside Over Freeport

Riverside put up five runs in the fifth inning to race away to its way to a 9-1 victory over Freeport on Monday in WPIAL Class-3A quarterfinals action. The top seeded Panthers advance to play #4 seed East Allegheny at Pullman Park in Butler today (Tuesday) at 2:00 p.m. with a championship game berth on the line. On Monday, Ashton Schlosser, Hunter Garvin, and Mitch Garvin each had RBIs in the big inning that quickly made a four run game a 9-0 advantage. Riverside opened up its scoring in the second inning when Evan Burry singled on a 2-1 count,…

May 10, 2023

Panthers Sweep Mohawk, Earn Undefeated Section Championship

Riverside used a stellar performance by sophomore Christian Lucarelli Tuesday to wrap up a two game sweep of Mohawk and to collect its undefeated section championship. The Panthers (17-0 Overall, 12-0 Section 1-3A) pounced on the Warriors early Tuesday, putting up six runs in the first inning behind RBIs by Hunter Garvin, Mitch Garvin, Sam Barber, and Sean Hayes. Riverside added two runs in the fifth and sixth innings to wrap up the 10-0 victory. Lucarelli, a Duke University commit, tossed a one-hitter, striking out 13 batters in his six inning performance. Lucarelli now has double-digit strikeouts in his last…

April 19, 2023

PHOTOS: Two Panther Pitchers Twirl Two-Hit Shutout On Senior Day

Ethan Santillo and Ronnie Harper combined to twirl a two-hit five inning shutout in Riverside’s 10-0 victory over Union Area during Tuesday afternoon’s senior day game. Santillo started the contest, going three innings while Harper closed out the five inning mercy rule victory with two innings in relief. Each pitchers allowed only one hit and walk while striking out two hitters each in their line of work. Offensively, Riverside erupted for four second innings runs sparked by a solo homerun by Mitch Garvin. Evan Burry and Bo Fornataro each had RBI singles in the frame. Burry paced the offense out…

April 18, 2023

Riverside Claims Lead In Fifth Inning To Defeat Hopewell

Riverside nabbed the lead late in the game in a 10-6 victory over Hopewell on Friday to remain unbeaten. The Panthers trailed 6-5 in the top of the fifth inning when Evan Burry doubled on a 1-0 count, scoring two runs. Hopewell scored four runs in the second inning, but Riverside still managed to pull out the victory. The Vikings offense in the inning was led by John Vescio, Landon Fox, and Lucas Arington, all knocking in runs in the inning. Hunter Garvin was the winning pitcher for Riverside. The pitcher went three innings, allowing zero runs on one hit,…

April 12, 2023

Panthers Stay Unbeaten With Victory Over Shenango; Ellwood City Falls To Neshannock

Riverside took a late lead to defeat Shenango 6-3 on Tuesday to remain unbeaten on the regular season. The game was tied at two in the bottom of the sixth when Panther slugger Bo Fornataro singled on a 1-0 count, scoring two runs as part of the four run inning that pushed the host Panthers ahead 6-2. After Shenango opened up the scoring with a run in the top half of the third inning, Riverside responded with the long ball. Hunter Garvin smacked a two run homer in the bottom half of the frame to put the Panthers ahead 2-1…

April 4, 2023

Riverside Routs Beaver Falls, Remains Unbeaten

Five Panthers collected doubles in a 15-0 rout of Beaver Falls on Monday afternoon. Sam Barber, Bo Fornataro, Mitch Garvin, and Darren McDade swatted two-baggers while Sean Hayes collected two doubles in the offensive attack. Garvin finished with three RBIs to lead the Panthers who are now 4-0 on the young season. Ron Harper pitched a perfect three innings on the mound, striking out two while not allowing a hit or walk over the mercy-rule shortened performance. The victory, combined with last week’s mercy rule victory over Knoch, has the offense collecting 35 runs over its last six innings. Riverside…

March 31, 2023

EC Softball Stays Unbeaten, Boys Earn First Victory; Riverside Baseball/Softball Both Win Big

Wolverines Softball Stays Unbeaten, Defeats Shenango 4-1 The Lady Wolverines finished their pre section tune up with a record of 3-0 after a victory over Shenango Thursday evening at Steifel Park. Junior Ellie Kalantzis staked the team to a 1-0 lead in the first inning as she tripled into the right field corner and scored on a wild pitch. Ellwood City expanded the lead to 3-0 in the third as Kiley Leviere reached on an error, stole second and scored on a double by Kalantzis. A walk to Aliya Garroway put runners on first and second. After both runners moved…

March 29, 2023

BOMBS AWAY: Garvin Homers Again, Panthers Rally To Sweep Wolverines

Hunter Garvin hit his second home run in as many days, this time a pivotal fifth inning blast during a five run rally for the host Panthers as they pulled away and defeated Ellwood City 7-5 Tuesday afternoon. Riverside defeated Ellwood City on Monday 9-2 in Ewing Park in the first game of the home-and-home RivEll series. On Tuesday, centerfielder Bo Fornataro homered for Riverside with a first inning to stage the Panthers to an early 2-0 lead. Ellwood City responded with five runs over its next three innings, powered by RBIs from Isiah Lutz, Jordan Keller, Nick Magnifico, Will…

March 28, 2023

Riverside Downs Ellwood CIty 9-2 In RivEll Series Opener

Soggy and cold conditions met the Ellwood City and Riverside baseballs teams as they squared off in Ewing Park Monday afternoon in the first game of a home-and-home series this week. The visiting Panthers came out ahead on Monday, winning comfortably 9-2 behind a balanced offensive attack, a two run bomb, and stout pitching. Riverside (1-0 Overall) used multi-hit games from four starters and impressive starting performance by pitcher Ronnie Harper to earn its season opening victory. Harper, a Slippery Rock University commit, did not allow an earned run over six innings, striking out three and allowing only two hits….