senior night

October 26, 2024

PHOTOS: Wolverines Wrap Up Unbeaten Regular Season With Senior Night Victory Over Beaver Falls

Ellwood City has earned is first unbeaten regular season in 80 years after a convincing 52-0 blowout of Beaver Falls Friday night. The shutout performance was part of the senior night where sixteen Wolverine players were recognized before the game. One the game started, Ellwood City made quick work of the visiting Tigers as quarterback Chris Smiley tossed three first half touchdowns and the Wolverines raced out a 39-0 halftime advantage. Dailonn Currie was on the receiving end of two of the tosses, first an 11-yard strike in the first quarter and later a 59-yard touchdown in the second quarter…

October 18, 2024

Wolverines Volleyball Wraps Up Regular Season With Victory Over Shenango

The Ellwood City girls volleyball team wrapped up its regular season with a 3-2 victory over Shenango on Thursday evening as part of its senior night. After falling behind 2-1, the playoff-bound Lady Wolverines dispatched the Wildcats with victories in the final two sets to secure the section victory. The victory improved the Lady Wolverines record to 13-4 for the 2024 regular season. The team finished 9-3 in the WPIAL Class 2A Section 4, good for second place behind Neshannock. The Lancers defeated Ellwood City twice during the regular season. Riverside issued the Wolverines their additional section loss earlier this…

May 11, 2023

Lady Panthers Defeat Hopewell Thanks To Sixth Inning Boost

The Riverside Lady Panthers scored eight runs in the sixth inning on its way to a 12-1 victory over Hopewell on Wednesday. Prior to the game four Panther seniors – Madison Fryer, Sam Rosenberger, Braley Zappia, and Aliya Ottaviani – were recognized as part of the Senior Night festivities. After tallying the game’s first run in the opening frame, Riverside erupted for eight runs to put the Vikings out of reach. The big inning was powered by singles by Fryer and Rosenberger, a triple by Ottaviani, by Sterner, a fielder’s choice by Williams, and an error on a ball put…

May 10, 2023

PHOTOS: Wolverines Fall To Shenango On Senior Night

Six Ellwood City Wolverine seniors were recognized in advance of the Wolverines final home game of its season Tuesday afternoon. Ellwood City was defeated by Shenango 14-1. Isaiah Lutz led the offense with two hits, including a double. Senior Blake Foreman collected the only other hit offensively as Ellwood City was stymied and held to three hits on the afternoon. Joseph Roth took the loss on the mound. Roth started and allowed six earned runs across three innings. Ellwood City (4-13 Overall, 1-9 Section 1-3A) takes to the road to wrap up its regular season, heading to Beaver Falls for…

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….

October 23, 2021

PHOTOS: Panthers Fall To New Brighton On Senior NIght

The Riverside Panthers fell to the visiting New Brighton Lions 34-0 Friday night during its Senior Night game at Riverside Memorial Stadium. After defeating rival Ellwood City for their first victory of the season last Friday, the host Panthers found a tough match-up against New Brighton and quarterback Gary Pugh, Jr. The Lions QB accounted for five offensive touchdowns (4 passing, 1 rushing) accounting for all the evening’s offense. Riverside (1-7 overall) next travels to Beaver Falls for its season finale. WOLVERINES FALL TO LAUREL, 54-13 Ellwood City’s Zach Gatto returned an interception for a touchdown in the first half…

October 27, 2018

PHOTOS: Welsh Leads Wolverines To Wet & Wild Senior Night Victory

As if one overtime was not enough on a wet and sloppy Friday Night, the Ellwood City and Brentwood non-conference game stretched over three hours and into a third overtime before the Wolverine came out victorious, 34-26, to cap off their 2018 season in victorious fashion. Ellwood City Senior Brady Welsh scored on a 6-yard run to secure a triple overtime and led a Wolverine defense that stifled Brentwood’s last chance in the third OT frame as fellow senior Ricky Pitrelli intercepted a final pass attempt by Brentwood QB John Milcic. Welsh collected a second rushing touchdown earlier in contest…