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August 24, 2024

Palmer-McCane Sets Rushing Record, Wolverines Earn Opening Week Victory Over Laurel

The Ellwood City Wolverines football team picked up a season opening victory on the road Friday night, edging Laurel 14-7 in overtime. Ellwood City may have earned a narrow victory, but Elijah Palmer-McCane made a huge mark in the record books. The senior running back finished with 146 rushing yards, adding two touchdowns in the contest, to become the Ellwood City Wolverines all-time career rushing leader. Palmer-McCane plunged in from 2-yards out in the second quarter to put the Wolverines ahead with a 7-0 advantage. The lead held until late the 4th quarter when the host Spartans struck with less…

November 1, 2023

Tickets Available For Wolverines Opening Round Playoff Contest

Ellwood City has qualified for the WPIAL playoffs for the first time since 2011. The #14 seeded Wolverines will travel to face the #3 seeded Washington Prexies on Friday at 7:00 PM at Washington High School Stadium. Kick off is 7:00 p.m. for the opening round contest. Tickets for Ellwood City Football playoff game are available on GoFan.co Cost of tickets will be $5.00 for Student and $7.00 for Adults on the GoFan.co website. Tickets will also be sold at the gate. All tickets at the gate are $7.00.  Drive time to the football stadium is approximately one hour. Washington…

October 28, 2023

PHOTOS: Wolverines Run Past Panthers, Clinch First Playoff Berth Since 2011

Ellwood City used a strong running game powered by Elijah Palmer-McCane to rout Riverside 41-0 Friday Night at Riverside Memorial Stadium. The ‘RivEll Cup’ victory also clinched the Wolverines first playoff berth since 2011. Palmer-McCane scored four first half rushing touchdowns as the visiting Wolverines jumped out to a 35-0 halftime advantage. In the first quarter, Palmer-McCane scored from 1-yard out and later in the quarter from 41-yards out. The touchdowns bookended a 47-yard touchdown strike from quarterback Chris Smiley (9-14 passing, 170 yards, 1 TD) to Declan Grey. Ellwood City led 21-0 after the 1st quarter. Palmer-McCane found the…

October 7, 2023

PHOTOS: A Record Setting Night, Ellwood City Beats New Brighton 62-40

History is being made at Ellwood City. In a wild offensive showcase Friday night that featured over 100 combined points and 1,000 combined yards of offense by the Wolverines and Lions, another pair of century marks were reached individually by two Ellwood City juniors who combined to lead the Wolverines to a 62-40 victory on Homecoming night. Running back Elijah Palmer-McCane rushed for 285 yards and four touchdowns on the ground and quarterback Chris Smiley threw for 275 yards and five touchdowns. The effort put the junior backer over 1,000 (1,098) for the second consecutive year while Smiley’s aerial effort…

September 30, 2023

Wrona, Mohawk Use Aerial Attack To Down Ellwood City 38-14

Jay Wrona tossed four touchdowns, including one with time expired in the first half, to lead Mohawk to its 38-14 victory Friday night at Helling Stadium. The section-leading Warriors used the arm of Wrona and a stout defense to earn the victory. The WPIAL’s leading rusher, Elijah Palmer-McCane was bottled up on the ground, finishing with just 35 yards on 11 carries for the Wolverines. Ellwood City was held to only 111 yards rushing as a team. In the game that featured a combined 63 pass attempts and 446 yards by both quarterbacks, Wrona racked up 271 yards (21-39 passing)…

September 23, 2023

Western Beaver Scores Big, Downs Ellwood City 41-18

An opportunistic Golden Beavers football team racked up 475 yards of total offense on its way to a 41-18 victory over Ellwood City Friday Night. The Western Beaver offense accounted for only 9 first downs in the contest and possessed the ball for only 15:51 (compared to Ellwood City’s 32:09 minutes of possession) but used quick scoring drives and big scoring plays to post six touchdowns and earn its road victory. After Ellwood City opened up the scoring with a 12-yard touchdown strike from Chris Smiley to receiver Michael Walters, Western Beaver responded in less than a minute of game…

September 16, 2023

Smiley, Wolverines Defeat Freedom 34-14, Improve Record to 3-1

Chris Smiley threw for three touchdowns and ran for another to lead the Ellwood City Wolverines to a 34-14 victory over Freedom Friday Night at Helling Stadium. The section victory improved the surging Wolverines record to 3-1 on the season – already eclipsing their win total from last year. On Friday, the junior quarterback hooked up with Michael Walters on two touchdown strikes as part of his aerial performance to pace the Ellwood City offense. Smiley finished 14-26 passing for 213 yards. Walters hauled in five receptions for 94 yards for the Wolverines. After Freedom opened up the scoring in…

September 9, 2023

PHOTOS: Wolverines Run Away From Carlynton Late, Earn 25-12 Victory

Ellwood City used a 17-yard fourth quarter touchdown run by running back Elijah Palmer-McCane to break at 12-12 tie and lead the Wolverines to its 25-12 victory over Carlynton Friday night at Helling Stadium. Palmer-McCane rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on the evening as the Wolverines collected over 200 yards on the ground rushing as a team. Palmer-McCane opened up the scoring with a first quarter touchdown run as Ellwood City led early. Senior Michael Walters hauled in a 7-yard touchdown pass from Chris Smiley to put the Wolverines up two scores. Carlynton rallied to tie the game…

October 22, 2022

PHOTOS: Panthers Claim Playoff Spot During Senior Night Victory Over New Brighton

Riverside made easy work of the visiting Lions Friday night and claimed a playoff berth with their 52-7 blow out victory over New Brighton. The Panthers raced out to early leads of 20-0 after one quarter and a 40-0 advantage at halftime in the Midwestern Athletic Conference action. Riverside (4-4 overall) will close out its regular season on the road Friday (10/28) across town against its rivals at Helling Stadium in the Ellwood City Senior Night game. RELATED: Elijah Palmer-McCaine had another impressive showing, running for 222 yards and two touchdowns for Ellwood City (2-7 overall), but the Wolverines could…

October 15, 2022

PHOTOS: Wolverines Defeated By Tigers, Brooke Roth Crowned Homecoming Queen

Sophomore Elijah Palmer-McCaine rushed for another 115 yards and two touchdowns for the host Wolverines, but it was not enough to overcome a Tigers aerial attack as Ellwood City was defeated 42-13 Friday night at Helling Stadium in a WPIAL Class 2A Midwestern Conference game. Senior Brooke Roth was crowned Ellwood City Homecoming Queen at halftime of the contest. [View Full Homecoming Court] Brooke is the daughter of Kristan and Jeffrey Roth. She is a member of the Varsity Girls’ Basketball team and belongs to the Ellwood City Culture Club, Spanish Club, and Senior High Student Council. An honor student,…