Local Sports
Riverside girls start 2-0 in tennis
Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010
9:58 AM - The Riverside Panthers improved to 2-0 on the young season by beating Blackhawk, 3-2, Tuesday afternoon in the scorching heat at Riverside.
Blackhawk jumped out to an early lead during singles matches, claiming victory in two consecutive matches, but the Panthers quickly answered. Riverside’s Becca Fox won the third singles match, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Then, in doubles action, Riverside was determined to control. They took both doubles matches to give them the victory over the Cougars. Megan Leas and Sara Sutter won their doubles match, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2. Also for the Panthers, Erin Zielinski and Tristan Beighey defeated their opponents in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.
Riverside will host New Brighton at 3:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon.
Wolverine golf teams split, Riverside falls
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
8:54 AM - Led by Jared Vetica (37), Andrew Figan (38), and Zac Buben (39), the Wolverine Boys golfers easily dismantled Union 202-231 moving their season record to 2-1, 1-1 Division II-Section 5. Rounding out Wolverine scores were Marcus McCowin (43) and Matt Germanowski (45).
A powerhouse Neshannock golf squad manipulated Del-Mar Golf Course Monday afternoon, finishing with a team round of 190 in knocking off the Riverside Panthers. Neshannock was led by Jono Acosta who carded a round of 34 while Riverside was led by Zac Rorick and Rob Hardy who both finished with rounds of 38. Riverside takes on Ellwood City Wednesday at 3:00pm at Del-Mar.
Jaimie Marshall carded a team low round of 55 for the Wolverine Girls golfers as Lincoln fell to Central Valley 176-232 Monday afternoon. Lisa Giancola and Gretta Cappello also paced the Wolverines with rounds of 56.
Teams end preseason play against Class A
Monday, August 30, 2010
8:50 AM - Both the Riverside Panthers and Ellwood City Wolverines made some important improvements during their final preseason scrimmage Friday night, but only one claimed a victory, and did so in easy fashion.
The Panthers scored seven times on offense to easily take the victory, 7-2, from their Class A opponent South Side at Memorial Stadium.
Although South Side scored on their first possession to begin the game, Riverside quickly answered and never looked back. RHS senior running back Jared Desensi scored three times in the scrimmage to lead all players.
On the flipside, Ellwood City lost its final preseason scrimmage to a tough Class A Rochester, 2-0, under the Friday night lights.
Rochester was not just any Class A opponent – in fact, they found themselves at Heinz Field one year ago for the WPIAL Class A championship.
Friday marks the start of the regular season for both Riverside and Ellwood City. The Panthers stay at home to take on Beaver at 7 p.m. while the Wolverines travel to Freedom at 7 p.m.
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Local teams fall in preseason action; coach remembered
Monday, August 23, 2010
Ellwood City and Riverside high schools fell during their respective preseason scrimmages on Saturday, but, on the bright side, each still have one preseason matchup remaining to iron out all the inconsistencies.
The Wolverines began their preseason action at Grove City Saturday afternoon, where they fell 1-0 thanks to a 52-yard touchdown run by the Eagles. Ellwood City concludes their preseason scrimmages with Rochester at 7 p.m. Friday at Helling Stadium.
In Beaver County, the Riverside Panthers traveled to take on Western Beaver in an emotional meeting of two familiar teams to one late coach.
Prior to the game Saturday at Rich Neidbala Field in Industry, both teams took the field and lined up at their 40-yard line for a moment of silence for long-time coach Mike Wickline.
Wickline, a former assistant coach at Riverside and Western Beaver, died at the age of 52 on Aug. 12. The teams, in memory of Wickline, will wear stickers on their helmets this season – Riverside will wear a “W,” while Western Beaver will wear “Wick.”
After the moment of silence, the game was played, and the Panthers lost the game, 3-2. They will finish the preseason at 7 p.m. Friday when they host South Side.
Riverside takes little league championship
Monday, August 2, 2010
 Braden Bentel and Ian Senior each hit a homerun in the fifth inning to help Riverside take the 59th Ellwood City Little League Championship Friday night at Freidhoff Field in Ewing Park.
Bentel’s three-run homer and Senior’s two-run homer gave Riverside the lead and eventually the win over Quaker Valley, 8-4. This is Riverside’s second consecutive championship title.
Michael Boswell led the Riverside offense with two doubles, a single, and two runs scored. Senior had an RBI double to go along with this homerun, and Tyler McDonough doubled and singled in the victory.
For Quaker Valley, Adam Snyder led the way with three singles. Also, John Medich had a three-run homer in the first inning of play.
Riverside’s Boswell was the winning pitcher, striking out four in his four innings pitched. Vinnie Loccisano came in for the relief and struck out five; he also picked up the save.
Local teams fall to one opponent
Friday, July 30, 2010
Quaker Valley took the 6 p.m. game from Ellwood City and then the 8 p.m. game from Riverside during the 59th Ellwood City Little League Tournament Thursday night at Freidhoff Field.
In the first matchup, Quaker Valley ended Ellwood City’s chances by defeating them, 11-7. Then in the nightcap, Riverside was beaten, 15-4, in five innings.
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Little League 12s steal a victory
Thursday, July 29, 2010
David DeLoia of the Ellwood City 12s Little League team stole home in the bottom of the sixth inning to give his team a 7-6 win over New Brighton in the 59th Ellwood City Little League Tournament at Freidhoff Field on Wednesday.
Ellwood City will take on Quaker Valley later today at 6 p.m. at Freidhoff Field, and the winner of that game will play Riverside in the championship round at 8 p.m.
Vinny Romanio had an impressive outing Wednesday for Ellwood City, hitting a homerun, a single, and walking twice. DeLoia added two singles, while Bailey Pavick had a triple and walked twice. Austin Miller had a double and Joey Bellissimo provided a single.
Little League All-Star champions
Friday, July 23, 2010
After losing its first matchup of the Little League tournament in Moon Township (July 10-14) to South Park, the Ellwood City 12-year-old All-Star team would not be defeated again.
The all-stars would win their next four games, including the Little League All-Star Championship over Sto-Rox, 15-5.
Blackhawk takes championship from EC
Friday, July 23, 2010
The Blackhawk Cougars upset the home team Ellwood City Wolverines, 4-0, in game two of the best-of-three Beaver County Colt League Championship Thursday evening.
Ellwood City threatened late, but it simply was not enough to overcome the lead Blackhawk had gained. Blackhawk finished their season with a commanding 20-2 record. Ellwood City finished with a record of 17-6.
Ellwood City falls to Blackhawk in game one
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
The Blackhawk Cougars took a 1-0 lead in the Beaver County Colt League Championship series Tuesday by beating Ellwood City, 6-3, in Chippewa Township. The BCCL championship is a best-of-three series.
Steve O’Hara was the star of the show for the Cougars. He drove home the first run, scored a run, hit a homerun, and struck out nine in a complete game outing. The homerun was at least 365 feet in distance.
For Ellwood City, Anthony Carusone and Greg Lynn provided RBIs to score the first two runs.
The local boys now has their backs against the wall as they will face elimination on Thursday, July 22, at 5:30 p.m. at Ellwood City.
All-section teams announced for baseball/softball
Friday, July 2, 2010
A total of four softball players from Ellwood City and Riverside, as well as a Wolverine baseball player, were each named to All-section teams by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette based on voting by WPIAL coaches.
The 2010 All-section Softball team for Section 5 was selected, and of the 10 players, four of them are locals.
Junior catcher Samantha Santillo and junior outfielder Allison Marshall were selected from the Wolverines while Riverside senior infielder Chelsea Evans and junior pitcher Emily Pritts were chosen from the Panthers.
Ellwood City sophomore second baseman Greg Lynn was selected for the 2010 All-section 5 Baseball team.
Wampum native drafted into the NHL
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Jon-Paul Wimer, senior journalist
Many sports analysts consider the National Hockey League as one of the toughest sports for Americans to enter in to, mainly because of the Canadian and European supremacy.
So, when Stephen Johns was drafted in the second round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft at the Staples Center in Los Angles Saturday afternoon, he not only gave hope to young hockey players of the United States, but gave hope to all those players in western PA, and more particularly, Wampum.
 “It’s an unbelievable honor to come from western Pennsylvania and kind of like a football area where hockey isn’t really a big sport,” said Johns at a press conference Saturday in Los Angeles. “It’s kind of put western Pennsylvania on the map now as kind of a hockey town.
Johns was selected 60th overall by the most recent Stanley Cup winning Chicago Blackhawk organization, who stated they were looking for both size and skill – and that is exactly what Johns possesses.
“He’s a big human,” said Chris Stern, head coach of the Pittsburgh Hornets, a Midget AAA Tier-1 Elite League team.
A big human? That might be an understatement.
Johns, who just recently turned 18-years-old, is a 6-foot-3, 215 pound, stay-at-home, aggressive defenseman – and he says he most resembles the play of Pittsburgh Penguins’ blueliner Brooks Orpik.
However, even though he may already possess the skills and traits needed to play in the NHL, Johns is determined to play at Notre Dame – at least for one year.
"Right now, my mind is set on Notre Dame, going there and having a good freshman year,” said Johns. “After that, we’ll see what happens.”
Jeff Jackson, head coach of the Fighting Irish hockey team, is proud to have the big, yet extremely skilled Lincoln High School graduate and former product of the USA Hockey National Developmental Team Program in Ann Arbor, Mich.
“Stephen is a big, rugged defenseman with excellent size and reach. From a defensive perspective, he's extremely aggressive and will add a physical presence to our defense,” said Jackson. “His grit and physical style of play will be a big factor for us.”
Right now, Johns is taking summer classes at Notre Dame and looking forward to beginning a new chapter in his hockey career.
Who would have ever thought that a kid growing up in a town of less than 700 – a football town, mind you – would be part of an NHL team?
And now, there is still one more question out there - when will Johns play his first NHL game for the Blackhawks? Only time will tell.
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