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    In 1977, both the Boys and Girls Lincoln High School Bowling Teams brought Ellwood City its first bowling trophy for the school’s trophy case. Both the Boys and Girls teams won the 1977 WPIAL MAC Championship. In was not until 2001 that the Lincoln High School Girls Bowling Team would add another Championship trophy when they won the 2001 MAC Bowling Tournament. The Girls Bowling team would strike again in 2006 by finishing second in the Midwestern Atlantic Conference Silver Division.

     Finally in 2008, after a thirty one year drought, the Boys Bowling team won the MAC and brought the Championship back to Ellwood City. Not to be outdone, in a repeat of 1977, the Girls Bowling team also won the MAC tournament and added another piece of hardware to the Lincoln High School trophy case.

    Please share your memories of your years on the Bowling Team by clicking on the “comments” link below or email us.

- Hotel Oliver Grove was located directly behind Hotel Oliver on Crescent Avenue. The park extended from 4th St. to 6th St. and all the way to Oak Ave on the South. The popular picnic area was the site of the first murder of Ellwood City, an apparent robbery.
    The southside of Oliver Ave at 6th St behind Oliver Park was a building shaped in the form of a letter “T”. The building housed Hotel Oliver’s billiard room & bowling alley. A hotel’s Bar-room was also located in a separate building to the rear & west of the main building & connected to the main building by a small hallway.

     Hotel Oliver, located on the grounds of Lincoln High School, was the first major building project in Ellwood City. Planned to be among the best hotels of western Pennsylvania, Simon Harold of Beaver Falls built the hotel with all the most modern conveniences that were available. When Hotel Oliver opened May 2nd of 1891 it marked the “official opening” of Ellwood City. The hotel itself had electric lights and bells, steam heat, and top of the line sanitary arrangements and fire escapes.
     The hotel, named in honor of Henry W. Oliver a Pittsburgh capitalist and steel manufacturer, was an important part of the early life of Ellwood City. The town was able to secure a reputation as a resort town thanks in part to picturesque Glenn Park, Rock Point Park, and Hotel Oliver being built as a summer resort.

    Hotel Oliver Grove was located directly behind Hotel Oliver on Crescent Avenue. The park extended from 4th St. to 6th St. and all the way to Oak Ave on the South. The popular picnic area was the site of first murder of Ellwood City, an apparent robbery.
    The southside of Oliver Ave at 6th St behind Oliver Park was a building shaped in the form of a letter “T”. The building housed Hotel Oliver’s billiard room & bowling alley. A hotel’s Bar-room was also located in a separate building to the rear & west of the main building & connected to the main building by a small hallway.

    Ellwood City has proudly been home to a wide variety of sports teams over the years. Citizens of all ages have had the chance to compete in almost any sport a person could think of. Lincoln High School has competed in wrestling, track & field, basketball, baseball, football, soccer, golf, gymnastics, diving, swimming, bowling, cross country, softball, cheerleading, tennis, and volleyball over the years. They have also been home to numerous state championship teams like the 2003 baseball team, the 92 and 93 Girls Cross Country Teams, and the 1925 football team.
The games don’t end when school does. The various mills in Ellwood City facilitated numerous adult sports here with baseball teams and basketball leagues held in the Shelby Clubhouse. Over the years Ellwood City has been host to adult softball leagues, roller hockey, baseball, bocce, basketball, volleyball, bowling, & races including bicycle and running.