Entries by Anthony Hartwig

LADY RAIDERS REJECT ROOTSTOWN

The South Range Lady Raiders advanced to the district semifinals Saturday afternoon with a 58-22 win over Rootstown. The 10 seed Rootstown Rovers fresh off an upset victory over East Palestine came into the game with energy. Going toe to toe with the Raiders. The two teams traded buckets back and forth and were tied […]

PERIMETER PLAY POWERS POLAND PAST CRESTWOOD

POLAND, OH- The Poland Lady Bulldogs advanced to the district semifinals Thursday night with a 73-20 win over Crestwood. Jackie Grisdale got the offense rolling early scoring 10 points in 2 minutes of play. It helped Poland roll out to an 11-0 lead. Crestwood, however, would grab momentum in the first frame going on a 7-0 […]

REBELS ROLL, ESKRA CROWNED 3-POINT QUEEN

COLUMBIANA, OH- The Crestview Lady Rebels advanced to the sectional finals Wednesday with a 55-33 win over Waterloo. The Rebels set the tone from the tip as they started the game on a 22-0 run through a quarter and a minute. 3 different Rebels hit a three in the first quarter. Mara Hallas was a big […]

LAMPARTY POSTS CAREER HIGH, RANGE SAILS PAST SHAW

HOWLAND, OH- The South Range Girls Basketball team opened up the season with some unfamiliarity Friday night at Howland vs Cleveland Shaw as part of the Toni Ross Tournament.   2 new additions to the starting lineup walked on the floor, one a senior Marlaina Slabach and one a freshman Lexi Giles. On top of new […]

LADY ROCKETS LIFTOFF AGAINST MOONEY

BELOIT, OH-  The Cardinal Mooney Volleyball team’s season came to an end on Thursday night with a 4 set loss to Streetsboro in the West Branch sectional final (25-16 13-25 16-25 21-25) In the first set, the Cardinals came out aggressive and efficient. Katie Hough showed right away that she’d be a force to be reckoned […]

LADY RAIDERS BOUNCE BACK, DOWN POLAND

The Raider Volleyball team earned their first NE8 win of the season with a sweep of Poland on Thursday night (25-23 25-10 25-20) In the first set the Raiders found themselves down early 5-12, but a couple of Poland mistakes and 3 consecutive kills from Emily Irons helped the Raiders grab control of a close […]

LADY RAIDERS NE8 DEBUT SPOILED BY BULLDOGS

The Raiders volleyball team lost their first conference match of the year Tuesday night to Lakeview in 4 sets (25-23 13-25 19-25 22-25) The Raiders won a back and forth set 1 as they took advantage of poor hitting by the Bulldogs. The Raiders tallied 10 kills in set 1 and Anna Primavera had 6 […]

LADY RAIDERS BUMPED IN HOME OPENER BY URSULINE

CANFIELD, OH- The Raider Volleyball team welcomed in the Ursuline Irish in their home opener Monday night. The Raiders dropped a tough 5 set match (25-20 20-25 17-25 25-18 11-15) In set 1 the Raiders hit the ground running. Izzy Lamparty collected 3 blocks in the set to establish a strong Raider defense. Junior Anna Primavera […]

Bracket Breakdown

Bracketology: Girls Division III Struthers District The statewide Girls Basketball tournament is set to begin on February 21st and the Struthers district has 5 YSN affiliate schools to keep an eye on. All team records in this story are from when voting started on Wednesday, January 31. There are 12 teams competing in the district […]