Entries by Anthony Hartwig

GOSKE PLAYS HERO ON THE FOUL LINE IN OVERTIME

BOARDMAN OH- Two teams that were in the midst of a season turnaround matched up on Saturday afternoon. Boardman had won 5 of the last 6 coming in to the day, and West Branch came in winning 3 of the last four. This Warriors team was also drastically different than the one on tape for […]

CANFIELD KEEPS EYES ON AAC TITLE

CANFIELD OH- A conference title has always been the goal for Canfield. Early in the conference skate, the Cardinals still find themselves unbeaten.  On Saturday they kept their focus locked on their goal as they did away with Warren Harding to keep that zero in their conference loss total.  They stormed the Raiders 68-35. Jenna […]

RAIDERS BREAK OUT FOR FIRST CONFERENCE WIN

CORTLSND OH- South Range has had their struggles in the tough NE8 this season. With there being multiple games where the Raiders felt like they were a few plays away, they let loose on Friday night in Lakeview. Playing with their heads on fire the Raiders stormed to a 61-37 win. Nate Lewis had a […]

MAJOR COMEBACK BREAKS FALCONS LOSING STREAK TO BOARDMAN

On the first Friday of The New Year, boys basketball filled The YSN airwaves with 17 games, on the boys side alone, that entertained multiple counties throughout northeast Ohio. January also means conference play, which there was no shortage of, including that which occurred in Austintown, Ohio when two All-American Conference (AAC) foes met. When […]

URSULINE OUTSHOOTS COWBOYS

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Youngstown Ursuline improved to 8-1 with a 80-65 victory Friday evening with a win over Youngstown Chaney (4-5) in the West side. IRISH ROLLING The Irish’s eight victories this season have come by an average margin of 24 points with wins by as many as 35 and twice 32. The dominance of […]

BADGER SEEMS UNSTOPPABLE

CONNEAUT, OHIO- The Badger Braves traveled to Conneaut to take on the Spartans. Badger struggled in the first quarter to get things into rhythm as they led the Spartans 13-12. The Braves then went on a huge offensive run, scoring 29 points in the 2nd quarter to take a 42-17 lead at the half. The […]

WESTERN RESERVE WINS A TUG OF WAR

BERLIN CENTER OH- It’s always a fun time when Western Reserve and McDonald match up with each other in the battle of the Blue Devils. Both teams came in to Friday nights game hoping a win would turn them in the right direction.  They both fought like their year was on the line as well. […]

BLUE DEVILS FIND THEIR SHOT

BERLIN CENTER OH- In the first half of the season Western Reserve had been leaning on their defense while their offense struggled to find consistent scoring. That went out the window during the opening minutes of their game against McDonald on Friday night. As part of a girls/boys double header, Reserve set the tone in […]

WATERLOO WALKS A TIGHTROPE AGAINST OLD RIVAL

In a rare boys basketball game on a Thursday night for the network, The red-hot Waterloo Vikings took on The Red Devils of Crestwood for the first time in nearly three years! Two programs that reside in Portage County and have quite the history with one another, going back to Coach Jason Wise of Waterloo […]

GARFIELD SECURES LONE SPOT AT THE TOP

COLUMBIANA OH- Both Garfield and Crestview were off to a fantastic start in the MVAC this season. It set up a mammoth matchup on Thursday night with first place on the line. Garfield flexed their undefeated muscles and earned a solid 60-49 victory to earn a spot in the MVAC driver seat. Garfield’s three headed […]