Entries by YSN Staff

RISE IN THE EAST, EP SWEEPS LADY BEARS

YOUNGSTOWN, OH- You know it’s tournament time when teams start locking in their focus, and for East Palestine- they tuned up the band on Tuesday in a 25-16, 25-8, 25-5 fashion over the East Golden Bears. Leading the way for EP was Junior, Emily Berger with 17 points, 15 kills, 3 aces, and 3 digs.  […]

CRESTVIEW MAKES ANOTHER OPPONENT BLUE, CLINCHES AAC

COLUMBIANA,OH- Freshly crowned Baird Brothers Big Dog of the Valley, Tess Neville had another outstanding game for the Rebels, but it was a team effort to sweep past Newton Falls on Tuesday (25-16, 25-14, 25-17).  With the victory, Crestview claims the AAC Blue Tier with a perfect 11-0 run thus far. Neville posted 13 kills, […]

LADY QUAKERS RALLY TO TAKE KENT STATE CLASSIC

SALEM, OH- After a slow start, the Salem Lady Quakers bounced back to form on Monday night to win an exciting Kent State Columbiana County Volleyball Classic.  It was a special night where the KSU Columbiana County Campus’ would give away scholarships, speakers, swag, and more to attendees.  The winner would also take home the […]

WEEK 5 BIG DOGS OF THE VALLEY ANNOUNCED

Is the football season really halfway complete?  For some teams the answer is yes, for others, it’s only a third of the way through.  Our Big Dogs of the Valley Presented by Baird Brothers has 5 weeks in the books, and we’re ready for two new Big Dogs to be crowned. Both winners are now […]

RIVALRY RENEWED, URSULINE TOUGHS OUT FIRST WIN OVER CHANEY

YOUNGSTOWN, OH- For Ursuline Coach Dan Reardon, it was a jubilant moment, and one that was months in the making as his Irish were able to lock in their first victory over cross-town rival, Chaney.  Ursuline posted a 27-26 nailbiting victory over the Cowboys in the Steel Valley Conference Matchup-the first for the Irish since […]

EXCLUSIVE COACH’S CORNER: MIKE TOMCZAK

YOUNGSTOWN, OH- Our Coach’s Corners on YSN allow fans to get to know the leaders of student-athletes a little bit better with in-depth, long-format interviews.  YSN’s DJ Yokley was afforded the special opportunity to interview one of his childhood heroes, Mike Tomczak, who now coaches at Youngstown State. Tomczak is a 14-year veteran of the […]

LISBON DERAILED BY INDIANS

SALINEVILLE, OH- The Lisbon Blue Devils were looking to get back on track and create some buzz against the EOAC leading Southern Local Indians.  Southern Local Coach Rich Wright and his tribe weren’t having any of that on their way to a 51-6 win over Lisbon on Friday. Dylan Milhoan was impressive scoring on both […]

PUT UP YOUR DUKES, MARLINGTON MARKS UP SALEM’S PERFECT RECORD

ALLIANCE, OH-  The 2019 Salem Quakers suffered their first setback of the season on Friday at the hands of Marlington 24-16. A game that was dominated by the Dukes for the first 3 1/2 quarters as they jumped out to a 24-0 lead, saw things get a little more interesting late in the 4th. Salem […]

EYE OF THE TIGER, WELLSVILLE KNOCKS OUT EP

WELLSVILLE, OH – No opponent on the Wellsville schedule this year has kicked off to Justin Wright – and for good reason. Wright is the defending OHSAA Division III 100m state champion. Tonight, the East Palestine Bulldogs decided to be the first to kick to the speedster – and they reminded the rest of the […]

SOUTH RANGE UPENDED BY RED DRAGONS

NILES, OH- Week 6 finally felt like high school football. It was a crisp October night and 2 great football teams were set to battle. South Range traveled to Bo Rein Stadium to face off against the Niles Red Dragons.  The Raiders were coming off a big win vs Girard and the Red Dragons were coming […]