Entries by YSN Staff

TOO LIGGETT TO QUIT

Senior Clipper Cager, Tessa Liggett has had quite the campaign with Columbiana.  She’s known for her incredible skill on the court, but her accomplishments in the classroom are notable as well.  Flanked by 1000-point scorers this year, Tess has made a career of outworking her opponents.  Flying under the radar hasn’t been such a bad […]

COLUMBIANA COACH’S CORNER WITH TODD JOHNSON (EP 2)

The Clippers are back and are led by Third-year Skipper Todd Johnson.  The Clippers are still searching for consistency, but it’s the depth of the bench and a couple 3rd-year starters in leadership positions is something that Coach J is looking to pay off this year. Is this the year that the Clippers retake their […]

SAUER POWER

You no longer have to look to the Marvel Universe for a superhero.  In fact, you don’t have to look far at all.  South Range’s Senior Basketball Star, Brooke Sauerwein has taken some sour lemons and has hand-crafted some great lemonade for her senior year. For those unaware, Brooke suffered a devastating knee injury during […]

FIRE AND ICE

The Mooney Super-Athlete, Anthony Fire has made a career for himself by making it very difficult to take him out of the game.  In football, he serves in all three phases of the game: offense, defense, and special teams.  Much of the same in basketball as Fire is known to play the entire length of […]

EAST PALESTINE COACH’S CORNER WITH WILL FRANKLIN (EP 3)

It’s Episode 3 with Coach Will Franklin, and we’ve learned a few things.  The YSN cameras and mics are the same as The Lady Bulldogs: Rolling.  The hot streak for Coach “Frank” and his team is coming at the right time as they are learning who they are, and what they are capable of.  *SPOILER […]

CARDINAL MOONEY BASKETBALL COACH’S CORNER WITH CAREY PALERMO

In our first installment of Cardinal Mooney Basketball Coach’s Corner with Carey Palermo we get inside the huddle to find out what this Cardinal team is all about.  What serves as their heartbeat?  What is the potential? Coach Palermo talks with YSN’s Nate Keiper about the good and bad of starting the majority of your […]

DRIVING THE BUS

There’s certain momentum in Bulldog Country these days!  Coach Franklin has the East Palestine Girls Basketball team hitting on all cylinders, and leading the way is one of the teams top rebounders and Senior, Sara Buskirk.  “Buzz” as they affectionately refer to her has been in the program for 4 years and has seen the […]

WEEK 5 BIG DOGS OF THE VALLEY ANNOUNCED

With nearly 20,000 votes cast between Sunday at 7 PM and Wednesday at midnight, the Week 5 Winners have been chosen for Baird Brothers’ Big Dog of the Valley.   Congratulations to Crestview’s Drake Golden (4,770 votes) whose 26 Points/8 Rebounds/4 Assists against Heartland Christian earned him the boy’s Week 5 reward. PHOTO CREDIT: Anne Golden Congratulations […]

BACK TO THE FUTURE

East Palestine’s Parker Sherry is undeniably known for what his contributions are on the football field, and in the community.  However, for his grand finale as a Bulldog, Sherry had decided to lace up his sneakers and return to the hardwood his senior season. Sherry has been running point for the Bulldogs this year and […]

CRESTVIEW BASKETBALL COACH’S CORNER WITH AARON BLATCH

It’s Season Two of Crestview Coach’s Corner with Aaron Blatch, and with the Lady Rebels off and running in their season we finally had some time to sit down with the Head Ball Coach. The Lady Rebs have been road warriors early on this season, and have battled their way to a winning record (7-2) […]