Entries by YSN Staff

HOIST THE TROPHY; SOUTH RANGE CAPTURES STATE BY STORM

CANTON, OH- Walt Disney would have a hard time producing a better storybook ending than the one on display Friday afternoon at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.  One of the smallest Division V schools in the state of Ohio stood tall on the 50-yard line as newly crowned champions of the football world. That […]

BOARDMAN IS BACK; RACES PAST RAIDERS

CANFIELD, OH- If you thought the Boardman Lady Spartans basketball program was going to be down for long- you thought wrong.  The Lady Spartans got things back on track in a big way, beating South Range 44-20 in the Thrillerdome on Monday night. Nearly a week after giving up 66 points to Marlington, Head Coach […]

MAKING A STATEMENT; RAIDERS TO STATE

CLYDE, OH- Raider Nation traveled two and a half hours in order to watch history be made on Friday night.  South Range punched their ticket to the OHSAA State Championship for the first time ever with a convincing 35-0 win over Liberty Center in the semis. South Range scored in every frame, including 14 in […]

WHO’S THE BOSS?

NILES, OH- Aidan Rossi needs a towel because he’s dripping with swagger.  From the moment his feet touch the floor, to the end of the day where his head finally meets the pillow- the guy is constantly watched. Is it the shoes?  Is it the work ethic?  Is it his passion?  It could be all […]

GAMBLING ADDICTION AMONG ATHLETES: WHY ARE THEY SUSCEPTIBLE?

Gambling addiction is a significant issue in the 21st century. Even though less than 1% of people get addicted to gambling, the consequences of this particular addiction can be quite nasty. This especially concerns many athletes or people who are, in one way or another, connected with adrenaline. Even though casinos are good places for […]

SOUTH RANGE POSES PROBLEM FOR PERRY

BURTON, OH- “To get to the state final game, you have to beat good teams,” said Dan Yeagley. And beating good teams is exactly what South Range has done all season, and repeated that recipe last night in an explosive 49-21 victory over Perry on Friday night to claim the Division V Region 17 Crown. […]

A VALENT EFFORT

NILES, OH- One would be hard-pressed these days to find a young man with more compassion, courage, and maturity than Warren JFK’s Thomas Valent. Being that he’s started a podcast, movement, and borderline charity with his own blood, sweat, and tears- Valent’s incredible performances on the football field have been dwarfed only by his entrepreneurship, […]

LOCAL FLAG TEAM HEADED TO VEGAS

YOUNGSTOWN, OH- For only the sixth time in area history, Youngstown will be represented in a Flag Football National Championship setting. The Valley will be represented the first week in February in Las Vegas, Nevada in the form of a handful of young men competing for a title in one of the world’s fastest-growing sports. […]

40 YEARS OF STAMBAUGH STADIUM

The year was 1982. It was the year the 1982 World’s Fair came to the United States. Knoxville, Tennessee played host to the World’s Fair that summer. It was also the year when the Anheuser-Busch company launched Budweiser Light (aka Bud Light) and the year that gave us one of the biggest movie box office […]