BOARDMAN LOOKS AHEAD TO MATCH UP WITH CARDINALS

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The BHS Boys Varsity Soccer Team is now 3-0-3 on the year after Saturday’s 5-0 win over West Branch …

Junior Sava Crnjak led the Spartans with a hat trick on the night; two of which were assisted by Freshman Andrew Walston and one by Sophomore Jake Murray …

Murray also scored his career first varsity goal off an assist from Junior Abdullah Alsharif and Freshman Gabe Hammerton also logged his first ever varsity goal through an assist from Junior Austin Congson …

Senior Carson Essad had 3 saves as keeper while Sophomore Carter Fick Mills closed out the game in the net and preserved the shutout …

19 Spartans saw action in the contest; many for the first time at the varsity level …

Boardman will open All-American Conference play on Tuesday at Canfield at 7:00 pm.

*Contributed By Eric Simione at boardmanathletics.org

BULLDOGS TAKE A BIG STEP FORWARD

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HUBBARD, OH- Poland and Hubbard met on Thursday night in a game that would go a long way in deciding the champion of the Northeast 8 Conference at the end of the season. Both teams came into tonight’s matchup with identical records (4-1-1 overall, 3-0-0 NE8).

It was a stalemate in the first half, as both teams couldn’t find the back of the net and went into their respective locker rooms with the game tied 0-0. Hubbard drew first blood tonight when Kaleb Jackson found the back of the net for the Eagles roughly halfway into the second half. Poland took that goal as a wake-up call and the senior leadership for the Bulldogs came into full play. A goal just minutes later by Derek Thomas equaled the score up, and Sophomore Jacob Hayes put the go-ahead goal just past the Hubbard goalkeeper with two minutes left, and Poland would hold on from there.

With tonight’s win, Poland now holds sole possession of first place in the NE8 Conference, as well as grabbing their fifth overall win on the season. Hubbard drops their second match of the season and now sits in second place in the conference.

*Contributed By YSN’s Anthony Romo

WARRIORS STILL UNBEATEN

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BELOIT OH-

The varsity girls soccer team headed to Minerva on Wednesday night for an EBC battle and came away with a 6-0 victory.  The win is the fourth of the year for the Warriors whose record now stands at 4-0-1.

Bri Thomas scored a pair of goals in the victory for the Warriors.  Also adding goals for West Branch were Daphne Snyder, Chloe Dennison, Lauren Gossett, and Avah Stull. Thomas and Dennison also assisted on goals as well.

In goal Emmy Jones earned the shutout victory with three saves on the night.

The girls will head back home to take on Poland on Saturday afternoon.  The JV game is scheduled to start at Noon while the varsity game is scheduled for a 2 PM start.

*Contributed By Cheryl Ficco at wbathletics.org.

VIKINGS OFFENSE NOT SLOWING DOWN

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WATERLOO OH- The Vikings traveled to Brookfield on Wednesday night and returned home with a 10-3 victory.

The Waterloo attack was led by Kaira English and Rose Couts, who had 4 and 3 goals, respectively. The other goal scorers were Sydney Jackson, Olivia Boyle, and Kayla Thompson. The Vikings got assists from Celly Camacho, Lillie Snyder, Gabby Gonzalez, and Kayla Thompson. Sophia Wood and Grace Yarian each recorded three saves in goal.

The Vikings received contributions offensively from Chloe Guth, Mya Bennett, and Courtney Eisenbraun. Bayley English led the midfield, and the Vikings received quilty minutes in the midfield from Abby Mazur, Carletta Henry, and Ronnie England. Lilly Foster provided leadership and lockdown defense.

The Vikings are next in action Saturday when they host United in the Steel Valley Soccer Game of the Week at noon. Please come out and support the team as they compete Saturday!

*Contributed By William Jackson at waterlooathletics.org

TIGERS BACK ON THE PROWL

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NEW MIDDLETOWN OH-

Springfield went up 2-0 eat with goals from Maddie Page and Brionna Holt (Assisted by Page). Holt scored a late goal to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead before Kiley Hetherington for United scored in an empty net. Making the final score 3-1. The Tigers got strong defensive play from their back line and Caitlin Cappelli had 14 saves for Springfield. The Tigers will host league opponent Champion tomorrow night at 5:00.

 

Goals – Brionna Holt (2), Maddie Page (1)

 

Assists – Maddie Page (1)

 

Saves – Caitlin Cappelli (14)

*Contributed By Justin Kosek at springfiellocalathletics.com

ORANGE TURNS ON THE JETS AGAINST PERRY

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PERRY, OH- The Orange soccer team hit the road on Tuesday night when they traveled to Perry for a CVC match.  The Lions came out on fire with 10 goals in the first half giving the Lions a comfortable lead in the contest.  The Lions would go on to win the game 11-0.  See stats below:

Luke Schmotzer 3 goals and an assist

Sunjay Wyckoff 1 assist

Kaleb Berns- 1 goal and 3 assists

Drew Abrams- 1 goal and 3 assists

Jack Derow- 3 goals

Gabe Rubanenko- 1 goal and assist

Adam Saab- 1 assist

Anthony Spidalier- 1 assist

Jackson Hurtwitz- 1 goal

Sam Russo- 1 goal

 

*Contributed by Tim Porter

POLAND DOES ENOUGH TO GET BIG ROAD VICTORY

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CANFIELD, Ohio- Poland and South Range met on Thursday night in a pivotal early-season conference matchup for both teams. For Poland, the Bulldogs (2-1-1) were looking to keep their hot start to the season going and continue to stay atop the conference, For South Range, the Raiders (0-3-1) were looking for their first conference win of the season and a chance to gain some ground on the rest of the pack. 

It was a quick start for Poland, as Senior Noah Huda got the Bulldogs on the board just 10 minutes into the match with a goal to give the Bulldogs the early advantage. Andreas Tsikouris then added on to the Poland lead with just under 17 minutes remaining in the first half to give the Bulldogs a 2-0 advantage. South Range got on the board shortly after with a goal from Logan Butcher that brought the Raiders back within one goal. The teams went into the locker room at halftime with Poland holding that same one goal advantage.

The second half was a defensive battle, and Poland was really able to whether the South Range storm with the plethora of experience that they have. The Bulldogs boast 10 seniors on this year’s roster, and it showed tonight. Poland was able to hold the anchor down defensively and get out of Raider Stadium with a 2-1 victory.

The Bulldogs are now 3-1-1 on the season and 2-0 in Northeast 8 play, which puts them solely atop the conference standings. South Range drops to 0-4-1, and 0-2 in conference play.

*Contributed By YSN’s Anthony Romo

 

WARRIORS COME THROUGH AGAINST CANFIELD

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BELOIT OH- West Branch continued their hot start with a 4-1 victory over Canfield Wednesday night.  The win moved the Warriors record to 3-0-0 on the young season.

The Warriors used consistent play in each half to down the Cardinals.  West Branch picked up two goals in each half and held Canfield to just one second half goal.

Zoe Sanders was stellar in net recording 15 saves for the victory.  Scoring for West Branch were Daphne Snyder with two goals, Sophia Gregory and Chloe Dennison with a goal each.  Adding assists were Kennedy Berger, Allie Brammer, and Sophia Gregory.

West Branch will hit the road for the first time this season to take on North Ridgeville on Saturday.  Tickets are online only and a link to purchase can be found via the main page of the West Branch website.

*Contributed By Ryan Wolf at wbathletics.org

FALCONS SOAR AWAY FROM HARDING

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AUSTINTOWN OH- The Lady Falcons came out with the first win of their season on Tuesday night.

Senior Bailey Baker with a hat trick followed by a goal from senior Miranda Sherwood. Goals assisted tonight by Melina Carrabbia and Miranda Sherwood.

The Falcons prepare for GlenOak this Saturday.

*Contributed By Samantha Marscio at austintownathletics.com

JACKSON MILTON BEATS THE WEATHER AND THE LIONS

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NORTH JACKSON OH- Monday, August 29, after the storms rolled out, the Blue Jays hosted Heartland Christian and brought the thunder.  The Jays started with Ian Stewart, Keagan Beck and Nathan Corll in front of Brady Cole.  The midfield consisted of Ben Moore, Carter Graham, James Croyle, Zach Koontz and Alex Rotuna.  Kylee Fetkovich and Brock Piatt started up front. The Blue Jays have had an extremely long week having 4 varsity and 3 JV games in the past 7 days.  Luckily the storms brought a slightly cool breeze to help calm the humidity! A partly cloudy sky made the evening more enjoyable for everyone.

Within the first 2 minutes the Jays earned a corner kick opportunity.   Kylee Fetkovich took a well placed kick, Alex Rotuna finds the ball and has to battle some Lions to get the shot off, first goal of the evening!  10 minutes later, the Jays were possessing in the midfield when the sequence of success began; Carter Graham passed to Kylee, who found Alex inside the box for another Blue Jay goal!  The Blue Jays outshot the Lions 16 shots to two.  Brady Cole and James Croyle each had one save in goal.  Ben Moore went unchallenged.

Overall, the game was pretty clean with good calls by the officials.  Jackson-Milton subbed several players from the bench including, Brandon Hinkle, Dom Verquer, Joe Modarelli, Caden Allen, Anthony Chance and Aiden Aandewiel

Another shutout by the Blue Jays!  Defensively they are working together well and the midfield is doing a very nice job of rotating back during transitions, especial Carter Graham and James Croyle who have been working very well together.

The Blue Jays have no games this week, due to the Canfield Fair.  The team and coaches want to wish Caden Allen, Anthony Chance, & Carter Graham best of luck with their 4H competitions, as well as the soccer-band members who will be performing there on Thursday.

Jackson-Milton takes on in-conference opponent Crestview (2021 State Runner Up) when they return to play Wednesday, September 7 at 5pm at the JMHS Soccer Stadium.

*Contributed By Craig Fetkovich at jacksonmiltonathletics.org