SALEM QUICKLY ADVANCES TO SECTIONAL FINAL

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SALEM OH- The Salem Lady Quakers soccer team hosted Ashtabula Edgewood in Sectional Semifinal action Monday night.

Salem came away with a 9-0 victory. Rylee Hutton found the back of the net five times. She also chipped in two assists. Abby Perry scored three times. Perry also contributed four assists, giving her the school record for assists in a season. Lauryn Barton also found the back of the net. Chloe Wilhelm had an assist.

The Lady Quakers are back in action Thursday night when they host Poland in the Sectional Final.

*Contributed By Kent Paulini at salemathletics.org

BEAVERS HASSLE HARRISON CENTRAL

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- The Beavers put together another impressive performance, winning their 5th straight game by beating the Harrison Central Huskies 48-14.

The Huskies got the ball to start, and wasted no time going down the field in 55 seconds, capping off a 67 yard TD drive with a 21 yard TD throw from Hayden Cassidy to Tre Rex. The Beavers would respond with a long TD drive of their own. Logan Blissenbach took one 27 yards to the house on 3rd and 20, as Austin Cline threw his first of 4 TD passes on the day. The Beavers defense came up big, forcing a three and out and paving the way for a 63 yard punt return TD by Dorian Jackson. The Beavers next drive ended with another Logan Blissenbach TD, this one from 29 yards out on 4th and 14.

Beaver Local would score twice more before the half, courtesy of a Caden Foster 33 yard TD catch and a 17 yard Austin Cline TD run, but Harrison Central was able to keep their hopes alive with a 65 yard bomb to Tre Rex from Hayden Cassidy again. Beaver Local shut the door coming out of half though, as we saw the third TD connection from Austin Cline and Logan Blissenbach, from 37 yards out this time, as Blissenbach ended with a Randy Moss esque stat line of 3 catches, 93 yards, and 3 scores. To cap off the night, the Beaver defense recovers a fumble in the end zone for yet another TD, giving them a 48-14 win and puts them in the driver seat for a Buckeye 8 North title, which would be the first in school history.

The Beavers travel to Indian Creek next week, looking to make history and officially clinch the Buckeye 8 North with a win. Kickoff at 7:00.

*Contributed By YSN’s Mike McKenzie

SALEM OVERCOMES SLOW START IN MARLINGTON

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MARLINGTON OH- After a slow start by the high powered Quaker offense, they were able to find traction on the ground to the tune of 260 yards and knock of Marlington 35-17. After recent weeks where the aerial assault was in full force, it was the run game that dominated the night for the Quaker offense.

Jackson Johnson led the way with over 100 yards on the ground of his own, but was not alone, as Blaize Exline and Jason Austin carried the load for 80 and 89 yards respectively.

Salem was also aided by their defense, who surrendered only 3 points through the first 3 quarters, before Marlington was able to put two late touchdowns on the board. The Quakers also forced three turnovers on the evening, all interceptions, by Cam Jaquette, Donnie Oesch, and Damon Wolfe.

Wolfe’s interception couldn’t have come at a better time for the Quakers, who saw the Dukes driving and looking to cut into the Quaker lead. Deep in Quaker territory, Marlington tried to run a pitch to the left, which ended up in the hands of Wolfe, who would rumble 93 yards for the score, and put the game on ice.

Salem (6-1) now heads into the meat of the schedule with games next week at Carrollton, Canton South, before finishing off the regular season at home against West Branch. Combined, those teams are 17-4.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jarrod Niederhiser

EAGLES PULL OFF THE COMEBACK TO STAY UNBEATEN

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*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

HUBBARD, Ohio –
Heading into the locker room behind 23-6 to the rival Poland Bulldogs (2-2), Coach Hoffman and company were composed, and ready to adjust.
“We were pretty focused at halftime” Coach Hoffman said. “I mean we came in they were focused… listened to what we had to say. Defensively we had made some adjustments for the second half and offensively there were some plays that were able to be made that we were able to talk them through… I don’t think anyone came into the locker room not believing that we could come out and get it done in the second half.”
And my oh my did the Eagles get it done. Receiving to start the final stanza, Hoffman’s unit needed just five plays to get into the endzone when T.C. Caffey would tally his first score of the night form thirty yards out. Nick Hendrix’s hard count would draw Poland offsides on the PAT, prompting the Eagle’s offensive unit to come out and go for two, which they would convert.
Over six minutes and thirteen snaps later, Poland would be face with fourth and five at the Hubbard nineteen. With a chance to possibly suppress the Hubbard comeback, the Bulldogs opted to keep the offense on the field up 23-14. Dropping senior quarterback, Jack Fulton, back to pass, the Poland signal caller would overthrow his receiver in the back of the endzone to turn it over on downs.
The next three snaps were all put into the arms of T.C. Caffey, each one of them resulting in a Hubbard first down and placing the ball exactly at the midfield marker. The Eagles had no plans on turning away from their bell cow now, as the resulting twelve snaps would amount in carries for Caffey, the final one coming from three yards out and in to the endzone, for his second score of the night.
Forcing a three and out and a bad punt by the Poland special teams unit, Caffey and Co. would take over at the Bulldog thirty-six yard line. Trailing by four, Hubbard would put the game on the back of T.C. and their offensive line.
Touts of ten, eight, and nine had Hubbard in a goal to go situation. Then, from four yards out, Caffey would fight his way into the endzone for his third touchdown of the night and give the Eagles their first lead.
With just under four minutes to go, Poland’s kickoff return team set up their offense with good field position, getting it out to their own forty-seven. Fulton was able to move his unit down to the Hubbard nineteen before the drive would stall, and the Bulldogs would run out of time, giving the Eagles the win, 27-23.
BIG PERFORMERS
HUBBARD:
TC Caffey: 29 carries, 193 rushing yards, 3 TDs
The Hubbard Offensive Line: Obviously
Poland:
Jack Fulton: 13-27, 114 passing yards, 2 passing TDs, 14 carries, 51 rushing yards
Ross Dedo: 6 catches, 46 yards, 1 TD
Cole Fulton: 5 catches, 46 yards, 2 total TD
UP NEXT
Hubbard: Following their fourth straight home victory to start the season, T.C. Caffey and the Hubbard Eagles will travel to Struthers (2-2) for their first matchup on the road. 14-7 22-16 The previous two matchups of these teams have been decided by a single score.
Poland: Suffering a gut-wrenching loss, the Poland Bulldogs will head home and play host to another top tier NE8 opponent, the South Range Raiders (4-0). There is light at the end of the tunnel for the Bulldogs. A top-heavy schedule will have Pavlansky’s ball club ready for a very favorable second half of the season.

Postgame Interview with TC Caffey

Postgame Interview With Brian Hoffman

FALCONS SPOIL POLAND’S HOME OPENER

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POLAND OH- The Jefferson Varsity Volleyball team was victorious this evening in their first away match of the season at Poland. The Falcons won in three sets with scores of 25-21, 25-18, 25-17. Jefferson’s overall record starts off at 2-0 and 1-0 in the Northeast Eight Conference (NE8). The Jefferson JV team won this evening in three sets. The Falcons host South Range on Thursday, Aug. 26 for another NE8 league matchup.

For Poland, Sarah Forsyth led the offense with 6 kills. Lexi Kalicatzaros was the team leader in digs with 12. Maddie Torus set up 7 assists. Morgan Kluchar added 2 blocks.

*Contributed by Donald Palm at jeffersonfalconathletics.com

JACKSON MILTON VOLLEYBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH STEPHEN MOHR

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NORTH JACKSON OH- The Blue Jays volleyball program is under new management. After a sustained era of success under coach Sue Prozy, Stephen Mohr has taken the reigns and plans to take the Jackson Milton program to the next level. Last season, the Jays racked up 17 wins and finished 2nd in the MVAC. With ten letter winners returning, there is no reason to think the Jays wont be contenders again. Jackson Milton opens the season with 3 games in 3 days starting August 23rd hosting East Canton.

Coach Mohr hopped on to YSN’s Running Point this week to talk about his new job, and the upcoming season. He chats with Ty Bartell, and Anthony Hartwig about building a culture, creating a youth development program, and much more. The dawn of a new era begins in North Jackson and you can be the first to hear from the new head coach in Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with Stephen Mohr.

 

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SCRAPPERS BOUNCE BACK AGAINST STATE COLLEGE

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NILES, OH- Starting out as a pitcher’s duel through the first six innings, the Scrappers rallied late to get their first win of the six-game homestand, 6-3. The win was much needed after losing six of their last eight games.

State College started the scoring in the top of the 3rd. They took an early 1-0 lead after a deep sacrifice fly to right field. Right fielder Zaid Walker made a great throw, but the runner was called safe on a bang, bang play.

The Scrappers answered in the bottom half of the inning. Duncan Hewitt blooped a broken-bat single into right field to score Mathieu Vallee with the bases loaded. Sam Crail followed with another bases-loaded single giving the Scrappers a 2-1 lead.

In the top of the 6th State College took a 3-2 lead. They tied the game after a groundout to second bringing home the runner from third. With runners on first and third State College took the lead after catcher Jack Kelly caught a runner stealing second allowing the runner on third to score on the throw.

The Scrappers took control of the game in the bottom of the 7th. With the bases loaded Kelly tied the game with a single up the middle. He was followed by Branden Comia who hit a sacrifice fly to deep center scoring the runner from third. Crail busted the game wide open the next at-bat driving two runs in with a single just over the second baseman’s head.

Crail was named Baird Brothers Player of the Game going 2-4 at the plate with three RBIs and two singles. Dan Harwood also had a multi-hit game. He went 2-4 at the plate with a walk and a run scored. The rest of the offense was firing on all cylinders racking up 11 hits and 11 walks as a unit. Nine different batters had base hits tonight, and all 11 Scrappers hitters that made a plate appearance reached base safely at some point throughout the game.

Right-handed starter Cole Ayers threw a strong five innings and worked his way into the 6th. He allowed two runs and only one hit. He walked four and struck out two. He was pulled after walking the leadoff batter in the 6th. The rest of the staff was strong as well allowing only one run and three hits while striking out five and walking two.

Tomorrow the Scrappers will try to take the series, playing game 3 at Eastwood Field against State College tomorrow night at 7:05 p.m. Tomorrow is also Buck Night presented by Quaker Steak & Lube, fans can purchase general admission tickets, 12 oz. domestic draft beer, hot dogs, 12 oz. fountain drinks all for one dollar apiece. It is also TikTok Night, fans can make a TikTok and it will be posted on the scoreboard using #mvscrappers.

 

BOXSCORE HERE

 

*Story courtesy of mvscrappers.com/Jordan Boitnott

JUNE 9TH GOLF GURU SEGMENT WITH BRIAN TOLNAR

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- Golf season is in full swing in the Mahoning Valley, and just as with each and every week, YSN’s Golf Guru makes his weekly Check in with Ron and Anthony on Running Point.

During this week’s segment, Brian talks about left-handed golf games, and the accessibility of equipment, and the uniqueness that comes with being a southpaw on the course.

We also get the power list for this week’s PGA event, as well as your tip of the week.

Check in with the area’s top Golf Guru on YSN’s Running Point each Wednesday at 1pm.

 

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EMMERLING TOSSES NO-NO; DEVILS ERASE CHALKER

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LISBON, OH- This isn’t Mya Emmerling’s first rodeo.  The Lisbon Ace cut through the Chalker hitters on Wednesday en route to an 8-1 Sectional Championship for the Lady Blue Devils.

Emmerling was brilliant in the pitcher’s circle on Wednesday, as she threw a no-hitter, and was in a jam only in the first inning before taking over for the rest of the game.  Emmerling allowed zero hits and one run over seven innings, striking out five.

Southington Chalker’s only offense came from a ground out, scoring one run.

Lisbon tallied nine hits in the game. Kaity Clark and Morgan Lively all managed multiple hits for Coach Crismon’s squad. Clark led Lisbon with three hits in four at-bats.  Justyce Vrable would also score twice for Lisbon

 

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HEADED HOME: NILES RED DRAGONS BASEBALL PREVIEW

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NILES, OH – Mike Guarnieri is the head coach for the Niles Red Dragons. The Red Dragons have three returning seniors this season, Zack Leonard, Chase Suzina, and Caleb Lauer. With covid is was difficult to get a lot of this squad out on the field in the summer to get valuable reps. Coach Guarnieri feels really good about the group of guys he will field this spring in the 2021 season. Coach broke down to us about winning pitch to pitch and inning to inning, staying mentally involved every pitch. Coach Mike and his Red Dragons are looking forward to the grind that will be the 2021 season.

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