LADY DOGS SPLIT WEEKEND SERIES ON THE COURT

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- It was a weekend series filled with highs and lows for East Palestine.  In the first match, Springfield defeated the Lady Bulldogs in straight sets to give EP its first loss of the season.  Emily Berger and Jami Jones led the way in points for the Bulldogs with 5.  Morgan Cheurco kept her streak alive with double-digit assists with 10, and Jade McBride had 9 digs.

In the second match, East Palestine avenged its loss and took out aggression on Brookfield, defeating the Lady Warriors 3-0 (25-23, 25-12, 25-22.)  Paige Snyder and Emily Berger were leaders in the frontcourt for the Lady Bulldogs corraling 9 points apiece.  Berger also had 8 kills and 3 blocks, while Snyder contributed a pair of aces.  Senior, Olivia Figley had 10 kills and 4 blocks at the net.  Cheurco continued her helper streak by providing 25 assists and a pair of points.  Jade McBride was outstanding on defense with 10 digs.

The Bulldogs are back in action on the road Tuesday night against EOAC foe, Lisbon.

SALEM DOWN LADY SPARTANS IN 4

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BOARDMAN, OH- Boardman couldn’t get past Salem’s Defense as the Lady Quakers prevailed 3-1 on the road to move on to 3-0 on the season. Defensively for the Quakers, Jenna McClish had 38 digs while Rylie Troy proved she could handle any position with 6 kills, 9 assists, and 18 digs. Four-year starter Elly Exline showed her veteran status by contributing 11 kills, 16 digs, and 2 aces while Jaden Hamilton and Hayden Carner added 10 kills apiece. Kaelyn Helmick put up a huge wall with 4 blocks while Taylor Troy and Kaylee Freeman set up the offense with 11 assists and 9 assists respectively.

In JV action the Quakers won 25-19, 18-25, and 25-20. For the Quakers, Zoie Reid added 6 kills by being set up by Emma Hochadel with 18 assists. In the backcourt, Kylie Skinner added 20 digs. The Quakers will travel to Minerva on Tuesday.

 

*Contributed by Sarah Hamilton and salemathletics.org

TIGERS TAME BEAVER LOCAL IN LOCAL SHOWDOWN

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WELLSVILLE, OH- If you thought the Tigers were toast after graduating some of the area’s top talent, think again.  Wellsville’s Volleyball Team continued their attack on area teams last night in a fantastic match against Beaver Local, 3-1.

The Lady Tigers took the first two sets 25-20 and 25-22 before dropping the third 12-25 to the Lady Beavers.  Both teams showing signs of dominance in this match that could present interesting dialogue later this season.

For the Tigers, Sophomore Emily McNicol had 12 assists while her older sister Jenna had 25 digs.  Emma Smith was the front row hero with 8 kills and 2 blocks, Meaghan Nixon had 14 digs while Greta Cartwright had 15 assists and five kills.  The story of the night, however, was the incredible effort of the freshmen tandem of Aubri Ramsey and Alana Amato who head had six kills apiece.

For Beaver Local, Grace Hill and Elizabeth Kolkowski paced the Lady Beavers at the net.  Hill had 11 kills and 6 blocks while Kolkowski had a night with 7 kills, six blocks, and eight digs.  Brooke Talbott also had a front-row feast of 14 kills while Karlee Furman led all scorers with 22 assists, 15 digs and 19 points for the red and white.

Wellsville goes to 2-0 on the year and will visit Leetonia on Monday while Beaver Local will host Edison the same night.

POUND PUPPIES: EXPLOSIVE EP OFFENSE GROUNDS CLIPPERS

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- A youth movement is underway in East Palestine, but winning is not being sacrificed.  Coach Jessica Franklin’s offense exploded for a 3-1 victory over Columbiana on Thursday to keep East Palestine undefeated at 3-0 (2-0 EOAC.)

It was a shared accomplishment for East Palestine as Sophomore Paige Snyder led the way with 15 points that included 4 aces and 8 kills.  Morgan Cheurco had an unbelievable 34 assists on the night along with 3 points and an ace to herself.  Senior Olivia Figley was a front line assassin with 13 kills and 3 blocks, while Malynn Bistarkey had 10 digs and nine kills.  Emily Berger continued her stellar start to the season with 14 points, 11 kills, 2 aces, and a block.

Columbiana was led by Tori Long and her 5 points, 16 kills and 4 digs.  Major helpers for the Lady Clippers were Grace Witmer with 22 assists, and Marissa Makosky with 14.  Libero Maci Linhart led the way in digs with 15.

Both teams return to action Saturday as East Palestine will return to the floor for a double-dip with Howland and Brookfield.  Columbiana will take on McDonald.

 

LADY QUAKERS SHUTOUT URSULINE

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SALEM, OH- The Quakers opened up at home beating Ursuline 3-0 in straight sets. For the Lady Quakers, Elly Exline had 4 aces and 10 kills, Rylie Troy had 6 aces and 3 kills, and Jaden Hamilton added 10 kills and 2 blocks.

The Quakers will travel to Boardman on Saturday.

 

 

*Story contributed by Sarah Hamilton and Salemathletics.org

 

RAIDERS KEEP POLAND AT BAY

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The South Range volleyball team won a thrilling four-set match over Poland. (25-23 25-22 22-25 25-21)

In the first set, the two teams went back and forth as the Bulldogs used excellent back row defense to stay close to the Raiders.  However, with setpoint and Poland rallying it was senior Anna Primavera coming up the set clinching kill.

The second set unfolded much like the first.  Both teams were clawing and fighting to keep balls alive which made extra long rallies impossible. Poland saw their biggest lead of the evening slip away, and the Raiders snuck out with a set two win.

It seemed with a 2-0 advantage the Raiders would have all the momentum in set three, but that was not the case. The Raiders had their worst hitting set with an attack percentage of .031. Poland took full advantage of this and captured a thrilling third set forcing a fourth.

Poland came out strong in set number four with a 6-0 rally. The Raiders found their wag back, however, and before the Bulldogs could blink it was tired at 9-9. Like the sets before them, this one went back and forth. Izzy Lamparty put the match away with a monster kill.

Anna Primavera had 12 kills on the night for the Raiders adding 8!digs, and 2 aces. Izzy Lamparty had 8 kills. Emily Irons gathered 29 assists, 3 kills, and 3 digs. Reagan Irons led the team in digs with 9.

Raiders return to action Tuesday as they travel to Lakeview.

SPARTANS WRECK RAIDERS WIN STREAK

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CANFIELD, OH- The South Range Volleyball team suffered their first loss of the season Wednesday night with a 4 set loss to Boardman (21-25 14-25 25-22 18-25).

The first set started off back and forth but Boardman was always able to keep at least a one-point lead. Then the Spartans went on a long rally in the middle of the set to take a big enough lead to escape with a four-point win.

The Spartans completely controlled set number 2. They used their speed on the middle block to expose soft spots in the Raiders defense. The Spartans had all the momentum and cruised to a 2-0 match lead.

The Raiders showed tremendous toughness in set number three getting out to a big lead, and keeping it. They pushed to set point 24-17, but Boardman refused to go away. They rattled off 5 points in a row. The Raiders still took the set 25-22 but the Spartans grabbed much-needed momentum.

After dropping the third set Boardman came out in the fourth with intensity. A big 5-0 rally to put them up 13-8 was all they needed to control the clinching set. The Raiders struggled to hit in the set, with a percentage of .052.

Anna Primavera lead the Raiders in kills with 7 and added 3 digs. Izzy Lamparty was a walk at the net, grabbing 15 blocks, also having 5 kills and 2 digs. Emily Irons finished with 19 assists, 3 kills, and 3 digs. Reagan Irons lead the way defensively with 12 digs. Maria Primavera also had 8.

Raiders return to action Thursday night as they host Poland.

LADY BULLDOGS REMAIN UNBEATEN IN DRAMATIC WIN OVER UNITED

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- East Palestine (2-0) is putting the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference on watch early on this season, as the Lady Bulldogs opened up their conference schedule with a 3-2 (25-19, 25-15, 13-25, 20-25, 15-4) victory over United.

Coach Jessica Franklin’s Lady Dogs were led by Morgan Cheurco who collected 19 points, 20 assists, and a pair of aces.  Also adding onto her great start this year was Junior, Emily Berger, who had 9 points, 6 blocks and led the way in kills with 10.  Front line Senior, Olivia Figley had 10 blocks, 8 kills, and 5 digs while Jami Jones broke out the shovel for 14 digs and 8 points, respectively.

The Bulldogs will return to action on Thursday for a big matchup against Columbiana (1-0) early in the schedule.

LADY CLIPS OPEN IN STYLE, DIG THEIR WAY OVER LEETONIA

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LEETONIA, OH- If your first or last name began with an “M” and you were in Red on Tuesday night, one would assume you had yourself a night.  The Columbiana Lady Clippers spiked their way to a 3-1 victory over Leetonia to open up their 2019 campaign.

Madison Moser led the way for the Clips with 14 points, 5 kills and a block, Maddie Witherow contributed 14 points as well with 2 kills, and Marissa Makosky had 13 points and a kill as well.  Not part of the name game, but still having exceptional nights were Grace Witmer with 5 kills, 10 assists, and 2 aces- as well as G. Burbick Farms Player of the Game, Tori Long, with 8 points, 6 aces, and 8 kills.

Leading the way for Leetonia were Taran Ferry and Miya Dolan.

Columbiana (1-0) will play at home against Warren JFK on Wednesday night.  The action begins with JV’s at 5:30.

RAIDERS KEEP MOONEY GROUNDED

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CANFIELD, OH- South Range Volleyball opened their home slate Tuesday night with a win over Mooney in 4 sets (25-18 25-21 23-25 25-22).

In the first set, the Raiders established the tempo of the match- putting solid pressure on the Cardinal defense and making unforced errors all the easier. It was Mooney’s first match of the season and things just weren’t clicking yet. Mistakes let the Raiders sail to a 25-18 victory.

The Raiders jumped ahead to an early advantage in the second set, but Mooney started to put it together late. They stormed back and made set 2 very close. The Raiders were able to hold off the Cardinals but Mooney was able to grab ever-important momentum.

Mooney used that momentum to jump out to a big lead in set three. The Raiders found themselves trailing 19-11, and this time around they were the ones that made a late rally to make it a close-set. Katie Hough was responsible for three straight points to close out the set for Mooney, they avoided the sweep but the Raiders took back momentum.

The fourth set was certainly the most back and forth set of the match. Both teams had big leads, and big rallies to combat those leads. The set came to a 21-21 lead and both teams revved up their defensive intensity. Hustle plays and digs were being made all over the place. The Raiders would, however, walk away victorious. 25-23.

Izzy Lamparty led the Raider offense with 11 kills on the night, along with 2 aces and 2 blocks. Emily Irons had 20 assists and 5 digs. Reagan Irons had 11 digs.

The Raiders return to action Wednesday night as they host Boardman.