With a new Pilot for the Clippers Girl’s Basketball Team, veteran Coach Dave Crismon has brought a sense of urgency to Columbiana. The talent pool is stacked with scorers, and a great work ethic and Coach Crismon is looking to make a huge run this year!
What is the transition like for Coaches? What’s it like for the players?
Find out all that and more on this week’s Columbiana Coach’s Corner with Dave Crismon!
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There’s a new lead dog in Bulldog Country this year. East Palestine hired on Bill Stanton to help revive the winning tradition in East Palestine for basketball. Stanton has come from other storied programs such as Boardman, Poland, Struthers, and EOAC Rival- Lisbon.
Now with the reigns on one of the most up and coming programs in the region, Stanton looks to secure a foundation of winning this year that will pay dividends for seasons to come.
YSN’s Tim Figley sits down with Coach Stanton for the inaugural edition of East Palestine Boy’s Basketball Coach’s Corner!
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With over 45,000 votes cast between Sunday at 7 PM and Wednesday at midnight, the Week 2 Winners have been chosen for Baird Brothers’ Big Dog of the Valley.
Congratulations to Wellsville’s Derrick Suggs (12,635 votes) whose 22 points and 13 boards over Leetonia earned him the boy’s Week 2 reward.
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Congratulations to Leetonia’s Ari Russell (17,111 votes) who posted 26 points and 16 boards and 5 assists in a win over Southern, and got the Week 2 nod for the ladies.
In South Range, there’s a school-record board as you pass by the gymnasium. It has some of the most legendary student-athletes of the school’s fifty-year history represented. Somewhere on that boar,d you’ll find a junior sniper on the girl’s basketball team that last year broke the number of three-pointers in a game, as well as the number of three’s drained in a single season, and this year…well, Bri Modic is on pace to break the all-time mark for three-pointers in a career while in the Burgundy and Gold.
This year is much different for the Lady Raiders, new leaders, another year older, another year wiser. However, for Modic, the goal remains the same. Get on the court. Get open. Get buckets.
YSN’s Anthony Hartwig sits down with Bri Modic for our first South Range Player Profile of the season- BRI FOR THREE.
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For Hubbard Senior, Destiny Watson, there are few things she enjoys as much as time on the court.
The 2018 season is just underway and Watson is ready to leave her legacy on the Lady Eagle program. Watson is a cager who prides herself on hard work and leadership.
Sit down with YSN’s Jamie Thomson and find out what Watson aspires to become after she wraps things up on the hardwood on this week’s Hubbard Eagle Player Profile: DESTINY IS CERTAIN
Veteran East Palestine Head Coach Will Franklin has been a part of the program for quite some time, and the game that transpired recently against Lisbon in the Dog Pound was enough to give any coach a good night’s rest.
After a 50-49 victory over the Lady Blue Devil’s YSN’s DJ Yokley caught up with Coach Franklin to discuss the progression he’s seen in his time in Bulldog Country, as well as many other topics including what it’s like to coach young teams and transforming them to champions.
Hit the hardwood with all that and more with Episode 1 of East Palestine Girl’s BBall Coach’s Corner with Will Franklin!
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Hubbard Senior, Ramiah Givens has it all together. She’s a leader who is smart, savvy, athletic, and she has the determination to finish what she starts.
In this case, she’s looking to help the Lady Eagles elevate to new heights in the 2018-2019 campaign.
Her future, though?
So bright, she needs shades.
YSN’s Jamie Thomson caught up with Ramiah to discuss this season, and her future plans after school in this week’s Hubbard Player Profile: HUBBARD CELEBRATES THANKS-GIVENS
“First year in the rodeo” is the way that veteran Head Coach Jeff Hammond described all but two of the young Bears this coming season. The Leetonia Bears open up the 18-19 campaign against Lowellville on Friday night at home and look to improve from their 5-18 season a year ago. With sights aimed high, the Bears are looking to overcome adversity and obstacles that they face this season.
One obstacle that the team is trying to overcome is the season-ending injury to senior point guard Roman Ferry. Ferry was the leading scorer for the 2017-2018 season where he averaged 18.3 points per game in 29.7 minutes of action. Coach Hammond stated that losing Roman Ferry for the season was a major blow to the team.”
The inexperienced Bears are looking for leadership on the floor from Brock Simpson and Quentin Craik this season. Coach Hammond is further looking for growth this season from his sophomores Ian Davis, Dylan Lennon, Jordan Baker, and Marco Ferry due to increased playing time. The Bears are deep at the varsity level and look to dress nine players for varsity.
While depth may be plentiful for the Bears, one area of concern will be size. Senior Quentin Craik is going to be the tallest player on the roster as he is listed at 6’3. Because of this lack of size, coach Hammond said that rebounding would be a challenge on a nightly basis. Their plan to generate offense is with increased three-point shooting percentages and limiting turnovers.
The Bears open up with the Lowellville Rockets Friday night where they face a unique challenge in trying to stop Matt Hvisdak, who coach Hammond describes as an all-conference caliber point guard” and someone who can “score and distribute to anyone on the floor”. Leetonia looks to stop direct layup opportunities by limiting turnovers and coach Hammond further stated “ we can’t hurt ourselves too much and expect to keep up with them.”
The Rockets and Bears tip off jayvee action at 5:30, followed by the varsity at 7. YSN will be bringing you live audio/video streaming of the varsity action on ysnlive.com/leetonia
On the inaugural Hubbard Girls Basketball Coach’s Corner, YSN’s own Jamie Thomson sits down with Coach DeLuco and discusses the offseason program as well as the tough schedule to begin the season.
What are the expectations? Team goals?
Will the Eagles fly again in 2018? We’ll find out straight from the Lead Eagle!
All that, and more on Episode 1 of Hubbard Girls Coach’s Corner!
HOWLAND, OH- The South Range Girls Basketball team opened up the season with some unfamiliarity Friday night at Howland vs Cleveland Shaw as part of the Toni Ross Tournament.
2 new additions to the starting lineup walked on the floor, one a senior Marlaina Slabach and one a freshman Lexi Giles. On top of new faces head coach Tony Matisi was unable to be on the sidelines serving a 2 game suspension for his ejection out of the 2018 regional semifinal last season. Through the adversity, the Lady Raiders stood tall and earned a trip to the tournament championship with a 62-46 win over Cleveland Shaw.
In the 1st quarter, the Raiders scored right out of the gate as Marlaina Slabach buried a three in their offensive possession. The rest of the quarter, however, was lethargic for the Raiders offense. Not for a lack of execution the Raiders got to the free throw line 11 times in the frame but only put in 3 shots. They trailed after 1 9-8.
In the 2nd quarter, Izzy Lamparty took control. Scoring 8 points in a row and opening the Raiders offensive attack. Lamparty’s ability to score inside made room for Bri Modic and Marlaina Slabach to put in a couple of threes. The Raiders outscored the Cardinals 21-7 in the frame to take a 29-16 lead into halftime.
The Raiders kept rolling in the 3rd quarter as Bree Kohler turned quick hands on defense into easy buckets on offense. The Cardinals stayed in the game with some exceptional perimeter shooting from their guards but the Raiders were able to maintain a 46-36 lead after 3.
The perimeter shooting that kept the Cardinals close in the 3rd was non-existent in the final frame. The Raider offense kept on the attack and pulled away with a 62-46 victory.
Izzy Lamparty who missed all of the volleyball season with an injury came back on the court with a vengeance. She dropped a career-high 30 points and also snagged 14 rebounds and 5 steals. Bree Kohler also had a strong outing scoring 17 points 4 rebound and 4 steals. The Lady Raiders will play Howland Saturday night at 7:30 for the tournament championship.