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BEARS STAY ON TOP

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*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell

SEBRING OH-

n a matchup that was out of conference, Leetonia and Sebring still know each other all too well. 

As The Lady Bears went on the road Monday night to do battle with The Lady Trojans of Sebring. 

As the game started off as a stalemate. Both teams exchanged turnovers and defensively locked down. Keeping the game scoreless for the first few minutes. 

Leetonia’s Ella Gregorino was The Baird Brothers Player of the Game. Scoring 28 points and leading her team to a 54-33 victory over Sebring.

The win gets Leetonia off to a hot 2-0  start on the season, setting a pair of non-conference wins, before EOAC play begins.

Sebring falls to 0-2 on the season, with their next game coming Thursday, December 2nd at Kingsway Christian.

The Lady Bears will host The Lady Golden Bears as East will visit Leetonia Monday, November 29th. 

Postgame Interview With John Hritz:

Postgame Interview With Ella Gregorino:

LEETONIA BOYS BASKETBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH GUY COSTELLO

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LEETONIA OH- It’s a new era inside Leetonia boys basketball. Guy Costello takes the reigns of the Bears this season. He is going to try to turn a competitive team into a team that knows how a win. It starts with culture. A winning type of culture that helps you make clutch plays down the stretch. Coach Costello knows it’s going to be a challenge to establish a culture in his first year, but is sure his team will be one that is disciplined, and high in effort. The hope is that will transfer into wins on the floor.

Coach Costello took the time to come on to YSN’s Running Point to help us preview the Bears season. He talks about players returning, creating a culture, and much more. Join Ty Bartell, and Anthony Hartwig as they dive in to Leetonia boys basketball with Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with Guy Costello.

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BEARS FALTER AGAINST SOUTHERN

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LEETONIA OH- Leetonia continued to struggle to find their feet on Friday night as they got upended by Southern 49-14. It was still just the fourth game of the season for the Bears. They drop to -13 on the year. Southern stays undefeated in the EOAC, and 5-2 overall.

Leetonia will try to get back on track in Week 8 as they host Lisbon for the Spaghetti Bowl. Southern will travel to Valley Christian next Saturday.

VALLEY STAYS IN EOAC RACE

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LEETONIA OH- ValLey Christian kept pace with the teams at the top of the EOAC on Friday. They were able to dust off Leetonia 34-14 to move to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the EOAC. Leetonia has only played three games on the season. They will keep trying to get their feet under them while playing teams with twice as many reps under their belts.

Valley Christian will keep battling for the top spot in the league Saturday as they host Columbiana. Leetonia is 1-2 and will look ahead to a road game against Southern.

BEAVERS RUN AWAY FROM OAK GLEN

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EAST LIVERPOOOL OH- Beaver Local continued to dispatch their opponents one by one winning their 10th game of the season defeating visiting Oak Glen in 4 sets 17-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-12.

Playing their second contest in back to back nights, the Beavers were taken to task right away by the visitors. “Oak Glen came prepared to play with a strong offensive game in that 1st set” said Head Coach Sarah Lowe. After regrouping and coming away with a 2nd set victory, Beaver Local was challenged again mightily in the 3rd set. Down 22-18 the Beavers stormed back to score the next 7 points to claim the crucial 3rd set. “The girls really showed their grit and perseverance during that stage of the match” said the Red & White head coach. The home standing Beavers used those intangibles the rest of the away overpowering Oak Glen to secure the victory.

Brooke Talbot filled the stat sheet with 8 kills, 3 aces, 7 assists, and 13 digs. The front line once again came through as Elizabeth Kolkowski had 10 kills and 2 blocks. Front line teammate, and Big Dog of the Valley winner Grace Hill, contributed 8 kills and 5 blocks in victory. Kodi Kinsey solidified the backrow with 13 digs.

The Beavers (10-1) will have no time to rest as they will welcome rival East Liverpool to the Beaver Dome on Saturday afternoon. The game will also serve as their annual Volley for the Cure game.

*Contributed by YSN’s Chris Sigler

CLIPPERS CLEAR AWAY LEETONIA

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COLUMBIANA OH- The Columbiana Clippers got their tenth win of the season on Tuesday with a straight sweep of Leetonia. (25-11 25-19 25-6)

Julia Rapp led the Clippers offense with 8 kills. Tori Long filled up the stat sheet with 5 kills, 4 aces, and 11 digs. Cameron Perkins had 14 assists, 6 kills, and 6 digs. Liv Cmil led the defense with 15 digs.

Columbiana will host East Palestine on Thursday. Leetonia will also be home on Thursday as the play host to Southern.

UNITED TAKES FLIGHT OVER BEARS

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LEETONIA OH- United proved to be too much for Leetonia on Friday night. The Eagles had to miss week 4 due to a cancelation, and an extra week to prepare did the trick. United won 33-0.

Parker Newburn was thrown into a tough situation being called on to go under center for the Eagles. The lights were not too bright for the young man. He opened his night with a touchdown pass, and ran for two more after halftime. Cody Cope also found the end zone on the ground. Luke Courtney got some work in as he kicked in two field goals as well.

United is now 3-1 on the year and 1-0 in the EOAC. They will look to continue their winning ways in Week 6 at Columbiana. Leetonia will host Valley Christian hoping to bounce back.

LISBON WINS SECOND STRAIGHT

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LISBON OH- Lisbon got their second win in a row on Tuesday night as they took care of Leetonia in straight sets. (25-23 25-16 25-7)

Eliza Baker had a great offensive showing for the Blue Devils finishing with 8 kills. She also contributed 5 digs. McKenna Dailey led the back row with 11 digs.

Lisbon will look to make it three in a row on Thursday as they travel to Southern. Leetonia returns home and they will host Sebring on Wednesday.

CLIPPERS CLOBBER LEETONIA

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LEETONIA OH- Columbiana went on the road Thursday night and wasted no time sweeping Leetonia. (25-11 25-9 25-8)

Ava Heinrich had a big night for Columbiana leading the team with 10 kills. She also had a pair of digs, and a pair of aces. Julia Rapp added 8 kills to the cause and served up 5 aces. Ellie Jackson led the team in both assists with 15, and digs with 6.

Columbiana will travel to East Palestine on Tuesday to continue EOAC play.

2021 LEETONIA FOOTBALL PREVIEW

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LEETONIA OH- Friday nights in the fall are special.  The high school football season brings a very unique feeling to the local communities.  All the fans in the are love getting together on a Friday night to cheer on their team.  Before they do though, YSN’s Running Point has previewed every team in the YSN family.  Join Anthony Hartwig and Ty Bartell as they preview the 2021 Leetonia Football team.

 

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