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TULLIS TAKES ON NEW TERRITORY

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LEETONIA, OH- Kylie Tullis makes history for Leetonia girls soccer signing with Malone. The four-year letter winner is the first girl from Leetonia to sign with a college program. The standout senior has nearly every record at Leetonia including 39 career goals. She excels Beyond the soccer field as well. She has earned 11 other varsity letters at Leetonia including basketball, cheerleading, cross country, and track.

Her athletic accomplishments parallel her academic. She has a 3.8 GPA and is top ten in her class. She is also a member of National honor society, Art Club, and Spanish Club. She plans on studying nursing at Malone.
On behalf of the entire team at YSN, we wish Kylie the best of luck inside and outside the lines.  We’ll be cheering for you!
* Story Contributed by Leetonia Senior, Roman Ferry.

LADY BEARS CLAW PAST TRIBE

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LEETONIA, OH- The EOAC first-round matchup between rival Leetonia Lady Bears and Southern Local Lady Indians tonight start off at a slow pace for both teams offensively and defensively in the first half. The Lady Indians came out after halftime firing off with passes underneath to Senior forward Riley Felton who ended the game with 16 points.
The Lady Bears Anna Buffone hit 2 big shots from beyond the arc and ended the night with 14 points. Taran Ferry had a valiant effort all night on defensively.

Leetonia will advance and play a very aggressive Western Reserve team on Saturday in the Sectional Final.

A TULL ORDER

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Leetonia Senior, Kylie Tullis has propelled herself into a leadership role with the Lady Bears Basketball Team that few have encountered before.  Tullis mentions her leadership is one of the cherished moments in her Leetonia career.  She loves her teammates, loves the mission, loves the challenge.  She also loves multiple sports and excels in all of them.

PHOTO CREDIT: NICOLE FRANK-BUFFONE

Kylie remains focused on her career after high school and narrows down her choices as she sits down with YSN’s Corey Yoakam for this week’s Leetonia Bears Player Profile: A TULL ORDER

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PHOTO CREDIT: NICOLE FRANK BUFFONE

A TULL ORDER

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Leetonia Senior, Kylie Tullis has propelled herself into a leadership role with the Lady Bears Basketball Team that few have encountered before.  Tullis mentions her leadership is one of the cherished moments in her Leetonia career.  She loves her teammates, loves the mission, loves the challenge.  She also loves multiple sports and excels in all of them.

PHOTO CREDIT: NICOLE FRANK-BUFFONE

Kylie remains focused on her career after high school and narrows down her choices as she sits down with YSN’s Corey Yoakam for this week’s Leetonia Bears Player Profile: A TULL ORDER

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PHOTO CREDIT: NICOLE FRANK BUFFONE

LOOK TO THE EAST

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The Leetonia Lady Bears were able to get out to a hot start in the 2019 campaign.  Led by a group of seniors that get it done on the court and in the classroom, the Lady Bears have continued to claw their way through a very strong conference schedule.

Among those leaders is Kalie Eastik, whose aggressive style of play is as signature to her personality as her white headband she wears each game.  All joking aside, Eastik is a multi-sport athlete who excels in the classroom and has BIG plans after she hangs up her sneakers.

PHOTO CREDIT: NICOLE FRANK-BUFFONE

YSN’s Corey Yoakam sat down with Kalie for this week’s Leetonia Lady Bears Player Profile: LOOK TO THE EAST.

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WEEK 6 BIG DOGS OF THE VALLEY ANNOUNCED

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With OVER 270,00 votes cast between Sunday at 7 PM and Wednesday at midnight, the Week 6 Winners have been chosen for Baird Brothers’ Big Dog of the Valley.

 

Congratulations to East Liverpool’s James Maxwell (14,507 votes) whose 24 Points/3 Rebounds/2 Assists against Madonna earned him the boy’s Week 6 reward.

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Congratulations to Leetonia’s Taran Ferry (106,656 votes) who posted 15 Points/9 Steals in her game against Mathews, and got the Week 6 nod for the ladies.

PHOTO CREDIT: Taran Ferry/Facebook

LEETONIA BASKETBALL COACH’S CORNER WITH JOHN HRITZ (EP 1)

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In Leetonia, you don’t play just a team, you play the entire village.  Small but mighty in so many ways are the Leetonia Bears, and the 2019 Girls Basketball Team is no different.  Led by legendary Coach John Hritz, the Bears are playing with a chip on their shoulder.

The Bears have started off red-hot, but are fighting to keep pace in the EOAC.

YSN’s Corey Yoakam sat down with Coach Hritz to discuss the expectations of the Lady Bears, and how Leetonia has to do things a bit different than most schools.

All that and more on this week’s LEETONIA BASKETBALL COACH’S CORNER WITH JOHN HRITZ (EP 1)

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BIG DOGS OF THE VALLEY- WEEK 2 WINNERS

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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.

PHOTO CREDIT: Holly Ford

BEARS LOOK TO REBOUND IN 2018-2019

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“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

LADY BEARS EMBRACE LEADERSHIP ROLES IN LEETONIA

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LEETONIA, OH-  When it comes to school spirit, Leetonia Seniors Kayleigh Heffner and Brea Moore have it in bulk.  Quite literally, actually.  These two cheerleaders can go from smile to game face in a snap, and that’s what they’re trying to master for the Lady Bears Volleyball Team.

While they still pride themselves on leading a crowd, it’s their final season to do so on the court for volleyball.  In our discussion, the focus, drive, and inspiration are evident for these two leaders as they look to turn things around at Leetonia.

       

We sat down with Kayleigh and Brea for our first Leetonia Lady Bears Player Profile of 2018.