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LADY TIGERS TAKE SHOWDOWN FROM BEAVER LOCAL

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EAST LIVERPOOL, OH- The Wellsville volleyball team, ranked 20th in the state in the latest state coaches poll in Division 4, defeated Beaver Local for the second time this season in 4 sets 24-26, 25-21, 25-23 25-22 in an OVAC match Monday Night at Beaver Local High School. Each set was very close throughout the match but the Tigers were able to earn the victory to improve to 13-3 on the season.

Leading the way for the Beavers was Elizabeth Kolkowski with 16 kills, 4 blocks & 7 digs, Kodi Kinsey with 21 digs & an ace, Grace Hill with 13 kills & 4 blocks, Karlee Furman with 21 assists, 19 digs, 6 kills & 2 aces, Corin Turkovich with 13 digs & an ace & Brooke Talbot with 22 digs, 15 assists, 4 kills & 3 aces.

 

Greta Cartwright paced the Lady Tigers with 17 assists and three aces.  The YSN Player of the Game was Emily McNicol with 16 assists and five aces.  Emma Smith had 12 kills, while Alana Amato had 8.  Meaghan Nixon contributed 7 kills and a trio of aces from service while Jenna McNicol had 4 aces and 32 digs defensively.

PHOTO CREDIT: JOSH WORKMAN

 

The state-ranked Tigers will be back in action Tuesday at home against United Local. The Beavers are now 13-5 on the season & will travel to Steubenville to take on the Big Red before returning home to play Saint Clairsville on Thursday in Buckeye 8 Conference action.

 

*Story contributed by YSN’s Jason Hannum

 

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BEAVER LOCAL TAMES WILDCATS

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EAST LIVERPOOL, OH- The Beaver Local Beavers football team had its best performance of the season so far on Homecoming Friday Night as they defeated Edison 61-20. It was, however the Wildcats that scored first. On their opening possession, Edison drove all the way down to the Beaver Local 7 yard line thanks to accurate passing by freshman quarterback Gage Cline. The opening drive would end on a 24-yard field goal by Carter Montgomery giving the Wildcats a 3-0 lead. On the ensuing kickoff, Beaver Local’s Caleb White would return the ball from his own 13 to the Edison 48. The Beavers would drive 48 yards on 6 plays, all of it on the ground, capped off by a Devon Salsberry 2 yard touchdown run giving Beavers a 7-3 lead with 6:30 left in the first quarter. It’s a lead the Beavers would never relinquish. On Edison’s next possession Beavers defensive back Dylan Moore would intercept a Gage Cline pass & return it 55 yards for a touchdown, making the score 14-3 Beavers after one quarter.

In the second quarter, the Beavers would add 28 more points on both offense & defense. Beavers running back Jacob Kane would end a long touchdown drive with a 3-yard run to make the score 21-3 with 8:30 left in the first half. On the Wildcats next, offensive play Cline would throw his second interception that would be returned for a touchdown as Ethan Lewis would return his interception 65 yards for a score making it 28-3 Beavers with 8:11 left. On the Beavers, next possession the Beavers would take to the air after starting the game running the ball. Ethan Lewis would throw a 5-yard pass to Dorian Jackson for a touchdown, 35-3 Beaver Local. After recovering a squib kick on the Edison 35 yard line the Beavers would score another touchdown as Tanner Johnston would score from 4 yards out to take a 42-3 lead. The Wildcats would not give up, They would put together a long drive of their own at the end of the first half that would end in Carter Montgomery’s second field goal of the game from 35 yards away to make the score 42-6 Beavers at halftime.
Most of the second half was played on a running clock since Beaver Local lead by over 30 points most of the second half but the Wildcats continued to fight. On their first possession of the second half, the Wildcats would score as Gage Cline ran up the middle for a 2-yard touchdown to make the score 42-13. But on the Beaver next possession, Tanner Johnston would break his biggest run of the night as he ran 65 yards for a touchdown to make the score 49-13. Cline would lead Edison to their final score of the night as he threw a 45-yard touchdown to Izack McGlurg to make the score 49-20 after three-quarters of play.
Both teams would use their reserves all through the fourth quarter as the Beavers would score 2 more touchdowns. Blake Lucas score from 13 yards out & a short time later Joe Monte would break free from 53 yards away to end the scoring at 61-20.
The Edison Wildcats are now 0-5 & will travel to Oak Glen next Friday. Gage Cline was 14-30 for 201 yards with a touchdown pass & touchdown run with 2 interceptions. Vinnie Marcino had 7 carries for 38 yards. Izack McGlurg had 3 receptions for 79 yards & a touchdown while Logan Hanchin added 3 receptions for 40 yards.
For the Beavers, Ethan Lewis was 4-5 for 74 yards & a touchdown as well as returning an interception 65 yards for a touchdown while playing defense. Tanner Johnston added 8 carries for 121 yards with 2 touchdowns, Jacob Kane had 6 carries for 64 yards & a touchdown. & Joe Monte had 5 carries for 65 yards & a touchdown. Dorian Jackson had 3 receptions for 61 yards & a touchdown. Dylan Moore returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown.
Beaver Local improves their record to 3-2 & will travel to Bellaire next Saturday. Catch all the action with Michael McKenzie on ysnlive.com/beaverlocal as the Beavers play the next 3 weeks at Bellaire, Buckeye Local & Indian Creek before returning home again Martins Ferry on October 25.
*Story contributed by YSN’s Jason Hannum

BEAVERS LOCK IN WINS ON SENIOR NIGHT

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EAST LIVERPOOL, OH- It was Senior Night at Beaver Local on Monday as the program recognized Senior players Corin Turkovich, Paige Adkins, and Lauren Thomas as well as student assistant Justus Parker. Then the volleyball team dominated in three straight sets 25-6, 25-7, 25-14 over Buckeye Local in OVAC and Buckeye 8 action. The only time the Beavers were behind all night was 1-0 in the third set; they lead throughout the first two sets and after overcoming the early deficit in the third set.

The Beavers were led by Brooke Talbot with 7 aces, 6 kills, 6 assists & 2 digs, Corin Turkovich was 6 aces and 6 digs, Kodi Kinsey with 10 digs and 5 aces, Karlee Furman with 6 digs, 3 kills and 3 aces, Leah Riccardo with 5 kills, 2 digs, and an assist. As a team, the Beavers had 23 aces on the night.
Beaver Local is now 12-3 on the season. They travel to Harrison Central on Wednesday & Indian Creek on Thursday before taking on state-ranked Wellsville next Monday. Buckeye Local is now 0-14.
*Story contributed by YSN Beaver Local Reporter and Beaver Local Alum, Jason Hannum.

RIVALRY RENEWED, POTTERS POUND THE BALL PAST BEAVER LOCAL

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EAST LIVERPOOL, OH- It was a tale of two halves in the 41st edition of the Beaver Local East Liverpool rivalry on Friday Night. In the first half, the Beavers were the better team, but the Potters seized control of the second half which enabled East Liverpool to win the game 26-7.

Following a scoreless first quarter, the Potters scored first. Nick Woodyard would score on a run from 4 yards out on a third & goal off of a wildcat formation to give East Liverpool a 6-0 lead after a missed extra point with 7:58 left in the first half. The Beavers would respond with a scoring drive thanks to tough running by Jacob Kane & Tanner Johnston as well as a personal foul by the Potters defense. The drive was capped by a 6-yard touchdown pass from Ethan Lewis to Daniel With on a third & goal. A good extra point by Chase Flati gave the Beavers a 7-6 lead with 31 seconds left in the first half. A squib kick on the ensuing kickoff gave the Potters the football on their own 45 but Potters QB Nate Davis was intercepted by Beavers linebacker Nate Sprouse, preserving the Beavers 7-6 halftime lead.
The second half belonged to the East Liverpool Potters. East Liverpool started their first series of the second half in the Beaver Local 40 thanks to a 12-yard punt. On a fourth & ten from the Beavers 25, Davis would hook up with wide receiver Timmy Neal to give the Potters a 12-7 lead. On their next possession, the Potters would extend the lead as David would find Braidyn Wright on a crossing pattern from 14 yards out to give East Liverpool a 19-7 lead with 10:36 left in the fourth quarter. The Potters would score one more time with a minute remaining as running back Derek Carter scored on a 46-yard run to make the final score 26-7.
The Potters improve to 2-2 on the season & take a 21-20 overall lead in the series with the rival Beaver Local Beavers. Quarterback Nate Davis was 11-22 for 84 yards with 2 touchdowns & 1 interception. Running back Derek Carter carried the ball 21 times for 159 yards and a touchdown. Wide receiver Timmy Neal had 4 receptions for 43 yards & a touchdown.  Nick Woodyard had a rushing touchdown & an interception on defense. The Potters will host Oak Glen next Friday Night.
The Beavers fall to 2-2 with the defeat. Quarterback Ethan Lewis was 16-26 for 90 yards with a touchdown & an interception. Jacob Kane had 57 yards on 9 carries & Tanner Johnston had 55 yards on 10 carries. Logan Krulik had 5 receptions for 45 yards. The Beavers are back in action at home next Friday night against the Edison Wildcats.
*Story contributed by YSN Beaver Local Beat Reporter Jason Hannum

BEAVER LOCAL TAKES DOWN BIG RED

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EAST LIVERPOOL, OH- The Beaver Local volleyball team won its OVAC match with Steubenville Big Red in 4 sets Wednesday Night 24-26, 25-13, 26-24, 25-18. The Beavers started strong taking a 7-2 lead in the first set before Big Red rallied to win the first set. Beaver Local came back to comfortably win the second set. In the third set, Steubenville appeared to take the lead up 23-21 before the Beavers rallied to win 5 of the last 6 points to take the set before winning the match in the fourth set.

Leading the way for Beaver Local was Brooke Talbot with 17 kills, 12 digs, 12 assists & 2 aces. Cierrah Thurik had 23 digs, Elizabeth Kolkowski had 13 digs, 6 kills, 5 blocks & 2 aces, Kodi Kinsey had 9 digs & 3 aces, Grace Hill had 9 kills, 3 blocks & 2 aces, Karlee Furman had 22 assists, 14 digs & 8 kills, Corin Turkovich had 7 digs, & Bailey Bowersock 7 kills, 6 digs & an ace.
The Beavers are now 10-2 & host Oak Glen & John Marshall in a tri-match on Saturday. Steubenville is now 7-5.
*Story contributed by YSN Beaver Local Reporter Jason Hannum

BEAVER LOCAL FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP. 3) WITH MIKE MCKENZIE

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Two weeks are in the books on this 2019 football season and Coach McKenzie has the Beavers in a good position as they look to get back to their winning ways with a week three match up against Minerva.

YSN’s Michael McKenzie sits down with Coach McKenzie to discuss their upcoming match up and what to expect from the Beavers in week three.

 

LADY BEAVERS STAY UNBEATEN, PADDLE PAST CREEK

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EAST LIVERPOOL, OH- The Beaver Local girls soccer team remained undefeated with a 4-0 victory over Indian Creek on Tuesday. The Beavers took a 1-0 with 33:04 remaining in the first half on a goal by Chansyn Hoppel with an assist by Danica Taylor. Then Taylor later extended the lead to 2-0 with an unassisted goal of her own with 14:55 left in the first half. Indian Creek’s Abby Copeland almost scored for the Redskins but Beavers goalkeeper Halley Russell made the save keeping the score 2-0 at halftime.

PHOTO CREDIT: KEITH W. BROWN

Russell only had to make 4 saves the entire game as the Beavers played great defense all game long. The Beavers extended its lead to 3-0 with 31:13 left in the second half on an unassisted goal by Riley Britt. Danica Taylor finished off the scoring with her second goal of the game with 14:44 left in the second half.

Indian Creek falls to 4-4 while Beaver Local improves to 5-0-1. The Beavers travel to Morgantown on Saturday before returning home next Tuesday to host Saint Clairsville on Senior Night.

 

*Story contributed by YSN Beaver Local Beat Reporter and Alumnus, Jason Hannum.

BEAVER LOCAL COMES UP SHORT AGAINST GARFIELD

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EAST LIVERPOOL, OH- The Beaver Local football team committed 6 turnovers Friday Night. Usually, when a football team turns the ball over that many times in a game it’s impossible to win & that was the case as the Beavers fell to Akron Kenmore Garfield 19-8 on Friday Night.

The Golden Rams scored on their first possession of the game. Kenmore Garfield running back Lamont Evans ripped off a 66-yard run to the Beaver 8, then 3 plays later on 3rd & goal on the 7 Evans would score a touchdown. The 2 point conversion attempt was no good, making the score 6-0. This was the only score of the 1st half by either team. The Beavers would enter Golden Rams territory 3 times in the first half but each drive ended on an interception; one by Tanner Johnston & the other two by Ethan Lewis, keeping the score 6-0 at halftime.

At the beginning of the second half, the Golden Rams recovered on the onside kick at the Beavers 48, but the drive stalled as Daniel Wirth recovered a fumble on the Kenmore Garfield 30. But on the Beavers next drive Ethan Lewis threw his 3rd interception of the game. The Golden Rams would score as Lamont Evans scored on a 6 yard run with 3:53 left on the 3rd quarter, making the score 12-0 after another failed 2 point attempt. The Golden Rams were set up for another score late in the 3rd quarter as Lewis fumbled while trying to avoid a sack. Jayvon Fisher scored a 2 yard run in the last minute of the 3rd & a successful extra point made the score 19-0 Golden Rams after 3 quarters.

The Beavers would score their only touchdown of the game on the first minute of the 4th quarter. Offensive lineman Payne Allen recovered a Jacob Kane fumble in the end zone. A failed 2 point attempt made the score 19-6. The Beavers would score 2 more points on safety as an errant snap on a punt attempt sailed out of the end zone. Lewis would throw his fourth interception of the game on the next drive before the Golden Rams ran out the clock.

The Kenmore Garfield improve to 1-1 & were led by Lamont Evans, who had 107 yards on 12 carries with 2 touchdowns & had an interception on defense. Deror Wilson had 52 yards on 19 carries & also had an interception. Jayvon Fisher added 28 yards on 11 carries with a touchdown & an interception. DaMonte Terry had 2 interceptions while Marshall Thomas recovered a fumble.

The Beavers fall to 1-1 with the loss. Ethan Lewis was 6-18 for 103 yards with 4 interceptions. Jacob Kane led the Beavers in rushing with 31 yards on 7 carries. Beaver Local will travel to Minerva next Friday Night before return home to take the rival East Liverpool Potters on September 20.

*Story Contributed by YSN Beaver Local Reporter and Alumnus, Jason Hannum

BEAVER LOCAL FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP. 2) WITH MIKE MCKENZIE

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After a hard fought victory in week one over the LaBrae Vikings, Coach McKenzie and the Beavers are looking to stay on track going into their week two match up with Kenmore/Garfield.

YSN’s Michael McKenzie sits down with Coach McKenzie to discuss this match up and what to expect from the Beavers in week two.

 

 

HOPPEL NETS A PAIR, LADY BEAVERS HOLD OFF LINSLY

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EAST LIVERPOOL, OH- The Beaver Local girls soccer team got back to its winning ways on Tuesday with a 3-2 victory over Wheeling Linsly on Tuesday. The Beavers scored with 28:29 in the first half on a goal by senior Madeline Smith with a nice assist by sophomore Chansyn Hoppel. The Beavers almost scored again 2 minutes later off of a corner kick but were turned away by Linsly Cadets goalkeeper Mia Camps. Camps also made 7 saves in the 1st half alone to keep the score 1-0 after 40 minutes of play.

In the 2nd half, the Beavers extended the lead to 2-0 with 23:58 left on a goal by Chansyn Hoppel. Linsly scored both of their goals in the 2nd half, with 18:50 in the game off of a free kick by Sofia Robertson, then a little over 2 minutes later by Athena Marino, tying the score 2-2. Then the Beavers reclaimed the lead with 15:47 on a 2nd goal by Hoppel. Chansyn Hoppel led the Beavers with 2 goals & an assist. Hoppel almost scored a 3rd for the Beavers with 5 minutes remaining but her shot said just inches above the crossbar. Halley Russell made 4 saves for Beaver Local, 2 in each half, to preserve the victory.

The Beavers are now 4-0-1 as they take on Indian Creek next Tuesday. Wheeling Linsly falls to 2-3.

 

*Story contributed by Beaver Local Beat Reporter and Alum, Jason Hannum