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BEAVERS LOSE WIN STREAK

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WHEELING WV- The Beavers had their 7 game winning streak out to an end on Friday night, falling to the Wheeling Central Catholic Martin Knights on the road 21-7.

The Beavers got the scoring started, courtesy of a Caleb White 54 yard TD run on the first drive of the game. From then on, the moral of the story for the Beavers was self inflicted wounds. They were plagued by penalties in the first half, and the Knights took advantage, scoring two TDS in the first half on a 21 yard throw from Michael Toepfer to Jaylen Miller, and the second a Toepfer TD run. Two of those penalties brought back 35+ yard TD plays. One was a 37 yard screen pass to White called back for illegal formation, which would have given the Beavers the lead back.

The other a block in the back, which was not needed, on an 87 yard kickoff return TD by White which would have tied it at the half. The Beavers came out of the locker room with a defensive stop and a really good drive, taking the ball all the way inside the Knights 5 yard line, but a fumble at the 4 ended the drive. They would get another stop and the ball back, but a 10 yard loss on another fumble by the Beaver offense put them behind the chains, and the Knights kept the Beavers there forcing a punt. Wheeling Central Catholic dialing up the pressure all day long was another contributing factor, as the stop led to a long, time consuming and game sealing TD drive, capped off by a Cole O’Neil TD run.

The Beavers are still playoff bound, awaiting their opponent. They will be playing Friday on the road against the tbd opponent.

*Contributed By YSN’s Mike McKenzie

BEAVERS WIN SECOND STRAIGHT SECTIONAL TITLE

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- The Beavers won a sectional championship on Tuesday night, defeating the St.Clairsville Red Devils 3 sets to 0 on their home floor.

Beaver Local was able to take the first set 25-19, led on the front lines by Brooke Talbot and Grace Hill, while Kodi Kinsey held things down on the back line. Leah Riccardo was also a big contributor for the Beavers in the opening set.

The second set was much closer, as the Red Devils gave the Beavers just about everything they could handle, but the Beavers came out on top in set number 2 by a score of 25-22. Once again, it was Grace Hill controlling the front line and Kodi Kinsey controlling the back line, but it was junior Emma Joseph that was able to rack up some assists Hill, Talbot, and Riccardo in the second set.

It was more of the same for the Beavers in the third set, but the Red Devils seemed to run out of gas, as the Beavers took the final set 25-14. Briar Wolski and Eli Kolkowski were able to make their presence known in the final set, while Hill, Talbot, Kinsey, and Joseph continued to do their thing en route to the sweep and sectional championship.

The Beavers will continue their strong campaign into the district round of the OHSAA volleyball playoffs.

*Contributed By YSN’s Mike McKenzie

BEAVERS OFFENSE RUNS BY THE BROOKE

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- The offense for Beaver Local this season has been a setter’s dream. You can’t look around without seeing a dangerous weapon on the floor. Brooke Talbot has been one of those weapons al year, not just on the attack, but also with her setting ability. The senior setter has 277 assists on the season to go along with her 207 kills. She runs the offense that is so evened out, there isn’t one player putting up huge numbers, but instead a mix of multiple players putting up solid numbers. Being a setter means being a leader as well, and that is not something Brooke lacks at all. Her vocal leadership can be heard any time you enter the gym for a Beaver Local volleyball game.

Brooke has committed to continue her academic, and volleyball career at Thiel College to join some familiar faces to YSN as a Tomcat.

YSN’s Running Point was able to chat with Brooke this week about her senior season. She talks with Anthony Hartwig, and Ty Bartell about the evenness of the Beaver’s offense, her favorite part about being a Beaver, and much more. Brooke is the second Beaver Local volleyball player to win Baird Brothers Big Dog of the Valley, so you won’t want to miss this exclusive interview.

 

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BEAVERS OWN OVAC TITLE

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BOWERSTON OH- The Beaver Local varsity volleyball team won the OVAC championship beating East Liverpool 25-13, 25-19, and 25-15. Elizabeth Kolkowski had 12 kills and 5 blocks. Grace Hill had 12 kills and 5 blocks. Kodi Kinsey had 11 digs. Brooke Talbott had 3 aces, 5 kills, 9 digs, and 18 assists. Bailey Bowersock had 5 kills and 11 digs. Briar Wolski had 5 kills and 8 digs. Emma Joseph had 19 assists and 5 digs. The Beavers play their sectional game at home on Thursday against St Clairsville starting at 6pm.

Junior Emma Joseph: We came out on fire like always and left everything we had out on the floor. Our team is like no other and it feels great to be back to back OVAC champs.

Senior Elizabeth Kolkowski: Today we had the opportunity to become back to back ovac champions. We have been working all season to play in this game. We came out ready and excited to play. It was even more exciting to play our rivals in such a big game. Everyone was on tonight which helped us get leads in all 3 sets

Coach Sarah Lowe: Our volleyball program continues to work hard towards achieving their goals. They are a dedicated group who have made this year exciting, and tonight is another memory they will all have to cherish together.

*Contributed by Sarah Lowe

BEAVERS MOVE WIN STREAK TO SEVEN

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- The Beavers continue on their path of destruction, as they win their 7th straight game, beating Martins Ferry 49-18 on Friday night.

The Beavers got started right out of the gate, as they took the opening drive 70 yards in 2 minutes for a TD drive capped off by a 4 yard Joe Monte TD run. They would score again easily in the second quarter, courtesy of an Austin Cline 9 yard TD run, the first of three on the day. Martins Ferry wouldn’t go away so easily though, as they connected for a 79 yard TD pass from Ayden Ludolph to Baron Lucy. The Beavers responded with another TD drive that was capped off by an Austin Cline TD run, this time on a 1 yard QB sneak. The Purple Riders responded as well, giving it to Davian Ray for an 8 yard TD run towards the end of the first half.

The Beavers were given just over a minute before the half, and they weren’t satisfied with the 21-12 lead. They would score on a 25 yard TD pass from Austin Cline to Caden Foster, and fake the PAT to get 2 more heading into the locker room up 29-12. It seemed like the Beavers, despite the 17 point lead, we’re playing with their food a little in the first half, but came out of the locker room ready to feast. They would force a turnover on Ferry’s first drive in the third, courtesy of a Caden Foster INT, and the ensuing drive was capped off by an Austin Cline TD run from 17 yards out. Cline added to the stat line the next time the Beavers got the ball, as he got Dylan Ferguson on a screen play perfectly executed for a 43 yard score. Caleb White would cap the scoring for the Beavers with a 32 yard TD score, which saw him run all the way to the left side of the field, and then change course and take it back to the right sideline before he hit paydirt, and the Beavers won another blowout.

They will travel to Wheeling next week to take on the Wheeling Central Catholic Cardinals in an essential play-in game for the playoffs. Beavers win, and they are in. Broadcast starts at 6:30, kickoff at 7.

*Contributed by YSN’s Mike McKenzie

CLINES TIME TO SHINE

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- The Beaver Local football team is off and running this year. After a slow start, the Beavers have rattled off six straight wins to enter week 9 at a 6-2 record. One of the big reasons why the Beavers have been successful is the play sophomore quarterback Austin Cline. After taking a few weeks to adjust, he has found his stride in the Beaver’s offense. Cline and his Beavers are rolling into a Week 9 matchup with Martin’s Ferry as they try to finalize playoff positioning.

Cline has a great community behind him, and the Beaver faithful voted him top dog in the Baird Brothers Big Dog of the Valley poll. He can add that to his shiny 4.0 GPA that he carries with pride.

Austin took the time this week to join YSN’s Running Point to talk about his season. He talks with Anthony Hartwig, and Ty Bartell about learning the system, his confidence as a leader, and much more. Don’t miss the latest Beaver Local football player profile “Cline’s Time To Shine.”

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BEAVER LOCAL ADVANCES TO OVAC CHAMPIONSHIP

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- Beaver Local goals are still right in front of them. On Tuesday, the Beavers played Oak Glen in the OVAC semi final, They fought hard and picked up a win. The scores were 25-18, 25-14, and 25-12.

Emma Joseph had 15 assists and 6 digs. Kodi Kinsey had 10 digs. Leah Riccardo had 5 digs and 4 kills. Bailey Bowersock had 8 digs. Brooke Talbot had 7 kills and 11 assists. Elizabeth Kolkowski had 5 kills and 4 blocks. Grace Hill had 11 kills and 3 blocks. The beavers will travel to Union Local on Saturday to play in the OVAC championship at 3:45.

Coach Sarah Lowe: tonight we put together a strong performance and we are looking forward to having the opportunity to play on Saturday in the finals. We are still awaiting the outcome on the east Liverpool versus Indian Creek match, but we know whoever it is that we face we are up against some strong competition. In the final stretch we have already seen each of these opponents twice which makes the matchup all that much more challenging.

Senior Brooke Talbot: we knew this game would be a tough one coming out playing a team we already beat twice. we knew they’d be fired up and beating them in 3 sets today was so exciting. outsmarting teams like Oak Glen is what we need to do every game and super excited to play in the championship round this saturday.

Senior Bailey Bowersock: Tonight everyone came out on fire ready to play. We put put our best foot forward and played our game. We hustled to every ball and never gave up. It feels really good to come back out with a win.

*Contributed By Sarah Lowe

BEAVERS AND WILDCATS REMEMBER TODD SMITH

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RICHMOND OH- Two heated rivals on the volleyball court came together on Saturday to prove that volleyball is truly a family at the end of the day. Both teams got together to remember Todd Smith, Edison assistant AD and coach that passed away earlier in the season.

On the court the Beavers picked up a win over Edison 25-13, 25-14, 25-19. Bailey Bowersock had 2 kills and 9 digs. Emma Joseph had 10 assists. Elizabeth Kolkowski had 7 kills and 2 blocks. Kodi Kinsey had 6 digs and 2 aces. Leah Riccardo had 3 kills and 3 digs. Grace hill had 11 kills and 2 blocks. Brooke Talbot had 6 kills, 5 assists, and 10 digs. Chloe Reed had 7 digs. Lexi Schrieber had 11 assists.

The Beavers will host the OVAC semi-final Tuesday against Oak Glen with JV starting at 5:30pm. Edison will hit the road on Monday and travel to Stagg.

BEAVERS WIN FIRST BUCKEYE 8 TITLE

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Beaver Local made school history on Friday night, defeating the Indian Creek Redskins by a final score of 41-7, capturing their first Buckeye 8 Championship in school history.

The Skins got the ball to start things off, and they took it right down the field on Beaver Local, going 65 yards for the score. The Beavers responded though, turning to junior Caleb White for a 50 yard TD bomb to tie things up. The Beaver defense put the clamps on to get their offense the ball back, where Austin Cline ran in his second total TD of the game from 11 yards out. On the next Beaver offensive possession, they turned to the reliable Logan Blissenbach for a 40 yard TD pass, making it 21-7 through a quarter and a half.

The Beaver offense found the end zone one more time, courtesy of Austin Cline on the ground again, and went into the half up 27-7 with the Buckeye 8 title in their sights. They got the ball out of the halftime period, and didn’t slow anything down. Cline found Caden Foster for a 63 yard bomb to make it 34-7, putting the game out of reach for the Skins. They turned to Micah Jones to run it in from 4 yards out to put the finishing touches on the victory, capping off a 41-7 win on a night that the Beavers will not soon forget.

The Beavers still have some work to do to earn a playoff berth, as they look to add to the 6 game win streak next week, hosting Martins Ferry on Senior night at Pastore Field.

*Contributed By YSN’s Mike McKenzie

BEAVERS SECURE BUCKEYE 8 CHAMPIONSHIP

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- Beaver Local picked up a Buckeye 8 championship over Union local. The scores were 25-19, 16-25, 25-19, 25-18.

Bailey Bowersock had 7 kills and 14 digs. Emma Joseph had 19 assist and 7 digs. Elizabeth Kolkowski had 4 kills and 5 blocks. Kodi Kinsey had 26 digs. Leah Riccardo had 2 kills and 7 digs. Grace Hill had 15 kills and 5 blocks. Brooke Talbot had 16 kills, 18 assists and 12 digs. Chloe Reed had 7 digs. The Beavers play again Saturday at Edison with freshman starting at 9am.

Coach Sarah Lowe: they say offense wins games but Defense wins championships, tonight was a true attest to that as our defense lead the charge picking up dig after dig of a hard fought union local offense. Our setters were then able to place the ball and our hitters then fired hard with strategically placed swings to help pick up the win this evening. It’s been five years since we won the Buckeye 8 championship tonight is a good mile marker on the season!

Senior Grace Hill: From the pass to the set to the hit everyone was on and energetic. It felt so good to come out against this strong team and win the Buckeye 8 Championship in front of our home fans.

Senior Kodi Kinsey: We gave everything we had tonight. Playing against a team who took the championship title last year, gave us all that extra spark. We played like a true family and got the outcome we have been seeking. I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of our team.

*Contributed By Sarah Lowe.