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BEAVERS FALL SHORT AT RIVER VIEW

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WARSAW OH- Beaver Local took a trip down the River to see how they stacked up with River View. They competed well, but unfortunately fell in four sets. (21-25, 25-14, 24-26, 9-25)

Emma Joseph had 17 assists and 6 digs. Kodi Kinsey had 2 aces and 16 digs. Bailey Bowersock had 3 kills and 16 digs. Brooke Talbot had 9 kills, 4 aces, 9 assists, and 11 digs. Elizabeth Kolkowski had 7 kills. Grace Hill had 13 kills and 5 blocks. Briar Wolski had 5 kills.

The beavers will play on Monday at Wellsville.

BEAVERS HASSLE HARRISON CENTRAL

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- The Beavers put together another impressive performance, winning their 5th straight game by beating the Harrison Central Huskies 48-14.

The Huskies got the ball to start, and wasted no time going down the field in 55 seconds, capping off a 67 yard TD drive with a 21 yard TD throw from Hayden Cassidy to Tre Rex. The Beavers would respond with a long TD drive of their own. Logan Blissenbach took one 27 yards to the house on 3rd and 20, as Austin Cline threw his first of 4 TD passes on the day. The Beavers defense came up big, forcing a three and out and paving the way for a 63 yard punt return TD by Dorian Jackson. The Beavers next drive ended with another Logan Blissenbach TD, this one from 29 yards out on 4th and 14.

Beaver Local would score twice more before the half, courtesy of a Caden Foster 33 yard TD catch and a 17 yard Austin Cline TD run, but Harrison Central was able to keep their hopes alive with a 65 yard bomb to Tre Rex from Hayden Cassidy again. Beaver Local shut the door coming out of half though, as we saw the third TD connection from Austin Cline and Logan Blissenbach, from 37 yards out this time, as Blissenbach ended with a Randy Moss esque stat line of 3 catches, 93 yards, and 3 scores. To cap off the night, the Beaver defense recovers a fumble in the end zone for yet another TD, giving them a 48-14 win and puts them in the driver seat for a Buckeye 8 North title, which would be the first in school history.

The Beavers travel to Indian Creek next week, looking to make history and officially clinch the Buckeye 8 North with a win. Kickoff at 7:00.

*Contributed By YSN’s Mike McKenzie

BEAVERS GO ON THE ROAD AND EARN STRONG WIN

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WINTERSVILLE OH- Beaver Local started a 4 game road trip on Thursday by going to Indian Creek and getting a strong win. The scores were 25-22, 21-25, 25-20, 25-18.

Bailey Bowersock had 9 kills and 11 digs. Kodi Kinsey had 4 assists and 22 digs. Emma Joseph had 21 assists. Elizabeth Kolkowski had 9 kills, 4 digs and 2 blocks. Leah Riccardo had 2 kills and 6 digs. Brooke Talbott had 14 kills, 20 assists, and 11 digs. Grace Hill had 15 kills and 4 blocks. Briar Wolski had 6 kills. Chloe Reed had 6 digs.

The Beavers play again Saturday at Riverview with JV starting at 2pm.

*Contributed By Sarah Lowe

BEAVER LOCAL VOLLEYBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 2) WITH SARAH LOWE

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- The last time we spoke to Beaver Local volleyball coach Sarah Lowe, the team was just getting started with the 2021 season. Now here we are just a few weeks later, and the Beavers are 13-1 and widely considered one of the best teams in the area. Their success has come from a balance of talent. Plenty of different faces have stepped up for this team through out the season.

Sarah Lowe earned her 200th career win earlier this week. It is a testament to her dedication to not just the sport of volleyball, but also to this program at Beaver Local. She is not one to talk about herself, and the first people to get credit from her are all the coaches and players she has had the chance to work with.

Sarah had the time to come on to Running Point this week to talk some Beavers Volleyball. She chats with Anthony Hartwig about the current state of the team, some of their challenges ahead, and more. Episode 2 of Coach’s Corner with Sarah Lowe is live!

 

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BEAVER LOCAL OUTLASTS BRUINS

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- Beaver Local, fresh off an emotional senior night win on Monday, welcomed the Brooke Bruins to town looking for their 8th straight victory. Following a slow start the Beavers recovered extending the win streak to eight in 4 sets 21-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-19.

The Beavers were challenged from the opening serve by the Bruins. Brooke took full advantage of Beaver Local miscues racing out to an early 13-6 advantage. Playing behind a strong front line attack Brook put away the Beavers in the first set 25-21. The Red & White secured wins in sets two & three going point for point with the Bruins in both sets before putting away the visitors in the 4th and final set.

Impressed with their opponent Head Coach Sarah Lowe gave respect to the Bruins “This is definitely one of the strongest Brooke teams we have seen in a long time.” The hitters for Beaver Local were challenged all night by the blocking and defensive coverage of the Bruins. The Beavers offensive attack, too good to keep quiet, did make their presence known. Brooke Talbot continued her strong senior campaign with 9 kills, 9 assists. Elizabeth Kolkowski and Grace Hill each added 6 kills respectively. Emma Joseph contributed to the offense with 24 assists. The defense for the Beavers came to the forefront on this night.

Led by Kodi Kinsey with 19 digs, joined by Leah Riccardo’s 12 and Bailey Bowersock’s 10 digs apiece. Kinsey made a highlight defensive play in the 4th set that left everyone talking following the game. The senior Kinsey knew they were in a game from the start “In close games like that we have to play our hearts out and hustle to everything. I couldn’t be happier with the way we played as well as the outcome.”

The Beavers (13-1) hit the road for 4 straight games starting with a trip to Wintersville visiting Indian Creek on Thursday.

*Contributed By YSN’s Chris Sigler

BEAVERS EARN COACH LOWE’S 200TH WIN

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Beaver Local welcomed Harrison Central to the Beaver Dome Monday night and just as they have done the previous six contests the Beavers sent their opponents home in defeat.

The Red & White celebrated their 8 seniors winning in straight sets 25-14, 25-15, 25-13. The win marks their seventh straight and in doing so gave Head Coach Sarah Lowe her 200th career victory.

Lowe commented on her career milestone “I feel privileged to have reached this milestone but in reality it belongs to my coaching staff and everyone who has played in my program over the past 13 years for Beaver Local Volleyball.” The victory on senior night made it extra special for Lowe “Celebrating this moment in my career is extra special. Having the ability to celebrate it with these 8 seniors makes it that much more memorable.”

Grace Hill led the way up front with 11 kills. Elizabeth Kolkowski, 5 kills and 5 blocks, knew winning tonight was special “Winning tonight meant a lot to us seniors; we got ahead early and never looked back.” Brooke Talbot once again filled the stat sheet contributing 8 kills, 2 blocks, 10 assists, 5 digs, and 7 aces. Kodi Kinsey’s 17 digs and Bailey Bowesock’s 7 digs solidified the defense in victory. Senior Lexi Schrieber also described the feeling on a senior night victory “It was just so exciting seeing everyone so happy to be together knowing we were playing as seniors.”

Beaver Local (12-1) looks to continue celebrating Tuesday night at home welcoming the Brooke Bruins.

*Contributed By YSN’s Chris Sigler

BEAVERS AND POTTERS VOLLEY FOR A CURE

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- Beaver Local welcomed rival East Liverpool to the Beaver Dome for a much anticipated rematch after the Beavers took the previous meeting in August. New location same result as the home standing Beaver Local team extended their win streak to six with a four set 27-29, 25-14, 25-13, 25-12 victory.

The game most importantly also doubled as the annual Volley for a Cure match. “The true winner on the night was the community and families we were able to raise funds for” Head Coach Sarah Lowe stated on the event. It was on court this Saturday afternoon where the Potters came out of the gate strong and aggressive early capitalizing on Beavers’ mistakes mid way through the first set rallying to the 29-27 victory. The success was limited to the first set however as the Beavers, behind a very raucous student section, were able correct their mistakes and took control the rest of the way.

The offensive attack was on full display Saturday, Beavers Head Coach took notice. “Tonight’s attack was a full team effort from our defense, to our setters, and our hitters.” Grace Hill’s 15 kills, 3 blocks and Elizabeth Kolkowski’s 12 kills, 7 blocks made life really tough in middle for the Potters. Brooke Talbot again had another solid all around performance tallying 17 kills, 4 aces, 9 assists, 14 digs, and 2 blocks.

Emma Joseph set up the offensive attack with a team high 31 assists. The defense would not be overshadowed for the winners, Kodi Kinsey 33 digs, Bailey Bowersock 18 digs, and Leah Riccardo 11 digs all were solid in their performance. It was that performance by the defense that Coach Lowe knows is the backbone to their success. “Without our strings in the backrow and our smart setters our team would not be who we are.”

The Beavers (11-1) will look to keep moving full steam ahead as they welcome Harrison Central on Monday for Senior Night.

*Contributed By YSN’s Chris Sigler

BEAVERS WIN FOURTH IN A ROW

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- Beaver Local picked up their 4th straight victory Friday night, as they defeated the Lutheran East Falcons 47-16 in a dominant performance.

Beaver Local got the ball to start things, and they wasted no time getting on the board, as Joe Monte capped off a 4:30 TD drive with a 3 yard run. Beaver Local wasn’t satisfied up 7-0 in the first, so they executed a perfect pooch kick recovered at the Falcon 30 yard line. Then, with some trickery, they scored again on a 30 yard TD pass from Dorian Jackson to Caden Foster. Nearing the end of the first, they found the end zone again courtesy of a Gabe Morgan 4 yard TD run, making it 19-0 at the end of 1. They scored 2 more times in the second with a Logan Blissenbach TD catch and another Gabe Morgan TD run.

Lutheran East got the ball out of half, and got some big gains from their 6’3 240 pound RB Rayshin Kennedy, as he got the Falcons inside the 5 for Mario Burnes to cap off the drive with a TD and 2 point conversion. The next drive, the Beavers answered with an impressive pitch and catch between Austin Cline and Dorian Jackson to make it 40-8. Noah Bowyer capped off the Beaver scoring with a 3 yard TD run, and the final was 47-16 when the final horn sounded.

The Beavers will play at home yet again next week, as they host the Harrison Central Huskies next Friday. Kick at 7 on YSN.

* Contributed by YSN’s Mike McKenzie

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

BEAVERS LOSE NO TRACTION WITH WEEK AWAY

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- The Beavers were away from the court for a week, but it did not phase them one bit on Wednesday. They were able to sweep Steubenville in straight sets. (25-9 25-17 25-16)

Emma Joseph had 19 assists. Brooke Talbot had 11 kills and 6 assists. Elizabeth Kolkowski had 9 kills. Leah Riccardo had 5 kills. Grace Hill had 8 kills. Lexi Schrieber had 7 assists. The beavers play at home tomorrow vs Oak Glen. The jv match will begin at 4:00.

Coach Sarah Lowe: After being off for over a week, our athletes from freshman through varsity came out tonight ready to execute. It was positive to see the growth from
Getting quality reps in the gym.

Senior: Leah Riccardo: We played a great game and started strong right out of the gate. Our offense was strong tonight and we used that to our advantage.

Senior Brooke Talbot: tonight was a huge step in the right direction from our defense to our front row attack. i feel like we all mixed up where we were placing the ball in the front and moved very well in the back row. for not having a game in a while, the coaches kept our game high with having practices to prepare for our upcoming games. i bet everyone can say the same, our students play a huge roll in the score board getting in the opposing teams heads, and pumping us all up on the court and on the side lines.

*Contributed by Sarah Lowe