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COLUMBIANA FIGHTS OFF BLUE DEVILS

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LISBON OH- It was never east, but Columbiana was able to battle their way through Lisbon in four sets to earn their 12th win of the season.  (25-23 25-20 13-25 25-20)

Ava Heinrich led the Clippers offense with 11 kills.  She completed a double double with an awesome 21 digs.  Cameron Perkins also had a double double with 20 digs, and 15 assists.  Ellie Jackson was the third Clipper to earn a double double with 21 digs, and 12 assists.  She also added 7 kills.

Columbiana will have to travel to McDonald on Saturday to try and get revenge on the Blue Devils. Lisbon has a big road test on Monday as they make their way to Wellsville to take on the Tigers.

WESTERN RESERVE RUNS AWAY WITH RIVALRY WIN

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NORTH JACKSON OH- It was a great night for Western Reserve as they made a trip to visit their heated rivals Jackson Milton. It was a match controlled by Reserve all night as they swept their way to a win.  (25-16 25-17 25-13)

Alyvia Hughes notched 15 kills, 4 blocks and 2 aces to lead the Blue Devils offense.  Raelynn Meyer managed 20 assists in a great game setting up the offense.  Ally Jones earned the postgame Player of the Gsme with a team high 20 digs.  Lisa Eichert congributed an important 9 kills to the cause.

Western Reserve will hit the road on Monday to test themselves against Liberty.  Jackson Milton will need to bounce back and find a way to win on the road against Sebring.

MCDONALD CONTINUES STRIDE FORWARD

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SEBRING OH- McDonald didn’t let their impressive season slide on Thursday as they went to Sebring and swept the up and coming Trojans. (25-5 25-13 25-6)

Maria Rasile capped off a double double to lead the Blue Devils finishing with 13 kills and 14 assists. Gianna Constantino was 2 kills away from a double double with 15 assists and 8 kills.  Kayla Helco led the Blue Devils defense with 17 digs.

McDonald will put themselves to the test on Saturday as they host Columbiana. The Blue Devils won the first matchup between the two in four sets.  Sebring is now 8-11 and will move on to host Jackson Milton on Tuesday.

RESERVE WRAPS UP ROCKETS

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BERLIN CENTER OH- Conference play was in full effect amongst both tiers of The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) on Tuesday night. On the scarlet side, The Western Reserve Blue Devils hosted The Lowellville Rockets for their second matchup of the season. A straight set sweep for Western Reserve was the result in Lowellville back on September 1st. 

This time around, Reserve came in with a three game winning streak, with solid opponents such as McDonald and Cardinal Mooney. The Blue Devils kept up the team energy, with multiple girls contributing across the court, helping Reserve capture yet another conference victory. 

The win in straight sets against Lowellville will now be a dirty dozen, 12 wins on the season for The Blue Devils. Western Reserve (12-4) will now set their aim to North Jackson, where they will matchup with their rival Jackson-Milton Blue Jays (8-7) on Thursday, September 29th. Lowellville (3-10) will be in action next on Monday, October 3rd where they will welcome in The Mathews Mustangs (3-11). 

Set Scores 

S1: W.R. 25 – 13 Lowellville

S2: W.R. 25 – 14 Lowellville

S3: W.R. 25 – 11 Lowellville

Match: W.R. 3 – 0 Lowellville

Partial Stats (Western Reserve)

Lisa Eichert: 12 Kills.

Raelynn Meyer: 20 Assists. 

Alyvia Hughes: 4 Aces.

Angelina Cappabianca: 4 Blocks.

Ally Jones: 17 Digs.

 Dailen Brown: 10 Kills.

Partial Stats (Lowellville)

Savannah Procick: 10 Digs. 

Carli Cappoli: 5 Assists. 

Aryanna Roman: 4 Kills.

*Contributed by YSN’s Ty Bartell

MCDONALD TAKES CARE OF THE VIKINGS

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MCDONALD OH- McDonald kept pushing their way through the MVAC Scarlett conference on Tuesday as they dominated Waterloo in a straight set victory. (25-8 25-9 25-6)

 

Gianna Constantino led the offense with 14 kills. It was a balanced offense for the Blue Devils, as Maria Rasile was also in double figures with 13 kills.  Constantino and Rasike both also finished with double doubles with 16 assists for Constantino and 13 assists for Rasile.  Kayla Heico led the defense with 12 digs in the back row.

McDonald will stay at home on Thursday as they host Sebring.  Waterloo will return home on Thursday to host Springfield.

RESERVE PASSES NON CONFERENCE TEST

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BERLIN CENTER OH- Western Reserve got a big non conference win as they beat Mooney on Monday night 3-0. (25-11. 25-17. 25-14). Improving their record to 11-4.

Madison Leone had 13 assists. Lisa Eichert had 13 digs 7 kills and 3 Aces.  Alyvia Hughes had 12 Kills and 3 blocks. Angelina Cappabianca had 3 blocks 4 kills 14 service points.

For Mooney Addison Stacy had 16 assists. Marissa Bowman had 7 kills and 6 digs. And Maia Fire had 4 total blocks.

The Blue Devils stay at home to face Lowellville Tuesday in MVAC play. Mooney returns home Tuesday  to welcome in Boardman.

CARDINALS KEEP TALLMADGE AT BAY

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CANFIELD OH- Canfield’s schedule presented just another test for them on Saturday. A good Tallmadge gram came to town sporting a 10-4 record into the day. Canfield’s defense handled an offense that had three hitters with more than 100 kills with a sweep of the Blue Devils (25-22 25-20 25-19)

 

Maddy Cleevely led the Cardinals offense with 8 kills. Carly Slaven was right behind her finishing with 7 kills. Abby Muckleroy finished with 5 kills, and 5 blocks.  Riley Kinkade, and Slaven split setting duties. Kinkade finished with 12 assists, while Slaven added 8.  Canfield’s defense was stellar they totaled in 78 digs. Parker Wilkins led the charge with 23 digs.  Kindkade finished off a double double with 17 digs. Cleevely was also in double digits with 14.

Canfield returns to action on Monday as they travel to Poland in another edition of the Battle of 224.

 

RAMS GET RIGHT BACK TO WINNING

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MINERAL RIDGE OH- After a tough last minutes lost to Springfield in Week 5, Mineral Ridge looked to get right back to their winning ways. Their opponent was a Western Reserve team that has suffered a slew of heartbreaking losses.  However, tonight it was never a doubt who the better team was. Mineral Ridge ran away with it 40-13.

Mineral Ridge’s offense ran their way to 25 first downs in the night.  They gained 527 total yards of offense. 467 of those yards came on the ground.  Triston Valley gained 247 all purpose yards and scored 3 touchdowns.  Ian Erb put together another quality night with 198 yards and a trio of touchdowns.  Mason Miller added 66 yards of offense as well.

The Rams have another big test in Week 7 as they travel to Jackson Milton. Western Reserve will return home and host McDonald.

 

HUGHES SHINES BRIGHT IN RESERVE VICTORY

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MCDONALD OH-

The Battle of The Blue Devils wrote another chapter in their storied rivalry on Thursday night. The McDonald Blue Devils were looking for a sequel to their straight set win in Berlin Center on August 30th.  The Western Reserve Blue Devils were looking for a rewrite all together, as they traveled to McDonald on Thursday, looking for some revenge. 

Revenge is what Western Reserve got in Set 1 with an emphatic 10 point win to capture their first set over McDonald in the 2022 season. However, knowing how hard it is to fight out of an 0-2 hole, McDonald showed their resilience by grinding out an 8 point Set 2 win. 

With things all evened up at a set a piece, both teams knew how critical it was to have Set 3. A close back and forth battle ensued, but Western Reserve proved to be too much, taking the set by a slim 3 points and regaining the advantage in the match. Utilizing that momentum, Western Reserve continued to roll in the next set, running away from McDonald 25-16 in Set 4 to win the match! 

Alyvia Hughes had an incredible night, tallying 33 Kills against McDonald to help secure a big conference win for Western Reserve. The win for Reserve will result in a season tie 1-1 in matches between McDonald and Western Reserve, with a tournament matchup being the only potential way of settling the season.

McDonald (11-4) after dropping their second conference game of the season, will now have their sights set on Waterloo (3-8) when they host The Vikings on Tuesday, September 27th. Western Reserve (10-4) after improving their record, will now host a very good Cardinal Mooney (6-6) in their one and only battle this season with The Cardinals! 

 

Set Scores

S1: W.R. 25 – 15 McDonald

S2: McDonald 25 – 17 W.R.

S3: W.R. 25 – 22 McDonald

S4: W.R. 25 – 16 McDonald

Partial Stats (Western Reserve)

Alyvia Hughes: 33 Kills, 4 Aces, 18 Digs. 

Lisa Eichert: 17 Kills, 14 Digs. 

Raelynn Meyer: 34 Assists. 

Angelina Cappabianca: 10 Blocks. 

Ally Jones: 21 Digs.

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell

WATERLOO WINS MVAC LEAGUE; MCDONALD TAKES TOURNAMENT IN TIE BREAKER

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SALEM OH- It was a big day for the 19-3 Waterloo Vikings as they competed in the MVAC tournament in Salem Hills on Wednesday.  Although the Vikings won the MVAC league championship throughout the regular season, they’d drop a 5th card playoff to McDonald in the tournament.  Both teams shot a 347.  Trevor Simons led the Vikings shooting an 80.  Jackson Eichler, and Noah Hughes were behind him with a 87.

For McDonald, they were led by Caleb Domitrovich who shot an 81.  Chris Ragazzine was behind him with a 84.  Next for the Blue Devils was Avery Maley with a 87.   Springfield’s Jackson Ensley shot the lowest score of the day with a 76.

All teams now look ahead to sectional tournament play which starts Wednesday. For Waterloo they will compete at Riverview in Newton Falls.