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BIG BLUE TAKES CARE OF BIG RED

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LISBON, OH- The Lady Blue Devils were able to get exactly what they were looking for Thursday: Stay healthy, stay hungry, and end the regular season with a victory.  Lisbon was impressive in their sweep of Steubenville on Thursday night in 3 sets, winning 25-10, 25-18, and 25-15.

Maddie Liberati kept her stellar year on pace as she had 16 kills and 10 digs.  Callie Steed posted a double-double as well with 23 kills and 36 digs.

Lisbon finishes their season at 14-8 overall and 8-4 in the EOAC.  The Lady Devils now start postseason action on October 16 against McDonald.  The game is hosted by Columbiana High School, with the first serve set for 7:30.

LISBON DERAILED BY INDIANS

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SALINEVILLE, OH- The Lisbon Blue Devils were looking to get back on track and create some buzz against the EOAC leading Southern Local Indians.  Southern Local Coach Rich Wright and his tribe weren’t having any of that on their way to a 51-6 win over Lisbon on Friday.

Dylan Milhoan was impressive scoring on both his carries while gaining 73 yards along the way.  Hunter Morris had a carry that went for 6 as well from 42 yards out.  Scores on the ground also came from Bradly and Jayce Sloan who combined for 83 yards.

For Lisbon, Haiden Colvin led the way rushing with 40 yards, but it was Chase McCoy who would have the lone score for the Blue Devils from 3 yards out that came in the fourth quarter.

The Indians were able to force 6 turnovers by the Devils, 4 in the way of fumbles and the remaining on interceptions.  However, the Blue Devils were impressive on 4th down going 2 for 2 on the night.

Lisbon will now turn their attention to Leetonia for the much-anticipated “Spaghetti Bowl” at home this coming Friday night.  Action can be heard right here on YSN with Rick Dailey presenting the rivalry.

LISBON FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP. 3) WITH ALAN MIKOVICH

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Week five was another tough EOAC match up for Coach Alan Mikovich and the Lisbon Blue Devils as they took on a talented Wellsville squad. Unfortunately for the Blue Devils, they could not get it done as they fell to the Tigers. Up next for Coach Mik and Lisbon is a road trip down to Salineville to take on the Southern Indians.

YSN’s own, Rick Dailey had the opportunity to discuss this week’s match up with Coach Mikovich, as well as, to find out what he and his staff took away from last week’s Wellsville game.

All this and more inside this week’s episode Lisbon Football Coach’s Corner!

 

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DAILEY DOUBLE, LISBON SLIDES PAST LEETONIA

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LEETONIA, OH- The Lisbon Lady Blue Devils kept their cool under pressure on Tuesday, winning a big EOAC matchup against their down the road rivals, Leetonia.

After starting with a Set 1 victory, Leetonia came back to win the second set 25-18 before dropping the next two 25-8, and 25-22.

Leading the way for Lisbon was Maddie Liberati who had perfect vision with 20 kills and 20 digs.  Callie Steed led the frontline attack with 19 kills and 22 digs, while McKenna Dailey tallied 19 points.

For the Lady Bears, Hailie Hamilton peppered the stat column with 7 points, 5 kills, 5 blocks, 4 digs, 2 aces, and an assist.  Elyssa Jones had 13 helpers and 7 digs, Cailyn Glosser had 10 points, 5 aces and 4 digs, Taran Ferry busted out the shovel for 20 digs and contributed 8 points.

Lisbon improves its record to 12-7 and 7-4 in the EOAC.  They now prep for a road trip to Southern on Thursday.

TIGERS UNCAGED, WELLSVILLE ICES DEVILS

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LISBON, OH – In Columbiana County high school football history, only two teams have played for an OHSAA state championship – the Lisbon Blue Devils and Wellsville Tigers. Tonight, those teams faced off in Week 2 of EOAC conference play, with the Tigers coming away with a convincing 31-0 victory. 

The Tigers got things started off quickly on their first drive of the night. After holding the Blue Devils to a punt on their opening drive, the Tigers went right down the field and capped things off with a 6 yard touchdown run by senior tailback Jason Tice just 5:03 into the opening frame.  Tice would finish the day with 75 yards and a touchdown on just 9 carries. 

It was all Tigers in the first half as Troy Carter hooked up with his favorite target in the 2nd quarter – senior do-it-all wide receiver Darien Suggs – for an 11-yard touchdown pass. Suggs made a nice move to get free and increase the Tigers lead to 14-0 just 2:13 into the 2nd quarter. 

Senior fullback Justin Sarge capped off the first-half scoring with a nine-yard touchdown run with 7:22 remaining in the first half. Junior kicker Casey Lemasters kicked a 31-yard field goal at the end of the first half to put the Tigers up 24-0. Lemasters would finish the evening as the YSN player of the game, going 4/4 on extra-point attempts, 1/1 on field goals, and notching a touchdown-saving tackle on the Blue Devils first kickoff return of the second half. Lemasters is also a starter on the Tigers soccer team. 

The second half saw just one score – a 10-yard touchdown run by freshman running-back/defensive back Isaiah Greathouse. Greathouse hit pay-dirt with 5:16 left in the game. The Freshman Phenom led the Tigers in rushing with 99 yards on just 11 carries. Tice was second on the team for the evening with 75 yards and a touchdown on 9 carries. 

The Tigers had a touchdown was taken off the board on their opening drive of the 3rd quarter – a 20-yard touchdown pass from Carter to Suggsn – because of a block in the back penalty. It was the 3rd touchdown pass of the year that has been dropped or called back because of penalty for Carter.

The Tigers host East Palestine next week for homecoming night, while the Blue Devils travel to undefeated Southern Local. Southern defeated Crestview 41-24, while the Bulldogs took one on the chin from the United Eagles, 43-14.

 

*Story contributed by YSN’s voice of Wellsville, Gary Althiser.

LISBON FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP. 2) WITH ALAN MIKOVICH

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Week four was the start of conference play for the EOAC, as Coach Alan Mikovich and the Blue Devils started off strong with a 26-7 home victory over the East Palestine Bulldogs. Week five will provide another tough match up as they look to start off 2-0 in conference play and 2-3 overall, as they welcome the Tigers of Wellsville to town.

YSN’s Rick Dailey sat down with Coach Mikovich to discuss last week’s victory and what the Blue Devils need to do to get a second straight win this week against a talented Wellsville Tigers team.

 

Episode Two of Lisbon Football Coach’s Corner with head coach Alan Mikovich is LIVE!

 

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LISBON RALLIES TO WRAP COLUMBIANA

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COLUMBIANA, OH- Lisbon was slow to start on Tuesday night, but after dropping the first set, the Blue Devils were seeing red.

Literally.

The Lady Devils were able to pick themselves up after set one and walk away victorious, 15-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-13.

Setting the tone for Lisbon was Sophomore, Justyce Vrable with 13 points, 4 kills, and 8 blocks.  Maddie Liberati had 11 points, 6 aces along with 14 kills.  Callie Steed led the offensive attack with 23 kills.

For Columbiana Grace Witmer had a triple-double with 10 kills, 16 assists, and 10 points while contributing 7 digs as well.  Tori Long had 19 digs and 11 kills while teammates Maci Linhart had 31 digs, and a pair of kills and Marissa Makosky had 17 assists, 12 points, with a pair of aces and kills.

Columbiana travels to Wellsville on Thursday, that match can be seen LIVE on YSN.

WEEK 3 BAIRD BROTHERS BIG DOGS OF THE VALLEY ANNOUNCED

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- In one of the closest votes in recent history, the final tallies were counted- and counted again for this week’s announcement.  With over 16,000 votes cast in Week 3, we have your winners!  Both student-athletes now qualify for the Big-Dog of the Year title handed out this November, congratulations to both athletes and their schools.

 

VOLLEYBALL:

PHOTO CREDIT: GARY LEININGER

MADDIE LIBERATI – LISBON

20 Kills/8 Points/40 Digs/2 Assists vs. Wellsville

 

 

FOOTBALL:

PHOTO CREDIT: GARY LEININGER

MARCO FERRY – LEETONIA

9 Rushes/303 Yards/5 Touchdowns vs. Chalker

 

 

NOT BLUE ANY LONGER, DEVILS NOTCH FIRST VICTORY

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LISBON, OH- In a battle of teams looking to right the ship in the 2019 campaign, Lisbon knew they had to do more than average to beat a gritty East Palestine team.  They needed a budding star to emerge and take the reigns on the future, and they got that in RJ Schreffler on Friday when they rushed past the Bulldogs 26-7.

Schreffler ran for a trio of touchdowns on the night during his 21 rush, 108-yard performance.  Tyler Welsh also had a big night with a pair of scores, both on the ground.  Joey Fisher was the leading receiver with a catch for 25 yards.

For East Palestine, Dominick Cathers racked up 142 yards on 29 rushes while scoring the second touchdown of the season for the Brown and White.  Tyler Bistarkey was 2/3 from behind center and also had a reception on the night.

Lisbon improves to 1-3 while East Palestine still searches for their first win of the season.

BULLDOGS BITE BACK, EP BUMPS LISBON

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- In a three-match in a three-day stretch, East Palestine was able to fight through fatigue, and come out with a big victory against EOAC rival Lisbon on Thursday 3-1.  The Lady Dogs were looking to bounce back from a loss to Heartland in which they had control but just couldn’t hold on.  Thursday, the Lady Dogs showed grit winning 25-19, 25-15, 24-26, 25-20.

East Palestine (9-5,7-2) were paced by junior, Emily Berger, who had 13 points, 5 aces, 1 block, 14 kills, and 7 digs.  Morgan Cheurco led the way in helpers with 31, 14 points, 5 aces, and 7 digs.  Olivia Figley was a front-line assassin with 14 kills and 5 blocks while Jade McBride had 10 points, an ace, and 15 digs.

Lisbon (10-6, 5-4) spread the credit with Maddie Liberati dialing up 7 points, 7 aces, 4 blocks, 18 kills and 32 digs.  Callie Steed had 10 points, 20 kills, and 28 digs while Jaidynn Entrinkin had 33 assists and 8 points.

East Palestine will meet up with Warren JFK on Monday in non-conference play.