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CAPTAIN HOOK LEADS WARRIORS TO FIRST WIN

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BROOKFIELD OH- Coming in to the new basketball season, everyone knew Brookfield carried one of the area’s best players. On Tuesday night in their season opener Sophia Hook backed up that statement by dropping 32 to lead the Warriors to a big 55-30 win over Lakeview.

Along with her 32 points Hook played the role of their on defense gathering 5 steals.  Cailey Wellman notched a double double for the Warriors with 12 points and 11 rebounds.  Katie Logan led the Warriors in assists with 7.  Lakeview was led by Maggie Pavlansky with 8 points.

Brookfield returns to action on Monday as they’ll travel to Waterloo to take on the reigning MVAC champions out of the Scarlett tier.  Lakeview is now 1-1 on the season and they’ll look to respond Friday going to Champion.

LAKEVIEW GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH KEVIN HAYNIE

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CORTLAND OH- It was a thrilling fall sports season for Lakeview. Not only did the volleyball team win the NE8 yet again, the football team took strides towards improvement showing everyone they weren’t a pushover. As the leaves change color and the winter weather comes upon us, the question remains can the excitement stay for the winter sports? On the girls side of basketball, the Bulldogs have plenty of returning talent and experience. With several players coming over from the volleyball squad, they are hoping success breeds more success.  Last season the Bulldogs finished the year with a record of 9-14.  They open their new campaign on the first official day of the season, November 18 at home against East.

Head coach Kevin Haynie was kind enough to take some time to come on to YSN’s Running Point to help us preview the season to come. He talks with Anthony Hartwig about leaders he is going to lean on, where the Bulldogs fit inside the tough NE8, and much more. Don’t miss Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with Kevin Haynie

 

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EAST PALESTINE GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH WILL FRANKLIN

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EAST PALESTINE OH- The days are getting shorter, the temperatures are getting colder, and that means basketball is getting closer. The girls basketball program in East Palestine has been one of the most successful sports teams in the school over the last 5 years. That has a lot to do with the buy in from the players to the great philosophy of head coach Will Franklin. Despite a tough time last season, the Bulldogs look to bring back the wins to this tradition riddled program. They open the season on November 23 at Chaney.

Coach Franklin was kind enough to sit down with Ty Bartell this week to give us a great preview of the Bulldogs season. They talk about what it’s going to take to make the Bulldogs successful, what players fans need to know before the season starts, and so much more. Take the time and check out Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with Will Franklin

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POLAND GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH NICK BLANCH

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POLAND OH- Poland is coming off another impressive season in girls basketball. The Bulldogs went 19-5 (13-1) and grabbed the NE8 crown outright.  The Bulldogs lost in the district semifinals to West Branch who went on to win the district.  The Bulldogs open the season at home on November 28th against Fitch.

Head Coach Nick Blanch returns for his 13th season. Having more than 200 wins, coach Blanch is one of the most successful the area has to offer. He took the time to help us preview the season by sitting with YSN’s Ty Bartell.  They talk about the returning roster, what the Bulldogs schedule looks like this season, and much more. Check out this season preview in Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with Nick Blanch

 

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POLAND ONE STEP AWAY FROM THE STATE BRACKET

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RAVENNA OH- It was the third matchup of the season between Poland and Lakeview on Tuesday night. The previous two meaning carried the fate of the league, but even more was at stake this time around.  The winner of this game would be one step closer to the coveted state championship trophy.  Poland who had beaten Lakeview by a combined 18-0 in the last 4 meetings continued their dominance of their conference rival with a 4-0 victory.

Ariel Grischow had a tremendous day for Poland. Her pair of goals led the team in scoring.  Kailyn Assion notched a goal as well.  Those two came in with a combined 7 goals on the entire season. Freshman standout Elliana Thompson scored a goal as well.

Poland will advance into the regional finals. They will be paired with Akron Manchester. That game will be played at Howland High School at 1:00 on Saturday.

DANIELS SCORES BY THE DOZEN

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POLAND OH- Ariana Daniels has been a key cog in this extremely successful Poland girls soccer team over the years. However until this season, her main job wasn’t to score but rather defend. After a big chunk of the Bulldogs offense graduated in the class of 2022, coach Huda saw an opportunity to use Daniels athleticism to help build offense. Did that decision ever pay off for Poland. In her first season as a striker, Daniels broke the program record for goals in a season.  That output helped Poland earn their way to a district championship.

In her 20 games played this season, Daniels has scored 26 goals. That mark was by far good enough to claim the team lead.  With 4 assists as well Daniels had her hands in 30 goals this season.  Daniels has played for 1257 minutes this soccer season.

Daniels has made her decision on her home after high school. The Bulldogs standout has committed to play at the next level at Slippery Rock.  The atmosphere of the program made the decision east for Ariana. Poland will play in the Regional Semifinals on Tuesday against Lakeview.  That game is set to be played in Ravenna at 5:00.  Poland has beaten Lakeview twice this season in conference play.

 

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PENALTY KICKS PROPEL LAKEVIEW TO REGIONALS

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NILES OH- It was an instant classic between two quality teams on Thursday night in Niles. Waterloo came in undefeated looking to stay on a long awaited tournament run, and Lakeview looked to keep this incredible turnaround season going. As it turns outs 2 overtimes weren’t even enough to decide the winner. Still tied 2-2 after 2 extra periods the teams went into penalty kicks. Lakeview won the penalty kick round 6-4 to seal the district championship.

Kaira English struck first for Waterloo at the 29:03 mark. She got loose on a ball that squirted free out of Lakeview’s defense.  Lakeview responded before halftime as Anastasia Hall netted a goal off a corner kick.  Hall would strike again later in the first half Eliza Farr got the assist.  That was score at half time with the shots on goal even at 5-5.  English knotted the game back up pretty quick out of halftime off a Sydney Jackson corner kick.  Both teams showed off their defense the rest of the way until regulation ended.

In the first overtime, Waterloo goalie Sophia Wood made a great save that could have saved the game for the Vikings.  English made a good attempt on goal from an awkward position, but it sailed just wide.  In the second overtime, both defenses locked down not giving up any real scoring threats. The game would have to go to the most exciting part of tournament soccer, penalty kicks.  Lakeview made all 6 while their goalie Ava Hipple made an impressive diving save to her left to seal the deal.

Lakeview advances to the Division III Regional Semifinal against a familiar opponent.  They’ll meet up with Poland

LYTLE SWINGS 2022 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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EAST PALESTINE OH- What a volleyball season it has been. With a ton of teams having successful years in the YSN family, you can imagine there are also a lot of players who have put up big offensive numbers. Putting the ball down is the most electric thing you can do on a volleyball court. Nothing gets the crowd more involved than a kill that goes straight to the ground.  But who does it the best? Who has had the best offensive output this season.  It was a long discussion inside the YSN staff room, but we are proud to announce we have selected Lakeview’s senior middle blocker Tara Lytle as the 2022 Offensive Player of the Year.

Tara’s numbers definitely speak for herself when it comes to her offense. At the time that the selection was submitted Lytle had 359 kills on the season and averaged 4.7 kills per set.  That kill number is impressive enough. But with so many other players putting up comparable kill outputs, what stood out about Tara for us was her efficiency. Lytle hit at a percentage of .585 this year. That is video game type numbers. For those unfamiliar with the stat, hitting percentage is calculated by subtracting your errors from your kills and then putting that number over your total attacks. It’s as if batting average was calculated by subtracting every strike out from your hit total.  That is what makes it so hard to hit as high as Tara.  In 545 total attacks Lytle has only made 39 errors.

Lakeview ended the season at 21-4 on the year.  Congratulations to the Bulldogs on a great year, and once again congratulations to Tara Lytle who is YSN’s 2022 Offensive Player of the Year.

CRESTVIEW BREAKS OUT IN STATE RANKED MATCHUP

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ORWELL OH- As soon as the Orwell bracket came out for the Division III tournament everyone knew how tough it would be to get out of. The bracket featured 4 stats ranked teams.  All four of those teams took care of business and made it to the district semifinals. It was set up for a great night in Grand Valley with back to back state ranked battles. The first of those was 8th ranked Crestview vs 9th ranked Lakeview.  It lived up to the hype, but the Rebels made all the right plays down the stretch and won the match in four sets.  (25-23 25-22 13-25 25-20)

Abbey Emch showed up big when her team needed her most. She finished with 23 kills on the night.  She also managed 6 blocks against the strong Bulldog offense.  Grace Auer had a triple double with 22 kills, 22 assists, and 16 digs.  Lainy Auer had a double double with 18 assists and 17 digs.  She also led the team in aces with 3.

Lakeview’s offensive leader Tara Lytle still put up 16 kills on the night trying to Will her team to victory. Reagan Price also finished with 16 kills on the night keeping the Bulldogs middle attack strong.

Crestview advances to the District Championship game in the Orwell bracket. They’ll be matched up with another state ranked opponent as they take on Kirtland on Saturday at 7:00 in Grand Valley High School.

POLAND CLINCHES CHAMPIONSHIP TICKET

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POLAND OH- The Bulldogs claimed a spot in the District Championship with their win over United on Monday night.  The win was a complete effort, the Bulldogs defense earned the shutout, and the offense found ways to score. Poland won by a final of 3-0.

Scoring for the Bulldogs balanced offense was Arianna Daniels, Ava Blinsky, and Sophia Generalovich.  The Bulldogs now set their sights squarely on the District Championship game.

That matchup will be against Cardinal Mooney on Thursday. The kickoff is set for 6:00 at South Range High School.