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CANFIELD BATS BREAK OUT TO BEAT BULLDOGS

POLAND OH- Canfield’s offense had two days worth of frustration against Austintown Fitch. They came into their game with Poland on a mission to prove how well they can swing the bats. They definitely put on a show. Their offense exploded to a 12-6 win to get their first victory of the season.

Bayann Jadallah was the hallmark of the offense. She went 4-5 with a HR, 3 RBI and 3 runs scored.  Gianna Pannunzio was also a big factor in the lineup. She went 3-5 with 3 RBI. Cara Spencer also put together a three hit game going 3-4 with a RBI and a run scored.  Macy Kalina went 2-4 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored.

Malena Toth got the start in the circle for the Cardinals. Her final line looked like this, 5.0 IP 8 H 2 BB 9 K 3 ER.

Katie McDonald had a perfect day at the plate reaching in all four appearances. She went 2-2 with a HR and 2 RBI. Mary Brant went 2-4 with 2 RBI. Sophia D’Angelo went 2-4 with a RBI.

McDonald took the loss for the Bulldogs. Her final line read like this, 6 IP 16 H 1 BB 6 K 5 ER.

Canfield is scheduled to host Louisville for a double header on Saturday starting at 11:00. Poland will host Struthers on Monday.

 

ROTH STRIKES OUT 15 IN SHUTOUT OF POLAND

AUSTINTOWN OH- A fun out of conference rivalry took place on Thursday night, when The Austintown Fitch Falcons welcomed in The Poland Bulldogs on the baseball diamond.   Michael Dillulo (Poland) and Joe Roth (Fitch) started on the mound for each respective team.  Fitch loaded the bases up in each of the first 2 innings; however, Dillulo did a good job of pitching out of trouble.  Allowing just 1 run and stranding 6 baserunners, Dillulo walked a tightrope to start against The Falcons.

Roth had it going for Fitch, striking out 5 of the first 6 batters faced, and retired the first 9 in order.  The bottom of the 3rd turned out to be the biggest inning against The Bulldogs for Fitch. With Donova Bell Sullivan slugging a 2 run triple to right-center, giving The Falcons a 3-0 lead. After getting out of the first 3 innings, Dillulo’s pitch count became a factor, which brought Matt Paparodis to finish the game out.

Despite a lead-off home run by Joe Roth and a line drive single by Mikey Sciortino, Paparodis settled in and pitched 3 innings, giving up just the 1 run. 

Player of the Game was Fitch’s Joe Roth, who provided all the pitching and offense that a coach could ask for.  Pitching the shutout allowed Fitch to come away with the 7-0 victory over Poland, starting their season off 2-0. 

Joe Roth (Pitching) vs. Poland 3/31: W(2), 7 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 0 ER, 15 K

Joe Roth (Batting) vs. Poland 3/31: 3 AB, 2 H, 1 HR(1), RBI, BB. 

Donovan Bell Sullivan vs. Poland 3/31: 3 AB, 1 H, 1 3B(1), 2 RBI. 

The double-barrel of sophomore pitchers did a solid job for Poland on Thursday night, with Paparodis highlighting 3 innings of relief. 

Matt Paparodis vs. Fitch 3/31: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 K. 

Poland (1-1) will now look to go back to the team they beat on Wednesday in The Hubbard Eagles (0-1). This time around, Poland will be on the road at Hubbard on Saturday, April 2nd. 

Austintown (2-0) will be having an all conference Monday of matchups, with both the baseball and softball team slated to face Harding (0-2) on April 4th.

*Contributed By Ty Bartell

Postgame Interview With Joe Roth:

LAKEVIEW SOFTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH NATE SCHICK

CORTLAND OH- Here comes softball season, and it’s coming fast. There is plenty to be excited about around the YSN family, especially in Lakeview. The Bulldogs are coming off a season where they were very competitive. Lakeview gave eventual district champion Marlington a fight for their lives but eventually fell to end their season. That loss has made everyone in the program hungry coming in to this season.

Head coach Nate Schick took the time to join us on YSN’s Running Point to talk about the season. He talked to Ty Bartell and Anthony Hartwig about the experience coming back, what it means to be a Bulldog, and much more.

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GIRLS NE8 POSTSEASON HONORS ANNOUNCED

CANFIELD OH- Another season inside the NE8 has come and gone. The girls teams showcased a ton of talent that was spread out through all the teams. This week, the coaches came together to vote on which players deserved post season honors. From YSN, we congratulate all the players that were recognized by the league.

NE8 Champion: Poland

Player Of The Year:

Lexi Giles- South Range

First Team

Sieasia Triplett- Girard

Taylor Skinner- Jefferson

Connie Cougras- Poland

Morgan Kluchar- Poland

Maggie Pavlansky- Lakeview

Chloe Neider- Struthers

Second Team

Mia Malito- Girard

Monica Devine- Jefferson

Mary Brant- Poland

Emma Cunningham- South Range

Ella Croyle- Struthers

Gianna Wagner- Niles

 

 

 

CHANEY HOLDS ON IN OVERTIME TO SECURE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP


BOARDMAN, Ohio –

Matching up for the third time in the past four years, the fifth since 2001 with a district title on the line, the Chaney Cowboys (18-8) and Poland Bulldogs (17-9) faced off at Boardman High School for the Division II Canton Region Youngstown District crown.

D’Juan Waller scored twenty points for the game, Isiah Williams scored seven in the final period and Youngstown Chaney defeated Poland 67-58 in overtime Saturday afternoon. Chaney’s win came despite a twenty-nine-point effort from Ross Dedo of Poland. The senior went 11-19 from the field, shooting 65% from inside the arc.

Poland trailed by double digits at the half, and by as many as sixteen in the game. The Bulldogs scrapped and clawed their way back, highlighted by a 14-4 fourth quarter effort to send things into overtime. Unfortunately for the Dogs, the toll of not just the comeback itself, but the postseason as a whole proved to be too much in the extra period.Of Poland’s four postseason matchups, three needed more than the traditional four quarters to decide a winner.

CHANEY:

DJ Waller 20 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals

DaVinci McDowell13 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal

Isiah Williams – 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal

Josiah Gonzalez – 11 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block

POLAND:

Ross Dedo29 points, 4 rebounds

Jack Fulton14 points, 2 rebounds,

Christian Colosimo – 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal

Chaney Completing their quest for a district three-peat, the Chaney Cowboys will appear in the regional semifinals for just the second straight year, due to the 2020 season being cancelled due to COVID. Their opponent, a familiar face to not just Chaney but many of Valley teams, the #2 state ranked Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish (21-4).

The Irish ended the Struthers Wildcats season last year in the regional semis with a 76-37 routing and have won their last two matchups against the Cowboys by a combined forty-four points.

The Cowboys and Irish will face off Thursday,March 10th at 6:00 pm from the Canton Memorial Civic Center.

Poland Falling to Chaney for the second straight season in the district final, the Poland Bulldogs end head coach, Eric Fender’s, inaugural season with a record of 17-9. Poland has now lost their last three matchups against the Chaney Cowboys.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

 

POLAND BOYS BASKETBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 2) WITH ERIC FENDER

POLAND OH- It took two overtime wins, but the Poland Bulldogs have clawed their way to a district championship game. Their latest thriller came in the semifinals against Chardon. The Bulldogs took a overtime win over the Hilltoppers thanks to a 37 point performance from Ross Dedo. Now, a big challenge looms for Poland. An all too familiar foe in Chaney stands against them with a title on the line. Three of the last four district championships have been decided between Chaney and Poland, and it’s all been going the way of Chaney. Poland can fix all of that Saturday in Boardman at 4:00.

Eric Fender took the time to join YSN’s Running Point this week to give us a preview of the district championship game. He talks with Anthony Hartwig and Ty Bartell about getting through adversity, how they can get past the Cowboys, and much more. Catch up with Poland in Episode 2 of Coach’s Corner with Eric Fender.

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POLAND SURVIVES OVERTIME THRILLER TO MOVE ON


BOARDMAN, OH – During tournament play it is hard to stay calm under the pressure, but when you have to go into sudden death OT, it becomes a different animal to handle. For Poland and Chardon, who matched up in the Division II District Semifinal, they had to face the nerves of OT in the playoffs. For the Bulldogs, it came down to hitting the little shots that matter.

For Senior Ross Dedo, those little shots, like free throws, were going to be the deciding factor. Dedo went 10-14 at the charity stripe, helping him get a career-high in points. As the game went on, you were able to see where this game was headed with both teams trading blows. Towards the end of regulation, Poland had a 64-58 lead and was hoping that their defense could hold off the late attack from the Hilltoppers. Luckily for Chardon, a late three that was followed up by a forced turnover led to a buzzer-beater to send it to OT. Although the overtime period started out slow, blows were traded again. Chardon tied the game at 67 with just a little over a minute left, which led to the game deciding play for the Bulldogs. Senior Christian Colosimo hit a huge three with 40 seconds remaining to put them up once again. That would eventually lead to foul shots that gave some breathing room for Poland to hold onto a thrilling win, 73-67.

 

For Poland, Dedo led the Bulldogs with 37 points. Colosimo added 19 on the night for the Bulldogs.

 

For Chardon, Nathannel Sulka led the way with 19 points. Josh Bruce finished with 18 on the night.

 

With the win over Chardon, Poland will advance onto the Division II District Championship on Saturday as they will take on the winner of Chaney/Chagrin Falls. Don’t miss it on YSN!

*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller.

Postgame interview With Eric Fender:

Postgame Interview With Ross Dedo:

TIGERS LEAVE NO DOUBT IN SECTIONAL FINAL

NEW MIDDLETOWN OH- All season long Springfield head coach Jeff Brink has been preaching “one step at a time.” On Friday, the step in front of them was East Palestine. The Tigers took that step with ease as they cruised to a big 77-31 victory over the Bulldogs.

Seandelle Gardner was terrific for the Tigers leading the way with 18 points. He wasn’t the only one in double figures. He was joined by Beau Brungard, and Alex Rothwell both scored 15 points. Adam Wharry added 7 points to the Tigers cause. They got 11 players in the stat book.

Tyler Bistarkey led the Bulldogs by getting in double figures with 10 points. Caleb Reynolds added 7.

With the win, Springfield advances to the district semifinals against Garrettsville Garfield. The Tigers will take on the eighth seeded G-Men on Monday at Salem high school. Tip is set at 7:00.

Postgame Interview With Jeff Brink:

Postgame Interview With Alex Rothwell:

Postgame Interview With Jake Joyce:

Postgame Interview With Adam Wharry:

STRONG FINISH PROPELS WARRIORS TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP

UNIONTOWN OH- Familiar does net up on Wednesday to decide who would punch their ticket to the district championship. West Branch and Poland have met 8 times out of the last 10 seasons in the tournament. There are no secrets. West Branch was able to finish strong and win the final frame by six points and Take home a 51-40 win.

The game started out back and forth, both teams getting plenty of contribution from the post. With the score tied 10-10 after one quarter, West Branch made mighty push in the second quarter to take a 26-19 lead into the locker room. Anna Lippiatt caught fire in the frame scoring 7 points in the second alone.

Poland hit 3 threes in the 3rd quarter to stay in striking distance and only trail 35-30 after the third. They’d make it 35-32 in the first moments of the final frame, but West Branch flexed their muscles. They scored 16 points in the fourth to keep Poland at bay.

Lippiatt led the way for the Warriors with a tremendous 21 points. Sophie Gregory was also in double figures with 12.

Poland was paced by Mary Brant who finished in double figures with 12 points. Katie McDonald added 8 points, and Sarah Forsythe put in 7.

West Branch advances to the district championship where they’ll matchup with Marlington for the third time this season. The two teams split their regular season matchups. Tip off is set for 7:00 at Lake High School.

Poland ends their season as NE8 championships for the 4th straight season. Their final record is 19-5 (13-1)

NO LYING, ELIA IS READY FOR STATE

POLAND OH- In diving, all the hard work put in during the season can come down a few 2 second dives that decide whether or not you go to state. For second year diver Dominic Elia, he never lets that pressure get to him. No merges, no overthinking, Dominic just dives. He dives pretty well too. Elia scored a 276.05 to finish 10th out of 24 divers in districts to advance to state. The cut off was the top 16.

Dominic has been embraced by the older divers on the team and has meshed right into the family atmosphere the team brings. He gets along with everyone on the team. The bonding they bring, is the hallmark of their success in the pool.

Dominic took the time to join YSN’s Running Point this week to talk about his diving. He talks with Anthony Hartwig, and Ty Bartell about his journey to the pool, how he’s grown this season, and much more. You don’t want to miss the latest Poland Diving Player Profile on YSN.

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