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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POLAND OH- It’s been a quality season for the diving team at Poland. Sydney Ohlin is just one of four divers that represents the Bulldogs who qualified for state after her performance at districts. Sydney scored a 343.60 to advance to state. That was good enough for 4th place in districts. This will be her first trip to state and she looks to make the most of it.
Sydney points out how tight knit this diving team is at Poland. When you spend two hours a day, six days a week with the same group of four people working hard at your goals, you tend to build a bond. The team lifts each other up, and even at times helps coach each other on things they’re struggling with.
Sydney took the time to join YSN’s Running Point this week to talk about her journey into diving. She talks with Ty Bartell, and Anthony Hartwig about how she fell in love with the sport of diving, her goals in the state meet, and so much more. Hear the latest Poland Diving player profile exclusively on YSN.
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POLAND OH- Kendall Nigh is state bound for the second year in a row. The Poland diving standout has put together a masterful season breaking multiple school records in the process of punching her ticket to state. Kendall qualified for state with a score of 408.90 which ranked her 3rd in the D2 girls diving district meet.
Kendall not only gets it done in the pool, but also puts in the work in the classroom. She is on track to be one of her classes valedictorians as she continues to masterfully balance school work, and diving. Those organization tools when come in handy in her future as she plans on continuing her diving career at Duquesne University.
Nigh was able to hop on to Running Point this week to talk about her journey. She talks with Anthony Hartwig, and Ty Bartell about her love for the sport, her bond with her teammates, and so much more. Don’t miss this exclusive sit down with a state qualified diver on YSN.
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POLAND OH- It was pretty apparent that Saturday’s matchup between Mooney and Poland was going to be a defensive battle. Both teams came in statistically some of the best defenses in the YSN family. The defenses didn’t disappoint the hype, as both teams made a plethora of great defensive plays. It was Poland however that found a way to score enough to advance past Mooney with a 42-34 win.
Poland’s first quarter set the tone for the game. It was by far their most productive frame of the game. They jumped out to a 16-8 lead after 1. Katie McDonald was a problem in that frame scoring all 6 of her points in the first. Poland’s defense did the rest as the closest Mooney got the rest of the way was 3.
Abby Farber led the Bulldogs with 14 points on the night. Fellow seniors Connie Cougras was right behind her with 12 points.
Mooney senior Alaina Scavina did everything she could for her team. She scored 14 points to lead the way. Sophia Diorio scored 8.
Poland advances to the district semifinal where they’ll meet up with West Branch. That game will take place on Wednesday at Uniontown Lake. Tip off is set at 7:30.
Postgame Interview With Nick Blanch:
Postgame Interview With Abby Farber:
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POLAND OH- Abby Farber has become Poland’s shining image of work ethic. From the day she stepped into the gym as a freshman, to now there has never been a day you could find someone who works harder than Abby Farber. She is one of the best examples of why Poland’s program is so successful. She understands, accepts, and executes her role on the team.
The harsh reality of life is sometimes hard work doesn’t equal the results you look for. For Abby, her work has put her in a position to be a a strong leader, and play valuable minutes on the varsity floor. But she doesn’t take it for granted. She knows that just because she’s gotten to this point is no reason to let up her attention to detail. Abby understands that she’s blessed that her hard work has shown results.
Abby has been coined “Big Shot Farber” this season because on multiple occasions throughout the season she has confidently knocked down some of the biggest shots of the game. Whether it be a three that ends another team’s run, or a steal and layup that fires up the crowd, you can always count on Abby to make the big plays.
Farber had the opportunity to talk with YSN’s Running Point to talk about her journey at Poland. She talks with Ty Bartell, and Anthony Hartwig about her senior year, future goals, and so much more. Check out the latest Poland girls basketball player profile “Big Shot Farber.”
POLAND OH- The Poland Bulldogs began their quest for back to back district championships on Wednesday night. They opened their tournament run with a very familiar foe. They’d have to beat Lakeview for the 3rd time of the season to advance. Poland did just that as they advanced with a 42-23 win.
Poland was led by Katie McDonald who finished with 13 points. Morgan Kluchar was right behind her to talking 12 points. Mary Brant contributed 7 points to the Bulldogs cause as well.
Teagan Pierce, and Maggie Pavlansky both scored 8 points to pace Lakeview.
Poland advances to the sectional final where they will host Mooney on Saturday. Tip off is set for 1:00.
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Coming into the night, the Poland Bulldogs (14-7)held a 8-1 series lead over the Chaney Cowboys (14-7) since 2006, with the Cowboys first victory coming over the Bulldogs in last year’s district final. While Chaney controlled from the start of last season’s matchup, Poland came into the night looking to make things closer this time around.
Both teams got off to a good start from beyond the arc in the first quarter, sinking a combined five shots from deep, shooting 56% from three. While this matchup saw hot starts from long range, the same success did not carry over to the charity stripe, going 1-4 from the line.
A hard fought first quarter saw Chaney hold a four-point lead heading into the second, that would later by expanded all the way to nine with under three minutes to play in the half. Looking to close the gap before break, Poland star’s Colosimoand Dedo combined for the last seven points of the half, bringing the Dawgs within a score.
While Poland brought the intensity to end our first half of play, the Bulldogs were not able to carry it over to start the third. Chaney jumped on Poland to expand their lead out to nine once again, thanks to a 7-0 run courtesy of freshman, Matthew Jones.
The Bulldogs would end the third trailing by five but would be outscored fourteen to eight in the final period. Clive Wilson led the way for Chaney in the fourth with six, giving the Cowboys their second straight victory over Poland, 57-46.
CHANEY:
Clive Wilson–13 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks
Josiah Gonzalez – 11 points, 3 assists
Matt Jones –8 points, 4 rebounds
POLAND:
Ross Dedo – 20 points, 5 rebounds,
Christian Colosimo – 13 points, 3 rebounds
Chaney –Now winners of their third straight, the Chaney Cowboys will travel West to take on the Vikings of North Canton Hoover (15-5). Hoover is a perennial powerhouse in the boys’ basketballscene and will provide a tough road test for the Showtime Cowboys, tomorrow, the 16th.
Poland–Dropping back-to-back games for the first time since mid-December, the Bulldogs will return home with a chance of revenge against thehated Canfield Cardinals (9-11).The Battle of 224 will return Friday night at 7:00 pm.
*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson.
Postgame Interview With Marlon McGaughy :
Postgame Interview With Isaiah Williams:
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LISBON OH- Lisbon gathered yet another win in the EOAC Friday night. The Blue Devils led wire to wire as they cruised to a 69-29 win. Lisbon was up 44-14 at the half.
Leading the Blue Devils was Trevor Siefke who put in a phenomenal 28 points. Luke Kraft was also in double figures for Lisbon with 14. Hunter Dailey contributed 7 while Tate Wallen added 6.
Lisbon will head out of league on Thursday traveling to Malvern.
POLAND OH- It’s never east playing after a tough loss. It’s even harder when you have no practice time between games. That’s the position Howland found themselves in on Monday night in Poland. The Tigers had to recover quickly from their one point loss to Canfield on Saturday. There was zero letdown from the Tigers however, as they exploded out of the gates to decisively best Poland 66-52.
The Tigers opened the game on a 10-0 run, and never looked back from there. Even a combined 12-0 Poland run between the end of the first half, and the beginning of the second did not make them sweat. Howland stayed steady and never let their lead fall below 13 in the second half.
Kylie McClain led a very balanced Tiger offense. She finished with 13. Four more teammates were in double figures as well. Alyssa Pompelia shared the Tiger lead with 13 points. Both Jamie DeSalvo, and Alyssa Massucci had 12. Taylor Lawrence scored 11 as well.
Poland was paced by Morgan Kluchar who finished with a game-high 15 points. Abby Farber, Mary Brant, and Katie McDonald all had 8 points for the.Bulldogs.
Howland travels to Nordonia on Wednesday to complete their regular season. Poland also hits the road on Thursday as they complete their regular season with a trip to Canfield.
Postgame Interview With Matthew Cluse:
Postgame Interview With Kylie McClain:
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POLAND OH- At the beginning of the season the talk in the girls basketball scene was how wide open the NE8 was. Everyone expected a new team to throw their hats into the championship ring. Every year since the NE8 has formed, it has been Poland and South Range as 1, and 2. Fast forward to the first week of February, and it was once again down to South Range vs Poland. On Wednesday night it was winner take all with both teams coming in with 1 loss in the league. After a slow start Poland ran away from South Range this time around to win 49-29.
Connie Cougras led the charge for Poland with 14 points on the night. Her and her fellow seniors have now completed a 28-0 home league game record. Katie McDonald was also in double figures with 11. Morgan Kluchar added 8 to the cause.
South Range showed up and fought the entire night. Short handed in numbers, the Raiders were led by both Emma Cunningham, and Hannah Heikkinen with 7 points each. Devin Sauerwein chipped in 6.
Poland will have a week of tournament tune ups to look ahead to. The Bulldogs have their last home game of the regular season Monday hosting Howland. South Range still has a couple league games to finish. They are scheduled to play host to Jefferson on Monday.
Postgame Interview With Nick Blanch:
Postgame Interview With Connie Cougras:
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