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POLAND EXTENDS WIN STREAK SMOTHERS EAGLES

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HUBBARD OH- Poland kept their eleven game winning streak going on Monday night with a 60-20 win over Hubbard.

It was another balanced night for Poland’s offense as they had eleven different players score. Jackie Grisdale led the Bulldogs with 19 points. Katie McDonald picked up a career high 8 points, Morgan Kluchar also finished with 8.

The win is the Bulldog’s 27th straight inside the NE8. Poland will look to complete their second straight season sweep of the league on Thursday as they host Niles. With no JV game on Thursday, Poland’s senior parent night will start at 6:30, and tip off for the game will be at 7:00.

TRAVELING TROPHY STAYS PUT; CLIPS ROUTE EP

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COLUMBIANA, OH- The Clippers wasted no time on Friday setting the tone against their EOAC rivals.  Columbiana outscored East Palestine 25-5 in the first frame and didn’t slow the pace the rest of the way on their way to an 88-46 victory to hold onto the traveling trophy until the teams meet again on the gridiron later this year.

The Clippers, who will be featured on this weekend’s episode of YSN’s Level Up were keyed in from the tipoff.  In a balanced and steady attack, it was former Big Dog of the Valley, Matt Mazei, who posted 17 on the glass and another 17 through the net on his way to a double-double.  Sean Whitehead finished with 16, while Carter Pasco had 11.

For East Palestine, Jonathan Bertovich posted 26 and was supplemented by Brandon Turcola’s 7 and Zion Figley’s 5.

The Bulldogs (3-12) will look to travel to Lisbon while Columbiana will prepare for the EOAC Championship game at Southern on Tuesday.

EAST PALESTINE ESCAPES THRILLER IN HANOVERTON

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The East Palestine girls went on the road Thursday night and won a thriller over United 43-40.

Both offenses started slow with the score being just 6-2 East Palestine after the first quarter. With a halftime score of just 13-8 it was looking to a very low scoring game. East Palestine looked to run away with it leading 31-20 after 3. United found fire in the final quarter though making the game an instant classic. The Eagles outscored the Bulldogs 20-14 in the final frame but it wasn’t enough to come all the way back. East Palestine would escape with a 45-40 victory.

Joclyn Fristik led the Bulldogs with 17 points. Morgan Rutledge and Kenzee Johnston were also both in double figures with 10.  Rutledge and Johnston also drilled free throws down the stretch to ice the game for EP.

United was led by Bailey Boosz with 14. Taylor Cope was also in double figures with 10.

East Palestine continues to work as they host Columbiana on Monday.

United looks to rebound Monday as they host Lisbon.

POLAND CAGES FALCONS

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Poland,OH- The Poland Bulldogs continie their streak with a 64-37 win over a young Jefferson Falcons team. Jackie Grisdale led Poland with 20 points while Megan Jacobs had 10 points for the Falcons.

Poland took a commanding lead in the first quarter and never let up finishing the quarter with a 21-10 lead. Grisdale had 10 points in the first quarter alone. Jefferson’s Ava Contenza had 5 points in the quarter. Morgan Kluchar and Kailyn Brown both paced the Bulldogs in the second quarter to a 38-19 lead going into halftime. Both Kluchar and Brown had 8 points going into the half.

Poland added to their lead in the second half by taking advantage of turnovers and creating points. Grisdale finished the night with 20 points in a 64-37 win to continue their winning streak. Poland will face Hubbard Monday on YSNLIVE.COM.

* Story Contributed by YSN’s Anthony Melone

POLAND GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP8 WITH NICK BLANCH)

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It’s been another dominant week in the NE8 for Poland. They keep taking it one game at a time with wins over Girard and Lakeview. In the Girard game Jackie Grisdale tied the record for threes in a game. In the Lakeview game, a lot of young players got in and had a lot of success. Coach Blanch said that is so important for the future of the program. Now the Bulldogs look ahead to games against Jefferson and Hubbard. 

Anthony Hartwig made the journey to Poland this week to sit down with Coach Blanch. They discuss the young success, record setting performances, and much more. Get your weekly fix of Lady Bulldog basketball in Episode 8 of Coach’s Corner with Nick Blanch.

ARIANA IS GRAND

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To build a good program and not just a good team, you need to continue to build on young players. Poland has a handful of promising young players this season, and one of those players is Ariana Daniels. The freshman Daniels came found a new school in Poland this year. It can be a difficult task to sync in with a brand new group of people. This was not the case for Daniels. She felt the family atmosphere immediately when she stepped into Poland’s gym. That atmosphere is something Coach Blanch has taken time to build and make strong. Daniels said that meeting coach Blanch was intimidating, she knew what the program had done in the last couple years and wanted to live up to that standard. But as soon as that meeting happened Ariana knew it was going to be a good fit. Daniels says she came into this year struggling with confidence, but quickly gained it on this team. Everyone supports everyone at Poland, and that makes an immediate impact. Now Ariana is in a place where she feels completely comfortable out on the court. Daniels is a player that plays on both JV and Varsity. She gets to navigate being a leader on the JV team, and then be lead by the captains on varsity. Coach Blanch says that it’s grooming Daniels into being a great leader in the future. Ariana said the same thing, she gets to take in the lessons from the varsity leaders and then use them to lead the JV squad. She’s got a lot to live up to wearing the number 2, the same as Sarah Bury who was so important to the last four years of the program. Daniels said she just wants to make Bury proud that she’s continuing the legacy. You can make a good bet that Daniels will make an impact on the team for years to come just like Bury. Poland has one less problem with Ariana on the team. They’ve added a sweetener to the group. If you watch you will see that Ariana is grand. 

Anthony Hartwig got the chance to sit down with Ariana this week. They discuss coming to a new school, the family atmosphere of the team, and much more. Get to know another Poland Bulldog in the latest Player Profile Ariana is Grand.

BULLDOGS BOUNCE BACK; TAKE DOWN RANGE

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POLAND, OH- After a tough loss last week, the Poland Bulldogs face the South Range Raiders in conference play. Poland would get back in the win column after a strong defensive performance. Josh Blasko led the Dogs with 14 points. Poland wins 51-38.

The Bulldogs took the lead 9-4 lead in the first quarter. Blakso had 4 points in the first while South Range was only able to get 4 points in the quarter thanks to tough defense by the Bulldogs. Poland kept the lead going into halftime with 19-9 lead. Michael Cougras had 6 points going into the half while Nate Brown of South Range had 3 points.

Blasko and Cougras lead the way for the Bulldogs in the second half on offense and defense. Blasko finished the night with 14 points while Brooks of South Range had 9. Poland beat the Raiders 51-38. Poland will face Girard this Friday live on YSNLIVE.COM/TEAM/POLAND. South Range will face Hubbard this Friday on YSNLIVE.COM/TEAM/SOUTH-RANGE.

*Story contributed by YSN’s Anthony Melone

NITTOLI TO PLAY FOR MOUNT

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POLAND, OH-  Poland Senior First Baseman Ally Nittoli has been one of the cornerstones of the Poland Lady Bulldogs softball program for the past three years. A three-year starter and soon to be 4-year letter winner, Nittoli was an All-AAC selection as a Sophomore and an All-NE8 selection as a Junior. Nittoli has a career batting average over .400 and has tallied 11 Home Runs, 78 RBIs and 22 doubles.

Last year in the Regional Finals versus Crestwood Nittoli hit a three-run homer that put Poland up 7-1 and the Bulldogs never looked back. Poland improved to 29-0 and assured the Bulldogs a spot in Division II State Final Four. Nittoli, a three-sport athlete who carries a 3.75 GPA plans to Major in Special Education. She is the daughter of Rocky and Judy Nittoli and has three younger brothers, Michael, Danny, and Nick.

 

*Story contributed by Rocky Nittoli

FRISTIK TIES CAREER-HIGH; BULLDOGS TOAST TIGERS

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- Fresh off a 30-point career-high mark against Southern, East Palestine Junior sharpshooter, Joclyn Fristik was at it again on Monday against Wellsville.  The Bulldogs were able to put away their EOAC foes to the tune of 70-36.

Fristik led all scorers with 30 points which ties her career-high that she posted just the game before against the Lady Indians.  Also, big contributors to the victory from the Bulldogs were Payton Sherry with 10 rebounds and 8 assists to go with 6 points, as well as Paige Snyder who scored 8 with 4 takeaways and 7 boards.  Kenzee Johnston had 15 points to supplement the scoring while Morgan Rutledge had 6.

Wellsville was led by Cameron Carlevale’s 17 points, followed up by Hunter Weekley’s 9 tallies.

East Palestine hits the road to take on United on Thursday, while Wellsville hosts Lisbon.  You can catch the Bulldogs on YSN-East Palestine as well as YSN-United’ simulcast at 6:30 Thursday night.

POLAND ALL OVER LAKEVIEW

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Poland continued their NE8 dominance on Monday night with a 59-16 win over Lakeview.

Despite the margin of victory, it was not a flashy offensive performance from Poland. It took them several minutes to get their first points from the field. The Bulldogs led Lakeview 7-4 in the first quarter, and through the next two frames, they went on a 25-0 run to be up 32-4. Lakeview did put together a positive fourth quarter to get themselves in double figures. Lakeview actually did stay away from a ton of live-ball turnovers caused by Poland’s pressure. They moved the ball well, but just couldn’t get shots to fall. Poland got a lot of solid minutes from their reserves towards the closing of the game. The Bulldogs had 12 different players score for them.

Leading the offense tonight for Poland was Morgan Kluchar and Connie Cougras who both finished with 8. Kailyn Brown and Katie Masucci had 7 apiece.

Poland continues to play on Thursday as they host Jefferson.