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GUMONT GIVES IT ONE LAST GO

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WARREN OH- The Champion girls sports programs have a high standard of winning. From soccer, to basketball, to softball the Golden Flashes expect tow win a lot of games, and to be in the discussion come tournament time. This year is no different, the Champion girls basketball program has been voted the four seed in the tournament and looks to repeat as district champions and get back to regionals. Leading the way this season is senior Emma Gumont.

Emma had a strong junior season in 2019-2020, she put in her 1000th point as a junior, which is not something you see too often. She also had a 30+ point performance in last season’s district championship against Garfield. So what goals could she possible have for this season after completing so much already? Well she wants to focus more on her teammates this season. Coming in to the year Emma knew there would be a lot of new faces on the floor this season for Champion. She has done her best to encourage the new comers to be the best they can be. Now as they approach the end of the season, Champion seems to have finally gotten in sync after a late start due to Trumbull count shutting down during the month of December. Things are looking bright for the Flashes and senior Emma Gumont is going to give it everything she has to extend her last go around the basketball court.

Emma is signed on to play softball at the next level with Notre Dame College. She says softball is always on the mind, and everyone is excited to finally get a spring high school season. The area certainly knows what her and her softball team at Champion are capable of.

Emma was kind enough to take the time to talk with Anthony Hartwig about her senior campaign and her career at Champion. They discuss what fuels the winning culture at Champion, the community support, and much more. It’s time to meet one of the area’s most well rounded student athletes in the latest Champion Basketball player profile “Gumont Gives It One Last Go”

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CHAMPION STAYS IN THE HUNT

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LIBERTY OH- After dropping a tough game to Newton Falls on Monday, Champion needed a win Wednesday night to keep pace with Brookfield in the Wild MVAC. Champion came in with two losses in the conference, same as the Warriors. The Flashes came out hot hitting five threes in the first quarter jumping out to a 25-8 lead. They would have to fight back a couple Liberty runs throughout the night, but in the end they would win 54-41.

Emma Gumont led the way for Champion scoring 14 points for the Flashes. Isabella Meyer wasn’t too far behind her putting in 12 points. Ava Howell was also in double figures with 11 points.

Liberty was paced by Aaliyah Foster who had a game-high 17 points. Demi Watson has a strong night with 11 points.

 

CHAMPION CHARGES OUT OF HALF TO BEAT REBELS

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COLUMBIANA OH-

On a Saturday afternoon game, the Crestview Lady Rebels led the Champion Lady Golden Flashes 23-20 at the half.  However, the 15 points the Lady Golden Flashes put up in the third quarter was too much for the Lady Rebels to over come as the Golden Flashes defeat the Lady Rebels 43-38.
Champion’s Junior Ava Howell hit 6 of the points in the third quarter to add to her 16 points on the afternoon. While Senior Brooke Whitt scored 7.
Crestview’s Senior Mara Halas and Junior Trinity Miller both scored 8 points in the Lady Rebels loss.
Both teams return to action on Monday evening.  The Lady Rebels (11-8) will head to Liberty while the Lady Golden Flashes (7-3) will face off against Newton Falls in the Falls.
*Contributed By YSN’s Larry Scragg.

FLASHES CONTINUE THEIR CLIMB SURPASSING LIBERTY

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WARREN OH- Champion has had a tremendous week bouncing back from adversity. Seeing a losing streak reach five last week with a heartbreaking loss to Crestview, the team seemed to be at their lowest. A week later, the Flashes have now gotten their record back to .500 with a 68-61 win over Liberty.

Austin Willforth and Trayvon Edwards both had impressive showings for the Flashes as they both led the team with 20 points.

James Davis led the Leopards with 20 points, while Jameer Weaver also cracked double figures scoring 16.

Champion returns to action Friday as they host Brookfield. Liberty stays in the league on Tuesday as they host Campbell.

CHAMPION PULLS AWAY FROM LEOPARDS

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WARREN OH- The host Champion Flashes held a slim 2 point advantage at the half but pulled away in the final two periods

The Flashes Brooke Whitt had a huge night dropping in 23 points followed up by Emma Gumont with 16 points and Linda Dodrill hit 5 3-pointers to score 15 points to pull away from the Liberty Leopards 67-55 in Thursday’s action.

Cianna Smith paced the Leopards with 16 points and Aaliyah Foster added 14 points.

GRISDALE BECOMES PROGRAMS SCORING LEADER IN POLAND WIN

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POLAND OH- Jackie Grisdale came in to Saturday afternoon’s matchup with Champion needing 12 points to become the Lady Bulldogs all time leading scorer. It was also Poland’s last non conference game slated on the season. Grisdale and the Bulldogs jumped out to a quick lead and never looked back, beating the Golden Flashes.

Grisdale got her spot at the top of Poland’s scoring list early in the second quarter with a three from the corner. It gave her 14 points on the day, and 1,306 in her career. It officially broke the record set by Bella Gajdos during Jackie’s freshman season in 2018.

Grisdale led Poland with a total of 17 points on the night.  Morgan Kluchar added 7, while Katie McDonald scores 6. Eleven Poland players got in the stat sheet on the night.

Emma Gumant scores 9 points to lead the Flashes. Ava Howell also scores 7.

Poland will get back to league play Monday as they travel to Hubbard.

CHAMPION EDGES OUT INDIANS

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GIRARD OH- The Champion Golden Flashes even their season record to 1-1 with a 48-45 win over the Girard Indians.

The visiting Flashes were paced by a 16 point effort by Austin Willforth and Trayvon Edwards added 10 points. Girard put up a 21 point 3rd quarter but could only score 5 points in the final frame.

Leading the 0-1 Indians was Bobby Alejars with 16 points. Thomas Cardiero had 14 points and Nick Carrio scored 10 points.

*Contributed By YSN’s Gary Leininger

CRESTVIEW COMPLETES SWEEP OF MVAC

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WARREN OH- Crestview completed their season sweep of the MVAC with a dominating straight set victory over Champion (25-3 25-5 25-2). Crestview finishes the conference schedule with a 12-0 record.

Lucy Montgomery led the offense with 16 kills, 6 assists, and 4 digs. Grace Auer has 22 assists, 6 aces, and 5 kills. Molly Emch had 8 kills and 2 blocks on the night. Kendra Greaves led the defense with 12 digs,

Crestview moves on to host East Canton in the first round of the OHSAA tournament. The Rebels are the 1 seed in the Northeast 2 Bracket.

CHAMPION STRIKES DOWN REBELS

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WARREN OH- Austin Willforth’s 2 yard touchdown run late in the 3rd Quarter gave the Champion Golden Flashes a 20-17 upset win over Crestview on a rainy night in Champion.
Champion had the ball for all but one play in the third quarter, as they wore down the Rebels defense.
Joe Fell paced the Champion offense with ten carries for sixty-nine yards and two touchdowns.
William Hardenbrook scored two times for the Rebels, a 48 yard touchdown pass from Anthony Cusick In the 1st quarter and a 9 yard touchdown run early in the third quarter.

The Rebels(0-1) will face Campbell Memorial at home next week. The Flashes(1-0) will travel to Ravenna next week to face Southeast. Catch both games on YSN

*Contributed by YSN’s Ron Potesta

HOWELL SWEET IT IS

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WARREN OH- When you’re talking about the Champion softball program, the first thing that comes to you mind is the one two punch the Flashes have in the circle. One of those punches comes from senior Sophie Howell. On her own, Sophie is one of the best pitchers in the area, paired with fellow senior Allison Smith, she becomes the most lethal pitcher you’ll find in the area. What makes Howell so electric is her ability to throw a riseball at all three levels with pin point accuracy. With someone like Smith backing her up, there is no pressure for her to be great every time out.

Howell has a career ERA of 1.05. And her strikeout total is at 386. Those numbers have helped her and her program win three consecutive state championships, and if it weren’t for COVID-19 putting an end to the 2020 season they’d be favorites to win a fourth. Sophie was part of a pitching staff that gave up no runs in the tournament last season. She says that success comes from the looseness of the team. They dominate people, and have fun doing it. Howell is still out staying in shape as she prepares to move on to play softball at Youngstown State next season.

Anthony Hartwig got a chance to talk to Sophie through video conference. They discussed the success of Champion softball, her favorite off field memories, and much more. Go deeper into Champion softball with the first Golden Flashes Player Profile “Howell Sweet It Is”

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