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UNITED KEEPS UP THEIR DOMINANCE OF THE EOAC

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COLUMBIANA OH- United traveled to Columbiana Thursday looking to cement their place at the top of the EOAC standings. Despite a late rally by the Clippers, the Eagles survived 47-38 claiming their 6th straight victory.

UnIted started off quickly behind the inside play of Taylor Cope. Cope scored 8 of her 10 points on the night in the 1st quarter helping build the United lead to 20-12  The 2nd quarter was quite the struggle for both offenses. Neither team could find their groove, Grayson Kidder would provide the lone highlight as the junior hit a buzzer beating bank shot for three as the Eagles took a 27-14 to the locker room. United came out of the locker room with a purpose, building their lead to 38-20 as the game was quickly getting away from the Clippers.

The offense for the Clippers came alive in the final frame. Back to back three point baskets by Alaina Johnston and Ellie Venezia to start the quarter quickly brought the Clippers faithful to life down 12.

The Eagles offense, plagued by many turnovers in the quarter, was kept on life support by Grace Knight. Knight, 16 points & 7 rebounds, would be the source offense in the 4th keeping the lead at double digits. The Clippers behind Averi Marshall, 12 points & 8 rebounds, would storm back cutting the deficit to just 5 points, 43-38 with 2 minutes to go. That would be as close as the Clippers would come as the Eagles would seal their fate closing out the victory at the free throw line. Alaina Johnston and Ellie Venezia contributed to the Columbiana rally posting 10 points each respectively.

The Clippers (4-4, 2-2) have a big test on Monday as they travel to Springfield. United (6-1, 5-0) will close out December with a tough non conference slate starting Monday as they host unbeaten rival Salem.

*Contributed by YSN’s Chris Sigler

CRISMON PICKS UP 200TH WIN

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COLUMBIANA OH- It was a big night for the Clippers on Monday as head coach Dave Crismon added to his many career milestones with his 200th win.  It was also Columbiana’s first win in the campaign. They cruised to a 61-27 win over Lisbon.

Averi Marshall led the way for the Clippers with 20 points on the night.  Elle Venezia chipped in 12 points to put herself in double figures.  Ava Heinrich and Caitlyn Pleska both contributed 9 points to the Clippers offense.

Lisbon got a great performance out of Cami Freeland who finished with a double double scoring 14 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.  Morgan Lively grabbed 7 rebounds and scored 3 points.

Columbiana will look to improve their win total on Thursday as they travel to Wellsville. Lisbon will try to bounce back as they host Valley Christian.

CLIPPERS NOT PHASED ON THE ROAD

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MINERAL RIDGE OH- New head coach Eric Harper and the Mineral Ridge Rams looked to bounce back after a disappointing 2021-22 season as they hosted the Columbiana Clippers friday at the Rams gymnasium or as the student section had it as “The Mob”.  

 

The Rams took the first half and seemed to have control leading 26-23.  However, the defense of the Clippers stepped up in the second half, being led by Devin Daugherty, the junior who last season averaged 7.7 points per game and threw up 30 points to start the season.  Daughertu would be helped in the second half by Maddox Brown (12 points) and Ian Less (11 points) as they kept the momentum rolling.  Ridge would only score 14 total points in the second half with Jordan Moore, Trey Rigley, Julian Rozzi and a three by Elias Clarke.  Unfortunately for the Rams, they ran out of time, sent the Clippers in the double bonus and gave Columbiana and seventh year coach Todd Johnson the week one victory 62-40.  

 

After the game, YSNs Ian O’Brien spoke with coach Johnson on what changed after the first half and what to expect for the next coming weeks against Beaver Local and Lisbon.  Mineral Ridge meanwhile will look to bounce back against Newton Falls on Tuesday.  

 

*Contributed by YSNs Ian O’’Brien*

 

MOONEY USES HUGE THIRD FRAME TO RUN AWAY FROM CLIPPERS

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- It definitely took a minute for Cardinal Mooney to find a rhythm in their first game of the new season. As they welcomed in Columbiana, they saw the Clippers jump ahead 10-1 in the 1st Qtr.  The Clippers then took a 14-13 lead into halftime.  The third quarter was the difference. The Cardinals outscored Columbiana 24-2 out of the break en route to a 45-26 win.

Olivia Rouser had a big hand in the Mooney victory. She scored a team-high 13 points.  Sammy Rotunno, Sophia Diorio, and Maria Fire all added 9 points to the scoring.

Mooney gets back to action on Wednesday as they hit the road for the first time on the season at Salem.  Columbiana has 9 days off as they’ll open their home schedule on November 28th against Lowellville.

COLUMBIANA BASKETBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH TODD JOHNSON

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COLUMBIANA OH- It is the time all basketball fans have waited for. The start of the season is just about here. We continue our basketball previews with a trip to Columbiana to check in on their boys program.  The Clippers play in a very competitive EOAC. Lots of teams have hopes of ending the year at the top. The Clippers hope to be in the mix as well, like they have so many times in the past.  Last year they finished 10-4 in the conference, and 11-12 overall.  With plenty of games that they feel they could have won, Columbiana has high hopes.  This season the Clippers open their campaign on November 25 on the road at Mineral Ridge.

Head coach Todd Johnson returns to the helm of the team this season. He was kind enough to give us a solid preview of the season by chatting with Ty Bartell. They talk about team leaders, new faces that might pop up, and much more. Don’t miss the chance to hear a season preview in Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with Todd Johnson.

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COLUMBIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH DAVE CRISMON

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COLUMBIANA OH- Winter is coming. You can feel it in the air, as the leaves continue to fall. Basketball is fastly approaching with the winter season. Columbiana has a girls program that you won’t want to miss this year. The amount of young talent the Clippers are about to put on the floor is reason to show up.  The Clippers have a lot of straight up athletes.  Last season the Clippers finished the year at 15-7 (11-2). They were serious contenders in the EOAC, and there’s no reason to think they won’t be again.  That campaign to a conference crown will start on November 28th against Lowellville.

Clippers head coach Dave Crismon took the time to come on to Running Point with YSN’s Anthony Hartwig, and Scotty Mincher.  They talk about what the outlook of the season should be, who he is going to lean on to be a leader in the season, and much more. Fly with the Clippers and check out Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with Dave Crismon

 

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CLIPPERS END THE SEASON WITH THREE STRAIGHT WINS

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COLUMBIANA, OH- After having a tough season, it is always a great feeling to close out the regular season with a victory over a conference rival. For Columbiana, not only did they finish off with a win against Lisbon Friday night, they capped the season off with a 3-game winning streak. Although the Blue Devils struck first, the Clippers fought back in the second and third quarters to score twice in each to ultimately come away with a 27-6 victory over Lisbon.

Lisbon started the game off with an onside kick that they recovered and drove down to Columbiana’s 4-yard line. From there, Trevor Siefke found Austin Dailey in the endzone to go up 6-0. The pace would slow down going into the second quarter until Spencer Pruitt for Columbiana had an 18-yard run to put the Clippers on the board, then Joe Guido found Dylan Bregar for 26 yards to give them a 13-6 lead in the second quarter. In the third, Columbiana would just stack on more points thanks to Jesse Szmura who added a 4-yard rushing TD and Guido who scored on an 11-yard run and added the two-point conversion to finish the game off.

Lisbon has earned a playoff spot and will be on the road in round one. YSN will have the game available along with many others with the Playoff Power Pass on October 28th.

*Contributed by YSN’s Brendan Miller

RAIDERS GRAB THE UPSET ON THE ROAD

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COLUMBIANA OH- South Range started their tournament run on Tuesday by traveling to Columbiana and beating the higher seeded Clippers in four sets. (25-16 25-18 16-25 25-10)

 

Olivia Meli led the Raiders offense with 13 kills. She also tallied 3 blocks on the night, and served up 3 aces.  Maria Primavera nailed down the Raiders defense with 31 digs, she also was 1 kill away from a double double with 9. Jamie Feren did have a double double with 20 assists, and 20 digs. She served up a pair of aces.

Ellie Jackson led the Clippers offense with 8 kills on the night. She grabbed a double double with 27 digs and 14 assists.  Kelsey Cameron had 7 kills for the Clippers, and she picked up 12 digs.  Ava Heinrich led the Clippers defense with 23 digs.

South Range advances to the sectional final on Thursday against LaBrae. That game will be at Lake Catholic at 6:00.  Columbiana ends their season with a record of 14-9,

CLIPPERS CLAIM SECOND WIN IN A ROW

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LEETONIA OH- Columbiana is fresh off their win that gave their coach Bob Spaite his 200th.  They didn’t lose any momentum as they traveled to Leetonia and flew past the Bears 41-0.

Joe Guido drilled Cameron Clancy for a 16 yard pass for a score to set the tone for the Clippers.  Guido would go on to throw another touchdown and run for one as well.  Parker Bush also had a huge highlight play as he ran an interception back to the house from 40 yards out.  Caleb Buchheit capped off the night with a 74 yard run for a touchdown.

Both teams are home to end the regular season in Week 10.  Columbiana returns home to host Lisbon. Leetonia will stay at home and host Wellsville.

CLIPPERS TAKE THRILLING WIN INTO TOURNAMENT PLAY

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COLUMBIANA OH- Columbiana had one more tournament tune on Wednesday as they concluded the regular season against Ursuline. It took everything that the Clippers had, but they eventually mastered Ursuline in 5 sets. (25-23 26-24 18-25 23-25 15-8)

 

Ellie Jackson had a monster double double putting up huge numbers. She finished with 17 assists, and 34 digs.  Ava Heinrich had a field with her swing. She put down 18 kills.  Cameron Perkins added a double double for herself. She finished with 22 digs, and 13 assists.  Perkins also found 7 kills, and 3 aces.

Columbiana now looks forward to tournament time as they’ll take on South Range in the first round of the Medina district.  Ursuline also has tournament on the mind, they’ll match up with Edgewood on Wednesday.