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PRIDEFUL VICTORY, HEARTLAND CHECKS LADY CLIPPERS

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COLUMBIANA, OH- A crosstown rivalry is renewed with the emergence of the Heartland Christian volleyball program.  The Lady Lions were on display again on Wednesday with a hard-fought victory over Columbiana 21-25, 20-25, 27-25, 19-25.

For the Lady Clippers, Grace Witmer led the team with 14 kills, 9 digs, 9 points, 8 assists and a pair of aces.  Madison Moser also contributed with 11 points, 6 digs, and a four-spot in the aces and kills column.  Tori Long shoveled out 15 digs, while Maci Linhard had 24.  Big Dog of the Valley Nominee, Marissa Makosky, had 16 helpers, 9 points, 7 digs with 3 aces.

Columbiana now looks to host United on Thursday.

MAKOSKY HAS BIG NIGHT, COLUMBIANA SOARS PAST JFK

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COLUMBIANA, OH- Columbiana’s Marissa Makosky showed several leadership qualities on Tuesday night against Warren JFK.  Makosky was able to garner a double-double on the stat sheet and highlight her versatility with 18 assists, 14 points, and 3 aces and lead the way for the Clippers in a 25-10, 25-20, 25-10 sweep of the Lady Eagles.

Makosky was aided by her teammates in the win.  Tori Long had 8 kills, 7 digs, and an ace, while Maddie Witherow had 16 points, 4 kills and a pair of aces.  Maci Linhart had 12 digs and a trio of aces.  Also contributing was Grace Witmer with 8 assists and 7 kills and Madison Moser with 8 points, 6 kills, and a pair of aces.

Columbiana will continue non-conference play Wednesday against Heartland.

CLIPPERS SAIL PAST THE BEARS

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COLUMBIANA, OH- Midway through the second quarter the Leetonia Bears had upset on their minds here at Firestone Park. However, Columbiana took control scoring three times to extend a 6-0 lead to 27-0 at the half. After pushing the lead to 34-0 early in the second half, the Clippers cruised to 34-13 victory on Senior Night.

Penalties kept the Bears alive early on as the Clippers had three touchdowns called back in the first half. Leetonia could not sustain drives to take advantage of the miscues. Early season phenom, Marco Ferry, was stifled throughout being held under 100 yards for the first time.
Meanwhile, Joe Bable scored on rushes of 8 and 62 yards in the first half for the Clips. Senior signal-caller, Jakob Cross, after having two long TD passes to Chase Franken called back along with one to cousin Xathon Cross, finally had one to Xathon count as he perfectly placed one over the shoulder for a 30-yard strike. Jakob also hit paydirt with runs of 6 and 44 yards.

The Bears were able to get two late scores. Dylan Durick dove in from one yard out and Jacob McCool streaked 21 yards up the middle to round out the scoring. Leetonia(3-2) takes on Toronto next week while the Clippers(2-3) host Brookfield. As usual, you can catch Clippers
football on YSNLive.com.

*story contributed by Mark Franken

WELLSVILLE GETS BACK ON TRACK, CLINCH EOAC SHARE

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WELLSVILLE, OH- Just a night after suffering only their third loss of the season, and trying to end a three-match stretch in three days; the Lady Tigers Volleyball team were able to sweep their way past EOAC rival, Columbiana.  With the three-set (26-24, 25-17, 25-12) victory, the Tigers were able to at very least clinch a share of the EOAC Title.

For Wellsville, Meaghan Nixon led the way with her five kills and 17 digs, Aubri Ramsey had 10 kills, Emma Smith had 10 kills and 2 blocks. Emily McNicol had 19 assists and 3 aces while Greta Cartwright had 12 aces and 2 kills, Alana Amato had 6 kills and Jenna McNicol had 27 digs.

The Clippers were led by Grace Witmer who had seven kills, 21 digs, and 10 helpers. Tori Long had seven kills and 13 digs. Maci Linhart had 24 digs.

LISBON RALLIES TO WRAP COLUMBIANA

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COLUMBIANA, OH- Lisbon was slow to start on Tuesday night, but after dropping the first set, the Blue Devils were seeing red.

Literally.

The Lady Devils were able to pick themselves up after set one and walk away victorious, 15-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-13.

Setting the tone for Lisbon was Sophomore, Justyce Vrable with 13 points, 4 kills, and 8 blocks.  Maddie Liberati had 11 points, 6 aces along with 14 kills.  Callie Steed led the offensive attack with 23 kills.

For Columbiana Grace Witmer had a triple-double with 10 kills, 16 assists, and 10 points while contributing 7 digs as well.  Tori Long had 19 digs and 11 kills while teammates Maci Linhart had 31 digs, and a pair of kills and Marissa Makosky had 17 assists, 12 points, with a pair of aces and kills.

Columbiana travels to Wellsville on Thursday, that match can be seen LIVE on YSN.

SOUTHERN SNEAKS BY CLIPPERS, FRANKEN CLAIMS RECORD

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COLUMBIANA, OH- Southern Local played keep away all night long and ground out a 26-21 victory over Columbiana here Friday night. The Indians were able to control the line of scrimmage and the clock scoring on three long drives in the first half, the last of which was 95 yards chewing up eight minutes to take an 18-7 lead into the locker room. They limited the potent Clipper offense to just two possessions in the half. Clippers actually took a 7-6 lead in the first quarter when Jakob Cross found Chase Franken on a crossing pattern which Franken took down the sideline for his first of two touchdown receptions.

Franken caught another TD on the Clippers first possession of the third quarter, which made him Columbiana’s all-time leader in touchdown receptions with 23. It was a record held by former Clipper great Troy Berdine for 35 years. But it wasn’t enough as Rich Wright’s Indians converted on six fourth downs on the evening, two of which resulted in touchdowns. Cam Grodhaus hauled in a pass that was deflected high in the air before he was able to make a twisting catch as he hit paydirt with :06 to play in the first half. Then, on 4th and goal from the 15, Jayce Sloan fired a strike to Bradley Sloan who was able to secure it just across the goal line as he was hit to the ground.

It was that kind of night for the Clippers. Coach Spaite’s crew responded well after the shellacking at the hands of Springfield last week. But a few fortuitous bounces went the way of the Indians on this night leading to defeat. Southern was able to maintain possession despite
fumbling three times before the Groudhaus catch just ahead of intermission. Grodhaus, Dylan Milhoan, and the two Sloans shared the load for the Indians. Franken had 7 catches for 170 yards. Cross threw three TDs, the last of which was a 16-yarder to Joey Bable who refused to go down carrying three Indians into the end zone from the five with 2:47 to play.

The Clippers(1-3) look to bounce back hosting Leetonia(3-1) next week. As usual, you can catch the action on YSNLive.com.

COLUMBIANA FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP. 4) WITH BOB SPAITE

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Week three was a tough test for the Clippers as they took on the Springfield Tigers but came up short. Week four will be another tough match up for Coach Spaite and his team as they welcome the Indians of Southern Local to town.
Mark Franken, the Voice of Columbiana for YSN, was able to chat with Coach Bob Spaite about what the Clips need to do to get a victory in this week’s episode of Columbiana Football Coach’s Corner.

YSN ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH 21 WFMJ NEWS BEGINNING THIS FALL!

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH- YSN (Your Sports Network) is proud to announce our partnership with WFMJ TV.  Beginning this fall, WFMJ and YSN will partner with local sports content creating the valley’s most comprehensive sports coverage available.  WFMJ’s general manager Jack Grdic said “I am proud to be partnering with YSN and its founder DJ Yokley.  DJ and his team have successfully created their hyper-local digital sports sites featuring local streaming and reporting on a variety of sports including high school football, basketball, volleyball, soccer and tennis.  And by combining those resources along with WFMJ’s award-winning coverage, we are creating a comprehensive sports portal through all of our station’s digital properties.  I encourage local sports fans to check out our local sports coverage in the next few weeks as our YSN partnership will begin taking shape.  WFMJ’s sports director Dana Balash, DJ, and I have some exciting plans in the near future that will shape local sports coverage in our market. 

YSN founder and CEO DJ Yokley says:  “We’ve always been attracted to the commitment to local that WFMJ has provided to Youngstown and The Valley.  From their support of businesses to the hyper-local coverage on a daily basis.  We’re proud to team up and align with a brand that puts our student-athletes and our communities first.  This partnership is one that strengthens both sides in the effort to showcase the talent and grit that our area teams have to offer.  Jack has been such an advocate for what we have done, and where we can go.  His vision parallels what we set out to do from the start two years ago, and now together with Dana and his team, we have the resources to serve the Valley better than ever before.”

WFMJ’s digital properties include its website WFMJ.com, 21 News mobile site, 21 News App, and its market-exclusive OTT apps including Apple TV, ROKU, and Amazon Fire Stick.

YSN’s digital properties include its portal website YSNLIVE.com and its YSN app available at The APP Store and Google Play.

 

For More Information Please Contact:

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FIGLEY A FORCE, LADY BULLDOGS TOPPLE COLUMBIANA

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COLUMBIANA, OH- East Palestine is back on track with a road win against Columbiana on the road.  The Lady Dogs were able to finish their night efficiently in 3 sets against their conference rivals 25-20,25-20, 25-15.

EP Senior, Olivia Figley cemented her bid for Big Dog of the Valley Nominee with a big performance.  Figley had 14 kills and 4 blocks, while Morgan Cheurco had 31 helpers, 8 points and 4 digs.  Paige Snyder had 8 points, 6 kills and 4 digs for the Bulldogs.

Columbiana was led by Marissa Makosky and her 13 digs and 9 assists.  Grace Witmer put up a baker’s dozen in the assist column along with 8 digs and five kills.  Maci Linhart had 20 digs and 4 points.

East Palestine is now 8-4 (6-2) while Columbiana falls to 7-6 (4-5)

The Bulldogs will now play back to back nights at home beginning with Heartland Christian tonight, and Lisbon on Thursday.

 

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TIGERS TROUNCE CLIPPERS

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New Middletown, OH- The Columbiana Clippers came into their matchup with Springfield brimming with confidence and intent on avenging two straight blowout losses to the Tigers. It was made clear very early that that was not going to happen. After forcing a three and out on
the Clippers first possession, the Tigers quickly found the end zone on a Beau Brungard to Garrett Walker 21-yard strike. Dominating the line of scrimmage, the Tigers methodically pulled away for a 35-0 victory.

The Clippers struggled to stop the Tiger running game led by Austin Tindell. Tindell was the workhorse though the rushing touchdowns came from Brungard, David Duvall, and Chris Shoemaker. Brungard also returned an interception for a touchdown right before the half
leaving little doubt about the outcome going into the break.

Any offense the Clippers could muster was thwarted by turnovers as the Clippers could not sustain a drive, never crossing the Springfield 30 yard line.

Springfield (3-0) travels to Lowellville next week while Columbiana (1-2) hosts Southern Local to kickoff the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference schedule. You can catch the Clippers and Indians on YSNLive.com

 

*Story contributed by YSN’s Mark Franken

 

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