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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:

WFMJ TELEVISION

Jack Grdic

[email protected]

 

YSN      

DJ Yokley              

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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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COLUMBIANA FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP. 2) WITH BOB SPAITE

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Coming off a tough loss at the hands of Manchester, Coach Bob Spaite has the Clippers ready to go for their week two match up against the McDonald Blue Devils.

Mark Franken, YSN’s Voice of Columbiana, sat down with Coach Spaite to discuss what he and his staff took away from the Manchester game, as well as, what needs to be done to get in the win column against the Blue Devils in week two.

 

COLUMBIANA FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP. 3) WITH BOB SPAITE

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Coming off a week two victory over McDonald, Coach Spaite and the Clippers look to continue their winning ways in week three. The Clippers will hit the road to take on the Springfield Tigers on Friday night.

YSN’s Voice of Columbiana Mark Franken had the opportunity to sit down with Coach Spaite to discuss what to expect from the Clips and his coaching staff in week three.

Columbiana Football Coach’s Corner is LIVE!

 

TSCHAPPATT SETS THE TONE, EAGLES FLY OVER COLUMBIANA

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HANOVERTON, OH- It was a big night for United’s Tori Tschappatt, as the Eagles set the tone on a special night in “The Nest” by defeating EOAC rival, Columbiana, in 5 dramatic sets (23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-23, 15-11.)  With the victory, United moves to 4-5 overall and 3-3 in the EOAC.

Tschappatt led the Eagles with 19 kills, 12 points, 4 aces, and three blocks.  Teammate Savannah Burton contributed with 11 kills, 4 blocks, and 5 points, while Lauren Delvichio had 28 helpers on the night.

For Columbiana, Madison Moser had 12 points, 7 kills, and 2 blocks, Tori Long had 12 digs, 11 points, and 7 aces and Maci Linhart had 29 digs, 8 points, 4 aces, and a pair of kills.

 

CLIPPERS BLOCK LOWELLVILLE

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LOWELLVILLE, OH- The Lady Clippers were back to form in their win over out of conference foe, Lowellville on Monday night.  Columbiana delivered a 3-1 winning performance against the Lady Rockets to move to 6-3 overall on the campaign.

Tori Long led the way with 8 kills, 11 digs, and a pair of aces while Madison Moser added seven kills and five points.  Grace Witmer had the most points on the evening with 15, but also chipped in 2 aces, 14 assists, and 18 digs.  Libero Maci Linhart was awarded the golden shovel with 22 digs, 4 points, and an ace while Marissa Makosky had 7 points, 4 aces, 3 kills and 10 helpers.

No rest for the Lady Clips as they return to action tonight against United at the Eagles Nest.

CLIPPERS PUT THE CLAMPS ON BLUE DEVILS

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COLUMBIANA, OH- Columbiana’s relentless defense forced three early turnovers and capitalized smartly to take control and cruise to a 41-14 victory over visiting McDonald here Friday night. Led by senior end, Cody Miller, the Clipper defensive front tortured the Blue Devil offense, which set up short fields for Coach Spaite’s charges.

Jakob Cross converted the first turnover by hitting Xathon Cross over the middle for a 7-yard touchdown pass. Then he found Joey Bable up the seam for a 32-yard strike making it 15-0 in the first quarter. Cross continued to put the ball into the end zone all night long for a total of six touchdowns. He found Chase Franken for 31 yards before hitting Xathon again for 20 yards. A one-yard plunge and a 40-yard scamper rounded out his prolific night.

Plagued by the turnovers, McDonald could find no rhythm on offense but were able to perfectly execute a screen pass on 4th and ten as Dominic Schadl connected with Nathan Gilligan, and Coach Williams’ crew faced a 28-7 deficit at the half. Schadl scored late on a one-yard quarterback sneak.

It will be a huge test next Friday as the Springfield Tigers (2-0) will play host to the Clippers (1-1). YSN will be just a click away with all the action.

BACON DIGS OUT TIGERS, COLUMBIANA GROUNDED BY SPRINGFIELD

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COLUMBIANA, OH- A tough week continued for the Columbiana Volleyball team this week as they took on their second Tiger team of the week, this time in the form of Springfield.  Coming off a home-loss to Wellsville a night prior, Springfield was able to bump past the Lady Clips in four sets (19-25, 25-16, 10-25, 14-25.)

Springfield (7-1) was paced by Lyndsey Smith and her 19 kills as well as Carly Stitzel who rounded out 8 kills, 8 assists, 15 digs, and 18 points on the night.  Lauren Ranelli had 25 assists, and Carlee Bacon sizzled on defense with 29 digs.

For Columbiana (5-3) Grace Witmer led the way with 4 kills, 11 assists, 7 points and a pair of aces.  Madison Moser had 5 kills, 3 blocks, 5 points and an ace on the night, while Maci Linhart had 25 digs and 4 points, Tori Long also contributed with 4 kills and 8 digs.

Columbiana will play Lowellville on Monday, September 9th on the road.

TIGER MOUNTAIN, WELLSVILLE FLEXES AGAINST CLIPPERS TO STAY ATOP CONFERENCE

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COLUMBIANA, OH- It had a big-match feel in Columbiana on Tuesday night, but Wellsville kept the offensive attack rolling through three straight sets (25-8, 25-26, 25-20) to stay on top of the EOAC standings.

Emma Smith had the hot hand from the front row tallying 15 kills.  Freshmen phenoms Alana Amato had nine kills and a pair of aces while Aubri Ramsey had 5 kills.  Greta Cartwright set the tone with 16 assists while the McNicol girls held the backcourt down, Jenna had 21 digs and Emily had 14 assists.

The Clippers were led by Maci Linhart’s 24 digs, while offensively Julia Rapp had 6 kills and two blocks.  Madison Moser had 3 kills, 5 points and a pair of aces while Tori Long had 4 kills and 10 digs.

The Clippers fall to 5-2 overall and 3-2 in the EOAC while the Tigers become 6-1, and are undefeated in the EOAC.

 

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