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POLAND WALTZES INTO NEXT ROUND

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POLAND OH-  Poland won their first game of bracket tournament play against Youngstown Chaney by a score of 10-0.

Poland collected 14 hits with three Lady Bulldogs staying perfect at the plate.  Emily Denney, Connie Cougras and Mary Brant each had 2 hits with Denney and Cougras each adding a double.  Leanne Williams, Meredith Trevis and Sophia Dedo each added 2 RBI’s.

Katie McDonald picked up her 18th win of the season and Olivia Horn rounded out 4 innings of hitless pitching.  Horn collected 10 strikeouts and McDonald 3.

Poland resumes District tournament play on Thursday against Struthers.

*Contributed By John Boccieri

CHANEY BASEBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 2) WITH ERIC GRUBER

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YOUNGSTOWN OH-  Work hard. Be prepared. Earn everything. These are the principles that define Chaney High School and Youngstown’s West Side. For Head Coach Eric Gruber, these three aspects of not only the game, but of life, have more than exemplified the adversity that this baseball season has brought.

Having only a handful of games under their belt, both the coaching staff as well as the players are continuing to work through the cancellations with the tournament rapidly approaching.  Working Hard with many days of added practice, The Cowboys have always known how to put their head down and grind.

Be prepared for a sport that has showcased no game is guaranteed, but you need to be ready when that bell rings. Chaney stays ready! Earn everything because nothing is given. Perhaps the tagline for all of Northeastern Ohio, but does any team represent that as much as Chaney? One this is certain, The Cowboys intend on earning everyone’s respect back. One sport at a time.

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell

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LIONS NOT EASILY TAMED

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UNITY OH- Heartland Christian put up eight runs in the second on its way to an 11-1 victory over Chaney on Monday. Heartland’s offense in the inning was led by Seth Walker, Jake Walker, Drew Gault, Jake Kling, Brett Walker, and Walker, all knocking in runs in the inning.

The Lions got on the board in the first inning when Walker singled on a 3-2 count, scoring one run.

Heartland put up eight runs in the second inning. Their offense in the inning came from walks by Walker and Gault, singles by Walker and Walker, by Walker, and a double by Kling.

Luke Rafferty took the win for Heartland. The righty allowed one hit and one run over two innings, striking out one. Nate Garzanich and Walker entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.

Kling started the game for the Lions. The righthander allowed zero hits and zero runs over one inning, striking out three and walking zero

Heartland saw the ball well today, racking up nine hits in the game. Garzanich, Kling, and Walker all had multiple hits for Heartland Christian School Varsity. Walker, Kling, and Garzanich each collected two hits to lead.

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CHANEY BASEBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH ERIC GRUBER

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- How do you build a bunch of sports programs that were discontinued for over a decade? You bring in a plethora of great coaches to help lead the youth.  The Chaney Cowboys have exemplified how good coaching can lead to winning. With the football team on the rise and basketball winning three straight district championships, The Cowboys have been no stranger success.  Last year was the first year back for The Cowboys Baseball team, as the foundational bricks were laid to start building on.

Ty Bartell along with Anthony Hartwig discuss the building of Chaney Baseball with Head Coach Eric Gruber.  Looking at the upcoming season, Coach Gruber discusses his expectations in taking this program to the next level.  Cowboy up Youngstown! Baseball is back for The West Side!

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell

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CHANEY HOLDS ON IN OVERTIME TO SECURE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP

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BOARDMAN, Ohio –

Matching up for the third time in the past four years, the fifth since 2001 with a district title on the line, the Chaney Cowboys (18-8) and Poland Bulldogs (17-9) faced off at Boardman High School for the Division II Canton Region Youngstown District crown.

D’Juan Waller scored twenty points for the game, Isiah Williams scored seven in the final period and Youngstown Chaney defeated Poland 67-58 in overtime Saturday afternoon. Chaney’s win came despite a twenty-nine-point effort from Ross Dedo of Poland. The senior went 11-19 from the field, shooting 65% from inside the arc.

Poland trailed by double digits at the half, and by as many as sixteen in the game. The Bulldogs scrapped and clawed their way back, highlighted by a 14-4 fourth quarter effort to send things into overtime. Unfortunately for the Dogs, the toll of not just the comeback itself, but the postseason as a whole proved to be too much in the extra period.Of Poland’s four postseason matchups, three needed more than the traditional four quarters to decide a winner.

CHANEY:

DJ Waller – 20 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals

DaVinci McDowell – 13 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal

Isiah Williams – 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal

Josiah Gonzalez – 11 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block

POLAND:

Ross Dedo – 29 points, 4 rebounds

Jack Fulton – 14 points, 2 rebounds,

Christian Colosimo – 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal

Chaney – Completing their quest for a district three-peat, the Chaney Cowboys will appear in the regional semifinals for just the second straight year, due to the 2020 season being cancelled due to COVID. Their opponent, a familiar face to not just Chaney but many of Valley teams, the #2 state ranked Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish (21-4).

The Irish ended the Struthers Wildcats season last year in the regional semis with a 76-37 routing and have won their last two matchups against the Cowboys by a combined forty-four points.

The Cowboys and Irish will face off Thursday,March 10th at 6:00 pm from the Canton Memorial Civic Center.

Poland – Falling to Chaney for the second straight season in the district final, the Poland Bulldogs end head coach, Eric Fender’s, inaugural season with a record of 17-9. Poland has now lost their last three matchups against the Chaney Cowboys.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

 

COWBOYS BULLY THEIR WAY TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP

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BOARDMAN, Ohio –

Rolling through their opening round matchups against Field and East, the Chaney Cowboys (17-8) came into the night looking for their fourth straight district final bid. Their opponent, Chagrin Falls Tigers (12-11), were fighting for their first final appearance since 2015 when they won the Ashtabula District crown.

The Tigers jumped all over the Cowboys, scoring the first five points of the night, and forcing Chaney turnovers on their first three possessions to start the ballgame. Nicholas Vinci would provide two makes from beyond the arc and another two from inside to pace Chagrin’s fourteen-point first quarter effort.

After struggling through the first quarter of action, the Chaney Cowboys finally showed up to play in the second quarter with a strong seventeen-points to take the lead just a few minutes into the second and end the half ahead by double digits.

Chagrin came out of the halftime locker room poised to make a run and did so to start the half thanks to Henry Nowell’s back-to-back buckets to open the third. Unfortunately for the Tigers, Chaney would respond with a 9-0 run, and wouldn’t let up there.

The second half was filled with Showtime Cowboy action, seeing Josiah Gonzalez finish two alley-oops, Clive Wilson throw down two rim shaking dunks, and DaVinci McDowell punch one in with the right, all contributing to a Chaney victory, 60-47.

CHANEY:

Clive Wilson – 16 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks

DJ Waller – 15 points, 2 rebounds

Jason Hewlett – 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals

CHAGRIN FALLS:

James Kosmides – 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks

Nicholas Vinci – 13 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists

Chaney – Securing their fourth straight district final appearance, the Cowboys will vie for the district crown with a familiar opponent, the Poland Bulldogs (17-8). The Chaney – Poland matchup has now accounted for three of the last four district title games. The Bulldogs and Cowboys have already faced off once this season, resulting in a 57-46 victory in favor of Chaney.

Chagrin Falls – Taking a step forward from an opening round exit in last season’s tournament, the Chagrin Falls Tigers have a lot to look forward to next season, as they will return the likes of James Kosmides, Nicholas Vinci, and Max Crandall.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

CHANEY MAKES IT A CLEAN SWEEP OF EAST

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –

Since the return of Chaney (16-8) basketball, the Cowboys have dominated their crosstown rival East Golden Bears (1-18), winning the last eleven matchups. In those games, Chaney has outscored East 788 – 516, with an average margin of victory of 25 points.

Rolling through East 72-24 and 67-38 in the regular season, Chaney came out with a purpose in round three of Chaney vs East, exploding for twenty-seven first quarter points. D’Juan Waller and Clive Wilson led the way through the first, each scoring seven.

Despite an early double-digit deficit, the Golden Bears would not go away without a fight. East scored ten second quarter points, six of which came from beyond the arc, thanks to three balls from both Sean Hall and Bryce McDowell.Unfortunately for East, they had no answer for Chaney on the defensive side. Chaney put up another twenty plus points in the second quarter of play and bullied the Bears on the glass.

Before the night was over, every Chaney Cowboy that graced the floor (12), would score at least one point, leading Chaney to a victory, 74-29.

CHANEY:

Clive Wilson – 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block

DJ Waller – 13 points, 5 rebounds

Josiah Gonzalez – 8 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists

EAST:

Luther Bell – 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist

Yosniel Pagan-Santos – 6 points, 2 rebounds

Chaney – The Cowboys march for a three-peat continues next Thursday, March 3rd, at Boardman High School. The number one seeded Cowboys will face off with the #13 seed Chagrin Falls Tigers (12-10). The Tigers earned their spot in the district semi’s with a 39-28 victory over Geneva.

East – Finishing the season at 1-18, the Golden Bears finish shy of double digit wins for the fifth year in a row. The last winning season came in 2013.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

CHANEY RIDES INTO NEXT ROUND

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –

Looking to three-peat as district champs, the #1 seed Chaney Cowboys (15-8) played host to the #25 seeded Mogadore Field Falcons (5-18). Since sports were brought back to Chaney, the Cowboys have amassed two district crowns, and one district runner up (coming in the inaugural season).

Boasting one of the toughest schedules in Northeast Ohio, Chaney struggled little with the visiting Falcons once they got through the first quarter of action. Led by a perfect 4/4 effort by Xander Rorrer in the first, Field was able to find some early success against the Cowboys, trailing by just seven at the end of one.

Unfortunately for the Falcons, that success was unsustainable, as a relentless Chaney defense forced turnovers in abundance, and a dominate display by Clive Wilson on the offensive boards led to sixteen first half points by the towering senior.

Ahead at the break by twenty-six, the Chaney starters expanded the Cowboy lead out to thirty-nine by the end of the third, then watched theendless amounts of depth coming off the Chaney bench dominate the fourth quarter as well, winning the final stanza thirteen to seven, and capturing their first playoff victory of the 2022 campaign, 79-32.

CHANEY:

Clive Wilson – 18 points, 12 rebounds, 1 block

DJ Waller – 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist

Josiah Gonzalez – 13 points, 4 assists, 1 rebound

FIELD:

Brayden Cadwell – 14 points, 2 rebounds

Xander Rorrer – 8 points, 8 rebounds

Chaney – With their routing of the visiting Falcons, the Cowboys have set themselves up for round 3 against the Youngstown East Golden Bears (1-17). Chaney is undefeated against East since the reopening of the school.

Field – Falling in the opening round for the 5thyear in a row, the Field Falcons end the season with a record of 5-18 and extended their playoff drought to now 20 years.

*Contributed by YSN’s Jamie Thomson

Postgame Interview With Clive Wilson:

COWBOYS HAVE ENOUGH TO GET PAST POLAND

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio –

Coming into the night, the Poland Bulldogs (14-7)held a 8-1 series lead over the Chaney Cowboys (14-7) since 2006, with the Cowboys first victory coming over the Bulldogs in last year’s district final. While Chaney controlled from the start of last season’s matchup, Poland came into the night looking to make things closer this time around.

Both teams got off to a good start from beyond the arc in the first quarter, sinking a combined five shots from deep, shooting 56% from three. While this matchup saw hot starts from long range, the same success did not carry over to the charity stripe, going 1-4 from the line.

A hard fought first quarter saw Chaney hold a four-point lead heading into the second, that would later by expanded all the way to nine with under three minutes to play in the half. Looking to close the gap before break, Poland star’s Colosimoand Dedo combined for the last seven points of the half, bringing the Dawgs within a score.

While Poland brought the intensity to end our first half of play, the Bulldogs were not able to carry it over to start the third. Chaney jumped on Poland to expand their lead out to nine once again, thanks to a 7-0 run courtesy of freshman, Matthew Jones.

The Bulldogs would end the third trailing by five but would be outscored fourteen to eight in the final period. Clive Wilson led the way for Chaney in the fourth with six, giving the Cowboys their second straight victory over Poland, 57-46.

CHANEY:

Clive Wilson – 13 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks

Josiah Gonzalez – 11 points, 3 assists

Matt Jones – 8 points, 4 rebounds

POLAND:

Ross Dedo – 20 points, 5 rebounds,

Christian Colosimo – 13 points, 3 rebounds

Chaney – Now winners of their third straight, the Chaney Cowboys will travel West to take on the Vikings of North Canton Hoover (15-5). Hoover is a perennial powerhouse in the boys’ basketballscene and will provide a tough road test for the Showtime Cowboys, tomorrow, the 16th.

Poland – Dropping back-to-back games for the first time since mid-December, the Bulldogs will return home with a chance of revenge against thehated Canfield Cardinals (9-11). The Battle of 224 will return Friday night at 7:00 pm.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson.

Postgame Interview With Marlon McGaughy :

Postgame Interview With Isaiah Williams:

MOONEY COMES UP BIG AGAINST COWBOYS

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- No better way to start out the New Years than a Steel Valley Conference matchup between two of the top teams as the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals and coach Carey Palermo, who came into the game with a record of six and three, hosted coach  Marlon McGaughy and the Chaney Cowboys who were looking to get back to their winning ways after ending 2021 with a 70-55 loss against Medina  

 

The first quarter was a defensive matchup with turnovers and steals paving the way.  Chaney would lead at the end of one six to three thanks to four points by Matthew Jones wearing his away number 25 Jersey and two free throws by Clive Wilson and Josiah Gonzalez.  Mooney got a free throw by Drew Pecchia and ended the quarter with a buzzer three by Jack Pepperney.  

 

That three gave Cardinal Mooney the momentum the rest of the game as Mick Hergenrother had a huge second half along with Rocco Turner.  DaVinci McDowell and Wilson for Chaney got some momentum in the third and fourth with Wilson a force in the paint and a better second half at the free throw line and McDowell hitting a three.  However, Chaney got into foul trouble which caused Hergenrother to head back to the line and only miss one free throw.  Because of that, tje Cardinals ended up pulling away in the end winning by the final score 50 to 38, winning four in a row.  Mooney ended 2021 with a 47-13 win against Canton Central Catholic and started the new year with a conference win. 

 

Stats 

 

Cardinal Mooney Stats: 

 

#2: Rocco Turner- 14pts 

 

#5 Jack Phillips- 5pts 

 

#15 Jaxon Menough- 4pts 

 

#22 Mick Hergenrother- 20pts 

 

#23 Ashton O’Brien- 4pts 

 

#32 Jack Pepperney- 3pts 

 

Chaney Cowboys Stats: 

 

#1 DaVinci McDowell- 5pts 

 

#3 Joshian Gonzalez- 8pts 

 

#4 Isaiah Williams- 2pts 

 

#13 Ga’Mior Jackson- 1pt 

 

#25 Matthew Jones- 7pts 

 

#34 Clive Wilson- 15pts 

Up Next: 

Cardinal Mooney (7-3,1-0 in Steel Valley Conference) will head to the Golden Bears Gymnasium to take on the East Golden Bears (1-6, 0-0 in Steel Valley Conference). Tip-off is Friday 7pm on YSN LIVE!!

 

Chaney (6-4, 0-1 in SVC) will head to the Cafaro Gymnasium, the Lyden Family Court as they will take on coach Keith Gunther at the Ursuline Irish (6-4, 0-0 in SVC).  Tip-off is Friday 7pm on YSN LIVE!!

 

*Contributed by YSNs Ian O’Brien*