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SPARTANS UPSET LAKESIDE ON THE ROAD

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ASHTABULA OH- Boardman knew after their win on Tuesday that the rest of their tournament run would be on the road. On Thursday it was no problem for the Spartans as they went to Lakeside and upended the Dragons to continue on (25-20 22-25 25-18 25-13).

The Spartans had three players record double doubles on the night. Raegan Burkey recorded 39 assists, and 21 digs. Maria Torres led in kills with 16, she completed a double double as well with 11 digs. Katie Stamp has a solid night as well with 13 kills, and 22 digs. She led the team in digs.

Boardman will have to be road warriors again in the district semifinals as they travel to one seeded Massillon Jackson on Wednesday. That match will start at 6:00.

DRAGONS SECURE FIRST HOME PLAYOFF WIN

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NILES OH- It’s a long history of Niles football full of tons of talented players. However, Niles came in to Friday night still seeking their first win at home in the playoffs in the program’s history. Their opponent Ravenna put up a fight, but it was too much Dragons as they coasted to a 35-21 win.

Zack Leonard impresses as always with 17 carries for 214 yards and 2 touchdowns. Freshman Antuan Gardner also chipped in with 17 carries for 136 yards with a pair of house calls. Leonard also found the promise land through the air on a pass to Alleni Fryer. Leonard also contributed on defense collecting a key interception in the first quarter, and another one later in the game. He accounted for two of the three turnovers forced by the Dragons defense.

Niles first home playoff game also caps off an undefeated road schedule. The Dragons went 4-0 in the friendly confines of Bo Rein Stadium. The Dragons advance and will travel to Streetsboro in round 2 of the playoffs next Friday.

BULLDOGS BREEZE THROUGH NILES

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POLAND OH- The Bulldogs are starting to figure a lot of things out as we get closer to the end of the regular season. They flexed their muscles on Wednesday with a quick sweep of Niles (25-23 25-10 25-19).

Leading the way for Poland was Sarah Forsyth who finished in double digits with 10 kills. Alyssa Glaros has 16 digs, and 3 aces. Madelyn Tonas led in assists with 9. Sophia Dedo had 2 blocks.

Niles was led by Halle Snyder with 6 kills. Lauren Reed, and Logan Lewis each had 11 digs to lead the Dragons defense. Tacina Kester set up 11 assists.

Poland finishes out the regular season next Wednesday hosting South Range. Niles will close out their regular season next Wednesday traveling to Jackson Milton.

RAIDERS FIRE PAST NILES

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CANFIELD OH- A Raiders team with some new faces getting varsity time didn’t miss a beat Thursday night as they swept Niles (25-17 25-12 25-12).

Leading the Raiders offensive attack was Izzy Lamparty who finished with 9 kills. Reagan Irons tallied 10 digs. Bri Hiner set nicely and collected 13 assists. Madie Mook and Maddie Dado both recorded 4 aces.

The Raiders stay at home to host Aquinas on Monday. Niles stays home as well as they host Lakeview on Tuesday.

 

WILDCATS SECURE FIRST CONFERENCE WIN

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STRUTHERS OH- In their 1st conference win of the season, and celebrating senior night, Senior Outside Jessica Hughes led the wildcats with 18 kills, 21 digs, 2 aces and 11 points. Hand in hand is her opposite counterpart, senior Heike Kaurschill with 12 kills, 22 digs and 2 aces. Junior setter Diana Szenborn had 20 assists, senior Kaylei Shaffer tacked on an additional 8 kills and 6 solo blocks.

Struthers will try to build off this momentum on Thursday as they travel to Lakeview.

*Contributed by Migdalia Manning at struthersathletics.org

ONE FOR THE BROOKS; RANGE TOPPLES DRAGONS

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CANFIELD, OH- The South Range Boys ended the season off right with a great victory over Niles, 60-45. The Raiders started off fast and strong again led by Chris Brooks, who hit the 1,000th point mark and now is the all-time leader in rebounds for South Range! The Raiders never let the lead go until the end. Niles fought back, led by Doug Foster who had a strong game. But the Raiders eventually came out victorious.  

Chris Brooks led the Raiders with 22 points and 15 rebounds on the night. Dante DiGaetano added 10 points for the Raiders. Also, Jake Gehring, and Eli Taylor both added 6 points for South Range. For Niles, Doug Foster led the way with 14 points. Alleni Fryer added 9 points, and Joe Wolfe ended with 8 on the night for the Red Dragons.

Congratulations to Chris Brooks on all his accomplishments!  

 

*Story contributed by YSN’s Brendan Miller

 

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STRUTHERS ENDS DRAGONS SEASON; ADVANCE TO POLAND

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STRUTHERS OH- The Struthers Wildcats got their tournament run off to a great start Saturday afternoon beating Niles 61-34.

The third meeting between the two teams started out very competitive. With Struthers putting all eyes on Niles leading scorer Nae Fryer, her supporting cast was able to get some space. Struthers held just a 15-14 lead after 1. Niles stuck around in the second quarter even though Struthers started to stretch their lead. At the half it was an eight point Wildcat lead.

The second half was all Struthers as their defense began to clamp down on the Dragons. Turnovers led to easy transition layups. Emma Elia also showed great toughness finishing through contact multiple times. Struthers nearly doubled their first half total in the third quarter, putting up 22 in the frame to lead 47-29. Niles was only able to score five more points the rest of the way and the Wildcats came away with the 61-34 win.

Emma Elia led Struthers with 21 points. Renee Leonard also had a strong day with 15 points and 7 assists.

Nae Fryer led the Dragons with 15.

Struthers advances to the sectional final on Thursday at Poland. Tip is set for 7:00.

HUBBARD DOES JUST ENOUGH AGAINST NILES

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NILES, OH- The Eagles (5-2) stumbled into Bo Rein Stadium off a last-second loss to the Girard Indians (5-2). After dropping the season opener at Mount Union to Alliance (4-3) 13-17, Hubbard was able to rally off five straight wins, most notably beating Howland (4-3) 22-16 in overtime, as well as Struthers (5-2) 22-16 on the road in week 4, before losing last week on a last-second field goal that put Girard ahead 16-14 with just four seconds remaining. On the other side of the field, the hosting Niles Red Dragons (5-2) also came into tonight off a loss. After winning their first four games of the season, the Dragons got handled by the Poland Bulldogs (5-2) at home 31-7, before squeaking out a victory against South Range (4-3) in overtime 35-34, then got blown out on the road against Struthers, 42-14. 

The Niles Red Dragons were the first to draw blood on their senior night. After a halfback wheel from junior Quarterback Zack Leonard to senior running back David Mays, paired with the yardage of a horse collar penalty to put the Red Dragons in striking position, junior Kicker Chase Sudzina would put one through the uprights from 34 yards out, giving Niles a 3-0 lead. The ensuing Eagle possession would result in their third straight three and out to open the game. But after a muffed punt from the Red Dragons, the Eagles offense suddenly had life. Taking over at the Red Dragon 45 yard-line, the Eagles drove down the field in 11 plays and would cap off the drive with a two-yard touchdown run from junior back-up Quarterback Kobe Krisuk, putting the Eagles in front 7-3 after the extra point from junior Chase Powell with a little more than 2 minutes left in the first quarter. A missed field goal for Hubbard and a Niles take away in Eagle territory would highlight the rest of the first half. With a little under a minute left, the Red Dragons were unable to score despite taking over at the Hubbard 32 yard-line, keeping the score 7-3 at the break. 

The Red Dragons opened the second half with the ball. After a good kick return, and a first down, Niles was knocking on Hubbard’s 40-yard line. The Red Dragon’s drive would stale after Leonard missed his receiver Sudzina open twice on the same playback to back. Hubbard would take over at their own 34-yard line and took no time to pick up where they left off. For the Eagles, the Quarterback run proved killer as they dominated the line of scrimmage, and consistently let the play clock roll all the way down to just 8 seconds remaining. Hubbard needed only 9 plays and a little under 4 minutes to get all the way into the red zone before capping off their drive with a 2 yard TD run from senior Tommy Wess on the final score of the night to extend the Eagles lead, 14-3. 

Kobe Krisuk used tonight as a showcase for what is to come next season with senior Cameron Resatar graduating. Krisuk, filling in for the injured Resatar, finished the night with 117 yards rushing on 31 carries. Krisuk also would add 6 completion on 11 attempts for 58 yards through the air. Hubbard improves to (6-2) and will host the Poland Bulldogs at home next week in a battle atop Region 13. Niles (5-3) looks to bounce back next week against the struggling Lakeview Bulldogs on the road.

 

*Story contributed by YSN’s Jamie Thomson

SOUTH RANGE UPENDED BY RED DRAGONS

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NILES, OH- Week 6 finally felt like high school football. It was a crisp October night and 2 great football teams were set to battle. South Range traveled to Bo Rein Stadium to face off against the Niles Red Dragons.  The Raiders were coming off a big win vs Girard and the Red Dragons were coming off a tough loss to Poland.

The Raiders took their opening drive and went right down the field. 2 big passes from Isaac Allegretto lead the Raiders all the way inside the 10-yard line. First a big pass to Chris Brooks for 37 yards than a screen pass to Anthony Delucia that got down to the 9. That’s when Patrick McCabe took over and carried the ball twice to score for the Raiders. Niles failed to do anything with their first drive. The Raiders took their second turn at the ball and drove for another TD courtesy of McCabe again. Patrick powered his way in from 34 yards out after breaking a couple of tackles on his way to paydirt.

The Raiders looked to be in control of the game when they stopped the Red Dragons again forcing another 3 and out. But the turnover bug stuck when Anthony Delucia fumbled on the Raiders 44-yard line. The Red Dragons took advantage and drove the 44 yards capped off by 4-yard TD run from QB Zack Leonard. The Raiders would answer back taking the ball 75 yards down to the Red Dragon 11. That’s when Allegretto hit Trey Pancake for the 11-yard touchdown. With the Raiders up 21-7, the Defense held tight and kept the Red Dragons at bay for the first half. The Raiders and a chance to get another TD before the half but failed to do so when the Niles defense held their ground not letting the Raiders score on 4th and goal.

The Red Dragons got the ball the second half and made some adjustments at the half. They spread the Raider D by going trips to one side and twins to the other with an empty backfield. This gave Zack Leonard all the space he needed. He now could run or pass and pass he did. He hit Chase Sudzina for the 15-yard touchdown. This fired up the Niles Defense as they forced the Raiders into another turnover when Allegretto was hit from behind and fumbled. And again the Red Dragons capitalized. They drove down to the Raider 4 where Leonard did the rest running in for the TD. With the score tied the momentum was leaning all the way to the Niles side, but the Raiders would not go away so easily.  Again Allegretto used his arm to drive the Raiders down the field. And McCabe would punch it in from the 1. Niles would take 7 minutes off the clock and go all the way down to the Raiders 2 after converting a huge 4 and 11. Leonard would call his own number again to tie things at 28. The Raiders would fail to do much with the final 2 minutes, and we would head to overtime.

In the overtime, Niles again would convert a big 4th down to get the drive alive. The workhorse for the Dragons David Mays would do some hard running and get them inside the 2. Brandon Hayes would run the ball in for the lead. The Raiders would take their turn at OT and find success. Allegretto again would find his senior WR Chris Brooks for a 21 yd touchdown strike. And all that was left to go to OT 2 was the extra point. But unfortunately for the Raiders, it was missed wide left. Leaving the Raiders on the wrong end of a 35-34 OT score. For the Red Dragons Leonard finished with 63 yards rushing on 14 attempts with 2 touchdowns, and was 12-19 with 123 yards passing and 1 TD. Running back David Mays finished with 69 yards on 11 carries.

For the Raiders Allegretto 13-20 for 221 yards and 2 touchdowns. McCabe was the leading rusher with 64 yards on 13 carries with 3 touchdowns. Chris Brooks finished with 2 receptions for 60 yards and 1 score. The Red Dragons hit the road to Struthers next week and the Raiders return home to face Jefferson.

 

*Story contributed by YSN’s Paul Munson

NILES PEPPERS WILDCATS

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NILES, OH- Tuesday was a long day for Struthers Wildcats, falling to McKinley 16-1.

Struthers got things moving in the first inning. Jared Laczko singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run.  McKinley knotted the game up at one in the bottom of the first when error scored one run for McKinley.

Niles pulled away for good with seven runs in the second inning. In the second errors plagued Struthers, but it was a Nick Guarnieri single on a 3-0 count, scoring one run, and Ken Flanigan grounded out, scoring another.  Chase Sudzina drew a walk with the bases juiced that scored one run, and Joe Gallo singled on a 1-2 count, cashing in two runs.

Dillon Weida earned the win for McKinley. He allowed seven hits and one run over five innings, striking out seven and walking zero.  Anthony Monaco took the loss for Struthers. He surrendered nine runs on four hits over two innings, striking out four.

Rob Tomko went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead Struthers on offense.

McKinley racked up 11 hits in the game. Gallo and Zack Leonard all managed multiple hits for McKinley. Gallo led McKinley with four hits in four at-bats.

 

 

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