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WARRIORS PROVE TOO MUCH FOR MARLINGTON

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ALLIANCE OH-

After a back and forth first quarter where the Warriors only led 14-13, West Branch was able to pull away and defeat EBC rival Marlington 53-16 on Friday night.  The win pushes the Warriors record to 6-1 on the season and 2-0 in the EBC.  It also sets up a key matchup with co-league leader Alliance next Friday.

The Dukes got on the board first with a field goal with 9:42 left in the first quarter, but it only took on minute for the Warriors to answer as Dru DeShields ran the ball in from 34 yards out to give West Branch a 6-3 lead.  Marlington would take the lead at the 7:02 mark on a 51 yard touchdown pass, but again West Branch responded this time with a four yard touchdown pass from DeShields to Anthony Perry.  Marlington would round out the scoring in the first quarter with another short field goal making the score 14-13.

The rest of the game was all Warriors, as West Branch scored 22 second quarter points to Marlington’s three to take a 36-16 lead into the half.  West Branch shut out the Dukes in the second half while tacking on 17 more to reach the final score.

Offensively, the Warriors were led by Boston Mulinix who had 117 yards on the ground on only eight carries.  DeShields added 110 yards rushing, also on eight carries to go along with 16-20 in the air for 173 yards and two touchdowns.  Perry led the receiving core with 77 yards on seven catches and two touchdowns, while Christian Martig had five catches for 51 yards.

Defensively, West Branch picked off three Duke passes.  Intercepting passes were Garin Harlan, Jack Flickinger, and Jackson Simmons.

Joey Jackson led the Warrior special teams with 131 return yards including a 51 yard return.

West Branch will travel to Alliance next week to take on the Aviators at Kehres Stadium on the campus of Mount Union.  The Aviators have an equal 6-1 record and have also won six straight.

*Contributed by Ryan Wolf at wbathletics.org

MARLINGTON SPOILS WARRIORS PLANS

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BELOIT OH- Coming in to Tuesday night West Branch and Marlington were fighting for first place in the EBC. The Dukes came in to gym and owned it from the beginning. They swept the Warriors to keep a firm hold of the EBC lead (25-12 25-22 25-17)

The Dukes lone senior Natalie Maiorana led the way on their offense with 13 kills. She also was a big presence at the net for the Dukes. Chelsea Evanich contributed 9 kills for Marlington’s offense. Laney Graffice who came in leading the Dukes in kills with 177 on the season, was held in check with 8 kills.

Claire Brunner led the Warriors with 7 kills.  Mikalyn Fitts was able to contribute 4 kills out of the middle.  Olivia Showalter got herself 3 kills.

The Warriors took time before the game to recognize Hannah Rush who grabbed her 1000th career assist last week.

West Branch will try to bounce back on Thursday as they host Alliance in another EBC matchup.

 

WARRIORS GRAB ANOTHER BIG WIN IN THE EBC

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BELOIT OH- The West Branch girls soccer team picked up its sixth win of the season (6-0-1) and second in the EBC (2-0) Wednesday night with a 6-1 victory over Marlington.  The Warriors used even play in each half to secure the victory leading 3-0 at the half and posting another three goals in the second half.

Scoring for West Branch were Chloe Dennison and Lauren Gosset who each had a pair of goals.  Kennedy Berger and Haley Ridgway also scored goals for the Warriors.

Picking up assists were Daphne Snyder and Sophia Gregory.

In goal, Zoe Sanders had two saves and Emmy Jones had three saves.

The Warriors will head to Streetsboro on Saturday to take on the Rockets.  The game is scheduled to start at 3 PM.

*Contributed By Cheryl Ficco at wbathletics.org

WARRIORS NEED ALL THEY GOT TO BEAT DUKES

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SALEM OH-  The boys golf squad defeated Marlington 162-179 on Wednesday morning at Flying B Golf Course in Salem.  Leading the way for the Warriors was Reed Williams who shot a 39.  Also scoring for West Branch were Lane Allison (40), Jaxon Robb (41), and Dominic Brenner (42).  Landon Wilson (43) and Brant Allison also competed for West Branch.

The Warriors will take on Salem on Thursday at Salem Hills with a 4:00 PM scheduled start time.

*Contributed By Ryan Wolf at wbathletics.org

DUKES TAKE ALL THE MOMENTUM AGAINST WEST BRANCH

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MARLINGTON OH- West Branch felt the weight of the trip to Marlington on Friday night as the EBC champions flexed their muscles on the Warriors in a 10-0 victory.

Mati Hawk’s triple was a good highlight for the Warriors offense. Skyler Greeneisen added a single on the night as well.

Both teams move on to district semifinals in different brackets. West Branch will play Poland for a chance to go to the district championship on Monday. First pitch for that one is set for approximately 5:00. Reminder to all fans that tickets to the district tournament games must be purchased online. No tickets will be sold at the gate.

MARLINGTON OUTLASTS WARRIORS IN MARATHON

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BELOIT OH- In a key EBC matchup, Marlington came out with a 4-3 win. It was a marathon of a game lasting 10 innings before a winner was decided.

Ryley Pittman went the distance in the circle striking out 17, walking 3  and 8 hits. She took the tough luck loss.

Pittman had 3 hits on offense, she finished with a triple and 1 RBI.   Ragan Greeneisen had 2 hits, a triple and 1 RBI.  Sydney Mercer and Skyler Greeneisen each finished with 2 singles..

The Warriors return to EBC play Thursday night at  home against Alliannce.

URSULINE BATS DUMP THE DUKES

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CANFIELD OH- Ayva  Fedor came the ballpark and meant business on Sunday, driving in five on three hits to lead Ursuline past Marlington 15-7 on Sunday. Fedor drove in runs on a in the first, a single in the fourth, and a single in the seventh.

Ursuline collected 15 hits and Marlington had 12 in the high-scoring affair.

The Irish captured the lead in the second inning when Liza Barbato singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs.

Ursuline took the lead for good with five runs in the fourth inning. In the fourth Paige Ogden doubled on a 3-1 count, scoring one run, Mia Opalick singled on a 2-1 count, scoring one run, Madelyn Miklandric singled on a 2-2 count, scoring one run, and Fedor singled on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs.

Opalick was the winning pitcher for Ursuline. The righty went three innings, allowing six runs on six hits and striking out four. Ogden threw four innings in relief out of the bullpen.

The Irish totaled 15 hits. Opalick, Fedor, Miklandric, and Layni Bednar all managed multiple hits for Ursuline Varsity Fighting Irish. Opalick went 4-for-5 at the plate to lead Ursuline Varsity Fighting Irish in hits.

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DUKES SILENCE SALEM BATS

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The Salem Lady Quakers welcomed undefeated EBC rival Marlington to town hoping to build off the momentum they gained after a close extra inning victory on Saturday.

Marlington quelled the Quaker momentum quickly en route to a 27-5 road victory. The Quaker bats picked right up early, Channing Toy led off with a triple coupled with a Dukes fielding error the Quakers raced out to an early 2-0 1st inning lead. Marlington answered with 8 runs in the top of the 2nd and never looked back.

The Quakers offensively were led by Rylie Troy going 2 for 3 and Mack Zumbar 1 for 3 including a double and 2 RBI.  Lauryn Barton also contributed a single, RBI, and 2 runs scored  in a losing effort.

Salem (2-3) looks to get back on track Wednesday hosting Akron Springfield.

*Contributed By YSN’s Chris Sigler

WARRIORS EARN YET ANOTHER TRIP TO REGIONALS

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UNIONTOWN OH- When you look at the tournament history of West Branch girls basketball, you’d only find a lot of success. West Branch came in to this season advancing to 5 of the last 9 regional tournaments. With that being said, they weren’t the favorites heading into the district tournament this year. A grooving Marlington team that was trying to leave its mark sat as the top seed in the bracket. The Dukes had won 4 of the last 5 meetings with West Branch. That includes ending the Warriors season last year in the semifinals. However, the Warriors proved that you can never count out this program in tournament time. They beat out the Dukes to win their 6th district championship in 10 seasons 47-41.

Sophie Gregory led the Warriors with 13 points on the night. She had two other teammates in double figures with Anna Lippiatt, and Livvie Showalter both finishing with 10. Mikalyn Fitts added an important 7 points to the total.

West Branch’s defense held Marlington leading scorer Chelsea Evanich to 12 points. Evanich scored 29 in the Dukes win over Streetsboro in the previous round. Maria Warner led the Dukes with 13.

The Warriors advance to the regional semifinals where they’ll meet Norton. That game is slated for 6:00 in Barberton on Tuesday, March 1st.

LEOPARDS PUT TOGETHER ANOTHER STRONG WIN

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LOUISVILLE OH- On Saturday, Louisville went on the road and took down a then 9-1 New Philadelphia team. It was an eye opening win for people that didn’t buy in to the program. If Saturday was an eye opener, then Wednesday forced the eyes to stay open. The Leopards protected their home court with a 45-40 win over state ranked Marlington.

Courtney Barwick, the impressive freshman led the Leopards on the night with 14 points. Barwick hit 4 three pointers in the 4th quarter to uphold the Leopards lead. Louisville had two other players in double figures. Kelsey Adelman secured a 12 point night, and Brooke Haren also contributed 12.

Louisville is now 9-3 on the season and will try to keep their momentum going on Saturday as they travel to Tallmadge. Varsity tips off at approximately 2:30.