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EAST PALESTINE AND COLUMBIANA RESCHEDULE TO WEEK 11

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- Disappointment cast a cloud over the rivalry of East Palestine and Columbiana earlier today when it was announced that the game would be postponed due to COVID-19 protocols in Bulldog Country.

However, it didn’t take long for both teams to agree to resurrect the game in Week 11 to maintain what is still one of the most heated rivalries in the EOAC.  Two teams that have the traveling trophy between them, and many bragging rights from year to year will still match up against each other in 2021.

That’s a big feather in the cap of both communities considering this will be one of the few (Sebring/Leetonia) that have been rescheduled this year.

“It’s been a long-standing rivalry and we always want to play them. If we were forced to only choose one game to play in a season…it would be against our rival” says East Palestine Head Coach Tony Foster.

The game will be played in East Palestine on October 29th and will serve as Fall Senior Night for Bulldog Activities.

UNITED SOARS PAST BULLDOGS

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HANOVERTON OH- United jumped on East Palestine from the start on Friday night and never looked back. They soared their way to 47-12 win over East Palestine.

Luke Courtney got things started with a 55 yard catch from Parker Newburn. He also cleaned up the touchdown by hitting an extra point. Courtney would later hit a 44 yard field goal. Grant Knight had a 55 yard interception return for a touchdown to add a highlight to the night.

Jesse Lipp ran well for Palestine. He gained 122 yards on 13 carries.

United will travel to Wellsville next week to try and keep pace in the EOAC. East Palestine will try and get their first win against Columbiana at home.

LISBON SECURES FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON

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EAST PALESTINE OH- In Friday night’s matchup between East Palestine, and Lisbon someone was going to walk away with their first win of the season. When the smoke cleared, it was the Blue Devils that earned the victory 28-6.

Austin Dailey had a fantastic night for the Blue Devils. He finished with 137 yards on 11 carries. He had a pair of touchdowns. One on the ground, and one with a reception. Trevor Siefke was efficient through the air. He went 8-10 with 193 yards.

East Palestine got 115 yards on the ground from 23 carries from Jesse Lipp. Their lone touchdown came on the legs of Owen Jurjavicic.

Lisbon will try to start a win streak next week as they host Wellsville. East Palestine will travel to United.

CLIPPERS SURVIVE EARLY TEST TO TOP EP

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COLUMBIANA, OH- If you were looking for great high school volleyball on a Thursday night, you would have found it in Columbiana where the Lady Clippers met East Palestine for an EOAC match that wound up an instant classic from the first serve.

The two rivals would battle in the first set to a combined 68 points, where East Palestine took the reigns 35-33.  Columbiana would bounce back in the second set 25-10 only to never drop a set the rest of the way in a four-set thriller.

Tori Long led the way for Columbiana with 28 digs, 21 points, 8 kills, and 5 aces, which leaves her less than 10 digs away from 1000 in her career.  Julia Rapp earned Player of the Game rights with a full stat sheet: 12 kills, 2 blocks, 6 points, and 4 digs.  Ava Heinrich added 9 digs, 7 kills, 7 points, and 4 aces while Cameron Perkins’ 20 digs, 10 helpers, 5 points/kills, and an ace.  Other big contributors for the Lady Clippers included Tomi Ross’ 20 assists and 14 digs and Liv Cmil’s 26 digs.

For East Palestine, Sophia Foster shoveled out 28 digs, while pumping out 7 points and 6 kills.  Gia Brestelli had 20 digs and had nine points and an ace, while Mia Lee killed 14 volleyball and added 4 points and four blocks.  Mackenzie Parker had 14 helpers and four points, while Ceci Foster had 13 assists and 3 points for the Lady Bulldogs as well.

East Palestine will return home Tuesday to play Lisbon while Columbiana turns their attention to Southern on the same night.

HEARTLAND GOES THE DISTANCE IN WIN OVER EP

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COLUMBIANA, OH- Another night of volleyball for Heartland Christian, another 5-set match.  This time it was the Lady Lions able to claw out the victory over their rivals down State Route 14, East Palestine 3-2 (25-19, 10-25, 25-23, 19-25, 15-7.)

Emma Hall was slow to get involved as East Palestine attempted to play keep-away from the senior leader for Heartland, but once the motor started, it was hard to slow her down.  Hall had 22 kills, 10 points, 7 aces, 30 digs, and 29 serve receives in the match.  Lauren Miasek also chipped in with 10 kills and 4 aces.  Jordan Webb had the shovel out with 29 digs for the Lady Lions as well.  Bella Drokin had 27 helpers.

For East Palestine, Mackenzie Parker had 15 kills and 16 assists with 4 points to boot.  Sophia Foster had 15 points, a pair of aces, and a block, while Mia Lee had 9 points, 3 aces, and a block.  Elle Berger celebrated her birthday in style with 18 digs, 9 kills, and a block as well.

The Lady Bulldogs (8-4) will return to action on Thursday in Columbiana while Heartland (5-6) will take on Alliance and Crestview on Saturday.

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LADY BULLDOGS TAKE THRILLER AGAINST UNITED

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- It’s not quite Halloween, but United and East Palestine had a thriller of a match on Tuesday night!  The sea-saw battle took the teams all five sets to sort matters out, but the Lady Bulldogs were the last team standing in a 25-21, 22-25, 25-23, 10-25, 16-14 victory.

The wealth was spread around for East Palestine as Sophia Foster led the way with 24 digs, 9 points, 9 aces, and a block.  Sophia’s sister Ceci tallied 9 points, 10 assists, 3 aces, and two kills- and closed out the match with her final two serves that the Lady Eagles were unable to return.  Mia Lee shined with 12 points, 8 kills, a trio of aces, and 2 timely blocks.  The duo of Mackenzie Parker and Elle Berger teamed up for 17 assists, 10 kills, and 7 points between them.

For United, Grace Knight was on fire in the fourth set going 11 straight points from service, which counted toward her 21 points on the night.  Tori Tschappatt had 13 points for the Lady Eagles.

East Palestine (8-3, 5-3) will hop on the bus and head to Columbiana the next two nights as they challenge the Heartland Christian Lady Lions on Wednesday, and then back to EOAC action against the Lady Clippers on Thursday.

 

EAST PALESTINE FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP. 3) WITH TONY FOSTER

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EAST PALESTINE, OH – Head coach Tony Foster and the East Palestine Bulldogs are ready to get back on the field and try to regain some momentum in EOAC play. The ‘Dogs opened up last week with a hard-fought loss at the hands of Leetonia. The Bulldogs will welcome in the Wellsville Tigers on Friday night.

YSN’s own, DJ Yokley, had the pleasure of sitting down with Coach Foster to talk about the week four match up, how he and his staff are preparing for the Wellsville Tigers, and what his expectations are for this year after the first week of conference play.

All that and more in this week’s episode of East Palestine Bulldogs football coach’s corner with head coach, Tony Foster!

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EP WINS SIXTH STRAIGHT MATCH

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- Jessica Franklin’s Lady Bulldog Volleyball team is playing inspired right now.  On Wednesday evening, East Palestine hosted Chaney in a non-conference matchup that put their five-game winning streak on the line.  It was a bit emotional through the day as one of the Bulldog players had suffered an injury the night before, and wouldn’t be available.  So, the team decided to honor their teammate, Alexus Robb, during the match when each coach and player wrote the number 9 (Robb’s jersey number) on their wrists.

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The Lady Dogs must have channeled that energy well, as they took the matchup in straight sets (25-6,25-11, and 25-7.  Elle Berger was the player of the game for EP, with 19 points, and 5 aces.  Gia Brestelli scattered the stats with 4 digs, 3 kills, 2 points, and an ace.  Marah Zimmerman was a force at the net with six kills on the night, while Mackenzie Parker had 11 points, seven aces, and six assists for East Palestine.  Ceci Foster also played a big part in the victory with 16 points, five helpers, and 3 aces.

The East Palestine JV’s also took the sweep with a 25-7, 25-6 victory prior to the varsity match.

The Bulldogs (7-2) will now face possibly their biggest challenge thus far as they travel to Wellsville where the Lady Tigers remain unbeaten against EOAC opponents since United and Southern won in 2017.

LADY BULLDOGS IMPRESSIVE AGAINST SOUTHERN

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- Don’t look now, but the East Palestine Volleyball Team is on a roll.  The Lady Bulldogs who started the season on shaky ground, have rebounded in a big way and are on a five-game winning streak after their 3-0 win Tuesday night against Southern (25-17, 28-26, 25-20.)

Leading the way for East Palestine was Gia Brestelli’s 19 digs and 9 points (on her birthday) along with Mia Lee’s 18 kills, 4 points, 3 blocks, and an ace to boot.  Other major contributors to the victory were Sophia Foster’s 22 points, 13 digs, 6 kills, and an ace.  Mackenzie Parker chipped in 20 helpers, and Elle Berger posted 6 kills and 5 points for the Lady Bulldogs as well.

The Bulldogs (6-2) will rest quickly only to be visited by Chaney on Wednesday night on YSN.

 

*Southern Local stats were not reported.

LADY BULLDOGS MOUNT COMEBACK AGAINST VALLEY

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH- The Valley Christian Lady Eagles Volleyball Team is becoming a force to be reckoned with.  However, the experience of the East Palestine team they faced on Tuesday night proved to be a bit too much, the Lady Bulldogs took the match 21-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-22.

In the first set, the Lady Eagles caught East Palestine by surprise, and it was apparent in body language on the opposing side of the net.  Valley had big-time players step up in that first set like Di Di Tensley, Savannah Kitchen, Naudia Beck, and Kyiel Turner.  The rotation for Coach Ron Voitus consisted of just 7 players due to illness, but they made waves in the first set and had a convincing victory.

For East Palestine, the senior leadership of Gia Brestelli and Sophia Foster kept the Lady Bulldogs grounded, and tenacious while on the comeback trail.  Brestelli had several moments throughout the match from the service position where she showed poise and grace on her way to a 18 point, 10 dig performance.  Foster continued to be a force on the front line with 15 kills, and an ace.  Mackenzie Parker was an assist machine with 19 on the night, while EP’s representative for Baird Brothers Big Dog of the Valley, Mia Lee filled up the stat sheet with 14 kills and 13 digs.

East Palestine (4-2) will take a breath and take on the Academy for Urban Scholars on Wednesday at home.