YOUNGSTOWN OH- East Palestine Volleyball dominates Valley Christian on Thursday in a three set sweep. (25-12 25-12 25-4).
Mia Lee and Emily Berger both led the Bulldogs offense with 7 kills. Morgan Cheurco set up the offense nicely racking up 22 assists. McKenna Griffith served up 8 aces.
East Palestine will host Leetonia on Tuesday. Valley Christian will travel to Columbiana on Tuesday.
EAST PALESTINE, OH – Coach Tony Foster and the East Palestine Bulldogs took the field in week one against the newest member of the EOAC, the Valley Christian Eagles, unfortunately the Dogs fell just short. Week two will see the Bulldogs play host to the Clippers of Columbiana.
The fearless leader of YSN, D.J. Yokley, was able to chat with Coach Foster about their week one matchup, what the Bulldogs and his coaching staff took away from that game, but also what Coach expects from his squad this week against the Clips.
All that and much more in this week’s episode of East Palestine Football Coach’s Corner with head coach, Tony Foster!
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EAST PALESTINE, OH- It was the first day of school for McKenna Griffith in her senior year, and she passed her first test with flying colors. The senior serve specialist chalked up 17 points including 7 aces and four digs to help East Palestine sweep Lisbon in three sets (25-4, 25-21, 25-21) on Tuesday night.
EP was aided by Gia Brestelli’s breakout party of 15 points, 4 aces, and 11 digs alongside Emily Berger’s 12 points, 2 aces, and 11 kills. Morgan Cheurco had 22 helpers.
East Palestine heads to Valley Christian on Thursday- that game can be seen on YSN Live.
EAST PALESTINE, OH – Week one is finally upon us as Coach Tony Foster and the East Palestine Bulldogs couldn’t be more excited to get started with an EOAC match up as the Dogs will look to get off to a strong start in 2020 as they will travel north to John Knapick Field in Campbell for a match up with the Valley Christian Eagles this Saturday!
The YSN legend and founder, D.J. Yokley, had the opportunity to catch up with Coach Foster this week to talk about the 2020 Bulldogs team, his thoughts about what we can expect from the Dogs in week one, but also what he thinks the future has in store for East Palestine football as they get the new season underway.
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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COLUMBIANA OH- Columbiana Volleyball kept their win streak alive on Thursday night with a sweep of East Palestine (25-20 25-22 25-17).
Tori Long has another impressive night for the Clippers with 10 kills, 8 digs and 3 aces. Grace Witmer set up the offense with 12 assists. Maci Linhart played well in the back row gathering 12 digs.
Columbiana is 4-0 on the season and their next match is August 31st at Valley Christian.
EAST PALESTINE, OH- If you were looking for a solid reason to not say it’s over until it’s over; The United Local Volleyball team should be at the top of that list.
Trailing 2 sets to none to East Palestine, the Lady Eagles soared past the home team to win 3-2 in EOAC action Tuesday night. The Bulldogs started out on fire with 25-15, and 25-20 victories, before fading to the tune of 23-25, 24-26, and 14-16 to the Blue and Gold.
Sophia Fertsch led the way for United on the scoreboard with 12 points.
For East Palestine, Sophomore Mia Lee had a spectacular debut with 14 kills. 2019 Big Dog of the Valley winner, Morgan Cheurco dedicated 26 assists, while McKenna Griffith was stellar with service for EP, tallying 12 points courtesy of 9 aces. Senior Emily Berger led the way in points with 16.
East Palestine will look to take on the Lady Clippers in Columbiana Thursday, while United travels to Lisbon.
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EAST PALESTINE, OH- The Lady Bulldogs were in action on Monday against West Branch on the tennis court. Looking for their first victory, East Palestine fought valiantly, but the experience of the Lady Warriors was just too much.
1st singles- WB senior Abby Stephens best EP senior Christine Adam 6-1, 6-1
2nd singles WB senior Emily Algaier beat EP senior Katherine Simon 6-0, 6-0
3rd singles WB sophomore Ally Zion beat EP sophomore Alexis Schnelle 60-,6-0
1st doubles- WB seniors Makayla Randlett and Halle Cutchall beat EP seniors Ivy Burkett and Alex Siracuse 6-2, 6-2
2nd doubles- WB juniors Liana Gabrelcik and Sydney Fetters beat EP senior Hannah Felger and freshman Claire Evans 6-1,6-0
West Branch is now 4-0, while EP drops to 0-2.
SALEM, OH- United and East Palestine clashed outside the nets on Wednesday, with United walking out with several victories sans Christina Adam getting the lone Lady Bulldog victory.
Results:
1st singles: EP senior Christina Adam def United junior Emily McKarns 6-3, 6-5
2nd singles: United senior Julia Bricker def EP senior Katherine Simon 6-1, 6-4
3rd singles: United freshman Hadley Brereton def EP sophomore Alexis Schnelle 6-0, 6-0
1st doubles: United sophomore Riley Dangel and senior Erica Geudat def EP senior Ivy Burkett and senior Alex Siracuse 6-2, 6-4
2nd doubles: United sophomore Lindi Stamp and sophomore Kaylee Pitts def EP senior Hannah Felger and freshman Claire Evans 6-1, 6-0
Arguably one of the most successful baseball players to emerge from Columbiana County, Ohio was the 6’3 South Paw from East Palestine, Aaron Walker. His high school numbers as a Bulldog were eye-popping with being a 3-time Tri-County All-Star, First-Team All Ohio in 2000 (15-1 record) and if all of that wasn’t enough, earning a Division 1 scholarship to join the Georgia Tech Baseball Team.
All of that aside, Walker was able to live out his dreams of being selected in the 30th round of the 2004 MLB draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
When all was said and done, AW decided it was time to give back to the game he loved by taking up coaching. Walker began with his high school rival, Columbiana Clippers, before returning to the Brown and White where he is still today. Walker and his father, Doug, are assistant coaches for the Bulldogs- and enjoy not only working with the student-athletes but working alongside each other.
We caught up with the lefty for our latest edition of YSN Legends of the Past: Aaron Walker.
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EAST PALESTINE, OH- Voters in East Palestine have an opportunity to have their voices heard on March 17th. The Village residents will have the ability to cast their vote on the East Palestine School District’s .5% tax increase over the next 5 years.
Much has been discussed in the realm of “pay to play” in regards to sports and other extracurricular events if the subject does not pass later this month. How will this vote affect sports and the future of sports in Bulldog Country?
We sat down with East Palestine Superintendent, Chris Neifer to discuss the proposal and the plan on both sides of the vote.
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