Tag Archive for: East Palestine

COLUMBIANA TAKES BATTLE WITH BULLDOGS

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EAST PALESTINE OH- It was a tough battle on Thursday night between Columbiana, and East Palestine. The EOAC rivals fought tooth and nail to win, but in the end it was the Clippers that won in four sets.  (20-25 25-20 25-15 25-22)

Columbiana had a balanced offense, and leading the way for them was Ava Heinrich with 12 kills. Her 19 digs gave her a double double.  Ellie Jackson earned another triple double on the season with 11 kills, 18 digs, and 16 assists.  Cameron Perkins was one kill away from a triple double of her own, as she finished with 26 digs, and 15 assists.

Columbiana gets back to it on Saturday when they square up with Heartland Christian.  East Palestine travels to Lisbon on Tuesday.

TIGERS CLAW OUT PALESTINE

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WELLSVILLE OH- Wellsville is quietly putting together an impressive season in 2022. In Week 5 they cruised to their third win of the year 56-14.

The offensive explosion didn’t come right away. The Tigers offense only managed 6 points in the first quarter. While their defense stayed strong, their offense quickly picked up momentum.  The Tigers scored 28 points in the second quarter, and never looked back. Tyrell Watkins had a monster night catching the ball. He caught three balls and gained 112 yards, with two touchdowns.

Jesse Lipp still had a good day for East Palestine as he gained 113 yards on 14 attempts.  Noah McKay ran 7 times for 70 yards.

Both teams hit the road in Week 6 as Wellsville will travel to Southern, and East Palestine will travel to Lisbon.

 

TIGERS STAY RED HOT

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EAST PALESTINE OH- State Ranked Wellsville traveled north to East Palestine looking to put a stranglehold on their lead at the top of the EOAC. The grip tightened as the Tigers overpowered the Bulldogs for their 10th straight win (25-15, 25-14, 25-9).

East Palestine looked up to the challenge early as the Bulldogs started hot building an early 11-6 lead in the 1st set.  The Tigers slammed the door shut on any upset aspirations from that point scoring 13 of the next 14 points on their way to a 1st set victory.  Wellsville left no doubt at the start of the 2nd set as the Tigers raced out to a 7-0 lead and never looked back. The net presence of Presley Stokes and Alana Amato during the 2nd set proved too much for the Bulldogs to overcome. Stokes would finish the night with 21 kills, 3 blocks, while Amato would tally 10 kills and 2 blocks. The start of the 3rd set saw Wellsville’s Brooke Hackney serve 14 straight as the Tigers would cruise to the 3rd set victory. Hackney added to her performance at the service line with 4 kills and 5 blocks. Bella Poppelriter contributed 20 assists, while Aubri Ramsey solidified the Tiger defense with 20 digs.

The Bulldogs were led by Mia Lee with 7 kills, and 3 blocks, teammate Mackenzie Parker tallied 6 points and 4 assists.

Wellsville (10-1, 8-0)  looks to keep their win streak intact Saturday as they travel to Fort Frye. East Palestine (5-5, 4-4) hits the road on Tuesday as they visit to United.

*Contributed By YSN’s Chris Sigler

CAMPBELL HANGS ON FOR THEIR FIRST WIN

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EAST PALESTINE OH- The East Palestine Bulldogs pushed Campbell Memorial to the very end last night at Reid Memorial Stadium.

East Palestine got on the scoreboard first with an Owen Jurjavcic 4-yard touchdown, putting the Bulldogs up 6-0. Then Campbell took their turn and scored 21 unanswered points to take a 21-6 lead. The Bulldogs were not discouraged as Noah McKay from the Wildcat position scored the next touchdown and two-point conversion to bring them within one score.

The Bulldogs were driving one more time when the Red Devils broke up a pass play to seal the game with a 21-14 win. East Palestine finished with 11 first downs and 205 total yards compared to Campbell’s 12 first downs and 194 yards.

East Palestine will host Leetonia next week at home, while Campbell will host Crestview.

*Contributed By YSN’s Tim Figley

CLIPPERS FIND MOMENTUM

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COLUMBIANA OH- It was your typical sweep for Columbiana on Tuesday night.  The Clippers had to fight to win three straight competitive sets to beat East Palestine. (25-21 25-19 25-21)

Ellie Jackson had a monster night completing a triple double with 18 digs, 10 kills, and 22 assists.  Cameron Perkins used her skill to grab a double double with 13 assists, and 13 digs. She also gathered 8 kills.  Ava Heinrich led the defense with 20 digs.

Next up for Columbiana is a big EOAC matchup on the road at Southern on Thursday.

LADY BULLDOGS BOUNCE BACK AGAINST EAST

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- It didn’t take long for the Bulldogs to warm up, and when they did- the EP motor was running at full capacity in a 3-set sweep of East (25-9, 25-6,25-5) on Wednesday.

The Bulldogs were paced by senior Mia Lee who filled up the stat sheet to the tune of 3 points, 3 aces, 4 blocks, and 15 kills.  Mackenzie Parker had a dozen points, 9 assists and 4 aces.  Leila Martin had 10 points, and an ace, while Gabby Andre lit up the service space with five aces, and seven points.  Marah Zimmerman also had 3 kills from the front row.

In JV action, Cami Kridler had 15 points, and Amara Wilson had 5 in their 2-set victory.

East Palestine (1-1) will celebrate their first victory quickly, as United comes to town on Thursday for an EOAC battle.

PALESTINE BATTLES IN LOSS TO MALVERN

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EAST PALESTINE OH- When building a program, you have to be able to take away as many positives as possible during games. East Palestine had plenty of things go right despite a loss to Malvern 31-14.

After the Hornets got on the board first, East Palestine put together a quality drive down to the red zone. They’d eventually punch it in to the end zone and take their first lead of the young season 7-6.  After Malvern answered to take back the 12-7 lead, Palestine got right back to work and moved the ball yet again. They were unable to finish the drive with points this time around though. The Bulldogs would score again in the 3rd quarter to stay within striking distance before ultimately falling to the Hornets.

The Bulldogs will try to take the good and leave the bad in Week 2 as they travel to Toronto for their first road trip of the year.

OLENICK PAVES THE WAY FOR RED DEVILS WIN

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CAMPBELL OH- Dom Olenick was the definition of dominant on Tuesday night as he led the way for Campbell in a season opening 6-2 victory. Olenick scored all 6 of the Red Devils goals.

Campbell will return to action Thursday as they host Liberty.  East Palestine returns to action on Tuesday as they travel to Heartland Christian.

EAST PALESTINE FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER WITH MICHAEL DEMSTER

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- It’s a new era in East Palestine, with a pair of new coaches for basketball and football programs, who are looking to set the tone for the future.

Enter Michael Demster to the list of names that have patrolled the sidelines for the Bulldogs in history.  The former United Coach was brought onto the staff of former Coach, Tony Foster, and has had an immediate influence which was one of the main reasons he became the next in line for the position.

Now just pending BOE approval in the week to come, Demster looks to get things rolling, and to help get numbers back up and the record back on track to championship-caliber football.  A task that Coach Demster knows will not come easy- but one that will come with commitment.

We sat down with the new Head Coach of the Bulldogs and talked about his plans as he moves into the next phase of East Palestine Football this Fall.

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REYNOLDS CHOSEN AS NEW HOOPS COACH IN EP

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- For years, East Palestine was synonymous with championship-caliber basketball at the varsity level.

All you need to do is look at the wall of the gymnasium to validate that statement.

In 2022, the Bulldogs are looking to get back on track with their latest hire (BOE Pending) Tristan Reynolds.  Reynolds, a graduate of Crestview has made his mark on programs in EP for the better part of the last decade.  Coaching in the Middle School to begin his career, and finding his way back home to coach several levels at Crestview, only to come back last year as Assistant Varsity and Head JV Coach of East Palestine.

This will be the first stint for Reynolds as the lead dog at the varsity level, and he hopes to make the most of it by bringing energy and winning traditions back to Bulldog Country.

YSN had the first interview with the new coach for East Palestine and discussed plans for the future of the program as well as what will set him apart from the others in the area.

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