Tag Archive for: Emily Irons

BULLDOGS SEND STATEMENT SWEEP RAIDERS

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South Range Volleyball stopes a three set match to Lakeview Tuesday night (20-25 25-27 17-25).

Lakeview used their aggressive setter, Maggie Pavlansky to set the tone early in the match. Pavlansky came into the night with the second best hitting percentage on the team. Lakeview used a big rally to take a big enough lead to escape set 1.

In set two it looked as if the Bulldogs were going to run away with it. They had a 23-11 lead before the Raiders went on a 14-1 run to grab a 25-24 lead. Lakeview pulled themselves together however and scored 3 points in a row to take set 2.

The Bulldogs had all the momentum after pulling out set two and used it to comfortably sail to a set three win, and a sweep of the RaIders.

Marina Schneider led the team in kills with 6, she added 4 digs. Emily Irons had 21 assists on the night, 5 digs, and a kill.  Reagan Irons finished with 19 digs.

Raiders return to action Tuesday as they travel to Girard.

Lake view looks ahead to Thursday as they welcome Jefferson.

RAIDERS KEEP POLAND AT BAY

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The South Range volleyball team won a thrilling four-set match over Poland. (25-23 25-22 22-25 25-21)

In the first set, the two teams went back and forth as the Bulldogs used excellent back row defense to stay close to the Raiders.  However, with setpoint and Poland rallying it was senior Anna Primavera coming up the set clinching kill.

The second set unfolded much like the first.  Both teams were clawing and fighting to keep balls alive which made extra long rallies impossible. Poland saw their biggest lead of the evening slip away, and the Raiders snuck out with a set two win.

It seemed with a 2-0 advantage the Raiders would have all the momentum in set three, but that was not the case. The Raiders had their worst hitting set with an attack percentage of .031. Poland took full advantage of this and captured a thrilling third set forcing a fourth.

Poland came out strong in set number four with a 6-0 rally. The Raiders found their wag back, however, and before the Bulldogs could blink it was tired at 9-9. Like the sets before them, this one went back and forth. Izzy Lamparty put the match away with a monster kill.

Anna Primavera had 12 kills on the night for the Raiders adding 8!digs, and 2 aces. Izzy Lamparty had 8 kills. Emily Irons gathered 29 assists, 3 kills, and 3 digs. Reagan Irons led the team in digs with 9.

Raiders return to action Tuesday as they travel to Lakeview.

SPARTANS WRECK RAIDERS WIN STREAK

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CANFIELD, OH- The South Range Volleyball team suffered their first loss of the season Wednesday night with a 4 set loss to Boardman (21-25 14-25 25-22 18-25).

The first set started off back and forth but Boardman was always able to keep at least a one-point lead. Then the Spartans went on a long rally in the middle of the set to take a big enough lead to escape with a four-point win.

The Spartans completely controlled set number 2. They used their speed on the middle block to expose soft spots in the Raiders defense. The Spartans had all the momentum and cruised to a 2-0 match lead.

The Raiders showed tremendous toughness in set number three getting out to a big lead, and keeping it. They pushed to set point 24-17, but Boardman refused to go away. They rattled off 5 points in a row. The Raiders still took the set 25-22 but the Spartans grabbed much-needed momentum.

After dropping the third set Boardman came out in the fourth with intensity. A big 5-0 rally to put them up 13-8 was all they needed to control the clinching set. The Raiders struggled to hit in the set, with a percentage of .052.

Anna Primavera lead the Raiders in kills with 7 and added 3 digs. Izzy Lamparty was a walk at the net, grabbing 15 blocks, also having 5 kills and 2 digs. Emily Irons finished with 19 assists, 3 kills, and 3 digs. Reagan Irons lead the way defensively with 12 digs. Maria Primavera also had 8.

Raiders return to action Thursday night as they host Poland.

RAIDERS KEEP MOONEY GROUNDED

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CANFIELD, OH- South Range Volleyball opened their home slate Tuesday night with a win over Mooney in 4 sets (25-18 25-21 23-25 25-22).

In the first set, the Raiders established the tempo of the match- putting solid pressure on the Cardinal defense and making unforced errors all the easier. It was Mooney’s first match of the season and things just weren’t clicking yet. Mistakes let the Raiders sail to a 25-18 victory.

The Raiders jumped ahead to an early advantage in the second set, but Mooney started to put it together late. They stormed back and made set 2 very close. The Raiders were able to hold off the Cardinals but Mooney was able to grab ever-important momentum.

Mooney used that momentum to jump out to a big lead in set three. The Raiders found themselves trailing 19-11, and this time around they were the ones that made a late rally to make it a close-set. Katie Hough was responsible for three straight points to close out the set for Mooney, they avoided the sweep but the Raiders took back momentum.

The fourth set was certainly the most back and forth set of the match. Both teams had big leads, and big rallies to combat those leads. The set came to a 21-21 lead and both teams revved up their defensive intensity. Hustle plays and digs were being made all over the place. The Raiders would, however, walk away victorious. 25-23.

Izzy Lamparty led the Raider offense with 11 kills on the night, along with 2 aces and 2 blocks. Emily Irons had 20 assists and 5 digs. Reagan Irons had 11 digs.

The Raiders return to action Wednesday night as they host Boardman.

Raiders Sweep Season Opener

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The South Range Volleyball team opened their 2019 campaign on Saturday with two wins at the Maplewood Tri-match. The Raiders beat both Heartland and Maplewood in 2 sets.

In their first match of the day the Raiders played Heartland Christian and narrowly escaped the first set with a 25-23 victory. Senior Anna Primavera tallied 3 kills in the set. The Raiders finished the match and took set 2 by a much more comfortable score of 25-15. South Range hit .138 in the match.

The second match of the day featured South Range taking on hosting Maplewood. The Raiders cruised to a 25-15 first set victory, and then clinched the match with a 25-18 win in set 2. The Raiders hit .167 in the match.

On the day Primavera tallied 12 kills, 4 digs, and 3 aces. Senior setter Emily Irons finished the day with 32 assists, 5 aces, and 3 digs. Reagan Irons lead the team in digs on the day with 10.

The Raiders return to action Tuesday as they host Mooney.

IRONS SHARPENS IRONS

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If you’re born with the last name like Irons, you better be able to handle some heat.  For South Range Junior, Emily Irons, she is battle-tested and has continued to be the spark that starts the fire for the Lady Raiders.  Irons actually leads the team in hitting percentage, which means she has the most kills with the least errors.

A savvy veteran who makes the most of her athletic ability, but reads the defense like it’s a line from a Dr. Seuss novel.

The athletic ability is earned, and God-given.  Both Emily’s parents were exceptional athletes, her older brother is a leader on the basketball court, and her younger sister shares the volleyball court with her this year.  For Emily, she has the ability and the determination to keep raising the bar for the family name.  Oh, by the way…Emily plays a sport each and every season.

Our Anthony Hartwig sat down with Emily to discuss the year, as well as plans on and off the court.  The South Range Player Profile is: IRONS SHARPENS IRONS

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LADY RAIDERS SLAY DRAGONS

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CANFIELD, OH-  Raider Volleyball beat a 10-2 Niles team in 4 sets on Tuesday night (25-19 25-16 17-25 25-14)

In the first set the Raiders made a statement quick as they hit their way to 6 kills before surrendering an error. The Raiders had 14 kills in the first set and only 4 errors. That helped the Raiders take set 1 25-19.

The Raiders put another strong step forward in set 2 as Anna Primavera for the momentum rolling with 3 early kills. Abby George also started to make her presence felt in the middle. Jenna Barbessi gathered 5 kills in the set and the Raiders took it 25-16.

In the 3rd set the Raiders passing started to struggle a bit which lead to more attack errors. Almost half of the Raiders total attack errors came in set 3. Niles took advantage. They took set 3 17-25.

The Raiders refocused in the 4th set, as Abby George and Emily Irons both got a couple kills to swing the momentum back to the Raiders side. An Anna Primavera ace, along with strong serving getting Niles out of system gave the Raiders a big lead that they would never let go. The Raiders dominated set 4 25-14.

The Raiders hit .167 overall as a team. They had 9 different players record a kill. Jenna Barbessi lead the offense with 13 kills, she also had a dig. Anna Primavera with 9 kills and 7 digs. Abby George with 7 kills on the night. Drew Feren had 21 assists and 4 digs, also a kill. Emily Irons with 15 assists 7 kills and 6 digs. Mary Kuhns had 11 digs 5 aces and 2 kills.

Raiders will return to action Thursday as they travel to Lakeview who leads the NE8.

LADY RAIDERS NE8 DEBUT SPOILED BY BULLDOGS

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The Raiders volleyball team lost their first conference match of the year Tuesday night to Lakeview in 4 sets (25-23 13-25 19-25 22-25)

The Raiders won a back and forth set 1 as they took advantage of poor hitting by the Bulldogs. The Raiders tallied 10 kills in set 1 and Anna Primavera had 6 of them. The Raiders also only surrendered 3 attack errors which helped them win set 1 25-23.

In set 2 the Bulldogs found a hole in the Raiders defense and exploited it. The soft attacks to the middle of the court were the poison of choice as the Dawgs ran away with set 2 13-25. The Raiders only had 5 kills and also 5 errors to hit 0% in that set.

In set 3 the Raiders were hitting better much like set 1, however the soft attack of Lakeview was still giving the Raider defense fits. Junior Abby George came up huge in that set with 3 kills and 3 blocks. The Raiders were tied at 18-18 but Lakeview rattled off 6 points in a row to take a 18-24 lead and eventually the set 19-25.

In set 4 the Raiders acquired their first lead since the beginning set of the game 15-14 but Lakeview would storm back. Emily Irons working as an outside hitter while not setting was able to gather 3 kills during set 4 which was a tight affair, the Bulldogs would rally late to take it 22-25 and the match 3-1.

Anna Primavera now dubbed “Prime Time” showed off in her YSN broadcast debut earning a double double with 12 kills and 10 digs. Abby George had 8 kills and 3 blocks. Jenna Barbessi with 7 kills. Drew Feren lead in assists with 14 while Emily Irons had 9. Mary Kuhns was solid in the back row with 16 digs. The Raiders return to action Thursday night at Poland.