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EAST PALESTINE FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP. 5) WITH TONY FOSTER

Week four came and went in Bulldog country, as Coach Tony Foster and the Bulldogs traveled to Lisbon to take on the Blue Devils. Unfortunately the Dogs did not make it out of there with a win but Coach Foster is optimistic as always and ready to take on the Golden Eagles of United in week five.

The pride of YSN, D.J. Yokley, had the opportunity to sit down with Coach Foster to discuss EP football and to find out what Coach Foster has up his sleeve for their week five match up.

 

All that and more on this week’s episode of East Palestine Coach’s Corner with Tony Foster!

 

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WELLSVILLE GETS BACK ON TRACK, CLINCH EOAC SHARE

WELLSVILLE, OH- Just a night after suffering only their third loss of the season, and trying to end a three-match stretch in three days; the Lady Tigers Volleyball team were able to sweep their way past EOAC rival, Columbiana.  With the three-set (26-24, 25-17, 25-12) victory, the Tigers were able to at very least clinch a share of the EOAC Title.

For Wellsville, Meaghan Nixon led the way with her five kills and 17 digs, Aubri Ramsey had 10 kills, Emma Smith had 10 kills and 2 blocks. Emily McNicol had 19 assists and 3 aces while Greta Cartwright had 12 aces and 2 kills, Alana Amato had 6 kills and Jenna McNicol had 27 digs.

The Clippers were led by Grace Witmer who had seven kills, 21 digs, and 10 helpers. Tori Long had seven kills and 13 digs. Maci Linhart had 24 digs.

LISBON RALLIES TO WRAP COLUMBIANA

COLUMBIANA, OH- Lisbon was slow to start on Tuesday night, but after dropping the first set, the Blue Devils were seeing red.

Literally.

The Lady Devils were able to pick themselves up after set one and walk away victorious, 15-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-13.

Setting the tone for Lisbon was Sophomore, Justyce Vrable with 13 points, 4 kills, and 8 blocks.  Maddie Liberati had 11 points, 6 aces along with 14 kills.  Callie Steed led the offensive attack with 23 kills.

For Columbiana Grace Witmer had a triple-double with 10 kills, 16 assists, and 10 points while contributing 7 digs as well.  Tori Long had 19 digs and 11 kills while teammates Maci Linhart had 31 digs, and a pair of kills and Marissa Makosky had 17 assists, 12 points, with a pair of aces and kills.

Columbiana travels to Wellsville on Thursday, that match can be seen LIVE on YSN.

COME TO CATHERS

EAST PALESTINE, OH- The new era of East Palestine Football has begun in Bulldog Country, and there are some big shoes to fill behind center.  Up to the task is the senior standout, Dominick Cathers, a man of many talents and interests that looks to rally the troops in the second half of the season.

YSN’s Tim Figley sat down with Dominick to discuss his take on what he’s up against and a few of his favorite things.

This week’s East Palestine Player Profile is: Come to Cathers.

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EP SHOWS PRIDE FOR MCBRIDE, LADY DOGS SWEEP JFK

EAST PALESTINE, OH- The East Palestine Lady Bulldogs Volleyball Team has been searching for a groove in their season to get established.  A game that they were clicking on all cylinders, and on Monday, they may have found it.  Against an out of conference team in Warren JFK, the Lady Bulldogs were able to dial up a 3-set victory 25-4,25-10, 25-15.

Leading the way was serve specialist Jade McBride, who posted 15 points and 3 digs on the night.  Paige Snyder collected 13 tallies and a pair of digs, while Juli Jones had a pair of kills, and Junior Malynn Bistarkey had 8 kills.

East Palestine improves to 10-5 overall, and 7-2 in the EOAC.  They now gear up for Leetonia on Thursday night at home.

BULLDOGS SET TONE AGAINST WELLSVILLE

WELLSVILLE, OH- The brand new, beautiful turf in Wellsville wasn’t enough to hypnotize the East Palestine Soccer Team on Monday.  The Bulldogs sped on the synthetic surface on their way to a 7-0 victory in EOAC action.

Schaelee Guy’s 2 goals led the way alongside Josh Welch’s 2 goals and 2 assist night.  Weston Jones, Caden Rummel, and Brandon Turcola all had a goal in the game, Turcola added a helper as well.  Blaze Egan and Nic Jaskola each had an assist.

Matt Garcia had 3 saves in net for EP.

Cameron Carlevale was able to snag 18 saves for Wellsville.

East Palestine is now 8-3-1 overall and 4-2 in EOAC

The next match for East Palestine is Wednesday night at home against United which will be Senior Night.

*Stats contributed by Rob Patterson

WEEK 3 BAIRD BROTHERS BIG DOGS OF THE VALLEY ANNOUNCED

EAST PALESTINE, OH- In one of the closest votes in recent history, the final tallies were counted- and counted again for this week’s announcement.  With over 16,000 votes cast in Week 3, we have your winners!  Both student-athletes now qualify for the Big-Dog of the Year title handed out this November, congratulations to both athletes and their schools.

 

VOLLEYBALL:

PHOTO CREDIT: GARY LEININGER

MADDIE LIBERATI – LISBON

20 Kills/8 Points/40 Digs/2 Assists vs. Wellsville

 

 

FOOTBALL:

PHOTO CREDIT: GARY LEININGER

MARCO FERRY – LEETONIA

9 Rushes/303 Yards/5 Touchdowns vs. Chalker

 

 

WELLSVILLE RACES PAST BEARS TO OPEN CONFERENCE PLAY

LEETONIA, OH – A week after a heartbreaking 6-0 loss to Malvern where nothing on offense seemed to click, the Wellsville Tigers dominated in the second half of a 25-10 win over EOAC and Region 25 rival Leetonia. 

The Bears got things going on their opening drive with a touchdown pass from quarterback Dylan Lennon to fullback Dylan Durick just three minutes into the game. After trading punts, the Tigers responded with a one-yard touchdown plunge from senior fullback Justin Sarge. The only other score to come in the first half was a 30-yard field goal by Leetonia kicker Gavin Steiskal with 27 seconds left before halftime. The three-pointer came after a Wellsville botched snap fumble deep in their own territory. The Bears took a 10-7 lead into halftime. From there, it was all Tigers. 

Wellsville received the ball to start the second half and wasted no time before taking the lead for good. Senior running back Jason Tice hit pay dirt with an 11-yard touchdown run just 2:08 into the second half. Tice would finish the night with 145 yards and a touchdown on just 12 carries. One of those carries went for 80 yards to seal the game late in the 4th quarter. The 80-yard dash was the second-longest of the season for the Tigers. 

Senior receiver/defensive back Darien Suggs continued to impress on both sides of the ball. Suggs finished with 6 receptions for 70 yards and a touchdown through the air, four carries for 30 yards and a touchdown on the ground and finished second on the team in tackles for the night with seven. Caden Weekly led the Tigers in tackles for the fourth straight week with 14 – all solo. Draven Crow chipped in with three tackles and two combined sacks/tackles for loss. Crow now has eight combined sacks/tackles for loss on the season. 

Leetonia junior Marco Ferry continued his stellar season with 30 carries for 162 yards. Connor Hicks led the bears with 10 tackles including two sacks/tackles for loss. The loss puts the Bears at 3-1 for the season, while the win establishes the Tigers with the same record. Both teams sat in the top eight of Division 7, Region 25 of the OHSAA playoff race before the game. The Tigers visit Lisbon next week, While Leetonia heads to Columbiana. 

 

*Story contributed by YSN Wellsville’s Gary Althiser

BULLDOGS BITE BACK, EP BUMPS LISBON

EAST PALESTINE, OH- In a three-match in a three-day stretch, East Palestine was able to fight through fatigue, and come out with a big victory against EOAC rival Lisbon on Thursday 3-1.  The Lady Dogs were looking to bounce back from a loss to Heartland in which they had control but just couldn’t hold on.  Thursday, the Lady Dogs showed grit winning 25-19, 25-15, 24-26, 25-20.

East Palestine (9-5,7-2) were paced by junior, Emily Berger, who had 13 points, 5 aces, 1 block, 14 kills, and 7 digs.  Morgan Cheurco led the way in helpers with 31, 14 points, 5 aces, and 7 digs.  Olivia Figley was a front-line assassin with 14 kills and 5 blocks while Jade McBride had 10 points, an ace, and 15 digs.

Lisbon (10-6, 5-4) spread the credit with Maddie Liberati dialing up 7 points, 7 aces, 4 blocks, 18 kills and 32 digs.  Callie Steed had 10 points, 20 kills, and 28 digs while Jaidynn Entrinkin had 33 assists and 8 points.

East Palestine will meet up with Warren JFK on Monday in non-conference play.

SHOUT IT OUT, CLIPPERS CAPTURE VICTORY OVER SOUTHERN

COLUMBIANA, OH- The Lady Clippers found their footing on Thursday when they swept past Southern 25-18, 25-19, 25-22.

Grace Witmer had a big night on the stat sheet racking up 8 kills, 10 assists, 6 points, 2 aces, 8 digs and a block.  Also contributing for the Clips was Tori Long with 9 kills, an ace, 4 points, and 14 digs.  Maci Linhart had 12 digs, 4 points, and a pair of kills while Madison Moser had 12 tallies, 3 kills, and an ace.  Maddie Withrow had a presence up front with 5 kills.

The Lady Clips will head to Berlin Center to take on Western Reserve on Monday.