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VALLEY NATIVE, MEENACHAN JOINS THE YSN TEAM TO INCREASE LOCAL COVERAGE

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH-  Valley native, Brooke Meenachan returns to Youngstown after earning her master’s degree at Syracuse’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. A native to the Valley, Brooke graduated from Boardman High School where she played basketball, softball, and volleyball. She helped lead the Spartans to three regional championship appearances. She continued her softball career at Youngstown State University before hanging up her cleats to focus on her future career. Brooke comes from a family full of sports enthusiasts. She played every sport imaginable growing up and knew at a young age she wanted to take that passion and turn it into a profession.

While at Syracuse, Brooke served as a sideline reporter, analyst, producer and host for Syracuse athletics’ ACC Network Extra broadcasts. Her time at Syracuse landed her an internship with Raycom Sports and the ACC Network in Charlotte.

Brooke held several jobs in the field before moving to Central New York. She worked in the Valley as a producer at 21-WFMJ and sports reporter at the Vindicator.

She currently works as a freelancer for Fox Sports Ohio and SportsTime Ohio as well as Pitt Athletics.

“We’re incredibly excited to have Brooke as part of our YSN Leadership Team.  Her resume speaks for itself, and she is dedicated to increasing coverage locally here in the Valley,” said YSN Founder DJ Yokley.  “She serves as a trailblazer in sports and broadcasting, and we are proud to have a talent such as hers,” added YSN GM Steve Leslie.

Brooke will serve as YSN’s Communications Director, which will allow her to broadcast events, host programming, as well as be a point-guard for all communications within the company.

When she’s not talking about sports, she also loves to watch them! Brooke is a huge Cleveland Indians, Browns and Cavs fan. She’s also an avid Notre Dame and UNC fan. Brooke also enjoys working out, spending time with friends, family and her fiancé and exploring new places!

CLIPPERS DEFEATED BY BLUE DEVILS ON OPENING NIGHT

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CLIPPERS DEFEATED BY BLUE DEVILS ON OPENING NIGHT

 

COLUMBIANA, OH- The much anticipated 2018 Columbiana Clippers football season opened with a thud here at Firestone Park.  The Clippers suffered all evening from penalties and other self-inflicted setbacks that they could not overcome against a quality opponent like the Western Reserve Blue Devils falling 27-12.

 

On this Military Appreciation Night, the Blue Devils powerful ground attack dominated the action as seniors Adam Gatrell and Ryan Slaven spent most of the night in enemy territory with a consistent, ball-controlling pounding of the Clipper defense.  Gatrell gained 150 yards, scoring on runs of 6 yards and 3 yards in the first half. Then, put the game away with a 40-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. Slaven ran effectively between the tackles from the pistol after connecting with Jimmy Mayberry for the game’s first big play, a 42-yard TD pass that gave the Blue Devils a lead they would never relinquish.

 

Columbiana could not get any traction on offense.  Three turnovers and a plethora of penalties thwarted the offense time after time.  Jakob Cross did find Chase Franken over the middle for the Clips’ lone highlight of the first half.  Franken reeled in the pass and scampered down the sideline for a 57-yard score. Trailing 20-6 early in the fourth, Columbiana used a heavy dose of their bruising running back, Steven Anderson, to cut the deficit to 20-12.  Anderson barreled his way into the end zone from a yard out after several strong runs to sustain the scoring drive.

 

Western Reserve continued to move the sticks and use up most of the fourth quarter to salt away the win.

 

The Clippers look to bounce back at McDonald, while the Blue Devils will host East Palestine next week.   

BEAVER LOCAL IMPRESSES AGAINST HARRISON

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EAST LIVERPOOL, OH- The Lady Beavers impressed as they handled the Lady Huskies 3-0, winning game 1 25-17, game 2 25-13, and game 3 25-8.

Early leads from Beaver Local and communication problems from Harrison Central were key factors in this one. Madison Smith made her name known as she did not let Harrison Central on their heels the entire match, as she takes home the G. Burbick Farms Player of the Game honors. As the Beavers open the season 2-0, it should also be noted that they have not lost a set to this point, winning both matches 3-0.

The Lady Beavers will look to continue their winning ways when they visit Edison on August 27.

YSN Beaver Local- Michael McKenzie

LADY RAIDERS BUMPED IN HOME OPENER BY URSULINE

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CANFIELD, OH- The Raider Volleyball team welcomed in the Ursuline Irish in their home opener Monday night. The Raiders dropped a tough 5 set match (25-20 20-25 17-25 25-18 11-15)

In set 1 the Raiders hit the ground running. Izzy Lamparty collected 3 blocks in the set to establish a strong Raider defense. Junior Anna Primavera notched 3 service aces in a row to give the Raiders a strong lead that they would ride to a 25-20 set 1 victory.

In set 2 the Irish rebounded with a strong defense that held the Raider hitters to only 5 kills. The Raiders helped out with 6 attack errors as well. Izzy Lamparty tallied 2 more blocks but the Raiders dropped the set 20-25.

After the first couple points in set 3, Izzy Lamparty went down and had to leave the game. The Raiders struggled to find a rhythm in a new rotation as they committed 8 attack errors. The Raiders dropped set 3 17-25

With their backs against the wall, the Raiders were up for the challenge in set 4. The Raiders were able to gather 9 kills in the set 3 from Primavera. The Raiders got back to work on their net defense as sophomore Abby George stepped up with 3 blocks that slowed down the Irish momentum. The Irish fought off 4 set points but the Raiders took the set 25-18.

In the decisive 5th set the Raiders and Irish traded points to get to 7-7. Back to back attack errors from the Raiders have the Irish some breathing room and they were able to wiggle away with a 15-11 match-clinching set 5 victory.  

As a team, the Raiders were held to a hitting percentage under .100 mostly attributed to strong back row defense from the Irish. As a team, the Raiders finished with 13 service aces. Anna Primavera lead the Raiders with 10 kills and also tallied 7 service aces. The newcomer to the varsity lineup Abby George finished with 7 kills 3 blocks and a dig. Mary Kuhns finished with 15 digs. Drew Ferren led the Raiders in assists with 15. The Raiders return to action Tuesday traveling to Fitch.

LEETONIA VOLLEYBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP. 1) WITH LEANNA MEEKS

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LEETONIA, OH-  The smell of the wax on the gym floor, the squeaking of new shoes, the look of hope in every student-athlete can only mean one thing.  The new Fall season has arrived!  This year YSN is putting emphasis on more schools and more sports, but without giving up an ounce of coverage for any of our partner schools in our inaugural year.

So this year, we’re sitting down with Leetonia Volleyball Coach, who in her third year is looking to build on the foundation that her program has constructed thus far.

Without further ado, LiB’s Market in Salem proudly presents Leetonia Volleyball Coach’s Corner with Leanna Meeks:

REBELS WILL RELY ON SPEED TO WIN IN 2018- CRESTVIEW FOOTBALL PREVIEW

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COLUMBIANA, OH-  In 2017, Paul Cusick and his Crestview Rebels stormed into the playoffs on a year that most thought it was improbable.  The Rebels finished the campaign with a 6-5 posting, but it was their strength of schedule that made that mark so impressive.  Playing highly physical teams such as West Branch, Struthers, Indian Creek, and South Range (twice) to name a few.

This year Coach “Q” is building on speed.  “Offensively, we will continue to run the spread, we will be up-tempo. We should have great competition in camp for starting positions. We have experience on the offensive side of the ball and need to continue to learn the system to be competitive.” says Cusick.

The Rebels will return seven starters on offense led by a standout receiver and super specialist Dylan Huff, running back Andrew Yanssens, and Dom Perry up front.  They will base their offense off of the spread formation, and per the usual at Crestview, focus on winning the battle in the trenches on every down.


Much the same on defense, the Rebels will post 4 boys up front in a 4-2 defense and will focus on their footspeed in the defensive backfield.  “Our defense will have good speed. The defense looks to be more aggressive and must make plays for us. We will have a great balance of experience throughout the defensive unit. We must have our defense create turnovers & field position.” Cusick added.  The defense will be helmed by Stephen Barr at Strong Safety, and Austin Brodigan in the defensive backfield.  Dante Pelino will again be a force coming off the end, and will undoubtedly give the opposing backfield headaches.

Crestview will look to add to big numbers last year offensively led by their 2-headed monster backfield in Yanssens and Sophomore Ethan Powell.  The two combined for nearly 2000 yards and 17 touchdowns last year for the Rebels.  Stephen Barr will take over the reigns at QB and will try to fill the shoes of Caleb Hill who accounted for 17 touchdowns on the ground and through the air in 2017. “We relied on Andrew to run the ball a lot last year, so we worked on passing this offseason and bump up our receiving corps,” said Barr.

The Rebs schedule will feature 7 home games this year which fits well into their postseason plans.  “Home games are awesome, it’s a great atmosphere, and the fans make it that way,” said lineman Dom Perry.  Coincidentally, Crestview will open their season at West Branch on Friday, August 24 at 7PM.

 

RAIDERS LOOK TO RELOAD IN 2018- SOUTH RANGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW

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CANFIELD, OH-  After a very successful 2017 campaign (13-1) The South Range Raiders are back to business, and in their 50th year of existence, look to build on the foundation that has been built in years past.

As with most years, and most programs, Coach Dan Yeagley heads into his 23rd year with a list of challenges.  The difference is that Yeagley will pull his team together this year to use not only the success of last season as a step on the ladder, but will also be able to use the success of other sports at South Range to prepare for the campaign.

It’s easy to point out what the Raiders have lost from 2017.  Aniello Buzzacco (Robert Morris) had over 1000 yards on the ground, and through the air last year, as well as patrolled from the safety position on defense.  Let’s also not forget about Ohio’s Defensive Player of the Year: Peyton Remish (Slippery Rock) who had 151 tackles including 34 for loss.  Oh, and he also ran for over 1750 yards and touched paint 19 times.  Mathias Combs (YSU) tracked in 14 touchdowns and had over 1000 yards receiving to leave his mark on the South Range program.

The real question most teams will face is “How deep is South Range?”  The answer: very.

Nearly 60 Raiders will suit up for Yeagley in 2018, and will provide a ship full of eager young men to chisel their name into the record books as well.  This season the Raiders on Offense have seven returning starters. The returning linemen are Tyler Dolak, Christian Maust, and Jordan Lowery. Returning at the skill positions are running back Trent Harrold, wide receiver Josh Stear and tight ends Ryan Davenport and Jacob Gehring. Helping fill some of the spots offensively will be linemen, Anthony Czap, Rocco DeLucia, Richard Ferenchak, and Colin McCabe. At the skill positions: Isaac Allegretto at QB, Anthony DeLucia and Patrick McCabe at RB, Chris Brooks, Corey Kougher, Seth Littleton, Jacob Shood, Sean Manning and Nick Habeth at WR will be filling in the gaps. “Offensively we need to play as a TEAM. With inexperienced players at the skill positions and a couple new lineman, our Scrimmages will be very important for us to gain the experience needed and for evaluating our players.” Yeagley said.

Being Independent again for the 2018 season, the Raiders will play 5 teams they have never faced. They start the season Week 1 traveling to rival Springfield Local followed by Cleveland JFK at home. Week 3 they host another rival Crestview. “The rest of our season is filled with perennial powers Canton Central Catholic, Marlington, Louisville, and Cleveland Garfield Heights along with St. Clairsville, Brookfield and West Geauga. We must come ready to play every week and be mentally prepared to play such a tough schedule,” added Yeagley.

WU IS PERFECT AGAINST YOUNGSTOWN, LIFTS CHINA TO VICTORY

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WASHINGTON, PA- Sin-Jie Wu earned the win for Chinese Taipei. He went five innings, allowing zero runs on zero hits, striking out nine and walking zero.  Colten Shaffer took the loss for Youngstown.  He surrendered four runs on two hits over five innings, striking out one and walking zero on 69 pitches (40 strikes.)  The game was only five innings due to poor weather from Monday’s schedule.  All 6 games today will be under the 5-inning schedule.

Chinese Taipei was sure-handed in the field and didn’t commit a single error. Chiu-Teng Chen had the most chances in the field with ten.

For Chinese Taipei, they were able to capitalize on errors by Youngstown as only 1 of their 4 runs were earned.  The victors will now wait to see who emerges from the Youngstown/Dominican Republic game this afternoon.  That game slated for 1pm.

 

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YOUNGSTOWN PONY’S UP, DEFEATS AUSTRIA IN PLWS.

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WASHINGTON, PA-  Youngstown defeated Vienna, Austria 10-0 on Saturday as three pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Braden Gebhardt induced a groundout from Alexander Resel to finish off the game.  Youngstown, OH secured the victory thanks to six runs in the sixth inning. Tyler Staub, Andrew Kirkpatrick, and Colten Shaffer all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.  Youngstown, OH got things started in the first inning. Brady Shannon singled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run.

Youngstown, OH scored six runs in the sixth inning. Youngstown’s big inning was driven by a walk by Tyler Staub, a single by Colten Shaffer, and an error on a ball put in play by Andrew Kirkpatrick.  A single by Levin Heinzle in the third inning was a positive for Vienna, Austria.

Colten Shaffer pitched Youngstown to victory. He allowed one hit and zero runs over three innings, striking out four and walking zero. Joe Roth and Braden Gebhardt entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.

Eoghan McGarry took the loss for Austria. He surrendered five runs on nine hits over five innings, striking out five and walking zero.

Youngstown tallied 11 hits in the game. Colten Shaffer, Andrew Kirkpatrick, and Brady Shannon all collected multiple hits for Youngstown.  Colten Shaffer went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Youngstown in hits.  AJ Havrilla also drove in 2 RBI in the victory.

Team Youngstown will now wait two days and watch the tournament from the winner’s bracket in anticipation for their game Monday evening at 5:30.  Colten Shaffer will be eligible to pitch again under the pitch count rules by Pony League.  We will have interviews with the players and staff following the victory and move toward Monday’s next round.  Stay tuned to YSNLive.com, and our social media channels as we follow the progress of Team Youngstown.

 

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The Lumberjack Classic Softball Home Run Derby/Championship Game

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05-06-2024Baseball@ Edgewood
05-02-2024Baseball@ St. John
04-30-2024Baseballvs Madison
04-24-2024Baseball@ Lakeside
04-10-2024Baseball@ Conneaut
03-06-2024Boy's Basketballvs Lutheran West
02-23-2024Boy's Basketballvs Perry
02-17-2024Boy's Basketballvs Lakeside
02-16-2024Boy's Basketballvs Badger
02-13-2024Boy's Basketballvs Grand Valley
02-03-2024Girl's Basketballvs Edgewood
02-02-2024Boy's Basketballvs Edgewood
01-31-2024Girl's Basketballvs Madison
01-30-2024Boy's Basketballvs Madison
01-16-2024Boy's Basketballvs Geneva
01-12-2024Boy's Basketballvs Harvey
12-19-2023Girl's Basketball@ Edgewood
12-13-2023Boy's Basketball@ Lakeside
12-09-2023Girl's Basketball@ Girard
11-27-2023Girl's Basketballvs Lakeview
10-18-2023Girl's Soccer@ Canfield
10-13-2023Footballvs Edgewood
09-29-2023Footrball@ Lakeside
09-15-2023Footballvs Lutheran East
09-08-2023Football@ Perry
09-01-2023Football@ Beaver Local
08-25-2023Footballvs Lakeview
08-18-2023Football@ Girard
04-26-2023Softball@ Girard
04-26-2023Tennis@ Struthers
04-19-2023Baseball@ Struthers
04-15-2023Baseballvs St. John
04-15-2023Baseballvs Geneva
04-13-2023Softball@ Edgewood
04-11-2023Baseball@ Lakeview
03-28-2023Baseball@ South Range
03-28-2023Softball@ South Range
02-14-2023Boy's Basketballvs South Range
02-03-2023Boy's Basketball@ Niles
02-02-2023Girl's Basketball@ Lakeview
01-27-2023Boy's Basketball@ South Range
01-23-2023Boy's Basketball@ Niles
01-20-2023Boy's Basketballvs Jefferson
01-19-2023Girl's Basketball@ South Range
01-17-2023Boy's Basketball@ Hubbard
01-13-2023Boy's Basketball@ Struthers
01-09-2023Girl's Basketball@ Hubbard
01-06-2023Boy's Basketball@ Girard
01-05-2023Girl's Basketballvs Lakeview
12-22-2022Girl's Basketball@ Girard
12-19-2022Girl's Basketball@ Poland
12-16-2022Boy's Basketball@ Lakeview
12-13-2022Boy's Basketballvs Poland
12-09-2022Boy's Basketballvs Hubbard
12-08-2022Girl's Basketball@ Struthers
12-07-2022Bowling@ Struthers
11-26-2022Footballvs Glenville
11-19-2022Footballvs West Branch
11-12-2022Footballvs Canton South
11-04-2022Footballvs Girard
10-28-2022Footballvs Poland
10-21-2022Football@ Lakeview
10-14-2022Football@ Poland
10-07-2022Footballvs South Range
10-04-2022Volleyballvs Lakeview
09-30-2022Football@ Struthers
09-27-2022Volleyball@ Niles
09-26-2022Boy's Soccer@ Poland
09-23-2022Footballvs Hubbard
09-22-2022Volleyball@ South Range
09-16-2022Football@ Niles
09-15-2022Volleyballvs Girard
09-09-2022Footballvs Girard
09-06-2022Volleyballvs Sturthers
09-02-2022Football@ Edgewood
08-29-2022Girl's Soccer@ Struthers
08-26-2022Footballvs Harvey
08-25-2022Volleyball@ Poland
08-23-2022Volleyball@ Girard
08-19-2022Footballvs Grand Valley
05-18-2022Baseball@ Columbiana
05-12-2022Softballvs Lakeside
05-10-2022Baseballvs Lakeview
05-10-2022Softballvs Jefferson
05-04-2022Softballvs Lakeview
05-02-2022Baseballvs Niles
04-28-2022Baseballvs Edgewood
04-23-2022Softball@ Howland
04-13-2022Baseball@ Poland
04-12-2022Baseballvs Poland
03-30-2022Softball@ South Range
03-04-2022Boy's Basketballvs Campbell
02-28-2022Boy's Basketballvs LaBrae
02-25-2022Boy's Basketballvs Conneaut
02-16-2022Girl's Basketball@ Girard
02-08-2022Boy's Basketball@ Hubbard
02-07-2022Girl's Basketball@ South Range
02-01-2022Girl's Basketball@ Poland
01-28-2022Boy's Basketball@ Girard
01-27-2022Girl's Basketball@ Struthers
01-21-2022Boy's Basketball@ Lakeview
01-14-2022Boy's Basketball@ Poland
01-10-2022Girl's Basketballvs Lakeview
01-07-2022Boy's Basketball@ Struthers
01-03-2022Girl's Basketball@ Hubbard
12-21-2021Boy's Basketballvs Lakeview
12-16-2021Girl's Basketballvs Struthers
12-14-2021Boy's Basketball@ South Range
12-09-2021Girl's Basketball@ Girard
12-02-2021Girl's Basketball@ Lakeview
10-22-2021Footballvs Lakeview
10-15-2021Footballvs Poland
10-14-2021Volleyball@ Struthers
10-08-2021Football@ South Range
10-01-2021Footballvs Struthers
09-29-2021Girl's Soccer@ Struthers
09-24-2021Football@ Hubbard
09-20-2021Girl's Tennis@ Struthers
09-17-2021Footballvs Sharpesville
09-14-2021Volleyball@ Girard
09-10-2021Football@ Girard
09-03-2021Footballvs Edgewood
05-13-2021Softball@ Poland
05-11-2021Tennis@ Struthers
05-10-2021Baseball@ South Range
05-01-2021Softballvs Cardinal Mooney
05-01-2021Softballvs Warren Harding
04-26-2021Baseball@ Niles
04-13-2021Baseball@ Struthers
03-30-2021Baseball@ Hubbard
02-26-2021Boy's Basketball@ Waterloo
01-28-2021Girl's Basketball@ Girard
01-26-2021Boys Basketball@ Poland
01-25-2021Girl's Basketball@ Lakeview
01-15-2021Boy's Basketball@ Niles
01-11-2021Girl's Basketball@ Struthers
01-09-2021Girl's Basketball@ Hubbard
01-08-2021Boy's Basketball@ South Range
01-05-2021Boy's Basketballvs Lakeview
12-30-2020Boy's Basketball@ Struthers
12-17-2020Girl's Basketball@ South Range
12-08-2020Boy's Basketballvs Pymatuning Valley
12-07-2020Girl's Basketball@ Poland
12-03-2020Girl's Basketballvs Struthers
10-30-2020Footballvs Conneaut
10-02-2020Football@ Lakeview
10-01-2020Volleyball@ Struthers
09-25-2020Footballvs Girard
09-18-2020Footballvs South Range
09-11-2020Football@ Struthers
09-04-2020Footballvs Hubbard
08-27-2020Football@ Niles
02-18-2020Boys Basketballvs Lakeside
02-14-2020Boys Basketball@ South Range
02-04-2020Boys Basketball@ Hubbard
01-30-2020Girls Basketball@ Poland
01-24-2020Boys Basketball@ Girard
01-23-2020Girls Basketball@ Struthers
01-10-2020Boys Basketball@ Poland
01-09-2020Girls Basketball@ Jefferson
12-20-2019Boys Basketball@ Struthers
12-16-2019Girls Basketball@ Hubbard
12-05-2019Girls Basketball@ Girard
10-25-2019Football@ Girard
10-18-2019Footballvs Poland
10-11-2019Football@ South Range
10-04-2019Footballvs Struthers
09-30-2019Girl's Soccer@ Struthers
09-27-2019Football@ Hubbard
09-10-2019Volleyball@ South Range
09-03-2019Volleyball@ Struthers
05-18-2019Baseballvs South Range
05-04-2019Softballvs East Palestine
05-04-2019Softballvs Louisville
05-02-2019Softballvs Warren Harding (MVIT)
02-22-2019Boys Basketball@ Niles
02-14-2019Girls Basketballvs Poland
02-11-2019Wrestlingvs Grand Valley/Edgewood
02-08-2019Boys Basketball@ Poland
02-07-2019Girls Basketball@ South Range
02-05-2019Boys Basketballvs Hubbard
02-01-2019Boys Basketball@ Struthers
01-28-2019Girls Basketball@ Hubbard
01-25-2019Boys Basketballvs Girard
01-24-2019Girls Basketballvs Struthers
01-18-2019Boys Basketball@ South Range
01-17-2019Girls Basketball@ Girard
01-15-2019Boys Basketballvs Lakeview
01-11-2019Boys Basketballvs Poland
01-09-2019Girls Basketball@ South Range
01-08-2019Boys Basketball@ Hubbard
12-29-2018WrestlingNortheast 8 Duals
12-20-2018Girls Basketball@ Poland
12-17-2018Girls Basketballvs Hubbard
12-14-2018Boys Basketball@ Girard
12-13-2018Girls Basketball@ Struthers
12-10-2018Girls Basketball@ Niles