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LADY RAIDERS GET IT RIGHT FROM THR RIP

CANFIELD, OH- In an opening day showdown on Monday, the South Range Lady Raiders showcased their prowess on the softball diamond, clinching a resounding 10-0 victory over NE8 foe Girard in just five innings, enforced by the mercy rule.

Leading the charge was pitching sensation Jayli Wilt, who delivered a n0-hit performance, striking out an astounding 12 batters while conceding zero hits and runs over five innings, with just three walks.

The Raiders seized control early, but it was in the explosive fifth inning where they truly asserted their dominance, tallying six runs to solidify their lead. Ashley Rupert, Heidi Bartels, Kiera Winner, Solena DeJesus, and Keira Brogan all contributed crucial hits and RBIs during this pivotal inning.

South Range Varsity Raiders opened the scoring in the second inning following errors from Girard, with Addison Wardle also crossing the plate after being struck by a pitch.

In the circle for Girard, B. Broll, who endured four and one-third innings and conceding 10 runs, nine of which were earned, on 11 hits, while striking out one and walking four.

Offensively, South Range displayed depth and consistency, amassing 11 hits throughout the game. Standouts included Gretchen Bartels, Ashley Rupert, and Giada Pauline, each contributing two hits to the cause. Meanwhile, Brogan, DeJesus, and Bartels showcased their clutch-hitting abilities, each driving in two runs.

Defensively, South Range remained flawless, committing no errors throughout the game, with Bartels demonstrating her defensive prowess with 13 chances in the field.

With this commanding win under their belts, South Range Varsity Raiders eagerly anticipate their next challenge as they hit the road to face Girard once again on Tuesday.

 

UNITED SOFTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH JEN KOONS

HANOVERTON OH- It’s time for another spring sports season! We know that it would t be complete without United softball.  This season the Eagles are looking to fly high in the EOAC under new head coach Jen Koons.  New is a loose term though, because Koons has been around the program for a while and is very familiar with what she has to work with.  They return a ton of speed on the base paths, and coach Koons promises they will try to cause chaos on the bases whenever possible. You can never sleep on the Eagles come softball season.

Coach Koons graciously took the time to chat with YSN’s Anthony Hartwig to help us preview the upcoming season.  They talk about what stars are returning in their dugout, the schedule they’ve put together to test themselves, and much more. Check out Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with Jen Koons exclusively on YSN!

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GIRLS BASKETBALL ALL STATE TEAMS FOR DIVISIONS 3 & 4 ANNOUNCED

What a basketball season it has been for the YSN family. One day after we put a bow on the season, the state of Ohio has announced the biggest honor it can give with the All-Ohio teams.  YSN has plenty of representation on the list for Divisions 3 & 4.  The names are below.

Division 3

2nd Team
Addison Rhodes (Crestview)

Special Mention

Luvrain Gaskins (Crestview)
Isabella Meyer (Champion)
Ava Hulett (Mineral Ridge)

Honorable Mention
Soia Henderson (Edison)
Ella Kuszmaul (LaBrae)
Grace Knight (United)
Cailey Wellman (Brookfield)
Ellie Venezia (Columbiana)
Leah DeMoss (Pymatuning Valley)

DIvision 4

2nd Team
Ashley Shroades (Southern)
Alyssa Cevera (St. John)
Katie Grexa (Badger)

3rd Team
Jameka Brungard (Springfield)

Special Mention
Mickey Zheng (St. John)
Ava Darney (Warren JFK)

Honorable Mention
DiDi Ryan (Warren JFK)
Grace DiSalvatore (St. John)

Congratulations to all of YSN’s basketball players on an incredible season.  We look forward to seeing everyone back on the floor next winter.

SALEM SOFTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH MICHAEL THORPE

SALEM OH- Quaker country, are you ready for spring? The girls that lace up their gloves on the softball diamond sure are.  The Quakers have a squad that is overflowing with returning experience that is hungry to prove that they belong in the local conversation.  You’ll find plenty of young experienced players that not only promise to do great things for Salem this year, but also for years to come.  They’ll create the building blocks to keep the program alive and well.

Salem is once again led by head coach Michael Thorpe. He was gracious enough to take the time to talk about the upcoming season with YSN’s Anthony Hartwig. They talk about the big names to watch for, what positions are open for someone to take, and much more. Check out Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with Michael Thorpe exclusively on YSN!

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CARDINALS BRAVE THE COLD

POLAND OH- Mooney improved to 2-0 after defeating Poland 19-7 on Thursday night. Ella Szalay led offense with 9 goals, 2 assists, and 9 draw controls. Angelee Blasko had 3 goals and 4 ground balls. Natalie Blasko had 2 goals and an assist, while Maria Pecchia also added 2 goals.

Sophia Rotunno was again a force on defense with 6 caused turnovers, 8 ground balls, 2 goals, and 1 assist. Frankie Cassese rounded out scoring with 1 goal. Alyssa Ray had 7 saves in goal.

Mooney returns to play on Tuesday, March 26 for their home opener against Canfield at 6:30pm.

*Contributed by Toni Chahine

Game Photos HERE: https://ysn.smugmug.com/3-21-LAX-mooney-poland

SPRINGFIELD SOFTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH MIKE RUBOSKY

NEW MIDDLETOWN OH-  When you are an athlete at Springfield, winning is in your culture. There’s no way around that.  On the girls side of athletics, the basketball team just set the tone by getting their third straight district championship.  Now it’s softball’s turn to make their mark.  The Tigers may have lost a good core of players to graduation, but they still have plenty of leaders that want to make this program great, and hold up the standard.

Springfield head coach Mike Rubosky is going in to his second year as head coach of the Tigers.  He has already placed the culture he wants into the program, and now it’s time to start building it from the bottom up. Coach took the time to chat about everything Springfield softball with YSN’s Anthony Hartwig. Check out Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with Mike Rubosky exclusively on YSN.

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MOONEY STARTS SEASON WITH A WIN

Mooney Lacrosse begins their season 1-0, after a 13-7 win against Green on the road. Angelee Blasko and Ella Szalay led the way with 4 goals and 1 assist each. Frankie Cassese had 2 goals and 5 ground balls. Natalie Blasko and Maria Pecchia each added a goal.

Sophia Rotunno was an absolute game changer on defense and getting momentum for the team with 8 caused turnovers, 7 ground balls, and finished it off with 1 goal and 2 assists. Alyssa Ray had 5 saves in goal. Mooney heads to Poland tomorrow for a 6:30 game.

*Contributed by Toni Chahine

2024 YSN BOYS ALL STAR GAME ROSTERS AND EVENTS

BOARDMAN OH- The time has come once again to put a bow on another fantastic basketball season.  Across the YSN family we saw thrilling finishes, career milestones, and record breaking performances all throughout the winter.  Now before these athletes hang up the jerseys and shoes it’s time for them to lace up one last time in the 2024 YSN All Star Game.

We are proud to introduce the rosters of this year’s boys all star game which can be found below.  The teams are broken into a home and away team. Team Stars will be the home team and will be coached by Nick Miller from Beaver Local and Carey Palermo from Cardinal Mooney. Team Stripes will be the away team and they’ll be coached by Josh Scott  from Heartland Christian  and Josh Upshire  from Badger.

The boys game will tip off at approximately 8:00 at Boardman High School on Sunday March 24th.  Player check in will open at 3:30, before the girls game as well as the doors opening to the public. Tickets will be sold at the door.  All proceeds from the gate will be donated to Sleep In Heavenly Peace. YSN is proud to continue its tradition of using the All Star events to help benefit local charities that do fantastic work in the community.  Sleep In Heavenly Peace is an organization that builds and delivers beds to children who would not have them otherwise.

A waiver will need to be signed for each athlete to take part in the All Star event.  If the student athlete is 18 or older, they can sign for themselves. If the student athlete is under 18 they will need to be signed for by a parent or guardian.  A link to a digital waiver can be found at the bottom of this article.  There will also be a link to the waiver provided at player check in

We are tremendously excited to celebrate these fantastic all stars on a night that is sure not to be forgotten.  We hope you can join us at Boardman!

 


BOYS HOME (White Jersey)

COACHES: Nick Miller- Beaver Local & Carey Palermo- Cardinal Mooney

Austintown-Fitch DeShawn Vaughn

Austintown Fitch Marcel Finkley

Beaver Local Austin Cline

Boardman Terrell McDowell

Campbell Memorial Josue Rodriguez

Canfield Sam Castronova

Cardinal Mooney Rocco Turner

Cardinal Mooney Eddie Nieves

Columbiana Maddox Brown

East (Youngstown) Isaiah McCray

East Liverpool Preston Kerr

East Liverpool Preston Dawson

East Palestine Owen Jurjavcic

Edgewood Jacob Ernst

Garrettsville Garfield Preston Gedeon

Girard Dom Phillips

LaBrae Austin Rowe

Leetonia Carson Brock

Lowellville Matt Lucido

McDonald Drew Zajack

Mineral Ridge Chase Moore

Newton Falls Jabriel Rufai

Poland Carmine Tukalo

South Range Landon Moore

Springfield Sean Guerriero

Valley Christian Ra’Shaun Bell

Warren JFK Michael Condoleon

Warren JFK Nick Ryan

Warren JFK Nico Ciminero

West Branch Jaxon Robb

BOYS AWAY (Dark Jersey)

COACHES: Josh Scott- Heartland Christian & Josh Upshire Badger.

Archbishop Hoban Jonas Nichols

Badger Duncan Moy

Brookfield Matteo Fortuna

Canfield Dom Cruz

Canfield Tony Russo

Cardinal Mooney Jibri Carter

Cardinal Mooney Ashton O’Brien

Champion Marky Nolan

Chaney Ja’Shaun Holcomb

Chaney Austin Brown

Conneaut Chance Loomis

Crestview Justin McKee

Grand Valley Jerry Arrington

Heartland Christian Jake Walker

Howland Alex Henry

Hubbard Braydon Songer

Jefferson Joey DeGeorge

Lakeside Dyln Newsome

Liberty Evan Bates

Lisbon Trevor Siefke

Louisville Hayden Nigro

Mohawk (PA) Bobby Fadden

Niles Anthony Budak

Salem Trent Fink

Sebring Dustin Black

Southern Noah Chase

South Range Luke Rohan

United Luke Courtney

Waterloo Jackson Eichler

Warren JFK Jaden Rishel

Wellsville Tyrell Watkins

3 Point Competition

  1. Dyln Newsome- Lakeside
  2. Dom Cruz- Canfield
  3. Luke Rohan- South Range
  4. Rocco Turner- Mooney
  5. Jaxon Robb- West Branch
  6. Carson Brock- Leetonia
  7. Greyson Eicher – Boardman

Dunk Contest

  1. Duncan Moy- Badger
  2. Jacob Ernst- Edgewood
  3. Cam Sly- East
  4. Maddox Brown- Columbiana
  5. Eddie Nieves – Cardinal Mooney
  6. Nick Ryan – JFK

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2024 YSN GIRLS ALL STAR GAME ROSTERS AND EVENTS

BOARDMAN OH- The time has come once again to put a bow on another fantastic basketball season.  Across the YSN family we saw thrilling finishes, career milestones, and record breaking performances all throughout the winter.  Now before these athletes hang up the jerseys and shoes it’s time for them to lace up one last time in the 2024 YSN All Star Game.

We are proud to introduce the rosters of this year’s girls all star game which can be found below.  The teams are broken into a home and away team. Team Stars will be the home team and will be coached by Boardman’s Jeff Hammerton and West Branch’s Walt DeShields. Team Stripes will be the away team and they’ll be coached by Amy Harrison from Mineral Ridge and Michael Skrinjar from Southern Local.

The girls game will tip off at 5:00 at Boardman High School on Sunday March 24th.  Player check in will open at 3:30, as well as the doors opening to the public. Tickets will be sold at the door.  All proceeds from the gate will be donated to Sleep In Heavenly Peace. YSN is proud to continue its tradition of using the All Star events to help benefit local charities that do fantastic work in the community.  Sleep In Heavenly Peace is an organization that builds and delivers beds to children who would not have them otherwise.

A waiver will need to be signed for each athlete to take part in the All Star event.  If the student athlete is 18 or older, they can sign for themselves. If the student athlete is under 18 they will need to be signed for by a parent or guardian.  A link to a digital waiver can be found at the bottom of this article.  There will also be a link to the waiver provided at player check in

We are tremendously excited to celebrate these fantastic all stars on a night that is sure not to be forgotten.  We hope you can join us at Boardman!

Girls TEAM STARS  Home (White Jersey)

COACHES: Jeff Hammerton- Boardman & Walt DeShields- West Branch

Archbishop Hoban Niera Stevens

Badger Katie Grexa

Beaver Annsley Baker

Beaver Local Cami Starkey

Boardman Mackenzie Riccitelli

Boardman Sam Duble

Brookfield Cailey Wellman

Campbell Memorial Diamon Sims

Columbiana Ellie Venezia

East Liverpool Reagan Edwards

East Palestine Leila Martin

Edison Rebecka Evans

Garrettsville Garfield Mandy Cardinal (injured)

Grand Valley Kaelyn Hart

Jackson-Milton Amani Yasin

Jefferson Mia Contenza

Lisbon Morgan Lively

Lowellville Serinna Tych

Mineral Ridge Ava Hulett

Mineral Ridge Sullivan Sandy

Mohawk Erynne Capalbo

Salem Lauryn Barton

Sebring Reagan Wynn

Springfield Jameka Brungard

United Grace Knight

Ursuline Kennedy Carpenter

Warren JFK Gianna Pompelia

Warren JFK Didi Ryan

West Branch Sophia Gregory

West Branch Chloe Dennison

Western Reserve Quincy Miller

Girls TEAM STRIPES Away (Dark Jersey)

COACHES: Amy Harrison- Mineral Ridge & Michael Skrinjar- Southern Local

Ashtabula St. John Mickey Zheng

Austintown-Fitch Ayla Ray

Canfield Camie Dill

Canfield Cami Hritz

Canfield Grace McQuiston

Cardinal Mooney Sophia Diorio

Champion Bella Meyer

Chaney Alyssa Brown

Conneaut Kayla Farley

Crestview Addison Rhodes

East (Youngstown) Johniqua Clay

Girard Mia Malito

Heartland Christian Rachel Reynolds

Howland Gia Hoso

Hubbard Rheanna Barr

LaBrae Ella Kuzsmaul

Liberty Mia Parker

Louisville Brooke Haren

McDonald Juliana Krumpak

Newton Falls Dani Drake

Niles Kherington Stanford

Poland Elliana Thompson

Pymatuning Valley Zoey Painter

Salem Rylee Hutton

South Range Gwen Lowry

Southern Ashley Shroades

Springfield Mariana Tuscano

Warren JFK Ava Darney

Wellsville Bella Poppelriter

3 Point Competition

  1. Sam Duble- Boardman
  2. Ella Kuszmaul- LaBrae
  3. Ashley Shroades- Southern
  4. Chloe Dennison- West Branch
  5. Cami Hritz- Canfield
  6. Gwen Lowry- South Range
  7. Ava Darney- JFK

3-2-1 Competition

  1. Addison Rhodes- Crestview
  2. Grace Knight- United
  3. Ava Hulett- Mineral Ridge
  4. Niera Stevens- Hoban
  5. Bella Meyer- Champion
  6. MC Werth- Boardman

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SOUTH RANGE SOFTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH JEFF DEROSE

CANFIELD OH- After another trip to Firestone Stadium last season for South Range, they are locked in to start another season.  The trip to state was the program’s 3rd since 2016.  The Raiders have never missed a beat in pitching over the seasons, having a college level arm in the circle since 2010.  Now it’s a new generation’s turn to continue that tradition and keep this program in the right direction.  Although last year’s senior class was crucial to their tournament run, they still had plenty of young players step up in the biggest moments.  They’ll lean on that experience to guide the players that are stepping into bigger roles on the team.

Raiders head coach Jeff DeRose has had plenty to celebrate in his career at South Range, and he’s hoping this year just adds more.  He took time out his day to chat with YSN’s Anthony Hartwig about the upcoming season.  They discuss what it’ll take to get back to Firestone Stadium, what fans should expect in the circle, and much more. Check out Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with Jeff DeRose exclusively on YSN!

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