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KENDALL KEEPS HER EYES ON THE PRIZE

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With so much happening in Beaver Local, it’s hard to keep an eye on the stellar start they’ve had to their season.  Before Tuesday Night, the Lady Beavers came in with a 5-1 mark overall heading into the much-anticipated rivalry game with East Liverpool.

One of the mainstays on this Lady Beaver team has been Senior Madison Kendall.

The voice of the Beavers, Michael McKenzie sat down with Kendall prior to the Potter game and talks about nerves, tradition, and how they continue to rally around their missing teammate.

This week’s Player profile for Beaver Local is Madison Kendall: KENDALL KEEPS HER EYES ON THE PRIZE

LADY RAIDERS BOUNCE BACK, DOWN POLAND

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The Raider Volleyball team earned their first NE8 win of the season with a sweep of Poland on Thursday night (25-23 25-10 25-20)

In the first set the Raiders found themselves down early 5-12, but a couple of Poland mistakes and 3 consecutive kills from Emily Irons helped the Raiders grab control of a close set. Anna Primavera got rolling right away racking up 6 kills in the set and Emily Irons had an impressive stretch of 3 kills back to back to back leading the Raiders to a 25-23 set 1 win.

The 2nd set was not one the Poland coaching staff will look back on and smile about. The Raiders dominated a 25-10 set while only gathering 7 kills. Poland in the negative hitting percentage to help the Raiders secure set 2.

Set 3 got back to competitive volleyball as the Bulldogs regathered and stayed away from costly errors. The Raiders saw a 16-13 lead turn into a tie set 16-16 with 3 consecutive hitting errors. Primavera quickly got the Raiders back on track with a kill to make it 17-16. Jenna Barbessi would add a kill of her own to pad a Raider lead and help them escape with set 3 and the sweep 25-20.

As a team, the Raiders hit .290 with 29 kills and just 9 attack errors.  Anna Primavera swung her way to 17 kills. Emily Irons finished with 11 assists and 5 kills. Drew Ferren finished with 15 assists and 6 digs. Mary Kuhns grabbed 11 digs on the night.

The Raiders return home on Tuesday to continue NE8 play as they host Girard.

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.

WE ALL NEED SOMEBODY LIKE HELON

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Four years can go by quickly, especially if you’ve experienced the roller coaster ride that is high school.  Add being a multi-sport athlete, a top-notch student, and all the weight of college, and having a social life?  Welcome to the life of Maddie Helon.

We first interviewed Maddie in her Junior year while she played for the Lady Raider Softball team.  This time she trades in her cleats for knee pads, as she sits down to discuss her leadership this year, and how quickly things have flown by the past 4 years.

This week’s Player Profile sponsored by D’Lux Motors is all about Maddie: WE ALL NEED SOMEBODY LIKE HELON.

 

SOUTH RANGE VOLLEYBALL COACH’S CORNER W/ KATHERINE KOMARA (EP. 1)

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In the maiden voyage of South Range Volleyball Coach’s Corner with Coach Katherine Komara, our Anthony Hartwig talks to Coach about the heart of this year’s Lady Raiders.

Coach Komara talks about team goals as well as strengths and the unique skill sets that this particular team has!

All that and more on this week’s South Range Volleyball Coach’s Corner presented by Diamond 9 Development!