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GARFIELD SURVIVES MIGHTY CHAMPION EFFORT

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GARRETTSVILLE OH- You can never count out a Champion team, that is a lesson Garfield learned all too well on Thursday night. To say the start of the season has been bumpy for Champion would be an understatement. Plagued with injuries the Flashes have had to put players in to new situations with little to no experience.  They’ve taken their lumps, but a win on Thursday against an undefeated Garfield team could have sparked a huge turnaround. They got close. In the end it was the G-Men that showed grit and battled through Champion’s biggest punch to keep their perfect season alive 46-43.

Mandy Cardinal led the way for Garfiekd has she put in a big 16 points. Madeline Shirkey also got in to double figures on the night finishing with 13.  Laura McCoy finished with 5 points.

For Champion their efforts were led by Bella Meyer with a game-high 22 points. Kayla Haynie added one of the best games of her season getting in to double figures with 15 points.

Garfield escapes with the victory and moves on to travel to Liberty on Monday. Champion will stay on the road as they travel to Campbell.

RILEY GIVES CHAMPION SWIMMING A HEARTBEAT

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WARREN OH- If you ask Champion senior Riley Robinette what she wants to do with her future, her vision is very clear. She wants to be a heart surgeon, and she has already but plenty of things in motion to accomplish those goals. It’s no coincidence that the girl that wants to help give people a better heartbeat, is a big reason Champion swimming has a heartbeat. It was her dedication to the sport, and desire to represent the purple and gold that drove the school to make a team. Last season, Riley was quite literally a one woman show. She was the only Champion swimmer, but she embraced the experience and proudly wore her school colors.  Seeing her success and passion has brought three new swimmers to the squad this season, meaning the Flashes have enough to put together a relay.  Riley continues to strive to build up the Champion program so more swimmers have the opportunity to do what she is doing now.

Riley is no slouch in the pool. She came to our attention by winning a MVAC athlete of the week award in the first week of the season. She broke personal records in both the 50m freestyle, and 100m freestyle.  Beating her personal best was one of the goals she set coming in, and it didn’t take her long to reach that. Now Riley sets new goals as she ventures on into her senior season.

Riley took the time to chat with YSN’s Anthony Hartwig to talk about her senior year, and the growth of this program. They also talk about what drove her into the pool, how special the opportunity is to represent her school, and much more. Check out the latest Champion Swimming Player Profile only on YSN.

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THE REBELLION RUNS STRONG

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WARREN, OHIO- The Crestview Lady Rebels traveled to Champion tonight to take on the Champion Golden Flashes. The rebels got off to a hot start leading 15-4 after the first quarter and kept a strong 21-13 lead going into halftime.

The Flashes came storming back to start the second half led by Isabella Meyer and Abigail Meadors who both had 11 points. The Flashes got within 5 points before the Rebels put an ultimate hold on their comeback.

The Rebels were guided by Addison Rhodes who put up 21 points, Luvrain Gaskins with 6 points, and as well as Lexi Blower with 10 points. The Rebels poured it on with 28 points in the 4th quarter and went on to win 61-35.

The Golden Flashes will be on the road against Garfield on thursday. The Rebels will be back in action at home vs the Brookfield Warriors.

BULLDOGS DON’T LET UP

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POLAND OH- Poland knew coming in to the game that their opponent in Champion didn’t have their full roster. The Flashes came in missing several varsity starters due to injury.  Maybe that was why Poland came out just a tick slow to start the game, but like most Poland wins in the past 5 seasons the story was their defense that held the door shut while their offense found a groove. Scoring would eventually begin rolling for the Bulldogs and they’d go on to a 51-22 win over Champion..

For the second straight night Mary Brant led Poland with 17 points.  Sarah Forsyth consistently attacked the Flashes zone on her way to 12 points. Katie McDonald was also in double figures with 10 points.

Bella Meyer did everything she could to try and keep Champion in the game. She scored 13 points to lead the Flashes. Kyla Haynie chipped in a solid final frame to finish with 5 points, all of those coming in the fourth.

Poland will have their first road test on Monday as they’ll travel to Boardman.  Champion will look ahead to a game on the road in Warren JFK on Monday.

WELCOME TO VESEY VISION

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WARREN OH- Great players will always find ways to ask themselves “what else can I do to help my team win?” For Champion’s Nick Vesey , he’s been asking, and answering that question his whole career.  He’s been put in a bunch of different spots and taken more and more responsibility to help his team win. It’s what makes him so valuable to the Champion family. This season after a tough start to the season, Coach Conrad says Vesey  was one of the players that came to him and asked what more he could do for his teammates. So now in a new more producing spot, Vesey has started to shine bright for the Flashes.

To this point, Vesey leads the program in rushing yards gaining 649 yards on 81 carries. In case you don’t want to do the math, that’s an average of over 8 yards per carry.  He is also a great target for Joey Fell. Vesey has caught 11 balls for 209 yards. That’s 19 yards per catch.

Vesey took the time to hop on to YSN’s Running Point to unpack his senior season with us. He talks to Ty Bartell and Anthony Hartwig about Tagus versatility as a player, what some of his personal goals were this season, and much more. Catch up with Champion with the latest football player profile only on YSN.

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CHAMPION FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 2) WITH THOMAS CONRAD

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WARREN OH- In the very competitive Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference’s (MVAC) Gray Tier, The Champion Flashes look to take the next step. The Flashes dropped their first two non-conference games of the season to 5-0 Warren JFK and 4-1 Rootstown before winning three straight games, including two conference matchups to exceed their win total from a season ago. 

A breakout game against a very good Ravenna Southeast team, followed by a gritty and gutsy close conference victory against Newton Falls. Joey Fell and Nick Vesey have been the engines that make the offense go, and they went full steam against LaBrae to set Champion up with a 3-2 record at the midway mark of the season. 

The Flashes feature matchups with Brookfield, Crestview and Garfield in the second half of the season, with their Week 6 matchup slated to host The 4-1 G-Men of Garrettsville. Champion Head Coach Tom Conrad got the chance to stop by Running Point and discuss with Anthony and Ty about the season so far and the goals going forward for The Flashes. You will not want to miss this YSN EXCLUSIVE with Coach Conrad!

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell.

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AUER BREAKS ANOTHER RECORD

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COLUMBIANA OH- Crestview got right back to league play where they left off with a fast three set win over Champion. Grace Auer broke the record for career aces last week, and Tuesday night she broke the record for aces in a match with 17. The record was previously held by Amelia Montgomery.

Auer completed a double double on the night with 15 assists to go along with her 17 aces. Auer also placed 7 kills on her stat sheet. Abbey Emch led the offense in kills with 11.  She added 6 blocks to her night as well.

Crestview will look to stay undefeated on Thursday as they travel to Brookfield.  Champion will have another test on Thursday squaring off with Garfield.

CHAMPION GETS ANOTHER BIG WIN

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LEAVITTSBURG OH- Champion avenged last years tough loss to LaBrae in Week 5 by going to Leavittsburg and rocking the Vikings by a score of 37-14.

Champion set the tone on its first drive of the field. They marched right down the field and capped their impressive drive off with a Nick Vesey touchdown.  Vesey would score again on the night. Joey Fell would join him with a pair of touchdowns.  For LaBrae Trenton Stehura threw two touchdowns.

Champion will have a big test in Week 6 as they square off with Garfield. LaBrae will have to travel to Newton Falls to try and get their first win of the season.

FLASHES FIGURE OUT WAYS TO WIN

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NORTH BLOOMFIELD OH-

The Lady Rams golf team traveled to Bristolwood Golf Course to take on the undefeated Champion Lady Flashes. The Lady Rams had a very tough time playing on the freshly aerated greens; however they gave it their all. The Lady Rams were led by Savannah Davison shooting a 59. Aubree Brunton shooting a 62. Brynn Brunton and Alivia Robinson rounded out the scoring shooting a 68 and 69. The Lady Rams are back in action next week at home for Senior Night against the Columbiana Lady Clippers.

Lady Rams                                Lady Flashes

Savannah Davison – 59             Kennedy Grace – 44

Aubree Brunton – 62                 Kayla Haynie – 49

Brynn Brunton – 68                   Channing Fox – 57

Alivia Robinson – 69               Skylar Scarnecchia – 59

*Contributed By Nicholas Flaviano at ramsathletics.org

VIKINGS END GAME IN SCORELESS TIE WITH CHAMPION

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ATWATER OH- Monday night, the Vikings traveled to Champion in an MVAC battle. The game featured high paced back and forth action and ended in 0-0 draw.

The Vikings were led by a steller defensive effort anchored by Lillie Snyder, Kayla Thompson, Lilly Foster, and before her injury Gabby Gonzalez. Grace Yarian was phenomenal in goal with 9 saves. The midfield featuring, Bayley English, Abby Mazur,  Ronnie England, Carlertta Henry, Courtney Eisenbraun, Mya Bennett, and Marion did a great job of rotating keeping shape.

The Vikings got great attacking play from Kaira English, Olivia Boyle, Rose Couts, Sydney Jackson and Chloe Guth. Overall the Vikings played hard and several players stepped up to help the team preserve the draw.

The team returns to action. Wednesday at home in a league matchup at 5 pm. Please come on out and support the Vikings!

*Contributed By Bill Jackson at waterlooathletics.org