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RANGE TAMES LIONS IN HOME OPENER

CANFIELD OH- Both South Range and Heartland are coming off of impressive seasons. Raiders coming off a district runner up, and the Lions were 20-4 last season. It promised to be a competitive match as both teams looked to gel into the new year. The Raiders took the match in four sets (25-20, 19-25, 25-22, 25-21).

The Raiders used an 8-0 rally to overcome an early deficit in set 1. Izzy Lamparty set the tone from the middle with 3 kills in the set.

Lions had the upper hand in set number two. They used some fantastic serving to get the Raiders consistently out of system. Makayla Osborn was a force to be reckoned with. She finished the day with 14 kills and the second set was her best.

The Raiders won set 3 and 4 in close competitive sets. They simply made the clutch plays down the stretch. They also got Maria Primavera into a rhythm as the match went on.

Primavera led the Raiders in kills with 8. Julie Blasko and Sarah Kuhn’s split 5 aces a piece to lead. Reagan Irons fathered 18 digs. Kuhn’s led the team in assists with 19. Izzy Lamparty was strong on the net tallying 5 blocks.

Osborn led the Lions in kills with a match-high 14. Emma Hall fathered 15 digs. Lydia Wilson led the team in assists with 21, and also aces with 8. Wilson broke the Heartland program record for career assists in the 2nd set.

Heartland (0-1) hosts Ursuline on Monday. South Range (1-0) starts league play at Niles.

Scheduling note, Saturday’s match was originally scheduled to be a tri match with East Liverpool, Heartland and South Range. The Raiders have kept their match with East Liverpool and will host them on Saturday September 12 at 11:00 AM.

PRIDEFUL VICTORY, HEARTLAND CHECKS LADY CLIPPERS

COLUMBIANA, OH- A crosstown rivalry is renewed with the emergence of the Heartland Christian volleyball program.  The Lady Lions were on display again on Wednesday with a hard-fought victory over Columbiana 21-25, 20-25, 27-25, 19-25.

For the Lady Clippers, Grace Witmer led the team with 14 kills, 9 digs, 9 points, 8 assists and a pair of aces.  Madison Moser also contributed with 11 points, 6 digs, and a four-spot in the aces and kills column.  Tori Long shoveled out 15 digs, while Maci Linhard had 24.  Big Dog of the Valley Nominee, Marissa Makosky, had 16 helpers, 9 points, 7 digs with 3 aces.

Columbiana now looks to host United on Thursday.

LIONS AND BULLDOGS PLAY TO TIE

EAST PALESTINE, OH- The Heartland Christian and East Palestine Soccer Teams played to a 3-3 tie on Monday night.

The Bulldogs were led by Josh Welch with his 2 goals, while Schaelee Guy added one as well.  Blaze Egan and Caden Rummel each had a helper while Matt Garcia had 6 saves.

For Heartland, Matthew DiNero had a pair of goals and was flanked by Hayden Stewart’s score.  Micah DiRenzo had 2 assists while Zach Labon had 13 saves in net.

East Palestine’s record now stands at 8-5-2 overall and 4-3 in the EOAC.  Their next test will be against Columbiana on October 7th.

MCNICOL CAN DIG IT, LADY TIGERS HANDLE HEARTLAND

COLUMBIANA, OH- The Wellsville Lady Tigers appear to be hungry this season, staying on track and unbeaten they swept past Heartland Christian on Tuesday 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-23.)

Emma Smith had 12 kills for Wellsville, but Jenna McNicol took home the golden shovel on Tuesday with 30 digs and four aces to go along with her outstanding defensive night.  Greta Cartwright added 18 helpers in the victory.

For Heartland, Emma Hall had 13 kills at the front of the net, while adding 6 points and 19 digs.  Lydia Wilson had 35 assists on the night while adding 8 points and 10 digs.