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SPARTANS COME OUT VICTORIOUS

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BOARDMAN OH- Boardman opened up their home slate by beating Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Varsity Lions 6-1 on Thursday.

Gabi Sferra toed the rubber for the Spartans. She lasted seven innings, allowing five hits and one run while striking out an impressive 14 batters.

Alex Mould was on the rubber for Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin. She allowed 12 hits and six runs over six innings, striking out nine and walking one.

Boardman racked up 13 hits in the game. Natalie Davis, Ava Freeborough, Cami Goske, and Tori Strines each managed multiple hits. Davis led with four hits in four at bats. Boardman was also sure-handed in the field and didn’t commit a single error. Maddie Wymer had the most chances in the field with 16.

Boardman is scheduled to go back on the road Friday night as they travel to Green. First pitch is slated for 5:00.

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POLAND OPENS NEW FIELD WITH A WIN

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POLAND OH- It was an exciting night in Poland as the Bulldogs got to play on campus for the first time since 2007.  With a brand new softball field done and ready to go, the Bulldogs christened it with a 8-2 victory over Hubbard.  Poland Hall if Famers Reid Lamport and Erin Gabriel threw out the first pitch, and Katie McDonald took it from there.

The Bulldogs ace in the circle threw all 7 innings while striking out 12. She gave up 1 earned run on 5 hits.

Not only did McDonald give Poland their first win on a new field, she also launched the Bulldogs first home run in their new home.  Eliana Thompson had a great day at the plate for Poland at the top of their lineup. She went 3-4 and crossed the plate twice. Kylie Hudran also went 3-4 from the eight spot in the lineup. She gathered a RBI as well.  Leanna Boccieri drove in 2 runs on a 2-4 day.

Hubbard was led at the plate by Lauren Kamorek who went 1-3 with a HR and a RBI.  Alyssa Gregory went 1-3 as well with a RBI.  Jillian Palumbo went 1-2 with a double.

Poland is scheduled to play 2 games on Saturday at home against Chalker. The first pitches of those games are at 1:00 and 5:00.

POLAND OPENS NEW FIELD WITH A WIN

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POLAND OH- It was an exciting night in Poland as the Bulldogs got to play on campus for the first time since 2007.  With a brand new softball field done and ready to go, the Bulldogs christened it with a 8-2 victory over Hubbard.  Poland Hall if Famers Reid Lamport and Erin Gabriel threw out the first pitch, and Katie McDonald took it from there.

The Bulldogs ace in the circle threw all 7 innings while striking out 12. She gave up 1 earned run on 5 hits.

Not only did McDonald give Poland their first win on a new field, she also launched the Bulldogs first home run in their new home.  Eliana Thompson had a great day at the plate for Poland at the top of their lineup. She went 3-4 and crossed the plate twice. Kylie Hudran also went 3-4 from the eight spot in the lineup. She gathered a RBI as well.  Leanna Boccieri drove in 2 runs on a 2-4 day.

Hubbard was led at the plate by Lauren Kamorek who went 1-3 with a HR and a RBI.  Alyssa Gregory went 1-3 as well with a RBI.  Jillian Palumbo went 1-2 with a double.

Poland is scheduled to play 2 games on Saturday at home against Chalker. The first pitches of those games are at 1:00 and 5:00.

HOBAN SOFTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH KEVIN YUN

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AKRON OH- It’s officially softball season and the Hoban Knights are hungry! They were one step away from a trip to Firestone a year ago. Bringing back a ton of players that have been through that makes the Knights devoted to success this year. They know exactly what the expectations are for a team as high of caliber as them.  That makes coaching them an easy job for Kevin Yun.  He doesn’t have to stay on them about goals and standards.  They know all too well what it takes. The Knights will test themselves a lot with their independent schedule to prepare them for the division 1 District bracket.

Coach Yun was kind enough to take the time to chat with YSN’s Anthony Hartwig to give us our first interview from Hoban softball.  He talks about managing the expectations of Hoban athletics, the hunger to get back to regionals this season, and much more. Check out Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner With Kevin Yun exclusively on YSN.

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COLUMBIANA SOFTBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH DARYL KURTZ

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COLUMBIANA OH- There aren’t a lot of programs in the area that are as exciting coming in to the season that Columbiana. As spring approaches the anticipation of the season continues.  The Clippers have a ton of talent on their roster this season, and a lot of it is young and promising.  With a great mix of strong arms in the circle, and power bats spread throughout the lineup the Clippers will be a formidable foe to anyone who crosses them. Columbiana has won their first game of the season against Boardman 4-3, and find themselves on the field again Thursday traveling to Salem.

Clippers head coach Daryl Kurtz starts his second year at the helm. He joined YSN’s Anthony Hartwig to preview this season. They talk about the premiere pitching that the Clippers will feature, the schedule they have put in front of them, and much more. Check out Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with Daryl Kurtz exclusively on YSN.

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WARRIORS MAKE QUICK WORK OF MVAC FOE

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By Matt Morrison 

BROOKFIELD, OHIO- Brookfield stayed on task against Liberty, in a game that ended after the top of the third inning. The Warriors offense exploded as they had 8 runs in the first inning and 4 runs in the second inning to take town the Leopards 12-0. Sophia Hook had a solid night going 2 for 2 at the plate and also had help from Jenae Pugh, who went 1 for 2 including scorings two runs with a triple in the bottom of the second.

Miranda Nicholson had a productive night on the mound for the Warriors allowing one hit and striking out 6. Chloe Fleps allowed 8 hits and had 2 strikeouts in the losing effort for the Leopards. Brookfield and Liberty will take on each other again this Thursday. 

BROOKFIELD BREAKS THROUGH THE GATES

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By Matt Morrison

SALEM, OHIO- High School girls softball got under way as the Brookfield Warriors took on the Salem Quakers. The Warriors got things rolling early as they scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back as they went on to shut out the Quakers 8-0.

The Warriors were led by Sophia Hook and Cadence Huffman, who both had 3 hits. Miranda Nicholson was the winning pitcher for the Warriors allowing 4 hits and striking out 7. Emilee Lewis was on the mound for the Quakers, allowing four hits and striking out 3 in a losing effort.

Salem will try to get into the win column when they take on Columbiana this Thursday. Brookfield will take on Liberty on Wednesday.

OBRIEN’S PERFECT NIGHT CARRIES MCDONALD

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KINSMAN OH- Isabella O’Brien was perfect in the circle on Tuesday to lead McDonald past Badger 13-0. O’Brien struck out Kennedy Karr to end the game.

McDonald opened up scoring in the first inning, when an error scored one run.

The Blue Devils notched five runs in the sixth inning. Their offense in the inning was led by Jenna Helco, Kayla Helco, Alivia Morrison, and O’Brien, all driving in runs in the inning.

O’Brien led things off on the rubber for McDonald. The pitcher lasted six innings, allowing zero hits and zero runs while striking out 15 and walking zero.

Molly O’Brien was in the circle for the Braves. The righthander surrendered six runs on six hits over three innings. Jessica Lovesee threw three innings in relief out of the bullpen.

The Blue Devils racked up 14 hits on the day. Kylie Koma, Helco, and Morrison each managed multiple hits. Helco and Koma each mananged three hits to lead. McDonald didn’t commit a single error in the field. Koma had the most chances in the field with 14.

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LAKEVIEW LOOKING GOOD

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STRUTHERS OH- Lakeview looked impressive on Tuesday night as they opened the season with a huge 18-1 conference victory over Struthers.

The Bulldogs got rolling from the start scoring 4 runs in the first inning.  Gianna Caruso started her big day with a 2 RBI double in the inning to go along with a few RBI walks in the Bulldog lineup. Caruso was perfect at the plate going 3-3 with 3 RBI and a walk.  Mack Stowe was also big at the plate going 2-2 with 2 RBI 2 walks, and 2 runs scored.  Kennedy Bartlett also collected multiple hits going 2-3 with a RBI and 2 runs scored.

Ella Chadwick got the start in the circle for Lakeview and set the tone in the circle. She went 3.0 IP and gave up 1 run on 5 hits while striking out 3.  Ava Bacon pitched the final two innings and gave up just 1 hit and struck out another 3.

Zoey Simpson finished with multiple hits for the Wildcats.  She went 2-2 on the day.

The two teams will complete their season series on Wednesday at Lakeview. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00.

HOBAN SNATCHES FIRST WIN OF THE YEAR

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By  Michael Wolfgang

AKRON, OHIO – Archbishop Hoban softball took control early in route to a 14-4 victory over Twinsburg Tuesday night.

Twinsburg got on the board first in the top of the first inning when Gianna Baynard drove in two runs on an RBI single. After that, it was all Hoban as they exploded for 17 hits in the game and scored one in the bottom of the first inning, two in the second, five in the third and fourth, and one more run in the bottom of the second.

Gulia Scaglione drove in three runs in the contest. Lacie Quarles and Nylah Durham helped out with two RBI’s a piece. Faith Porter led the Knights on the mound going five innings giving up six hits and four runs fanning five Tigers batters.

Hoban will stay at home to face Jackson on Thursday at 5:00 p.m.