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GIRARD STAYS STRONG IN CONFERENCE PLAY

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GIRARD OH- Girard’s volleyball team continued their impressive campaign in the Northeast 8 (NE8) conference, maintaining their pace at the top with a commanding sweep of Niles. The final scores of 25-8, 25-5, and 25-11 reflected Girard’s ability to control the match and secure the win convincingly.

Girard’s players delivered standout performances, contributing to their team’s dominant victory. Bree Latell led the offensive charge with an impressive 19 kills, showcasing her scoring prowess. Nico Cochran and Bailey Walters each added 8 kills, emphasizing the depth of Girard’s offensive lineup. Walters also orchestrated the team’s offense effectively with 29 assists, showcasing her role as a key playmaker for the team.

From the service line, Girard demonstrated their prowess with Alexis Pieton leading the way with 17 service points. Walters and Kylie Carpenter added 16 and 14 service points, respectively. The team collectively recorded 8 aces, with Walters contributing 8 of them.

Defensively, Bree Latell stood out with 6 digs, while Bailey Walters and Kylie Carpenter added 4 and 3 digs, respectively. Brooke Perry led the team in blocks with 3, further bolstering Girard’s defensive efforts.

Girard’s ability to dominate all facets of the game was evident in this sweep. Their consistency, teamwork, and execution allowed them to secure a convincing win and maintain their position near the top of the NE8 conference standings.

URSULINE RUNS IN TO FALCON SIZED ROADBLOCK

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Thursday night was host to many intriguing matchups across the highschool sports world, both on the field and court alike. Over in Austintown, The Fitch Falcons volleyball team hosted The Ursuline Fighting Irish for a standard best of five set match. Fitch was returning home following two road losses to both The Crestview Rebels and The Mineral Ridge Rams. While Ursuline was as hot as can be, entering Thursday with a perfect match record of 8-0 and an undefeated set record to pair with at 24-0! With Fitch needing a win to get back on track and Ursuline not tasting defeat in slightest for this season, it made for a high stakes contest!

It started out with both teams exchanging points early on while getting acclimated with one another’s defensive looks. But it was Fitch that went on a big run in the middle of the opening set and cruised to a 25-13 win.

Keeping the momentum in the following set, Austintown excelled both behind the service line as well as defensively at the net. Gaining points at a rapid pace off the serve, The Falcons claimed the 25-10 set two win. The Irish had their backs against the wall and came out in the third set with a strong effort, grabbing the initial lead. But once again, The Falcons made good adjustments and attacked in an all-around effort on offense. Spreading the love and getting production from everyone,

Fitch was able to get the straight set sweep with the 25-14 set three win. Three Falcons had double-digit kills on the evening, with Jordan Smith (12) leading the way followed by Kylie Folkwein (10) and Afton Roby (10). Rylie Simons impressed once again, totaling 35 assists to lead the way for Fitch. Morgan Roby was everywhere in the box score, leading the team in digs (9) and aces (4) while chipping in 6 kills of her own!

Ursuline (8-1) will now look to bounce back with a conference contest on the road against The East Golden Bears (5-5). Fitch (9-2) will now hit the road to battle another undefeated team in The Archbishop Hoban Knights (10-0) on Saturday, September 16th. That matchup will be live streamed, for free, on YSN!

RESERVE GETS RIGHT BACK TO WINNING

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ATWATER OH-

Coming off an opening conference loss 3 sets to 1 against The Mineral Ridge Rams on Tuesday, The Blue Devils looked to right the shit and get their first conference win of the season. Their opponent? The Waterloo Vikings, a young and hungry team that is on the rise! Having their struggles in years prior, The Vikings opened the season with a straight set match win against The Sebring Trojans, a match win that ended a 29 match losing streak for The Vikings. 

The opening set looked similar to recent matchups between these two squads, as some early back and forth was quickly stomped out when Madison Leone stepped behind the service line for The Blue Devils. Starting off with a good serve, forcing Waterloo into some hitting errors, paired with Alivia Hughes and Lisa Eichert on offense, Reserve emphatically took the first set 25-6. 

The following set was quite the opposite. As The Vikings came roaring back, finding their offense and holding a lead for the majority of the second set. Girls such as Isabella Kozma and Taryn Brown were huge in battling The Blue Devils to a 24-24 tie at one point in set two. However, the experience of Reserve being in this spot before shined through, as they ended up sneaking away with the 26-24 set victory. 

Utilizing the momentum gained from the second set, Western Reserve kept the same energy rolling into the third set. Grabbing an early 14-4 advantage, The Vikings had a late comeback push, but it was ultimately thwarted. Allowing The Blue Devils to take both the set victory 25-13 and the match victory in straight sets. Alyvia Hughes was the story of the match, racking up 18 kills and pushing her season total to 51. 

Western Reserve goes to 2-1 (1-1) on the season, as they have a date with The Canfield Cardinals in Berlin Center on Saturday, August 27th. 

As for The Waterloo Vikings 1-1 (1-1), they will welcome in The Leetonia Bears on Saturday, August 27th as well. Stats of this match can be found below!

 

Set Scores

Set 1: Western Reserve 25 – Waterloo 6

Set 2: Western Reserve 26 – Waterloo 24

Set 3: Western Reserve 25 – Waterloo 13 

Stats (Waterloo)

Isabella Kozma – 4 Kills, 1 Dig, 2 Blocks.

Taryn Brown – 4 Kills, 2 Digs, 2 Blocks.

Cameron Bentley – 2 Kills, 1 Dig.

Lexi Eddy – 2 Kills, 4 Digs.

Arianna Rebecchi – 1 Kill, 2 Digs, 1 Block.

Miranda Long – 3 Digs, 1 Assist.

Sophia Gonzales – 1 Dig.

Alayna Holmes – 1 Dig.

Western Reserve Stats:

Alyvia Hughes- 18 Kills

Madison Leone- 19 assists 22 service points

Angelina Cappabianca- 3 aces.

*Contributed by YSN’s Ty Bartell

Postgame Interview With Kristine Hughes:

Postgame Interview With Alyvia Hughes:

CRESTVIEW BATTLES TO THE VERY END

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BARBERTON OH- Thursday night’s regional semifinal between Crestview and Independence was a thriller! And if you asked the Blue Devil faithful, they’d probably tell you it was the last thing they expected. Independence came in on their path to their third straight state championship appearance. Surely they wouldn’t have trouble in the regional semifinals. Well, the Rebels were not going to be tough to beat on this night. After being dominated in set 1, Crestview fought and clawed their way to a set 5, where eventually they’d come up just short. Independence quest for a title stays alive, but certainly not comfortably. (25-13 17-25 25-17 28-30 15-13)

Abbey Emch gave Independence problems all night. She came in to the night with just a few less blocks by herself than the entire Independence team. Emch was a force the Devils couldn’t get around. She led the Rebels with 14 kills, and was 1 block away from a double double with 9. Grace Auer finished with a triple double on the night with 12 kills, 22 assists, and 18 digs. Lucy Montgomery finished with a double double collecting 12 kills, and 17 digs. Crestview as a team finished with 16 blocks. Shelby Rambo had 5.

Crestview ends their incredible season 26-1.

UNITED VOLLEYBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH MACKENZIE FIRTH

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HANOVERTON OH- United volleyball is under new management coming in to 2021. However, it is not someone new to the program. MacKenzie Firth has been putting in her time for the program. She has worked with the junior high program, and has been an assistant on the high school level. She knows exactly what she is working with in the program. United did lose their team leader in assists Haley Dees, but returns their biggest swinger in Tori Tschappatt who finished with 244 kills in 2020. United opens their season on August 23rd hosting Minerva.

Coach Firth was gracious enough to spare some time to join YSN’s Running Point to preview the upcoming season. She talks with Anthony Hartwig, and Ty Bartell about taking over the job, what the Eagles have coming back, and so much more. Don’t miss this exclusive interview with the new volleyball coach at United with Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with MacKenzie Firth.

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DON’T JUDGE THIS BROOKE BY HER COVER

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CORTLAND OH- When you look at Lakeview’s Brooke Schneider you may opt feel like she is going to be much to deal with on the attack. You would be completely wrong. Brooke uses every inch of her 5’3 stature to put balls down on the volleyball court. She may not get a ton of swinging opportunities, but she does get important ones in big situations on the right side of the Bulldog offense. She takes advantage of every chance she gets and swings hard with efficiency.

Brooke has gathered 73 kills so far this season. She does a great job as a versatile player wo contributes from every part of the floor. She plays excellent defense and is currently second on the team with 300 digs. She us also able to put up sets when opponents attack Maggie Pavlansky and get the Bulldogs out of system. Brooke has 31 assists on the year. Brooke is fourth on the team with 35 aces so far on the year.

Brooke took the time to chat with YSN’s Anthony Hartwig to talk about her season. They discuss the group of sophomores she is a part of, being a versatile player, and much more. Get ready for the Bulldogs next tournament game with another exclusive player profile “Don’t Judge This Brooke By Her Cover.”

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SALEM GROUNDS AVIATORS

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SALEM OH- Salem build on their three game win streak Tuesday night as they hosted conference rival Alliance. The Quakers pulled out a victory in four sets over the Aviators to improve their impressive record to 9-3 (6-2)

STATS:

Morgan McGaffick: 12 assists
Rylie Troy: 5 aces, 8 kills
Jenna McClish: 3 aces, 29 digs
Kaley Davis: 8 kills, 5 aces
Kaelyn Helmick: 6 kills

Salem will look to stretch their win streak even longer as they travel to East Liverpool on Saturday.

*Contributed by Kacey Costal at salemathletics.org

BLUE DEVILS LAY SIEGE TO SEBRING

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BERLIN CENTER OH- Western Reserve list a tough match on Monday night to Girard in five sets. On Tuesday, they let out all their frustrations out on Sebring winning a decisive sweep (25-10 25-7 25-7).

Dani Vuletich and Alyvia Hughes both led Reserve with 7 kills. Vuletich added 5 blocks, and Hughes captures 15 digs. Gianna Paris set up 17 assists, and also finished with 4 aces.

For Sebring, Blake Thomas led with 6 kills. Devyn Reggi finished with 9 digs. Mallory Harshman had 6 assists, and an ace.

Western Reserve moves on to their second matchup against Mineral Ridge at home on Thursday. Sebring moves on to host Jackson Milton.