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BEAVERS SECURE BUCKEYE 8 TITLE

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- The Beaver Local Girls Soccer team defeated Harrison Central 4-1 Wednesday night.  The win secured the Buckeye 8 Championship.  This is the 6th league championship for girls soccer and the first since 2019.  The girls got off to a quick start when Taylor Fitzsimmons scored to take a 1-0 lead.  Not long after Karlee Cannon, Michelle Stoneburner, and Jordan Palmer all beat the Huskies Keeper to take a commanding 4-0 lead and the rest was history.  Caiden Lamp held down the Beaver net with 5 saves, while Tori Druschel contributed 2 saves of her own.

With the win the Beavers wrapped up regular season play with a 9-5-1 record.  Next up is the opening round of the OHSAA Tournament as the East Liverpool Potters come to Fighting Beavers Stadium next Wednesday at 6:30pm.

*Contributed By Josh Sigler at blathletics.org

BEAVERS OFFENSE ROLLS AGAIN

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CADIZ OH- The Beavers picked up another blowout victory, dominating Buckeye 8 opponent Harrison Central by a final of 65-7

After Beaver Local forced a punt on the first drive of the game for the Huskies, Caleb White took a hand-off 99 yards on the first play from scrimmage, and the Beavers were off to a 7-0 start. Harrison Central then fumbled on their first play the ensuing drive, and it was another 1 play TD drive for the Beavers, as Austin Cline threw his 1st of 3 TD passes on the day, this one to Dylan Ferguson from 24 yards out and in the blink of an eye it was 13-0 Beaver Local. They added a 31 yard FG from Kaleb Mays, a safety on special teams, and a 3 yard TD run from Hayden Beebout to get it to 25-0 at the end of the first quarter. The Huskies finally had an answer to start the second quarter, as Hayden Cassidy hit Parker Hutton for an 18 yard score to cut it to 25-7. Beaver Local went out and responded though, as Cline hit Ferguson again for a 53 yard TD to push the lead back up 32-7. 

 

Cline’s 3rd TD pass of the day was a bit of a scramble drill where he found White in the back of the end zone from 10 yards out which made it 38-7 at the break. The second half was all defense for Beaver Local, as they had three straight pick sixes to push the lead up to 58-7. Caden Foster, Tyler Prideau, and Keaton Heddleston all registered interception returns for a TD. Taylor Johnston then ran one in from 3 yards for his 3rd TD in 2 games to put the cherry on top of a 65-7 victory. It was tied for the largest offensive output this season for the Beavers, and their third 60+ point offensive performance of the season.

 

The Beavers move their winning streak to 5 games, as they will head into their home matchup with Indian Creek at 5-2.

*Contributed By YSN’s Michael McKenzie

POTTERS GET FIRST WIN ON PATTERSON FIELD

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- The Potters Boys soccer team started strong with Ayden Wright scoring the first goal scored by the boys on the new turf surface and they never let up. Scoring 5 unanswered goals and getting the first win on the new turf field by shutting out the Harrison Central Huskies 5-0.

Jake Smith kept several shots from the Huskies out of the goal .

*Contributed By Jimmy Joe at eastliverpoolpotters.com

IRISH ARE BACK IN THE REGIONAL FINALS

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RAVENNA OH- One year ago, Ursuline matched their way to a regional championship game and fell just short, now a season later they have another opportunity to punch a ticket to Akron. They got there with a 6-2 win over West Salem Northwestern.

Ursuline pulled away for good with three runs in the second inning. In the inning Bednar doubled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run and Fedor homered on a 3-2 count, scoring two runs.

Paige Ogden led the the Irish to victory on the rubber. The righthander surrendered two runs on six hits over seven innings, striking out ten and walking one.

Olivia Amstutz took the loss for Northwestern. The pitcher lasted seven innings, allowing 11 hits and six runs while striking out three.

Ursuline hit two home runs on the day. Mia Opalick had a homer in the seventh inning. Fedor put one out in the second inning.

The Irish tallied 11 hits. Katie Koulianos, Opalick, Fedor, and Madelyn Miklandric all collected multiple hits. Miklandric, Fedor, Opalick, and Koulianos each collected two hits to lead.

Daylie Rickard went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Northwestern in hits. Northwestern didn’t commit a single error in the field. Avery Garver had six chances in the field, the most on the team.

Ursuline advances to their second straight regional championship. This time around they’ll be matched up with Tuslaw. First pitch from Ravenna is set for 4:00.

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IRISH TAKE ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS A DISTRICT TITLE

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Ursuline defeated Cardinal 3-0 on Monday to advance in the district tournament.  Two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Danny Smith induced a double-play from Jackson Puruczky to finish off the game.

The pitching was strong on both sides. Ursuline pitchers struck out ten, while Cardinal pitchers sat down eight.

One bright spot for the Huskies was a single by Troy Domen in the fourth inning.

Andrew Kirila was the winning pitcher for Ursuline. Kirila lasted five and a third innings, allowing three hits and zero runs while striking out nine and walking one. Smith threw one and two-thirds innings in relief out of the bullpen.

Jake Bean took the loss for Cardinal. The hurler allowed nine hits and three runs over five and a third innings, striking out six and walking one.

The Irish racked up nine hits. Nick Bako, Tom Groner, and Marc Manning each managed multiple hits. Bako led with three hits in three at bats.

Ty Zeigler went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Cardinal  in hits.

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BEAVERS LOOK STRONG AGAINST HARRISON CENTRAL

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- Behind a combined 41 point effort by Beavers Ethan Agnew and Austin Cline, Beaver Local dropped the visiting Harrison Central by a score of 58-49.

Agnew netted 22 points followed by Cline’s 19 points. The Beavers outscored Harrison 17-9 in the 3rd quarter.

The Beavers return to play Friday as Indian Creek travels to Beaver Local.

*Contributed By YSN’s Gary Leininger

POTTERS CONTROLLED BY HARRISON CENTRAL

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The Harrison Central Lady Huskies put up a big defensive effort limiting East Liverpool to quarter scores of 5-7-6-8 on way to a 40-26 win over the visiting Lady Potters.

Shayla Foster paced the Potters with 13 points on the night as they dropped to 1-4.

East Liverpool steps back on the hardwoods Thursday night against Edison.

*Contributed by YSN’s Gary Leininger

REBELS WIN THIRD STRAIGHT DISTRICT TITLE

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ORWELL OH- It was a matchup between two reigning district champions on Saturday in Grand Valley. Crestview and Cardinal won the two northeast super districts a season ago. The Rebels came away with the four set win, and their third consecutive appearance in the regional tournament. (25-27 25-20 25-19 25-21)

Lucy Montgomery, and Grace Auer both secured triple doubles on the day. Montgomery finished with a team high 19 kills, 24 assists, and 19 digs. Auer finished with 17 kills, a team high 26 assists, and 16 digs. Abbey Emch was also in double digit kills, finishing the game with 16 kills. So was Shelby Rambo, she had 12 kills. Emch continued to play well at the net, finishing with 4 blocks.

Crestview advances to the Regional Semifinals where they’ll match up with Independence. That game will be at Barberton on Thursday at 6:00.

BEAVERS HASSLE HARRISON CENTRAL

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- The Beavers put together another impressive performance, winning their 5th straight game by beating the Harrison Central Huskies 48-14.

The Huskies got the ball to start, and wasted no time going down the field in 55 seconds, capping off a 67 yard TD drive with a 21 yard TD throw from Hayden Cassidy to Tre Rex. The Beavers would respond with a long TD drive of their own. Logan Blissenbach took one 27 yards to the house on 3rd and 20, as Austin Cline threw his first of 4 TD passes on the day. The Beavers defense came up big, forcing a three and out and paving the way for a 63 yard punt return TD by Dorian Jackson. The Beavers next drive ended with another Logan Blissenbach TD, this one from 29 yards out on 4th and 14.

Beaver Local would score twice more before the half, courtesy of a Caden Foster 33 yard TD catch and a 17 yard Austin Cline TD run, but Harrison Central was able to keep their hopes alive with a 65 yard bomb to Tre Rex from Hayden Cassidy again. Beaver Local shut the door coming out of half though, as we saw the third TD connection from Austin Cline and Logan Blissenbach, from 37 yards out this time, as Blissenbach ended with a Randy Moss esque stat line of 3 catches, 93 yards, and 3 scores. To cap off the night, the Beaver defense recovers a fumble in the end zone for yet another TD, giving them a 48-14 win and puts them in the driver seat for a Buckeye 8 North title, which would be the first in school history.

The Beavers travel to Indian Creek next week, looking to make history and officially clinch the Buckeye 8 North with a win. Kickoff at 7:00.

*Contributed By YSN’s Mike McKenzie

BEAVERS EARN COACH LOWE’S 200TH WIN

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Beaver Local welcomed Harrison Central to the Beaver Dome Monday night and just as they have done the previous six contests the Beavers sent their opponents home in defeat.

The Red & White celebrated their 8 seniors winning in straight sets 25-14, 25-15, 25-13. The win marks their seventh straight and in doing so gave Head Coach Sarah Lowe her 200th career victory.

Lowe commented on her career milestone “I feel privileged to have reached this milestone but in reality it belongs to my coaching staff and everyone who has played in my program over the past 13 years for Beaver Local Volleyball.” The victory on senior night made it extra special for Lowe “Celebrating this moment in my career is extra special. Having the ability to celebrate it with these 8 seniors makes it that much more memorable.”

Grace Hill led the way up front with 11 kills. Elizabeth Kolkowski, 5 kills and 5 blocks, knew winning tonight was special “Winning tonight meant a lot to us seniors; we got ahead early and never looked back.” Brooke Talbot once again filled the stat sheet contributing 8 kills, 2 blocks, 10 assists, 5 digs, and 7 aces. Kodi Kinsey’s 17 digs and Bailey Bowesock’s 7 digs solidified the defense in victory. Senior Lexi Schrieber also described the feeling on a senior night victory “It was just so exciting seeing everyone so happy to be together knowing we were playing as seniors.”

Beaver Local (12-1) looks to continue celebrating Tuesday night at home welcoming the Brooke Bruins.

*Contributed By YSN’s Chris Sigler