CANFIELD OH- South Range took their first step towards their fourth district championship in eight seasons on Tuesday with a quick sweep of Campbell (25-11 25-12 25-5).
Izzy Lamparty led the Raiders offense with 8 kills. Julia Blasko led the defense with 9 digs. Sarah Kuhns set well and collected 8 assists. Jamie Feren served well and racked up 6 aces.
South Range advances to the sectional championship on Thursday where they’ll host six seeded United at 6:00.
POLAND OH- After almost a week off, The Raiders finished their conference season strong with a hard fought four set victory over Poland (25-12 25-22 22-25 25-22).
Izzy Lamparty led the Raiders with 14 kills on the night and 5 blocks. Julia Blasko served phenomenally collecting 9 aces. Reagan Irons notched her season high in digs with 38. Jamie Feren set up 19 assists.
Poland was led by Alexia Kalicatzaros who finished with 9 kills. Alyssa Glaros put together a great defensive night with 37 digs. Madison Wess set up 10 assists for the Bulldogs.
South Range will host Campbell in round one of the OHSAA tournament on Tuesday, Poland will travel to Girard in their first tournament game on Wednesday.
CANFIELD OH- South Range is starting to find some confidence this week inside the NE8. They started the week with a sweep of Mooney, followed it up with a sweep over a Hubbard team they lost to earlier in the season. Girard was not having as good of a week. After dropping a heartbreaker to Lakeview, they also couldn’t overcome Poland on Tuesday in a 3-1 loss. The Raiders added to their woes with a shocking sweep on Thursday (28-26 26-24 26-24).
Izzy Lamparty led the Raiders offense with 10 kills. Julia Blasko and Juli Stachowicz has strong night’s as well totaling 9 kills each. Reagan Irons was masterful in the back row with 35 digs. Sarah Kuhns set up 19 assists. Jamie Feren and Bri Hiner both served two aces.
Lauren Pallone led Girard with a match-high 15 kills. Bree Latell was also in double digits with 10 kills. Pallone recorded a double double adding 14 digs to her night. Latell did the same with 12 digs. Allison Durkin led the way in assists with 17. She also served up 3 aces.
South Range will take a week off to prepare for currently unbeaten Lakeview in Cortland on Thursday. Girard will look to right the ship hosting Niles on Tuesday.
CANFIELD OH- South Range dropped their first meeting with Hubbard earlier in the season, and it did not sit well with them. Before the game you could tell in warmups that the Raiders wanted to send a statement to not just Hubbard, but also themselves that they were better than they showed in the first matchup with the Eagles. The statement was made as the Raiders swept Hubbard (27-25 25-13 25-17).
The Raiders came our aggressive and grabbed a 3 point lead early. Although Hubbard wouldn’t let them storm ahead, the Raiders would not them rally to take a lead. That is until late in the set when the Eagles finally pulled ahead 23-22. The Raiders didn’t miss a beat though and pulled out clutch points to win set one 27-25.
The Raiders then put their foot down and dominated the rest of the night. Their aggressiveness from different spots on the floor, mixed with great defense from their back row overwhelmed the Eagles. The Raiders looked sharper than they’ve looked in some time. Players have been stepping into new positions all season, and they finally seemed to gel.
Izzy Lamparty has a great night and led the Raiders offense with 13 kills. She was also efficient and only had 2 attack errors on the night. Reagan Irons finished with a match-high 24 digs. Jamie Feren led the Raiders setters with 16 assists. Sarah Kuhns has 4 aces. Ally Sauerwein played great defense at the net with 5 blocks.
Emily Filicky led the Eagles in kills with 6. Sydney Bowser led the back row with 11 digs. Karissa Fahndrich set up 21 assists.
South Range has a big challenge ahead hosting Girard on Thursday. Hubbard will stay on the road and travel to Niles.
CANFIELD OH- South Range keeps regrouping from adversity in the 2020 season. They’ve had a couple of injuries, a couple of losing streaks, but have always managed to persevere and get back on track. Monday was no different as they looked sharp in a sweep of Mooney (25-18 25-23 25-16).
Izzy Lamparty led the Raiders in offense with 8 kills. Reagan Irons has a nice day in the back row collecting 20 digs. Sarah Kuhns is getting more comfortable as the setter and she finished with 15 assists. Madi Dado served 4 aces.
Katie Hough tries to carry Mooney, leading the team in three categories with 11 kills, 3 aces, and 6 digs. Angelina Rotunno finished with a match-high 29 digs, she also shared the lead in digs with 6.
South Range returns to league action on Tuesday as they host Hubbard. That game will be live on YSN. Mooney gets another tough test out of the NE8 as they host Lakeview on Wednesday.
The Jefferson Varsity Volleyball team picks up another win this evening over the South Range Raiders. The Falcons beat them in four sets with scores of 23-25, 25-11, 25-14, 27-25.
The Falcons were led in digs by Chloe O’Rourke who finished with 21. She also served up 5 aces. Taylor Skinner led in kills with 13. Tory Durkin ran the offense and set up 24 assists.
The Raiders were led by Hannah Hiekkinen with 7 kills. Maddie Dado played great defense with a match-high 25 digs. Jamie Feren set up 13 assists. Izzy Lamparty, and Julia Blasko has 3 blocks a piece.
Jefferson’s overall record is 7-4 and 6-4 in the Northeast Eight Conference. The Falcons travel to Edgewood next Monday, Sept.28 for an Ashtabula county matchup. Action for the JV starts at 5:30pm with the Varsity following them..
The Raiders will regroup over the weekend and travel to Mooney on Monday.
STRUTHERS OH- South Range kept their winning streak going on Tuesday night as they traveled to the Struthers field house and swept the Wildcats (25-20 25-18 25-20).
Izzy Lamparty led the Raiders offense with another double digit performance. She finished with 12 kills, and 3 blocks. Reagan Irons led the defense in digs with 17. Sarah Kuhns kept the Raider offense rolling and totaled 14 assists. Madie Mook has 3 aces.
The Raiders will try to keep winning as they travel to East Liverpool on Wednesday. Struthers will look to sweep the season series with the Dragons as they travel to Niles on Thursday.
CANFIELD OH- South Range started what is going to be a busy week on Monday with a sweep of Aquinas at home (25-13 25-13 25-10).
Izzy Lamparty has a great night leading the team with 15 kills, and 4 blocks. Bri Hiner is doing a fine job stepping into a new role setting up 19 assists, and also serving up 4 aces. Reagan Irons patrolled the back row with 15 digs.
The Raiders have no time to rest as they return to league play on Tuesday traveling to Struthers.
CANFIELD OH- A Raiders team with some new faces getting varsity time didn’t miss a beat Thursday night as they swept Niles (25-17 25-12 25-12).
Leading the Raiders offensive attack was Izzy Lamparty who finished with 9 kills. Reagan Irons tallied 10 digs. Bri Hiner set nicely and collected 13 assists. Madie Mook and Maddie Dado both recorded 4 aces.
The Raiders stay at home to host Aquinas on Monday. Niles stays home as well as they host Lakeview on Tuesday.
YOUNGSTOWN OH- South Range ended their losing streak with a hard fought victory against Mooney on Wednesday (21-25 25-18 25-21 25-21).
Leading the Raiders offense was Izzy Lamparty with 15 kills and 2 blocks. Reagan Irons led the back row with great defense. She collected 26 digs. Sarah Kuhns had a nice night setting as she finished with 24 assists. Irons and Kuhns both served up 2 aces.
South Range looks to keep their momentum on Thursday as they host Niles. Mooney needs to regroup quickly, as they travel to Ursuline on Thursday.