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O’BRIEN SHINES IN THE CIRCLE FOR HUBBARD

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JEFFERSON OH- Hubbard cruised to an easy victory over Jefferson Area 13-2 on Monday

Hubbard  got on the board in the first inning. Kailah Gregory hit into a fielder’s choice, scoring one run.

Isabella O’Brien was the winning pitcher for the Eagles. O’Brien lasted seven innings, allowing one hit and two runs while striking out 14.

Sammi Speakman took the loss for Jefferson Area. Speakman allowed 11 hits and 13 runs over seven innings, striking out three.

Hubbard socked two home runs on the day. Haley Croyle had a four bagger in the sixth inning. Gillian Ryser went for the long ball in the fifth inning.

The Eagles collected 11 hits. Emily Filicky, Grace Narkum, and Sydney Bowser all managed multiple hits. Filicky led the way with three hits in three at bats.

Bodley Beckwith went 1-for-1 at the plate to lead Jefferson Area in hits.

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FALCONS WALK IT OFF AGAINST HUBBARD

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JEFFERSON, Ohio –

With 2 on and 2 out trailing 12-4 in the top of the 7th inning, the Hubbard Eagles seemed as if they needed a miracle to comeback. The inning started with a ground out, an infield single, a walk, and another ground out before bringing senior Andrew Frank to the plate.

Not looking to go home just yet, the Hubbard senior roped one into the outfield for extra bases, clearing the runners on to bring the score t0 12-6. After a hit by pitch and a walk, it was another Eagle senior at the dish with runners in scoring position, Hayden Fox.

Fox, a would be 4-year starter if not for COVID, delivered with a base clearing double of his own, 12-9. Starting to see the trend here? Up next senior Joe Langley punched one into the outfield to bring Fox home, 12-10.

Every great comeback always has a little bit of luck, and the Eagles got just that when freshman, Andrew Kali, reached on an error to keep the game alive then senior Albert Gerlick would bring in a run on an infield single, 12-11.

Hubbard was just one run away from coming all the way back from a 12-4 deficit with 2 outs and junior Josh Ruban was not planning on ending his teammates dreams. With possibly the most impressive hit of the inning, Ruban laced one down the right field line platting Kali, but Gerlickwould be thrown out at 3rd, ending the Hubbard half at a tie game, 12-12.

With momentum clearly swung into their hands, the Eagles needed to hold on in the bottom half to force extras. Unfortunately for the Eagles, their comeback didn’t have a cinderella ending.

Jefferson picked up a walk-off win in the 7thwithout recording a single hit. Starting with a strikeout, a walk, and a ground out moving the runner into scoring position, the Falcons had a runner on third with 2 outs.

What happened next, is a baseball nightmare. The Falcon batter hit a routine popup into the cold Jefferson sky. Staying in the infield, the pitcher drifted backwards over the mound trying to secure the third out and move things into extra innings,but the ball would drop, the run would score, and Jefferson would celebrate, picking up the victory 13-12.

TOP PERFORMERS:

Hubbard

Albert Gerlick – 3-for-3, 2 walks, and 2 runs scores

Hayden Fox – 2-for-4, 1 walk, and 5 RBI’s

Andrew Frank – 1-for-4, 1 walk, 3 runs scored, and 2 RBI’s

Jefferson

Kirkland Lambert – 3-for-4, 1 walk, 2 runs scored, 2 RBI’s

Seve Cantini – 3-for-4, 1 walk, 2 runs scored, 1RBI

Jack Detweiler – 3-for-3, 1 walk, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI

UP NEXT:

With their win, the Jefferson Falcons move to 3-0 on the year while the Hubbard Eagles fall to 0-1. Hubbard will look to recapture the momentum they had at the end of todays game tomorrow at 5:00 pm, as they will host a rematch against Jefferson.

 

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

JEFFERSON TAKES TWO FROM LAKESIDE

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JEFFERSON OH-

GAME 1:

Jefferson seized victory in dramatic walk-off fashion, thanks to a walk-off fielder’s choice at the end of the game to topple Lakeside. The game was tied at one with the Falcons batting in the bottom of the seventh when Lakeside induced Colin Reid to hit into a fielder’s choice, but one run scored.

The pitching was strong for Jefferson. Seve Cantini struck out 17.

Lakeside opened up scoring in the first inning, when Hodges doubled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run.

Jefferson knotted the game up at one in the bottom of the fifth inning, when Reid grounded out, scoring one run.

Cantini took the win for Jefferson. Cantini lasted seven innings, allowing three hits and one run while striking out 17.

Wheelock took the loss for Lakeside. The bulldog went six and a third innings, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out three.

Jack Detweiler, Marc Wood, and Dylan Cotton each collected one hit to lead the Falcons.

GAME 2:

Jefferson jumped out to an early lead over Lakeside and took home a 9-3 victory on Saturday. The Falcons scored on a double by Kirkland Lambert and a single by Braydon Throop in the first inning.

Jefferson  tallied four runs in the fifth inning. The Falcons scored their runs on a single by Dylan Cotton.

Lambert was the winning pitcher for Jefferson. The hurler went two innings, allowing one run on one hit, striking out three and walking zero. Colin Reid, Throop, and PJ Modzelewski all put in work in relief out of the bullpen, steering their team towards the victory.

Hodges took the loss for Lakeside. The bulldog lasted four and two-thirds innings, allowing nine hits and eight runs while striking out four and walking one.

Jefferson tallied ten hits. Seve Cantini and Throop each had multiple hits for Jefferson Area Falcon Varsity. Cantini went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead in hits.

Wheelock led Lakeside with three hits in four at bats.

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POLAND STARTS THEIR RUN

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POLAND OH- Poland had to wait a little longer to get their tournament started. The second seed in the Division 2 Northeast district elected to take the first round bye. But there was no rust on the Bulldogs Saturday afternoon as they dispatched Jefferson for the third time this season 53-35.

Jackie Grisdale ran the show for Poland leading the team with 18 points. Morgan Kluchar added 8 points, while freshman Mary Brant got her first taste of tournament action adding 7.

The Falcons were paced by Kennadie Mullen who put in 12 points. Taylor Skinner contributed 9 points to the Falcons cause.

Poland advances to the district semifinals where they will host eleventh seeded West Geauga for a chance to get into the title. Tip off is set for Wednesday at 7:00.

GIRARD TAKES OVERTIME WIN

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GIRARD OH- The Indians and the Falcons decided to play a little extra Thursday evening as the two teams took the game into overtime with Girard coming out on top over the visiting Jefferson team 45-42.

Some clutch free throw shooting in the extra frame helped the Indians to come out on top.

Leading the 4-5 Girard girls was Sieasia Triplett with 14 points.

For the 4-9 Falcons was Taylor Skinner with a game high 22 points.

*Contributed by YSN’s Gary Leininger

POLAND GIVES GRISDALE 500TH WIN

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POLAND OH- Poland head coach Ken Grisdale came in to Tuesday night’s matchup against Jefferson needing just 1 win to eclipse 500 in his career. His team showed up, and showed out in a dominating 64-45 victory over Jefferson.

Ken Grisdale became the 47th coach in the state of Ohio to reach the 500 win mark. This is his 28th season at the helm of the Bulldogs, and in those 28 years he has had 18 MVCA Coach of the Year awards. His career record now stands at 500-155.

Ross Dedo had a strong night leading Poland with 18 points. Brody Todd contributed 12 points to the cause. Jack Fulton was also in double figures with 10.

Robert Ray paced the Falcons with 16 points. John Castrilla was right behind him with 14 points.

These two teams square off again on Friday this time up in Jefferson.

POLAND MOVES WIN STREAK TO TWELVE

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JEFFERSON OH- Poland has now won twelve games in a row after making the long trip to Jefferson worth it with a 53-19 win over the Falcons. The Bulldogs also now have pushed their NE8 win streak to 34.

Poland had nine players get in the stat sheet. Jackie Grisdale led them with 19. Ella Harrell and Morgan Kluchar both added 6 to the cause.

Jefferson was led by Taylor Skinner with 10 points.

Poland has their final non conference game on Saturday as they host Champion.

FALCONS HAVE NO TROUBLE AT SOUTH RANGE

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CANFIELD OH – The South Range boys hosted Jefferson on Friday night where both teams
were looking for a big NE8 victory over the other. The Falcons were able to get a strong
victory over the Raiders, 65-34. Jefferson started fast and strong with a huge lead very
quickly and never lost control. The Raiders tried to fight back early on in the 2nd half but
were not able to get much to fall and the Falcons continued control and came out on
top.
For the Raiders, Corey Penick led the way with 9 points, behind him was Mike Patrone
with 8 on the night.
For the Falcons, Dakota Cunningham, Brock Bean, and John
Castrilla all led the way with 13 points on the night. Behind them was Grant Hitchcock,
who ended the night off with 10 points.
The Falcons will be back in action to host Girard on January 12th. The Raiders will be
back home tomorrow, January 9th to host Hubbard. Don’t miss it on YSN.
*Contributed by YSN’s Brendan Miller

CUNNINGHAM’S BIG NIGHT NOT ENOUGH FOR FALCONS

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JEFFERSON OH- The 2020-2021 winter sports season has been crazy. From not knowing if there was going to be one to not knowing who your opponent will be from night to night. But teams have pushed ahead. Jefferson is one of those teams. The NE8 is going forward without half of its teams right now, but the Falcons are making the best of it.

Tuesday night they welcomed in one of their rivals Pymatuning Valley. Both teams were ready to go from the opening tip. The first quarter both teams were feeling each other out and seeing where they could attack. The Lakers were able to be get the early lead and keep it throughout the game. Jefferson fought hard all night, but unfortunately they couldn’t get the shots to fall. Py Valley was aggressive all night and keep the pressure on the Falcons. Lakers lead at the half 33-22.

They extended the lead to 20 in the third quarter. Jefferson was able to get as close as 9 in the forth, but Py Valley pushed a head and closed out the evening with a 76-62 win over the Falcons. Jeffersons lone senior Dakota Cunningham was their leading scorer with 22 points. He hit 5 threes on the night.  Leading the way for the Lakers was Tanner Rhodes who had 25 points. He also had 2 dunks on the night.

Jefferson looks to bounce back on Friday as they travel to Struthers and face the Wildcats.

*Contributed by YSN’s Paul Munson

ELIA OPENS THE SEASON WITH CAREER HIGH WILDCATS ROLL

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JEFFERSON OH- It has been a long wait for basketball in Jefferson, and Struthers. On Thursday the girls programs finally tipped off with a conference matchup in Jefferson. It was all Wildcats as Struthers marched home with a 65-36 win over the Falcons.

Emma Elia had a monster of a night with 35 points to lead the Wildcats. Heike Kaurschill had a solid night with 7 points added to the Wildcats effort. Faith Stellato added 7 points as well.

Struthers will hit the road on Monday to take on South Range.  Jefferson’s next scheduled game is Thursday hosting Poland.