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RAPPING IT UP THE RIGHT WAY

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COLUMBIANA OH- The senior year of Julia Rapp at Columbiana is almost at its end. She has already gotten a diploma, and now the only thing left is a place on the podium in the state track meet. Julia qualified for state in the 100, finishing 2nd in the region, as part of the 4×100 relay finishing 2nd in the region, and in the 200 where she placed 5th in the region.

This will be Rapp’s second year going to state. Now her expectations are much higher than last season. She’s not just happy to be there anymore, she wants to succeed. It wouldn’t be much of a shock if she went down to Columbus and found success. Julia finds success in every sport she plays. She is one of the premiere outside hitters in the district for volleyball, she hit .500 for softball, and of course she’s a great track star.

Rap has made the decision to continue running track at the next level. She is signed on as a division 1 athlete at Cleveland State. She’ll be running with and against some of the top programs in the region in the Horizon League which excels at track and field.  She’s also going from a small rural down to the middle of downtown Cleveland.

Rapp took the time to be on YSN’s Running Point this week to talk about her senior year at Columbiana and Al the things she’s been able to accomplish. She talks with Anthony Hartwig, and Richie Juliano about the high and lows of her career, playing two sports in the same season, and so much more. Don’t miss your last chance to see Julia as a Clipper in this exclusive player profile!

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THAT’S A RAPP

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COLUMBIANA OH- Columbiana has a mixture of experience and new faces this year on the volleyball court. They lost key players last season like setter Grace Witmer, and libero Maci Linhart. In order for this team to mesh together with so many new players, the returning leaders had to step up. One of those returning leaders is Julia Rapp.

Julia is currently leading the Clippers in kills with 155. She also has 43 aces on the season, and 46 digs. She leads the team in blocks with a total of 18. Along with all of those great numbers comes s fantastic leader on the court for the Clippers. Julia has been a huge reason why the Clippers haven’t missed a beat after losing the players they did a year ago.

The community recognizes her talent as well, as they have voted her into the top spot of Baird Brothers Big Dog of the Valley in Week 4. Julia came on Running Point this week to talk about her senior year. Through some technical difficulties, she talked with Anthony Hartwig and Ty Bartell about winning Big Dogs, being a leader, and much more. Check out the latest Columbiana player profile “That’s A Rapp.”

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CLIPPERS GLIDE OVER LEETONIA TO ADVANCE

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COLUMBIANA OH- The Clippers got their tournament journey started on Wednesday night with a dominating sweep of EOAC rival Leetonia (25-7 25-13 25-18).

Tori Long did what she does best and led the offense with 8 kills. She also dug up 6 digs. Julia Rapp had a very productive day with 7 kills, and 5 blocks. She served 2 aces. Grace Witmer finished with a double double totaling 12 assists, and 13 digs. Maci Linhart also collected 13 digs to share the team lead.

Columbiana moves on to the sectional final where they’ll host twelve seeded Sebring. First serve is slated for 4:00.

CLIPPERS SEND SENIORS OUT ON TOP

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COLUMBIANA OH- It was senior night in the Hanger as the Clippers hosted Southern Local on Thursday. The four seniors saw their last regular season home game end with a sweep of Southern (25-19 25-7 26-24).

The last time these two teams met, it took Columbiana five sets to put away Southern, but it was much more domination from the Clippers this time around. Defense set the tone as the Clippers seemed to dig up everything the Indians put across. Frustration mounted for Southern in the second set as they saw Columbiana run away with a 25-7 win.

Southern bounced back nicely in the third set though. They finally started to find some holes in Columbiana’s defense. It wasn’t enough however, as the Clippers made clutch points down the stretch to finish the sweep with a 26-24 victory in set 3.

Tori Long led the offense with 9 kills on the day. She also played great defense with 13 digs. Grace Witmer compiled a double double with 14 assists, and 10 digs. Maci Linhart led the back row with 20 digs. Julia Rapp has a nice night as well. She finished with 7 kills, 3 aces, and 2 digs.

Columbiana looks forward to tournament play now as they host Leetonia on Wednesday October 21st. Southern will travel to Ashtabula St John’s.

COLUMBIANA PUTS THE HURT ON THE BLUE DEVILS

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LISBON OH- Columbiana has been rolling all season and that would not stop now. They continued their strong season in the EOAC with a hard-fought victory over Lisbon on Tuesday in four sets (25-23 25-15 22-25 25-12).

Tori Long has a huge night with a double-double. She finished with 11 kills, and 17 digs. Grace Witmer barely missed a triple-double on the evening. She collected 17 assists, 13 digs, and 9 kills. Julia Rapp had 8 kills, and 4 blocks. Maci Linhart led the Clippers in digs with 16.

For Lisbon, Justyce Vrable had 8 points, and 4 kills, Eliza Baker had 6 points, 17 assists, and 14 digs while Brooke VanGiesen had 9 kills, 16 digs.  McKenna Dailey also had 34 digs. 

Columbiana now looks to a huge matchup on Thursday as they host Wellsville.  Lisbon will travel to Valley Christian on Thursday.

COLUMBIANA PUTS DOWN BULLDOGS

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COLUMBIANA OH- Columbiana continued a dominant stretch through the EOAC on Tuesday with a sweep of East Palestine to improve their record to 12-2 (25-21 25-23 25-12).

Tori Long led the Clippers with 6 kills, and 6 digs. Grace Witmer had a great day all over the stat sheet. She finished with 13 assists, 10 digs, and 5 kills. Julia Rapp totaled 7 digs, 5 kills, and 4 aces. Maddie Witherow had 12 digs, 4 kills, and 3 aces.

Columbiana has some time off before they travel to Springfield on Monday. East Palestine will try to bounce back on Thursday as they travel to Lisbon.

CLIPPERS GAIN ALTITUDE AGAINST LEETONIA

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LEETONIA OH- Columbiana was coming off a tough loss to United on Thursday night, but it didn’t take them long to stabilize against Leetonia with a sweep of the Bears (25-7 25-14 25-11).

Julia Rapp and Grace Witmer both led the offense with 5 kills. Maci Linhart finished with 16 digs, and 5 aces. Tori Long was all over the stat sheet with 4 kills, 6 digs, and 2 aces.

Columbiana will host Warren JFK on Monday. Leetonia will stay in conference and play against Southern on Tuesday.

CLIPPERS GLIDE PAST VALLEY CHRISTIAN

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COLUMBIANA OH- Columbiana has no trouble with an early Saturday game as they swept Valley Christian (25-10 25-20 25-15).

Tori Long has another strong outing leading the Clippers offense with a double double with 14 kills, and 10 digs. She also served 4 aces. Maci Linhart didn’t miss a beat and finished her day with 15 digs to lead the defense. Grace Witmer had 19 assists, 6 digs, 3 kills, and an ace. Julia Rapp has a nice day with 8 kills, 5 aces, and 3 digs.

Columbiana moves on to host Lowellville Monday at home.

CLIPPERS GET BACK TO WINNING

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COLUMBIANA OH- Columbiana Volleyball bounced back from suffering their first loss of the season on Thursday with a four set victory over Heartland (25-20 25-17 19-25 25-17).

The Clippers had three attackers finish with 6 kills. Tori Long, Grace Witmer, and Julia Rapp all collected 6. Long added 22 digs, 3 aces, and 3 blocks. Maci Linhart led the defense with 24 digs. Witmer finished with 12 assists, and 8 digs.

Columbiana will return to action Saturday as they host Valley Christian. Heartland will have to regroup as they host Malvern on Monday.

CLIPPERS BROOM JFK

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WARREN OH- Columbiana got out the brooms for a quick sweeping of Warren JFK on Wednesday (25-15 25-15 25-15).

Tori Long and Maddie Witherow both led the Clippers in kills with 7 a piece. Witherow also added 3 aces, Julia Rapp led in that category with 4. Maci Linhart collected 10 digs to lead the Clippers defense. Grace Witmer set nicely for 18 assists.

The Clippers are 3-0 now on the season and will host East Palestine on Thursday.

Warren JFK falls to 0-1 and they’ll travel to Campbell on Thursday.