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BEARS GET THE TIGHT WIN OVER SEBRING

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SEBRING, OH – It was a great one to watch in Sebring on Wednesday night as the Trojans hosted the Leetonia Bears. Sebring had all the control through three quarters of play, leading 20-16. Leetonia would eventually fight back to cut the lead down to just one point. But Sebring had a little boost to score 9 unanswered points with just a little over 2 minutes to go in the final frame to make it 31-21. Leetonia was able to find a way back into it once again, but the outcome was different this time as Leetonia’s Timmy Finch found open space off of an inbound play and knocked down his shot to give Leetonia the lead and an unbelievable comeback win 32-31.

 

For Leetonia, Joe Guido led the Bears with a game-high 11 points on the night. Behind him was Noah Riffee who added 8.

 

For Sebring, both Dustin Black and Caden Shepherd put up 7 on the night for the Trojans.

 

Leetonia will be back in action on Friday, as they will travel to United. Sebring will also be back in action on Friday, as they are set to host Springfield. Don’t miss it on YSN!

*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller

UNITED CONTINUES DOMINATION OF EOAC

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HANOVERTON OH-

United Local faces one of their toughest stretches of the season this week as three very important games awaited them on the schedule.  The Eagles took to the court Monday night with nothing but purpose on their minds.  That purpose was victory and Leetonia played the role of victim as United won in convincing fashion 77-40.

Leetonia came out ready to compete using their tough inside presence hung with United early trailing at the end of the first quarter 16-10.  The depth of the Eagles however proved to be too much for Leetonia in the second quarter.  Behind a constant full court pressure United forced Leetonia into 16  first half turnovers on their way to building a commanding 38-21 halftime lead.

United took advantage of their depth as their transition offense hit another gear in the second half. The offense hit their stride as Sophomore Grace Knight got hot on her way to a team high 19 points leading her squad to victory in the second half.  Taylor Cope once again made her presence felt on the inside for United.  Cope was able to turn in another top performance garnering a  13 point / 12 rebound  double double stat line.  Starting point guard Addyson Blazer contributed 8 points and 6 rebounds for the victors as well.

    Coach Josh Sigler is liking where his offense is heading hitting the 70 point mark for the second time in a week “Our transition game has really put pressure on the opposing teams.  We are doing a much better job moving without the basketball,  it’s opening up more inside for Taylor and she has really stepped up her game.”

United’s bench has also played a key role as of late providing an offensive spark outside of their starters.  Grayson Kidder poured in 10 points and Katie Dees chipped in 8 for the Eagles.  “Cannot say enough about what the players coming off our bench are contributing.  Three Sophomores and a Freshman are providing us the depth and a spark in all facets of the game.  They are as fearless as our starters.” says Sigler.

Leetonia only dressing 8 players for the game never quit despite the deficit in the second half.  Ella Gregorino faced with handling the United pressure all night answered the call leading the Bears with 13 points.  Teammate Allison Francosky contributed 12 points / 7 rebounds for Leetonia.  Despite the success on offense Coach SIgler knows what the team needs to improve on moving forward “ We still need to keep improving on defense.  Sometimes we relax, we just need to get to the point of relaxing when the game is over.”

United (9-3) (8-0) will have no time to relax as Southern Local (13-2) (6-2)  will travel to Hanoverton for a crucial EOAC matchup on Thursday.  Leetonia looks to rebound traveling to East Palestine on Thursday.

*Contributed By YSN’s Chris Sigler

LEETONIA FACES DOWN THE TIGERS

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WELLSVILLE, OH – The Leetonia Lady Bears were all over the floor Thursday night in their EOAC matchup against the Wellsville Lady Tigers. Leetonia got the scoring, playmaking, and defense they needed throughout the game thanks to Ella Gregorino and McKendra Cole. The Lady Bears were able to hold Wellsville to only 4 points in both the 2nd and 3rd quarter to come out on top against Wellsville, 48-25.

 

For Leetonia, Ella Gregorino led the way with 17 points on the night. McKendra Cole added a double-double with 14 points and 18 rebounds, and Ayana Douglas contributed 7 points for Leetonia.

 

For Wellsville, Elaina Weekley and Isabella Poppelriter both had 6 points each for the Tigers. 

 

Leetonia will be back in action and will travel to Southern on Saturday, as they take on the Indians. Wellsville will be back in action on Monday, January 10th as they are set to travel to Southern as well. Don’t miss it on YSN!

*Contributed By YSN’s Brendan Miller

EAGLES SURGE AHEAD TO BEAT LEETONIA

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LEETONIA OH- Valley Christian built a 13-5 1st quarter lead and never looked back as the Eagles took down the Leetonia Bears 49-27 in boys round-ball action Tuesday night.

Valley nailed 7 3-pointers during the game. Jhordan Peete paced  the Eagles with a game high 14 points.

Leetonia was led by the trio of Tim Johnson, Ashbee Merritt and Andrew Hendricks each with 6 points.

Both teams return to hardwoods Friday night as Southern Local will travel to Valley Christian and the Bears will head west to take on the Columbiana Clippers.

*Contributed By YSN’s Gary Leininger

REBELS STARTING TO BUILD MOMENTUM

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COLUMBIANA OH- Freshman Luvrain Gaskins leads all ladies in scoring on the Lady Rebels last game of 2021 with 16 points Wednesday night to take down the Lady Bears from Leetonia 61-28.  The lady Rebels (3-5) remain undefeated at home on the season and with another high scoring game the ladies looked to be running on all cylinders with another high scoring game.  The lady Rebels will travel for a MVAC game against the Campbell Memorial Lady Red Devils on January 3, 2022.
Other lady Rebels’ to get in on the scoring action this evening (unofficial) was Senior Emily Hill (10), Senior McKenna Schultz (10), Senior Karsyn Moore (8), Freshman Reagan Edwards (7), Sophomore Katie Lissi (6),  Sophomore Emily Downey (2), and Freshman Lexi Blower (2)
Leading the Lady Bears this evening was the lone Senior on the young lady Bears team Allison Francosky with 13 points.  The lady Bears end the year with a 5-4 record as they will host Southern Local Lady Indians in the new year on January 3, 2022.
Other contributions by the Leetonia Lady Bears were from Junior McKendra Cole (10), Junior Ella Gregarino (3), and Sophomore Kayla Kaminski (2)
*Contributed Bg YSN’s Larry Scragg

LISBON FLEXES THEIR MUSCLES

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LISBON OH- Lisbon jumped out to a 22-13 halftime advantage and cruised to a 72-39 victory over the visiting Leetonia Bears in Friday night hoop action.

The Blue Devils dropped in 9 3-pointers as they improved to a 4-3 season slate. Leading the way for Lisbon was Logan Stauffer with 20 points and teammates Trevor Siefke scoring 19 points and Hunter Dailey adding 13 markers.

For the Bears, (0-5), Joe Guido and Ashbe Nerritt each scored 12 points.

The Blue Devils return to action Thursday as they travel to Heartland Christian. Check out ysn.smugmug.com for more game-action pictures.

* Contributed by YSN’s Gary Leininger

BULLDOGS FIGHT OFF LEETONIA FOR BIG WIN

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LEETONIA, OH- First-year East Palestine Coach Jason Ray promised he would get the Bulldog Basketball program back on track.

His team made him look like a prophet on Tuesday night, carving up a 42-37 victory on the road over Leetonia.

The win snaps a 27-game skid that takes them back to the 2019 season.  Senior, Tyler Bistarkey, who is a multi-sport athlete that has endured through the tough stretches was determined to not let the streak continue, tossed in 12 points to lead EP which included drilling free throws down the stretch to ice the game.  Evan Smith’s clutch three’s in big spots also gave the Bulldogs confidence heading into the final minutes, and Weston Jones scattered 9 points on the night.

Joey Guido led the Bears with a dozen points, while teammates Andrew Hendricks and Noah Riffee notched eight apiece.

 

BEARS BOUNCE BACK TO VICTORY

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LEETONIA OH- The Bears had to find a way to respond to a disappointing two point loss to Lisbon in their last game. They found the best way to move on was to get another win under their belt. The Bears fought their way to a 53-40 win over Valley Christian.

Ella Gregorino continued her impressive season with another 20+ point performance. She paced the Bears with 20. McKendra Cole was also in double figures for the Bears with 12 points. Allison Francosky chipped in a solid 8 points as well.

The Eagles were led by Savannah Kitchen who put in 16 points.  Kylel Turner was also in double figures with 11 points.

Leetonia doesn’t get much time to rest as they’ll travel to Columbiana on Wednesday. Valley will host Southern on Thursday.

 

UNITED TAKES BIG STEP IN EOAC

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LEETONIA OH- The United Eagles rolled out to a 39-16 halftime lead and never looked back as they defeated the Leetonia Bears 69-30 in Friday night hardwood action.

Steffen Jarrett paced the Eagles with 14 points followed by teammates Nevin Hahlen with 13 points and Grant Knight adding 11 points.

For the Bears Andrew Hendrick dropped 9 points and Joe Guido added 8.

United returns to action Tuesday night with a battle at Southern and the Bears will  host the Bulldogs from East Palestine. Check out ysn.smugmug.com for more action shots.

 

*Contributed by YSN’s Gary Leininger

LISBON PULLS AN UPSET IN THE BEARS DEN

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LEETONIA OH- The Lisbon Lady Blue Devils jumped out to a 14-10 advantage after the opening period and hung on to a 53-51 victory over the Leetonia Lady Bears.

Lisbon shot well behind the 3-point arc, making 8 baskets. Helping the Blue Devils earn their 1st win of the season was Madison Haifley netting 20 points and Tabby Ketchum with 13 points and Parker Henthone scoring 11 points.

For Leetonia Allison Francosky and McKendra Cole each had 12 points.

Both teams return to action Monday as Lisbon travels to Southern and Valley Christian comes to Leetonia. Check out ysn.smugmug.com for game action pictures.

*Contributed By YSN’s Gary Leininger