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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.

DEVILS SHINE ON SENIOR NIGHT

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BERLIN CENTER OH- It was senior night in Western Reserve, and the Devils honored 4 seniors. The Devils had a great game plan and executed it to a tee to earn a sweep of a tough Heartland Christian team (25-15 25-16 25-22).

The first set started as everyone expected this match to go, it was a back and forth competitive set. Until Reserve led 11-8, no team had a lead bigger than 2. But at that point the Devils took off and quickly grasped control over the set. Heartland was struggling to get into system and couldn’t be as aggressive as they wanted to be. Those struggles for Heartland continued into set two as Reserve dominated both of the first two sets.

The Lions really showed some fight to come out in the third set and grab a lead. Makayla Osborn served well for the Lions, at one point serving up 3 aces in a row to tie the set up at 6-6. However late in the set Reserve dug out a lot of strong attacks and simply outlasted the Lions in long rally’s. The Devils completed the sweep with a 25-22 victory in set three.

Dani Vuletich led the Devil’s attack with 10 kills. She also played great defense at the net with 4 blocks. Lisa Eichert had a strong night as well with 9 kills. Alyvia Hughes finished with 7. Gianna Paris gathered 16 assists on the night. Reserve did a good job having other players ready to set when Paris was taken out of the play.

Western Reserve will play their third game in three days on Thursday when they travel to Lowellville. Heartland will need to bounce back quick as they travel to Columbiana on Thursday.

EAGLES SOAR OVER HEARTLAND CHRISTIAN

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HANOVERTON OH- United welcomes in a tough Heartland Christian squad on Saturday. They fought their way to a four set victory over the Lions to remain undefeated (25-23, 18-25, 27-25, 25-17).

Tori Tschappatt led the Eagles in kills with 12. Brooklyn Smith has a great day with 7 kills, 19 digs, and 5 aces. Madison Boyle led in digs with a solid 25. Haley Dees did an impressive job setting for United tallying 30 assists. Savannah Burton had 9 kills.

United moves to 6-0 and will host Southern at home on Tuesday. Heartland is now 2-3, and they’ll travel to Western Reserve on Wednesday.

CARDINALS GET SWEET REVENGE

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CANFIELD OH- The Canfield Cardinals got revenge over Notre Dame Cathedral Latin In week 2 after getting shutout by the Lions in 2019.
Chris Sammarone and Broc Lowry we’re the standout players for the Canfield offense. Sammarone had two, long distance touchdown runs in the first half, while quarterback  Lowry added two touchdowns through the air.

The Cardinals defense stood strong once again, allowing just seven points in the contest. Canfield won by a final score of 34-7, and are 2-0 heading into to week 3. The Cardinals will host New Philadelphia next Friday at Bob Dove Field.

*Contributed By YSN’s Richie Juliano

HEARTLAND TROUNCES EAGLES

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COLUMBIANA OH- Heartland Volleyball went on the road and got a sweep of Warren JFK to bring their record to 2-2.

Makayla Osborn went off for a double double with 23 kills, and 17 digs. She added a block. Emma Hall served her way to 8 aces. Jessica Brunk played great defense accumulating 15 digs. Lydia Wilson built on her Heartland career assist record with 35 on the night.

Heartland will return to action Saturday as they travel to undefeated United.

QUAKERS TAME THE LIONS

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SALEM OH- The Quakers grabbed a big conference win on Tuesday with a sweep of Minerva (25-12 25-15 25-15).

Leading the Quakers offense was Kaley Davis with 7 kills. Zoie Reid also has a solid night swinging with 5 kills. The Quakers got seven combined aces from Morgan McGaffick (4) and Davis (3). McGaffick also led in assists with 10. Rylie Troy player great defense with 15 digs.

Salem will travel to Alliance on Thursday for another important conference match.

WILSON SETTING UP RECORDS

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COLUMBIANA OH- Heartland Christian senior volleyball player Lydia Wilson set the program record for career assists in the second set of their first match at South Range. With 2,007 assists and counting Lydia runs the Lions offense masterfully.

Wilson averages 8.9 assists per set in her career, that ends up being 26.7 assists per three sets.  Lydia puts up stats in other categories as well. She has over 500 career digs. She has also served up 178 aces to this point. She also has over 100 kills in her career.

Lydia has a tougher job than most as a senior leader. In 2020 with the uncertainty of COVID-19 seniors everywhere have had to keep their teams mentally sharp. Lydia has done a great job keeping everyone positive and motivated throughout the summer.

Anthony Hartwig got the chance to catch up with Lydia to talk about her record setting moment, being a senior leader, and much more. The Pride of Heartland Christian should enjoy this inside look at the new program assists leader Lydia Wilson.

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RANGE TAMES LIONS IN HOME OPENER

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CANFIELD OH- Both South Range and Heartland are coming off of impressive seasons. Raiders coming off a district runner up, and the Lions were 20-4 last season. It promised to be a competitive match as both teams looked to gel into the new year. The Raiders took the match in four sets (25-20, 19-25, 25-22, 25-21).

The Raiders used an 8-0 rally to overcome an early deficit in set 1. Izzy Lamparty set the tone from the middle with 3 kills in the set.

Lions had the upper hand in set number two. They used some fantastic serving to get the Raiders consistently out of system. Makayla Osborn was a force to be reckoned with. She finished the day with 14 kills and the second set was her best.

The Raiders won set 3 and 4 in close competitive sets. They simply made the clutch plays down the stretch. They also got Maria Primavera into a rhythm as the match went on.

Primavera led the Raiders in kills with 8. Julie Blasko and Sarah Kuhn’s split 5 aces a piece to lead. Reagan Irons fathered 18 digs. Kuhn’s led the team in assists with 19. Izzy Lamparty was strong on the net tallying 5 blocks.

Osborn led the Lions in kills with a match-high 14. Emma Hall fathered 15 digs. Lydia Wilson led the team in assists with 21, and also aces with 8. Wilson broke the Heartland program record for career assists in the 2nd set.

Heartland (0-1) hosts Ursuline on Monday. South Range (1-0) starts league play at Niles.

Scheduling note, Saturday’s match was originally scheduled to be a tri match with East Liverpool, Heartland and South Range. The Raiders have kept their match with East Liverpool and will host them on Saturday September 12 at 11:00 AM.

EP FIGHTS BACK TO .500 AGAINST HEARTLAND

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EAST PALESTINE, OH-  Lady Bulldog Head Coach Will Franklin knew that he would have his hands full with the early portion of the schedule this year, and felt if they could compete in their non-league games that things would fall into place later in the season.  After starting 0-2, the Lady Dogs have bounced back in a big way with wins over Campbell Memorial, and following up with a 54-28 victory over Heartland Christian on Thursday night.

Payton Sherry led the way with a near triple-double with 8 points, 8 assists and 9 rebounds for the Bulldogs on her way to the Gorby’s Player of the Game.  Joclyn Fristik led all scorers with 18, and Patience Champney added a dozen as well.

For Heartland Senior Sidney Ogden had an impressive 15 points for the Lady Lions, and Jordan Webb added 5 as well.

East Palestine (2-2) will now look to open EOAC play next Thursday against Leetonia on the road.  That game can be seen right here on YSN.

BEAVERS BOUNCE BACK WITH CONVINCING WIN OVER MINERVA

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MINERVA, OH – The Beavers defeated the Minerva Lions 45-12 behind an offensive explosion in all aspects on Friday night. Their defense also improved as they did a much better job defending the run.

The Beavers’ defense forced a 3 and out to start the game, and their offense  didn’t take long to get on the board, as they took just 5 plays to drive about 60 yards and punch it into the endzone on a Tanner Johnston rushing TD. It was all Beavers the rest of the game as well, as their offense allowed under 5 first downs in the first half, and scored 31 points in the first 24 minutes of the ballgame. Ethan Lewis shook off his 4 INT performance last week to throw 3 touchdowns, 2 in the first half. The first was a 32 yard bomb to Dylan Moore on the second drive of the game. The other was a 7 yard back end zone throw to James Monte. His 3rd came in the third quarter with a 45 yard TD pass to Caleb White. The 4th TD in the first half was a Jacob Kane rushing TD on a first and goal towards the end of the first quarter. The final touch on the win was a rushing 35 yard rushing TD for Daniel Wirth in the final minutes of the third quarter.

The Beavers will now prepare for a tough test at home against rival East Liverpool. Pregame at 6:40, kickoff at 7:00 on YSN Beaver Local

*Story by Michael McKenzie