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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

MCNICOL CAN DIG IT, LADY TIGERS HANDLE HEARTLAND

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COLUMBIANA, OH- The Wellsville Lady Tigers appear to be hungry this season, staying on track and unbeaten they swept past Heartland Christian on Tuesday 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-23.)

Emma Smith had 12 kills for Wellsville, but Jenna McNicol took home the golden shovel on Tuesday with 30 digs and four aces to go along with her outstanding defensive night.  Greta Cartwright added 18 helpers in the victory.

For Heartland, Emma Hall had 13 kills at the front of the net, while adding 6 points and 19 digs.  Lydia Wilson had 35 assists on the night while adding 8 points and 10 digs.

 

SALEM OPENS UP CONFERENCE ACTION WITH WIN OVER MINERVA

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MINERVA, OH-  Salem opened up in EBC action on the road against the Minerva Lions and beat them 3-0. For the Quakers, Kaylee Freeman had 4 aces, 9 assists, and two kills, Rylie Troy added 7 kills, 4 aces, Elly Exline added 7 kills and 13 digs while Jenna McClish had 32 digs. The Quakers will continue EBC play with Alliance at home on Thursday.

In JV play, Salem won 2-0. For the Quakers, Emma Hochadel had 13 assists, And Autumn Little and Hannah Bowers had 3 kills apiece. Both teams are now 4-0.

 

*Contributed by Sarah Hamilton and salemathletics.org

BULLDOGS POUNCE ON HEARTLAND EARLY IN EP

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NEW WATERFORD, OH- An early lead helped East Palestine defeat Heartland Christian 16-3 on Wednesday. East Palestine scored on an error, a walk by Cameron Wischerman, and a single by Justin Hooley in the first inning.

The Bulldogs scored six runs in the fourth inning. The offensive onslaught came from singles by Hooley, Cooper Vance, and Jordon Fristik, walks by Daniel Bender and Brady Kridler, and an error on a ball put in play by Wischerman.

Brandon Turcola pitched EP to victory. He lasted five innings, allowing eight hits and three runs while striking out four and walking one.

Graft took the loss for Heartland Christian. He surrendered nine runs on eight hits over two and a third innings, striking out three.

East Palestine collected 15 hits on the day. Fristik, Sean Helpy, Brock Cheurco, Hooley, Dalton Vance, and Vance each had multiple hits for the Bulldogs. Fristik went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead East Palestine in hits. EP also stole seven bases during the game as two players stole more than one. Cheurco led the way with three.

 

 

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DEVILS POUNCE ON THE LIONS TO MOVE ON

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LISBON, OH- The Sectional Final is now set with Lisbon overpowering Heartland Christian 74-42. Lisbon set the pace early leading in the first-half leading 31-17 going into the locker room.
The Blue Devils never let off the throttle in the second-half, Lisbon senior Justin Sweeney paced the way offensively with a triple-double, 25 points, 13 boards, 10 steals, and 8 assists. Ryan McCollough chipped in 15 points,  Blayne Brownfield added 11 points.
Seniors Logan Bell (8 points) and Brice Blackburn (6 points) had a solid night of defense under the hoop for the Devils.

Heartland Christian’s Ronnie Mathews had 23 points to lead the Lions.

Lisbon will matchup Friday at Sebring for Sectional Final 7 pm.