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THREE SPARTANS SIGN TO THE NEXT LEVEL

BOARDMAN OH- It was a busy signing day in Boardman as three Spartans signed their names to continue their academic and athletic careers. Seniors Raegan Burkey, Katie Stamp, and Maria Torres all signed national letters of intent to play their sport at the next level.

Burkey has signed on to run track and cross country at Bowling Green. Raegan was county champion in the 400, and 800. She earned All- AAC in the 400, 800, 1600, and 4×4 relay. Burkey will finish her career as a four time letter winner in track, and holds one of the school’s best times in the 400, 800, 1600, and 5K. This season Burkey qualifies for the state meet in cross country. She was the first female cross country runner from Boardman to reach the state meet in 17 years. She finished 54th in that meet. Raegan also has letters in soccer, volleyball, and basketball.

Maria Torres has signed to continue her volleyball career at Thiel. This season Maria had 305 kills, and 244 digs. She has a career total of 740 kills, and 613 digs. This season Torres was named 1st team All-AAC, 1st team All-District, and 2nd team All-YSN. Maria also has letters in basketball. She made the all conference team in her sophomore and junior seasons.

Katie Stamp also signed to play volleyball at ThIel. This season Katie totaled 221 kills, 321 digs, and 37 aces. Her career total in kills is 704. She also has a career total in digs of 721 digs, and 121 aces. This season Stamp was named 2nd team All-AAC, and 2nd team All-District. Stamp is a four year letter winner in both volleyball, and basketball. She also has two letters in track.

SPARTANS UPSET LAKESIDE ON THE ROAD

ASHTABULA OH- Boardman knew after their win on Tuesday that the rest of their tournament run would be on the road. On Thursday it was no problem for the Spartans as they went to Lakeside and upended the Dragons to continue on (25-20 22-25 25-18 25-13).

The Spartans had three players record double doubles on the night. Raegan Burkey recorded 39 assists, and 21 digs. Maria Torres led in kills with 16, she completed a double double as well with 11 digs. Katie Stamp has a solid night as well with 13 kills, and 22 digs. She led the team in digs.

Boardman will have to be road warriors again in the district semifinals as they travel to one seeded Massillon Jackson on Wednesday. That match will start at 6:00.

SPARTANS SURVIVE AND ADVANCE

BOARDMAN OH- It took everything they had, but the Spartans came back from the brink to beat Aurora in five sets, and give head coach Alyssa Birch her first career tournament win.

Aurora came out swinging. They definitely looked better than a 20 seed. They won back to back tight sets using clutch serving, and a spread out attack. Boardman helped them out with a few errors here and there, but all in all it was a pretty clean two sets of volleyball. The Lady Greenmen were just getting the big plays.

Boardman seems to become a different team with their backs against the wall. After losing two sets to the score of 23-25, the Spartans came out with even more energy. They dominated sets three and four to force a decisive set five.

That set five was much like the first two sets, back and forth each team grabbing some momentum. Aurora jumped out to a 6-3 lead, to which the Spartans responded with a 7-0 run to go up 10-6. The Spartans then saw that lead dwindle as Aurora tied the set up at 10. Boardman had the last laugh as they finished off a nail biter 15-13 with a Maria Torres kill.

Boardman was led by Torres who had an impressive 18 kills. Katie Stamp added 16 kills to the Boardman attack. Kathryn O’Horo stepped into the libero position tonight and led the defense with 24 digs. Torres completed a double double with 15, Stamp did the same collecting 14 digs. Raegan Burkey ran the offense to perfection. She set up 44 assists on the night.

Boardman advances and will now travel to face 10 seeded Lakeside for the sectional championship on Thursday at 6:00.

TORRES BUILT FOR TOUGHNESS

BOARDMAN OH- Maria Torres has gone through more adversity in her high school career than a lot of athletes will go through in their whole careers. Several injuries have held her back from having healthy seasons in years past. It’s only natural for her to think “why me? which she admits crossed her mind for a minute, but soon those thoughts turned into inspiration to get back on the floor 100% healthy. It wasn’t easy, but after months of hard work and perseverance, Torres has found her way back to the court and is completely healthy. That is great news for her teammates, not so good news for her opponents.

Maria does not just have expectations on the physical side of the game, now in her senior year she is called on to be a leader, both mentally and emotionally. She brings tremendous energy to the Spartans. She has a joking personality that can always be called upon to ease the stress of a tough volleyball match. Coach Birch can count on Torres to be an extra coach on the court, something that is so important in volleyball when most of the team’s adjustments need to come on the fly, and without the safety net of practice. The Spartans are a tough hard nosed bunch, and they can attribute that to the mentality Maria brings to the gym every day. She brings toughness.

Maria sat down and talked with YSN’s own Anthony Hartwig. They discuss what it has been like coming back from so much adversity, what her expectations were this season, and much more. You will not want to miss the latest Spartan volleyball player profile “Torres Built For Toughness.”

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SPARTANS START THE WEEK OFF RIGHT

POLAND OH-

Boardman traveled to Poland Monday night to defeat the Bulldogs in 3 sets. The Spartans were lead by Maria Torres with 10 kills, 11 digs, 3 blocks and 3 aces. Katie Stamp has 11 kills on the night to accompany her 9 digs. Setter Raegan Burkey contributed 25 assists while adding 4 digs and 2 aces. Outside hitters Kathryn O’Horo and Jenna Olexa each had 5 kills, and Gia Ditullio and Lanny Kilpatrick both added 7 digs a piece. Kamryn Duritza rounded out the night with 7 assists. The Spartans are now 6-6 on the season.Sarah Forsyth led the Bulldogs in kills with 3. Addy Gentile grabbed 3 blocks. Kenzie Szolek had 7 digs to lead the Bulldog defense.

The Spartans will hit the road again on Thursday to take on the Mooney Cardinals.

*Contributed by Alyssa Birch at boardmanathletics.org

BOARDMAN PASSES TEST AGAINST RAIDERS

BOARDMAN OH-

Boardman Girls Varsity Volleyball advances to 5-3 on the season with a win tonight over South Range, 3 sets to 1. (25-12 19-25 25-21 25-10). The Spartans were led by Katie Stamp with 17 kills, 20 digs, 3 blocks and 3 aces. Maria Torres added 11 kills, 17 digs and 4 blocks. Setter Raegan Burkey had 34 assists on the night with 18 digs. Jenna Olexa and Kathryn O’Horo each added 11 digs and 6 kills. Kamryn Duritza rounded off the night with 10 digs.

Julie Stachowicz led the Raiders in kills with 6. Reagan Irons collected 15 digs. Jamie Feren set up 11 assists. Julia Blasko had 2 aces.

The Spartan will hit the road on Thursday to take on the Howland Tigers.

The Raiders will host Lakeview. That game will be live on YSN.

Contributed by Alyssa Birch at boardmanathletics.org

SPARTANS SHOCK CANFIELD IN DRAMATIC COMEBACK

BOARDMAN OH- Aftr two sets on Thursday night against Canfield, Boardman looked dead in the water. That was simply not the case, as the Spartans clawed all the way back from down 2-0 to win in five sets (17-25 17-25 25-11 28-26 15-13).

The Spartans opened the match with a 4-1 lead, and watched the Cardinals rattle off 10 points in a row to take control of the set. Boardman made some runs to get within 3 or 4 but couldn’t make the next step.

The second set had the same story. Canfield kept the Spartans at bay. Every little spurt Boardman would have would be answered by a punch back from the Cardinals. They won sets one and two by the same score 25-17.

Boardman did not let the 2-0 deficit stop their aggressiveness. They jumped out of a cannon in set three to take a 15-3 lead. They took advantage of the Cardinals going on cruise control for a spell. By the time Canfield woke up it was much too late to stop Boardman’s momentum and the Spartans dominated set three 25-11.

Set four was the most competitive. Boardman has all the momentum, but Canfield was awake, and swung well. It was a battle of the middles, as Katie Stamp, and Maria Torres traded blows with Grace Rosko and Erin Chaplow. The Spartans held off three match points down the stretch at 24-23, 25-24, and 26-25. They’d go on to force a fifth and decisive set with a 28-26 victory in set four.

Boardman managed to grab a 14-10 lead in set five to have match point. Canfield fought back to make it 14-13, and just point away from pushing the set past 15. Enter Torres as the Spartan middle ended the match with a kill.

Torres notched a fantastic night with 23 kills and 8 blocks. Katie Stamp and Jenna Olexa both had 9 kills and 20 digs. Raegan Burkey collected 34 assists.

The Spartans will host South Range on Monday. Canfield will have to travel to regroup as they go all the way to Chagrin Falls to play Kenston on Monday.