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MOONEY THROTTLES TOP TEAM IN THEIR BRACKET

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ORWELL OH- Cardinal Mooney sent a loud and proud message to the rest of the district on Wednesday night when they emphatically took down the second seeded Grand Valley Mustangs 10-0. The win advances Mooney to the district semifinals.

Cardinal Mooney got things moving in the first inning, when Cole Litman doubled on a 1-0 count, scoring three runs.

The Cardinals scored three runs in the sixth inning. Their batters contributing to the big inning included Cam Sweeney and Litman, who each drove in runs.

One bright spot for Grand Valley was a single by Dane Sparks in the first inning.

Litman was the winning pitcher for the Cardinals. Litman went seven innings, allowing zero runs on two hits and striking out 13.

Sparks took the loss for Grand Valley. The righty went five and two-thirds innings, allowing nine runs on seven hits and striking out five.

Cardinal Mooney tallied nine hits on the day. Zach Hyrb and Sweeney each collected multiple hits. Hyrb led with four hits in four at bats.

Sparks went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Grand Valley  in hits.

The Cardinals will matchup with 7th seeded Rootstown in the district semifinals. That game will be played Monday at Cene Park at 6:30.

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WARRIORS RUN INTO MATHEWS AGAIN

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KINSMAN OH- Brookfield watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in an 8-2 loss to Mathews on Wednesday. Mathews  scored on a home run by Olivia Matheny in the first inning and a single by Kelsie Newsom in the second inning.

The Warriors struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Mathews, giving up eight runs.

The Mustangs got things moving in the first inning. Matheny hit a solo homer.

Mathews scored three runs in the third inning. Kaylen Mccollum and Ella Vaupel each had RBIs in the big inning.

Emma Gates led the Mathews to victory on the rubber. The pitcher allowed eight hits and two runs over seven innings, striking out nine and walking zero.

Miranda Nicholson took the loss for the Warriors. Nicholson lasted four innings, allowing nine hits and seven runs while striking out seven.

The Warriors socked one home run on the day. Abby DeJoy put one out in the fourth inning.

Brookfield collected eight hits. DeJoy, Cadence Huffman, and Katie Logan each managed multiple hits. Logan, Huffman, and DeJoy each collected two hits to lead.

Mathews tallied 11 hits on the day. Matheny, Gianna Toto, Gates, and Vaupel all managed multiple hits. Matheny led with three hits in four at bats. Mathews didn’t commit a single error in the field. Kennedy Newsom had ten chances in the field, the most on the team.

 

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FITCH UP FOR THE TASK AGAINST STATE POWER

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AUSTINTOWN OH-  The Lady Falcon Softball team improved their record to 18-2 on the season with a 3-1 victory over Mathews on Thursday evening.  While the Falcons still have one more conference game to play against Howland on Tuesday, May 10, they were assured the outright AAC Championship due to Canfield defeating Howland earlier in the day.

Freshmen Sydnie Watts was dominant in the circle again as she struck out 14 batters and allowed only 1 hit (a solo home run).  She added a solo home run herself to help the offense against a stingy Matthews pitcher.

Sophomore Ayla Ray had two hits (single, double) and scored two runs for the Falcons.  Seniors Maddy Taylor and Samantha Aey each had RBI singles that plated Ray.

The team will prepare for a doubleheader against Massillon on Saturday with the first game beginning at 11:00 AM and the second game to follow at approximately 1:00 PM.

*Contributed By Steve Ward at austintownathletics.org

LEOPARDS CAP OFF THEIR WEEK WITH SWEEP OF CLAYMONT

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LOUISVILLE OH- The Leopards have already beat a D1 powerhouse in Canton Hoover this week, and after Saturday they can add a double header sweep of a good Claymont team to their resume. The Leopards won game 1 5-0, and then took game 2 8-2.

GAME 1:

Matti Benson carried a hot bat on the day going 2-3 in game 1 with 3 RBI. Kendra Thomas went 1-3 with a RBI. Kenzie Denzer also notched a RBI.

Thomas was masterful in the circle holding the Mustangs offense to just 2 hits. She slowed 0 runs, and struck out 5.

GAME 2:

Matti Benson continued her strong day going 2-2 making her 4-5 on the day. She gathered 2 more RBI on the day as well. Jenna Collins went 2-4 with 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored. Shelby Mayle went 2-4 with 2 RBI and a run scored. Olivia Mongiardo went 1-3 and crossed the plate once.

Katie Heath got the win in game 2 inside the circle. She threw 6.1 IP, and gave up 2 earned runs on 5 hits. She struck out 4.

The Leopards stay home on Monday to host St Vincent St Mary. First pitch is slated for 5:00.

WEST BRANCH WIN STREAK CONTINUES

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BELOIT OH- It came down to the last play, but Grand Valley was on the wrong end of a 6-5 defeat to West Branch on Saturday. The game was tied at five with West Branch batting in the bottom of the eighth when Aaron Tucker singled on a 2-0 count, scoring one run.

Grand Valley fired up the offense in the first inning, when Dane Sparks doubled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run.

The Mustangs  knotted the game up at five in the top of the seventh inning, when Gavin Bell induced Z Hall to hit into a fielder’s choice, but one run scored.

West Branch scored five runs in the third inning. The offensive firepower was led by Beau Alazaus, Tucker, Anthony Perry, and Zach Peters, all sending runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.

Nick Wilson earned the win for the Warriors. Wilson went one and two-thirds innings, allowing zero runs on one hit, striking out two and walking zero. Bell threw one-third of an inning in relief out of the bullpen.

Will Seger took the loss for Grand Valley. The righty surrendered one run on three hits over two and a third innings, striking out three and walking one.

Casey Turner started the game for the Mustangs. The righthander lasted three innings, allowing five hits and five runs while striking out three and walking zero Tucker started the game for West Branch. Tucker went six innings, allowing three runs on five hits, striking out eight and walking one

Grand Valley scattered eight hits in the game. Matt Wengerd, Sparks, and Hagan Hejduk each collected multiple hits. Wengerd led with three hits in four at bats.

West Branch totaled ten hits in the game. Tucker and Wilson both managed multiple hits. Tucker went 4-for-4 at the plate to lead in hits.

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FALCONS ALL SMILES FOR TENTH WIN

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AUSTINTOWN OH- It was a pitchers duel in the circle on Tuesday night, as a couple undefeated softball teams in The Austintown Fitch Falcons and The Tuslaw Mustangs squared off. 

The battle in the circle was between Cleveland State commit Meredith Rankl and freshman superstar, “The Untouchable” Sydnie Watts.

A scoreless tie was broken in the bottom of the 4th inning when Maddy Taylor (3) and Sydnie Watts (5) swatted back-to-back home runs off the first two pitches to start the inning. 

The 2-0 lead was cut in half in the top of the 6th, when The Mustangs raced home with a run off a wild pitch by Watts. 

Ali Foley came up big for The Falcons in the bottom half of the inning. Plating a run off an RBI double to make it 3-1.

A score in which The Falcons never looked back from, defeating some of Massillons best, by a final score of 3-1. Stretching their record to a perfect 10-0 on the season.

The loss was the first for Tuslaw, as their record drops to 3-1 on the campaign. 

Watts struck out 14 in her performance, pushing her season total to 125. However, Player of The Game honors went to Falcons senior Maddy Taylor.

Hitting a big fly to break a scoreless tie generated enough momentum for Fitch to help propel them to double digits in victories. 

The win will keep the red hot Falcons warm as the head south for spring break! Looking to lock horns with some great competition in Myrtle Beach, the memories shared on the trip will last a lifetime.

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell

Postgame Interview With Steve Ward

Postgame Interview With Maddy Taylor:

MCDONALD STIFLES MATHEWS BATS

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POLAND OH-  Katie McDonald had all the right stuff on Saturday for Poland, allowing zero runs and allowing just 1 hit besting Mathews Mustangs Varsity by a score of 3-0.

The pitching was strong on both sides. McDonald struck out ten, while Emma Gates sat down eight.

One bright spot for Mathews was a double by Olivia Matheny in the first inning.

McDonald pitched Poland to victory. She went seven innings, allowing zero runs on one hit, striking out ten and walking zero.

Gates took the loss for Mathews. The righthander lasted six innings, allowing six hits and three runs while striking out eight and walking one.

The Bulldogs hit one home run on the day. Mary Brant went deep in the fourth inning for her second bomb of the season. Brant led Poland with two hits in three at bats.

Matheny went 1-for-3 at the plate to lead the Mustangs in hits. It was their only hit of the day.

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RAIDERS STEER THEIR SHIP CLOSER TO DISTRICTS

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CANFIELD OH- South Range began its bid for their third consecutive district championship on Wednesday as they led wire to wire to beat Grand Valley 52-42.

There were plenty of times where Grand Valley pushed it close. But a big Raider run to open the game would constantly keep them ahead every time Grand Valley made a push. The biggest moment in the game was in the second quarter when the Raiders lead was cut to 17-16. South Range answered with a 7-0 run to go up 24-16. They’d carry a 33-24 lead into the half. The Raiders were able to stabilize their lead in the second half. It ballooned to as much as 15.

Lexi Giles led the Raiders with an impressive 26 point performance. Emma Cunningham was also in double figures with 10. No one else scored more than 4, however 6 other players scored for the Raiders. Their combined 16 points were crucial to the Raiders win.

The Raiders advance to the sectional final on Saturday. They will travel to Waterloo. The tip is scheduled for 1:00.

Postgame Interview With Jeff Fishel:

Postgame Interview With Lexi Giles:

Postgame Interview With Mallory Vidman:

BEAVERS SEASON REACHES AN END

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CADIZ OH- The beavers season comes to an end in the district semi-final match vs. Claymont 25-23, 21-25, 18-25, 22-25. For the beavers, Leah Riccardo had 2 aces, 6 digs and 10 points. Emma Joseph had 21 assists, 9 digs and 10 points. Brooke Talbot had 12 kills, 3 aces, 16 assists, 6 digs and 15 points. Bailey Bowersock had 7 kills, 15 digs, and 8 points. Kodi Kinsey had 2 kills, 5 assists, 16 digs and 9 points. Elizabeth Kolkowski had 11 kills, 5 digs and 3 blocks. Grace Hill had 12 kills, 2 digs, and 5 blocks. Briar Wolski had 4 kills. Madison Lowe had 2 digs and 7 points. Lexi Schrieber had 6 points.

Coach Sarah Lowe: as our season comes to an end I could not be more proud of every player in our program. Tonights matchup was a testament to all the hard work that they put in this season and the improvements they’ve made along the way. We were able to come out in the first set and jump out to a large lead before Claymont ran it back and we were able to finish it off 25-23. The next two sets were back-and-forth with a lot of good play coming from both sides of the court. Down 1-2 sets, Claymont came out to a lead in the fourth set But our athletes never backed down as they ran it all the way back. Although we did not get the outcome we were hoping for, I could not be more than proud of this group of young ladies.

Senior Kodi Kinsey: We fought long and hard to get where we were and we didn’t stop even through the last couple points. We have had an amazing season. It definitely wasn’t the outcome we wanted, but I couldn’t be more proud of our team. It’s been an honor to be a part of such an amazing program.

Senior Grace Hill; First, I want to start by saying how glad I am to have been apart of this program. We battled hard throughout the four sets. I’m so proud of us and the great season that we had.

*Contributed By Sarah Lowe

FALCONS SWEEP SATURDAY MORNING QUAD MATCH

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AUSTINTOWN OH- On a brisk Saturday morning, a quad-match was set to take place at Austintown Fitch Highschool.

The four teams represented in the match were The Austintown Falcons, The Cardinal Huskies, The Poland Bulldogs, and The Strongsville Mustangs.
In what was a day of sheer dominance by Coach Jody Bartlett’s Falcons. Fitch faced off against all three teams in 3-set matches.
The Falcons did not play three sets the whole day. Winning in straight sets in all 3 matchups.
Scores can be seen below:

S1: Fitch 25 vs. Cardinal 21
S2: Fitch 25 vs. Cardinal 15
S1: Fitch 25 vs. Poland 13
S2: Fitch 25 vs. Poland 17
S1: Fitch 25 vs. Strongsville 18
S2: Fitch 25 vs. Strongsville 19

The Falcons looked as complete as ever, with senior libero Ella Sahli starting the team into their offense with an abundance of digs throughout all three matchups.

Complemented with sophomore Afton Roby playing superb net defense and emerging as one of The Falcons new up and coming weapons.

As Fitch (10-1) will now look to travel in matchup number two with The Howland Tigers (5-9) on Tuesday night.