With OVER 97,000 votes cast between Sunday at 7 PM and Wednesday at midnight, the Week 9 Winners have been chosen for Baird Brothers’ Big Dog of the Valley.
Congratulations to East Palestine’s Abel Figley (44,020 votes) whose 23 Points including 7 Three-pointers against Southern earned him the Week 9 reward.
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Congratulations to South Range’s Izzy Lamparty (8,400 votes) who posted 27 Points in her game against Ursuline, and got the Week 9 nod for the ladies.
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It’s hard to believe that someone so calm under pressure, and such a vital part of a team is only in her second year. However, for Poland Sophomore, Jackie Grisdale- it’s just another day at the office.
Grisdale is wise beyond her years, and that’s a big reason that she and her Lady Bulldog teammates have seen so much success in the 2018-2019 Campaign. That, and the fact that the selflessness and genuine love that these young ladies show for the game and for each other shines through in each passing second on the game clock.
A young lady who is not afraid to pass the basketball, and the spotlight. Jackie is learning from her freshman season, and with the help of her teammates and coaches- growing leaps and bounds!
So- What is the biggest difference between this year and last? What’s it like to be a coach’s daughter? How have her senior teammates impacted her on and off the floor? Our Anthony Hartwig sits down with Jackie Grisdale for this week’s Poland Basketball Player Profile: THE GRIZZLED PATH.
Resiliency. That is the word that best describes the Poland Lady Bulldogs on the basketball court at this point. The undefeated squad continues to sharpen the saw each and every week and is buzzing through NE8 competition this year with a tight defense and a tenacious offense.
The beat goes on this week as South Range and Struthers were the latest victims of the 2019 campaign for Coach Blanch and his troops.
What goes into the preparation on a weekly basis to keep this level? What does this team have to do to level up heading down the home-stretch? Can the Bulldogs stay focused and on routine? Also, find out what brought Coach Blanch into the coaching ranks!
All that and more on this week’s Poland Basketball Coach’s Corner with Nick Blanch (EP 2)
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South Range sophomore standout Bree Kohler has always known she has the ability to lead, and now she’s proving it. Kohler traded in her cleats for sneaks right after softball season with one goal in mind: Level Up from 2018.
The Lady Raiders had a great year from an outsiders point of view, but Kohler wants more. She’s earned more responsibility on both sides of the floor and now sets her personal and team goals higher.
Kohler has taken a different approach from last year’s success. She’s now a vocal leader, a top-scorer, and sets the tone for South Range on and off the court. As an active player in multiple sports, Bree has to put the blinders on and maintain focus for three months at a time, but that transition is not always easy.
Our Anthony Hartwig sits down with Bree to discuss all this and more on the South Range Basketball Player Profile: KOHL BLOODED
With OVER 36,000 votes cast between Monday Morning and Thursday at midnight, the Week 8 Winners have been chosen for Baird Brothers’ Big Dog of the Valley.
Congratulations to United’s Landon Baker (12,050 votes) whose 18 Points/18Rebounds against Leetonia earned him the boy’s Week 8 reward.
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Congratulations to Hubbard’s Madison Casey (7,829 votes) who posted 16 Points in her game against Hubbard, and got the Week 8 nod for the ladies.
PHOTO CREDIT: HUDL/Megan Schellhorn
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There’s a saying at South Range High School that players and coaches alike abide by. They all play “South Range ________” Whether it be football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, etc. South Range athletes are born to play a certain way. When you look at it from the outside, there’s a certain dynamic to it: scrappy, fast, tough, all-out, relentless in all they do. There’s an ego that is dismissed from the jump.
The “Raider-Way” is a way of thinking and acting, not of playing.
So, when you’re looking for the perfect personification of that ideal, you don’t have to look any further than South Range’s own, Chris Brooks. The Raider Junior exemplifies the attitude that coaches love to have on their team. A natural leader with a cool head on his shoulders, Brooks knows when to lead the team on the court, and when to take a different role.
This week Brooks won the Week 7 Baird Brothers Big Dog of the Valley with his strong showing against Salem. Nearly unstoppable in that game, and truly hitting his stride midseason, Chris is our focus of the South Range Player Profile: ONE FOR THE RECORD BROOKS!
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With OVER 53,000 votes cast between Sunday at 7 PM and Wednesday at midnight, the Week 7 Winners have been chosen for Baird Brothers’ Big Dog of the Valley.
Congratulations to South Range’s Chris Brooks (27,099 votes) whose 27 Points/6 Rebounds/2 Steals/3 Assists against Salem earned him the boy’s Week 7 reward.
Congratulations to Struthers’ Trinity McDowell (7,759 votes) who posted 19 Points in her game against Hubbard, and got the Week 7 nod for the ladies.
PHOTO CREDIT: HUDL/Trinity McDowell
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In South Range, the reigns of the Hoops Program is run by legendary Coach, John Cullen. Known for his Basketball IQ and the way he is able to transfer that knowledge onto the court for the Raiders is one of the biggest reasons for the success of the program under his watch. As he’ll tell you, the other reasons come down to the execution of the game plan. While the Raiders are having a successful campaign so far, Coach C knows and acknowledges that the biggest burdens are yet to come.
With all that being said, the Raiders are doing what the Raiders always do. Win with what they have. Not a tall team this year, South Range has had to create their opportunities by playing outstanding defense and setting the pace offensively.
YSN’s Brent Bigelow sat down with Coach Cullen to discuss how the team has faired thus far, as well as looking into the crystal ball for what’s to come.
All that and more on Episode 1 of South Range Coach’s Corner with John Cullen.
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Life is fast right now for the Leader of the Pack in Poland. With her team undefeated currently, Poland Senior Sarah Bury continues to be a leader on the court for the Lady Dogs. The fact that Bury recently became one of the few Poland Lady Bulldogs to eclipse the 1000-point mark is exceptional, however, the fact that she had no idea that she was on pace for the mark speaks more to her character than any basket ever could.
Oh, and by the way, her coach had to insist that she shoot the ball instead of passing to her teammate in order to land the feat. That tells you all you need to know in that story, alone.
YSN’s Anthony Hartwig sat down with the very humble, well spoken, and team-oriented, Sarah Bury for this week’s Poland Girls Hoops Profile: BURY EXTRAORDINARY
Halfway through the season, we catch up with the Blue-Hot Poland Lady Bulldogs, they’re still undefeated- rolling through the competition at home and on the road. Head Coach Nick Blanch sits down with YSN’s Anthony Hartwig and discusses this years squad, and what makes this group so special.
What makes this team so close-knit? Is there a different philosophy this year? What does the coaching staff do so well?
A great team is led from the front, and Coach Blanch exemplifies exactly that. Get all the Dog-gone Details in this week’s Poland Coach’s Corner with Nick Blanch.
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