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CARDINALS FLY INTO NEXT ROUND

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CHARDON OH- Canfield had a battle on their hands in the sectional final of their district bracket. They were lined up with a talented Perry Pirates team.  The Cardinals had enough steam to push to a four set victory to advance in the tournament.

The Cardinals offense was very balanced, Abby Muckleroy led the offense with 13 kills. Two other players finished with 12 as Addie Fonderlin and Carly Slaven had good days swinging.  Maddy Cleevely and Bella Bucciarelli both had 11 kills as well.  Riley Kinkade helped spread out that offense with a team high 27 assists.  Parker Wilkins led the defense with 20 digs on the night.

Canfield punches their ticket to the district semifinals. They’ll need all that firepower as they’ll square off with a talented Notre Dame Cathedral Latin who is the highest seed in the Streetsboro bracket. The match is slated for 6:00 at Streetsboro on Wednesday.

RESERVE BLOCKS PIRATES TO CLOSE OUT REGULAR SEASON

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RAVENNA OH- Western Reserve went on the road Thursday night and beat Southeast 3-0 to improve their record to 18-4. (25-15. 25-22. 25-18)

Lisa Eichert led the way with 15 kills 2 aces and 14 digs. Raelyn Meyer set up the offense well and had 20 Assists. Alyvia Hughes also had a great night. She had 10 kills 24 digs and 2 aces.

Western Reserve will look ahead to tournament play as they will start their run on October 20th. They’ll play the winner of Windham vs Lowellville.

EDGEWOOD BATTLES TO A SCORELESS TIE

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PERRY OH- Edgewood made a pretty good trip to Perry on Thursday and it was such a battle. Both teams had a couple chances, but in the end the defenses would prevail in a 0-0 tie. Warrior senior Emily Weeks will continue to try and put pressure on defenses as she leases the team in points.

Edgewood is still working hard trying to find their first win since the first week of September. They definitely got close against the Pirates. Edgewood will have another shot at it on Saturday as they host Cornerstone Christian. The Patriots will come in to that game with a 4-7 record overall. Edgewood is now 2-9-1.

SPARTANS MAKE THE PIRATES WALK THE PLANK

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BOARDMAN OH- Boardman improves to 2-2 on the season as they beat Southeast at home on Monday. It was Cami Goske again for the Spartans who led the offense with 8 kills, adding 5 blocks and 3 aces. Kamryn Duritza had a season high 19 assists on the night, while Sydney Yauger, Gia Triveri and Mary- Katherine Werth all had 3 kills. Gianna Cicchillo finished the 3 sets with 10 digs.

 

The Spartans will travel to Canfield tomorrow, Tuesday August 30th to face the Cardinals in their first conference match up of the season.

*Contributed By Alyssa Birch at boardmanathletics.org

IRISH GRAB IMPRESSIVE VICTORY

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- The Ursuline girls soccer team got the year off on the right foot on Friday by earning an impressive 2-0 win over Perry.

Goals for the Irish were scored by Olivia Puhalla and Lilly Scott.  Ursuline will return to action on Saturday August 20th as they host Canfield.

SALEM GETS UPSET IN SECTIONALS

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SALEM OH- Salem couldn’t get things going on Tuesday’s sectional game against Southeast. The 22nd seeded Pirates came to town and upset the Quakers 10-2.

Cecelia Stephens struck out 15 Quakers for the win. She helped her cause at the plate by blasting two homeruns.

Rylie Troy tripled & singled to lead Salem. Chase Toy had a hit. Kylie Skinner & Sophie Maniscalco each dropped a bunt single. Rylie struck out 7 in the loss.

Salem has two regular season games remaining agaisnt Carrollton & Alliance. Their record is 13-13 on the season. Two wins will tie the program record for wins in a season.

*Contributed By Michael Thorpe at salemathletics.org

WARRIORS MAKE THE RIGHT ADJUSTMENTS

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BOARDMAN OH- West Branch trailed 19-6 midway through the third quarter and then scored 20 points to defeat Perry 26-19 in front of a large Warrior crowd.

West Branch will get a rematch with Youngstown Ursuline next Friday at a site TBA in the Regional Finals.

West Branch was lead on offense by Dru DeShields who rushed 17 times for 98 yards and passed for 218 yards. He had a rushing and passing touchdown. Steven Marra had 62 yards rushing on 19 carries with 1 touchdown. Jaxon Hendershott had 5 catches for 72 yards and a touchdown. Nick Wilson had 8 catches for 73 yards while Christian Martig had 4 catches for 55 yards.

The defense came up with some big stops in the second half and were lead by Michael Kanagy with 12 tackles, Ryan Irwin had 6 tackles and Greg Rockwell with a sack. Dru DeShields and Jaxon Hendershott had key interceptions stopping Perry drives on our side of the field.

 

*Contributed by John Hancock at wbathletics.org

RESERVE SWEEPS AWAY THE PIRATES

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BERLIN CENTER OH- Western Reserve ventured outside their conference on Monday night as they welcomed in the Pirates of Southeast. The Blue Devils dominated this match and swept the Pirates in straight sets (25-7 25-19 25-17).

Leading the Blue Devils was Gianna Paris who had 7 kills, 14 assists, and 8 aces. Lisa Eichert also looked impressive with 6 kills and 7 digs. Alyvia Hughes led all Reserve attackers with 10 kills.

Western Reserve will return to MVAC play on Tuesday as they travel to Sebring.

RAIDERS SPLIT SEASON OPENING TRI MATCH

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RAVENA OH- South Range opened the season on Saturday morning as part of a tri-match with West Branch and Southeast. The Raiders cruised to a win over Southeast, but was swept by West Branch.

In the first game against the Pirates the Raiders win in 2 set. (25-7 25-15). Maria Primavera led the Raiders offense finishing with 6 kills. She also got herself 3 digs. Jamie Ferren set up 10 assists. Ally Sauerwein contributed 5 kills.

In game 2, South Range dropped the match to West Branch in straight (sets 18-25 22-25). Maria Primavera, and Hannah Heikkinen both led the offense. Reagan Irons played well in the back row as she collected 8 digs.

South Range will have their home opener on Monday as they host Boardman.

BIG TEST NEXT FOR HUBBARD

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HUBBARD, Ohio –

After a scoreless first inning of play, the Hubbard Lady Eagles (14-9) struck big in the bottom of the second inning in their sectional final matchup against the Southeast Pirates (7-14).

Hubbard’s Phoebe Rusnak would start the inning off with a single up the middle. An error by Southeast would then allow Emily Filicky to reach and put two runners on for Isabella O’Brien. The smooth swinging freshman would then poke one down the right field line for a bases clearing double.

Following a strikeout by Kailah Gregory, the Lady Eagles would then hit back-to-back-to-back singles to bring O’Brien home and again put two runners on with a big hitter coming to the plate.

The aforementioned big hitter for the Eagles was junior Haley Croyle. Croyle, an Akron softball commit, delivered with a 2 RBI double off the left centerfield fence. Senior Sydney Bowser would come up big with a line drive single through the 6-5 gap to bring across their 6th and 7th runs for the inning.

On pace for a whitewash effort, the Hubbard scoring would continue but at a much slower rate. The Lady Eagles would plate a single run a piece in the 3rd, 4th, and 6th innings.

Defensively, Hubbard was led by the talented arm of O’Brien. The righty would strike out 17 batters in her 7 innings of work on the day. Her only mistake on the day proved to be a big one, allowing a 3-run homerun off the bat of Southeast’s Cecilia Stephens. Southeast would also bring across one in the 7th, still coming up short 10-4.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Gillian Ryser – 4-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 run scored

Isabella O’Brien – 7 innings pitched, 17 Ks, 5 hits allowed, 2-for-3, 2 RBIs, 1 double, 1 walk

Sydney Bowser – 2-for-4, 2 RBIs

SOUTHEAST

Cecilia Stephens – 3-for4, 1 HR, 1 double, 3 RBIs, 1 run scored

WHAT’S NEXT

HUBBARD

With their win, the Lady Eagle’s will advance to take on the Canfield Cardinals, who defeated the #22 seeded Salem Quakers 10-0 in their sectional final matchup. The two teams last faced off on March 27th, in a game that ended in favor of Canfield, 8-4.

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson