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MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY

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The old Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme reads:

“Mary, Mary, quite contrary.  How does your garden grow?  With silver bells and cockleshells, and pretty maids all in a row.”

While we don’t know much about cockleshells, or maids in a row, we do know that if South Range needed a new garden…Senior Mary Kuhns would be the one digging it.  Kuhns is the super setter, and defensive standout for the Lady Raiders this year.  She’s already had numerous (possibly record-breaking) performances that have wowed those in attendance.

So what’s her secret?  What does she want to do after college?

Anthony Hartwig sits down with this week’s South Range Player Profile of Mary Kuhns: MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY

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FALCONS BREAK OUT BROOMS ON LADY RAIDERS

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JEFFERSON, OH- The Raider Volleyball team got swept on Tuesday night by Jefferson Area (10-25 22-25 23-25)

The first set was completely dominated by the Falcons. The Raiders could only get 3 kills to hit the floor and surrendered 7 attack errors as the Falcons took it 10-25.

The 2nd and 3rd sets were much more competitive than the 1st as the Raider defense picked up, Abby George got herself 3 blocks and the Raiders as a team picked up 34 digs. Even with impressive defense, however, the Raiders could not find an offensive rhythm. Their kills leaders were 3 players tied with 4. The Falcons pulled out set 2 22-25 and came back from a 22-19 deficit to take set 3 23-25.

The Raiders kept their strong serving going tonight. As a team, they had 11 service aces, 3 from both Drew Ferren and Emily Irons. Anna Primavera Abby George and Jenna Barbessi lead the team with 4 kills each. Primavera added 6 digs George with 3 blocks and Barbessi with 5 digs. Drew Ferren had 11 assists and 5 digs while Emily Irons had 6 assists 3 kills and 4 digs. Mary Kuhns with the team lead in digs with 14.

The Raiders return to action Thursday hosting Struthers.

SOUTH RANGE VOLLEYBALL COACH’S CORNER WITH KATHERINE KOMARA (EP 3)

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It’s the third rendezvous between Coach K and Anthony Hartwig, and they get down to the finer details of the season so far.

What’s the major focus for this year’s Lady Raider team?  Is going back to the basics a positive for this team?  What’s the checklist Coach has for this week?

Find out in the huddle as YSN serves up the ace on Raider Volleyball Coverage in South Range Volleyball Coach’s Corner with Katherine Komara powered by Baird Brothers and Diamond 9 Development!

        

 

LADY RAIDERS GROUND BLUE JAYS!

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The Raider Volleyball team won a non-conference game against Jackson Milton Monday night in 5 sets (25-21 25-19 24-26 17-25 15-11).

In the 1st set, the Raiders offense started off pretty slow taking 13 attacks until getting their first kill. Fortunately for them, Jackson Milton wasn’t able to hit much better. Then Anna Primavera came alive and lead the Raiders to a 25-21 set 1 victory.  

The Raider offense stayed hot in set 2 as Abby George and Jenna Barbessi got kills to get the offense in rhythm early. The Raiders had their best hitting set of the match, that paired with 6 service aces and 0 errors helped the Raiders cruise to a 25-19 set 2 win.

Things got sticky in the 3rd and 4th sets for the Raiders as attack errors began to build up and Jackson Milton took advantage and grabbed momentum. They won a close 24-26 set and then ran away with a 17-25 set 4.  

The 5th and decisive set the Blue Jays had all the momentum. But strong serving from the Raiders got the Jays out of the system and let the Raiders take an 11-7 lead. Anna Primavera put the set away with a kill down the middle as the Raiders won set 5 15-11

The Raiders hitting percentage went down in the 3rd and 4th sets causing their match hitting percentage to be .072. However, the Raiders served up 17 service aces. 5 from Anna Primavera. Primavera also notched an impressive double-double gathering 21 kills and 14 digs. Mary Kuhns kept the ball up all night finishing with 27 digs. Drew Ferren had 18 assists while Emily Irons had 16.

The Raiders return to NE8 play Tuesday night as they travel to Jefferson Area High School.

THE U.S.S. HARROLD SAILING IN SOUTH RANGE

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If you Google the U.S.S. Harold, you will find a ship listed as an E-Class destroyer escort that was constructed for the U.S. Navy during WWII.  *If you Google U.S.S. Harrold in South Range, you will find a sturdy, powerful Class A defense destroyer that suits up in burgundy and gold every Friday night for the Raiders.

The difference in the two stories is one of these destroyers was decommissioned after 2 years, the other is in year four of deflating opposing defenses for touchdowns regularly.

One earned 2 battle stars in one war, the other scored 3 touchdowns in one night.

No matter the way you slice it, South Range’s Trent Harrold is built for war.  When opposing coaches watch the film, and they see the gold 36 jersey breaking tackles as if he’s running through ghosts, they know they’re in for a long night.

We had the chance to catch up with Trent before practice, and discuss many topics that include the main differences from last year to this one, and what characteristic he hopes to leave with his underclassman!

All that and more on this week’s South Range Player Profile: THE U.S.S. HARROLD SAILING IN SOUTH RANGE

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*Probably doesn’t really come up in a Google Search, but it’s worth a shot.

SOUTH RANGE FOOTBALL COACH’S CORNER WITH DAN YEAGLEY (EP 2)

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After a bounce-back week last week against Cleveland JFK, The Raiders are looking local for their matchup this week!  Crestview is in town, and are looking for revenge from last year.

We return to the Campus of South Range and have our weekly sit down with Coach Dan Yeagley.  Coming off a 56-12 victory in Week 2, Coach is out to prove the Raiders are reloading as opposed to rebuilding.  He has the characters in place for another playoff run in 2018 if they can execute as a team.

Check out the conversation with Coach Yeags and DJ on Episode 2 of South Range Football Coach’s Corner powered by Baird Brothers.

 

EXACTLY HOW SHE DREW IT UP

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With Senior year upon her, South Range Senior Drew Feren has a chance to reflect on her growth over the last 4 years on the court.  A multi-sport talent returns to help lead the Lady Raiders in 2018, and sits down with our Anthony Hartwig to talk about everything from leadership, to who is the most outgoing, all the way to the teammate is most locked in.

Also, find out why South Range means so much to Drew on this edition of South Range Player Profile: EXACTLY HOW SHE DREW IT UP.

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SOUTH RANGE VOLLEYBALL COACH’S CORNER WITH KATHERINE KOMARA (EP 2)

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In the second episode of South Range Volleyball Coach’s Corner with Coach Katherine Komara, our Anthony Hartwig talks to Coach and gets the “dig” on the Lady Raiders this week.

Coach Komara discusses the fatigue that her ladies faced with the schedule against Mooney and Lakeview, and what that means for the team moving forward!

All that and more on this week’s South Range Volleyball Coach’s Corner presented by Diamond 9 Development!

LADY RAIDERS BOUNCE BACK, DOWN POLAND

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The Raider Volleyball team earned their first NE8 win of the season with a sweep of Poland on Thursday night (25-23 25-10 25-20)

In the first set the Raiders found themselves down early 5-12, but a couple of Poland mistakes and 3 consecutive kills from Emily Irons helped the Raiders grab control of a close set. Anna Primavera got rolling right away racking up 6 kills in the set and Emily Irons had an impressive stretch of 3 kills back to back to back leading the Raiders to a 25-23 set 1 win.

The 2nd set was not one the Poland coaching staff will look back on and smile about. The Raiders dominated a 25-10 set while only gathering 7 kills. Poland in the negative hitting percentage to help the Raiders secure set 2.

Set 3 got back to competitive volleyball as the Bulldogs regathered and stayed away from costly errors. The Raiders saw a 16-13 lead turn into a tie set 16-16 with 3 consecutive hitting errors. Primavera quickly got the Raiders back on track with a kill to make it 17-16. Jenna Barbessi would add a kill of her own to pad a Raider lead and help them escape with set 3 and the sweep 25-20.

As a team, the Raiders hit .290 with 29 kills and just 9 attack errors.  Anna Primavera swung her way to 17 kills. Emily Irons finished with 11 assists and 5 kills. Drew Ferren finished with 15 assists and 6 digs. Mary Kuhns grabbed 11 digs on the night.

The Raiders return home on Tuesday to continue NE8 play as they host Girard.

THE ALLEGRETO CRESCENDO

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When you talk about elite athletes in the area, the name Isaac Allegreto is among the top of the names on that list.  As a South Range Sophomore, Allegreto was a hard-hitting defender who served as a jack of all trades when his name was called.  He served as a special teams stud for Coach Yeagley in 2017, and was the backup for the area’s most premier quarterbacks.

But, this year?

2018 is Isaac Allegreto’s stage, and he’s planning the grand crescendo this Fall at Raiders Stadium.

We caught up with QB1 for Coach Yeagley’s squad to talk about his mindset heading into Week 2 and their Home Opener against Cleveland JFK in this week’s South Range Player Profile:  THE ALLEGRETTO CRESCENDO

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