COLUMBIANA OH- Three Rebel players combined for 42 points as Crestview defeated Champion 61-52 in Friday night basketball play.
The victory pushed the Rebel record to 2-4. Kirkland Miller and James Best each scored 15 points to pace the Rebels and Wyatt Miller added 12 points.
Champion was led by Juayon Edwards scoring a game-high 19 points.
Crestview returns to the courts Tuesday night as they travel to Brookfield.
*Contributed By YSN’s Gary Leininger
LIBERTY OH- Liberty took a big step in MVAC play on Tuesday night as they took a victory from Crestview. Wins like this early in the season will pay dividends for the Leopards going forward. Liberty battled with the Rebels all night to win 63-57.
The Leopards were led by James Davis who put together a monster 27 point performance. Jaden Townsend was also in double figures for Liberty with 12 points. Jalen Turner added an important 7 points to the Leopards win.
The Rebels were paced by Kirkland Miller with 22 points. Wyatt Miller also found himself in double figures with 13 points. Jack Yerkey added 8 points to the cause.
Liberty will look to stay on the right path Friday as they host Brookfield. Crestview will try to bounce back Wednesday as they play Heartland Christian at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.
HANOVERTON OH- The Crestview Rebels jumped into the victory column after a 56-34 win over the United Eagles.
The visiting Rebel’s Kirkland Miller scored a game-high 25 points with Wyatt Miller dropping in 9 points to improve Crestview to 1-1 on the young season.
The game was decided in the middle two frames as the Rebels outscored United 32-12. The Eagles paced his team with 14 points. United drops to 1-2.
Both teams return to action Friday with United travels to Leetonia and Crestview goes to Springfield.
*Contributed By YSN’s Gary Leininger
LOWELLVILLE OH- The Crestview Rebels could not dig themselves out of a 12 deficit after the opening quarter and dropped a 58-53 contest against the visiting Lowellville Rockets on Tuesday.
Lowellville’s Vinny Ballone had a game-high 20 points and his teammate Anthony Lucente added 15 points to pace the 1-0 Rockets.
The Rebels were led by Anthony Cusick and Jack Yerkey each with 14 points.
Lowellville will stay on the road on Friday as they travel to Girard. Crestview will be back in action Tuesday as they go to United.
*Contributed By YSN’s Gary Leininger
NEW MIDDLETOWN OH- The era of Tiger basketball under coach John Matisi began with a win on Monday night. The Tigers handled business against Crestview with a 59-31 win.
Jacey Mullen led the Tigers with a very impressive 26 points on the night. Madi Lesnak was also in double figures with 10 points for the Tigers. Marianna Tuscano chipped in a solid 9 points.
Crestview was led by both Luvrain Gaskins, and McKenna Schultz with 9 points a piece. Karsyn Moore added 6 points to the Rebel cause.
Springfiekd has a big test next as they’ll travel to Liberty on Thursday. Crestview is also back in action on Thursday as they host Lowellville.
GIRARD OH- Girard got their season started the right way on Wednesday night as they used a dominant second half to run away from Crestview 47-23.
Girard ran out to a 19-10 lead through a quarter and half. However, the Rebels fought back and ended the half on a 7-0 run. They took clear momentum in to the locker room and trailed by just two 19-17. Then Girard busted out in the second half. They outscored Crestview 28-6 in the final two quarters. They did it with constant pressure that forced countless turnovers.
Seyhan Dede led the Indians with 15 points on the night. Girard also got solid contributions from Mia Malito, and Sieasia Triplett who both scored 8. Abbie Rafferty added 9 points as well.
Crestview was led by Emily Downey who finished the night with 9 points. Luvrain Gaskins contributed 7 points on the night.
Girard will look to stay in the win column on Monday as they travel to LaBrae. Crestview will look to bounce back on Monday as they travel to Springfield.
COLUMBIANA OH- For the third time in three seasons the area has a representative in the OHSAA soccer state tournament. However, for the first time ever, that team is from Columbiana county. The Crestview boys soccer team punched their ticket to the state semifinal with a 4-1 win over Kirtland. An appearance in the state tournament is a great cap to an already incredible season. The Rebels have lost only one game this year. That was to Bay Village, who is in the Division 2 state semifinal. The Rebels are ready to roll as they’ll play Ottawa Hills on Wednesday at 7:00 for a trip to the state championship. The game can be seen in its entirety on ysnlive.com.
Co- Head Coaches of the Rebels Rob Auer, and Riley Mackall had the time to talk with Anthony Hartwig ahead of their big state semifinal. They talk about roles each player has played, keys to victory, and much more. Don’t miss out on this exclusive coach’s corner with Rob Auer and Riley Mackall.
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BARBERTON OH- Thursday night’s regional semifinal between Crestview and Independence was a thriller! And if you asked the Blue Devil faithful, they’d probably tell you it was the last thing they expected. Independence came in on their path to their third straight state championship appearance. Surely they wouldn’t have trouble in the regional semifinals. Well, the Rebels were not going to be tough to beat on this night. After being dominated in set 1, Crestview fought and clawed their way to a set 5, where eventually they’d come up just short. Independence quest for a title stays alive, but certainly not comfortably. (25-13 17-25 25-17 28-30 15-13)
Abbey Emch gave Independence problems all night. She came in to the night with just a few less blocks by herself than the entire Independence team. Emch was a force the Devils couldn’t get around. She led the Rebels with 14 kills, and was 1 block away from a double double with 9. Grace Auer finished with a triple double on the night with 12 kills, 22 assists, and 18 digs. Lucy Montgomery finished with a double double collecting 12 kills, and 17 digs. Crestview as a team finished with 16 blocks. Shelby Rambo had 5.
Crestview ends their incredible season 26-1.
COLUMBIANA OH- It’s going to be the third year in a row the Crestview volleyball team will head to Barberton for a regional tournament game. The last two appearances didn’t go as planned, but they say the best way to grow is through experience. The stage will not be a surprise for this Rebels team. They know all too well what the standard is to win in Barberton. Standing in their way is state superpower Independence. The Blue Devils are trying to get to their third straight state championship. The title has eluded them the last two seasons, but they are hoping it’s three times a charm. Both teams come in to this game with an undefeated mark. The Rebels 26-0, the Blue Devils 25-0.
The Rebels have a balanced attack led by Lucy Montgomery with 293 kills. Grace Auer is also over 250 on the year, coming in with a kill count of 251. If you thought that was it for the Rebel attack, you’d be mistaken. Freshman Abbey Emch has had an impressive season with 232 kills. Shelby Rambo is no slouch in the middle either with 173 kills.
When you look at the Blue Devils offense, they don’t have anyone with over 200 kills, but they have 6 players with more than 100. They are led by freshman Aubrey Anders with 195 kills. She also has a very impressive .434 hitting percentage, only committing 34 attack errors all season. Senior Calli Prokopius has a solid 160 kills.
We had the chance to talk with Crestview head coach Alisha Auer, and the Rebel seniors to talk about this big matchup in the Purple Palace in Barberton. If you can’t make it to the game, we will have the broadcast on YSN at 6:00.
ORWELL OH- It was a matchup between two reigning district champions on Saturday in Grand Valley. Crestview and Cardinal won the two northeast super districts a season ago. The Rebels came away with the four set win, and their third consecutive appearance in the regional tournament. (25-27 25-20 25-19 25-21)
Lucy Montgomery, and Grace Auer both secured triple doubles on the day. Montgomery finished with a team high 19 kills, 24 assists, and 19 digs. Auer finished with 17 kills, a team high 26 assists, and 16 digs. Abbey Emch was also in double digit kills, finishing the game with 16 kills. So was Shelby Rambo, she had 12 kills. Emch continued to play well at the net, finishing with 4 blocks.
Crestview advances to the Regional Semifinals where they’ll match up with Independence. That game will be at Barberton on Thursday at 6:00.