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STRUTHERS WINS HOME FINALE

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STRUTHERS OH- It’s been a tough season for the Wildcats. Coming in to Saturday with a 1-18 record. However, they sent the seniors home with a win on their final home game with a four set victory over Lowellville (22-25 26-24 25-18 25-18).

Senior Heike Kaurschill led the Wildcats offense with 13 kills. Kaylei Shaffer finished with 10 kills and 4 blocks. Jessica Hughes led the defense with 18 digs. She also served up 3 aces. Lele Carinaldi set up 15 assists.

KC Kelly led the Rockets with 6 kills, she also had 5 digs, 5 blocks, and 4 aces. Sammie Kelly has 40 assists, 3 digs, and 3 aces. Alexis Mesaros had 8 digs.

Struthers closes their regular season on Thursday at Warren Harding. Lowellville hosts Jackson Milton on Tuesday.

LOWELLVILLE BLASTS OFF INTO ROUND 2

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STRUTHERS OH- The matchup between 16th seeded Lowellville, and 17th seeded Valley Christian proved to be the most competitive game on Friday night. Lowellville fought off a late Valley surge to prevail 30-26.

Vinny Ballone continued to impress as he threw for 274 yards on 22-48 passes. He found the endzone 3 times through the air as well. He also ran for 104 yards with a touchdown. Anthony Sanchez, Alex Modelski, and Brady Bunofsky all caught touchdowns for the Rockets.

The Eagles got the first score of the game from Vershawn Gurley. After trailing 16-6, they got a score on the ground from Jon’Tae Panbellon. Jon’Trell Mixon had a big day on both sides of the ball. He brought the Eagles back in the game with a pick six in the fourth quarter.

Lowelville wikl advance to travel to Warren JFK next Friday. That game will be played at Liberty due to the Warren Harding playoff game being played at the time. Valley Christian has a regular season game scheduled against Wellsville.

RAMS STAY ON FIRE AGAINST LOWELLVILLE

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MINERAL RIDGE OH- Coming Off their big win in week 5 of them undefeated Jackson Milton, Mineral Ridge kept rolling with another dominating victory over Lowellville 48-8. Ridge jumped ahead early and never looked back.

Shakir Perkins ran the ball 11 times and still gained 101 yards while punching it in the end zone 4 times. Mark Bunch threw the ball accurately for the Rams. He went 8-15 for 149 yards and a touchdown. Mineral Ridge’s defense forced 5 Rocket turnovers.

Vinny Ballone finished with 44 yards on 12 carries. He also went 9-30 with a touchdown as the Rockets struggled all night in the game.

Mineral Ridge will host Wellington in round 1 of the OHSAA playoffs on Friday. Lowellville will also host a first round game on Friday as they’ll play host to Valley Christian.

ALEXIS: EXPERIENCE AMAZING

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LOWELLVILLE OH- The Rockets volleyball squad are having an excellent second half of the season. After starting the season 0-4, they have gone 5-3 since that point to bring their record to 5-7. A big key to their turnaround is the perseverance shown by their senior leadership. The Rockets have six seniors on the team, and they all bring a lot of experience into the 2020 season.

One of those six seniors is Alexis Mesaros. Alexis is one of the emotional leaders of the Rockets squad, and a big reason why they were able to stay positive after a tough start to the season. Mesaros always seems to be around when the Rockets need a clutch play. She was big in their senior night victory over Chaney. She says though, their biggest win of the season was over Waterloo the game before. The senior class had not beaten Waterloo their entire career, and it was that win over the Vikings that propelled the improvement in the second half of the season.

Everyone in sports had to deal with a lot of uncertainty this summer as the world dealt with COVID 19. Alexis was one of the seniors leading the charge in keeping the team’s emotions and mentality in check. The Rockets may have taken a minute to adjust in the 2020 season, but it’s clear now the experience on their roster has made them strong.

Alexis sat down with YSN’s own Anthony Hartwig to talk about her senior season. They discuss keeping the team ready over the summer, what makes her proud to be at Lowellville, and much more. Don’t miss the latest Rocket volleyball player profile “Alexis: Experience Amazing”.

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ROCKETS TURN ON AFTER BURNERS

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LOWELLVILLE OH- The Rockets shot fast into the sky with a big win over Sebring last week. Larry Sammartino from lowellvilleathletics.com sent us to story.

Set 1. 25-23 Lowellville
Set 2. 25-21 Lowellville
Set 3. 25-16 Lowellville
Lowellville stats
Kc Kelly
6 serve points with 4 aces, 8 digs, 13 attack points with 11 kills, 4 blocks, 3 assist
Sammie Kelly
5 serve points with 1 ace. 2 digs, two attack points with two kills, 2 blocks, 47 assist.
Alexis Mesaros
18 serve points with 3 aces, 3 digs, 3 attack points. 2 assist.
Marissa Rivera
5 serve points, 1 dig, 2 attack points, 1 assist
Kate Coppola
3 serve points, 5 digs
Haley Cutter
1 attack point
Sammie Moore
4 serve points, 8 digs,
Callie Kester
6 serve points, 5 digs, 8 attack points with two kills,
Carli Vari-Coppola
2 digs, 2 attack points
Averi Shumaker
3 digs, 4 attack points with 1 kill. 1 block
Savannah Procick
2 digs, 3 attack points,
*Contributed By Larry Sammartino at lowellvilleathletics.com

TIGERS KEEP THINGS ROLLING

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NEW MIDDLETOWN OH- Another week, another dominating Springfield victory on the gridiron. This one came at the expense of the Lowellville Rockets with a final score of 62-18.

Springfield’s offense exploded with 419 yards, including the standout Junior QB, Beau Brungard throwing for over 250 yards, and five touchdowns in the victory.  Seandelle Gardner was a key receiver with 83 yards and a score.

On the ground, Clayton Nezbeth churned out five carries and a touchdown.

Lowellville was still able to put up numbers against Springfield’s defense though. Vinny Ballone went 21-45 with 260 yards, and he also caught a 29-yard touchdown pass. Brady Bunofsky has 13 receptions for 149 yards.

Springfield moves on to play Waterloo in Week 5. The Rockets will look to regroup as they’ll host a Sebring team coming off their first win of the season.

LINHART GETS 1,000 IN CLIPPERS WIN

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COLUMBIANA OH- Maci Linhart reaches a career milestone on Monday as she picked up her 1,000th career dig. Her team also picked up a big three set win over Lowellville (25-9 25-14 25-18).

Maddie Witherow led the Clippers in kills with 5, she also finished with 5 digs. Maci Linhart finished the night with 8 digs, and 2 kills. Grace Witmer set up 13 assists. Tori Long had3 kills, 3 aces, and 5 digs.

Columbiana travels to United on Tuesday in a big conference clash.

KC KILLS THE COMPETITION

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LOWELLVILLE OH- Lowellville volleyball comes in to the 2020 season with more leadership than most teams. With six seniors in their class of 2021 the Rockets are a team that wont be easily rattled through adversity. They’ve proven that this season bouncing back from a couple of tough losses to secure big wins. One of the keys to their team is their converted middle blocker Kennedy Kelly, better known as KC.

Kelly is driven to help her team succeed in any way she can, even if that means learning a new position. Because of team needs, this season KC has rotated to middle blocker instead of her normal position as am outside hitter It is not an easy transition, sets to the middle are different, responsibilities are not the same either. Kelly has handled the transition in stride though and pushed herself to become a pretty impressive middle blocker. Having her dad as the head coach, and her sister as a setter has definitely helped smooth the change.

KC sat down with YSN;s Anthony Hartwig to talk about her career at Lowellville. They discuss the family atmosphere of the team, her personal goals for the season, and much more. Get cleared for take off with this Rocket Volleyball player profile KC Kills The Competition.

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ROCKETS BLAST OFF TO FIRST VICTORY

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LOWELLVILLE OH- Lowellville Volleyball, like many area teams held their senior night early in the season. The Rockets honored their six seniors with their first win of the season. A sweep of Chaney (25-15 25-9 25-6).

The first set of the night was by far the most competitive. Lowellville couldn’t manage to pull away from Chaney until they rallied up 10-7 to take a 17-7 lead. That was all they needed as they took set one 25-15.

The Rockets rattled off an 11-0 rally to start off set two. Led by the fantastic serving of senior Alexis Mesaros the 11-0 run gave the Rockets complete control. Kennedy Kelly had her best set of the night with 6 kills in the frame.

Down 0-2 in set three Mesaros went to serve again, and served up another 11-0 rally. The Rockets made quick work of set three ending it on an ace from Sammie Kelly. Sending the six seniors off into the night with the lasting memory of a victory.

Kennedy Kelly finished with 12 kills to lead the Rockets offense. Sammie Kennedy has 11 assists, 7 aces, and a kill. The Rockets had 15 service aces as a team.

Lowellville will look to build on the momentum as they travel to Western Reserve on Thursday. Chaney will host Ursuline on Tuesday the 15th.

 

RIDGE HALTS ROCKETS LAUNCH

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MINERAL RIDGE OH- The Lady Rams improved to a season record of 4-0 and 2-0 in the conference with the victory tonight. The Lady Rams were led by Katelyn Lesko with 19 kills and 12 digs, Danielle Aulet with 27 assists and 12 digs and Morgan Sigley with 4 kills and 3 service aces. The Rockets were led by KC Kelly with 15 kills and Sammie Kelly with 33 assists and Callie Kester 7 digs. The Rockets are now 0-4 on the season and 0-3 in the conference.

*Contributed by Ron Lesko at rams athletics.org