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FORSYTH GETS PAST SEMIFINAL ROUND IN BIG DOG OF THE VALLEY POLLS

POLAND, OH- Senior outside hitter and setter Sarah Forsyth won the semifinal round for the Baird Brothers Big Dog of the Valley competition. Forsyth led the Bulldogs to a winning record of 11-10 overall, while getting past a tough NE8 conference with six wins. Forsyth and the Bulldogs won there first round tournament game sweeping Cardinal Mooney 3-0. In that match, Forsyth had a triple-double with a team high 11 kills, 13 assists and 19 digs.

Forsyth has advanced to the championship round in the Baird Brothers Big Dog of the Valley competition starting next week. Be sure to check out ysnlive.com, and click the Big Dogs tab to vote. Voting is unlimited and will stretch until next Monday night at midnight.

FORSYTH CROWNED BIG DOG OF THE VALLEY IN WEEK EIGHT

POLAND, OH- Senior outside hitter Sarah Forsyth has taken home the week eight Big Dog of the Valley after her performances in the last week of the regular season. Forsyth has led the Bulldogs on the outside all season long, compiling a team high 181 kills in her senior campaign. Not only has she hit the ball well this season, but she has also been involved as the teams second setter, adding 154 assists to her stat sheet.

Forsyth was a huge piece to the Bulldogs last two wins to close out the regular season. She had a team high 13 kills in the 3-1 win over Springfield on October 3rd, along with adding another 10 kills in the win over Niles to end the regular season on October 6th. The Bulldogs look to lean on senior Sarah Forsyth in the first round of the playoffs tomorrow against Cardinal Mooney. First serve is scheduled for 6 P.M. Congratulations to Sarah on winning the week eight Big Dog of the Valley brought to you by:

JAMISON NOTCHES 1,000 SALEM SECURES VICTORY

POLAND OH- Salem faced their first big test of the season on Wednesday night as they traveled to Poland to take one of the more dominant programs in our area. Salem used a strong 3rd quarter to secure a 46-41 victory.

Poland controlled the first half with strong defense. The Bulldogs and their trade mark trapping forced the Quakers into plenty of turnovers in the first two frames. Jackie Grisdale also put together a strong two quarters scoring 11 points.

It was Salem ray came out strong though after halftime. They forced a turnover on the first three Poland possessions on their way to a 12-2 run. The Quakers would eventually outscore the Bulldogs in the third frame 17-5. However, Bulldog Freshman Mary Brant came up with some big plays in the fourth quarter. With Poland trailing 39-36, Grisdale buried a three tying the game late at 39-39. Those were Grisdale’s only points of the second half. Salem closed the game on a 7-2 run including Kyla Jamison’s 20th point that gave Salem a 43-41 lead. It also push Jamison over the 1,000 point mark in her career. She managed to stay in the game with four fouls needing just one bucket to reach the career milestone.

Jamison led the Quakers with 20 points. Abbie Davidson added 10 for the Quakers. Casey Johnson finished with 8.

Grisdale led the Bulldogs with 14 points. Brant added 9. Sarah Forsyth     had 5 big 2nd quarter points during Poland’s run before the half.

Salem will have their home opener on Thursday hosting South Range. Poland travels to Waterloo.

BULLDOGS BREEZE THROUGH NILES

POLAND OH- The Bulldogs are starting to figure a lot of things out as we get closer to the end of the regular season. They flexed their muscles on Wednesday with a quick sweep of Niles (25-23 25-10 25-19).

Leading the way for Poland was Sarah Forsyth who finished in double digits with 10 kills. Alyssa Glaros has 16 digs, and 3 aces. Madelyn Tonas led in assists with 9. Sophia Dedo had 2 blocks.

Niles was led by Halle Snyder with 6 kills. Lauren Reed, and Logan Lewis each had 11 digs to lead the Dragons defense. Tacina Kester set up 11 assists.

Poland finishes out the regular season next Wednesday hosting South Range. Niles will close out their regular season next Wednesday traveling to Jackson Milton.

SPARTANS START THE WEEK OFF RIGHT

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Boardman traveled to Poland Monday night to defeat the Bulldogs in 3 sets. The Spartans were lead by Maria Torres with 10 kills, 11 digs, 3 blocks and 3 aces. Katie Stamp has 11 kills on the night to accompany her 9 digs. Setter Raegan Burkey contributed 25 assists while adding 4 digs and 2 aces. Outside hitters Kathryn O’Horo and Jenna Olexa each had 5 kills, and Gia Ditullio and Lanny Kilpatrick both added 7 digs a piece. Kamryn Duritza rounded out the night with 7 assists. The Spartans are now 6-6 on the season.Sarah Forsyth led the Bulldogs in kills with 3. Addy Gentile grabbed 3 blocks. Kenzie Szolek had 7 digs to lead the Bulldog defense.

The Spartans will hit the road again on Thursday to take on the Mooney Cardinals.

*Contributed by Alyssa Birch at boardmanathletics.org

THE FORSYTH TO MAKE SOMETHING GREAT

The transition between being an eighth grade student athlete, and a high school one is not always easy. The game is faster, it demands more dedication and focus, and school work demands more time. For Poland freshman Sarah Forsyth the transition took a little bit of time to adjust to, but once she did she hit the ground running. Coach Blanch says it’s hard sometimes for players to immediately make the change over to the high school level. He says once Sarah figures it out she quickly grew as a player. Sarah also says that initially she felt the pressure of coming in to a program that had so much success last season. The family bond that this program has built quickly did away with any pressure she had about being on the team. Now she gets to just be herself go out and know that her entire team is behind her. That is a freeing feeling for the freshman. Foresight is defined as the ability to predict future events, and Coach Blanch has the foresight to know something great is on the horizon with Sarah Forsyth. 

Anthony Hartwig sat down with Sarah this week after the team’s big win over Howland. They discuss coming into the program as a freshman, first interactions with Coach Blanch, and much more. The regular season is winding down but the player profiles are heating up. Enjoy the latest one in the Poland series The Forsyth To Make Something Great.