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RAIDERS SEASON STAYS ALIVE

MENTOR OH- South Range has been the upset team of the district so far this season. The 11th seeded Raiders beat a higher seeded opponent for the second straight night beating the 8 seed LaBrae in straight sets. (25-15 25-10 25-23)

The Raiders were led on offense by Maria Primavera who completed a double double with 10 kills, and 22 digs.  Maddie Mook had a great night with 6 kills, and 8 digs.  Jamie Feren also notched a double double for the Raiders with 15 assists, and 11 digs. Gianna Pasquale played well in the back row finishing  with 15 digs.

South Range advances to the district semifinals on Wednesday where they’ll have to come with their biggest upset yet. They’ll be matched up with top seeded Lake Catholic.  That match is slated for 6:00 at Medina High School.

SOUTH RANGE VOLLEYBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH TJ IRONS

CANFIELD OH- South Range has definitely had an up and down season. They have show perseverance through the tough times to not let things spiral out of control. That is a testament to the leadership of the team. They have finished the season rolling on all cylinders and they carried that momentum in to round 1 of the Division III Medina district.  The Raiders opened their run on the road against Columbiana. They shocked the Clippers in an upset victory to advance to the sectional final. The Raiders will play LaBrae on Thursday at Mentor Lake Catholic.

Head coach TJ Irons is back on the sidelines and couldn’t be happier to be with the team. He took the time to talk to YSN’s Anthony Hartwig about the big tournament win, what lies ahead for the Raiders, and much more. Check out Episode of South Range Volleyball Coach’s Corner With TJ Irons only on YSN!

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RAIDERS GRAB THE UPSET ON THE ROAD

COLUMBIANA OH- South Range started their tournament run on Tuesday by traveling to Columbiana and beating the higher seeded Clippers in four sets. (25-16 25-18 16-25 25-10)

 

Olivia Meli led the Raiders offense with 13 kills. She also tallied 3 blocks on the night, and served up 3 aces.  Maria Primavera nailed down the Raiders defense with 31 digs, she also was 1 kill away from a double double with 9. Jamie Feren did have a double double with 20 assists, and 20 digs. She served up a pair of aces.

Ellie Jackson led the Clippers offense with 8 kills on the night. She grabbed a double double with 27 digs and 14 assists.  Kelsey Cameron had 7 kills for the Clippers, and she picked up 12 digs.  Ava Heinrich led the Clippers defense with 23 digs.

South Range advances to the sectional final on Thursday against LaBrae. That game will be at Lake Catholic at 6:00.  Columbiana ends their season with a record of 14-9,

SPRINGFIELD COMES BACK ON THE RAIDERS TO MOVE ON

NEW MIDDLETOWN OH- Springfield got their quest for a District championship started on Saturday as they battled a tough South Range team in a 2-1 victory.

Springfield went down 1-0 early to the Raiders as Julienna Koller had a wind aided goal that bounced over Tiger keeper,Caitlin Cappelli’s. head.  Springfield responded off an assist over the top from Sami Shafer to Maddie Page. Page put the ball in the lower right corner to tie the game at 1-1.

Kendall Maughan got fouled just outside the 18 midway through the second half and Hannah Stouffer put the direct kick in the left side of the goal to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead.

From that point on the Springfield defense locked down and secured the section tournament win. Cappelli had 3 saves for the Tigers and Hannah Ball had 12 for South Range.

Springfiekd advances to the sectional final on Wednesday. They will travel to 6th seeded Pymatuning Valley with a trip to the district semis on the line.

 

 

THE LEON’S DEN

BOARDMAN, OH- When you take a look down to the field prior to the game and see #24 for South Range, you can’t help but be impressed.  Size, speed, great hands, football IQ, agility, and intensity flows through the pipes of the Raider senior.

Ayden Leon has waited for his time to shine.  He’s prayed for these opportunities, and he’s earned his stripes along the way.

The best part about this young man, is none of the things listed above- but the heart he has to do everything for others.  Simply stated- Ayden Leon would give you the shirt off his back if you earned his respect.

A young man with an incredibly bright future, taking trips to the University of Kentucky, and receiving looks from schools like Princeton means that Ayden might be finally making his way onto the radar of Saturday afternoons very soon.  However, before he gets there- according to him- he and his teammates have some work ahead of them on Friday Nights.

We caught up with Ayden for this week’s South Range Player Profile: The Leon’s Den

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STARK REALITY

BOARDMAN, OH- Being an athlete is in the DNA of South Range Senior, Jake Starkey.  One of the most athletic families you’ll come across (not to mention competitive) is making their name known in the 330 this year more than any previous year.

A big reason is the guy who wears #28 for the South Range Raiders.  Starkey seems to never come off the field- you can presumably find him in the “South Range Swarm” on every tackle of every play on any given Friday night.

We sat down with Jake and talked about the season that is, alongside the adversity he felt with the loss of not only a teammate but his brother’s season-ending injury.

It’s a family affair on this week’s edition of South Range Player Profile- Stark Reality.

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SHANE LIKES TO SHINE

BOARDMAN, OH- “Small But Mighty” the sign reads at Raider Stadium, alongside the number 11 on the banner.  Shane Lindstrom might be one of the smaller players in the tri-state area, but could also be considered to be pound for pound the best competitor in that same demographic.

The South Range senior starred earlier in his life with gymnastics, but according to his dad, always was holding a football.  A young man who you can see is determination personified anytime he has the ball go in his direction- Lindstrom has had a big-time year, leading the Raiders in receiving through 8 weeks, and some of the best highlight-making plays this area has seen in years.

We had the opportunity to sit down with Shane Lindstrom in this week’s Player Profile for South Range.

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FEREN MAKES IT 1000 AS RAIDERS TAKE DOWN MOONEY

YOUNGSTOWN OH- In a game that got pushed back a day, South Range wasn’t phased a bit. The Raiders went on the road to Mooney to make it two wins in a row. They took down the Cardinals in four sets (25-14 25-27 25-12 25-14)

 

The biggest moment for the Raiders was setter Jamie Feren reaching 1000 assists in her career. Maria Primavera had a stellar outing finishing with 24 kills and a pair of aces.  Sarah Kuhns led the Raiders in assists with 28. She also served up 4 aces.  Gianna Pasquale led the Raiders defense with 27 digs.

The regular season for the Raiders concludes with a record of 11-11. They will go on the road for their first tournament game as they travel to take on Columbiana.  Mooney has one more game on their regular season skate before tournaments. They will travel to Hoban on Saturday.

SOUTH RANGE THE TOP RAIDERS IN TOWN

CANFIELD OH- South Range got back to winning on Tuesday night as they took care of a challenge from Division 1 Warren Harding. The Raiders quickly won in 3 sets.  (25-14 25-12 25-16)

Olivia Meli had a nice day out of the middle with 7 kills and 4 digs.  Maddie Dado was all over the floor getting her hands in all the categories. She had 15 digs, 5 kills, and a pair of aces.  Gianna Pasquale led the defense with 20 digs.  Jamie Feren notched a double double with 14 assists, and 14 digs. She also served up 4 aces.

South Range is back in action on Thursday as they travel to Cardinal Mooney.

SOUTH RANGE KEEPS FALCONS GROUNDED

JEFFERSON, OH- For seven weeks, the South Range Raiders have been on the winning end of things on the scoreboard.  Jefferson’s valiant air attack certainly posed a threat leading into week 8, but the Raiders quickly extinguished flames from the nest in a 42-7 victory.

South Range started just under the ten-minute mark when Billy Skripac bounced in a run from 10-yards away.  On the very next drive offensively, Skripac did it again from 1-yard out to give the Raiders a two-score advantage at 14-0.

Jefferson would get on the board just after the second quarter began when Grant Hitchcock ran the ball in from six yards away to cut the score in half at 14-7.

South Range would take the momentum back quickly when Tyler Remish blasted his way into the endzone from four yards away to make it 21-7.  The Raiders would score once more before the half when Skripac would find Shane Lindstrom a yard away to make the game 28-7.

After the break, Skripac kept the same script when he called his own number from 5-yards out to make it a 35-7 lead.  The Raiders would wrap up the game with 2:47 to go in the third when Skripac connected with Ayden Leon from 48-yards to put the game away at 42-7.

South Range would finish with 399 yards of offense through 53 plays, which included 181 yards through the air and 218 yards on the ground.  Jefferson would finish with 114 yards total in the contest, every one of them on the ground.

Billy Skripac would finish with 148 yards on seven completions and a pair of scores through the air, while adding three on the ground on his eight rushes.

Tyler Remish would lead the rushing attack with 109 yards and a score.  JD Crouse would lead receivers with two receptions for 59 yards, but Leon and Lindstrom hauled in a TD apiece.

Nick and Joey Plunkett were the defensive leaders with five tackles apiece, Tyler Remish added 4.5 tackles to the tally for the Raiders.

Luke Funtash led the Falcons offensively with 56 yards on 13 rushing attempts.  Grant Hitchcock would add 42 yards and a score as well.

South Range (8-0) will look to keep their winning ways next week as Lakeview will invade Raider Stadium for Homecoming, while Jefferson (5-3) will head to Poland to take on the Bulldogs.