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SPARTAN COMEBACK FALLS SHY AGAINST TALLMADGE

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BOARDMAN, OH- Boardman’s late push was impressive, but ran out of gas against Tallmadge, the final score read 61-48 in favor of the Blue Devils. The game showcased an intense battle, with both teams giving their all across four quarters.

The scoreboard tells the story of a determined effort by Boardman, who faced a hot-shooting Tallmadge team throughout the night. Despite trailing, the Spartans managed to stay within striking distance until the late stages of the fourth quarter. In a pivotal moment, Boardman had a golden opportunity to cut the lead to just 3 points with a little over a minute remaining, but an unfortunate missed lay-up dashed their hopes. Tallmadge capitalized on the opportunity, sinking 8 out of 10 free throws in the final quarter to secure the victory.

Leading the charge for Boardman was Terrell McDowell, finishing the game with an impressive 13 points. Grayson Eicher showcased his long-range prowess by hitting three 3-pointers on his way to contributing 11 points, while Kaden Mayhew joined the double-digit club with a solid 10-point performance. Nico Holzschuh added 6 points to the tally, while Noah Ziak and Zach Haus each scored 4 and 2 points, respectively. Jeffrey Markovitch rounded out the scoring with 2 points.

Despite the hard-fought effort, Boardman now holds a 3-4 record for the season. The Spartans are gearing up for their next challenge and will be back in action on Friday, December 29, facing off against Warren JFK.

SLOW START, FAST FINISH FOR IRISH

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, The Ursuline Fighting Irish have marched through the last few weeks with little trouble as they hosted the Tallmadge Blue Devils in Week 12, but they had to overcome some adversity to keep their state title hopes alive.

The Irish offense struggled through their first four drives, gaining first downs but not finding the end zone. Through the first four drives, Ursuline turned the ball over on downs three times, and missed a field goal. Tallmadge took advantage of those opportunities, as Jackson Dougherty found the end zone twice on the ground to give the Blue Devils a 14-0 lead halfway through the second quarter. An Irish safety on Tallmadge’s first play after stuffing Ursuline on the one-yard line started to give the Irish a little momentum, and then a 66-yard punt return TD by Will Burney really got the wheels rolling for Ursuline as the Irish made it a 14-10 game as both teams went into their locker rooms.

The second half was all Irish. After forcing three-and-outs on the first three drives for Tallmadge, the quick fire plays for the Irish came in bunches. The third quarter featured a 40-yard touchdown reception by Will Burney, a 64-yard touchdown reception by Marc Manning, a 4-yard touchdown run by Christian Lynch, and a 73-yard touchdown run by Manning. At the end of the third, Ursuline was up 38-14, as they scored 38-unanswered points to look like their old selves once again. A score from DC Ferrell accompanied by a few late scores from Tallmadge gave the Irish a 45-28 victory, and secured a Week 13 matchup for the Irish for the third-consecutive season. Ursuline will face the Canfield Cardinals next week with a trip to the regional final on the line.

*Contributed By YSN’s Anthony Romo

CARDINALS KEEP TALLMADGE AT BAY

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CANFIELD OH- Canfield’s schedule presented just another test for them on Saturday. A good Tallmadge gram came to town sporting a 10-4 record into the day. Canfield’s defense handled an offense that had three hitters with more than 100 kills with a sweep of the Blue Devils (25-22 25-20 25-19)

 

Maddy Cleevely led the Cardinals offense with 8 kills. Carly Slaven was right behind her finishing with 7 kills. Abby Muckleroy finished with 5 kills, and 5 blocks.  Riley Kinkade, and Slaven split setting duties. Kinkade finished with 12 assists, while Slaven added 8.  Canfield’s defense was stellar they totaled in 78 digs. Parker Wilkins led the charge with 23 digs.  Kindkade finished off a double double with 17 digs. Cleevely was also in double digits with 14.

Canfield returns to action on Monday as they travel to Poland in another edition of the Battle of 224.

 

ANOTHER EXTRA INNING WALK OFF PUNCHES BOARDMAN’S TICKET

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ASHTABULA OH- In a win or go home scenario on Monday night Boardman met up with a familiar Tallmadge team. When the two teams met on Saturday it was an instant classic as Boardman walked it off in 8 2-1. The hype for the rematch was real, and the matchup lived up to the billing. Deadlocked again in extras Boardman walked it off in the 8th this time by a score of 3-2.

Tallmadge scored fast, leading off the game with a triple, and eventually bring ing that run home to take a 1-0 lead. That was all though, as the Boardman defense locked down from there.  In the 4th inning Boardman finally struck a blow as Addie Volosin knocked in the game tying run.  Talmadge would score in the top of the 6th to go up 2-1, and put Boardman’s back against the wall. However, it was no sweat for this Boardman team to dig deep and find a way to continue the game.  Lily Sardich plated Addy Rudge on a huge RBI base hit to tie the game up and send it to extras.

Both teams would go to their second pitcher in the 7th to avoid the 24 hour break needed if a pitcher throws more than 6 innings. Emily Swantek relieved Emma Davies and pitched a clean 7th and a clean 8th inning to keep the game tied at 2.  In the bottom of the 8th the same inning Boardman won last time, Volosin came up with a monster RBI double to the wall in left to score Davies and win the game for Boardman 3-2.

Boardman advances to the winner take all State Championship on Tuesday vs Clay. The game is set for 6:00 in Ashtabula. The winners move on to Whitestown Indiana for the Regional bracket on June 25th.

 

FITCH GETS TENTH WIN OF THE SEASON

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AUSTINTOWN OH- The Austintown Fitch Lady Falcons, coming off a postponement of the game a day prior, were looking to go to battle with The Tallmadge Lady Blue Devils on a rare Tuesday matchup for girls basketball. 

Austintown went into the game with 9 victories on the season, looking to double their win total from just a year ago. 

Tallmadge was not looking to be a pushover though. Coming into Tuesday’s matchup with Fitch, having a fantastic game plan defensively by Coach Joe Leonard. 

The Lady Blue Devils brought the pressure, controlled the tempo and dominated the glass in the first quarter! Holding The Lady Falcons to just 5 points, leading the game after a quarter 7-5. 

The Second quarter is when Fitch started finding their offense. Kara Pirone hit a couple big threes down the stretch, helping Fitch take the 19-13 halftime lead, a lead from which they never looked back from. 

Coming out for the second half, Austintown jumped the Lady Blue Devils for a nice run that extended The Fitch lead to 10 just a minute into the third. 

A big adjustment by Fitch was the success they had on the glass, thanks in large part to Ayla Ray, who had 13 boards on the night! 

Tallmadge worked on slowing Zayda Creque down, and to their credit, did an incredible job in the first half. However, “The Key” was able to unlock The Tallmadge defense for 19 points on the night.

The second half adjustments were enough for Fitch (10-7) to win 47-34 over Tallmadge (2-12).

Tallmadge and Fitch are both in action again on Wednesday, January 26th as Tallmadge will play Revere.

The Lady Falcons will battle with rival The Boardman Lady Spartans in a home matchup that will be found live on YSN!

Postgame

Interview With Jeff Wilson:

Postgame Interview With Zayda Creque:

 

Postgame Interview With Julia Senediak:

RAIDERS LAY SEIGE TO TALLMADGE

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TALLMADGE OH-

South Range took a regular season contest against Tallmadge on Friday, 7-3

South Range opened up the scoring in the first inning. Trey Pancake singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.

Billy Skripac took the win for the Raiders. The righthander lasted one inning, allowing two hits and one run while striking out one and walking zero. Garrett Sheets, Corey Penick, and Aidan English all put in work in relief out of the bullpen, steering their team towards the victory.

Tallmadge launched two home runs on the day.

South Range collected ten hits on the day. English, Brandon Mikos, Skripac, and Pancake each racked up multiple hits. English led with three hits in four at bats.

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RAIDERS BACK ON TRACK WITH TWO WINS

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STOW OH-

GAME 1 vs Talmadge:

Despite allowing three runs in the fourth inning, South Range defeated Tallmadge 9-3 on Saturday. Tallmadge scored its runs on a stolen base by Zoe Rensel.

The Raiders fired up the offense in the second inning. An error scored one run.

Bree Kohler got the win for South Range. The righty went seven innings, allowing three runs on three hits, striking out 14 and walking one.

Mia Zappola took the loss for Tallmadge. The pitcher allowed seven hits and six runs over five innings, striking out three.

South Range smacked two home runs on the day. Kohler went yard in the fourth inning. Juli Stachowicz had a long ball in the fourth inning.

The Raiders tallied 12 hits in the game. Kohler, Reagan Irons, and Kelly Szolek each had multiple hits. Kohler led with three hits in four at bats.

GAME 2 vs Stow:

South Range easily did away with Stow-Munroe Falls 11-1 on Saturday

The Raiders got things started in the first inning. They scored two runs when Juli Stachowicz tripled.

South Range scored four runs in the fifth inning. Jamie Feren and Hannah Ball all contributed in the big inning with RBIs.

Samantha Susany took the win for South Range. The righty went five innings, allowing one run on six hits and striking out three.

South Range collected ten hits on the day. Bree Kohler and Stachowicz each managed multiple hits. Kohler went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead in hits.

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GLASS HALF FULL

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It’s all about “The Power of Positivity” in the Youngstown State Baseball Clubhouse.  From the top down, they speak their destiny into reality as of late.  Coach Bertolini feeds off the energy, and excitement of his players, and perhaps none more than Freshman Shortstop, Phillip Glasser.

Youngstown State Baseball 2019 Photo Day – Dec. 7, 2018 (Photo by David Dermer)

The Tallmadge product has been tasked to be in the top portion of the lineup to get on base by any means necessary, and his tenacity and baseball IQ is what has kept him there.  This isn’t your ordinary frosh, as Glasser is an experienced middle infielder with accolades to his resume.  He was ranked as the 50th overall prospect in Ohio by Perfect Game, which is impressive, to say the least.  Let’s not forget that he was a 3-year letterman for Tallmadge including captaining the team that won the 2017 Ohio D2 State Title where he batted .400 with 39 runs, and 20 RBI that season.

For the Guins this season, Phillip has made a nice transition as he’s racked up 22 hits including 4 extra baggers while carrying a nearly .400 OBP.  Defensively is where Phillip makes the donuts, as he’s been the pitchers best friend 12 times helping turn double plays with a fielding percentage of .932.

Youngstown State Baseball at Florida State at Dick Howser Stadium on Feb. 23, 2019 (Photo by Ken Lanese)

Add to all of this that Glasser is a high-character player who puts his team before himself?  You’ve got a guy with a strong foundation to help lead for years to come!

YSN General Manager Steve Leslie sat down with YSU’s #2 for this week’s Penguin Player Profile: GLASS HALF FULL

 

ANDERSON LEADS BALANCED RAIDERS PAST BLUE DEVILS

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They boys basketball team moved to 4-0 with a 66-56 win over undefeated Tallmadge.

The way the Raiders started the game set a tone that would last the whole night. Opening the first quarter on a 14-2 run the Raiders let everyone know they came to play. The Blue Devils wanted to play fast, and the only bad thing about the Raiders fast start was that it played into the Blue Devil’s hands. They began to speed up the Raiders offense and forced 5 consecutive turnovers to actually take a 16-14 lead at a point. From this point on the Raiders regrouped and regained control of the game. Tying the game at 16 before the end of the first frame was only the beginning.

The Raiders outscored the Blue Devils 17-10 in the second quarter lead by Jaxon Anderson who came into the game averaging 14.7 points a game. The Raiders gained a 7 point halftime lead at 33-26.

A fantastic effort from the Blue Devils Matt Francesconi kept them within striking distance for the entire second half. He scored a game high 27 points and hit three big second half shots to keep his team in it. Unfortunately his fortunes weren’t as good at the free throw line, getting there 12 times but only connecting on 6 shots. This helped the Raiders maintain a lead throughout the second half and go on to win 66-56.

The Raiders had 3 players in double figures with 2 others with 9 in their balanced offensive attack. Jaxon Anderson lead the way with 20, while Mike Cunningham added 12. For the second game in a row Chris Brooks was also in double figures with 11. The Raiders return to action Friday as they travel to Ursuline in their first true road game of the season.  JV tips at 5:30.