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URSULINE CELEBRATES SENIORS WITH RUN RULE WIN

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YOUNGSTOWN OH-

Alyssa Sheely showed timely hitting on Wednesday, driving in four on three hits to lead Ursuline past Lisbon 13-1 on Wednesday. Sheely drove in runs on a home run in the first and a single in the second.

In the first inning, Lisbon got their offense started when Justyce Vrable hit a solo homer.

Emily Holland led things off in the circle for the Irish. The hurler allowed three hits and one run over five innings, striking out six and walking zero.

Emma Thompson was in the circle for the Blue Devils. The pitcher allowed 13 hits and 13 runs over four innings, striking out four and walking one.

Ursuline tallied one home run on the day. Sheely went deep in the first inning.

The Irish saw the ball well today, racking up 13 hits in the game. Sheely, Maris Barbato, Holland, and Julia Nutter each racked up multiple hits. Barbato and Sheely each managed three hits to lead.

 

(Courtesy Mike Kernan)

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CUNNINGHAM TOO MUCH FOR IRISH

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BELOIT OH- The West Branch Warriors took on the Ursuline Irish in a non-conference matchup in Beloit, Ohio.
David Cunningham was the starter for West Branch, and dominated early and often. Cunningham finished his outing after 4 complete innings of work, allowing only 1 hit and striking out 7. Cunningham is now 3-0 as a starter for West Branch.

The Warriors were led by lead off hitter Nick Wilson who was 4-4 at the plate with 3 RBIS.
The Warriors won after 6 innings, by a final score of 10-0. West Branch improves to 5-1 on the year, as Ursuline drops to 2-4.

*Contributed By Richie Juliano

LADY IRISH KEEP ROLLING; GROUND JEFFERSON

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH- Ursuline’s Emily Holland pitched a 4-hit shutout with 6Ks in 11-0 Ursuline win over Jefferson in 5 innings. Maris Barbato went 3 for 3, opening the game with a home run, and Alyssa Sheely followed with an inside-the-park home run. Paige Ogden hit a single and 2-run triple while Julia Nutter and Madelyn Miklandric each hit an RBI double.

Jefferson – 0 0 0 0 0 – 0/4/4
Ursuline (3-0) – 2 6 0 3 X – 11/10/2

Ursuline pitching : Emily Holland (W 2-0) 5 inn/4 hits/0 Run/0 BB/6K

Jefferson pitching : Speakman (L) 0K / 2BB

2 or more hits : U – Maris Barbato (3) , Paige Ogden (2); J – Benckentz (2)
Doubles : U – Julia Nutter, Madelyn Miklandric;
Triples : U – Ogden
Home Runs : U – M Barbato;
2 or more RBIs : U – M Barbato (2), Ogden (2)

Ursuline next game : 4/5 vs Howland at YSU Softball Field 5:00pm

 

*Story contributed by Mike Kernan

URSULINE BASEBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH MATT WEYMER

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- Ursuline baseball might just be one of the most decorated baseball programs in the area. They always seem to be in the front of the conversation come tournament time in May. After waiting two years to play, the Irish are striving to live up to that standard in 2021. The Irish are off to 2-3 start to the season. They lost a Saturday double header to open the season against Howland, and St Ed’s. The Irish bounced back with back to back wins over Chaney, and LaBrae, before losing on Saturday to Walsh Jesuit. The Irish move on to travel to West Branch on Tuesday.

Irish skipper Matt Weymer took time out of his busy week to update YSN’s Running Point on the Irish squad. He chats with Ron Potesta about his team’s start to the season, what some of the expectations are in the 2021 campaign, and much more. The long overdue return of Irish baseball is upon us, you wil not want to miss a moment. Check out Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with Matt Weymer.

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LADY IRISH KEEP ROLLING ON THE ROAD

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GENEVA, OH- Ursuline’s Julia Nutter had 4 hits which included 2 doubles and 7 RBI as the Lady Irish beat Geneva 23-1 in 5 innings. Emily Holland got the mound win tossing a 2-hitter in 4 innings and also went 3 for 3 which included a 3-run home run and 5 RBI. Page Ogden had 2 singles, a triple, and 3 RBI.  Madelyn Miklandric and Liza Barbato each added a 2-run double for Ursuline.

Ursuline (2-0) – 4 4 6 8 1 – 23/18/0
Geneva – 1 0 0 0 0 – 1/3/7

Ursuline pitching : Emily Holland (W 1-0) 4innings/2 hits/1 R-1 ER/1 BB/3K
Mia Opalick 1 inning/1 hit/0R/ 3K

Geneva pitching: Jordyn Alderman (L)

2 or more hits : U Julia Nutter (4), Emily Holland (3), Paige Ogden (3), Maris Barbato (2), Alyssa Sheely (2);
Doubles : U – Nutter (2), Madelyn Miklandric, Liza Barbato; G – Cameron Alvarez, Abby Stash
Triples : U – Ogden
Home Runs : U – Holland
2 or more RBIs : U – Nutter (7), Holland (5), Ogden (3), Miklandric (2), L Barbato (2)

Ursuline next game: 3/31 vs Howland at YSU Softball Field 5:00pm

 

*Story contributed by Mike Kernan

URSULINE DROPS TWO TOUGH GAMES TO OPEN SEASON

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STRUTHERS OH- There is nothing like having baseball back especially after a long year off.  This time, all the teams had to regroup and that was especially the case for the Ursuline Irish who lost a bunch of seniors last season, the season that they couldn’t play due to the pandemic as the Irish would start out the Catholic Tournament against the Howland Tigers.  

 

Jonah Kirchner started the game on the mound for the Irish and would give up a run in the bottom of the first for Howland as McCleery scored for the Tigers.  The Irish would get two runs taking a 2-1 lead in the top of the second as Ian Barton hit a grounder to left field and had an error help the Irish score those runs.  There was some controversy however as even though the run did count, coach Weymer and UCF commit Brady Shannon thought he was safe at home plate and that it should’ve been three to one.  

 

Those would be the only runs the Irish would have in any chance of beating the Tigers as in the latter innings, it was the Tigers getting three runs in a row going up seven to two and then nine to two.  The Irish scored two more runs but it wasn’t enough with Luca Ricchiuti and Kirchner coming home, but it wasn’t enough as the good pitching by Austen Price and Jared Mindek gave Howland the 9-4 victory.  

 

In the second game in the Catholic Tournament against St. Edwards, it was a closer matchup throughout three and a half innings before the bottom of the fourth where the Eagles would get their first run on the day as Myslenski would double on a fly ball giving Matt Campbell the opportunity to score.  

 

Ursuline this time had a big top of the sixth scoring three runs which was thanks to a CJ Frasco single which led Brandan Waters and Shannon scoring runs.  In the end however, St. Ed’s came back to win the game with Jackson Powell for the Eagles hitting a grounder to third and thanks to an error, Myslenski and Campbell went home along with Powell on the next hit.  

 

In the end, the Irish would fall after being up three to one, falling six to three and falling to 0-2 on the season and in the Catholic Tournament.  Their next game is against the Chaney Cowboys at Cene at 5pm Monday. 

 

*Contributed by YSNs Ian O’Brien*

HEADED HOME: URSULINE LADY IRISH SOFTBALL PREVIEW

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH – Head coach Mike Kernan and the Ursuline Lady Irish are back to work and ready to make some noise this season! Coach Kernan will lean heavily on his upperclassmen this season for leadership and dominant play! The Lady Irish are going to be led by a trio of college commits, Maris Barbato (Toledo), Emily Holland (Ohio Dominican), and Julia Nutter (Slippery Rock), will accompany a solid junior class that will look to teach the Ursuline way to the newcomers and younger players in the program.

YSN’s own, Billy McCartney and Quinn Puskar, had the opportunity to catch up with Coach Kernan to get an idea of what his expectations and goals are for this upcoming season, how COVID effected the Ursuline program throughout the course of last year and coming into this season, as well as, who we should keep an eye on from the team that could be making a big splash this year on the diamond!

Check out this special softball sneak peak at the Ursuline Lady Irish with head coach, Mike Kernan!

 

HEADED HOME: URSULINE FIGHTING IRISH BASEBALL PREVIEW

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH – The Ursuline Irish are coming off a heavy senior driven class a year ago as head coach, Matt Weymer looks to lead this year’s squad onto the diamond at the end of the month!

Coach Weymer is looking to “re-stack the deck” after losing six starters from a year ago. One key starter returning is Brady Shannon, who recently committed to the University of Central Florida. Coach Weymer will look to lean on Brady in multiple ways this year, whether its playing multiple positions, multiple spots in the batting order, or for leadership throughout the season. Jonah Kirchner is another returner that Coach Weymer is excited about as he will handle a lot of pitching opportunities this season. Two new faces to look out for on the diamond this year will be middle infielder, Luca Ricchiuti, and the first baseman/pitcher Drew Kirila.

The standard at Ursuline is always high and Coach Matt Weymer always expects the most from his team as he is known to set the bar pretty high. For Ursuline, it is all about the tournament, Coach Weymer scheduled certain teams to push these young men, so they can be ready for anything that might be thrown their way during the OHSAA state baseball tournament at the end of the season!

*Contributed by Billy McCartney

 

CANFIELD EARNS RIGHT TO HOST IN DISTRICT SEMIS

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- Both teams came into the game with 12 wins in the regular season.  However, as they say, once the tournament starts, throw the records out and instead, it’s either you are one and 0 and get another opportunity, but if you lose, no second chances as the fifth seeded Ursuline Irish who had a bye hosted the 10th seeded Canfield Cardinals who were coming off of a big win against 23rd seeded Ravenna 

 

First Half

The first half saw the Irish get up to a seven nothing run really early with buckets from Terrance Pankey who was in concussion protocol just a week ago, Will Burney and Brady Shannon.  However, Canfield would come with their own power in the first from Jake Grdic who scored 10 points as it was 20-19 at the end of the first.  

 

In the second, the Cardinals would find that momentum as Ursuline struggled with the turnovers.  Canfield was led by Trey Dye who looked like another Trey in Trae Young shooting dimes and making good fundamental moves.  Dye last week did not play in the second half due to his back, but played through this game even with a sore back.  Meanwhile for the Irish, they would only have a high of two points from Jakylan Irving along with Pankey and Geno Lucente.  At the half, the Cardinals were pulling away up 40-26.  

 

Second half 

The second half would not get any better for Ursuline.  Irving once again led the Irish and got some assistance from DeMarcus McElroy who had a two point field goal along with two made free throws.  Nick Pantelakis and Dye once again led the pack of cardinals who kept on flying away with the lead, stealing Ursuline’s lucky charms.  Ursuline would get some seniors in Tyler Beck who hit that same corner three against East and Zack Pipala as they would get some last minutes in with their career at Ursuline ticking away.  

 

In the end, even with the Irish cutting the lead thanks to eight points in the fourth from Shannon, it was Canfield, the tenth seeded Cardinals doing the unthinkable and getting the 80-68 victory eliminating the Irish from the OHSAA Division II NorthEast district one Tournament.  Keith Gunther’s team is already looking towards 2021-22. 

 

Ursuline Stats 

DeMarcus McElory 10pts 

 

Will Burney 3pts 

 

Tyler Beck 4pts

 

Jakylan Irving 13pts 

 

Geno Lucente 2pts 

 

Vince Flauto 3pts 

 

Jaden Payne 5pts 

 

Terrance Pankey 10pts 

 

Brady Shannon 18pts 

Canfield Stats 

Ryan Petro 6pts 

 

Nick Pantelakis 12pts 

 

Trey Dye 33pts 

 

Chase Lowry 5pts 

 

Jake Grudic 16pts 

 

Martine Escobar 4pts 

 

Jake Schneider 4pts 

Up Next 

10th seeded Canfield (12-9, 2-0 in playoffs) will face off against 14th seeded Chardon (10-9, 2-0 in playoffs) who just shocked the basketball world in Ohio upsetting Perry 79-66.  Game will be on March 4th at 7pm from Canfield.   

 

*Contributed by YSN’s Ian O’Brien*

 

 

COWBOYS GALLUP AWAY FROM URSULINE

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- When we saw these teams last time, it was the Cowboys of Chaney who had the lead since the first quarter, and even though Ursuline nearly came back to win, the Cowboys would hang on with a 67-62 victory.  This time, it was the Irish of Ursuline who needed a bounceback after losing to the East Golden Bears on Tuesday, while the Cowboys looked to sweep the Irish on the season.  Ursuline would also have to play without star sophomore Terrance Pankey who was out with an injury.    

 

First Half 

In the first quarter, we saw the Cowboys get off to a five nothing run early thanks to points from seniors Cam Lawrence and Sharrod Taylor who drained a three,  Sophomore and football star Jason Hewlett would also see some action getting four points in the first quarter.  For Ursuline, they cut the lead early with four points inside the perimeter from junior forward Brady Shannon and two points from guards Jakylan Irving and Will Burney.  However the irish would be down by nine at the end of one 17-8.  

 

The second quarter would see a little change however as Vince Flauto for Ursuline who was getting the start hit a three cutting the lead to six.  Forward Freshman Jaden Payne wearing the number of the Goat Michael Jordan came into the game and sunk in two buckets while drawing the and-ones as he would make two of them.  Taylor would once again be the leading scorer for the Cowboys as well as Quincy Jones who scored two points on a field goal.  Chaney would go into the half now up by four 29-25.  

 

Second Half 

The second half was once again a back to back battle between two teams as Geno Lucente hit a corner three, but Chaney kept on finding their players wide open as the Irish tired to full court pressure.  That resulted in two dunks by Jones.  In the end however, the Cowboys would pull away and get their eighth win of the season as they would continue to make free throws after a technical on the Irish and would not look back,  sweeping the Irish once more with a 63-55 victory.  

 

Ursuline Stats 

DeMarcus McElroy had a point but was playing hard defense all night, Brady Shannon led the Irish with 23 points, Jaden Payne came off the bench with 12 points, Vince Flauto had eight, Geno Lucente had five, Will Burney had four and Jakylan Irving finished with two.  

 

Chaney Stats 

Sharrod Taylor’s fast speed led to him scoring 21 points. Cameron Lawrence finished with 17 points.  Quincey Jones with those two dunks finished with 12 points.  Jason Hewlett finished with seven points.  Clive Wilson had four and Josiah Gonzalez finished with two points.  

 

Up Next 

Ursuline (12-6) is looking for an opponent after their game against the Bristol Panthers in Bristolville (10-3) was cancelled.  

 

Chaney (8-5) will as of now host Copley (7-9) Tuesday at 7pm. 

 

*Contributed by YSN’s Ian O’Brien*