Tag Archive for: Volleyball

BIG BLUE TAKES CARE OF BIG RED

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LISBON, OH- The Lady Blue Devils were able to get exactly what they were looking for Thursday: Stay healthy, stay hungry, and end the regular season with a victory.  Lisbon was impressive in their sweep of Steubenville on Thursday night in 3 sets, winning 25-10, 25-18, and 25-15.

Maddie Liberati kept her stellar year on pace as she had 16 kills and 10 digs.  Callie Steed posted a double-double as well with 23 kills and 36 digs.

Lisbon finishes their season at 14-8 overall and 8-4 in the EOAC.  The Lady Devils now start postseason action on October 16 against McDonald.  The game is hosted by Columbiana High School, with the first serve set for 7:30.

LADY BULLDOGS ICE CHANEY IN POST SEASON PREP

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EAST PALESTINE, OH-  It was a special night from the onset on Thursday in East Palestine.  Four members of the East Palestine Volleyball team were recognized for their service to the program, and as seniors, they took the floor in East Palestine for one final time.

It was one to remember for the Lady Bulldogs as they acted as a buzzsaw through timber against Chaney in straight sets, 25-10, 25-5, and 25-1.

McKenna Griffith led the charge as she had 14 points, 9 aces, and a dig.  Sophomore Big Dog of the Valley nominee for this week, Paige Snyder more than held her own with 18 points, 5 aces and a pair of digs.  Malynn Bistarkey was an assassin in the front row with 10 kills while Morgan Cheurco had a double-double with 10 points, 21 helpers, 6 aces and 2 digs.

A special moment prior to the game as the Gorby’s MVP for Thursday, Liv Figley’s Dad (Dave Figley) played the National Anthem on his guitar on his daughter’s Senior Night.

East Palestine now turns its attention to the postseason and awaits the winner of Lake Center Christian, and Liberty.  The game is hosted by Salem High School.

POLAND VOLLEYBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP4 WITH MARTINA DINELLO)

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It’s been a tough stretch for Poland in the last week since we’ve talked to coach DiNello. They’ve went 1-3 with losses to Girard, Lakeview, and Hubbard. Girard and Lakeview are the top two teams in the league and the coach admits it’s a tough time to play them at the very end of the season. Fighting through mental and physical fatigue she just wants her team to focus on consistency. 

Anthony Hartwig made sure to get coach DiNello’s thoughts on the week that was, some of her underclassman, and much more. Learn all you need to now about Poland Volleyball in Episode 4 of Coach’s Corner with Martina DiNello.

THE BLACK KEYS TO VICTORY

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The Poland volleyball senior class is full of all kinds of talent and personality. When it comes to Alexa Black, consistency is her forte. She has stepped up for her team in a big role as a setter. In a year where the role of setting has been asked upon a lot of people, Alexa has been a consistent pin in the offense. Black has 107 assists which is second on the team, and she also has committed 0 ball handling errors. Alexa had the advantage of having a sister as a senior while she was a freshman. Now a senior herself, Black is trying to emulate the leadership lessons that her sister passed down. 

YSN’s Anthony Hartwig got a chance to talk with Alexa this week. They discuss her support system, some of her favorite memories, and much more. Hear it all on the latest Poland Volleyball Player Profile The Black Keys to Victory.

*Photo Credit to Seminary Sports+

DOUBLE TROUBLE: KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES’

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- Twins have a bond that can never be separated.  The only time Juli and Jami Jones are not together is on the volleyball court.  Both seniors at East Palestine, Jami is known for her specialty in serving and digs, while Juli is a utility player who is known for her defense and can play the entire floor on either side of the net.  Lucky for their competition, these two perfectly harmonize one another and substitute in and out for each other every game.

These two young ladies have been teammates their entire life, but certainly, compete with each other as well for competitive balance in the Jones house!

Two hearts with one heartbeat and the passion for the game is what you’ll find when our Tim Figley sits down with the Jones sisters in this week’s East Palestine Player Profile.

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RAMBO: FIRST BLOCK

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Crestview senior Sidney Rambo’s main job is to stop other team’s attackers from getting the ball across the net, and Sidney is good at her job. Rambo has become a wall at the net with her blocking ability. With blocks this strong it takes away other team’s ability to be aggressive. Rambo leads the team with 39 total blocks, including 11 solo blocks. Don’t think that you can sleep on her offense either, with 78 kills on the season Rambo is a consistent threat. 

Anthony Hartwig sat down with Sidney to talk about her senior season, her future goals, and much more. Learn all about the next Rebel Volleyball Player Profile Rambo First Block.

KEEP ON COPING

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Webster’s Dictionary defines cope as a protective course or cap. Crestview volleyball senior Cassie Cope is just that for her team. One of three captains voted on by the team Cassie is the energy that keeps them up. Cope joins eight seniors on the Rebel squad trying to reach an ultimate goal of a district championship. The Rebels will definitely need Cassie’s energy to navigate some of the tough times a season will bring. 

Anthony Hartwig caught up with Cassie to talk about her senior season, how she keeps the energy up, and much more. Get ready Rebel volleyball fans, a new player profile is coming at you. Keep on Coping.

RISE IN THE EAST, EP SWEEPS LADY BEARS

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YOUNGSTOWN, OH- You know it’s tournament time when teams start locking in their focus, and for East Palestine- they tuned up the band on Tuesday in a 25-16, 25-8, 25-5 fashion over the East Golden Bears.

Leading the way for EP was Junior, Emily Berger with 17 points, 15 kills, 3 aces, and 3 digs.  Morgan Cheurco had 30 assists, 2 points, and 4 digs while Jade McBride had 11 points, 3 digs, and an ace.  Sophomore standout Paige Snyder had 6 points, 4 aces and 11 kills for the Lady Bulldogs.

East Palestine now improves to 14-7 (9-3) and the Bulldogs will now turn their attention to another Youngstown City School when Chaney comes to town on Thursday for EP’s Senior Night.

CRESTVIEW MAKES ANOTHER OPPONENT BLUE, CLINCHES AAC

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COLUMBIANA,OH- Freshly crowned Baird Brothers Big Dog of the Valley, Tess Neville had another outstanding game for the Rebels, but it was a team effort to sweep past Newton Falls on Tuesday (25-16, 25-14, 25-17).  With the victory, Crestview claims the AAC Blue Tier with a perfect 11-0 run thus far.

Neville posted 13 kills, 9 points, 3 aces, and 2 blocks while Lucy Montgomery had 27 helpers, 3 digs, a pair of aces, and a kill.  Shelby Rambo had a block party with 5 stops in the front row.  Molly Emch contributed 6 kills, and Brenna Auer had 12 points and 10 digs for the Lady Rebs.

For Newton Falls, Libby Barreca had 13 kills and a block while Courtney Hankins had 7 kills and a pair of blocks.

Crestview now turns their attention to Champion on Wednesday to try and sweep the conference.

LADY QUAKERS RALLY TO TAKE KENT STATE CLASSIC

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SALEM, OH- After a slow start, the Salem Lady Quakers bounced back to form on Monday night to win an exciting Kent State Columbiana County Volleyball Classic.  It was a special night where the KSU Columbiana County Campus’ would give away scholarships, speakers, swag, and more to attendees.  The winner would also take home the matches first-ever traveling trophy courtesy of the university.

One that will now belong to Salem until 2020’s matchup at East Liverpool.

While the score represented a 22-25, 25-14, 25-20, 25-23 for the Lady Quakers the storyline was much deeper as the Red and Black attack had to find an answer for East Liverpool’s Emma Ludwig who had an outstanding match starting from the first serve.

For the Quakers, Elly Exline had 22 kills, 2 blocks, and 20 digs. Hayden Carner added 12 kills and 4 blocks while Jaden Hamilton added 11 kills and 3 blocks. Also for the Quakers, Jenna McClish added 17 digs while Kaylee Freeman added 6 aces and 38 assists.

The Quakers will travel to Canton South tomorrow with a record of 15-5.

 

*Contribution credit to Sarah Hamilton and salemathletics.org