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WEEK 3 BAIRD BROTHERS BIG DOGS OF THE VALLEY ANNOUNCED

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- In one of the closest votes in recent history, the final tallies were counted- and counted again for this week’s announcement.  With over 16,000 votes cast in Week 3, we have your winners!  Both student-athletes now qualify for the Big-Dog of the Year title handed out this November, congratulations to both athletes and their schools.

 

VOLLEYBALL:

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MADDIE LIBERATI – LISBON

20 Kills/8 Points/40 Digs/2 Assists vs. Wellsville

 

 

FOOTBALL:

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MARCO FERRY – LEETONIA

9 Rushes/303 Yards/5 Touchdowns vs. Chalker

 

 

EARTH QUAKE; SALEM SPOILS CRESTVIEW’S UNBEATEN SEASON

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SALEM, OH- It was obvious that Saturday’s match meant just a little bit more for Salem as the Lady Quakers hosted the state-ranked Crestview Rebels.  The Lady Quakers were out to prove themselves to the area, the state, and to each other, as they were able to dethrone the Rebs in 4 sets, 17-25, 25-23, 25-23, and 26-24.

For the Quakers Elly Exline had 16 kills and 16 digs while Hayden Carner added 12 kills and 4 blocks and Jaden Hamilton pitched in 8 kills and 3 blocks. In the backcourt, Kaylee Freman had 23 assists and 11 digs while Jenna McClish had 24 digs and Taylor Troy contributed 15 digs.

The Rebels were led by Sidney Rambo and her 10-kill, 2 block performance.  Shelby Rambo also dotted the stat sheet with 9 kills and a pair of blocks.  Brenna Auer had 17 digs and 9 kills, and Lucy Montgomery added 39 helpers in 131 attempts while adding 2 kills and a pair of aces.

The Quakers will travel to Hubbard on Monday. The Quakers are now 11-4 and the Rebels drop to 14-1.

BULLDOGS BITE BACK, EP BUMPS LISBON

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- In a three-match in a three-day stretch, East Palestine was able to fight through fatigue, and come out with a big victory against EOAC rival Lisbon on Thursday 3-1.  The Lady Dogs were looking to bounce back from a loss to Heartland in which they had control but just couldn’t hold on.  Thursday, the Lady Dogs showed grit winning 25-19, 25-15, 24-26, 25-20.

East Palestine (9-5,7-2) were paced by junior, Emily Berger, who had 13 points, 5 aces, 1 block, 14 kills, and 7 digs.  Morgan Cheurco led the way in helpers with 31, 14 points, 5 aces, and 7 digs.  Olivia Figley was a front-line assassin with 14 kills and 5 blocks while Jade McBride had 10 points, an ace, and 15 digs.

Lisbon (10-6, 5-4) spread the credit with Maddie Liberati dialing up 7 points, 7 aces, 4 blocks, 18 kills and 32 digs.  Callie Steed had 10 points, 20 kills, and 28 digs while Jaidynn Entrinkin had 33 assists and 8 points.

East Palestine will meet up with Warren JFK on Monday in non-conference play.

SHOUT IT OUT, CLIPPERS CAPTURE VICTORY OVER SOUTHERN

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COLUMBIANA, OH- The Lady Clippers found their footing on Thursday when they swept past Southern 25-18, 25-19, 25-22.

Grace Witmer had a big night on the stat sheet racking up 8 kills, 10 assists, 6 points, 2 aces, 8 digs and a block.  Also contributing for the Clips was Tori Long with 9 kills, an ace, 4 points, and 14 digs.  Maci Linhart had 12 digs, 4 points, and a pair of kills while Madison Moser had 12 tallies, 3 kills, and an ace.  Maddie Withrow had a presence up front with 5 kills.

The Lady Clips will head to Berlin Center to take on Western Reserve on Monday.

BLOCK AND ROLL, LADY REBS CONTINUE TO ROCK

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COLUMBIANA, OH- One of the top teams in the state just keeps rolling through the competition locally, as the Crestview Lady Rebels won their 14th game of the season, and also remain perfect in the AAC after a well-fought 5 set victory over Labrae Thursday.

Brenna Auer led the way for the Lady Rebs with 14 digs, 6 kills, and 15 points.  Tess Neville had 23 kills, 9 points, 5 digs, 4 aces and a block.  Molly Emch had 18 kills and 7 digs along with 4 points and a pair of blocks.  The Montgomery sisters also filled up the stat sheet as Lucy had 58 assists on 141 attempts with 15 digs while Amelia had 21 digs, 12 points, 3 aces, and a pair of kills.

Labrae (11-4, 6-2) was led by Tiana Drake with 20 kills and 3 blocks.  Ashley Monroe had a pair of kills but 28 helpers on the night.

 

HUBBARD EFFORT COMES UP JUST SHORT AGAINST LAKEVIEW

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HUBBARD, OH- Hubbard’s early-season woes continued in Tuesday night’s Northeast 8 matchup against Lakeview, losing their 6th straight match in four sets (25-21 25-12 21-25 25-7), giving Lakeview their 6th straight win. 

The first set went back and forth, which even included a Hubbard lead for a short while. But with the Lady Eagles being a young team, inexperience started to show with the Eagles committing errors, ultimately opening the door for Lakeview, and letting them win set one 25-21.

In the second set, the Bulldogs really started to get hot. They got out to a big lead early, and with the help of senior Lexi Inman, who had 5 kills on the night, they pulled away from the Eagles. Lakeview would go on to win this set 25-12.

The third set was a real bright spot for the Lady Eagles. Led by sophomore Haley Croyle, Hubbard really stepped up their aggressiveness, helping them win this set by a score of 25-21.

You could tell that the Eagles really gave it their all in the third set, as they seemed very tired in the fourth set. Lakeview jumped out to a big lead early in the set, and never took their foot off the gas pedal. They ended up winning the fourth set 25-7.

 

 

*Story contributed by Hubbard High School Media Class

BULLDOG HEARTBREAKER, EP FALLS IN FIVE TO HEARTLAND

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EAST PALESTINE, OH-  The East Palestine Lady Bulldogs came out with their hearts on fire to begin the match against Heartland on Wednesday.  Unfortunately, the Lady Lions were able to respond accordingly, dousing the fire and completing the comeback victory against the red-hot Lady Bulldogs 24-26, 25-20, 19-25, 25-14, 15-8.

Junior Malynn Bistarkey treated her dad to an outstanding performance on his birthday with 12 timely kills and a pair of blocks, earning her Gorby’s Player of the Game.  Olivia Figley continued her streak of success with 9 kills and 5 blocks while McKenna Griffith had 14 points and 6 aces from service.  Morgan Cheurco helped out her team as well with 34 assists.

For Heartland, it was a standout performance for Makayla Osborn with 7 points, 4 aces, 3 blocks, 15 kills, and 20 digs.  Lydia Wilson also filled up the stat sheet with 52 assists, 5 points, 3 kills, 18 digs, and a half-dozen blocks.

Heartland pushes to 12-3 overall while East Palestine falls to 8-5 (6-2.)

The Lady Bulldogs look to protect home court as they get back to EOAC play tomorrow against Lisbon.  EP looks to “White Out” the Dog Pound against their conference foe.  Action is set for around 7pm.

BEAVER LOCAL TAKES DOWN BIG RED

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EAST LIVERPOOL, OH- The Beaver Local volleyball team won its OVAC match with Steubenville Big Red in 4 sets Wednesday Night 24-26, 25-13, 26-24, 25-18. The Beavers started strong taking a 7-2 lead in the first set before Big Red rallied to win the first set. Beaver Local came back to comfortably win the second set. In the third set, Steubenville appeared to take the lead up 23-21 before the Beavers rallied to win 5 of the last 6 points to take the set before winning the match in the fourth set.

Leading the way for Beaver Local was Brooke Talbot with 17 kills, 12 digs, 12 assists & 2 aces. Cierrah Thurik had 23 digs, Elizabeth Kolkowski had 13 digs, 6 kills, 5 blocks & 2 aces, Kodi Kinsey had 9 digs & 3 aces, Grace Hill had 9 kills, 3 blocks & 2 aces, Karlee Furman had 22 assists, 14 digs & 8 kills, Corin Turkovich had 7 digs, & Bailey Bowersock 7 kills, 6 digs & an ace.
The Beavers are now 10-2 & host Oak Glen & John Marshall in a tri-match on Saturday. Steubenville is now 7-5.
*Story contributed by YSN Beaver Local Reporter Jason Hannum

FIGLEY A FORCE, LADY BULLDOGS TOPPLE COLUMBIANA

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COLUMBIANA, OH- East Palestine is back on track with a road win against Columbiana on the road.  The Lady Dogs were able to finish their night efficiently in 3 sets against their conference rivals 25-20,25-20, 25-15.

EP Senior, Olivia Figley cemented her bid for Big Dog of the Valley Nominee with a big performance.  Figley had 14 kills and 4 blocks, while Morgan Cheurco had 31 helpers, 8 points and 4 digs.  Paige Snyder had 8 points, 6 kills and 4 digs for the Bulldogs.

Columbiana was led by Marissa Makosky and her 13 digs and 9 assists.  Grace Witmer put up a baker’s dozen in the assist column along with 8 digs and five kills.  Maci Linhart had 20 digs and 4 points.

East Palestine is now 8-4 (6-2) while Columbiana falls to 7-6 (4-5)

The Bulldogs will now play back to back nights at home beginning with Heartland Christian tonight, and Lisbon on Thursday.

 

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RAIDER BLOCK PARTY OVERWHELMS BLUE JAYS

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South Range  welcomed in a strong Jackson Milton team into their gym Monday night. The Raiders flexed their muscles with a sweep of the Blue Jays (25-21 25-16 26-24).

Out of the gates the Raiders looked strong. They were passing really well and getting plenty of attacks over the net. The trouble was, the Blue Jay defense was playing solid defense. The Raiders struggled to get kills in the first set. They instead used tough serving to gain a comfortable advantage and hold off Jackson Milton in a tight first set 25-21.

In set two, the Raiders attacks started hitting the floor. They went the whole set without an attack error and finished with a hitting percentage of .281. They rolled in set two 25-16.

Attack errors caught up with Raiders in set number 3 as they opened with 5 consecutive attack errors. This allowed the Blue Jays to storm ahead to a big early lead. However, after a timeout the Raiders attack got back on track and they rallied to take a close third set, and the sweep. 26-24.

Izzy Lamparty recorded a double double tonight and was superb on the block. She finished with 11 kills and 11 blocks. Anna Primavera had 8 kills, 7 aces, and 5 digs. Emily Irons had 25 assists, and 4 kills. Reagan Irons had 13 digs.

The Raiders return to action Tuesday night as they travel to Niles.