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CANFIELD VOLLEYBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH KRISTA NESBITT

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CANFIELD OH- It’s the start of a new era in Canfield for their volleyball program. The Cardinals will face 2022 with a new coach at the helm. Krista Nesbitt enters the fold to lead the Cardinals. Last year, Nesbitt was the JV coach for the Cardinals, and so she was at every step of the journey. That has helped her in taking over the job as the varsity head coach.  She knows the players, skill sets, and culture that has driven the Cardinals to success for years.

Coach Nesbitt was able to hop on YSN’s Running Point this week to talk about her first year with the reigns. She talks with Anthony Hartwig and Ty Bartell about the senior leadership her team will have, what the strengths of the team will be, and much more. Don’t miss the chance to learn more about Cardinal Volleyball in Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner With Krista Nesbitt.

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FOLLOW THE LESSON PLAN

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EAST LIVERPOOL, OH- They say “don’t wish your life away” when you’re young.  For East Liverpool Junior Kyia White, she’s been doing less of the wishing, and more turning dreams into reality.

The Potter Middle Hitter has certainly made waves in the early going of her career but is now cashing in on opportunities that many only could fantasize about- including a national championship this past summer in Indianapolis with her Junior Olympic team.

Make no mistake, though.  White has her eyes set on a conference crown as well as a big run in the playoffs alongside her teammates in 2022.  Now in her third year, leadership will be one of the tasks White must grab ahold of and show even more growth.

We caught up with Kyia to discuss all the events of the summer as well as the expectations she and her teammates have for this fall on this edition of East Liverpool Player Profile: Follow the Lesson Plan.

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INFINITY 16 GREEN TEAM COMPETES IN NATIONALS

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN- The Infinity 16 Green Volleyball Team out of Salem, Ohio is competing this weekend in Indianapolis at the USAV Nationals after earning a bid by winning the Mideast Qualifier held this past March. This is the first time in a long time that a club has had a team qualify and the first time ever that Infinity has sent a team. All the girls are from high schools in the tri-county area.

The girls making up the team are from local high schools including Crestview, East Liverpool, Hubbard, Lisbon, Salem, South Range, and West Branch.

The roster includes Grace Auer, Elizabeth Baker, Julia Blasko, Elena Colarossi, Abbey Emch, Mikalyn Woods, Zoe Sanders, Peyton Slovesko, Kyia White, and Alaina Auer.  Kevin Canterbury and Alisha Auer lead this talented group.

Infinity played Maryland Juniors, a team from Atlanta Georgia, and finished by coming back from a 20-24 game point rally to win 30-28 and a 25-23 win against a team from Southern California.

MVAC TO HOLD VOLLEYBALL ALL-STAR GAME

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CAMPBELL, OH- The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference announced players for their Volleyball All-Star Game on Wednesday, November 3rd at 6PM.

Teams will be split in two based on availability, as no teams still participating in the OHSAA Tournament currently are able to partake in the game, but will be recognized.

Tickets are still available, and will not be sold at the door.  If you’d like to witness this great event in person, visit https://www.campbell.k12.oh.us/Content2/ccsd-htt to purchase tickets in advance.

If you’re out of town, or unable to attend in person Anthony Hartwig will have the call on YSN.

 

TIGERS STAY PERFECT; ADVANCE TO OVAC FINALS

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WELLSVILLE, OH- The Lady Tigers Volleyball team kept things chugging along on Tuesday with a big win in the OVAC Semi-Final Round against Valley (WV) in straight sets.

To get the 20th victory of the season, it took all the paws in the pile.  Freshman, Presley Stokes led the charge with 14 kills, 4 aces, and a block.  Alana Amato was a force at the net with 6 kills and 8 aces from the service position.  Brooke Hackney had 4 kills of her own, while Sam Drysdale had a trio.  Gia Pucci had three kills, while Emily McNicol set things up with 9 assists, a pair of kills, and a pair of aces to boot.

Paige Green had 10 assists and three aces, while Aubri Ramsey had double-digit digs with 10.  Stakya Sallis added a kill, and Myliegh Jackson had a kill and a block in the victory as well.

Wellsville will turn their attention to Western Reserve on the road this Thursday and will play on Saturday at 9AM for the OVAC Championship at Union Local.

 

 

CLIPPERS SURVIVE EARLY TEST TO TOP EP

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COLUMBIANA, OH- If you were looking for great high school volleyball on a Thursday night, you would have found it in Columbiana where the Lady Clippers met East Palestine for an EOAC match that wound up an instant classic from the first serve.

The two rivals would battle in the first set to a combined 68 points, where East Palestine took the reigns 35-33.  Columbiana would bounce back in the second set 25-10 only to never drop a set the rest of the way in a four-set thriller.

Tori Long led the way for Columbiana with 28 digs, 21 points, 8 kills, and 5 aces, which leaves her less than 10 digs away from 1000 in her career.  Julia Rapp earned Player of the Game rights with a full stat sheet: 12 kills, 2 blocks, 6 points, and 4 digs.  Ava Heinrich added 9 digs, 7 kills, 7 points, and 4 aces while Cameron Perkins’ 20 digs, 10 helpers, 5 points/kills, and an ace.  Other big contributors for the Lady Clippers included Tomi Ross’ 20 assists and 14 digs and Liv Cmil’s 26 digs.

For East Palestine, Sophia Foster shoveled out 28 digs, while pumping out 7 points and 6 kills.  Gia Brestelli had 20 digs and had nine points and an ace, while Mia Lee killed 14 volleyball and added 4 points and four blocks.  Mackenzie Parker had 14 helpers and four points, while Ceci Foster had 13 assists and 3 points for the Lady Bulldogs as well.

East Palestine will return home Tuesday to play Lisbon while Columbiana turns their attention to Southern on the same night.

HEARTLAND GOES THE DISTANCE IN WIN OVER EP

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COLUMBIANA, OH- Another night of volleyball for Heartland Christian, another 5-set match.  This time it was the Lady Lions able to claw out the victory over their rivals down State Route 14, East Palestine 3-2 (25-19, 10-25, 25-23, 19-25, 15-7.)

Emma Hall was slow to get involved as East Palestine attempted to play keep-away from the senior leader for Heartland, but once the motor started, it was hard to slow her down.  Hall had 22 kills, 10 points, 7 aces, 30 digs, and 29 serve receives in the match.  Lauren Miasek also chipped in with 10 kills and 4 aces.  Jordan Webb had the shovel out with 29 digs for the Lady Lions as well.  Bella Drokin had 27 helpers.

For East Palestine, Mackenzie Parker had 15 kills and 16 assists with 4 points to boot.  Sophia Foster had 15 points, a pair of aces, and a block, while Mia Lee had 9 points, 3 aces, and a block.  Elle Berger celebrated her birthday in style with 18 digs, 9 kills, and a block as well.

The Lady Bulldogs (8-4) will return to action on Thursday in Columbiana while Heartland (5-6) will take on Alliance and Crestview on Saturday.

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LADY BULLDOGS TAKE THRILLER AGAINST UNITED

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- It’s not quite Halloween, but United and East Palestine had a thriller of a match on Tuesday night!  The sea-saw battle took the teams all five sets to sort matters out, but the Lady Bulldogs were the last team standing in a 25-21, 22-25, 25-23, 10-25, 16-14 victory.

The wealth was spread around for East Palestine as Sophia Foster led the way with 24 digs, 9 points, 9 aces, and a block.  Sophia’s sister Ceci tallied 9 points, 10 assists, 3 aces, and two kills- and closed out the match with her final two serves that the Lady Eagles were unable to return.  Mia Lee shined with 12 points, 8 kills, a trio of aces, and 2 timely blocks.  The duo of Mackenzie Parker and Elle Berger teamed up for 17 assists, 10 kills, and 7 points between them.

For United, Grace Knight was on fire in the fourth set going 11 straight points from service, which counted toward her 21 points on the night.  Tori Tschappatt had 13 points for the Lady Eagles.

East Palestine (8-3, 5-3) will hop on the bus and head to Columbiana the next two nights as they challenge the Heartland Christian Lady Lions on Wednesday, and then back to EOAC action against the Lady Clippers on Thursday.

 

EP WINS SIXTH STRAIGHT MATCH

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- Jessica Franklin’s Lady Bulldog Volleyball team is playing inspired right now.  On Wednesday evening, East Palestine hosted Chaney in a non-conference matchup that put their five-game winning streak on the line.  It was a bit emotional through the day as one of the Bulldog players had suffered an injury the night before, and wouldn’t be available.  So, the team decided to honor their teammate, Alexus Robb, during the match when each coach and player wrote the number 9 (Robb’s jersey number) on their wrists.

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The Lady Dogs must have channeled that energy well, as they took the matchup in straight sets (25-6,25-11, and 25-7.  Elle Berger was the player of the game for EP, with 19 points, and 5 aces.  Gia Brestelli scattered the stats with 4 digs, 3 kills, 2 points, and an ace.  Marah Zimmerman was a force at the net with six kills on the night, while Mackenzie Parker had 11 points, seven aces, and six assists for East Palestine.  Ceci Foster also played a big part in the victory with 16 points, five helpers, and 3 aces.

The East Palestine JV’s also took the sweep with a 25-7, 25-6 victory prior to the varsity match.

The Bulldogs (7-2) will now face possibly their biggest challenge thus far as they travel to Wellsville where the Lady Tigers remain unbeaten against EOAC opponents since United and Southern won in 2017.

DESHIELDS REACHES 300 WINS; WARRIORS REMAIN UNBEATEN

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CANTON, OH- It was a big night for West Branch Head Coach, Penny DeShields, as her team helped her accomplish the 300th victory of her career in a 3-0 (25-23, 25-12, 25-19)sweep over Canton South Tuesday night.

The undefeated Lady Warriors were led by Sydney Mercer’s 11 kills, 8 points, and 3 aces.  Hannah Rush had 27 helpers, while Ragan Greeneisen had 11 points and 14 digs as well.

West Branch (8-0, 2-0) will turn their focus to Minerva on Thursday night as they continue EBC action.