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HUBBARD LEAVES RAIDERS SHIPWRECKED

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HUBBARD, Ohio –

Five different players drove in runs for the Hubbard Eagles to back the pitching of Mikey Zapka to lead the Dirty Birds to a 7-2 non-conference victory over the Warren Harding Raiders.

Dylan Durkos delivered the biggest blow in a six-run fifth inning with a ground ball single through the 6-5 gap that would plate two runs. SophomoreBen Wilcox would finish the explosive fifth with a single to bring across Hubbard’s final run of the inning.

Offense wasn’t always so easy for the Eagles in this one as the Dirty Birds didn’t record their first hit until their huge fifth. The Harding pitcher, Elijah Taylor, was grooving into the inning, striking out six through his first four innings of work.

The right-handed junior Zapka, who struck out six and didn’t allow a single walk in the ballgame, threw his third complete game of the season and improved his record to 3-0. But after he allowed a solo home run to his pitching counterpart, Elijah Taylor, in the fourth, his back appeared to be against the wall but don’t tell Mikey that. “I knew I just had to stay confident and shake it off,” Zapkasaid. “I’m not the type of guy who lets a homerun get to him.”

Zapka would allow another run in the fifth before putting the clamps on the Raiders, only giving up two hits while striking out two in his last two innings of work.

TOP PERFORMERS:

HUBBARD

Mikey Zapka – 7 innings pitched, 6 Ks, 0 walks, 2earned runs

Ben Wilcox – 2-for-2, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk

Evan Jarvis – 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run scored

Dylan Durkos – 1-for-3, 2 RBIs

WARREN HARDING

Elijah Taylor – 1-for-3, 1 solo Home Run

Michael Jones – 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI

*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson

FLASHES ESCAPE HARDING WITH WIN

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Champion took the lead late and defeated Harding 5-4 on Saturday. The game was tied at four with the Flashes batting in the top of the seventh when Tyler Skaggs’s sac fly scored one run.

Champion got things moving in the first inning. An error scored two runs.

Nathan Holt was credited with the victory for Champion. The righty surrendered zero runs on three hits over three innings, striking out three.

Aaron Ellsworth started the game for the Flashes. The pitcher allowed six hits and four runs over four innings, striking out four and walking one.

Champion saw the ball well today, racking up eight hits in the game. Zachary Bickel and Jack O’Shaughnessy all managed multiple hits. Bickel went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Champion in hits.

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RAIDERS GET THE BEST OF JFK

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John F. Kennedy watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 14-1 loss to Harding on Wednesday. Harding scored on a single by Carson Peterson in the first inning, a single by Quincy Brown in the first inning, and a single by Elijah Taylor in the second inning.

The Eagles struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Harding, giving up 14 runs.

Harding got things moving in the first inning. Peterson drove in two when Peterson singled.

Harding scored six runs in the seventh inning. Taylor, Brett Brown, Dashaun Gunther-Putnam, and Michael Jones all drove in runs in the frame.

Taylor led the Harding to victory on the pitcher’s mound. The fireballer lasted seven innings, allowing eight hits and one run while striking out six and walking one.

Gavin Shrum took the loss for John F. Kennedy. The righty surrendered eight runs on nine hits over two and a third innings, striking out two.

Caleb Hadley led John F. Kennedy with two hits in three at bats.

Harding collected 17 hits on the day. Peterson, Taylor, Brown, Jones, and Brown each racked up multiple hits Peterson went 4-for-5 at the plate to lead Harding in hits. Harding didn’t commit a single error in the field.

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SALEM WINS DOUBLE HEADER AGAINST RAIDERS

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GAME 1:

After a very nice ceremony to celebrate the opening of a beautiful new softball field at Warren Harding, their AD said “play ball”. Those words never sounded so good after missing the 2020 season. After a scoreless first two innings for each team, freshmen catcher Bella Brant (top of 3rd) hit the first pitch she saw to the top of the 8ft fence in left at 200’ for a double. That would ignite a 4 run inning. Senior Dorothy Moore went 3 for 3 with a walk and 2 RBI. Freshmen Lauryn Barton added three hits and Junior Jenna McClish added 2 RBI. Sam Moore, Hannah Kelm, Rylie Troy and Chase Toy all had hits. Salem was aggressive on the bases stealing 7 bases and allowing 0. Leading the thieving was Hannah Kelm with 2 SB.

Rylie Troy was the winning pitcher going 6 innings, striking out 9 while walking 0. Rylie had great command of her two seam and rise ball allowing 5 hits on 91 total pitches. Savannah Schaff pitched a scoreless 7th with two strikeouts.

GAME 2:

For the second straight game the Quakers began their hitting barrage in the 3rd inning. Leadoff hitter Hannah Kelm started a string of 4 straight hits to began the 3rd inning which ended with Salem up 6-0. Hannah had 4 hits in the game. Every spot in the lineup had at least one hit. Sophomore Chase Toy had three hits/scored three runs in the game and hit the ball hard just about every at bat in the double header. Rylie Troy added two doubles and 3 RBI. Madalynn Workman, Dorothy Moore and Jenna McClish each had two hits. Bella Brant had a bases loaded 3RBI double.

Rylie Troy raised her record to 2-0 in the circle striking out 3 while walking just 1 in 6 innings of work. Savannah Schaff once again pitched a scoreless inning.

The defensive gem of the game was a 6-4-3 double play that ended with a very good stretch from Dor Dor at first base.

Salem is home vs Minerva on Tuesday.

*Contributed By Michael Thorpe at salemathletics.org

SPARTANS STILL UNBEATEN IN AAC

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WARREN OH- Boardman earned a hard fought road victory over Warren Harding, 54-43. The Spartans jumped out to a 17-8 lead but the Raiders fought back getting within 5 points late, until Spencer Smith hit two cold blooded 3’s to seal the game.

D.J. Evans led the Spartans with 13 points. Spencer Smith finished with three 3’s for 11 points. Ethan Andersen came away with 9 points, Trey DePietro finished with 8 points, Anthony Hightower had 6 points, Ty Ventresco 4 points, Luke Ryan 2 points and Ben Alvarico rounded out the scoring with 1 free throw. Seth Cervello continued to play well defensively and Marco Stilliana had a nice contribution for the win.

Boardman improves to 11-3 (5-0) on the season. The Spartans continue conference play at Austintown on Tuesday.

*Contributed by Pat Birch at boardmanathletics.org

CARDINALS FALL TO BENDER’S BUZZER BEATER

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CANFIELD OH- Canfield was staring down a huge confidence boosting win on Wednesday night against Warren Harding. The Cardinals led 52-50 with just 9 seconds left off a made free throw. The Raiders went down the floor, missed their first shot, but got the offensive rebound and kick to the corner where Kamarah Bender was waiting to knock down a dagger three at the buzzer for the 53-52 win.

Canfield gave Harding all they could handle all night long. The game was knotted up at halftime, and sent in to overtime. Canfield falls to 9-7.

Abby Muckleroy paced the Cardinals with 15 points. Alyssa Dill also found herself in double figures with 10.

Canfield stays in conference play as they travel to Howland on Friday.

 

BOARDMAN UPSET BID FALLS JUST SHORT

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BOARDMAN OH- The Spartans came in to Wednesday night’s game against Warren Harding as massive underdogs. The Raiders are highly considered to be one of the best teams in the area. Boardman was not intimidated one bit, and fought the Raiders to the very end. They fell just short of the upset as Harding won 48-44.

Katie Stamp led the Spartans with 14 points on the night. Reagan Burkey was also in double figures for  Boardman with 11 points.

Boardman will continue league play on Saturday as they host Howland.

FALCONS USE DOUBLE OT TO TAKE DOWN HARDING

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WARREN OH- In a game that went back and forth and needed two overtimes to decide the winner, the Falcons fought and clawed their way back from a second half deficit to force overtime on Todd Simons free-throws with 1 second left.

In both overtimes the lead change hands numerous times with the Falcons finally prevailing.

Leading the way for the Falcons were Todd Simons with 34, followed by Nate Leskovac with 9, and Allen Underwood with 9. Leading the spark on defense in the second half was a pair of freshmen in Dan Evans and Deshawn Vaughn and sophomore Mike Palmer.

The Falcons improve to 2-1 in the conference and travel to Howland on Friday.

*Contributed by Brian Beany at austintownathletics.com

IRISH SHOW GRIT IN WIN OVER HARDING

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YOUNGSTOWN OH-  People usually know the term GRIT for Youngstown State, but there’s another team that’s been having GRIT on their side lately and that’s none other than the Ursuline Irish boys basketball team who were looking to get extend their winning streak to five, but it was going to be tough as they faced off against the Warren Harding Raiders, who were still searching for that first win of the season and were overcoming some adversity with a few of their players. 

 

The first quarter was all Ursuline leading 15-4 and already by this time, you had parents and fans at home watching as if this was going to be a blowout.  Well, that did not happen as the Raiders caught up big time trailing only by two at the half and then five at the end of the third quarter.  However, some costly turnovers and late fouls on Warren’s side, gave Ursuline a bigger lead which led them to scoring inside the paint in the fourth winning 60-46 and improving to 6-4, while Warren Harding fell to 0-4 on their short season campaign.  

 

Ursuline Stats 

Leading the Irish was not a surprise as Sophomore Terrance Pankey had 34 points, with one three and 14 points inside the paint.  Jakylan Irving was the second best scorer of the night, finishing with 12 points, two of them being from downtown.  Brady Shannon was the third highest scorer with 10 points.  Others who scored were freshman Geno Lucente with three points and DeMarcus McElroy with two points.  

 

Warren Harding

For Harding, it was Seniors Emari Burgess finishing with 12 points, Aston Bates who was really good inside the paint finished with 14 points, and Jabari Felton with nine points.  Other players who scored well was Dom Foster with two points, Tye Pennington with five points, and Khalil Williams with two.  

 

Up Next: 

Ursuline (6-4) will have to schedule an opponent as the Holy War, one of the best rivalries in NorthEast Ohio has been Postponed due to COVID-19.  Warren Harding (0-4) will host Howland (3-1) Friday at 7pm if there are no outbreaks.  

 

*Contributed by YSN’s Ian O’Brien

MOONEY GETS ON THE RIGHT TRACK

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YOUNGSTOWN OH- Mooney has had a tough season so far in 2020. It can be largely attributed to the high strength of schedule they have. But as of late, the Cardinals seem to be on the right track. They took their second match in a row Tuesday night with a sweep of Warren Harding.

Raegan Filipowicz led the Cardinals in kills with 13. Katie Hough recorded a double double with 12 kills and 12 digs. Angelina Rotunno put together a solid performance with 37 assists and 4 aces. Alaina Scavina was also in double digits in digs finishing with 10.

Mooney looks to keep their winning streak alive on Thursday as they host East.