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BEAVERS FINISH STRONG

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EAST LIVERPOOL OH- Down by 1 point heading into the final period, Beaver Local put the game away, out-scoring the Wellsville Tigers 24-16 to earn a 77-70 win in Friday nightbasketball action.

Four Beavers  scored double-figures  led by Sky Pappas nailing down 17 points followed by Ethan Agnew’s 13 points, Austin Cline’s 15 points and Brady Smith scoring 14 points. Both teams combined  for  17 3 point scores.

The Tigers Jaxon Brewer scored 25 points and Isaiah Greathouse added 16 points.

Both teams return to action next week as Wellsville will, travel to Oak Glen on Tuesday and Beaver Local will play Thursday at home against Indian Valley.

*Contributed By YSN’s Gary Leininger

WELLSVILLE GETS PROGRAM BUILDING WIN

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WELLSVILLE OH- Wellsville got a huge program building win on Monday night over East Palestine. It’s the Tigers first win over the Bulldogs inside the EOAC. In fact, the Bulldogs have won the last 11 meetings between the two teams. The Tigers shook off those demons though with a 43-31 win.

The Tigers were led by Isabella Poppelriter who scored 12 points on the night. Kaylee Rawson, Sam Drysdale, and Amiyah Powell each contributed 6 points.

East Palestine was led by Leila Martin with 15 points. Jasmine Ludt had a solid night as well and contributed 9 points.

Wellsville can get the most wins their program has had since the 2015-2016 season on Thursday at Lisbon. East Palestine will look to bounce back Thursday as they travel to United.

 

UNITED TAMES THE TIGERS

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HANOVERTON OH-

United coming off a close come from behind victory on Monday over Southern was looking to get out of the gate quickly against Wellsville. The Eagles from the opening tip raced out quickly and never looked back posting a dominating 59-11 performance over Wellsville Thursday night.

United took full advantage of the Wellsville 2-3 zone connecting early and often leading to a 25-2 first quarter lead.  Madison Kibler was the one of the benefactors of that zone connecting from the outside on her way to a season high 15 points. Teammate Grace Knight turned in a solid all-around  performance posting 10 pts / 6 rebs.

Coach Josh Sigler was very happy about the offensive output “Bottom line is we need to finish better and we did that tonight, it was a huge improvement over Monday night.  We need to play every night as if there is no tomorrow”  The Eagles suffocating defense forced the Tigers to commit 27 turnovers and led to a 45-2 halftime lead. Addyson Blazer and Grayson Kidder contributed 8 points each for the victors.  Wellsville was led by Isabella Poppleriter  with 5 points.

United’s fourth consecutive victory sets up a big EOAC showdown on Monday Night which coach Sigler knows is one that will be highly contested.  “ Columbiana is a very good team, we need to bring our best performance in all facets of the game.”  Asked what kind of environment to expect Monday night “ I expect the gym to be packed, we have a motto of ALL IN and that expectation goes to everyone in our program from the youth level, to our players, coaches, fans, and parents in the stands.  We consider everyone associated with our program a vital part of the team.”

 United (4-1, 3-0) vs Columbiana (4-1, 3-0) is slated for Monday at United, 2 quarter JV game tips at 5:30.

*Contributed By YSN’s Chris Sigler

 

KIERNAN, JFK LEAD DIVISION VII ALL-STATE HONOREES

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COLUMBUS, OH- Warren JFK’s Eddie Kiernan was honored on Monday by being selected as First-Team All-State as a defensive lineman.

The 6’1, 235 pound senior was the only first-teamer in the YSN family, but didn’t have to look far for another all-state selection- in fact, he didn’t even have to leave the locker room.

JFK kicker, John Dragos was tabbed as the All-Ohio second-team honoree, and Antwan Brown, Sammy Hindi, Michael Mauro, Ambrose Hoso, Alex DeSalvo, and Patrick Valent were honorable mention selections

Sebring’s Noah Frederick was selected as a second-team All-Ohio in the offensive backfield after a successful campaign with the Trojans, while his brother Elijah made the team as the third-team special teamer.

Vinny and Mike Ballone and Vinny Layko of Lowellville, Wellsville’s Tyler Stanley, Camdyn Hoskin of Windham, Mike Miller of Leetonia all represented The Valley as All-Ohio Honorable Mention’s as well.

Congratulations to all these young men on successful seasons, and best of luck in all their future endeavors.  You’ve represented your family, communities, and the area at the highest level.

UNITED SNEAKS AWAY WITH WIN OVER TIGERS

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HANOVERTON OH- Friday night’s EOAC matchup between United and Wellsville is one that most pundits would pick the Tigers to win. Wellsville has been a mainstay near the top of the conference for years. The Eagles had other plans though, as they put together a solid team effort to shock the Tigers 58-52.

Parker Berdine led the Eagles with 15 points on the night. Steffen Jarrett was right on his coattails putting a strong 14 points into the stat sheet. Ward Kiko added 9 points for the Eagles as well.

The Tigers were paced by Jaxson Brewster who scored a game-high 18 points. Isaiah Greathouse contributed 17 points as well for the Tigers. Gavin Kountz put it 9 points to the Tigers cause.

United will return to action Tuesday as they host Crestview. Wellsville will try to bounce back Friday against Southern at home.

WELLSVILLE CAPTURES DISTRICT CROWN

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LISBON, OH- The Wellsville Volleyball Team will tell you it wasn’t as pretty as they wanted it to be, but the Lady Tigers got the job done all the same on their way to the Division IV District Championship Saturday afternoon by the score of 25-23, 25-18, 25-19.

The Tigers swept Jackson Milton in three sets, but the Lady Jays put up an unbelievable fight in what Wellsville Coach, Jon Stokes said was the best match he’d seen them play all season, “Thank goodness it was 3 sets because they were in here to fight.”

For the Lady Tigers- Presley Stokes had 22 kills and 7 blocks.  Alana Amato shined from many positions with 16 kills and a block.  Emily McNicol had 27 assists, 5 kills, and a block while Paige Green had 12 assists, an ace, and a kill.  Sam Drysdale had 6 blocks to contribute alongside Aubri Ramsey’s 17 digs and Stakya Sallis’ 2 blocks and 3 kills.

Jackson Milton held their own extremely well as Kailee Davis 9 spot led the way with kills, while Kylie Wilson had 7 kills, a block, and a dig.  Paige Grope led the way in assists with 15, while Chelsea Williams had a dozen helpers for the Lady Jays, along with an ace.  Mia Greco would help out as well with four kills.

Wellsville (26-0) will now look to battle another MVAC opponent in the number 2 seeded Western Reserve.  This will be a rematch of the October 14th match where Wellsville prevailed 3-2 on the road.

Jackson Milton finishes the year at 17-8 and District Runners Up.

 

 

VALLEY SHUTS DOWN TIGERS

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CAMPBELL, OHIO. The Valley Christain Eagles took on the visiting Wellsville Tigers at John Knapick Field.

The first half was all defense for both sides as both offenses were plagued by penalties and turnovers and the score stood at 0-0 going into halftime. After an inspirational speech by Head Coach Andy Hake, the Eagles stormed the field and took control of the games as the defense remained strong as the combination of Jon’trell Mixon and Jon’qual Pabellon was just too dominant for the Tigers offense to handle.

The Eagles offense took off as multiple players including runningback, Cameron Davenport and wideout, Raquan Bell showed off their speed as the Eagles shutout the Tigers winning 19 to 0.

The Eagles now improve to 5-3 and will finish off their season next week against East Palestine.

*Contributed By YSN’s Matt Morrison

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.

 

 

UNITED STAYS PERFECT IN EOAC

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WELLSVILLE OH- United managed to keep pace in the race to the top of the EOAC on Friday. The Eagles stayed undefeated in the conference with a 34-7 victory over Wellsville.

Grant Knight was the leading rusher for the Eagles. He gained 74 yards on 19 carries, and scored a pair of touchdowns. He also was able to gather 65 yards through the air. The Eagles did the bulk of their damage on the ground. They had a total of 276 yards on the ground.

United will try to keep the win streak alive in Week 9 as they travel to Lisbon. Wellsville will try to bounce back as they will travel to play Valley Christian on Saturday.

TIGERS TAKE BEAVER LOCAL IN FOUR

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WELLSVILLE, OH- If you know about volleyball, you know that Columbiana County has become a hot spot for the sport.  With teams like Crestview, Heartland Christian, East Liverpool, Columbiana, East Palestine, and Salem- just to name a few, two of the premier programs took center stage last night as Wellsville hosted Beaver Local in non-conference action.

The Beavers stormed out of the gate, and let the electric atmosphere spark their play as they took the first set 25-17.

However, the Tigers took control the rest of the way.  Taking a big set two, 25-22, then dominating the third set 25-11 before sealing the deal 25-22 for the win.

Presley Stokes was all over the floor for the Tigers, contributing 16 kills, 5 aces, and a pair of blocks.  Big Dog Nominee for this week, Alana Amato had 11 kills and 2 aces, while Emily McNicol had 9 kills, 3 aces, and 20 assists.  Aubri Ramsey kept the ball alive against the dangerous Beaver Local offense with 16 digs.

For Beaver Local, Leah Riccardo had 8 digs. Bailey Bowersock had 4 kills and 9 digs. Kodi Kinsey had 13 digs. Emma Joseph had 19 assists. Elizabeth Kolkowski had 15 kills and 3 blocks. Brooke Talbott had 4 kills, 17 assists, and 13 digs. Grace Hill had 16 kills and 2 blocks. Chloe Reed had 5 digs. The Beavers play Tuesday at Big Red.