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RESERVE GETS REVENGE ON WATERLOO

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ATWATER OH- It was boys basketball on a Tuesday night in Northeast Ohio and with that brought rivals, both old and new, to the court thus opening up conference play in The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference’s (MVAC) Scarlet Division. All eight teams from the conference competed in four games across three counties Tuesday night. Including Portage County, where the town of Atwater’s own Waterloo Vikings met The Western Reserve Blue Devils on the hardwood! 

A repeat matchup between the two schools, as The Vikings earned a 43-37 victory, on the girls side, against Western Reserve on Monday night. Leaving the boys with revenge on their mind, The Blue Devils also thought back to this past football season, where Waterloo gained the victory on the gridiron 27-24 on September 16th. 

Plenty of animosity and tension has been built in this, new-found, friendly rivalry that has emerged in recent years and Tuesday night was no different. Taking a page from the girls teams a night previous, it was four quarters of a defensive grudge-match between the two programs. With guys like Hayden Fellows (Reserve) and Drew Flarida (Waterloo) battling for every rebound, every loose ball and making life difficult in the paint for opposing offenses. 

As both teams jockeyed for position in a feeling out process on offense, Reserve was able to grab an early 14-4 advantage. The Vikings would have to turn back the clock and claw their way back into the game, old-school, with free throws. Working themselves into the single-bonus Waterloo scored their next seven points at the stripe, going 7 for 8, including a 6 for 6 stretch by Navarre Alhassan! Stepping back a few paces, Alhassan also nailed down a big 3-pointer that made the deficit just four for The Vikings heading into halftime with The Blue Devils leading it 18-14. 

Returning from the half, both teams picked up where they left off defensively, meaning both coaches were looking for someone to step up offensively. Enter Luke Henning, a young man who hit a 3 in the first half, but dialed it in from all over the court in the second 16 minutes. Hitting two more shots from distance, Henning helped Western Reserve reclaim their double digit advantage. A point in which The Blue Devils would never look back from! Scoring 14 points total, his season-high, Henning also had some partners in crime with Hayden Fellows and Dom Riccardi both scoring in double figures. 

Heading into conference play, The Vikings were 2-1 with wins against Windham and Rootstown, while dropping one to a tough Mogadore team. Despite The Blue Devils 0-3 record, reading between the lines showed that Western Reserve was right there in games against three phenomenal programs in Mathews, Crestview and Struthers. While also not losing any of those contests by more than eight points; however, Reserve needed to learn how to win through their tough losses. 

Following the loss, Waterloo (2-2)(0-1) will look to have better luck against the Blue Devils, as they head to McDonald (2-2)(1-0) on Friday, December 16th. As for Western Reserve (1-3)(1-0), they will now travel to the launching pad in Lowellville to take on the conference-favorite Lowellville Rockets (4-0)(1-0), also on Friday! Four teams now sit at 1-0 in The MVAC, taking that first-step to realizing a conference crown!

 

Scoring (Western Reserve)

Luke Henning: 14 PTS.

Hayden Fellows: 13 PTS

Dom Riccardi: 12 PTS.

Josh Klasic: 5 PTS.

Joey Serensky: 2 PTS. 

 

Scoring (Waterloo)

Navarre Alhassan: 11 PTS.

Anthony Podojil: 7 PTS.

Ryan Wise: 6 PTS.

Drew Flarida: 4 PTS

Kai Warren: 2 PTS

Kyle Werbeck: 1 PT

 

Scoring by Quarter

Q1: Waterloo 2 – 12 W.R.

Q2: Waterloo 12 – 6 W.R.

Q3: Waterloo 6 – 13 W.R.

Q4: Waterloo 11 – 14 W.R.

Final: W.R. 45 – 31 Waterloo

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell

WATERLOO FINDS WAYS TO WIN

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ATWATER OH- In what was a highly anticipated matchup on the girls side of The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conferences Scarlet Division, The Western Reserve Blue Devils traveled to Atwater, to take on the reigning, defending, undisputed conference champions in The Waterloo Vikings. Like most matchups inside the conference a year ago, this one started as a defensive grudge match and saw no let up throughout. Both teams went into Monday night undefeated in conference play, albeit just 1-0 records for both; however, they were congested at the top with Mineral Ridge and Springfield who also have yet to drop a game in-conference.

As most Vikings games go, Kaira English started Waterloo off on the right foot and got them in tempo, scoring the first seven points for her team. The first half had plenty of punches and counterpunches from both teams, as an answer was dialed up in response to every heavy hit in the contest. As Kaira English was scoring with brute force, Angelina Cappabianca was responding with a deadeye from distance, knocking down some, timely, corner 3’s throughout that kept Reserve in striking distance. 

The Blue Devils would capture a lead towards the end of the first half; however, The Vikings called on another English, as freshman Bayley English knocked down a pair of triples late in the first half to give The Vikings the halftime lead! Defense stayed the story in the second half, with Western Reserve doing an incredible job of limiting Waterloo’s fastbreak game. Give credit to Brooke Schantz who played her heart out on both sides of the ball and put together an MVP-worthy performance for her team! But The Vikings Rose Couts started to see her shot fall and provided a late jolt of scoring to help The Vikings over the hump. Waterloo had the lead with a waning clock, meaning it would be a game of free throws, that is where Couts and company shined. Knocking down some clutch, late-game, free throws that helped put The Blue Devils on ice. 

Winning their first matchup of the year against Western Reserve 43-37. The Vikings (3-3)(2-0) will now travel to take on ANOTHER set of Blue Devils in McDonald (3-3)(0-2) on Thursday, December 15th. Also on Thursday, Western Reserve (3-2)(1-1) will head to Lowellville to take on The Rockets (3-3)(0-1). 

 

Scoring (Waterloo)

Rose Couts: 13 PTS

Kaira English: 12 PTS

Bayley English: 9 PTS

Abby Mazur: 7 PTS

Lilly Foster: 2 PTS

 

Scoring (Western Reserve)

Brooke Schantz: 11 PTS

Alyvia Hughes: 8 PTS

Lisa Eichert: 6 PTS

Angelina Cappabianca: 6 PTS

Madison Leone: 3 PTS

Quincy Miller: 3 PTS

*Contributed By YSN’s Ty Bartell

CRESTVIEW OUTLASTS WESTERN RESERVE

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COLUMBIANA, OH- Senior standout Kirkland Miller showed up big in the win for Crestview, as the Rebels snuck past Western Reserve on Tuesday, 49-42.

Miller posted 27 points total in the game, including going 10/11 from the free-throw line, and also led the way in rebounds with six.

James Best helped supplement in the win with 12 points of his own, Wyatt Miller chipped in four and had a pair of steals, Jameson English had three, and Jonathan Best sunk a pair of free throws late.  Joey Carr also added a point in the win.

Crestview shot 80% from the charity stripe on the night.

Western Reserve had a trio of scorers in double digits, Joey Serensky led the way with a dozen, Dom Ricciardi dropped 11, and Hayden Fellows had 10 for the Devils.  Luke Hennig contributed 5 to the effort, while Luke Ramsey had 4.

Crestview improves to 2-1 on the year and will host Springfield on Friday.  Western Reserve drops to 0-2 and will travel to Struthers on Saturday night.

 

RESERVE LOOKS GOOD TO START

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BERLIN CENTER OH- After it was all said and done Monday night in Western Reserve, head coach Steve Miler would admit that it wasn’t the best basketball his team has ever played. But in their first game of the season, the Blue Devils had to deal with all kinds of adversity that they’ll surely meet again during the long basketball season. Whether it was stretches of rough shooting, foul trouble, or Mathews press, Reserve fought through it all to come away with a comfortable 52-36 win.

Lisa Eichert showed how much she’s looking forward to a healthy season as she dashed her way to 17 points to lead the Devils. Alyvia Hughes did a good job chipping in 13.  Brooke Schantz fought some early foul trouble but became a big factor in the second half finishing with 9.  Angelina Cappabianca nailed a pair of triples on her way to 9 points as well.

Mathews was led by Brooke Bauer who tied Eichert for the game-high with 17.  The Mustangs couldn’t get much more contribution offensively, which ended up hurting them.

Western Reserve will continue their season on December 1st against Hubbard.  Mathews schedule sees them take on Pymatuning Valley next up still looking for their first win.

WESTERN RESERVE GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 1) WITH STEVE MILLER

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BERLIN CENTER OH- Western Reserve has been consistently successful over the last several season in the world of girls basketball.  Not only have they been blessed with a lot of talented players, but a great coach at the top with Steve Miller. Steve is back yet again for another season holding the reigns of this exciting Blue Devils team. Last season, Western Reserve finished the year with a record of 11-11 dealing with a few injuries throughout the year. The Devils should be back and better than ever as they get ready to open the season on Monday November 21st at home against Mathews.

Steve Miller took the time to sit down with YSN’s Ty Bartell to help us get a good look at this season.  They talk about key returning pieces, the standard coach Miller and his staff has set at Reserve, and so much more. Take the time to check out Episode 1 of Coach’s Corner with Steve Miller.

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RESERVE CANT GET BY CRUSADERS

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COLUMBIANA OH- Western Reserve came in to Thursday’s district championship game in Columbiana hoping to add another trophy to the school’s case. They had a big task in front of them though with Canton Central Catholic staring at them across the net. The Crusaders may be a Division IV team, but they don’t play a Division IV caliber schedule. Their experienced showed up as they swept the Blue Devils to win the district. (25-19 25-19 25-9)

Alyvia Hughes led the offense for the Blue Devils with 14 kills. She also dug up 8 digs, and 3 blocks. Madison Leone finished her senior season with a double double acquiring 11 assists and 10 digs. Raelyn Meyer led the team in assists with 14.  Aly Jones finished with 12 digs out of the back row.
Western Reserve ends the season with a record of 20-5.

RESERVE RUNS THE SHOW IN DISTRICT SEMIS

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COLUMBIANA OH- The reigning district champion Western Reserve Blue Devils punched their ticket to another district championship on Tuesday night. They came out on top in a four set battle with Southern Local.  (25-12 20-25 25-15 25-22)

Alyvia hughes had 22 kills 18 digs and 3 aces  Lisa Eichert had 18 kills 16 digs 3 aces Angelina Cappabianca had 5 blocks and 3 aces Allison Jones had 35 digs and 2 aces, Raelyn Meyer had 22 assists.

The Blue Devils advance to the Division IV Columbiana District Championship game. They’ll play against the fifth seeded Canton Central Catholic Crusaders.  The championship match is slated for Thursday at 7:00 at Columbiana High School.

HEART OF A LEONE

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BERLIN CENTER OH- Every one knows how important of a position setter is in volleyball.  They are your quarterback, your point guard, your captain on the floor.  So for a coach to pick a player to step in to that role on the varsity level, that is a big amount of trust that is being put in that player. For Western Reserve, they needed someone to do it, and they asked senior Madison Leone to be that girl.

Leone has done everything in her power to become the best setter she can be for her team.  The fact that she has hitters like Alyvia Hughes, and Lisa Eichert to set to has made things smoother.  They are experienced enough to know where they want the ball to be to give them the best chance to get a good swing.

Leone is second on the team in assists with 287.  She averages nearly 4 per set.  In 869 total chances she’s only made 26 errors. Pretty impressive for a first year setter.  Leone is a quality defender as well as she has dug up over 100 digs on the year.

Leone has been gracious enough to share her time with us and hop on an interview with Anthony Hartwig. They talk about being back on the team, what makes this team so tight, and much more.  Check out the latest Western Reserve Volleyball Player Profile only on YSN.

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RESERVE HAS NO RUST AFTER FIRST ROUND BYE

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BERLIN CENTER OH- Western Reserve is the top seed in their district bracket. They elected to take a bye straight in to the sectional final. There was no rust from the time off as the Blue Devils swiftly swept Windham to punch a ticket to the district semifinal.  (25-10 25-13 25-7)

Alyvia Hughes had13 kills 14 digs and 7 service aces. Lisa Eichert had 11 kills 10 digs and 7 service aces. Raelyn Meyer had 17 assists and Angelina Cappabianca had 2 Blocks 8 kills  and 1 service ace.

The Devils record improves to 19-4 and they play Southern Local at 6:00 on Tuesday Oct 25 at Columbiana High school with a trip to the district championship on the line.

WESTERN RESERVE VOLLEYBALL COACH’S CORNER (EP 2) WITH KRISIE HUGHES

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BERLIN CENTER OH- There are a lot of things in the sports world that seem almost automatic. Western Reserve being good at volleyball has turned in to one of those things. But don’t let that perception fool you, Western Reserve has to work extremely hard to be at the level they are. With some similar faces mixed with new ones Western Reserve has put together yet another solid campaign. The Blue Devils took a first round bye in the tournament and finally know their opponent. The Devils will play Windham on Thursday in Western Reserve.

Head coach Krisie Hughes continued her first season as the head coach at the varsity level. She took time to talk with Anthony Hartwig about just that this week. They also discuss the future tournament matchup, go over the Blue Devils rosters and highlight some great players, and so much more. Check out Episode 2 of Coach’s Corner With Krisie Hughes

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