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TIGERS PROVE TOO MUCH FOR WESTERN RESERVE

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BERLIN CENTER OH- The Springfield Tigers has to grind through a slow start to eventually cruise to a 31-0 victory over Western Reserve on Friday night.

Western Reserve’s first drive are up 10 minutes of clock. But the Devils couldn’t finish the drive as it stalled in  Springfield territory. After the Tigers went up 3-0, the Devils had another opportunity. With the ball inside the ten, the Tigers defense stiffened up and held the Devils scoreless. That would end up being Western Reserve’s Final opportunity to be competitive as the Tigers scored the next 28 points and won 31-0.

Beau Brungard led the Tigers offensive attack on the ground with 6 rushes for 80 yards and 2 TDs. Through the air he went 9/13 for 182 yards. Clayton Nezbeth tumbled into the endzone twice.

David Altiere tan hard for the Devils. On 26 rushes, he ran for 108 yards. That’s an average of 4.2 yards a carry.

Springfield finally gets a home game next Friday as they host McDonald. Western Reserve will have to regroup on the road as they travel to Mineral Ridge.

RESERVE CONQUERS TROJANS

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SEBRING OH- Western Reserve Volleyball made quick work of Sebring on Tuesday night with a three set sweep. (25-10 25-6-25-5).

The Devils had multiple attackers with solid night’s. Dani Vuletich led with 9 kills and 5 blocks. Alyvia Hughes added 8 kills, 8 digs, and 2 aces. Lisa Eichert had 7 kills, 8 digs, and 1 block. Callie Steed also played good defense getting 8 digs. Gianna Paris set the offense well and gathered 16 assists.

Western Reserve returns to action on Thursday as they travel to Mineral Ridge.

RESERVE WINS CLASH OF DEVILS

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BERLIN CENTER OH- Western Reserve Volleyball Opener their home schedule with a 3-0 sweep of McDonald (25-8 27-25 25-16).

The first set was total domination by Reserve. McDonald just couldn’t get their swings to stay in play. However, they were passing and setting pretty well. McDonald seemed to be in system quite a bit and just couldn’t avoid the errors in set one.

McDonald really straightened things up in set number two as they rushed out to a 24-15 lead. Then with Alyvia Hughes serving Reserve went on a 10-0 run to take a 25-24 lead, and eventually win set two 27-25.

McDonald tried to fight off the huge momentum swing Reserve took after coming back from down 9, but they just couldn’t do enough to hold back the powerful Reserve front line.

Lisa Eichert led Reserve with 7 kills, she also had 7 digs, and 3 aces. Dani Vuletich had 5 kills and 6 blocks. Hughes has 17 digs and 5 aces, she also added four kills.

Olivia Booth led McDonald with 3 kills and 4 aces. Sophia Constantino has 5 digs.

Western Reserve is now 1-1 and will return to action Thursday at Southeast.  McDonald is now 0-2 and gets back on the floor Monday the 31st at LaBrae.

DEVILS FALL SHORT AGAINST WEST BRANCH

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BELOIT OH- Western Reserve fell in a tough match against West Branch in Monfay. They lost in four sets (15-25 25-18 20-25 22-25).

Alyvia Hughes led the Blue Devils with a double-double. She tallied 14 kills, and 17 digs. Dani Vuletich had 8 kills with 4 blocks.

The Blue Devils return to action Tuesday hosting McDonald. The game will be live on YSN.

RESERVE BLANKS THE CLIPPERS

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COLUMBIANA, OH- Western Reserve (5-0) turned a close game into a 10-0 defeat of Columbiana (3-3) on Saturday afternoon at Legion Field.  Columbiana trailed by a 3-0 score heading into the 7th inning, but the Blue Devils were able to add 7 runs in the frame to pull away.

Western Reserve took and an early 2-0 lead but was only able to add one more in the next 5 frames as the Clippers were solid defensively turning two inning-ending double plays to keep the score within reach.  Riley McElwain (0-1) got the start and gave up 3 runs over 4 innings.

PHOTO CREDIT: LOWELL SPENCER

Offensively, the Clippers mustered 6 hits on the afternoon.  Brady Dixon led the way as he was 3-3 on the day.  Chase Franken, Wayne Davis, and Tyler Andersen also collected hits for Columbiana.

After an off day on Sunday, Columbiana will be back in action Monday as the Clippers host Lisbon in a key EOAC contest.  First pitch is scheduled for 5 PM.

LADY CLIPS ICE BLUE DEVILS

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COLUMBIANA, OH-  The Columbiana Clippers defeated the Western Reserve Blue Devils in softball action here Tuesday night 7-5 in a game that featured a few momentum swings, the last favoring the home team.  The Clippers scored in each of the first two innings to take a 3-0 lead into the third. The Blue Devils rallied to tie it in the third and took the lead 5-3 in the fifth. They maintained a 5-4 lead into the bottom of the sixth, but with none on and two out, the Clippers exploded for 4 runs.  Tori Long retired the side in order in the seventh for the complete game victory.

Losing pitcher, Layla Woolf, settled in after the shaky first two innings and appeared to have the game in hand with two outs in the sixth.  However, Clipper sophomore Madison Moser battled Woolf fouling off several offerings before singling sharply to right. That turned the lineup over to the top where Maci Linhart resides.  Linhart scorched a base hit to left for her third hit of the game. Then, Alyssa Tohm delivered the big blow. A two-run triple to give the Clippers the lead. Tohm scored the final run on a wild pitch.

Welsch led the Blue Devils offensively.  Woolf, Donithan, and Heater had timely hits as well.  Long helped her own cause with two hits for the Clippers (2-0).

 

**Written by YSN’s Voice of Columbiana, Mark Franken**

CLIPPERS DEFEATED BY BLUE DEVILS ON OPENING NIGHT

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CLIPPERS DEFEATED BY BLUE DEVILS ON OPENING NIGHT

 

COLUMBIANA, OH- The much anticipated 2018 Columbiana Clippers football season opened with a thud here at Firestone Park.  The Clippers suffered all evening from penalties and other self-inflicted setbacks that they could not overcome against a quality opponent like the Western Reserve Blue Devils falling 27-12.

 

On this Military Appreciation Night, the Blue Devils powerful ground attack dominated the action as seniors Adam Gatrell and Ryan Slaven spent most of the night in enemy territory with a consistent, ball-controlling pounding of the Clipper defense.  Gatrell gained 150 yards, scoring on runs of 6 yards and 3 yards in the first half. Then, put the game away with a 40-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. Slaven ran effectively between the tackles from the pistol after connecting with Jimmy Mayberry for the game’s first big play, a 42-yard TD pass that gave the Blue Devils a lead they would never relinquish.

 

Columbiana could not get any traction on offense.  Three turnovers and a plethora of penalties thwarted the offense time after time.  Jakob Cross did find Chase Franken over the middle for the Clips’ lone highlight of the first half.  Franken reeled in the pass and scampered down the sideline for a 57-yard score. Trailing 20-6 early in the fourth, Columbiana used a heavy dose of their bruising running back, Steven Anderson, to cut the deficit to 20-12.  Anderson barreled his way into the end zone from a yard out after several strong runs to sustain the scoring drive.

 

Western Reserve continued to move the sticks and use up most of the fourth quarter to salt away the win.

 

The Clippers look to bounce back at McDonald, while the Blue Devils will host East Palestine next week.   

SOUTH RANGE WINS 4TH GRADE JGITCL TOURNAMENT

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The South Range 4th Grade Girls Team won the JGITCL Tournament Championship by defeating Western Reserve 23-6.  The event was hosted in Columbiana.

Members of the team include:

Anna Aey

Ali Irons

Grace Ewing

Macy McCoullogh

Taylor Dado

Heidi Bartels

Kiera Winner

Sophia Fromel.

 

Congratulations ladies!  The future is very bright!