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RICK’S RIDE

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- Noah Ricks has been a popular voice heard across all YSN platforms this summer. Ricks called over 80 games during the Youngstown Class B baseball season this summer at Bob Cene Park.

Ricks began his broadcasting career at a very young age while at Chalker High School. Ricks traveled with the Wildcats basketball team, and did his own play-by-play on his cell phone at games. Ricks took a big leap in his career when he enrolled at Youngstown State University, to begin his studies in the sports broadcasting department.

Noah Ricks left the broadcasting department during his college tenure, and began a new journey in coaching. He loved to coach, but after the 2020 pandemic, Ricks jumped back in to his true passion of sports broadcasting. He has become the new voice of the Howland Tigers, and will spend the upcoming fall season broadcasting Tiger football.

To hear more about Noah Ricks journey, here is an interview with Noah on the YSN Power Hour:

 

 

MIKE ON THE MIC

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EAST LIVERPOOL, OH- For the last four years, the voice of Beaver Locals sports has been one of confidence, excitement, and professionalism.  Much like any professional team, the Beavers and their fans have benefitted from their broadcaster being a little more invested in their brand, and that’s for good reason.

In 2019, Beaver Local joined YSN as a member school, and with that came the 8th grade broadcasting prodigy, Michael McKenzie.  A young man who knew what he wanted to do since the moment he heard Pittsburgh Pirates play-by-play man Greg Brown utter “Raise the Jolly Roger.”  McKenzie’s journey with YSN has been one that’s garnered fanfare from viewers, and requests for “McNuggies” to broadcast games other than his home school.

With all of his success on the air, McKenzie has still been able to maintain a normal social life alongside playing sports throughout all seasons with the Beavers.

Michael recently started his senior campaign off with a medalist performance shooting a 39 on his home course, and leading his team to victory.

We caught up with the multi-talented teen to see what the ride has been like, and what’s in store for him in the years to come.

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440 AND GOAL JOINS YSN

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ASHTABULA, OH- The Kings of the 440 sports streaming scene are going to get a little bit louder this fall.  440 and Goal are joining the ranks of Your Sports Network to bring more coverage to Ashtabula County in 2022.

Owners of 440 and Goal, Sam Torres and Ryan Cole appeared on YSN’s Power Hour on August 1st to help announce the partnership.  440 is listed as the top dog in Ashtabula County as far as sports coverage is concerned, and sets out to cover several sports including football, volleyball, swimming, wrestling, baseball, basketball, and more.

The goal of this partnership is to increase visibility for all student-athletes, coaches, and programs in Ashtabula County, and provide them the same opportunities as the other 50+ schools under the YSN banner.  “With the partnership with Sam and Ryan, we feel like we’ve increased the passion in our coverage ten-fold.  What they’ve been able to do in Ashtabula is outstanding, I feel that this is a marriage of two companies pulling from the same side of the rope to provide more for each program” said YSN Founder and CEO, DJ Yokley.  “These guys are doing more than just broadcasting games, they’re impacting communities through their love for sports” added Yokley.

The first broadcast for 440 and Goal on YSN is set for August 14th.

YSN AND PACSN PARTNER TOGETHER TO SUPPLEMENT COVERAGE

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- Your Sports Network and the Presidents Athletic Conference Sports Network are teaming up to better serve the local sports scene moving forward.

Fans that have been accustomed to the great content, streams, and broadcasts on both networks will now have the opportunity to expand their horizons through amateur, high school, and college sports beginning this fall.

YSN, which covers youth and high school sports will now help present the broadcasts from PACSN to their loyal viewers, as contests from the Presidents Athletic Conference (Division III, NCAA) will be hyperlinked on the “Live” page of YSNLive.com throughout the year.

“As a former Division III athlete, I understand how important it is to so many to continue their academic and athletic careers beyond high school.  I feel that the PAC is one of the elite conferences in all of the NCAA, and am grateful that Joe (Onderko) and Randy (Gore) see the value of introducing their brands to our fans at YSN,” said YSN CEO/Founder DJ Yokley.

The PAC Sports Network began broadcasting in Fall 2011, designed to showcase athletics in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Over the years PACSN has streamed numerous live championship events in the PAC, including men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s lacrosse, women’s volleyball, baseball, and softball. Full-time PAC members in coverage include Allegheny, Bethany, Chatham, Franciscan, Geneva, Grove City, Saint Vincent, Thiel, Washington & Jefferson, Waynesburg, and Westminster. Affiliate members in football include Carnegie Mellon and Case Western Reserve. In addition to championship broadcasts, the PAC Sports Network also features the PAC Basketball Game of the Week, which includes a 30-game regular-season slate and full-week conference tournament coverage. 

“We’re extremely excited about our new partnership with YSN,” said PAC Sports Network Owner, Randy Gore. “With YSN’s presence and exceptional coverage of Eastern Ohio athletics, we’re proud to collaborate with DJ (Yokley) and introduce his outstanding sports network to our fanbase in the PAC and member schools.”  

The partnership will begin in the Fall of 2022 and promises to be fruitful for sports fans, and enthusiasts from around the world who appreciate top-level talent from across the country.

YSN BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAME ROSTERS ANNOUNCED

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- The Rosters have been filled out for the 2022 YSN Baseball All-Star Game on June 25th, 2022 at Bob Cene Park.  The game will take place at 7pm, featuring the area’s standout players under the banner of Your Sports Network.

As always with YSN All-Star Games, a chosen organization that benefits the community was selected as the beneficiary of all of the admission funds.  Project MKC will be onhand to throw out the first pitch, and be recognized for all the great work they have done for families in need in the Mahoning Valley.

Admission will be $5 at the gate, and fans are encouraged to bring memorabilia to be autographed by players, and coaches before, during, and after the game.

This year, there are 50 representatives from area schools in the showcase.  Canfield’s Head Coach Gary Knittle, and Louisville’s Skipper, Brian Warner will lead each team with their respective staffs.

 

TEAM KNITTLE TEAM WARNER
P Landon Beidelschies

CANFIELD

 P Anthony Warner

LOUISVILLE
P/C Joe Roth

AUSTINTOWN FITCH

 P Carter Blakeman

CRESTVIEW
P Jake Grdic

CANFIELD

 P Ryan Petro

CANFIELD
P Hunter Sturgeon

LISBON

 P Mark Bunch

MINERAL RIDGE
P Michael Nittoli

POLAND

 P Trent Newburn

UNITED
P Aiden English

SOUTH RANGE

 P Gavin Shrum

WARREN JFK
P Cooper Vance

MOHAWK

 P Drew Walker

HEARTLAND
P Drew Kirila

URSULINE

 P Riley McElwain

COLUMBIANA
P Cole Litman

CARDINAL MOONEY

 C Evan Tice

EAST LIVERPOOL
C AJ Verdi

MOHAWK

 C Jacob Buchmann

WESTERN RESERVE
C Seth Cervello

BOARDMAN

 C Darius Beck

SALEM
POS. Avery Wiegand

BEAVER LOCAL

 POS. Josh Juliano

CANFIELD
POS. Jason Triveri

BOARDMAN

 POS. Zach Hyrb

CARDINAL MOONEY
POS. Brady Kridler

COLUMBIANA

 POS. Joe Fell

CHAMPION
POS. Justin Maldonado

EAST

 POS. Andrew Kali

HUBBARD
POS. Drew Gault

HEARTLAND

 POS. Kyler Bourne

EAST PALESTINE
POS. Dylan Dominguez

SOUTH RANGE

 POS. Gino Lazzari

NEWTON FALLS
POS. Andrew Cupan

MCDONALD

 POS. Michael Guarnieri

NILES
POS. Michael Mauro

WARREN JFK

 POS. Luca Ricciuti

URSULINE
POS. AJ Stallsmith

SPRINGFIELD

 POS. Jaxon Brewer

WELLSVILLE
POS. Justin Beeson

LOWELLVILLE

 POS. JT Popick

LOUISVILLE
POS. Ashten Houlette

LEETONIA

 POS. Aaren Romigh

JACKSON MILTON
POS. Duan Reynolds

CAMPBELL MEMORIAL

 POS. Anthony Butto

BOARDMAN
POS. Andrew McRoberts

LAKEVIEW

 POS. Billy Sloan

JACKSON MILTON
POS. Kayden Brown

CHANEY

 POS. Jake Dohy

GIRARD

CHANGING THE GAME; TOP-RANKED APP TALKS FUTURE OF SCORING SPORTS AND BEYOND

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- Chances are, if you’ve scored a baseball game in the last decade, you’ve come to know and use the scoring app, GameChanger.

The world’s top-ranked scoring app has become so much more since its debut in 2009.  It’s become a scheduling tool, a source of information for rosters, stats, recaps, and now GameChanger is looking to boost its user-base through streaming games live in addition to all of the above.

With that said, GameChanger has leaned on some of the advice of the nation’s top streaming company, YSN to assist in that growth and initiative.

GameChanger’s Alex Trezza stopped by during YSN’s Power Hour to talk shop and discuss the past, present and future of the platform, and what fans should be getting excited for off the diamond as well!

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YSN PARTNERS WITH GAMECHANGER TO BOOST STREAMING EXPERIENCE

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- One of the nation’s leading broadcast streaming companies is teaming up with one of the world’s top sports scoring and content apps.  Your Sports Network (YSN) is proud to announce the beginning of a partnership with GameChanger this Summer.

GameChanger features over 550,000 teams on its platform and has over 26 million games scored since the app was launched in 2009.  With an additional six million hours of content, GameChanger stands alone when it comes to sports data input and connecting families from across the globe.

YSN will bring its experience in sports broadcast streaming to the partnership to help boost the experience on the GameChanger platform, and grow the brands simultaneously through the education and entertainment during each respective season on both platforms.

“We’re overjoyed to connect with the team at GameChanger, it’s a perfect fit for both companies.  Both sides have the best interest of families, programs, and the athlete in mind, and we’re looking forward to bringing a more exciting experience to all the teams and organizations that utilize GameChanger, YSN, and the synergy that will come along with it,” said YSN Owner and Founder, DJ Yokley.

Your Sports Network currently is partnered with over 50 schools and 20 organizations in Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.

The partnership will include simulcasted sports broadcasts live to the GC platform with YSN commentary and broadcast-quality streams.  Programs that choose to utilize this service can sign their teams up at no cost at GC.com, or download the app to their device.  GameChanger also recently unveiled automatic video clipping for baseball and softball that allows athletes and their families to find their clips and create their own highlight reels, or share to social media at their convenience.

 

WATSON NAMED 2022 YSN GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- Liberty’s Deidre Watson has been named 2022 Your Sports Network Girls Basketball Coach of the Year.  Watson led the Lady Leopards to a 23-2 record on the year, which included an MVAC Championship in the Grey Division, and a Regional Berth in the OHSAA Tournament.

Watson’s leadership did not go unnoticed by all in the Network, noting that her team had to remain focused throughout the year and drown out the outside noise in regards to positive and negative attention to fulfill their goals.

Congratulations to Coach Watson and the entire Liberty Program on a successful year, and all the accolades including the 2022 YSN Coach of the Year.

2022 YSN ALL-STAR BASKETBALL BOYS ROSTERS RELEASED

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- For the first time since 2019, the YSN All-Star Basketball Games have returned.  With said return, YSN had to pull out all the stops to make this year’s draft memorable for all involved.

So, the team at YSN left the team selection up to the cards that were dealt.  YSN’s DJ Yokley served as the dealer and (poorly) shuffled the deck of playing cards to draft teams for the home team (Columbiana’s Todd Johnson and McDonald’s Jimmy Franceschelli) and the away team (Heartland’s Josh Scott and Badger’s Josh Upshire) that you’ll see on the floor March 26th at 7:15pm.

AWAY TEAM (DARK SCHOOL UNIFORMS)

Jack Lendak- BADGER Joey Serensky- WESTERN RESERVE Hayden Wait -WARREN JFK Jaxon Hendershott- WEST BRANCH
Sky Pappas- BEAVER LOCAL John Castrilla- JEFFERSON Trevor Siefke- LISBON Adam Wharry – SPRINGFIELD
Aaren Romigh- JACKSON MILTON Aidan Popovich- LAKEVIEW Will Aljancic- LOUISVILLE Gus Johnson- GIRARD
Christian Colosimo- POLAND URSULINE Sal Schaffer- STRUTHERS Rocco Turner- CARDINAL MOONEY
Cade Rohm- SALEM Tremendous West – EDISON Jemel Edwards -URBAN SCHOLARS Keegan McDermott – CHAMPION
Kirkland Miller – CRESTVIEW Riley Heckert- HUBBARD Tyler Bistarkey -EAST PALESTINE Jonathan Bertovich – HEARTLAND

 

HOME TEAM (WHITE SCHOOL UNIFORMS)

Trey Depietro- BOARDMAN Joe Guido- LEETONIA Miki Jones -WINDHAM
Davinci McDowell- CHANEY James Davis- LIBERTY Elijah Frederick -SEBRING
Allen Underwood- AUSTINTOWN FITCH Anthony Massucci- HOWLAND Mark Naples – SOUTH RANGE
Jordan Dowling- NEWTON FALLS Jon’Trell Mixon- VALLEY CHRISTIAN Luke Simons- WATERLOO
Sam Perrone- NILES Nick Million – COLUMBIANA Isaiah Greathouse- WELLSVILLE
Donovan Pawlowski- BROOKFIELD Parker Berdine – UNITED Kaidan Spade – GARFIELD
Kevin Moore- CAMPBELL Sa’ad El-Amin -EAST Michael Porter- MCDONALD
Jake Grdic- CANFIELD Anthony Lucente- LOWELLVILLE Trey Armstrong- EAST LIVERPOOL

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2022 YSN GIRLS HOOPS ALL-STAR TEAMS RELEASED

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EAST PALESTINE, OH- For the first time since 2019, the YSN All-Star Basketball Games have returned.  With said return, YSN had to pull out all the stops to make this year’s draft memorable for all involved.

So, the team at YSN left the team selection up to the cards that were dealt.  YSN’s DJ Yokley served as the dealer and (poorly) shuffled the deck of playing cards to draft teams for the home team (South Range’s Jeff Fishel, and Nick Blanch) and the away team (Salem’s Sarah Hamilton, and Garfield’s Aaron Gilbert) that you’ll see on the floor March 26th at 5pm.

AWAY TEAM (DARK SCHOOL UNIFORMS)

 

Sophia Hook – BROOKFIELD Parker Henthorne – LISBON Jacey Mullen – SPRINGFIELD Sam Aulet – MINERAL RIDGE
Alaina Scavina – CARDINAL MOONEY Anna Lippiatt – WEST BRANCH Faith Stellato – STRUTHERS Shayla Foster – EAST LIVERPOOL
Kylie Wilson – JACKSON MILTON Tori Long – COLUMBIANA Faith Holobaugh – WARREN JFK Patience Champney – EAST PALESTINE
Laura McCoy – LABRAE Madison Kibler – UNITED Kelsey Adelman – LOUISVILLE Savannah Procick – LOWELLVILLE
Samir Colon – EAST Halle Jordan- BEAVER LOCAL Zayda Creque- AUSTINTOWN FITCH Mariah Woods – WINDHAM

 

Devyn Reggi -SEBRING Seyhan Dede – GIRARD Jenna McClish – SALEM

 

HOME TEAM (WHITE SCHOOL UNIFORMS)

Katie Grexa – BADGER Lexi Giles – SOUTH RANGE Ella Gregorino – LEETONIA Alayna Smith – URSULINE
Alyssa Pompelia – HOWLAND McKenzie Riccitelli – BOARDMAN Demi Watson – LIBERTY Diandra Tensley – VALLEY CHRISTIAN
Natalee Albert – NEWTON FALLS Gianna Wagner – NILES Isabella Poppelriter – WELLSVILLE Lucy Wolford – MCDONALD
Alyssa Dill – CANFIELD Taylor Skinner – JEFFERSON Alysea Fiedorczyk – EDISON Madi Matthews – HEARTLAND CHRISTIAN
Connie Cougras – POLAND Emily Hill – CRESTVIEW Ava Howell – CHAMPION Brooke Schantz – WESTERN RESERVE
Rose Couts – WATERLOO Mary Frangos – HUBBARD Laionia Williams – CHANEY

 

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