Sports

By: Anna Harless 08-31-26

The JV football team's home opener was a hit! The JV Lisbon Blue Devils defeated the Midfield Huskies on Monday, August 31st. The score that evening was 35-6 in favor of the Blue Devils. The game was held at the Blue Devil stadium and was their home opener. The team played great and worked hard for this win against the Huskies.

The two top scorers that evening were sophomore Triton Semer and freshman Dane Stockman, each with 12 points. Close behind was freshman Taven Troyer with 6 points, and sophomore Baylen Jackson with 5 points. 

Stockman stated, ”The whole JV team played great. Triton and Taven carried the team. We all played well.” 

During the game, freshman Ian Rown came up with an interception against the Huskies midway through the game. Brown stated, “We played pretty well at the start, then toward the end we started slowing down, but we still came out with a victory.”  The team played hard and will continue to do so for the rest of the season.

The cheerleaders were also on the sideline cheering on the players. The squad was super excited for the team after this win, after coming off the big loss against Western Reserve.

The team is working hard for a great season, so support the team.  The next game is against Valley Christian at home on  Monday, September 14th.

Blue Devils shaking hands with the Huskies after their win

Photo Credit: Emmalyn Jackson

By: Alayna Householder 09-07-26

Lisbon played Valley Christian on Tuesday, starting their week off strong. They had a great game, beating the Eagles 25-11, 25-14, and 25-6. The Lady Devils then faced the Toronto Red Knights last Thursday, September 3; however, Lisbon couldn’t handle the pressure as Toronto ended the night with a 3-0 win. The sets were 25-18, 25-22, and 25-7. 

Toronto came in with fire and quickly shut down Lisbon's offense. The Red Knights won the first set, and once they took the lead, Lisbon had a hard time regaining their momentum. In the second set, the Blue Devils tried to come back, but Toronto continued to push through every point, winning another set. 

Coming into the third set, the Devils knew a change had to be made, either with their play or with their attitudes. They tried to break Toronto's lead, but were unable to be consistent and aggressive. Toronto now remains undefeated as they finished the match with a clean-sweep victory. The Red Knights have a 6-0 record, while the Blue Devils' record ended at 2-4. 

Alayna Householder and Addison Anderson led the Lady Devils with five kills each, and Householder also had four aces. Gionna Lenigar and Lily Lipply followed with three kills. Setter Bridgett Newbold had nine assists, while Hannah Davis had three. Hannah also contributed a strong defensive game, having 20 digs. 

For Toronto, Addison Dobbs led the offense, ending with 16 kills. Following closely behind was Jayna Reeves with 12 kills. Danielle Sutherin had 27 assists, and Haley Bodner had 12 digs. 

Although Lisbon lost, they continued to compete into the weekend on Saturday, September 5th. Lisbon traveled to Steubenville Catholic Central, but lost 3-1 to the Crusaders. Despite losing their previous game, Lisbon was looking into this game with a new mindset, wanting to bounce back and come out with a win. 

Catholic Central quickly found their rhythm against the Blue Devils, winning the first set. Lisbon realized their competition was much harder than expected and came out with a bang in the second set. They evened the sets, with one set each. Ultimately, the Crusaders came back, winning the third and fourth sets with scores of 25-23, 25-17, 20-25, and 25-19. Steubenville now holds a 3-4 record, while Lisbon is now 2-5. 

I asked Addison Anderson what some of the biggest challenges we faced this past week, and she said, “There was a lot of drama between players, which added a lot of tension on the court. It’s very hard to play as a team when we have a hard time even liking each other. Even after we all apologised, it was hard to come back as a team.” She is definitely right about that. If players can’t act as a team off the court, then they won’t be able to play as a team on the court.

The Team Having a Heartfelt Talk Before the Second Set

Photo Credit: Caroline Reckner

By: Kenley Weikart 09-03-26

David Anderson High School won its first golf match of the season. The Lisbon Blue Devils defeated the East Palestine Bulldogs on the evening of September second. Senior Logan Sturgeon led with 42 strokes. Next was junior Mason Jones, who had 45. Freshman Kenley Weikart had 50. Sophomore Naomi Aeschbacher had 54. Lisbon won with a total of 191. East Palestine finished with 198. The match was hosted by East Palestine. Their home course is the East Palestine Country Club, located in Negley, Ohio. 

Lisbon Blue Devils fan and spectator, Ryan Weikart, said,” It was fun to see the kids play, especially with their win. They battled the fast greens, the heat, and the annoying flies, and came out winners.” 

Lisbon also played Southern Local and Heartland Christian girls on September third. It was a combined girls and boys match. The match was canceled halfway through due to heavy rain. The match will be made up, but dates have not been finalised by coaches. The match was hosted by Lisbon. Their home course is Historic Highlands, formerly known as Cedar Hills, located in Glenmoor. 

The DAHS golf team has a slew of matches this week. The first is against the Southern Local Indians. This will be a girls' outing. The match will be played at Beaver Creek Meadows Golf Course in Lisbon. Tee-off is at three o’clock on Tuesday the eighth. The next match of the week is against the Heartland Christian Lions. The match will be held by Heartland. Their home course is Sleepy Hollow Golf Course in Alliance. Tee-off is at four o’clock on Wednesday, September ninth.

The last match of the week will be the EOAC (Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference) tournament. This is an 18-hole match. Sturgeon and Jones will compete as individuals, and Weikart, Aeschbacher, senior Olivia Fennema, and sophomore Morgan Fennema will make up the girls' team. The match will be played at Salem Hills Golf and Country Club. Tee-off is at 8:30 on Thursday, September tenth.     

Jones and Sturgeon Putting at East Palestine

Photo Credit: Jen Marshalek

By: Grace Troyer 09-08-26

LISBON- Friday's game against the Waterloo Vikings was amazing and exciting. The Lisbon Blue Devils came in ready to play. Lisbon scored 43 points in the first half, and the Blue Devils led 21-0 in the first quarter and 43-12 by halftime. I interviewed Timothy Troyer, and she said ¨ I think the game went pretty well. There were a few hard hits that I thought were going to take us out, but the boys pulled through and played one good game.¨ They ended the game with Lisbon 50 points and the Vikings 19. The Blue Devils are preparing for their next game against East Palestine.   

Blue Devils For The Win

Photo Credit: Grace Troyer 

By: Evan Pacola 09-01-26

The Lisbon Cross Country team arrived at East Palestine Park on September 1st for their second meet of the season. The finishing times for the Blue Devils. Caiden Carlisle ran a final time of twenty-two minutes and eleven seconds. His brother Russell Carlisle ran twenty-one minutes and thirty-six seconds. Ella Colon had a DNF. Now, for the Middle School 3k, Kole Phillips finished with thirteen minutes and forty seconds. The placement for the runners: Russell Carlisle with 11th place, Caiden Carlisle with 13th place, and Kole Phillips with 13th place. There were fifteen teams at the meet; that's over one hundred runners. This was one of the most difficult runs for the cross country team, but seeing their times and places, they did great.

The high school boys team was understaffed, as two members did not show for the meet; as a result, there was no full team for high school boys at this meet. The course the team ran underwent heavy construction since the last time they competed, causing different routes and environments to appear. This was also the first meet that the team was given the team shirts sporting an American flag with the words “Born to run.” The team is very grateful to wear them. Those team shirts were made by Gildan.

  It was a hot one out there as temperatures went into the upper eighties. Many members of the team and others felt drowsy and were walking off the course. The coaches supplied food and cold drinks to combat the horrendous heat. The runners are extremely thankful for the supplies.

  Caiden Carlise was asked a series of questions about the players and how he thought this meet and season were going to go. Question one: “Since it’s the second meet of the season, how do you feel about the cross country team so far? Caiden answered, “There is definitely improvement that needs to be made.” Second question: “ How well do you think the team will perform this afternoon?” Caiden said, “I’m hoping for good, but I am not sure.” 

Ella Colon was asked how she felt about the meet; she answered, “This is Bullcrap”.

The team has high hopes to perform even better at the next meet in Poland on Tuesday, September 8th, 2026.

Ella Colon starts the races at East Palestine 

Photo Credit: Evan Pacola 

By: Evan Pacola 09-14-26

Lisbon’s first meet this week was held in Poland for the Suburban League. The high school times for the 5k are: Caiden Carlisle ran 22 minutes and 24 seconds; Russel Carlisle ran 22 minutes and 26 seconds; Carter Hayes ran 31 minutes and 46 seconds; and Ella Colon ran 31 minutes and 3 seconds. The middle school 3k times are: Kole Phillips ran a time of 15 minutes and 33 seconds; Baker Naughton ran a time of 30 minutes and 58 seconds; and Karter Dangle ran a time of 22 minutes and 28 seconds. The highest-placing runners at Lisbon were. 

The second meet of this week was at East Palestine. The times for the high school are: Caiden Carlisle ran a time of 21 minutes and 38 seconds, Russel Carlisle ran 21 minutes and 39 seconds, Ashton Donaldson ran 27 minutes and 4 seconds, Evan Pacola had a time of 26 minutes and 44 seconds, Elijah McCurdy ran  32 minutes and 39 seconds, Carter Hayes ran a time of 30 minutes and 2 seconds. The runner for the high school girls' team, Ella Colon, ran a time of 27 minutes and 13 seconds. In the middle school 3K, for the boys, Kole Phillips ran a time of 14 minutes and 4 seconds; Baker Naughton ran 26 minutes and 6 seconds; Karter Dangle ran 18 minutes and 42 seconds. For the girls' 3K, Mary Vroman ran 19 minutes and 55 seconds; Brooklyn Troyer ran 22 minutes and 25 seconds. The only runner for Lisbon in the 1-mile run was Sierra Troyer, and they ran 12 minutes and 4 seconds. Lisbon’s high school boys team placed 3rd overall on Saturday.

The highest places for our runners at East Palestine go to: Caiden Carlisle in 7th place, Russell Carlisle in 8th place, and Ella Colon in 12th place. Two members of the middle school boys' team for Lisbon had trouble during their race on Saturday. Kole Phillips got sick right near the end of the race; nevertheless, Kole still made it through. Baker Naughton fell on the last hill of the middle school race; he still ended up with a PR. Unfortunately, a runner from Beaver Local passed out on the course during Tuesday's meet; they were carried out via ambulance. Lisbon hopes for a full recovery. Two high school boys runners did not compete at the Suburban League in Poland for Lisbon

Carter Hayes was asked one question about the meet on Saturday

“ What time are you hoping to run today”? Carter answered, “28 minutes flat”

Tuesday was the first Poland meet of the season; there were many mixed opinions about that course. Lisbon is in high hopes of running great again at their next meet at Lordstown.

Kole Phillips making his way through the first downhill

Photo Credit: Evan Pacola 

By: Kenley Weikart 09-13-26

The David Anderson golf team played in several matches this past week. The first was a girls' match against Southern Local. Southern Local defeated Lisbon on September eighth. Naomi Aeschbacker, a sophomore, led the Lady Devils with 44 strokes. Next was freshman Kenley Weikart with 48. Senior Olivia Fennema had 60. Sophomore Morgan Fennema had 70. The team ended the match with 222. Southern finished with 202. The match was hosted by Southern Local. The match was played at Beaver Creek Meadows Golf Course in Lisbon. 

Next, the team faced Heartland Christian. The Blue Devils lost to the Lions on September ninth. The lead scorer was junior Mason Jones with 47 strokes. Next was Weikart with 51. Aeschbacher with 53. Senior Logan Sturgeon was 56. The Heartland Christian Lions defeated the Lisbon Blue Devils 175-207. The match was hosted by Heartland Christian. Their home course is Sleepy Hollow Golf Course in Alliance. 

Spectator and Lisbon fan Tom Weikart said, “It was a beautiful night for golf until it started to rain.” The match got caught in the rain at the very end. 

The last match of the week was the 18-hole EOAC (Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference) Tournament. The girls played as a team, and the boys played as individuals. The Lady Devils placed fourth against Columbiana, United, Southern Local, and East Palestine. For the girls, the leading scorer was Weikart with 101 strokes. Next was Aeschbacher with 104. O. Fennema with 130. M. Fennema with 144. Their team total was 479. Leading for the boys was Sturgeon with 95 strokes. Jones followed with 102. The match was played at Salem Hills Golf and Country Club. 

This week, the David Anderson golf team has two matches. The first will be a boys' quad match. The match will be hosted by Salem and take place at Salem Hills Golf and Country Club. Tee-off is at 4 o’clock on September 14th. The second match is against Heartland Christian. The match will be hosted by Lisbon. Their home course is Historic Highland, formerly known as Cedar Hills, in Glenmoor. Tee-off is at 4 o’clock. This is Lisbon’s senior night. Festivities will take place after the match at the DAHS stadium. 

Weikart putting for birdie at EOAC. 

Photo Credit: Wendy Hummel

By: Anna Harless 09-09-26

On the evening of September 9, 2026, the Lisbon Jr. High volleyball team defeated the Wellsville Tigers with the score of 25-12 and 25-21. 7th grader Elise Tenzek had 18 points, 6 aces, and 2 kills. 7th grader Kyra Esarey had 8 points. Lisbon played hard the whole game, finding their rhythm against the Tigers and quickly dominating the game. Esarey stated,”We were committed to the win, and though we messed up a lot, we brushed it off and won in the end.”

Also during that week, the Blue Devils played Heartland Christian; 7th grade won with the scores of 25-22, 26-24. Alexa Anderson had 10 points, 7 aces; Elise Tenzek had 8 points, 3 aces; Randalyn Zocolo had 5 points, 1 kill, 1 dig. The girls played great against the Lions, working together and giving it their all, and all their hard work paid off with a win.

Eighth grade also played Heartland Christian, but with a less fortunate outcome. Heartland beat the Blue Devils with the score of 25-19, 25-12. Chloe Haines had 3 points, 3 aces, 6 digs; Emma Chase had 5 kills; and Arianna Leathley had 5 digs. Even with this tough loss, all the girls still played hard and had fun. Chase stated, “It was a long and hard battle that we fought, but it's with our great condolences to say that we lost.”

Photo Credits: Amanda Esarey

The Blue Devils celebrating their win against Welsville