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JT, Lehighton grab boys soccer wins

JIm Thorpe and Lehighton scored wins in boys soccer on the local scholastic schedule Monday.

BOYS SOCCERTri Valley-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe scored early en route to a 3-0 Schuylkill League win over Tri Valley.Luke Morris put the Olympians on the board with a goal in the first half and finished the scoring with a tally late in the second. Cody Geiser scored Jim Thorpe's first goal of the second half.Carter Rodriguez made six saves in the win.Catasauqua-LehightonLehighton defeated Catasauqua in a non-league contest, 7-1.Zack Christoff was the man of the match for the Indians with four goals in the win.Joe Marks contributed a goal and two assists, as Ben Cordovoa and Patrick Lawler also each scored for Lehighton.Joseph Harakal scored the lone Catasauqua goal in the second half.The Indians were aggressive on the offensive end, manafacturing 19 shots and five corners.LV Christian-No. LehighLehigh Valley Christian edged out Northern Lehigh in a double overtime non-league match, 2-1.Andrew Groff and Bastian Medina scored the Lehigh Valley Christian goals.Despite Northern Lehigh compiling 17 shots, Nick Miller scored the only Bulldog goal.VOLLEYBALLJim Thorpe-NorthwesternJim Thorpe defeated Northwestern in a non-league contest, 25-12, 25-19, 25-17.Abbie Monks led the way for the Lady Tigers, as she contributed six kills and eight asssists.Emily Wentz had a dozen digs in the victory, as teammate Sarah Overstrom had five kills.Despite the loss, Riley Carroll had 13 assists and three kills. Erin Shigo contributed five kills and ten digs for the Lady Olympians.Pleasant Valley-PM WestPleasant Valley (7-5 EPC) defeated Pocono Mountain West in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference match in three straight sets, 25-19, 25-11, 25-17Noel Kelly was a star for the Lady Bears with 10 kills and five block during the victory. Alexis Richey contributed 15 assists and six aces. Kiersten Griesback dished out ten assists of her own.Marian-Notre Dame GPMarian remained undefeated in a thrilling non-league match, as it defeated Notre Dame Green Pond, 26-24, 25-23, 25-23.The Fillies showed extreme poise and perseverence, as it came back from a 21-14 defecit in the second set, and a defecit of 18-13 in the third set.Maureen Kloap led the way for the Fillies with 14 digs and eight kills. Alex Stroia had 14 digs of her own to go along with five kills.Emily Pilla contributed ten kills and seven digs, as fellow Fillie Abigail Stankiewitch had nine kills and five digs.Marian remains undefeated in 2014, as the program hasn't droppd a single set or match.GIRLS SOCCERLehighton-CatasauquaLehighton won in impressive fashion in a non-league match against Catasauqua, 5-0.Four goals in the first half helped propel the lady Indians to victory.Allison Andrew, Brooke Scott, Rajah Quinones, Thera Hibbler, and Julia Frey all scored in the contest for Lehighton.Nativity-WeatherlyWeatherly fell to Nativity in a Schuylkill League clash, 2-0.Julia Klembara and Molly Purcell did the Nativity scoring.Shannon Frye of Weatherly had an impressive 18 saves in contest.Pleasant Valley-SalisburySalisbury defeated Pleasant Valley in a non-league match, 3-1.Mackenzie Groff led the way for Salisbury with a hat-trick in the contest. Caitlin Meikrantz contributed two assits, and teammate Emily Batman had one of her own.Morgan Covart scored the Pleasant Valley goal in the match thanks to a Rachel Steinmark assist.Renee Milos of Pleasant Valley had seven saves in the net.Tamaqua-Blue Mtn.Angelica Kaledas scored two first half goals to lead Blue Mountain over Tamaqua, 2-0. Carly Sassaman recorded 25 saves in goal for Tamaqua while Carleigh Bogotuk saved 10 for the Eagles.Blue Mountain edged Tamaqua in the JV game by a 1-0 score.Jim Thorpe-PottsvilleThe Tide's Gabrielle Evans scored a hat trick and Pottsville rolled on to a 5-0 win over Jim Thorpe in a Schuylkill League Division I matchup.No other information was received by The Times News.FIELD HOCKEYStroudsburg-LehightonLehighton fell to Stroudsburg in a non-league match, 3-0.Jen Bukowski led the way for Stroudsburg with two goals. Lizzy Cunningham tagged on the third score in the contest.Stroudsburg compiled 15 shots to Lehighton's one.Stroudsburg improves to 11-0-2 on the year, as the Indians are now 3-11.Catasauqua-Northern LehighNorthern Lehigh cruised to a Colonial League victory over Catasauqua, 6-0.Cheyenne Mazzocca and Taryn Kemmerer of Northern Lehigh both led the way for the Lady 'Dawgs with two goals apiece.Jessie Olewine and Erika McKay also each contributed a goal in the contest. McKay, Dakota Schweitzer and Britni Pristash each had assists in the victory.The Lady 'Dawgs accumulated 26 shots on goal in the match.