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Tamaqua, NL, PV get soccer wins

Tamaqua and Northern Lehigh posted girls soccer wins Saturday, while the Pleasant Valley boys soccer squad also earned a victory.

GIRLS SOCCERNorth Schuylkill-TamaquaTamaqua scored four goals in each half and coasted to an 8-0 Schuylkill League victory over North Schuylkill.Cailyn Joseph had two goals for the Blue Raiders, while Kayla Sherry, Katie Rudy, Logan Hartney, Angela Ceci and Kayla Holland also found the back of the net. It was the first career goal for Hartney.Flo Rios recorded two saves in goal for Tamaqua (7-6-2).It was the 199th victory for the Tamaqua girls soccer program, which is in its 18th year.Pottsville-Jim ThorpeA hat trick from Catie Coyle helped Pottsville cruise to a 7-1 Schuylkill League victory over Jim Thorpe.Coyle also had three assists while Marielle Przywara added two goals for the Tide (10-6, 7-4).Brooke Cope scored in the second half for the Olympians (2-12-1, 2-7-1).Lehighton-Pine GroveRachel Edge's four goals propelled undefeated Pine Grove to an 11-1 win over Lehighton in a Schuylkill League game.Adrianna Tennis scored twice for the Cardinals (15-0, 10-0).Rajah Quinones had the Indians' (4-9-2, 3-6-2) lone goal.Palmerton-No. LehighNorthern Lehigh edged Palmerton 3-1 in Colonial League action.Jill Olewine scored two goals for the Bulldogs. Tiff Yesik also scored and had two assists while Meghan Handwerk made nine saves.Johanna Matsko scored for the Bombers.Weatherly-MinersvilleMinersville kept Weatherly winless with a 10-0 Schuylkill League triumph.Madolyn Purcell and Sara Nawrocki scored two goals apiece for the Battlin' Miners (13-2-1, 10-0).BOYS SOCCERLehighton-BangorBangor pulled away from Lehighton with four second-half goals to secure a 5-1 non-league win.Chris Giani, Tim Ferguson, Jake Almanzar and Connor Wilchek scored in the second half for the Slaters. Dalton Stenlake gave Bangor a 1-0 lead in the first half.Frank Bokan scored on a penalty kick in the second half for the Indians, who were outshot 18-7.Pleasant Vy.-Moravian.Pleasant Valley used two second-half goals to claim a 2-0 non-league win over Moravian Academy.Kelvy Gomez and Kyle Dooner scored for the Bears, while Jon Mickens collected two assists.Pleasant Valley held a 13-5 edge in shots-on-goal.Tamaqua-Schuylkill HavenGavin Evitts scored the game-winner as Schuylkill Haven topped Tamaqua 4-3 in overtime.Dawson Evitts assisted on the winning goal and also had two assists for the Hurricanes (9-7-1).Derian Stianche, Tyler Hollenbach and Logan Miller scored for the Blue Raiders (4-12).FIELD HOCKEYNo. Lehigh-NorthwesternThe Colonial League contest between Northern Lehigh and Northwestern ended in a 0-0 tie.The Bulldogs finished with a 10-5 advantage in shots on goal.Northern Lehigh is now 8-6-1 in the league, while Northwestern stands at 5-6-2.Pleasant Valley-BangorBangor got two goals from Alyson Kiss and rolled to a 3-0 non-league win over Pleasant Valley.Emme Lentine also scored for the Slaters (14-2).Brad Brickman made five saves to preserve the shutout.Lehighton-CatasauquaLehighton picked up a 2-0 non-league win over Catasauqua.No other information from this game was provided to the Times News.VOLLEYBALLPanther Valley, Tamaqua, Marian at Lady Tide TourneyMarian fell to Berks Catholic 25-17 in the quarterfinals of Pottsville's Lady Tide Martz Madness Tournament Saturday.The Fillies went 7-1 to finish first in Pool C. Marian swept Eastern York, Panther Valley and Twin Valley in pool play, and split with Holy Redeemer.Jasmine Mooney had 45 kills, 21 digs and nine aces for the Fillies. Toni Galasso contributed 29 digs and five aces. Miranda Antiga had 23 digs, seven aces and 10 kills. Gianna Agosti recorded 63 assists, 10 digs and five aces. Jenna O'Donnell finished with seven kills and four digs.Tamaqua went 4-4 in Pool A, while Panther Valley finished 1-7 in Pool C as both were eliminated.Garden Spot captured the tournament championship, defeating Altoona in the finals.Pleasant Valley atSo. Lehigh TourneyPleasant Valley went 1-3-1 at the Southern Lehigh Tournament over the weekend.The Bears lost to Fleetwood 25-21, 26-24; Southern Lehigh 25-23, 25-19; tied Northampton 19-25, 26-24; and beat Governor Mifflin 25-16, 25-23. Pleasant Valley also lost a one set match to Brandywine Heights to enter playoffs.Noel Kelly had 26 kills, 23 digs, four aces and two blocks; Sara Kron added 11 kills, five blocks, and four aces; Cameron Caffrey recorded 31 assists and nine digs; Andrea Janak contributed 25 assists, 11 digs and two aces; and Sofia Janak tallied 19 digs and three aces.

Pleasant Valley's Sara Kron (24) goes up for a block against Southern Lehigh's Cortney Kylish. NANCY SCHOLZ/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS