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Jim Thorpe, Pleasant Valley earn multiple wins

Jim Thorpe earned wins in boys soccer and girls volleyball, while Pleasant Valley picked up wins in girls tennis and volleyball. Weather boys soccer, along with the Marian and Lehighton girls volleyball teams, also earned wins on Thursday.

BOYS SOCCERSalisbury-NorthwesternIn a meeting of two Colonial League unbeatens, Salisbury and Northwestern battled to a 1-1 tie after two overtime sessions.Sam Seyfried scored on a direct kick less than five minutes into the game to give Northwestern (11-0-1 overall, 6-0-1 Colonial League) a 1-0 lead. The Falcons evened the score with 29:01 remaining in the second half.Pottsville-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe used three first-half goals to come away with a 4-1 Schuylkill League win over Pottsville.Cody Geiser led the Olympians with two goals, while Cam Condly and Logan Hunsicker both chipped in with a goal.Jorge Macareno and Chris Williams recorded assists for the locals.Olympians keeper Phil Struble ended up with seven saves.Palisades-Northern LehighCooper Moyer recorded a hat-trick to help propel Palisades to a 4-0 Colonial League shutout over Northern Lehigh.Daniel Weaver ended the Pirates' scoring with a second-half goal.Bulldogs keeper Nick Miller recorded 14 saves.Lourdes Regional-WeatherlyPaul Eckert's goal was all Weatherly needed to earn a 1-0 Schuylkill League win over Lourdes Regional.The Wreckers' AJ Knepper was credited with the assist on Eckert's score.Weatherly keeper Michael Kennelly grabbed 15 saves to preserve the shutout.FIELD HOCKEYBethlehem Catholic-Pleasant ValleyFour different players scored to help lift Pleasant Valley to a 4-2 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Bethlehem Catholic.Shannon Lozier, Kalla Borden, Meara Hanyon and Patricia Dominick all posted goals for the Bears, while Lozier and Borden were credited with assists.GIRLS SOCCERNorthern Lehigh-PalisadesKatie King's hat trick helped Palisades to a 6-1 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.Shelby Bryan, Melissa Koch and Emma Flinchbaugh each added singles scores for the Pirates.Tiffany Yesik posted the Bulldogs' lone goal.Bulldog keeper Megan Handwerk finished with 23 saves.GOLFJim Thorpe-Lourdes RegionalLourdes Regional handed Jim Thorpe a 345-414 setback.The Scarlet Knights' Evan Salamone carded a 76.Chris Micciche finished with an Olympian best of 93.Jim Thorpe slips to 2-8 on the season.Lourdes 345, Jim Thorpe 414JIM THORPEChris Micciche 93, John Fedora 101, Jason Walck 110, Danny Eggert 110LOURDESEvan Salamone 76, Thomas Schultz 87, Ryan Ciocco 91, Walter Kalinoski 91Played at Indian Hill Golf Course.TENNISPocono Mtn. East-Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley picked up a 6-1 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pocono Mountain East.Masani Francis, Haley White and Kylie Steever swept singles' play for the Bears.Pleasant Valley 6, PM East 1SINGLESMasani Francis (PV) def. Cassidy Macazzacco 6-4, 6-1; Haley White (PV) def. Shadasra Early 6-0, 6-1; Kylie Steever (PV) def. Destiny Thompson 6-3, 6-1.DOUBLESMacazzacco /Thompson (PME) won by default over Cambry Galler/Grace Vento; Nicole Moore/Kamryn Scrivens (PV) def. Noran Shahin/Lamma Shaheen 6-1, 6-0; Ariele Holding/Kalleigh West (PV) def. Hayley Allison/Mariam Bangvrah 6-1, 6-2; Alyssa Wagner/Riley Wagner (PV) def. Shiyann Blaize/Jessica Bassman 6-2, 6-1.Tamaqua-PottsvillePottsville blanked Tamaqua for a 5-0 nonconference victory.The Blue Raiders' Brooke Williams gave the Tides' Emma Wiscount a fight to the finish, but ended up dropping a 6-7, 6-2, 10-3 tiebreaker.Pottsville 5, Tamaqua 0SINGLESMichala Zembas (P) def. Keyla Saez 6-1, 6-0; Emma WWiscount(P) def. Brooke Williams 7-6, 6-2, 10-3 ttiebreaker Briana Strikland (P) def. Carmen Gonzales 6-1, 6-0.DOUBLESRachael Conville/Julia Conville (P) def. Sam Farley/Adiah Balliet 6-2, 6-1; Kiersten ConvilleGillian Revenis (P) def. Alexis Breiner/Allison Miller 6-1, 6-2.VOLLEYBALLN. Schuylkill-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe earned a Schuylkill League victory over North Schuylkill, 25-21, 25-12, 26-24.Kelsey Carroll sparked the Olympians' attack with 18 digs and 16 assists, while Alex McGinley chipped in with 12 digs and four aces.Jillian Peterson (eight kills), Emma Dunbar (nine digs) and Mackenzie Rosenberger (five kills) also contributed.Marian-MillersburgMarian knocked off Millersburg in straight games for a 25-12, 25-11, 25-6 victory.Jasmine Mooney paced the Fillies with 17 kills, nine aces and six digs, while Toni Galasso followed with nine digs.Miranda Antiga added five aces and four digs in the win.Lourdes Regional-LehightonLehighton rolled to a 25-15, 25-11, 25-10 Schuylkill League victory over Lourdes Regional.Lillian Brown led the Indians with nine digs and eight aces, while Emily Haberman added 14 assists and four aces.Teammates Erika Cruver (five kills) and Sydney Vincent (six kills) also contributed to the Tribe's win.In the JV game, Lehighton posted a 25-11, 25-14 win.Pocono Mtn. West-Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley recorded an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pocono Mountain West in straight sets, 25-10, 25-7, 25-8.Sara Kron led the Bears (4-4)with 10 kills, while Veronica Roberts (five kills, two aces), Katie Frankunas (four kills) and Sara Frankunas (four kills) also contributed.Teammate Cameron Caffrey dished out 13 assists and recorded six digs.Upper Dauphin-WeatherlyUpper Dauphin got the best of Weatherly for a 25-16, 20-25, 25-18, 25-12 nonconference win.Sam Paisley paced the Wreckers with eight service points and two aces, while Emily Zoscin added seven service points.Kim Carter (six kills) and Sam Andreuzzi (six service points, three aces) shined for the Wreckers.In the JV game, Weatherly came out on top with a 25-22, 19-25, 15-9 win.

Northwestern's Caleb Danner (23) battles Salisbury's Ethan Heydt for the ball. NANCY SCHOLZ/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS