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Tigers sweep cross country meet

Northwestern's cross country teams gained sweeps in a six-team cross country meet on Tuesday.

In other action, four area volleyball teams picked up wins.CROSS COUNTRYNo. Lehigh, Northwestern, Bangor, Pen Argyl, Wilson at PalmertonNorthern Lehigh, Northwestern, and Palmerton competed in a six-team cross country meet on Tuesday.The Tigers went undefeated, with the boys and girls both going 5-0.Northwestern's Madeline Conseulos came in first on the girls side with teammate Molly Tarvin in third. The Tigers had seven runners place in the top 11.Alison Lorah was Northern Lehigh's best finisher with a 14th, while Hanna Nesfeder (17th) was first to cross the finish line for Palmerton.In the boys race, Northwestern's Robert Leiser captured first overall with a time of 17:34.80. Tiger Phillip Castrine took fourth, while the Blue Bombers' Jake Martinez ended fifth.Northern Lehigh's top runner was Preston Kemery (13th).BOYSNorthwestern 27, Bangor 28Northwestern 19, Pen Argyl 40Northwestern 17, Wilson 41Northwestern 16, Northern Lehigh 45Northwestern 18, Palmerton 44Northern Lehigh 24, Palmerton 32Bangor 17, Northern Lehigh 44Wilson 22, Northern Lehigh 37Pen Argyl 25, Northern Lehigh 30Bangor 18, Palmerton 45Pen Argyl 24, Palmerton 32Wilson 20, Palmerton 411. Robert Leiser (NW) 17:34.80, 2. Morgan O'Brien (B) 17:41.37, 3. Marino Bubba (B) 17:56.10, 4. Phillip Castrine (NW) 18:14.22, 5. Jake Martinez (P) 18:27.19, 6. Josh Eibeck (PA) 18:39.51, 7. Andrew Beers (ND) 18:41.33, 8. Kavan Fitzpatrick (NW) 18:45.45, 9. Shane Houghton (W) 19:06.94, 10. Saber Singleton (B) 19:13.56, 11. Hunter Kish (B) 19:15.05, 12. Matthew Grim (NW) 19:16.06, 13. Preston Kemery (NL) 19:28.25, 14. Brendan Meduri (ND) 19:40.49, 15. Anthony Coppolella (PA) 19:43.01, 16. Anthony Vannera (NW) 19:50.39, 17. Alex Race (W) 19:51.62, 18. Hunter Weaver (PA) 19:58.96, 19. Kyle Krempasky (NL) 20:03.25, 20. Edward Hay (B) 20:08.79.GIRLSNorthwestern 18, Bangor 43Northwestern 15, Pen Argyl 50Northwestern 25, Wilson 32Northwestern 15, Northern Lehigh 48Northwestern 15, Palmerton 50Northern Lehigh 15, Pen Argyl 50Northern Lehigh 15, Palmerton 50Wilson 17, Northern Lehigh 41Bangor 23, Northern Lehigh 32Bangor 15, Palmerton 50Pen Argyl 50, Palmerton 50Wilson 15, Palmerton 501. Madeline Conseulos (NW) 20:49.54, 2. Jillian Pote (W) 21:10.11, 3. Molly Tarvin (NW) 21:21.28, 4. Martina Sell (B) 21:43.11, 5. Gaby Vega (W) 22:15.06, 6. Hannah Herzon (NW) 22:21.85, 7. Abby Rustay (NW) 22:32.37, 8. Alyssa Zack (NW) 22:35.82, 9. Lillie Altonen (W) 22:45.41, 10. Elizabeth Fornauf (NW) 23:14.08, 11. Brooke Every (NW) 23:21.95, 12. Emily Labar (B) 23:37.55, 13. Claudia O'Donnell (ND) 23:59.61, 14. Alison Lorah (NL) 24:03.31, 15. Katie Guelcher (NL) 24:14.67, 16. Nell Fossa (ND) 24:21.06, 17. Hanna Nesfeder (P) 24:54.09, 18. Kristen Brown (NW) 24:59.36, 19. Cayden Rex (NW) 25:02.85, 20. Hannah Frankenfield (B) 25:14.26.Pleasant Valley, Nazareth, PM West, Northampton,PM East at EastonPleasant Valley placed four boys runners in the top seven during a meet at Easton.The Bears' Seth Slavin ran a 16:45 to edge teammate Gabe Sullivan by two seconds. PV's Billy Milburn placed fifth, while Luke Vandevit was seventh.In the girls race, Pleasant Valley's Lizz Eberhardt crossed the finish line first in a time of 20:06.Full results and team scores were not provided.FIELD HOCKEYPalmerton-WilsonTrisha Billig had two goals to help Palmerton gain a 4-2 Colonial League win over Wilson.Sayler Burke added a goal and two assists to help the Blue Bombers improve their league mark to 4-5-1.The winners also received a tally from Kailyn Kolnick and an assist from Mercy Melo.Palmerton goalie Taylor Hirochek came up with 13 saves.Northern Lehigh-Moravian AcademyMoravian Academy defeated Northern Lehigh in a Colonial League battle, 5-0.Cassie Romanczuk had a hat trick to lead the Lions (10-1), who out shot Nolehi by a 25-1 margin.Mayv Clume contributed to the victory with two goals and two assists.The Bulldogs dropped to 6-5.Northwestern-Saucon ValleySaucon Valley topped Northwestern, 2-0.Sam Johnson and Meghan Okken did the scoring for Saucon Valley.The Tigers (3-5-1 in the CL) managed just five shots.Northampton-Pleasant Vy.Northampton was victorious over Pleasant Valley in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference match, 4-1.Emily Henry and Olivia Daniel each scored and assisted for the Kids, who held a decisive 22-5 edge in shots.PV's lone goal was scored by Sarah Kaye and assisted by Patricia Dominick.GIRLS SOCCERPine Grove-Jim ThorpePine Grove defeated Jim Thorpe in Schuylkill League action, 7-0.Mariah Lesh scored three goals in the first half to help Cardinals grab a 5-0 halftime lead.Rachel Edge added two score for Pine Grove, which remained undefeated at 11-0.The Olympians fell to 1-9-1.Notre Dame GP-Northern LehighNotre Dame cruised by Northern Lehigh in a Colonial League contest, 10-1.Jill Olewine scored the Bulldogs' only goal.Meaghan McMullan had two tallies to pace the Crusaders (3-4).Wyoming Seminary-TamaquaTamaqua topped Wyoming Seminary in a non-league match, 8-0.Emma Kuczynski paced the Blue Raiders with three goals. Jamie Zuber added two scores, while Emma Pester, Alexis Higgins, and Angela Cecia all had goals.Zuber, Kristin Jones, Katie Goetz, Lizzy Wagner, Kayla Sherry, and Alyssa Campomizzi each added an assist for Tamaqua, which led 5-0 at the break.Raider keeper Flo Rios made nine saves to earn the shutout.Tamaqua's record is now 6-4-1.Pleasant Valley-ParklandIn a matchup of Eastern Pennsylvania Conference unbeatens, Parkland gained a 4-0 win over Pleasant Valley.The Trojans (10-0) received goals from Emily Piston, Becca Ventura, Rachel Medlar and Ava Schaller.The winners dominated in shots (13-1) and corners (10-0).The loss drops the Bears to 8-1-2.Lehighton-PottsvilleRajah Quinones had a hat trick for Lehighton, but Pottsville still rolled to an 8-3 Schuylkill League victory.The Tide, led by Catie Coyle's four goals, built a 7-0 advantage before the Indians got on the board.Carly Hoak tallied twice for Pottsville, which improved to 7-4.The Indians (3-7-1) also received an assist from Amya Quinones.Weatherly-LourdesThree goals from Jessica Milewski helped Lourdes cruise to a 7-0 Schuylkill League win over Weatherly.The Red Raiders (2-7) also received two goals from Riley Trell.The Wreckers, who dropped to 0-9, were outshot by a 13-2 margin.GOLFEPC Championships at Woodstone Country ClubPleasant Valley competed in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference championship at Woodstone Country Club.Nazareth's Kevin Scherr fired a 74 to take individual honors. Scherr finished five strokes better than his closest competitor and helped the Blue Eagles grab the team title. Central Catholic finished second.Pleasant Valley's best finisher was Riley Held, who shot a 96.Sam Fritizinger of Emmaus was the girls' champion with a round of 79.EPC Golf ChampionshipsBOYS(top five plus locals shooting under 100)Kevin Scherr (Nazareth) 74, Brett Wagner (PM East) 79, Brian Whelan (PM East) 79, Victor Tavares (PM East) 79, Alec Cwienkala (Parkland) 80, Paul Fedele (Easton) 80, Riley Held (Pleasant Valley) 96.Schuylkill LeagueGirls Championships atBlue MountainRachel Brahler of Pottsville won her third straight Schuylkill League individual title by shooting an 81 at Blue Mountain Golf Course.Brahler finished eight strokes ahead of runner-up, Sophie Orsulak of Blue Mountain.Tamaqua's Megan Schoener earned seventh place with a 112, while Marian's Gabby Tout was eighth with a 123.TENNISStroudsburg-Pleasant ValleyStroudsburg topped Pleasant Valley in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference contest, 5-2.Haley White and the duo of Alyssa and Riley Wagner picked up the Bears' victories.Stroudsburg 5, Pleasant Valley 2SINGLESSarah Denny (S) def. Masani Francis 6-0, 6-2; Haley White (PV) def. Delaney Pinson 6-3, 6-2; Johna Fiedler (S) def. Kylie Steever 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.DOUBLESGabriella Mohring/Annelise Knaut (S) def. Cambry Galler/Grace Vento 8-6; Mercedes Bator/Vasila Briegle (S) def. Nicole Moore/Kamryn Scrivens 6-1, 6-4; Erin Hunt/Bianca Zhang (S) def. Kalleight West/Ariele Holding 6-4, 6-3; Alyssa Wagner/Riley Wagner (PV) def. Hailey Winham/Alefiyah Vahanvaty 6-4, 6-3.VOLLEYBALLPanther Valley-Blue MountainBlue Mountain swept Panther Valley in a Schuylkill League contest 25-17, 25-21, 25-12.Christina Dacey supplied eight kills, 11 assists, and seven service points for the Panthers.Sidney Clouser had 24 digs, while Emily Kwaak Rachelle Filer contributed seven kills apiece.Lourdes-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe swept Lourdes in a Schuylkill League contest 25-11, 25-6, 25-14.Kelsey Carroll had 12 assists and four aces to lead the Olympians. Alex McGinley had five aces and six digs, while Jillian Peterson has six kills.Williams Valley-MarianMarian swept Williams Valley in a Schuylkill League match 25-7, 25-8, 25-7.Jasmine Mooney had 12 kills, 17 service points, and four aces to lead the Fillies.Miranda Antiga had 18 service points, five kills, and four aces, while Jenna O'Donnell had five kills and eight service points.Gianna Agosti dished out 24 assists. Emily Meier had 10 service points, while Toni Galasso had eight.Minersville-LehightonLehighton topped Minersville in a Schuylkill League contest 22-25, 25-20, 25-18, 26-28, 15-11.Katie Higgins had 28 kills, six aces, and 31 digs to lead the Indians. Emily Haberman 44 assists, while Erika Cruver had nine kills. Vanessa Ahner supplied seven kills, five digs, and three aces.North Schuylkill-TamaquaTamaqua swept North Schuylkill in a Schuylkill League match 25-19, 25-15, 25-23.Carly Kosciolek led the Raiders with 11 kills and eight aces. Emily Amershek had five kills, while Kaitlyn Stauffenberg had 19 assists.Millersburg-WeatherlyWeatherly was defeated by Millersburg in a non-league match 25-19, 25-18, 25-21.Sam Andreuzzi led the Wreckers with nine service points, two digs, and two kills.Emily Zoscin added five kills, while Nercarlly Serratta contributed seven service points and three aces.Northwestern-Notre DameNotre Dame swept Northwestern in Colonial League action 25-15, 25-14, 25-9.Kylene Bain led the Crusaders with 26 assists.

Pleasant Valley's Ryan Rimple follows his shot during the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Golf Championships at Woodstone Country Club on Tuesday. Rimple shot a 105. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS