Bears, Indians tie in field hockey
Pleasant Valley and Lehighton battled to a 1-1 tie in MVC field hockey action on Friday.
FIELD HOCKEYPleasant Vy.-LehightonConnie Urland gave the Bears a 1-0 lead off a penalty corner with 17:36 left in the first half. Samantha Moss was credited with the assist.With 6:46 left in the contest, the Indians' Sarah Keer capitalized on a penalty shot to knot the game all up.The Indians outshot the Bears 16-11. Kristina Schnell and Lauren Burrows split time in front of the Indians' cage and combined for nine saves, while the Bears' keeper Hannah Bard ended up with 12.Lehighton moves to 7-5-3 (6-2-3 MVC), while the Bears goes to 5-8-1 (5-4-1 MVC).No, Lehigh-Pen ArgylLauren Zellner's first half goal was all Northern Lehigh needed to score for a 1-0 Colonial League victory over Pen Argyl.Zellner took in a perfect set-up from Erika McKay 15-minutes into the opening half and finished it off to account for what turned out to be the game-winner.The Bulldogs outshot the Green Knights 17-6 on the day. The Bulldogs' keeper Nicole Horn finished six saves to preserve the shutout win, while her counterpart Oriana Eichner grabbed sixteen.Northern Lehigh improves to 8-5-2 overall and 8-3-2 in the league.MS FOOTBALLLehighton-Pleasant Vy.Lehighton posted a 22-18 victory over Pleasent Valley.Wyatt Clements had a rushing and a receiving touchdown for the Indians and also added a two-point conversion. Tyler Cann rushed for a score and also threw a two-point conversion pass to Teagan Durishin.Lehighton-PM EastLehighton breezed to a 38-0 victory over Pocono Mountain East.Tyler Cann had a big game for the Indians as he rushed for two touchdowns and a two-point conversion. He also threw a TD to Dustin Koons. Wyatt Clements added a pair of TDs for Lehighton. Picking up conversions Conner Frey and Erik Skrimkofsky.Lehighton is now 4-0 on the season.