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Jim Thorpe, Pleasant Valley get volleyball wins

Jim Thorpe and Pleasant Valley both scored big volleyball wins in action on Monday night.

VOLLEYBALLNorthwestern-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe won a non-league contest against Northwestern, 25-16, 20-25, 25-15, 25-18.Erin Shigo led Jim Thorpe with 30 digs and 11 kills.Kelsey Carroll added 25 assists and 15 digs, as Alexandra McGinley piled on 37 digs during the win.The Lady Olympians' JV squad also won, 2-0.Stroudsburg-Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley (16-6, 7-4 EPC) earned a big Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory against Stroudsburg, 25-13, 27-25, 24-26, 25-21.Noel Kelly led the Lady Bears with 14 kills, 11 digs, and five aces. Sara Kron chipped in 10 kills and seven blocks.During the win, Alexis Richey set a career high with 32 assists. She also had six digs and four aces. Sofia Janak had 13 digs.BOYS SOCCERTamaqua-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe opened an early lead and held on for a 3-1 Schuylkill League Division I victory over Tamaqua.Joey Schwartz, Carter Rodriguez and Luke Morris scored for the Olympians.Riley Mchugh opened the scoring in the second half for the Raiders.Pottsville-LehightonLehighton earned a 3-1 Schuylkill League Division I victory over Pottsville.Joe Marks paced the Indians (12-2, 8-1) with two goals.Northwestern-Moravian AcademyBehind a clean sheet from goalkeeper Kyle Bellhorn, Northwestern cruised to a 3-0 Colonial League victory over Moravian Academy.JD Haaf paced the Tigers with two goals, while Daniel Hallingstad tallied the other.FIELD HOCKEYCatasauqua-NorthwesternCatasauqua jumped out to an early lead, holding a 2-1 advantage at halftime, and held on for a 3-1 Colonial League victory over Northwestern.Haley Dietrich scored the lone goal for the Lady Tigers.Pleasant Valley-Pocono Mountain WestPleasant Valley outshot Pocono Mountain West 24-1 en route to a 3-0 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory.Sarah Kaye and Kalla Borden recorded first half goals for the Lady Bears, while Patricia Dominick found the back of the cage in the second half to set the final score.GIRLS SOCCERWeatherly-NativityNativity raced out to an early lead and pulled away for a 4-0 Schuylkill League Division II win.Chloe Prezelski led the Green Wave with two goals.Southern Lehigh-NorthwesternNorthwestern captured a 4-1 Colonial League victory over Southern Lehigh.Emily Renner posted two goals for the Lady Tigers.Moravian Academy-PalmertonMoravian Academy defeated Palmerton in a Colonial League contest, 5-0.No other information was provided to the Times News.Tamaqua-KutztownKutztown scored two goals in the second half to put the game away in a 3-0 non-league win over Tamaqua.Yob McKenna scored a goal in each half for Kutztown.Alexa Hromyak recorded six saves in goal for the Raiders.MIDDLE SCHOOLBASKETBALL8TH GRADETamaqua-Jim ThorpeTamaqua remained undefeated with a 49-30 victory over Jim Thorpe.Emma Kuczynski led all scorers with 22 points for the Lady Raiders (11-0), while Jen Frederickson tallied nine and Jamie Zuber eight in the victory.