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Panthers, Wreckers rally for victories

Panther Valley volleyball and Weatherly boys soccer both rallied for wins on Tuesday.

The Panthers trailed 2-1 in sets before coming back for a victory. The Wreckers also trailed, and used a goal with five seconds left in overtime to gain a dramatic win.Elsewhere, Lehighton posted victories in three different sports - volleyball, field hockey and golf.TENNISNotre Dame ES-TamaquaNotre Dame-East Stroudsburg defeated Tamaqua, 4-1.Tamaqua's Brooke Williams earned the Raiders' lone victory at No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-3.Notre Dame-ES 4, Tamaqua 1SINGLESSamantha Flore (ND) def. Keyla Saez 6-0, 6-0; Brooke Williams (T) def. Jessica Buenaventura 6-2, 6-3; Heather Bartlett (ND) def. Samantha Farley 6-0, 6-0DOUBLESKirsten Erikson/Dalina Lehman (ND) def. Kaitlin Bender/Alexis Breiner 6-0, 6-1; Tracy Norris/Anna Martino (ND) def. Allison Miller and Adiah Balliet 6-2, 6-0.Pleasant Valley-LibertyPleasant Valley won all four doubles matches to pull out a 5-2 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Liberty.The Bears also received a singles win from Haley White.Pleasant Valley 5, Liberty 2SINGLESJochebed Arthur (L) def. Masani Francis 6-3, 6-3; Haley White (PV) def. Paige Simons 6-4, 6-3; Joyce Kim (L) def. Kylie Steever 7-5, 7-5.DOUBLESC. Galler/G. Vento (PV) def. B. Drake/L. Molloy 8-4; N. Moore/K. Scrivens (PV) def. A. Rosario/J. Zheng 2-6, 6-3, 6-2; K. West/A. Holding (PV) def. J. Ortiz-Delgado/L. Montero 6-2, 6-3; A. Wagner/R. Wagner (PV) def. J. Rodriquez/G. Harvella 6-4, 6-4.VOLLEYBALLJim Thorpe-Blue MountainBlue Mountain swept past Jim Thorpe in three straight sets, 25-7, 25-15, 25-12 in a Schuylkill League Division I match-up.The Lady Olympians were led by five kills from Alyssa Stamets and Alex McGinley's seven digs.The Lady Eagles received 10 digs, nine kills and four assists from Jordan Skoff, 28 assists and two aces from Ashley Snesavage, and 15 digs and four aces from Maya Throne.Blue Mountain also took the JV contest, 2-0.Lehighton-CatasauquaLehighton made quick work of Catasauqua, pulling out a 25-2, 25-5, 25-12 win to improve to 2-0 on the season.Leading the way for the Tribe was Katie Higgins with seven kills and an ace. Cassy Gower added four kills, two aces and a block, while Sarah Bradley had four kills and two assists. Emily Haberman chipped in with 15 assists, two aces and a kill.The Lehighton JVs also prevailed with a 2-0 win.Panther Valley-MinersvillePanther Valley outlasted Minersville in a Schuylkill League contest that went the distance 25-19, 10-25, 19-25, 25-18, 15-7.Christina Dacey led Panther Valley with 17 assists, nine service points, and four aces.Sidney Clouser contributed 23 digs, while Emilee Kwaak had eight kills, a dozen service points, four aces, and 12 digs.Liberty-Pleasant ValleyLiberty defeated Pleasant Valley in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference contest 25-10, 25-18, 25-14.Noel Kelly led the Bears with eight kills and four digs, while Sara Krone added three kills and a block. Sophia Janak anchored the defense with 15 digs.Pottsville-TamaquaPottsville rallied by Tamaqua after dropping the first set of a Schuylkill League battle, 22-25, 28-26, 25-23, 25-15.Carly Kosciolek led the Blue Raiders with 13 kills, eight digs, and two aces, while Kaitlyn Stauffenberg contributed 17 assists and seven digs. McKenzie McVicker had seven kills and a pair of blocks.Weatherly-Schuylkill HavenSchuylkill Haven swept Weatherly in a Schuylkill League contest 25-18, 25-17, 25-18.Maddy Felty paved the way for the Hurricanes with 12 kills, nine assists, and four blocks.Emily Zoscin and Samantha Andreuzzi each had five service points.N. Schuylkill-NorthwesternNorthwestern swept past North Schuylkill in non-league action.No other information was available.GOLFES North-LehightonLehighton enjoyed a non-league victory against East Stroudsburg North, 455-484.Devin Scott led Lehighton with a round of 106.Dom Montante led North with a 96.Lehighton 455, ES North 484LEHIGHTONDevin Scott 106, Sam Maholick 114, Lukas David 116, Stephen Heery 119.EAST STROUDSBURG NORTHDom Montante 96, James Pavlovski 130, Chris Perez 127, Hunter Watts 131.Northwestern-Notre DameNorthwestern picked up a Colonial League victory over Notre Dame of Green Pond, 432-453.Ty Wiik led all golfers, shooting a medalist round of 81, while teammate Brian Garbacik followed with an 84.For the Crusaders, Jake Yurkovitch finished with a team-low 84.Northwestern 432, Notre Dame GP 453NORTHWESTERNTy Wiik 81, Brian Garbacik 84, Julius Mittl 85, Macan Vagwill 91, Cokin Rex 91.NOTRE DAME GPJake Yurkovitch 84, Chris Omick 86, Steve Luke 92, Joe Simmons 93, Patrick Weber 98.BOYS SOCCERLehighton-Pine GrovePine Grove blanked visiting Lehighton in a Schuylkill League contest, 3-0.David Snedden tallied a goal and an assist to lead the Cardinals.Cam Raudabaugh and Michael Elo also scored for the home team, which had 13 shots on goal.Tamaqua-North SchuylkillTamaqua erupted for four goals in the second half to defeat North Schuylkill, 5-3.Riley McHugh scored twice for the winners, while Tyler Hollenbach, Derian Stianche and Mason Dolinsky all added scores.For the Spartans, Scott Grigas recorded two of his team's goals.Tamaqua, who outshot its opponent 25-10, received seven saves from Ty Kistler.Weatherly-Tri-ValleyIn the waning seconds, Weatherly got the game-winner to take down Tri-Valley, 2-1.Elijah Derr scored with five seconds remaining in the overtime session to lift the Wreckers to their season-opening win. Paul Eckert scored the other goal for the winners midway through the first half.For the Bulldogs, Bryce Laudenslager scored the game's first goal to give his team the early lead.Weatherly keeper Michael Kennelly made 13 saves.Blue Mountain-Jim ThorpeA hat trick from Jonathan Benner led Blue Mountain to a 6-0 Schuylkill League win over Jim Thorpe.The Eagles also received two goals from Carlos Colindres.The loss dropped the Olympians to 1-1.GIRLS SOCCERJim Thorpe-PalmertonPalmerton utilized a strong offensive attack to blank non-league opponent Jim Thorpe, 3-0.Jenna Blynn scored twice for the Lady Bombers, while Linnaea Leister added one.In a game where the winners outshot the Lady Olympians 29-7, Kayla Brown stopped five shots and Abby Huber came on for two saves to complete the shutout.Pleasant Valley-ES NorthPleasant Valley topped East Stroudsburg North in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference game, 6-0.The Bears' goals were scored by Jamie Masullo, Alexa Clark, Nicole Selinski, Natalie Kautz, Morgan Covart, and Jennifer Whyte.Tamaqua-HazletonTamaqua and Hazleton battled to a 1-1 tie.The Lady Raiders took a 1-0 lead on a Emma Kuczynski goal in the second half. However, Hazleton's Halene Yencha knotted it up shortly after to end regulation in a tie.Tamaqua held a 21-11 edge in shots on goal, and keeper Alexa Hromyak managed 10 saves.Paige Bonin had 17 saves for the Cougars, consistently thwarting the Raiders' advances.With the tie, Tamaqua moves to 1-0-1.The Blue Raiders prevailed in the JV contest, 2-0.FIELD HOCKEYBrandywine-LehightonLehighton defeated visiting Brandywine Heights, 8-1.Mackenzie Hoats and Maura Phelan led the Tribe with two goals apiece. Tia Brownmiller, Lauren Marks, Elyse Johnston, and Grace Shanton all scored for the Indians. Marks added three assists, while Brownmiller contributed two.Northern Lehigh-WilsonNorthern Lehigh was pushed to the limit before pulling out a narrow 3-2 Colonial League win over Wilson.Amber Cieri scored two goals and added an assist for the Bulldogs, while Madison Posivak added the other tally. Becky Barley assisted on one of Cieri's scores.For the Warriors, Judah Trimmer and Hannah Johnson each scored goals. Ava Mariani and Allison Horton added assists.Northern Lehigh goalie Annie McIntyer had four saves.Northwestern-Pen ArgylNorthwestern came up short in Colonial League action, falling to Pen Argyl, 2-0.Gianna Ianni and Madison Leis did the scoring for the Green Knights.Palmerton-BangorCheyenne Ott scored four goals to lead Bangor to a 7-0 Colonial League win over Palmerton.Emme Lentine added two goals, while Alyson Kiss contributed three assists.The Bombers were outshot, 31-2.FOOTBALLMIDDLE SCHOOLMahanoy Area-TamaquaMahanoy Area blanked Tamaqua, 22-0.Nate Curvey rushed for 71 yards and Bobby Hollenbach rushed for 53 yards for the Raiders (0-1).

Lehighton's Karissa Hough (right) controls the ball as Jamie Smith of Brandywine Heights defends. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS