Published October 08. 2016 09:03AM
Trisha Billig scored four goals to lead Palmerton's field hockey team to a win over Catasauqua.
In other area action, Pleasant Valley gained wins in both boys and girls soccer.FIELD HOCKEYPalmerton-CatasauquaTrisha Billig had a huge day for Palmerton to lead the Blue Bombers to a 4-2 Colonial League win over Catasauqua.Billig scored all four goals, two in the first half and two more in the second, to help her team improve their league record to 8-6-1.The Rough Riders received goals from both Alyssa Proctor and Jackie Garner.No. Lehigh-So. LehighSouthern Lehigh gained a 2-0 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.The loss dropped the Bulldogs' league mark to 8-6.No other information was received by the Times News.BOYS SOCCERPM West-Pleasant Vy.Pleasant Valley used three second-half goals to break a tie and gain a 4-1 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pocono Mountain West.The Bears controlled play, finishing with a 19-4 advantage in shots and a 6-0 margin in corners.Zion Moore had a goal and assist for the winners. PV also received tallies from Kelvy Gomez, Jon Mickens and Kyle Dooner, while Danny McGinley and Malchai Jones added assists.The Panthers received a goal from Jon Tambasco.GIRLS SOCCERPleasant Vy.-PM WestPleasant Valley rallied from a two-goal deficit to earn a 4-2 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pocono Mountain West.Trailing 2-0 at the break, the Bears used a pair of goals from Danielle DiMarco and single tallies from Kelly Whalen and Jamie Masullo to gain the victory.PV, which had a narrow 8-7 edge in shots, received assists from Taylor Merklin, Brianna Clark and Morgan Covart.