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Hat trick Tuesday at Lehighton

Palmerton scored in the final second of regulation to gain a boys soccer win over Catasauqua on Tuesday.

In other action, Lehighton had three hat tricks, two by girls soccer players and one in field hockey, while three area runners placed first in cross country meets.BOYS SOCCERCatasauqua-PalmertonBryce Beahm scored a goal with one second left in regulation to propel Palmerton past Catasauqua, 2-1.Palmerton's Nate Taylor scored off a Ryan Yacone assist earlier in the contest.Yacone grabbed eight saves for the Blue Bombers, while Luke Creyer had 12 stops for the Rough Riders.CROSS COUNTRYPleasant Valley, ESNorth, ES South, Stroudsburg,PM East, PM WestThe Pleasant Valley boys and girls both went 3-1 in a six-team Eastern Pennsylvania Conference meet.Seth Slavin (16:15) and Gabe Sullivan (16:43) went 1-2 in the boys race as the Bears topped Pocono Mountain East East Stroudsburg South and East Stroudsburg North, but were edged by Stroudsburg.Lizz Eberhardt (19:33) took fourth in the girls race, which was won by Stroudsburg's Amy Conboy (18:52). Pleasant Valley dispatched Pocono Mountain West, Pocono Mountain East and East Stroudsburg South, but couldn't overcome the Mounties, which took eight of the top 10 positions.BOYSPleasant Valley 19, PM East 40Pleasant Valley 19, ES South 42Pleasant Valley 15, ES North 50Stroudsburg 27, Pleasant Valley 301. Seth Slavin (PV) 16:15, 2. Gabe Sullivan (PV) 16:43, 3. Matt Bodon (S) 16:57, 4. Teddy Mosteller (S) 16:59, 5. Zach Landvik-Larsen (S) 17:08, 6. Billy Milburn (PV) 17:14, 7. Edwin Marrero (S) 17:31, 8. Kyle Smith (ESS) 17:42, 9. Rocco Polimeni (PME) 18:01, 10. Chen Shu-Yu (S) 18:03, 11. Danny Burden (S) 18:10, 12. Adam Meaders (PME) 18:19, 13. Von Glover (ESS) 18:19, 14. Angelo Mesce (PV) 18:27, 15. Seth Kron (PV) 18:28.GIRLSPleasant Valley 16, PM West 41Pleasant Valley 16, PM East 42Pleasant Valley 22, ES South 33Stroudsburg 17, Pleasant Valley 461. Amy Conboy (S) 18:52, 2. Allana Powlette (S) 19:05, 3. Michelle Joyce (S) 19:12, 4. Lizz Eberhardt (PV) 19:33, 5. Taylor Garrett (S) 20:43, 6. Jaida Fenn (S) 21:28, 7. Lauren Buckstein (S) 21:45, 8. Jayden Paradis (S) 21:49, 9. Keyanna Safforld (S) 21:52, 10. Juliana Lopez (PV) 21:52, 11. Hannah Persaud (S) 21:56, 12. Gabrielle Abbriano (S) 21:58, 13. Carissa Root (ESS) 22:10, 14. Virginia Shukaitis (ESS) 22:29, 15. Ekatherine Slozina (PV) 22:49.No. Lehigh, Palmerton, Moravian, Notre Dame, Palisades, Saucon Valley, NorthwesternNorthwestern combined to go 7-1 in a seven-team Colonial League meet on Tuesday.The Lady Tigers recorded a sweep, while the boys finished at 3-1.The Northern Lehigh boys and Palmerton boys walked away winless, while the Bulldog girls earned a 15-50 win over Moravian Academy.Northwestern's Molly Tarvin, Madeline Consuelos and Hannah Herzon finished 1-2-3 in the girls race. Alison Lorah finished 10th for Northern Lehigh.Robert Leiser and Phillip Castrine finished third and fifth for the Tigers in the boys competition. Palmerton's Jake Martinez took 12th, while Nolehi's Preston Kemery was 20th.BOYSMoravian Academy 23, No. Lehigh 32Notre Dame GP 15, No. Lehigh 50Palisades 25, No. Lehigh 30Saucon Valley 15, No. Lehigh 46Northwestern 16, Moravian Academy 45Notre Dame GP 23, Northwestern 35Northwestern 19, Palisades 42Northwestern 26, Saucon Valley 29Moravian Academy 22, Palmerton 36Notre Dame GP 15, Palmerton 48Palisades 21, Palmerton 38Saucon Valley 18, Palmerton 451. Ethan Bernstein (SV) 16:28, 2. John Koons (NDGP) 16:30, 3. Robert Leiser (NW) 16:39, 4. Dylan McNichol (Pali) 16:57, 5. Phillip Castrine (NW) 16:59.11, 6. Anthony Pacchioli (NDGP) 16:59.88, 7. Sheamus Hammerstone (NDGP) 17:19, 8. Tom Koons (NDGP) 17:20, 9. Jarred Kyra (SV) 17:22, 10. Charlie Hohl (NDGP) 17:52, 11. Kavan Fitzpatrick (NW) 17:53, 12. Jake Martinez (Palm) 17:54, 13. Aeron Meilinger (NDGP) 17:56, 14. Matthew Grim (NW) 18:03, 15. Hunter Zahm (MA) 18:11, 16. Joe Gubernot (NDGP) 18:14, 17. Sean Fenoff (SV) 18:22, 18. Luke Smith (SV) 18:34, 19. Paul Myers (SV) 18:36, 20. Preston Kemery (NL) 18:41.GIRLSNo. Lehigh 15, Moravian Academy 50Notre Dame GP 24, No. Lehigh 33Palisades 19, No. Lehigh 39Saucon Valley 20, No. Lehigh 41Northwestern 15, Moravian Academy 50Northwestern 16, Notre Dame GP 47Northwestern 19, Palisades 39Northwestern 16, Saucon Valley 441. Molly Tarvin (NW) 19:43, 2. Madeline Consuelos (NW) 19:53, 3. Hannah Herzon (NW) 20:15, 4. Amy Farese (Pali) 20:22, 5. Lydia Bottelier (Pali) 20:51, 6. Alyssa Zack (NW) 20:52, 7. Fiona Bennett (NDGP) 21:21, 8. Rebecca McCabe (SV) 21:52, 9. Brooke Devers (NW) 21:54, 10. Alison Lorah (NL) 21:57, 11. Sarah Dolbier (Pali) 22:01, 12. Elizabeth Fornauf (NW) 22:02, 13. Colleen Williams (SV) 22:06, 14. Elizabeth Seipp (SV) 22:10.13, 15. Erin DeAngelis (Pali) 22:10.91, 16. Alexa Chaikowsky (SV) 22:18, 17. Kristen Brown (NW) 22:27, 18. Cayden Rex (NW) 22:37, 19. Katie Guelcher (NL) 22:29, 20. Emma Bernstein (SV) 22:42.FIELD HOCKEYPM East-LehightonLauren Marks found the back of the cage three times and Lehighton rolled to a 5-1 non-league win over Pocono Mountain East.Grace Shanton and Maura Phelan also scored for the Indians, who improved to 8-8 with the victory.Lehighton held a 12-9 edge in shots, while the Cardinals had an 8-3 advantage in corners.Northwestern-CatasauquaNorthwestern blanked Catasauqua, 8-0, in Colonial League action.The Tigers' Courtney Page recorded a goal and six assists.Rachel Koerner and Jordan Nielson both added two goals for the Tigers, while Allison Costa chipped in with a goal and an assist. Danielle Schmidt and Allyson Meyers finished with single tallies.GIRLS SOCCERNo. Schuylkill-LehightonLehighton rolled to a 9-0 Schuylkill League win over North Schuylkill.Morgan Yurasits and Rajah Quinones both had hat tricks for the Indians (6-10-2). Ally Matika, Jada Whiteman, and Chelsea Eckhart also scored. Julia Frey recorded four saves.Quinones and Frey added assists for Lehighton, which had a commanding 24-4 advantage in shots.ES South-Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley scored two goals in each half en route to a 4-0 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.Natalie Kautz scored twice for the Bears. Taylor Merklin and Morgan Covart also scored.Elizabeth Lucchese, Jamie Masullo and Jennifer Whyte had assists for PV, while Mikaela Miller made four saves.Wilson-Northern LehighNorthern Lehigh defeated Wilson in a Colonial League match, 5-1.Jill Olewine led the Bulldogs with a hat trick. Tiff Yesik and Karlyna Kemery each scored for Northern Lehigh.Meghan Handwerk had seven saves in the net for Nolehi, which finished with a 20-9 edge in shots.Palmerton-CatasauquaCatasauqua and Palmerton tied in a Colonial League match, 3-3.Hanasia Jenkins scored her second goal of the game for the Roughies to tie it at 3-3 with six minutes remaining in regulation.Johanna Matsko gave the Blue Bombers a 1-0 halftime lead. Natalie Matsko and Kennedy Malsch scored in the second half for Palmerton, which had a 37-20 advantage in shots.Blue Mountain-Jim ThorpeBlue Mountain used three first-half goals to help gain a 4-0 Schuylkill League win over Jim Thorpe.Kylie Kutz, Sydney Riegel and Olivia Benner, and Emily Renninger all scored for Blue Mountain.With the loss, the Olympians fell to 2-13-1.Tamaqua-Pine GrovePine Grove defeated Tamaqua in a Schuylkill League affair, 9-0.Mariah Lesh and Rachel Edge each scored four times for the Cardinals.The loss dropped the Raiders to 8-7-2.Schuylkill Haven-WeatherlySchuylkill Haven shut out Weatherly, 8-0, in a Schuylkill League contest.Taylor Felty and Alyssa Gerber each had three goals and an assist for the Hurricanes.The Wreckers (0-13; 0-11) were outshot by a 19-7 margin.VOLLEYBALLPleasant Valley-PM EastPleasant Valley earned an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pocono Mountain East 25-12, 25-18, 25-21.Noel Kelly led PV with 17 kills and 18 digs.Veronica Roberts contributed seven kills, while Sofia Janak dished 14 assists.Andrea Janak had 17 assists and 10 digs, while Cameron Caffrey had 16 assists and nine digs.Marian-ShenandoahMarian swept Shenandoah Valley in a Schuylkill League contest 25-10, 25-6, 25-22.Jasmine Mooney led the Fillies with 13 kills, 17 service points, and seven aces.Miranda Antiga had seven kills and nine service points, while Gianna Agosti had 16 assists and eight service points. Toni Galasso had nine service points.Marian is now 14-1 overall, and 14-0 in league play.Lehighton-PottsvillePottsville swept Lehighton in a Schuylkill League contest 25-17, 26-24, 25-17.Haley Steigerwalt led the Tribe (11-5; 8-4) with 10 digs. Emily Haberman had eight assists and six digs.Weatherly-Mahanoy AreaMahanoy Area topped Weatherly in Schuylkill League play 24-26, 25-17, 25-18, 25-13.Emily Zoscin led the Wreckers (3-15; 2-12) with seven service points, four aces, five digs, and four kills.Necarlly Serratta added six service points and two kills.Tamaqua-Blue MountainBlue Mountain swept Tamaqua in Schuylkill League action 25-17, 25-11, 25-7.Andrea Iacovelli had 10 digs for the Blue Raiders, while Carly Kosciolek finished with five kills and three digs.The loss dropped Tamaqua's record to 5-8 overall.

Lehighton's Lauren Marks (9) defends against Nadine Parrish of Pocono Mountain East. RON GOWER/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS