Millie Black helped Tamaqua roll, Hailey Barry sparked Palmerton, and Daisy Stringer powered Northwestern as the trio opened volleyball play with straight-set sweeps.

VOLLEYBALL

Northwestern-Saucon Vy.

Northwestern rolled past Saucon Valley 25-15, 25-20, 25-5 in its Colonial League opener.

Daisy Stringer recorded 10 kills and nine aces, while Leah Nagle added seven kills, four blocks and four aces.

Northwestern 3, Saucon Valley 0

Northwestern 25 25 25

Saucon Valley 15 20 5

Northwestern leaders — Nagle: 7 kills, 4 blocks, 4 aces; Stringer: 10 kills, 9 aces; Kayla Schaffer: 19 assists, 6 digs, 3 aces.

Records: Northwestern (1-0, 1-0 CL); Saucon Valley (0-1, 0-1 CL).

Palmerton-Catasauqua

Palmerton opened Colonial League play with a sweep of Catasauqua, 25-15, 25-5, 25-17.

Hailey Barry sparked the Bombers with eight kills and five aces, while Sadie Gair added 12 assists.

Palmerton 3, Catasauqua 0

Palmerton 25 25 25

Catasauqua 15 5 17

Palmerton leaders — Barry: 8 kills, 5 aces; Dalainey Keiser: 5 aces; Gair: 12 assists.

Records: Palmerton (1-0, 1-0 CL); Catasauqua (1-2, 1-0 CL).

Freeland MMI-Tamaqua

Tamaqua rolled to a straight-set win over Freeland MMI, posting a 25-6, 25-8, 25-17 victory. Millie Black paced the Raiders with 11 kills, nine aces and two blocks, while Leah Black added five kills, nine aces and six digs. Madison Schock contributed 12 assists, four aces and five digs.

For MMI, Lanie Paniagua had four service points and a dig, Alexa Fabio added seven service points, an ace and a dig, and Kennedy Lutz chipped in three digs and a service point.

Tamaqua 3, Freeland MMI 0

Freeland MMI 6 8 17

Tamaqua 25 25 25

Tamaqua leaders — M. Black: 11 kills, 9 aces, 2 blocks; L. Black: 5 kills, 9 aces, 6 digs; Schock: 12 assists, 4 aces, 5 digs.

MMI leaders — Paniagua: 4 service points, 1 dig; Fabio: 7 service points, 1 ace, 1 dig; Lutz: 3 digs, 1 service point.

JV — MMI def. Tamaqua 2-1.

Records: Tamaqua (1-0); Freeland MMI (0-1).

Pleasant Vy.-Northampton

Pleasant Valley took the first set, but dropped its EPC opener to Northampton, 3-1.

Sasha Slozina led the Bears with nine kills, four digs and two assists. Rylee Ruggiero added eight kills, three digs and two blocks. Mya Williams (13 digs, six assists, four kills) and Kira Hnat (13 assists, four digs, two kills) also contributed.

Northampton 3, Pleasant Valley 1

Pleasant Valley 18 25 22 21

Northampton 25 15 25 25

Pleasant Valley leaders — Williams: 13 digs, 6 assists, 4 kills; Hnat: 13 assists, 4 digs, 2 kills; Slozina: 9 kills, 4 digs, 2 assists; Ruggiero: 8 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks; Emmerson DeLuna: 6 assists, 6 digs, 3 aces.

Records: Northampton (2-0, 1-0 EPC); Pleasant Valley (0-1, 0-1 EPC).

Jim Thorpe-S. Lehigh

Southern Lehigh opened its season with a 25-10, 25-6, 25-14 Colonial League victory over Jim Thorpe.

The Spartans spread the offense around, with Natalie Pristas recording seven kills, while Sarah Jones and Lydia Bartlett each added six. Eliana Marques paced the attack with 18 assists.

Jim Thorpe was led by Brooklyn Yuhas, who had five digs and two kills, and Jaylah Yeakel, who added five digs and a kill. Abigael Kuhn chipped in two kills and a block for the Olympians.

Southern Lehigh 3, Jim Thorpe 0

Jim Thorpe 10 6 14

Southern Lehigh 25 25 25

Southern Lehigh leaders — Marques: 18 assists, 2 aces, 4 digs, 1 kill; Pristas: 7 kills; Jones: 6 kills, 2 aces, 2 digs; Bartlett: 6 kills, 3 aces; Cameron Tyrell: 2 kills, 3 aces, 4 digs; Emerson Tyrell: 7 assists, 4 aces, 2 digs; Mia Stanten: 5 digs, 2 aces; Zoe Siuta: 3 aces, 1 kill, 1 dig; Bella Germani: 4 digs, 1 kill; Amelia McCoy: 1 kill, 1 dig; Sama Al-Alim: 1 ace, 1 kill, 1 dig.

Jim Thorpe leaders — Yuhas: 2 kills, 5 digs; Yeakel: 5 digs, 1 kill; Kuhn: 2 kills, 1 block; Malaska: 4 assists; Outwater: 5 digs.

JV — Southern Lehigh def. Jim Thorpe 2-0 (25-6, 25-8).

Records: Southern Lehigh (1-0); Jim Thorpe (0-1).

Lehighton-Notre Dame GP

Lehighton opened strong by taking the first set, but Notre Dame-Green Pond rallied to win the next three for a 3-1 Colonial League victory.

Autumn Clewell led the Indians with nine digs, 11 assists and two aces, while Aleea Yeakel added 17 digs and two aces.

Notre Dame-Green Pond 3, Lehighton 1

Lehighton 25 18 14 23

ND-Green Pond 20 25 25 25

Lehighton leaders — Clewell: 9 digs, 11 assists, 2 aces; Sophia Serfass: 5 digs, 6 kills; Allison Solt: 4 blocks, 5 kills; Yeakel: 17 digs, 2 aces.

JV — ND-Green Pond won 2-0.

Records: Lehighton (2-1); Notre Dame-Green Pond (1-0).

Weatherly-Salem Christian

Salem Christian earned a non-league sweep over Weatherly, 25-7, 25-9, 25-11.

Abigail Binder led the Wreckers with two kills, two aces, two service points and a dig. Kelly Reiner added four digs and two kills.

Salem Christian 3, Weatherly 0

Weatherly 7 9 11

Salem Christian 25 25 25

Weatherly leaders — Binder: 2 kills, 2 aces, 2 service points, 1 dig; Reiner: 4 digs, 2 kills.

Records: Salem Christian (2-1); Weatherly (0-1).

BOYS SOCCER

Northern Lehigh-NDES

Seven different players scored as Northern Lehigh opened the regular season with a 9-0 non-league win over Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg.

Michael Bauer and Osnard Charles each tallied two goals for the Bulldogs. Ethan Moore, Keelin Moore and Kellen Bauer both chipped in with a goal and an assist.

Northern Lehigh 9, Notre Dame ES 0

Northern Lehigh 7 2 — 9

Notre Dame ES 0 0 — 0

Goals — NL: M. Bauer 2, Charles 2, Moore, K. Bauer, K. Moore, Tyler Azzaro, Zaid Salih. NDES: None.

Assists — NL: E. Moore, K. Moore, K. Bauer. NDES: None.

Saves — NL: Gus Rosario 3. NDES: n/a.

Records: Northern Lehigh (1-0); Notre Dame ES (0-1).

Tamaqua-Lourdes

Tamaqua struck first in its Schuylkill League opener, but Lourdes took control the rest of the way for a 5-1 victory.

Majed Kanafoni recorded a hat trick to spark the Red Raiders, while Orrin Mariano and Josh Miller added goals. Lusvin Lumas scored the lone goal for Tamaqua.

Lourdes 5, Tamaqua 1

Tamaqua 1 0 — 1

Lourdes 3 2 — 5

Goals — T: Lumas. L: Kanafoni 3, Mariano, Miller.

Assists — T: Chase Behr. L: None.

Saves — T: Brayden Honay 10. L: Nathan Yablonski 16.

Records: Tamaqua (0-1, 0-1 SL); Lourdes (1-0, 1-0 SL).

Weatherly-Williams Valley

Williams Valley scored six times in the first half, and added four more after intermission to post a 10-0 victory over Weatherly.

Williams Valley 10, Weatherly 0

Williams Valley 6 4 — 10

Weatherly 0 0 — 0

Weatherly leaders — Goalkeeper Noah Mayernick finished with 15 saves.

Records: Williams Valley (1-0); Weatherly (0-1)

FIELD HOCKEY

Parkland-Pleasant Valley

Kamryn Karrat scored three goals, while Jenna Mayer, Kendall Pattishall and Maya Melnick all added two apiece as Parkland rolled to a 13-0 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pleasant Valley in Monday’s opener.

The Trojans held the Bears without a shot or corner, while PV goalkeeper Emilynn Stipeck finished with 18 saves.

Parkland 13, Pleasant Valley 0

Parkland 4 3 3 3 — 13

Pleasant Valley 0 0 0 0 — 0

Goals — Parkland: Karrat 3, Mayer 2, Melnick 2, Pattishall 2, Sensinger, Temchatin, Stewart, Vasilakos.

Assists — Parkland: Mayer 3, Temchatin, Estaban, Melnick, Kidd.

Corners — PV 0, Parkland 11.

Shots on goal — PV 0, Parkland 31.

Saves — PV: Stipeck 18. Parkland: 0.

Records: Parkland (1-0); Pleasant Valley (0-1).

GIRLS SOCCER

Tri-Valley-Tamaqua

Tamaqua opened its season with a 4-2 win over Tri-Valley.

Freshmen Gabby Chistakoff and Shaylee Gormley each netted their first varsity goals, while both Evelyn Leinbach and Katie Fredericks also scored for the Blue Raiders.

Maggie Hoffman-Long scored both goals for Tri-Valley.

Tamaqua goalkeeper Ceanna Gormley finished with 10 saves.

Tamaqua 4, Tri-Valley 2

Tri-Valley 1 1 — 2

Tamaqua 2 2 — 4

Goals — T: Chistakoff (30:48, 1st, unassisted), Leinbach (3:28, 1st, Sitlinger assist), Gormley (30:58, 2nd, Fredericks assist), Fredericks (8:07, 2nd, unassisted). TV: Hoffman-Long 2 (13:15, 1st, unassisted; 27:05, 2nd, unassisted).

Shots on goal — T: 11, TV: 7.

Corner kicks — T: 4, TV: 5.

Saves — T: Gormley 10. TV: Holt 2.

JV — Tri-Valley won 6-0.

Records: Tamaqua (1-0); Tri-Valley (0-1).

Bangor-Pleasant Valley

Pleasant Valley limited Bangor in the second half and got on the board with Marta Perry’s fourth goal of the season, but the Slaters’ three first-half scores held up for a 3-1 non-league victory.

Bangor 3, Pleasant Valley 1

Bangor 3 0 — 3

Pleasant Valley 0 1 — 1

Goals — PV: Perry (2nd half). B: Toomey 2 (1st half), Kai (1st half).

Shots on goal — PV 14, B 15.

Saves — PV: Rizzo 8, Bernardo 8. B: 6.

Records: Bangor (2-0); Pleasant Valley (1-1).

GIRLS TENNIS

Jim Thorpe-Moravian Acad.

Moravian Academy swept Jim Thorpe 5-0 in Colonial League play, dropping just two games across five matches.

Moravian Academy 5, Jim Thorpe 0

SINGLES

Vicky Guo (MA) def. Keira Reese 6-0, 6-1; Laura Li (MA) def. Noelanie Sepulveda 6-0, 6-0; Annemarie Andres (MA) def. Anjah Chiuli 6-1, 6-0.

DOUBLES

Anika Mehta/Kimi Kiuchi (MA) def. Lila Dejessa/Ella Raney 6-0, 6-0; Emma Caddy/Sophie Wandall (MA) def. Hannah Wirth/Matylda Burzinsk 6-0, injury default.

Records: Moravian Academy (3-0 Colonial, 3-0 overall); Jim Thorpe (0-2 Colonial, 1-2 overall).

PM East-Pleasant Valley

Pocono Mountain East earned its first win of the season, topping Pleasant Valley 4-2 in an EPC match.

The Bears’ Breslin Beck, along with the doubles team of Shelby O’Neill and Abyna Boland recorded wins by forfeit.

Pocono Mountain East 4, Pleasant Valley 2

SINGLES

Elizabeth Trott (PME) def. Avery Cogan 6-0, 6-0; Samantha Christman (PME) def. Amanda Davis 6-2, 7-6 (7-4); Beck (PV) won by forfeit.

DOUBLES

Ava Watson/Erin Touhy (PME) def. Averie Acevedo/Alyssa Lijeblad 6-0, 6-1; Miriam Thomas/Madison Grives (PME) def. Lauren Bush/Emma Kish 6-4, 6-1; O’Neill/Boland (PV) won by forfeit.

Records: PM East (1-3, 1-3 EPC); Pleasant Valley (1-2, 1-2 EPC).

GOLF

Northwestern-Lehighton

Northwestern stayed unbeaten, making it seven straight wins with a 438-538 Colonial League victory over Lehighton.

The Tigers’ Skylar Kern shot a 78 for medalist honors, while teammates Cole Dynda (86) and Avri Chandler (88) also scored in the 80s. Mikey D’Amico paced the Indians with a two-over-par 74.

Northwestern 438, Lehighton 538

NORTHWESTERN

Kern 78, Dynda 86, Chandler 88, Jake Kozlowski 88, Gracie Scheffler 98.

LEHIGHTON

D’Amico 74, Braylon Hunsicker 104, Kase Kleintop 112, Braydon Ulshafer 120, Luke Haydt 128.

Played at Jack Frost National, par 72.

Records: Northwestern (7-0, 7-0 CL); Lehighton (0-7, 0-7 CL).

S. Lehigh-Saucon Vy.-Palmerton

Palmerton’s Jared Grammes earned medalist honors with an even-par 72 at Olde Homestead Golf Course, finishing with the lowest score in a Colonial League tri-match.

Southern Lehigh captured the team victory with a 383, while the Bombers finished with a 404 and Saucon Valley recorded a team score of 417.

Southern Lehigh 383, Palmerton 404, Saucon Valley 417

SOUTHERN LEHIGH

Derewal 75, Walsh 75, Adams 77, Aspan 78, Miller 78.

PALMERTON

Grammes 72, Solt 74, Carrelli 76, Matsko 87, DeSousa 95.

SAUCON VALLEY

Ochoteremo 74, Albano 76, Brasco 86, Kukoski 88, Heisman 93.

Match played at Olde Homestead, par 72

Records: Palmerton (5-2); Southern Leigh (7-0); Saucon Valley (4-3)

Marian-Panther Valley

Marian snapped a two-match skid with a 320-374 win over Panther Valley.

The Colts were led by Brayden Grant, who earned medalist honors with a 77. Carter Grant followed with a 78. Spencer Schirer led the Panthers with an 86.

Marian 320, Panther Valley 374

MARIAN

B. Grant 77, C. Grant 78, Collin Yurkanin 82, Sam Farrone 83.

PANTHER VALLEY

Schirer 86, Braden Flanagan 94, Callie Kosciolek 97, Ava Alabovitz 97.

Played at White Birch Golf Club, par 69.

Records: Marian (3-3); Panther Valley (0-10).

Tamaqua-Pottsville

Pottsville topped Tamaqua 358-390 in Schuylkill League play.

Despite the setback, Tamaqua’s Sam Vinc shot a match-low 76 to earn medalist honors. Maxum DiRenzo paced the Crimson Tide with an 84.

Pottsville 358, Tamaqua 390

POTTSVILLE

DiRenzo 84, Adam Klinger 89, Ryder Bowers 91, Grady Leskin 94.

TAMAQUA

Vinc 76, Jacob Fritzinger 100, Brody Boyle 104, Kenny Bailey 110.

Played at Mountain Valley.

Records: Pottsville (4-1, 4-1 SL); Tamaqua (2-3, 2-3 SL).