Local Roundup: Results from Aug. 26
Pleasant Valley earned wins in multiple sports, while Panther Valley’s Morgan Orsulak reached a volleyball milestone on Tuesday.
The Bears defeated East Stroudsburg South in volleyball, and rolled past Bethlehem Catholic in boys soccer.
Orsulak, meanwhile, picked up her 200th-career ace during a win against North Schuylkill.
FIELD HOCKEY
Catasauqua-Palmerton
Kylie Bonser finished off a perfect set-up from Tessa Sander to score the game-winning goal to lift Palmerton to a 3-2 Colonial League overtime win over visiting Catasauqua.
Bonser netted her first goal of the day in the second period for the Bombers, while Chelsea Brown also scored for the winners.
After allowing two first-half tallies, Palmerton keeper Sarah Sabo and the defense kept the Roughies off the board the rest of the way.
Palmerton 3, Catasauqua 2, OT
Catasauqua 1 1 0 0 0 - 2
Palmerton 0 2 0 0 1 - 3
Goals: Catasauqua - Shelby Haldeman 1, Kiara Estrella 1; Palmerton - Kylie Bonser 2, Chelsea Brown 1; Assists: Catasauqua - Kamryn Pushkar; Palmerton - Tessa Sander 2; Shots on goal: Catasauqua 6; Palmerton 18; Saves: Catasauqua - 14; Palmerton - Sarah Sabo 5.
Records: Catasauqua (0-1; 0-1 CL); Palmerton (1-1; 1-0 CL).
Northern Lehigh-Saucon Vy.
Lauren Hawk’s hat trick and assist helped Saucon Valley earn a 4-3 Colonial League victory over visiting Northern Lehigh.
Kiley Slattery, McKenzie Chruscial and Ariana Williams all tallied for the Bulldogs.
NL keeper Madelyn Husack finished with 12 saves.
Saucon Valley 4, Northern Lehigh 3
Northern Lehigh 2 1 - 3
Saucon Valley 3 1 - 4
Goals: Northern Lehigh - Kiley Slattery 1, McKenzie Chruscial 1, Ariana Williams 1; Saucon Valley - Lauren Hawk 3, Samantha Lanning 1; Assists: Northern Lehigh - None; Saucon Valley - Lauren Hawk 1; Saves: Northern Lehigh - Madelyn Husack 12; Saucon Valley - Lillian Wiegand 11.
Records: Northern Lehigh (0-1; 0-1 CL); Saucon Valley (1-1; 1-0 CL).
Wilson-Lehighton
Two goals from Payton Herncane helped Wilson gain a 3-0 Colonial League victory over Lehighton.
Pifer Fretz gave the Warriors a 1-0 lead with a first-period goal, while Herncane secured the win with both her tallies coming in the fourth quarter.
Wilson 3, Lehighton 0
Wilson 1 0 0 2 - 3
Lehighton 0 0 0 0 - 0
Goals: Wilson - Payton Herncane 2, Pifer Fretz 1; Lehighton - None; Assists: Wilson - Payton Herncane 1; Lehighton - None; Corners: Wilson 10; Lehighton 8; Saves: Wilson - 1; Lehighton - 7.
Records: Wilson (1-0; 1-0 CL); Lehighton (1-1; 0-1 CL).
VOLLEYBALL
Panther Vy.-N. Schuylkill
Morgan Orsulak registered her 200th-career ace as Panther Valley recovered from a first-game setback and posted a 21-25, 25-15, 25-13, 25-19 Schuylkill League victory over North Schuylkill.
Orsulak paved the way for the Panthers with 26 service points, 19 assists, 17 kills, seven aces and three digs.
JaeLynn Browdy followed for PV with 16 kills, 15 assists, seven service points and three digs, while Jessica Hackash added 13 service points, 11 kills, seven digs and two aces.
Panther Valley 3, North Schuylkill 1
Panther Valley 21 25 25 25
North Schuylkill 25 15 13 19
State Leaders: Panther Valley - Morgan Orsulak 26 service points, 19 assists, 17 kills, 7 aces, 3 digs; JaeLynn Browdy 16 kills, 15 assists, 7 service points, 3 digs; Jessica Hackash 13 service points, 11 kills, 7 digs, 2 aces; Caroline Breslin 15 digs, 6 kills; Madeline Schirer 7 service points, 6 digs, 2 aces; Danika Blazosky 4 service points, 2 assists, 2 aces, 2 digs.
Records: Panther Valley (2-0; 1-0 SL); North Schuylkill (0-1; 0-1 SL).
Pleasant Valley-ES South
After dropping the first game, Pleasant Valley stole the momentum and never looked back on its way to a 23-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-20 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over East Stroudsburg South.
Kira Hnat had a solid game all-around for the Bears, as she racked up eight digs, seven assists, seven kills and three aces.
Sasha Slozina chipped in with eight kills and two assists, while Mya Williams finished with 11 digs, four assists, three kills and two aces.
Pleasant Valley 3, ES South 1
Pleasant Valley 23 25 25 25
ES South 25 19 20 20
Stat Leaders: Pleasant Valley - Sasha Slozina 8 kills, 2 assists; Emmerson Deluna 13 assists, 4 digs, 4 aces; Kira Hnat 8 digs, 7 assists, 7 kills, 3 aces; Mya Williams 11 digs, 4 assists, 3 kills, 2 aces; Isabella Slizewski 7 aces, 5 kills, 2 blocks, 2 digs.
Records: Pleasant Valley (1-1; 1-1 EPC); ES South (0-2; 0-2 EPC).
Tri-Valley-Marian
Tri-Valley spoiled Marian’s home opener, as the Bulldogs knocked off the Fillies 17-25, 25-8, 25-23, 25-22 for a Schuylkill League Division 2 victory.
After the teams split the first two games, the Bulldogs pulled out narrow wins in the next two sets.
Isabella Horvat (seven), Alena Lombardo (seven), Kali Grochowski (six) and Eris Hayes (three) combined for 23 kills at the net for the Fillies, while Lombardo added four blocks.
Horvat also finished with 13 digs, while Hayes also collected 18 assists and 15 digs.
Tri-Valley 3, Marian 1
Tri-Valley 17 25 25 25
Marian 25 8 23 22
Stat Leaders: Marian - Isabella Horvat 13 digs, 7 kills; Eris Hayes 18 assists, 15 digs, 3 kills; Kali Grochowski 18 digs, 6 kills, 2 aces; Alena Lombardo 7 kills, 4 blocks.
Records: Tri-Valley (1-0; 1-0 SL); Marian (0-1; 0-1 SL).
Tamaqua-Pottsville
Pottsville ended a two-match skid to start the season, as the hosts opened Schuylkill League play with a 25-7, 25-17, 25-10 victory over Tamaqua.
Millie Black paced the Raiders attack with five kills, three aces and three digs, while Madison Schock contributed eight digs, two assists and two aces.
Pottsville 3, Tamaqua 0
Tamaqua 7 17 10
Pottsville 25 25 25
Stat Leaders: Tamaqua - Millie Black 5 kills, 3 aces, 3 digs; Madison Schock 8 digs, 2 assists, 2 aces; Leah Black 7 digs, 3 kills.
Records: Tamaqua (1-1; 0-1 SL); Pottsville (1-2; 1-0 SL).
Weatherly-Williams Valley
In both team’s Schuylkill League Division 2 opener, Williams Valley gained a 25-6, 25-8, 25-9 sweep of Weatherly.
Abby Binder led the Wreckers with four digs, three kills and a service point.
Teammate Kelly Reiner posted five digs, two service points and a kill.
Williams Valley 3, Weatherly 0
Weatherly 6 8 9
Williams Valley 25 25 25
Stat Leaders: Weatherly - Abby Binder 4 digs, 3 kills; Kendra Moyer 2 service points; Kelly Reiner 5 digs, 2 service points.
Records: Weatherly (0-2; 0-1 SL); Williams Valley (1-0; 1-0 SL).
GIRLS SOCCER
Schuylkill Haven-Weatherly
Schuylkill Haven received hat tricks from both Kassiday Fryer and Taylor Hayes to roll past Weatherly 13-0.
The winners also received a pair of goals by Audrey Huchenson.
For the Wreckers, goalkeeper McKenna Gerhard made 19 saves.
Schuylkill Haven 13, Weatherly 0
Schuylkill Haven 10 3 - 13
Weatherly 0 0 - 0
Goals: Schuylkill Haven - Kassidy Fryer 3, Taylor Hayes 3, Audrey Huchenson 2; Weatherly - None; Assists: N/A; Saves: Schuylkill Haven - N/A; Weatherly - McKenna Gerhard 19.
Records: Schuylkill Haven (1-0); Weatherly (0-2).
BOYS SOCCER
Upper Perk-Northwestern
Northwestern picked up its first win of the season as it shut out Upper Perkiomen Valley 4-0.
Cole Mertz tallied twice for the Tigers, while Logan Mesics and Caelen Stangil both also got on the scoreboard.
Stangil also chipped in with two assists.
Northwestern 4, Upper Perkiomen 0
Upper Perkiomen 0 0 - 0
Northwestern 2 2 - 4
Goals: Upper Perkiomen - None; Northwestern - Cole Mertz 2, Logan Mesics 1, Caelan Stangil 1; Assists: Upper Perkiomen - None; Northwestern - Caelan Stangil 2, Lyle Good 1; Saves: N/A.
Records: Upper Perkiomen (0-3); Northwestern (1-1).
Becahi.-Pleasant Vy.
Pleasant Valley exploded for seven goals in the second half to pull away from Bethlehem Catholic and secure a 10-1 victory.
Royce Thompson had an impressive night for the Bears with two goals and two assists. Adam Sopanski chipped in with two goals and a helper.
Pleasant Vy. 10, Bethlehem Cath. 1
Bethlehem Catholic 1 0 - 1
Pleasant Valley 3 7 - 10
Goals: Bethlehem Catholic - Gabriel Santamaria 1; Pleasant Valley - Adam Sopanski 2, Royce Thompson 2, Christian Pinheiro 1, Adrian Szyszko 1, Michael Powell 1, Max Moscicki 1, Colin McGraw 1, Connor Pomilio 1; Assists: Bethlehem Catholic - N/A; Pleasant Valley - Royce Thompson 2, Christian Pinheiro 1, Adrian Szyszko 1, Michael Powell 1, Adam Sopanski 1, James Morton 1, Lennox Granda 1, Aidem Granda 1, Asher Nikoden 1; Saves: N/A.
Records: Bethlehem Catholic (2-0); Pleasant Valley (1-0).
GIRLS TENNIS
Jim Thorpe-Tamaqua
Tamaqua earned its third straight victory, using wins in both doubles matches, to register a 3-2 decision over Jim Thorpe.
Keira Reese and Noelanie Sepulveda both had single victories for the Olympians, while Alison Arthurton triumphed at No. 3 for the Blue Raiders.
Tamaqua claimed the win, though, as the teams of Skora Ndikwiki and Destiny Steinmetz, and Serenity Sanchez and Jasmine Eberts, gained straight-set victories.
Tamaqua 3, Jim Thorpe 2
SINGLES
Keira Reese (JT) def. Emma Ziajka 6-1, 6-1; Noelanie Sepulveda (JT) def. Chloe Ryan 6-1, 7-5; Alison Arthurton (T) def. Anjali Chiulli 4-6, 6-4.
DOUBLES
Skora Ndikwiki/Destiny Steinmetz (T) def. Lila DeJessa/Ella Ramey 7-5, 6-4; Serenity Sanchez/Jasmine Eberts (T) def. Hannah Wirth/Matylda Burzinski 6-1, 6-1.
Records: Tamaqua (3-1); Jim Thorpe (1-4).
GOLF
Parkland-Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Valley’s winning streak ended at four as the Bears fell short 384-437 against Parkland.
Drew Patascher led PV with a 78, while teammate Austin Balanca followed with an 80.
Parkland 384, Pleasant Valley 437
PLEASANT VALLEY
Drew Patascher 78, Austin Balanca 80, Noah Conklin 89, Christian Knight 93, Isaac Klein 97.
Played at Indian Mountain.
Records: Parkland (10-2); Pleasant Valley (5-7).
Marian-Weatherly-
Mahanoy Area
Marian swept both Weatherly and Mahanoy Area in Schuylkill League action.
Brayden Grant led all players with a 74, while two other Colts — Sam Farrone and Collin Yurkanin — both finished at 79 to contribute to the wins.
Ian McKeegan ended with a team-best 83 for the Wreckers, while Haden Kechula of the Golden Bears registered a 76.
Marian 313, Weatherly 348, Mahanoy Area 349
MARIAN
Brayden Grant 74, Sam Farrone 79, Collin Yurkanin 79, Carter Grant 81, Patrick Bonner 83, Derek Yurkanin 96.
WEATHERLY
Ian McKeegan 83, Chance Stauffer 85, Matt Adler 89, Eli Brown 91, Joey Esposito 94, Jacob Hinkle 95.
MAHANOY AREA
Haden Kechula 76, Chase McCole 85, Connor Bowman 87, Colby Wagner 101.
Records: Mahanoy Area (2-5); Marian Catholic (6-3); Weatherly (0-8).