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Local Roundup: Results from Sept. 19

Both Lehighton soccer teams earned victories in Colonial League action on Saturday.

The two Indian squads gained one-goal wins over Saucon Valley.

GIRLS SOCCER

Marian-Weatherly

Weatherly received goals from three different players to edge winless Marian, 3-1, and break a four-game losing streak.

Emily Rynd, Maci Kane, and Kelsey Williams each found the net for Weatherly.

Katie Knock, who also registered 10 saves, had Marian’s lone goal.

Esma Petschour added four saves for Marian, while Helena Williams had eight for Weatherly.

Weatherly 3, Marian 1

Marian 0 1 - 1

Weatherly 1 2 - 3

Goals: Marian - Katie Knock 1; Weatherly - Emily Rynd 1, Maci Kane 1, Kelsey Williams 1; Goalie Saves: Marian - Knock 10, Esma Petschour 4; Weatherly - Halena Wiliams 8.

Records: Marian (0-9); Weatherly (2-5).

Lehighton-Saucon Vy.

Lehighton scored three goals in the first half and held off Saucon Valley for a 3-2 Colonial League victory.

Claire Bridy opened the scoring with a breakaway goal. After the Panthers knotted the score, Taylor Moyer and Emmalynn Watson both tallied late in the first half to give the Indians a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

Cassidy Litts finished with seven saves for the winners.

Lehighton 3, Saucon Valley 2

Saucon Valley 1 1 - 2

Lehighton 3 0 - 3

Goals: Saucon Valley - Ariana Valencia 2; Lehighton - Claire Bridy 1, Taylor Moyer 1, Emmalynn Watson 1; Goalie Saves: Saucon Valley - Kelli Lamie 7; Lehighton - Emmalynn Watson 7.

Records: Saucon Valley (5-3, 5-3); Lehighton (6-4, 3-4).

N’western - So. Lehigh

Sophia Schaffer netted a pair of goals and added an assist to pace Northwestern to its ninth straight win, a 4-1 Colonial League victory over Southern Lehigh.

The Tigers, who also received goals from both Julie Snyder and Amelia Glassberg, haven’t lost since falling to Nazareth in their opener.

Northwestern remained undefeated in league play.

Northwestern 4, So. Lehigh 1

Northwestern 2 2 - 4

Southern Lehigh 1 0 - 1

Goals: Northwestern - Sophia Schaffer 2, Julie Snyder 1, Amelia Glassberg 1; Assists: Northwestern - Schaffer 1, Dylan Ritter 1, Bella Smith 1; Goalie Saves: Northwestern - Brystol Hamm 4.

Records: Northwestern (9-1,7-0); Southern Lehigh (4-4, 3-2-1).

Moravian Academy-

Palmerton

Palmerton and Moravian Academy played to a 1-1 tie in Colonial League action.

Aubrey Frable scored with two-and-a-half minutes left in the second half to even the score. Aubrey Barry assisted on the tally.

On Tuesday, the Bombers visit Saucon Valley for their next league game.

Palmerton 1, Moravian Aca.1

Moravian Academy 1 0 - 1

Palmerton 0 1 - 1

Goals: Moravian Academy - Jenna Moser 1; Palmerton - Aubrey Frable 1; Assists: Moravian Academy - None; Palmerton - Avery Barry 1; Shots on goal: Palmerton 6; Saves: Palmerton Taylor Wasilewski 6.

Records: Moravian Academy (3-3-2; 3-2-2 CL); Palmerton (6-2-2; 3-2-2 CL).

Pleasant Vy.- Parkland

Parkland staked itself to a 3-0 first-half lead, and the Trojans went on to a 6-0 EPC shutout over Pleasant Valley.

Haley Ott had 24 saves for Pleasant Valley.

Parkland, which won its fourth straight, outshot Pleasant Valley, 36-1.

Parkland 6, Pleasant Valley 0

Pleasant Valley 0 0 - 0

Parkland 3 3 - 6

Shots: Pleasant Valley 1; Parkland 36; Goalie Saves: Pleasant Valley - Haley Ott 24.

Records: Pleasant Valley (3-5); Parkland (6-1).

BOYS SOCCER

Lehighton-Saucon Vy.

Lehighton snapped a seven-game winless streak with a 1-0 Colonial League victory over Saucon Valley.

The Indians’ Landon Trainer scored the game’s only goal in the first half.

The loss was Saucon Valley’s fourth straight.

Lehighton 1, Saucon Valley 0

Lehighton 1 0 - 1

Saucon Valley 0 0 - 0

Goals: Lehighton - Landon Trainer 1.

Records: Lehighton (1-6-1, 1-5-1); Saucon Valley (1-6-1, 1-5-1).

Jim Thorpe-Bangor

Alex Vazquez’s four-goal effort powered Bangor to a 10-1 Colonial League win over visiting Jim Thorpe.

Gunner Murphy also added two goals for the Slaters.

Maddox Day registered the Olympians’ only in the second half.

JT keeper Austin Warren finished with 22 saves.

Bangor 10, Jim Thorpe 1

Jim Thorpe 0 1 - 1

Bangor 7 3 - 10

Goals: Jim Thorpe - Maddox Day 1; Bangor - Alex Vasquez 4, Gunner Murphy 2, Landon Childs 1, Aiden Cinelli 1, Chaise Pinczer 1, Jacob Ferno 1; Saves: Jim Thorpe - Austin Warren 22; Bangor - Nate Shupper 6.

Records: Jim Thorpe (2-7; 2-5 CL); Bangor (5-2-2; 4-2-1 CL).

Tamaqua-Tri-Valley

Tamaqua jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but Tri-Valley rallied behind Nathan Hilliard’s hat trick for a 4-3 victory.

Wyatt Devlin scored a pair of goals, and Jakin Tamagini had 11 saves for Tamaqua.

Tri-Valley 4, Tamaqua 3

Tri-Valley 2 2 - 4

Tamaqua 3 0 - 3

Goals: Tri-Valley - Nathan Hilliard 3, Liam Yourey 1; Tamaqua - Wyatt Devlin 2, Brody Schlier 1; Assists: Tri-Valley - Nathan Hillard; Tamaqua - Brian Godinez 1, Ryan Geronimo 1; Goalie Saves: Tri-Valley - Gavin Ballay 2; Tamaqua - Jakin Tamagini 11.

Records: Tri-Valley (7-2); Tamaqua (4-3-1).

Parkland-Pleasant Vy.

Parkland stretched its win streak to six, as the Trojans rolled to a 5-0 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pleasant Valley.

The loss was the first of the season for the Bears.

PV travels to Pocono Mountain East today.

Parkland 5, Pleasant Valley 0

Parkland 3 2 - 5

Pleasant Valley 0 0 - 0

Saves: Pleasant Valley - Cole Clark 5.

Records: Parkland (6-1; 6-1 EPC); Pleasant Valley (5-1-2; 5-1-1 EPC).

GIRLS TENNIS

Pleasant Vy.-Pottsville

Pleasant Valley swept singles play to gain a 6-1 non-league win over Pottsville.

Avery Cogan, Amanda Davis and Marissa Hauck all won in straight sets for the Bears.

PV returns to action this afternoon against Easton.

Pleasant Valley 6, Pottsville 1

SINGLES

Avery Cogan (PV) def. Marlee Templeton 6-1, 6-2; Amanda Davis (PV) def. Tiana Molina 6-0, 6-4; Alayna Boland (PV) def. Brynn Cannon 0-6, 6-3, (11-9 tiebreaker); Averie Acevedo (PV) def. Hadley Hermany 6-4, 3-6, (10-7 tiebreaker); Marissa Hauck (PV) def. Gionna Fernandez 6-3, 6-4.

DOUBLES

Della Droncheck/Jordan Szlegia (P) def. Emma Kish/Brooke Serfass 7-6 (7-5 tiebreaker), 6-2; Khloe Dooner/Eloise Rice (PV) def. Brenna Thomas/Breelyn Becker 8-5 proset.

Records: Pleasant Valley (4-10); Pottsville (2-8).

CROSS COUNTRY

Tamaqua at Ben Blaser Bulldog Invitational

The Tamaqua cross country team took part in the Ben Blaser Bulldog Invitational at Big Spring High School over the weekend.

The Raiders’ top runner, Aidan Elston, crossed the finish line in a time of 18:00.5, which put him in 52nd place.

Memphis Kline was close behind in 57th.

Peyton O’Brien was the top finisher for Tamaqua in the girls race, ending in 57th in a time 22:27.4.

Reagan Gates of Pequea Valley, and Andrew Gildersleeve of Grove City, grabbed top honors in the girls and boys 2A races.

VOLLEYBALL

Tamaqua-Catasauqua

Mille Black had 13 kills, seven digs and four aces to highlight Tamaqua’s 25-20, 25-18, 25-16 non-conference win over Catasauqua.

Payton Shelby aided the Blue Raider victory with nine kills, while Madison Schock added 17 assists, three kills and six aces.

Tamaqua 3, Catasauqua 0

Tamaqua 25 25 25

Catasauqua 20 18 16

Statistics: Tamaqua - Madison Schock 17 assists, 3 kills, 6 aces, 1 dig; Millie Black 2 assists, 13 kills, 4 aces, 7 digs; Payton Selby 9 kills, 1 dig; Stephanie Chen 2 assists, 8 digs.

Records: Tamaqua (3-7); Catasauqua (0-11).

Pleasant Valley at So. Lehigh Invitational

Pleasant Valley went 5-3 at the Southern Lehigh Invitational.

The Bears swept Lebanon and Plymouth Whitemarsh, 2-0, split with Quakertown and dropped a pair to host Southern Lehigh.

Isabella Slizewski had 14 kills during the tournament, while Hunter Farkas finished with 11 and Sasha Slozina added 10.

Slizewski and Harley Durant both collected five blocks, Mya Williams posted 20 digs while Emmerson DeLuna had 11, and Macey Fette registered 21 assists.

JT at Konkrete Kids Invitational

Jim Thorpe didn’t make it out of pool play, but did record two wins against Salisbury.

Kimora Seales-Griffith paced the Olympians with 14 kills and eight blocks, while senior Remy Gorski came through with 19 digs and six kills.

FIELD HOCKEY

Palmerton-Whitehall

Kerrigan Dreisbach registered a hat trick to help Whitehall to a 6-1 non-league victory over Palmerton.

Maya Ortiz notched Palmerton’s only goal, while goalie Julia Maypin had six saves.

Whitehall 6, Palmerton 1

Palmerton 0 0 1 0 - 1

Whitehall 1 2 3 0 - 6

Goals: Palmerton - Maya Ortiz 1; Whitehall - Kerrigan Dreisbach 3, Evelyn Hudak 1, Dylan Young 1, Khloe Vixamar 1; Shots: Palmerton 7, Whitehall 16; Corners: Palmerton 3; Whitehall 9; Goalie Saves: Palmerton - Julia Maypin 6.

Records: Palmerton (3-5); Whitehall (3-6).