Local Roundup: Results from Sept. 23
Weatherly’s Mikayla Pugh set a course record at Mahanoy Area in cross country action on Wednesday.
In other action, Pleasant Valley’s boys soccer team and Northern Lehigh’s field hockey squad both posted wins.
BOYS SOCCER
Central Catholic-
Pleasant Valley
Cole Clark earned his sixth shutout as Pleasant Valley earned a 1-0 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over visiting Allentown Central Catholic.
Clark stopped all five shots taken at the PV net, while teammate Richon Russ registered the game’s only goal in the second half.
Russ set up Jasper Porter on Monday in a 1-0 win over PM East, and this time Porter assisted Russ in another 1-0 contest.
Pleasant Vy. 1, Central Catholic 0
Central Catholic 0 0 - 0
Pleasant Valley 0 1 - 1
Goals: ACC - None; Pleasant Valley - Richon Russ 1; Assists: ACC - None; Pleasant Valley - Jasper Porter 1; Shots on goal: ACC 5; Pleasant Valley 9; Corner kicks: ACC 2; Pleasant Valley 4; Saves: ACC - Alex Tripoli 5; Pleasant Valley - Cole Clark 5.
Records: ACC (2-4-2; 1-4-2 EPC); Pleasant Valley (7-1-2; 7-1-1 EPC).
N. Schuylkill-Tamaqua
For the second time this season, Tamaqua and North Schuylkill ended in a tie in Schuylkill League action.
The Blue Raiders and Spartans finished knotted at 2-2 after regulation.
Aidan Elston and Brody Schlier both scored and assisted each other on their goals.
Earlier this season, the two teams played to a scoreless tie.
Tamaqua 2, North Schuylkill 2
North Schuylkill 1 1 - 2
Tamaqua 1 1 - 2
Goals: North Schuylkill - Leopaldo Gareia-Ruiz 1, Wesley Urban 1; Tamaqua - Aidan Elston 1, Brody Schlier 1; Assists: North Schuylkill - Evan Damiter 1; Tamaqua - Brody Schlier 1, Aidan Elston 1; Saves: North Schuylkill - Braiden Davis 6; Tamaqua - Jakin Tamagini 7.
Records: North Schuylkill (7-1-2; 2-1-2 SL); Tamaqua (4-4-2; 2-2-2 SL).
GIRLS SOCCER
Pleasant Valley-
Central Catholic
Central Catholic won its sixth straight contest by posting a 4-0 EPC victory over Pleasant Valley.
The Vikings jumped out to a first-half advantage with three goals, and limited the Bears to just three shots in the contest.
PV’s Haley Ott was busy in net, making 16 saves.
Central Catholic 4, Pleasant Vy. 0
Pleasant Valley 0 0 - 0
Central Catholic 3 1 - 4
Shots: Pleasant Valley 3; Central Catholic 16; Saves: Pleasant Valley - Haley Ott 16; Central Catholic 3; Corners: Pleasant Valley 2; Central Catholic 8.
Records: Pleasant Valley (4-6); Central Catholic (8-2).
FIELD HOCKEY
Moravian Acad.-N. Lehigh
Three different players scored as Northern Lehigh shut out Moravian Academy 3-0 in Colonial League action.
Bella Barone, Ada Porobenski and McKenzie Chruscial all tallied for NL, which has won five of its last six contests.
Alexia Heffelfinger assisted on all three Bulldog scores.
Northern Lehigh 3, Moravian Academy 0
Moravian Academy 0 0 0 0 - 0
Northern Lehigh 2 1 0 0 - 3
Goals: Moravian Academy - None; Northern Lehigh - Bella Barone 1, Ada Porobenski 1, McKenzie Chruscial 1; Assists: Moravian Academy - None; Northern Lehigh - Alexia Heffelfinger 3; Shots on goal: Moravian Academy 6; Northern Lehigh 10; Penalty corners: Moravian Academy 10; Northern Lehigh 6; Saves: Moravian Academy - Lia Nnenkwo 0; Northern Lehigh - Madilyn Husack 5.
Records: Moravian Academy (1-9; 0-9 CL); Northern Lehigh (5-5; 5-5 CL).
GIRLS TENNIS
Pen Argyl-Jim Thorpe
Pen Argyl closed out its regular season with a 4-1 Colonial League victory over Jim Thorpe.
Ella Ramey posted a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles for the Olympians.
Pen Argyl 4, Jim Thorpe 1
SINGLES
Kayla Gloth (PA) def. Noelanie Sepulveda 6-0, 6-1; Fiona Hoffman (PA) def. Anjali Chiulli 6-4, 6-2; Ella Ramey (JT) def. Corina Schwartz 6-2, 6-2.
DOUBLES
Angela DiPaolo/Andrea Herrera-Carmona (PA) def. Matylda Burzynski/Amanda Martell 6-1, 6-1; Jocelyn Oyer/Gabby Delgado (PA) def. Milo Brown/Summer Pecic 6-0, 6-1.
Records: Pen Argyl (7-4; 6-4 CL); Jim Thorpe (4-10; 1-9 CL).
Freedom-Pleasant Valley
Freedom defeated Pleasant Valley 7-0 in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference play.
The Patriots swept singles action in straight sets.
The Bears’ Emma Kish and Brooke Serfass battled at No. 4 doubles, but fell 7-6 (7-2 tiebreaker), 6-4 win in a competitive match.
Freedom 7, Pleasant Valley 0
SINGLES
Aurora Clark (F) def. Avery Cogan 6-0, 6-2; Katie Ryer (F) def. Amanda Davis 6-1, 6-2; Esha Kostadia (F) def. Breslin Beck 6-1, 6-0.
DOUBLES
Payton Besecker/Sophie Nenna (F) def. Khloe Dooner/Eloise Rice 7-3 proset; Katie Nenna/Alexa Holder (F) def. Alayna Boland/Lauren Bush 6-3, 6-0; Stella Bauer/Cassidy Huston (F) def. Averie Acevedo/Marissa Hauck 6-3, 6-3; Casey Kiefner/JoJo Davies (F) def. Emma Kish/Brooke Serfass 7-6 (7-2 tiebreaker), 6-4.
Records: Freedom (9-5; 9-5 EPC); Pleasant Valley (4-12; 4-11 EPC).
CROSS COUNTRY
Weatherly, Blue Mountain, Schuylkill Haven
at Mahanoy Area
Weatherly’s Mikayla Pugh set a new course record in a quad meet at Mahanoy Area. She also helped her squad post a pair of victories.
Pugh paced the field in a time of 21:55 to break the previous record set by Felicia Bro. Emma Moyer was fourth (22:47), and Mikayla Kuntz was sixth (23:12) in the top 10.
In the boys’ race, Blue Mountain’s Quinnon Tremadglia was the top finisher in 19:07, and the Eagles had four finishers in the top 10. Alex Best led Weatherly’s runners with a seventh-place finish in 19:48.
BOYS
Blue Mountain 17, Mahanoy Area 44
Schuylkill Haven 21, Mahanoy Area 37
Mahanoy Area 24, Weatherly 31
Blue Mountain 19, Schuylkill Haven 33
Blue Mountain 16, Weatherly 47
1. Quinnon Tremadglia (BM) 19:07; 2. Brody Moyer (BM) 19:08; 3. Russell Hunter (BM) 19:10; 4. Tyler Buchman (BM) 19:22; 5. Cameron Smith (MA) 19:23; 6. Colton McCloskey (SH) 19:43; 7. Alex Best (W) 19:48; 8. John Smith (SH) 19:52; 9. Cotton Klinger (SH) 20:15; 10. Connor Evans (SH) 20:16; 11. Grayson Zaremba (MA) 20:20; 12. Chris Phipps (BM) 20:27; 13. Grayson Nick (BM) 20:28; 14. Anthony Piazza (BM) 20:50; 15. Khrystian Rivera (W) 20:55
GIRLS
Blue Mountain 15, Mahanoy Area 50
Schuylkill Haven 17, Mahanoy Area 44
Weatherly 23, Mahanoy Area 32
Blue Mountain 15, Schuylkill Haven 50
Blue Mountain 25, Weatherly 34
Weatherly 29, Schuylkill Haven 30
1. Mikayla Pugh (W) 21:55; 2. Emma Lazarchick (BM) 22:26; 3. Vanessa Frashelli (BM) 22:29; 4. Emma Moyer (W) 22:47; 5. Victoria Frashelli (BM) 22:59; 6. Miklaya Kuntz (W) 23:12; 7. Allie Bright (BM) 24:23; 8. Norah Scheidel (BM) 24:54; 9. Hope Scheidel (BM) 24:54; 10. Anna Koplafka (BM) 24:55; 11. Sarah Satterfield (BM) 24:58; 12. Regan Rymarkewicz (SH) 25:06; 13. Alexis Mayberry (SH) 25:37; 14. Ayla Esser-Kiryama (SH) 25:40; 15. Marioly Rodriguez (MA) 25:48.
Tamaqua, Tri-Valley
at Pottsville
Tamaqua’ Aidan Elston and Peyton O’Brien paced Tamaqua in a tri-meet with Tri-Valley at Pottsville.
The Blue Raider boys team notched a victory over Pottsville, while the girls posted wins over Pottsville and Tri-Valley.
Elston, who clocked a 18:15, had plenty of company in the top 10 with teammates Parker Steencken, second, 18:45; Memphis Kline, third, 19:10; Kevin Lawfer, fourth, 20:24; Hunter Steencken, fifth, 21:31; Luis Sanchez, sixth, 21:41 and Terran Wakefield, 10th, 23:37.
O’Brien led all runners in a time of 22:35, and was followed by Shaylee Gormley, second, 22:44; Gian Clemson, fourth, 24:29; Aubrey Jones, fifth, 24:35; Sophia Stellfox, sixth, 24:54; and Millie Black, seventh, 25:10 in the top 10.
BOYS
Tamaqua 15, Pottsville 47
1. Aidan Elston (T) 18:15; 2. Parker Steencken (T) 18:45; 3. Memphis Kline (T) 19:10; 4. Kevin Lawfer (T) 20:24; 5. Hunter Steencken (T) 21:31; 6. Luis Sanchez (T) 21:41; 7. Gavin Lutsky (P) 21:56; 8. Ethan Cappella (P) 22:26; 9. Jaden Holman (P) 22:40; 10. Terran Wakefield (T) 23:37; 11. Tyler Pokrop (P) 23:54; 12. Sam Shafer (T) 23:53; 13. Evan Halat (P) 24:00; 14. Rayah Ramirez (T) 24:06; 15. Evan Pliska (T) 24:07
GIRLS
Tamaqua 15, Pottsville 50
Tamaqua 18, Tri-Valley 44
1. Peyton O’Brien (T) 22:35; 2. Shaylee Gormley (T) 22:44; 3. Anna Cook (TV) 22:57; 4. Gia Clemson (T) 24:29; 5. Aubrey Jones (T) 24:35; 6. Sophia Stellfox (T) 24:54; 7. Millie Black (T) 25:10; 8. Teagan Hart (P) 25:27; 9. Mai-Lu Nguyen (P) 24:43; 10. Vivian Fetterrolf (TV) 26:04; 11. Mikayah Steigerwalt (T) 27:17; 12. Madelyn Schaefer (T) 27:39; 13. Tessa Wetzel (TV) 27:49; 14. Amelia Brunda (T) 28:16; 15. Zia Reilly (TV) 29:10.
Marian, Nativity
at North Schuylkill
Nativity’s Wyatt Hykla topped the boys field in a time of 17:43 in a tri-meet with Marian at North Schuylkill.
Marian’s James Gelatko was ninth in 18:58, and Wade Eroh was 10th in 19:16.
Genevieve Dondo topped the girls race in 19:47. Marian’s Sofie DeAngelo was fourth in 26:57, and Leah Garbosky was seventh in 31:30.
BOYS
North Schuylkill 25, Marian 32
Nativity 21, Marian 38
1. Wyatt Hylka (N) 17:43; 2. Jacob Berlanda (M) 17:58; 3. Gwen Mentzer (NS) 18:09; 4. Shane Meyer (N) 18:31; 5. Jake Bowman (N) 18:33; 6. Nash Stehr (N) 18:34; 7. Cam Jones (NS) 18:35; 8. Preston Lex (NS) 18:52; 9. James Gelatko (M) 18:53; 10. Wade Eroh (M) 19:16; 11. Daniel Kim (N) 19:17; 12. Kyle McCormick (N) 19:39; 13. Brady Loftus (N) 19:59; 14. Joseph Tokarczyk (NS) 20:11; 15. Achilles Fitzpatrick (M) 20:15.
GIRLS
1.Genevieve Dondo (NS) 19:47; 2. Kate Marinchak (N) 23:21; 3. Tatiana Salefski (NS); 4. Sofie DeAngelo (M) 26:57; 5. Mavis Trakes (N) 29:56; 6. Bryanna Hylka (N) 30:29; 7. Leah Garbosky (M) 31:30; 8. Kiera Blozousky (NS) 33:31; 9. Byrlee Hylka (N) 33:32.