Lehighton managed to pick up big wins in both the boys' and girls' soccer programs, while the Palmerton girls and Northern Lehigh boys also notched victories.

Palmerton's field hockey team also nabbed a win over Salisbury to round out the weekend action.BOYS SOCCERLehighton-CatasauquaClinging to a 1-0 halftime lead, Lehighton erupted for five unanswered goals in the second half to shut out Catasauqua, 6-0.Joe Marks tallied a hat trick in his team's season opener, while Frank Bokan had two goals and an assist. Patrick Lawler scored the game's final score unassisted, to round out the scoring, while Zach Christoff had three assists for another noteworthy Indian performance.Lehighton's Tyler Dietz stopped eight shots on goal for the shutout.Palmerton-No. LehighNorthern Lehigh proved to be too much for Palmerton, as it pulled out a 4-0 shutout win over the Blue Bombers.Jakob Traca scored two goals, both off of penalty kicks, and assisted on another, while teammates Dan Befonti and Ayden Lopinto added their team's other scores.Palmerton's Ryan Yacone had four saves, while the tandem of Nick Miller and Wes Delans teamed up for six saves.GIRLS SOCCERSchuylkill Haven-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe and Schuylkill Haven tangled in a tightly-contested bout, before Haven pulled out a 3-1 win, as Taylor Felty recorded all three goals for the winners.Felty's hat trick started late in the first half on a penalty kick that seemed to swing momentum in her team's favor.Jim Thorpe, who actually outshot their opponent in the game 14-9, received a late goal from Lauren Donati to prevent the shutout. Rebecca Cressman had six saves for the Lady Olympians.Pen Argyl-LehightonLehighton's Rajah and Amya Quinones both had two goals apiece in this 7-1 non-league win over Pen Argyl.Morgan Yurasits opened up the game's scoring off an assist from Rajah Quinones, and the Lady Tribe never looked back. Thera Hibbler and Susan Cook both scored individual goals for the winners, as well, while Yurasits and Cheyenne Pettit assisted on goals.For the Green Knights, Grace Olzinski scored her team's only goal to prevent the shutout, while Julia Frey had 15 saves for the winners.Palmerton-No. LehighPalmerton's Linnaea Leister and Brinn Doherty both notched two goals apiece to lead Palmerton over Northern Lehigh in soccer action, 6-2.Jenna Blynn and Skye Klotz both added sole goals for the winners, as well, in a game where their team outshot the Lady 'Dawgs 17-7.For Nolehi, Tiff Yesik scored two goals to keep things in contention.Palmerton's Jenna Haskins had five saves in goal for the winners.CROSS COUNTRYLehighton,Palmerton-Northampton InvitationalPalmerton and Lehighton both took part in the Northampton Cross Country Invitational and finished the day with some impressive performances.The Lehighton boys finished in seventh place in the team competition, while the Palmerton boys took 14th out of a total of 20 teams. Individually, Michael Blacketter was the top local finisher, as he paced the Indians with a 15th place, while Palmerton's Zach Svetik came in 29th.For the ladies, the Indians finished in 11th place out of 14 teams participating, as they were led by Cera Gaston's 28th place finish. Palmerton's Hanna Nesfeder finished in 68th place to lead the Palmerton team.FIELD HOCKEYSalisbury-PalmertonPalmerton took a 2-0 lead in the first half and then held off Salisbury for the 3-1 Colonial League win.Sayler Burke scored her team's first and third goals in the game, while teammate Trisha Billig scored the Lady Bombers' other tally. Kailyn Kolnik assisted Billig on her score, as well.Sarah Robeck scored early in the second half to keep the game close, but the locals proved to be too tough, as they outshot the Lady Falcons 14-7 in the game.GIRLS TENNISCentral Catholic-Jim ThorpeAllentown Central Catholic swept each match against Jim Thorpe to defeat their non-league opponent, 5-0.The Lady Olympians' number one double tandem of Caitlin Holt and Shadasia Early had the closest result on the day.Cent. Catholic 5, Jim Thorpe 0SINGLESMarina Zardet (ACC) def. Brittney Marzen 6-0, 6-0; Olivia Luchetti (ACC) def. Hope Damian 6-0, 6-0; Maddy Hess (ACC) won by forfeit.DOUBLESChristina Cochrane/Olivia Deller (ACC) def. Caitlin Holt/Shadasia Early 6-2, 6-1; Julie Capece/Emma Gordon (ACC) def. Autumn Holt/Leanne Van Essendelft 6-0, 6-0.VOLLEYBALLLehighton, Northwestern, Tamaqua-Cardinal ClashNativity's girls' volleyball team won the Cardinal Clash at Pine Grove on Saturday with a 25-15 win over Lehighton.Nativity reached the finals by beating Tamaqua 25-3 and ELCO 25-10.Lehighton went 4-2 in Gray Pool action and was the pool's top seed in point differential over both Northwestern Lehigh and ELCO.The Indians downed Schuylkill Haven 25-18 and Northwestern Lehigh 25-13 to reach the title game against Nativity.Alyssa Jordan's had four blocks, Tori Eads-Rodriguez added 44 assists and Katie Higgins had eight aces, 29 kills and 36 digs for the Tribe.Tamaqua went 0-6 in pool play and lost a first-round playoff matche.Panther Valley-WeatherlyThe Panthers defeated the Wreckers 25-17, 25-14, 25-12.No other information was available.