Indians, Olympians roll to girls soccer wins
Lehighton and Jim Thorpe rolled to wins in Schuylkill League girls soccer action on Monday.
GIRLS SOCCERTamaqua-LehightonRajah Quinones's hat trick helped spark Lehighton to a 7-1 Schuylkill League win over Tamaqua.Morgan Yurasits added two other goals for the Indians, while Allison Andrew recorded a goal and an assist. Teammate Lauren Edsall finished with a single score.Morgan Boyle scored the Blue Raiders' lone goal.The Blue Raiders' keeper Carly Sassaman grabbed 22 saves, while her counterpart Julia Frey ended up with 10 saves.Schuylkill Haven-WeatherlySchuylkill Haven ousted Weatherly in a Schuylkill League soccer battle, 9-0.Alyssa Hager and Hannah Dowd both notched two goals apiece to lead the winners, while Mady Ulsh, Becky Petlansky, Lourdes Canalda, Emily Fanelli and Julia Bendetti all scored a goal, as well.Shannon Frye compiled 22 saves in goal for the Lady Wreckers, as her team was outshot 31-6 in the contest.No. Schuylkill-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe continued its winning ways as it defeated North Schuylkill, 11-0.Rebecca Cressman finished with three goals and an assist, while teammates Jackie Condly and Ilse Hassler both scored a goal and added an assist. Anna Beard, Alyssa Smith, Camille Principe, Monae Bullock, Autumn Cope and Alyssa Dulski all notched sole tallies for the Lady Olympians, while Meghann Principe and Noelle Fasolino both had an assist.The winners outshot the Lady Spartans 23-3 in the contest, as Taylor Huth, Smith, and Mo Jervier teamed up for the shutout.Megan Sacco had 12 saves for the Spartans.Nazareth-Pleasant Vy.Pleasant Valley and Nazareth played to a 0-0 tie after two OT periods.PV keeper Renee Milos sported the shutout for the Bears with nine saves, while the Blue Eagles' keeper Erica Smith ended up with five for a shut out as well.VOLLEYBALLJim Thorpe-PottsvillePottsville swept through Jim Thorpe in a Schuylkill League clash, winning 25-17, 25-18, and 25-13.Despite the loss, Riley Carroll contributed 11 assists, four digs and a kill, while Erin Shigo had 10 kills, three aces and 13 digs. Alex McGinley played solid defense, garnering 11 digs, as well.Weatherly-HalifaxThe Wildcats handled the Wreckers by scores of 25-22, 25-13, 25-15 in a Schuylkill League Division III-IV crossover game.No other information was available.Lehighton-Blue Mt.Blue Mountain started strong and never looked back, on it's way to a 25-12, 25-15, 25-13 straight-set win over Lehighton.Katie Higgins led the Tribe with eight digs, three kills and an ace, while teammate Alyssa Jordan had five digs and three kills.With the loss, the Lady Indians drop to 6-3 overall.Blue Mountain also won in the JV game, 2-1.Northwestern-Saucon Vy.After dropping the first game, Saucon Valley rebounded to win the next three to score a 22-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-22 Colonial League victory over Northwestern.No other information was provided.BOYS SOCCERPleasant Vy.-NazarethIbraham Tounkara's second half goal was all Nazareth needed to post a 1-0 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pleasant Valley.Tyler Eichelbaum was credited with the assist.Nazareth keeper Sean Fairman grabbed all four PV shots to preserve the shut out win, while the Bears' Austin Smale also finished with four saves.TENNISJim Thorpe-CrestwoodJim Thorpe and Crestwood battled down to the wire before Crestwood prevailed, 3-2 in a non-league tennis match.The Lady Olympians got two singles wins from Gabbie Binder and Brittney Marzen.With the loss, Thorpe drops to 3-10 on the season.Crestwood 3, Jim Thorpe 2SINGLESGabbie Binder (JT) def. Emily Shiplett 6-1, 6-3; Alaina Williams (C) def. Hope Damian 6-4, 6-3; Brittney Marzen (JT) def. Ana Rahman 6-2, 6-3.DOUBLESMorgan Novosel/Bailey Gallagher (C) def. Emily Layden/Lauren Hill 6-4, 6-4; Bethanie Jones/Zoya Rahman (C) def. Jessica Lauer/Marni Quevedo 6-4, 6-2.Hazleton-TamaquaTamaqua walked off the courts with a 4-1 victory over Hazleton.Maddie Davis captured a straight-set win for the Blue Raiders at number two singles.Tamaqua 4, Hazleton 1SINGLESStephanie Mazurek (H) def. Maddie Dolinsky 6-2, 6-4; Maddie Davis (T) def. Sophia Moser 6-2, 6-1; No. 3 - Tamaqua won by forfeit.DOUBLESBeth Kistler/Jasmin Mena (T) def. Allia Dolan/Jessica Wenner 6-0, 6-1; Brooke Dehart/Allison Pedersen (T) def. Isabelle Wilosz/Sara Seigfried 6-0, 6-0.GOLFNorthwestern-Pen ArgylNorthwestern edged Pen Argyl for a 445-477 Colonial League win on the links.Zack Caruso led the Tigers with an 85 on the day.The Green Knights' Sam Martini sported medalist honors with a match low of 78.NORTHWESTERN (445)Zack Caruso 85, Brandon Eden 89, Tyler Wiik 89, Julius Mittl 90, Brandon Segan 92PEN ARGYL (477)Sam Martini 78, Trey Sampson 92, Anthony Polizzi 98, Nick DeJesso 103, D. Pavan 106Played at Olde Homestead, par 72.FIELD HOCKEYPalmerton-Pen ArgylPen Argyl's offense erupted for a 6-1 Colonial League win over Palmerton.Holding on to a 3-1 edge at the intermission, the Lady Green Knights reeled off three unanswered scores to win, going away.Six different players scored for the winners, with McKenna Hunt scoring a goal and adding an assist to lead the way.The Lady Bombers' Trisha Billig scored unassisted near the end of the first session to keep it close early.Pen Argyl outshot their opponents 20-8 in the game, as Blue Bomber goalie Candis Keck stopped 11 shots on goal.Pleasant Valley-NazarethNazareth shut out Pleasant Valley for a 3-0 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.Lara Heckman paced the Blue Eagles with two goals, while Ally Stitzer added the other. Teammate Kim Barr picked up an assist on Stitzer's score.The Blue Eagles held a distinct 17-4 edge in shots on goal.