N'western soccer teams roll to victory
The Northwestern boys and girls soccer teams both defeated Catasauqua in impressive fashion Thursday.
BOYS SOCCERNorthwestern-CatasauquaKenneth Gawelko's four goals highlighted Northwestern's 12-0 Colonial League win over Catasauqua.Andrew Goodolf, Caleb Danner, Leighton Gift, Samuel Seyfried, Bryce Hurdle, Connor Winter, Noah Meyers and Justin Searcy also scored for the Tigers.Palmerton-Jim ThorpeCody Geiser's goal broke a scoreless tie in the second overtime to give Jim Thorpe a 1-0 non-league win over Palmerton.Chris Williams assisted on the winning score for the Olympians, who got 11 saves from Phil Struble.Ryan Yacone made 20 saves for the Blue Bombers.Stroudsburg-Pleasant Vy.A second-half goal lifted Stroudsburg to a 3-2 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory against Pleasant Valley.Matt McDermott scored twice for the Mounties in a game that was tied 2-2 at halftime. Doug Cilli also scored.Malichai Jones and Ryan Keller found the back of the net for the Bears. Jon Mickens assisted on both goals.GIRLS SOCCERCatasauqua-NorthwesternNorthwestern rolled to an 8-0 Colonial League win over Catasauqua.Sara Hathaway and Karlie Bardonner scored two goals apiece for the Tigers. Abby Chisdak, Maggie Motolese, Logan Collins and Emilee Yacynych also scored.Motolese and Hathaway both added a pair of assists, while Logan Collins also had a helper.Jim Thorpe-TamaquaJim Thorpe and Tamaqua tied in Schuylkill League Division I action, 1-1.Jackie Condly scored to give the Olympians a 1-0 lead in the first half. Monae Bullock had 28 saves for Jim Thorpe.Emma Kuczynski scored off an assist from Alyssa Campomizzi for the Raiders (8-7-3) with 25:44 remaining in regulation.Flo Rios stopped seven shots for Tamaqua.Tamaqua won the JV game 4-0 as Katie Goetz scored twice.Weatherly-Williams ValleyWilliams Valley routed Weatherly 11-0 in a Schuylkill League Division II contest.Erica Wessner, Autumn Calnon and Hannah Ulsh each scored twice for the Vikings (9-9, 7-5), who outshot the Wreckers (0-14, 0-12) 27-0.VOLLEYBALLJim Thorpe-TamaquaJim Thorpe edged Tamaqua 18-25, 25-23, 25-19, 26-24 in a Schuylkill League Division I contest.Kelsey Carroll keyed the Olympians' with 21 assists and four aces, while Mackenzie Rosenberger finished with eight kills and four aces and Emma Dunbar recorded 12 digs. Alex McGinley and Joclyn Day tallied 11 digs apiece; Jillian Peterson and Jordan Waselus both had six kills.Carly Kosciolek was big for the Raiders, coming up with 20 kills and 12 digs. Kaitlyn Stauffenberg dished out 28 assists and came up with 14 digs. Mckenzie McVicker added nine kills and five blocks.Panther Valley-Pine GrovePanther Valley rallied to top Schuylkill League Division II foe Pine Grove 18-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-23.Rachelle Filer finished with 14 kills, 13 service points (two aces), five digs and two blocks for the Panthers (14-1). Christina Dacey chipped in with 13 assists, 11 kills and seven service points (three aces), Danielle Hudicka recorded 20 assists, seven service points and six kills, Emilee Kwaak racked up 10 service points (two aces) and seven kills, and Chloe Markovich tallied 10 service points and five kills.Blue Mountain-LehightonBlue Mountain cruised to a 25-19, 25-11, 25-10 Schuylkill League Division I win over Lehighton.Ashley Snesavage had 18 assists, nine digs and two kills for the Eagles (17-0, 13-0).Katie Higgins totaled 12 digs and six kills for the Indians (11-6, 8-5). Haley Steigerwalt and Lillian Brown recorded nine digs and eight digs, respectively. Emily Haberman contributed 12 assists and one ace.Northwestern-CatasauquaNorthwestern earned a 25-11, 25-16, 25-10 Colonial League victory over Catasauqua.No other information from this match was provided to the Times News.Pleasant Vy.-StroudsburgPleasant Valley finished the regular season undefeated in the Mountain Division of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference by rolling past Stroudsburg 25-6, 25-8, 25-9.Noel Kelly had 11 kills, four digs and a block for the Bears. Katie Frankunas contributed seven kills and an ace, while Veronica Roberts tallied six kills and a block. Cameron Caffery and Andrea Janak dished out 14 and 13 assists, respectively, while Renee Mapa celebrated her 16th birthday with four kills and four blocks.Shenandoah Vy.-WeatherlyWeatherly posted a 25-20, 25-23, 25-22 Schuylkill League Division IV victory against Shenandoah Valley.Samantha Andreuzzi paced the Wreckers with nine service points (two aces), three digs and two kills. Kim Carter contributed seven service points (two aces), three digs and two kills. Emily Zoscin finished with five service points and five kills, and Necarlly Serratta recorded seven service points (four aces).Weatherly also won the JV match, 2-1.Schuylkill Haven-MarianMarian swept Schuylkill Haven 25-11, 25-12, 25-15 to end the season undefeated in Schuylkill League Division IV play.Jasmine Mooney had 14 kills, five aces and eight digs for the Fillies (14-0). Miranda Antiga finished with five kills, five aces and three digs, while Gianna Agosti recorded 21 assists, three aces and two digs.FIELD HOCKEYLehighton-Northern LehighLehighton picked up a 1-0 overtime victory against Northern Lehigh.No other information from this game was provided to the Times News.JR. HIGH BASKETBALL7TH GRADEPine Grove-TamaquaTamaqua topped Pine Grove, 22-16.Zoey Seltzer and Serena Jones led the Raiders with seven points apiece.