Local Roundup: Results from Sept. 16
Palmerton’s Joey Solt tied for fifth at the Colonial League golf championships on Monday.
Both Northern Lehigh soccer teams posted wins, while Jim Thorpe (boys soccer, tennis) and Tamaqua (girls soccer, volleyball) also earned a pair of victories
GOLF
Colonial League championships
Moravian Academy’s Mara Dubacher and Southern Lehigh’s Frankie Boensch both captured individual titles at the Colonial League championships.
Palmerton’s Joey Solt posted an area best fifth-place finish with a score of 80, while Northwestern’s Cole Dynda tied for seventh with an 81.
Lehighton’s Michael D’Amico also earned a top-10 finish, tying for 10th with an 82.
The Bombers’ Ashton Lesher and Corey Serfass each carded 84s, good enough for 17th.
In the girls competition, Northwestern’s Addison Remaley and Avri Chandler tied for sixth with 95s.
BOYS
1. Frankie Boensch (Southern Lehigh) 73; 2. Caleb Walsh (Southern Lehigh) 74; T3. Collin Schreiber (Moravian Academy) 78, Cooper Aspen (Southern Lehigh) 78; T5. Joey Solt (Palmerton) 80, David Burmeister (Southern Lehigh) 80; T7. Cole Dynda (Northwestern) 81, Colin Sarnoski (Southern Lehigh) 81, David Tervalon (Southern Lehigh) 81; T10. Michael D’Amico (Lehighton) 82, Logan DeRewal (Southern Lehigh) 82, Simon Weed (Notre Dame-GP) 82.
GIRLS
1. Mara Dubacher (Moravian Academy) 73; 2. Avery Martin (Southern Lehigh) 78; 3. Emma Xu (Moravian Academy) 80; 4. Lexi Miller (Southern Lehigh) 86; 5. Sophia Bandi (Wilson) 91; T6. Addison Remaley (Northwestern) 95, Avri Chandler (Northwestern) 95; 8. Gracie Scheffler (Northwestern) 98; 9. Anna Figura (Jim Thorpe) 101.
Schuylkill League championships
Schuylkill Haven’s Alan Evans and Blue Mountain’s Delaney Walborn both captured individual titles at the Schuylkill League championships, held at the Schuylkill County Country Club.
Evans recorded an eight-over 80 to finish three strokes ahead of Jobey Petro of Lourdes in the boys competition, while Walborn’s 87 was five shots better than runner-up Vivian Reiprish of Lourdes in the girls action.
Panther Valley’s Brenna McAndrew placed sixth among the girls, while teammate Callie Kosciolek tied for seventh.
Tamaqua’s Noah Steigerwalt was the top local golfer among the boys, tying for 16th place with a 93. Marian’s Collin Yurkanin ended 24th with a 96.
Blue Mountain won the boys team title, edging Haven by one stroke, 356-357.
BOYS
1. Alan Evans (Schuylkill Haven) 80, *2. Jobey Petro (Lourdes) 83, 3. Jude Maziekas (North Schuylkill) 83, *4. Dylan Knittle (Blue Mountain) 85, 5. Gabe Kamarousky (Blue Mountain) 85, 6. Maxum Direnzo (Pottsville) 86, 7. Brayden Maksmik (Mahanoy Area) 87, T8. AJ Wetzel (Lourdes) 89 and Talan Spittler (Schuylkill Haven) 89.
* - place determined by playoff.
GIRLS
1. Delaney Walborn (Blue Mountain) 87, 2. Vivian Reiprish (Lourdes) 92, 3. Emma Troutman (Minersville) 95.
Eastern Pa. Conf. championships
Pleasant Valley’s team finished sixth out of 18 teams at the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference championships.
Drew Patascher led the Bears with an 83, which placed him 11th. PV’s Lydon Patascher ended tied for 22nd.
Hunter Probst of Stroudsburg won the individual title, finishing one stroke ahead of Parkland’s Charlie Gold.
BOYS SOCCER
Jim Thorpe-Notre Dame ES
Ehren Hassler had a hat trick, and Noah Geiser added two goals and a pair of assists to lead Jim Thorpe to an 8-1 victory over Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg.
Henry Snyder contributed a goal and three assists for the Olympians, winners of five straight.
Jim Thorpe 1 7 - 8
Notre Dame-ES 1 0 - 1
Goals: Jim Thorpe - Ehren Hassler 3, Noah Geiser 2, Blaze Flyzik 1, Henry Snyder 1; Notre Dame ES - M. Jackett 1; Assists: Jim Thorpe - Henry Snyder 4, Noah Geiser 2, Conor Holland 1, Devon Frantz 1; Notre Dame ES - None; Goalies (Saves): Jim Thorpe - Liam Off 4; Notre Dame ES - 9.
Records: Jim Thorpe (6-3); Notre Dame ES (1-6).
Lincoln Leadership-No. Lehigh
Seven different players scored, as Northern Lehigh rolled to a 13-1 non-conference victory over Lincoln Leadership.
Logan Berfield and Zaid Salih both had hat tricks for the Bulldogs, while Ethan Moore chipped in with two goals and four assists.
Lincoln Leadership 0 1 - 1
Northern Lehigh 9 4 - 13
Goals: No. Lehigh - Logan Berfield 3, Zaid Salih 3, Ethan Moore 2, Matt McCarty 1, Tony Hanna 1, Skyler Loos 1, Issac Jackovitz 1, Own goal; Assists: No. Lehigh - Ethan Moore 4, Jael Gonzalez 3, Dregan Millroy 2, Logan Berfield 1; Goalies (Saves): No. Lehigh - Kyle O’Connell 1, Dregan Millroy 1.
Records: Lincoln Leadership (0-5); Northern Lehigh (4-4).
Palmerton-Moravian Academy
Moravian Academy cruised to a 6-0 Colonial League win over visiting Palmerton.
Hasan Strandzhev had a hat trick for the Lions, while Orhan Tufan added a goal and an assist.
Palmerton 0 0 - 0
Moravian Academy 4 2 - 6
Goals: Palmerton - None; Moravian Academy - Hasan Strandzhev 3, Orhan Tufan 1, Selman Eris 1, Everett Parks 1; Assists: Palmerton - None; Moravian Academy - Orhan Tufan 1, Isaac Garcia 1, Hasan Strandzhev 1, Apollo Frenandez 1; Goalies (Saves): Palmerton - Dillon Lombardi 12.
Records: Palmerton (6-2-1; 4-2 CL); Moravian Academy (7-2; 5-1 CL).
GIRLS SOCCER
Northern Lehigh-Williams Valley
Katelynn Barthold’s hat trick propelled Northern Lehigh to a 3-1 non-conference victory over Williams Valley.
Katya Pesesko and Mikayla Gordon both had assists for the Bulldogs.
Northern Lehigh 2 1 - 3
Williams Valley 1 0 - 1
Goals: Northern Lehigh - Katelynn Barthold 3; Assists: Northern Lehigh Katya Pesesko, 1 Mikayla Gordon 1; Goalies (Saves): Northern Lehigh - Dekotah Barthold 2.
Records: Northern Lehigh (7-3); Williams Valley (3-4-1).
Catasauqua-Tamaqua
All the scoring was handled by seniors on Senior Appreciation night, as Tamaqua shut out Catasauqua 4-0 in non-league action.
Kimmy Rudy posted two goals for the Blue Raiders, while Kolbe Robb added a goal and an assist. Sam Plasha also contributed her first varsity goal.
Catasauqua 0 0 - 0
Tamaqua 1 3 - 4
Goals: Catasauqua - None; Tamaqua - Kimmy Rudy 2, Sam Plasha 1, Kolbe Robb 1; Assists: Catasauqua - None; Tamaqua - Kolbe Robb 1; Shots on goal: Catasauqua 7; Tamaqua 30; Penalty corners: Catasauqua 2; Tamaqua 5; Goalies (Saves): Catasauqua - Brooke Barna 16; Tamaqua - Ronnie Scott 7.
Records: Catasauqua (2-8); Tamaqua (2-8).
VOLLEYBALL
Pleasant Valley-ES North
Rylee Ruggiero had 11 kills and six digs to help Pleasant Valley sweep East Stroudsburg North in EPC action.
Isabella Slizewski added five kills, while Alexis Wilkes chipped in with 10 assists.
Pleasant Valley 25 25 25
ES North 16 12 9
Stat Leaders: Pleasant Valley - Rylee Ruggiero 11 kills, 5 aces, 6 digs; Alexis Wilkes 10 assists, 5 digs, 3 kills; Ali Snyder 9 assists, 6 aces, 2 digs; Isabella Slizewski 5 kills.
Records: Pleasant Valley (6-2); ES North (0-8).
Tamaqua-Catasauqua
Tamaqua rebounded from a first-set loss to defeat Catasauqua in non-league action.
Leah Crowley and Kelsey Lusch both had nine aces for the winners, while Millie Black finished with nine kills.
Tamaqua 23 25 25 25
Catasauqua 25 11 18 18
Stat Leaders: Tamaqua - Leah Crowley 3 kills, 9 aces; Millie Black 9 kills; Kelsey Lusch 9 aces, 10 assists.
Marian-Schuylkill Valley
Marian dropped a non-conference match to Schuylkill Valley in four sets.
Eris Hayes had 27 assists and nine digs for the Fillies, while teammate Caydense Smith recorded 19 digs.
Marian 12 22 25 21
Schuylkill Valley 25 25 20 25
Stat leaders: Marian - Alena Lombardo 9 kills; Isabella Horvat 9 kills, 13 digs, 3 aces; Eris Hayes 27 assists, 9 digs, 2 aces; Caydense Smith 19 digs.
Records: Marian (5-3); Schuylkill Valley (7-1).
Pottsville-Northwestern
Northwestern was swept by Pottsville in non-league action.
Shannon Green had 18 assists and two aces for the Tigers, while Norah Silfies contributed eight kills and two blocks.
Pottsville 25 27 25
Northwestern 16 25 17
Stat leaders: Northwestern - Shannon Green 18 assists, 2 aces; Norah Silfies 8 kills, 2 blocks.
Records: Pottsville (7-2); Northwestern (4-4).
Weatherly-Executive Education
Weatherly got swept by Executive Education in non-conference play.
Rachel Roselund had three assists for the Wreckers, while Abby Weston had two digs, a kill and a block.
Weatherly 12 11 13
Executive Educ. 25 25 25
Stat leaders: Weatherly - Rachel Roselund 3 assists; Kaiya Kunkle 1 kill, 1 block; Abby Weston 2 digs, 1 kill, 1 block.
Records: Weatherly (1-6); Executive Education (4-2).
GIRLS TENNIS
Jim Thorpe-Wilson
Jim Thorpe gained a 5-0 victory over Wilson.
The Olympians swept singles action in straight sets, getting wins from Keira Reese, Chloe Tantala and Noelanie Sepulveda.
Jim Thorpe 5, Wilson 0
SINGLES
Keira Reese (JT) def. Sadie Welch 6-2, 6-2; Chloe Tantala (JT) def. Karla Tshiyonga 6-3, 6-0; Noelanie Sepulveda (JT) def. Jaylynn Zopcz 6-0, 6-0.
DOUBLES
Anjali Chiulli/Diamond Alvear (JT) def. Eliza Pauser/Melony Reph 6-2, 6-1; Amanda Martelli/Lila DeJessa (JT) def. Everess Vilafane/Trinity Thomas 6-1, 6-7 (4-7 tie-breaker), 10-8 tie-breaker.
Records: Jim Thorpe (5-8); Wilson (2-7).
FIELD HOCKEY
Easton-Pleasant Valley
Olivia Milia had a hat trick and added an assist to help Easton cruise to an 11-0 EPC victory over Pleasant Valley.
The Rovers also received two goals and a pair of assists from Zoe Angelinas.
Easton 3 3 4 1 - 11
Pleasant Valley 0 0 0 0 - 0
Goals: Easton - Olivia Milia 3, Zoe Angelinas 2, Ari Deliso 2, Lexi Cuvo 1, Jillilan Relvas 1, Sylvia Stocker 1, Gabby Orsato 1; Pleasant Valley - None; Assists: Easton - Zoe Angelinas 2, Jillian Relvas 2, Aubre Krazer 1, Olivia Milia 1, Alli Clark 1; Shots on goal: Easton 24; Pleasant Valley 3; Corners: Easton 5; Pleasant Valley 3. Saves: Easton - 3; Pleasant Valley - 13.
Records: Easton (9-1); Pleasant Valley (0-8).