Local Roundup: Results from Sept. 30
Lehighton posted wins in two different sports on Monday, defeating Pocono Mountain West in both volleyball and girls soccer.
Other winners included Pleasant Valley and Weatherly in volleyball, Northwestern in boys soccer, and Palmerton in girls soccer.
VOLLEYBALL
Lehighton-PM West
Makenna Snyder had 17 kills and 28 digs to lead Lehighton to a 3-1 non-league victory over Pocono Mountain West.
Lorah Thomas finished with 15 kills and five blocks, while Autumn Clewell added 41 assists.
Lehighton 25 30 19 25
PM West 19 28 25 22
Stat Leaders: Lehighton - Lorah Thomas 15 kills, 5 blocks, 3 digs; Makenna Snyder 17 kills, 28 digs; Lyla Kershner 22 digs, 2 aces, 2 kills; Autumn Clewell 41 assists, 4 digs; Jocelynn Kuhn 3 kills, 2 digs.
Records: Lehighton (10-5); PM West (5-10).
PM East-Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Valley swept Pocono Mountain East 3-0 in EPC action.
Rylee Ruggiero led the Bears with 18 kills and 10 digs, while Alexis Wilkes added 19 assists and seven digs.
Pocono Mountain East 15 21 20
Pleasant Valley 25 25 25
Stat Leaders: Pleasant Valley - Rylee Ruggiero 18 kills, 5 blocks, 10 digs; Alexis Wilkes 19 assists, 7 digs, 2 aces; Laura Ballek 9 kills, 7 digs, 3 aces.
Records: Pocono Mountain East (8-9; 5-8 EPC); Pleasant Valley (9-4; 9-4 EPC)
Weatherly-L. Leadership
Weatherly shrugged off a slow start and came back to defeat Lincoln Leadership 3-1 in non-league action.
Rachel Rosenlund led the Wreckers with 10 aces and 14 assists, while Kelly Reiner added four kills and four digs.
Weatherly 10 25 25 25
Lincoln Leadership 25 10 13 14
Stat Leaders: Weatherly - Rachel Rosenlund 10 aces, 2 kills, 14 assists; Kelly Reiner 5 aces, 4 kills, 4 digs, 1 assist; Abby Binder 2 aces, 3 kills, 2 digs
Records: Weatherly (4-9): Lincoln Leadership (1-13)
Northwestern-Blue Mtn.
Northwestern fell to Blue Mountain 3-1 in non-league competition.
Norah Silfies led the Tigers with 17 kills and six blocks, while Shannon Green added 40 assists and three kills.
Northwestern 23 19 25 22
Blue Mountain 25 25 10 25
Stat Leaders: Northwestern - Norah Silfies 17 kills, 6 blocks; Shannon Green 40 assists, 3 kills, Lexi George 27 digs, 3 aces
Records: Northwestern (7-8; 7-4 CL): Blue Mountain (9-5; 7-3 SL)
BOYS SOCCER
Northwestern-No. Lehigh
Jake van Lierop’s hat trick highlighted Northwestern’s 8-0 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.
The Tigers also received two goals and three assists from Caelan Stangil, while Jack Mauro contributed a goal and three assists.
Northwestern 3 5 - 8
Northern Lehigh 0 0 - 0
Goals: Northwestern - Jake van Lierop 3, Caelan Stangil 2, Jack Mauro 1, Cole Mertz 1, Logan Mesics 1; No. Lehigh - None; Assists: Northwestern - Jack Mauro 3, Caelan Stangil 3, Jake van Lierop 1; Goalies (Saves): Northwestern - Brandon Krapf 0; No. Lehigh - Tyler Azzaro 7.
Records: Northwestern (15-0; 10-0 CL); Northern Lehigh (5-9-1; 3-7-1 CL).
N. Schuylkill-Lehighton
Brady Welker’s first-half goal was all North Schuylkill needed to earn a 1-0 non-league win over Lehighton.
Indians’ keeper Bryce Miller finished with five saves, while Spartan goalie Kaden Onuschak stopped eight shots.
North Schuylkill 1 0 - 1
Lehighton 0 0 - 0
Goals: North Schuylkill - Brady Welker 1; Lehighton - None; Goalies (Saves): North Schuylkill - Kaden Onuschak 8; Lehighton - Bryce Miller 5.
Records: North Schuylkill (9-5); Lehighton (5-8-1).
Minersville-Weatherly
Minersville pulled away from Weatherly to gain a 7-3 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.
The Wreckers’ Michael Davies scored two goals, while Trent Higgins tallied and added two assists in a losing effort.
Minersville 4 3 - 7
Weatherly 1 2 - 3
Goals: Minersville - N/A; Weatherly Michael Davies 2, Trent Higgins; Assists: Weatherly - Trent Higgins 2; Goalies (Saves): Weatherly - Michael Davies (first half) 1, Zane Lare (second half) 6.
Records: Minersville (10-5; 7-3 SL); Weatherly (2-10; 1-9 SL).
Blue Mountain-Marian
Four second-half goals sparked Blue Mountain to a 6-0 win over Marian.
Colt keeper Mrgim Neziri finished with 24 saves.
Blue Mountain 2 4 - 6
Marian 0 0 - 0
Goals: Blue Mountain - N/A; Marian None; Goalies (Saves): Marian - Mrgim Neziri 24.
Records: Blue Mountain (9-5-1; 8-1-1 SL); Marian (3-11; 1-8 SL).
GIRLS SOCCER
Palmerton-Jim Thorpe
Palmerton topped Jim Thorpe 2-0 in Colonial League play.
Nataly Walters and Aubrey Frahle each had a goal for the Blue Bombers, while Palmerton’s defense held the Olympians to just two shots on goal.
Palmerton 0 2 - 2
Jim Thorpe 0 0 - 0
Goals: Palmerton - Nataly Walters 1, Aubrey Frahle 1; Jim Thorpe - None; Shots: Palmerton 29, Jim Thorpe 2; Corners: Palmerton 8, Jim Thorpe 2.
Records: Palmerton (7-7; 6-6 CL); Jim Thorpe (1-14; 1-10 CL)
Lehighton-PM West
Mylee Lutsko’s two goals and three assists highlighted Lehighton’s 9-1 non-league win over Pocono Mountain West.
Leah Uyvari finished with two goals and an assist for the Indians, while both Lilyanna Suarez and Laina Zimmerman both chipped in with two goals.
Lehighton 6 3 - 9
PM West 0 1 - 1
Goals: Lehighton - Lilyanna Suarez 2, Leah Uyvari 2, Mylee Lutsko 2, Laina Zimmerman 2, Taylor Moyer 1; PM West - N/A; Assists: Lehighton - Mylee Lutsko 3, Leah Uyvari 1, Taylor Moyer 1, Karissa Moyer 1, Morgan Myers 1; Goalies (Saves): Lehighton - Cassidy Litts 7.
Records: Lehighton (6-9); PM West (0-15).
TENNIS
Tamaqua-Crestwood
Tamaqua fell to Crestwood 4-1 in a tennis matchup.
The doubles team of Gabby Eroh and Megan Linkhorst registered the only win for the Raiders with a 10-8 tiebreaker.
Crestwood 4, Tamaqua 1
SINGLES
Hannah Ziegler (C) def. Emma Ziajka 1-6, 0-6; Camerone Carlos (C) def Bradyn Brothers 6-2. 6-3; Ella Richards (C) def. Chloe Ryan 6-0, 6-3
DOUBLES
Gabby Eroh/Megan Linkhorst (T) def. Paicey Clower/Darin Khuseyn 6-1, 4-6, 10-8 tiebreaker; Kendall Petrosky/Lacy Malia (C) def Destiny Steinmetz/Serenity Sanchez 6-2, 6-2
Records: Tamaqua (6-7).
FIELD HOCKEY
Northwestern-Oley Valley
Northwestern came up short against Oley Valley 1-0 in non-league play.
No other information was received.
Records: Northwestern (12-3).