Lehighton's five-set victory over Jim Thorpe highlighted a stellar night for Times News area volleyball teams, as Marian, Panther Valley, Pleasant Valley and Tamaqua were all victorious.

VOLLEYBALLWeatherly-MarianMarian defeated Weatherly in a Schuylkill League contest, 25-11, 25-6, 25-15.Jasmine Mooney had 11 kills and 18 aces, Gianna Agosti finished with 26 assists and four kills, and Miranda Antiga chipped in with six kills and four aces.For the Wreckers, Emily Zoscin finished with seven service points, while Kim Carter had four service points.Jim Thorpe-LehightonLehighton outlasted Jim Thorpe in five sets, posting a 25-22, 22-25, 25-15, 23-25, 15-13 Schuylkill League victory.The Tribe (10-4 overall, 7-4 league) was led by Katie Higgins with 27 kills, 34 digs and three aces. Emily Haberman contributed 39 assists and four digs, Sarah Bradley added 20 digs and three aces, while Lillian Brown had 16 digs and six aces.For the Olympians (7-7), Kelsey Carroll had 15 digs and 17 assists, Alex McGinley totaled 16 digs, Joclyn Day followed with 15 digs, and Jillian Peterson had seven kills and three blocks.Panther Vy.-No. SchuylkillPanther Valley took a three-set win over North Schuylkill, 25-10, 25-14, 25-8.Danielle Hudicka compiled 19 service points, including nine aces, while also adding 13 assists. Christina Dacey pounded seven kills, Chloe Markovich added three kills and seven service points, while Emily Quake and Rachelle Filer both had 10 service points.With the win, the Panthers improve to 11-1.Panther Valley's JV team also prevailed with a 2-0 win.ESN-Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley gained a 25-8, 25-15, 25-8 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over East Stroudsburg North.Noel Kelly led the Bears offense with 13 kills, seven aces and two blocks, while Veronica Roberts added seven kills and a block.Cameron Caffrey and Andrea Janak both dished out 13 assists, with both adding six digs.With the win, the Bears improve to 8-4.Tamaqua-Pine GroveTamaqua defeated Schuylkill League foe Pine Grove in four sets, 25-21, 25-22, 20-25, 25-22.The Blue Raiders' Carly Kosciolek totaled 16 kills, 13 digs and two aces, while Kaitlyn Stauffenberg had seven kills, 22 assists and 14 digs. Andrea Iacoviello added 18 digs and two aces.In the JV contest, the Cardinals earned a 2-0 win.Northwestern-So. LehighSouthern Lehigh improved to 9-2 on the season with a straight-set win over Northwestern, 25-18, 25-13, 25-18.Alexis Williams dished out 13 assists for the Spartans, while Cortney Kylish had eight kills, Sela Herber had seven assists, five kills and two aces, and Alyssa Leon totaled 10 assists and three aces.Southern Lehigh also won the JV contest, 2-0.FIELD HOCKEYParkland-LehightonFour first-half goals sparked Parkland to a 5-0 win over Lehighton.Grace Royer, Brooke Walker, Jenna Lysakowski and Brynn Lansenderfer all scored in the opening half for the Trojans, while Maddie Molchany added a second-half score.The Indians' Jess Ripkey and Michelle Bozilesky split time in front of the cage and combined for 11 saves.Lehighton fell to 5-8 overall, while Parkland moved to 10-4-1.Northwestern-FreedomNorthwestern used a score in each half to post a 2-0 non-conference win over Freedom.The Tigers' Shaelin de Wit scored an unassisted goal as time expired in the first half, while Courtney Page capitalized on a penalty stroke in the second half.GIRLS SOCCERNo. Lehigh-CatasauquaTwo goals from Hanasia Jenkins helped Catasauqua gain a 3-1 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.The Roughies also received a goal and assist from Amy Huber.For the Bulldogs, Tiff Yesik scored a goal.Notre Dame-NorthwesternNorthwestern took a 2-0 win over Notre Dame of Green Pond in Colonial League action.Morgan Moss and Sara Hathaway both notched goals for the Tigers, who outshot the Crusaders 15-3.BOYS SOCCERJim Thorpe-TamaquaJim Thorpe earned a decisive 5-1 Schuylkill League win over Tamaqua.Jacob Burkhart and Jorge Macareno both had a pair of goals for the Olympians, while teammate Adam Francia notched the other score.For the Blue Raiders, Tyler Hollenbach tallied a late goal.Goalie Phil Struble had four saves for the Olympians (9-4; 5-3).Lehighton-PottsvilleTwo goals from Collin Ebling accounted for Pottsville's 2-0 Schuylkill League win over Lehighton.The Tide's Jake Horning assisted on both tallies.The loss dropped the Indians record to 5-9.Palmerton-PalisadesPalisades blanked Palmerton in Colonial League action, 4-0.Cooper Moyer scored career goals 98 and 99 in the contest, while adding an assist.Bobby McClintock had a goal and an assist, while Matt Siley accounted for the other score.Northwestern-Notre DameNorthwestern defeated Notre Dame of Green Pond in Colonial League action, 3-0.Bradley Shafer gave the Tigers the early lead off an assist from Kenneth Gawelko, producing a 1-0 halftime lead.In the second half, Noah Meyers and Andrew Gawelko both scored. Andrew Goodolf added an assist.Kyle Bellhorn had three saves in goal for the Tigers.Weatherly-Williams ValleyWilliams Valley took a 6-2 win over Weatherly in a Schuylkill League battle.Chett Pesta and Collin Miller scored a pair of goals for the Vikings, while Wesley Collins and Mikey Myers each added a goal.The Wreckers got two goals from Chris Smith and 23 saves from goalie Michael Kennelly.CROSS COUNTRYPleasant Valley, Parkland, Allen at DieruffPleasant Valley earned a pair of wins in their quad meet with Parkland, Dieruff, and Allen. The boys team nabbed a 20-37 win over Allen and a 27-32 defeat of Dieruff. The girls swept through Allen and Dieruff by scores of 15-50.Individually, Lizz Eberhardt bested the field in the girls' race with a time of 19:30.Seth Kron (23rd) was the top PV finisher in the boys race, which featured 14 Parkland runners placing in the top 15.BOYSParkland 15, Pleasant Valley 50Pleasant Valley 20, Allen 37Pleasant Valley 27, Dieruff 321. Steven Kaleycik (Park) 16:47, 2. Hailemichael Geiger (Park) 16:50. 3. Sam Morgan (Park) 17:07, 4. Josh Santiago (D) 17:09, 5. Riley Williamson (Park) 17:11, 6. Nick Bower (Park) 17:13, 7. Jake Ringer (Park) 17:47, 8. Jon Snyder (Park) 17:48, 9. Matt Zager (Park) 17:49, 10. Nate Rode (Park) 17:51, 11. Zach Lynch (Park) 17:57, 12. Ethan Warren (Park) 17:58, 13. Jason Warren (Park) 18:13, 14. Ryan Smith (Park) 18:15, 15. Phillip Schoch (Park) 18:18.GIRLSParkland 31, Pleasant Valley 35Pleasant Valley 15, Allen 50Pleasant Valley 15, Dieruff 501. Lizz Eberhardt (PV) 19:30, 2. Sydney Delvecchio (Park) 19:41, 3. Erin Wood (Park) 20:58, 4. Maddie Zaun (Park) 21:01, 5. Morgan Glenn (Park) 21:32, 6. Kiley Krasley (Park) 21:45, 7. Juliana Lopez (PV) 22:!7, 8. Tierney Belanger (PV) 22:24, 9. Claire Bassler (Park) 22:32, 10. Savannah Bauman (PV) 22:35, 11. Ashley Steele (Park) 22:37, 12. Natalie Britton (Park) 23:09, 13. Lily Goense (Park) 23:16, 14. Haley Crable (Park) 23:20, 15. Analise Vaccari (Park) 23:29.