Hazleton Area scored two late third-quarter goals and held on down the stretch to pull out a 3-2 victory over Stroudsburg in field hockey competition on Saturday.
After Abigail Smithnosky’s goal with 57 seconds left in the third quarter tied the game at 2, Bella Boyle put Hazleton Area ahead, scoring with six seconds left in the quarter.
The goal was Boyle’s second of the day. Gabby Bredbenner added two assists for the Cougars.
Wyoming Valley West 8, Pittston Area 1
Laila Zdancewicz scored four goals and assisted on two others as Wyoming Valley West rolled past Pittston Area.
Riley Dwyer scored twice, both with Zdancewicz assists. Ava Mullery added two goals and an assist for Valley West.
Maddie Karp scored the lone goal of the game for Pittston Area. Karlie Podwika made 20 saves.
Nanticoke Area 7, MMI Prep 0
Giovanni Huertero and Ethan Ball each recorded a hat trick to power the Trojans to a decisive win. Huertero a pair of assists while Hector Alvarenga rounded out the scoring.
Derek Miller made three saves for the shutout.
GIRLS SOCCER
Wyoming Area 5, Honesdale 0
Adie Kostik and Ava Musinski each scored twice as Wyoming Area shut out Honesdale.
Kostik also had two assists for the Warriors. Ella Shepulski added the final goal in the victory.
Rachele Chee made 20 saves in goal for Honesdale.
Valley View 3, Wyoming Valley West 2
The Spartans got second-half goals from Abby Singer and Lola Wojciechowski but fell short in a non-conference matchup.
Callie Gillen scored twice for the Cougars, including the game-winner with just under 10 minutes left.
BOYS SOCCER
Tunkhannock 3, Mid Valley 0
Caden Newswanger scored twice, including once on a penalty kick, as Tunkhannock picked up a non-league win.
Newswanger assisted on the Tigers’ third goal, a second-half score from Ryan Negvesky. Elijah Faux made 12 saves for Tunkhannock.
FIELD HOCKEY
Hazleton Area 3, Stroudsburg 2
First Quarter — 1. STR Cailin Mignosi (Grace Staples), 12:23. Second Quarter — 1. HAZ Bella Boyle (Gabby Bredbenner), 10:04. Third Quarter — 1. STR Mignosi (Ally Kosma), 5:02; 2. HAZ Abigail Smithnosky (Bredbenner) 0:57; 3. HAZ Boyle, 0:06.
Shots — HAZ 11, STR 24. Saves — HAZ 13 (Gretchen Darr), STR 6 (Ella Butz, Lucy Barzev). Corners — HAZ 6, STR 15.
Wyoming Valley West 8, Pittston Area 1
First Quarter — 1. WVW Riley Dwyer (Laila Zdancewicz), 12:39; 2. WVW Dwyer (Zdancewicz), 3:09; 3. WVW Ava Mullery (Addison Marcin), 1:09. Second Quarter — 1. WVW Mullery, 12:07; 2. WVW Zdancewicz. Third Quarter — 1. WVW Zdancewicz (Marcin), 11:04; 2. WVW Zdancewicz (Marcin), 4:47; 3. WVW Zdancewicz (Mullery), 2:31. Fourth Quarter — 1. PA Maddie Karp, 4:30.
Shots — WVW 41, PA 8. Saves — WVW 5 (Kaylah Sewell), PA 20 (Karlie Podwika). Corners — WVW 10, PA 11.
GIRLS SOCCER
Wyoming Area 5, Honesdale 0
First Half — 1. WA Adie Kostik, 25:49; 2. WA Ella Shepulski (Kostik) 24:21; 3. WA Ava Musinski (Julianne Potter), 9:12; 4. WA Musinski (Kostik), 8:13. Second Half — 1. WA Kostik (Alana Zdaniewicz), 35:19.
Shots — WA 25, HON 4. Saves — WA 4 (Abby Francis), HON 20 (Rachele Chee). Corners — WA 5, HON 0.
Valley View 3, Wyoming Valley West 2
First Half — 1. VV, Liv Collura (Shannon Gillen), 2nd minute; 2. VV, Callie Gillen (S. Gillen), 26th. Second Half — 3. WVW, Abby Singer, 44th; 4. VV, C. Gillen, 71st; 5. WVW, Lola Wojciechowski (Stella Wojciechowski), 75th.
Shots — WVW 5, VV 11. Saves — WVW 3 (Lily Shymanski), VV 1 (Emmelia Rucks) Corners — Not reported.
BOYS SOCCER
Tunkhannock 3, Mid Valley 0
First Half — 1. TUN Caden Newswanger, 29th minute. Second Half — 1. TUN Ryan Negvesky (Newswanger), 51st; 2. TUN Newswanger (Bode Luksavage), 74th.
Shots — 1. TUN 15, MV 13. Saves — TUN 12 (Elijah Faux), MV 14 (Zackary Byza). Corners — TUN 5, MV 4.
Nanticoke Area 7, MMI Prep 0
First Half — 1. NAN, Giovanni Huertero (PK), 23rd minute; 2. NAN, Ethan Ball (Jostin Morillo), 33rd; 3. NAN, Ball (Huertero), 40th. Second Half — 4. NAN, Huertero, 44th; 5. NAN, Ball (Huertero), 53rd; 6. NAN, Hector Alvarenga, 57th; 7. NAN, Huertero, 71st.
Shots — MMI 3, NAN 16. Saves — MMI 9 (Ben Drobnock); NAN 3 (Derek Miller). Corners — MMI - 5, NAN 5.
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