Hazleton Area rallies to top GAR

WILKES-BARRE – Hazleton Area rebounded from dropping the first game to win the next three and close out GAR for a 3-1 win on the road in a Wyoming Valley Conference girls volleyball matchup.

Christie Kaschak poured in 37 assists, eight digs and six aces for Hazleton Area.

Banessa Flores had 10 assists and nine service points to lead the Grenadiers.

Hazleton Area		24	25	25	25	—	3
GAR		26	14	18	22	—	1

H
azleton Area: Christie Kaschal 37 assists, 8 digs 6 aces, Brittany Porrech 22 digs, Alivia Roberts 14 digs, 10 kills, 5 aces, Katie Landis 15 kills, 9 digs, 5 aces

GAR:
Jocelyn Vasquez 5 service points, 3 digs, 3 kills, 1 ace; Karina Giobachea 4 digs, 4 service points, 1 ace, Banessa Flores 10 assists, 9 service points, 2 aces

Tunkhannock 3, Pitt. Area 0
Tunkhannock earned the sweep at home behind an impressive 18 assists, 16 service points and nine aces from Erin Smith.

Jacqueline Raybender led Pittston Area with eight service points and four aces.

Pittston Area

9 16 15 — 0
Tunkhannock

25 25 25 — 3

P
ittston Area: Jacqueline Raybender 8 service points, 4 aces, 2 kills; Kaitlyn Simyan 3 kills, 4 blocks.

Tunkhannock: Erin Smith 18 assists, 16 service points, 9 aces; Jade Levi 13 service points, 3 aces, Michelle Goodwin 6 kills, 5 service points, 2 aces.

Berwick 3, Coughlin 1
Berwick rallied after dropping the first set and rode Merady Morales' five kills past Coughlin.

Berwick 18 25 25 25

Coughlin 25 23 23 23

B
erwick: Yollyce Ayaoa, 6 aces; Merady Morales, 5 kills; Nicoll Donayre, 4 digs.

Coughlin: Summer, 14 assists, 9 digs, 3 kills.

Lehman 3, Hanover Area 0
Lake-Lehman jumped out to a 25-11 win in the first game and won in straight sets at Hanover Area.

Lake-Lehman 25 25 25

Hanover Area 11 13 23

Lake-Lehman
: Dana Sutliff, 2 service points, 9 kills; Maria Chinikaylo, 10 service points, 20 assists, 2 kills. Hanover Area: Kim Ozmina, 3 service points, 3 digs; Raean Walton, 2 service points, 3 kills, 4 digs; Heather Grady, 16 digs, 2 kills. Nanticoke 3, Valley West 0
Nanticoke got 10 kills from Allie Matulewski and 15 assists from Alexandra Brassington en route to a win over Wyoming Valley West.