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Four players dominated the action Monday at Kirby Park as the District 2 Class 2A girls tennis field was trimmed to the semifinals where two rematches are on Wednesday’s agenda.

Unbeaten district team champion Wyoming Seminary will have a player in each of those matchups after Ilana Rosenthal and Ella Krypel each won three times to advance.

Rosenthal and Krypel are the only two Wyoming Valley Conference players to make it through Monday’s early rounds.

A field of 34 was trimmed to four with three-plus rounds in Class 2A.

At the North Pocono Middle Schools, six players remain from an original group of 22 in Class 3A, with two quarterfinals still needing to be completed, but all six of those players are from the Lackawanna League.

The Class 3A players will join the survivors in Class 2A at Kirby Park Wednesday for the completion of the tournament.

An 11:30 a.m. completion of two quarterfinals has been scheduled before the tournament continues with the planned 1 p.m. semifinal rounds. The finals are played following the completion of the semifinals.

Krypel will play a rematch of last year’s final where she fell to three-time defending district champion and 2019 state champion Karissa Ghigiarelli from Riverside.

Rosenthal will meet Scranton Prep’s Alyssa Wigley in a match between the freshmen standouts of each of District 2’s two leagues.

Rosenthal went undefeated in the WVC without losing a game in conference play. Wigley lost only to Ghigiarelli. Both freshmen ascended to the number-one singles spots on established powers early in their freshmen seasons.

During Thursday’s district team championships, Rosenthal took a 6-1, 3-1 lead on Wigley, but when her teammates secured the title, the match was never completed.

The seeds, with Wigley second, one spot ahead of Rosenthal, were determined before they played a set-plus against each other in the team tournament.

The four semifinalists played 150 games Monday, losing just six.

Ghigiarelli posted three straight 6-0, 6-0 wins.

Rosenthal and Wigley each lost just one game in six sets. Krypel lost four games in six sets with Caroline Stallard from Dallas pushing her to 6-2 in the second set of the quarterfinals.

Wally Flynn from Dallas also reached the quarterfinals.

Crestwood put two players in the Class 3A quarterfinals.

Third-seeded Hannah Ziegler was the second straight victim of surprise semifinalist Erika Bednar from Wallenpaupack. The unseeded Bednar knocked out sixth-seeded Maia Philbin from Scranton in the previous round.

Megan McLaughlin fell to three-time defending champion Bella Peters of Abington Heights, the top seed.

FIELD HOCKEY

Wyoming Area 1, Lake-Lehman 0

Antonia Minichello scored unassisted as Wyoming Area shut out visiting Lake-Lehman.

Michello’s goal came at the 10:16 mark of the first period. The Warrior defense and goalie Carly Saranchuk then made sure it was enough, keeping the Black Knights off the board.

Saranchuk finished with two saves on the day. Lehman goalie Faye Post made 12 saves to keep the Black Knights close.

Honesdale 3, Wyoming Valley West 1

Three different players scored for Honesdale in a victory over Valley West.

Scoring for Honesdale were Claire Campen, Makayla Cobourn and Rozlyn Maciejewski.

Paige Williams scored for the Spartans.

Lackawanna Trail 8, Wyoming Seminary 3

Ella Barbacci scored five goals to lead Wyoming Seminary past visiting Lackawanna Trail.

Emma Watchilla chipped in with two goals of her own for the Blue Knights, while Marta Mendoza added one.

Nora Evans scored twice for Lackawanna Trail.

Crestwood 2, Hazleton Area 1

Gabby Ambosie scored the tie-breaking goal in the fourth quarter as host Crestwood defeated Hazleton Area.

Also scoring for the Comets was Ava McConnell. Brynn Newborn scored for Hazleton Area.

BOYS SOCCER

Wilkes-Barre Area 3, Dallas 2

Three different players scored for Wilkes-Barre Area as the Wolfpack defeated Dallas.

John Barker, Brody Walker and Nico Cipriano scored for host Wilkes-Barre. Zack Calkins and Lucas DeRome scored for Dallas.

Hazleton Area 3, Tunkhannock 0

Gavin Huey scored twice to lead Hazleton Area to a shutout victory over visiting Tunkhannock.

Also scoring for the Cougares was Nate Bacon. Kyle Johnson made four saves in goal to record the shutout for Hazleton Area. Logan Barbini made 13 saves for Tunkhannock.

Wyoming Seminary 8, Lake-Lehman 2

Matt Swartz and Thomas Iskra easch scored twice to lead Wyoming Seminary past Lake-Lehman.

Also scoring for Seminary were Pat Ruthirawut, Owen Rolands, Aiden Golbert and Alex Kang.

Evan Kaiser and Ben Wnuk scored for Lehman.

GIRLS SOCCER

Hanover Area 8, Marian Catholic 1

Stephanie Lewis scored four goals and assisted on two others to lead Hanover Area past visiting Marian Catholic.

McKenzie Bannon added two goals for the Hawkeyes, while Keira Wombacker and Emily Malia had one each.

Rylynn Hall scored Marian Catholic’s lone goal.

Lindsay Snook made four saves in goal for the Hawkeyes, while Zoe Salter had 16 for Marian Catholic.

Lake-Lehman 1, Wyoming Area 0

Hailey Kline scored at 1:50 of the first overtime to lift host Lake-Lehman over Wyoming Area.

Autumn Palka assisted on the goal.

Amanda McGurk made four saves in goal to record the shutout for the Black Knights.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Hazleton 3, Tunkhannock 0

Hazleton won by games scores of 25-7, 25-22 and 25-18.

The Cougars were led by Sophia Neaman (12 service points, 2 aces, 8 digs, 8 kills 12 assists), Abigail Gould (5 kills, 2 blocks, 9 service points), and Laura Tejada (3 service points, 2 digs, 5 kills, 3 assists).

Tunkhannock was led by Lorelai Paxton (5 kills, 10 digs, 1 service point, 1 ace), Aliyah Staff (8 service points, 2 kills, 6 assists, 1 dig), Emma Elias (22 digs, 3 service points, 1 ace, 1 assist) and Christina Detrick (4 kills).

Berwick 3, Nanticoke 1

Berwick won by game scores of 17-25, 25-10, 25-11, 25-21.

Berwick was led by Cecilia Isenberg (4 aces, 9 service points, 26 kills, 13 digs), Morgan Nevel (10 aces, 15 service points, 2 kills, 29 assists, 17 digs), Camille Pinterich (5 aces, 18 service points, 3 assists, 10 digs) and Erin Hess (7 service points, 4 kills, 6 digs).

Nanticoke was led by Myla Vnuk (2 aces, 19 kills, 1 block, 1 dig), Brooklyn Biehl (1 ace, 3 kills, 17 assists, 3 blocks, 3 digs) and MacKenzie Ball (5 service pts, 2 aces, 1 assist, 14 digs).

Berwick is 11-1 and plays at Western Wayne tomorrow.

LOCAL COLLEGES

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Wilkes 3, PSU-Berks 2

Wilkes topped host PSU-Berks by game scores of 25-23, 15-25, 25-22, 18-25 and 15-8.

For the Colonels, Kelsey Carroll recorded 11 kills, tied for the team lead with first year outside hitter Alexis Reedy, and 16 digs, behind only sophomore liberio Ali Yordy’s 17. First year setter Alexa Cassel fueled the Colonel offense with 33 assists and three service aces, while sophomore middle hitter Nicole Fitzpatrick shined at the net with six blocks. Sophomore opposite hitter Hope Ousey had four blocks of her own, while first year setter Jaclyn Rawa also had a trio of service aces. The four blocks were Ousey’s career high, while Fitzpatrick had a career high eight kills.

The Colonels return home Wednesday night at 7 p.m. to continue their Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom slate at the Marts Center. They play host to DeSales.

DISTRICT 2 GIRLS TENNIS SINGLES TOURNAMENT

CLASS 3A

First Round

Noelle Holderith, Delaware Valley, def. Julia Bergman, Scranton, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2; Jasmine Van Camp, Hazleton Area, def. Quinn Carden, Pittston Area, 6-4, 6-1; Rebecca Husson, Wallenpaupack, def. Kaiya Reisinger, Wyoming Valley West, 6-1, 6-1; Brescias Bocchiaro, Wyoming Valley West, def. Megan Kapacs, Pittston Area, 6-3, 6-3; Erika Badner, Wallenpaupack, def. Sierra Hartmann, Delaware Valley, 6-1, 6-4; Madison Schriver, North Pocono, def. Jimena Amigon, Wilkes-Barre Area, 6-0, 6-0.

Second Round

Bella Peters, Abington Heights def. Holderith, DV, 6-0, 6-1; Megan McLaughlin, Crestwood, def. Sarah Langan, Wilkes-Barre Area, 6-0, 6-0; Gabrielle Chantiloupe, West Scranton, def. Van Camp, HAZ, 6-0, 6-0; Julie Schriver, North Pocono, def. Husson, WALL, 7-5, 6-4; Hannah Ziegler, Crestwood, def. Bocchiaro, WVW, 6-3, 6-2; Badner, WALL, def. Maia Philbin, Scranton, 6-0, 7-5; Madison Maloney, West Scranton, def. Emily Prokopovich, Hazleton Area, 6-4, 6-0; Rina Hanumali, Abington Heights, def. M. Schriver, NP, 6-3, 6-1.

Quarterfinals

Peters, AH, def. Megan McLaughlin, CRE, 6-0, 6-0; J. Schriver, NP, leads Chantiloupe, WS, 7-6 (7-5), 0-6, 5-4, (0-15); Badner, WALL, def. Ziegler, CRE, 6-4, 6-4; Hanumali, AH, leads Maloney, WS, 6-3, 1-0, (30-0).

Semifinals

(Wednesday at Kirby Park)

Peters, AH vs. J. Schriver-Chantiloupe winner; Badner vs. Hanumali-Maloney winner.

CLASS 2A

Preliminary Round

Hannah Merritt, Honesdale def. Cadance Cable, Wyoming Area, 6-0, 6-1; Rachel Tuman, Western Wayne def. Hannah Albano, Dunmore, 6-0, 6-0.

First Round

Karissa Ghigiarelli, Riverside def. Merritt, HON, 6-0, 6-0; Anabel Adams, Montrose, def. Kathryn Sissick, MMI Prep, 6-0, 6-4; Annie Johnson, Scranton Prep def. Katie Glinsky, Mid Valley, 6-2, 6-0; Caitlyn Bestrycki, Holy Cross, def. Grace Lennox, Valley View, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2; Carolina Stallard, Dallas, def. Ava Compton, Western Wayne, 6-0, 6-0; Ally Richards, Hanover Area, def. Olivia Santarsiero, Dunmore, 6-0, 6-0; Piper Mensinger, Berwick, def. Khusi Syedd, Holy Redeemer, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2; Ella Krypel, Wyoming Seminary, def. Alyza Vega, Tunkhannock, 6-0, 6-0; Ilana Rosenthal, Wyoming Seminary, def. Christina Monroe, Holy Cross, 6-0, 6-1; Leah Klose, Tunkhannock, def. Jocelyn Williams, Wyoming Area, 6-3, 6-1; Bella Aniska, Riverside, def. Olivia Aukema, Montrose, 6-1, 6-2; Kendall Orozco, MMI Prep, def. Jocelyn Denole, Honesdale, 6-0, 6-1; Karlee Yuscavage, Hanover Area, def. Gabby Randazzo, Holy Redeemer, 6-3, 6-2; Wally Flynn, Dallas, def. Milanna Reader, Berwick, 6-2, 6-1; Carli Bossick, Valley View, def. Kiralynn Blank, Mid Valley, 7-5, 2-6, 6-3; Alyssa Wigley, Scranton Prep, def. Tuman, WW, 6-0, 6-1.

Second Round

Ghigiarelli, RIV, def. Adams, Mon, 6-0, 6-0; Johnson, SP, def. Bestrycki, HC, 6-1, 6-4; Stallard, DAL, def. Richards, HAN, 6-1, 6-1; Krypel, SEM, def. Mensinger, BER, 6-1, 6-1; Rosenthal, SEM, def. Klose, TUNK, 6-0, 6-0; Aniksa, RIV, def. Orozco, MMI, 6-3, 6-0; Flynn, DAL, def. Yuscavage, 6-1, 6-4; Wigley, SP, def. Bossick, VV, 6-0, 6-0.

Quarterfinals

Ghigiarelli, RIV, def. Johnson, SP, 6-0, 6-0; Krypel, SEM, def. Stallard, DAL, 6-0, 6-2; Rosenthal, SEM, def. Aniska, RIV, 6-0, 6-0; Wigley, SP, def. Flynn, DAL, 6-0, 6-0.

Semifinals

(Wednesday at Kirby Park)

Ghigiarelli, RIV, vs. Krypel, SEM; Rosenthal, SEM vs. Wigley, SP.

FIELD HOCKEY

Lake-Lehman`0`0`0`0`–0

Wyoming Area`1`0`0`0`–1

Scoring – First Period: 1. WA, Antonia Minichello (UA), 10:16.

Shots: LL 2, WA 13. Saves: LL (Faye Post) 12, WA (Carly Saranchuk) 2. Corners: LL 5, WA 10.

Wyoming Seminary 8, Lackawanna Trai 3

Lackawanna Trail`1`0`0`2–3

Wyoming Seminary`3`3`2`0`–8

Scoring – First Period: 1. WS, Emma Watchilla (UA), 13:26; 2. WS, Watchilla (Ella Barbacci), 7:44; 3. WS, Barbacci (Watchilla), 5:54.; 4. LT, Nora Evans (Lena Ryon), 0:00. Second Period: 5. WS, Barbacci (Anna Mozeleski), 7:55; 6. WS, Barbacci (Maddie Olshemski), 6:44; 7. WS, Barbacci (Olshemski), 2:55. Third Period: 8. Barbacci (Leo), 11:15; 9. WS, Marta Mendoza (Chase Taylor), :42. Fourth Period: 10. LT, Evans (UA), 3:35; 11. LT, Ryon (Evans), :46.

Shots: LT 23, WS 13. Saves: LT (Lilly Rejrat (11), Mackenzie Schrig (4)) 15, WS (Laine Cabell (6), Megan Cotrone (4)) 10. Corners: LT 11, WS 10.

Honesdale 3, Wyoming Valley West 1

Wyoming Valley West`0`1`0`0`–1

Honesdale`1`2`0`0`–3

Scoring – First Period: 1. H, Claire Campen (UA), :52. Second Period: 2. WVW, Paige Williams (Laila Zdancewicz), 13:59; 3. H, Makayla Cobourn (Campen), 12:31; 4. H, Rozlyn Maciewjewski (UA), 3:32.

Shots: WVW 10, H 10. Saves: WVW (Ariana Rysz) 7, H 7. Corners: WVW 3, H 5.

Crestwood 2, Hazleton Area 1

Hazleton Area`1`0`0`0`–1

Crestwood`1`0`0`1`–2

Scoring – First Period: 1. HA, Brynn Newborn, 8:09; 2. Cre, Ava McConnell, 7:57. Fourth Period: 3. Cre, Gabby Ambosie, 14:09.

Shots: HA 12, Cre 19. Saves: HA (Elaina Ashman) 16, Cre (Isabella Caporuscio) 10. Corners: HA 6, CRE 6.

BOYS SOCCER

Wilkes-Barre Area 3, Dallas 2

Dallas`1`1`–2

Wilkes-Barre Area`2`1`–3

Scoring – First Half: 1. D, Zack Calkins (UA), 10:29; 2. WBA, John Barker (Evan Corcoran), 19:00; 3. WBA, Brody Walker (Barker), 20:53. Second Half: 4. WBA, Nico Cipriano (Dominick Ranieli), 63:18; 5. D, Lucas DeRome (UA), 68:30.

Shots: D 11, WBA 10. Saves: D (Brandon Banks (6), Cole Kutch (1)) 7, WBA (Zach Parry) 9. Corners: D 3, WBA 2.

Hazleton Area 3, Tunkhannock 0

Tunkhannock`0`0`–0

Hazleton Area`1`2`–3

Scoring – First Half: 1. HA, Gavin Huey (Angelo Paniaqua). Second Half: 2. HA, Huey (Chris Cartwright); 3. HA, Nate Bacon (Ethan Moeslein).

Shots: T 5, HA 17. Saves: T (Logan Barbini) 13, HA (Kyle Johnson) 4. Corners: T 11, HA 5.

Wyoming Seminary 8, Lake-Lehman 2

Lake-Lehman`1`1`–2

Wyoming Seminary`6`2`–8

Scoring – First Half: 1. WS, Pat Ruthirawut (UA), 37:35; 2. WS, Oewn Rowlands (Thomas Iskra), 31:54; 3. WS, Aiden Gilbert (Iskra), 31:00; 4. WS, Matt Swartz (Iskra), 26:45; 5. WS, Iskra (Rowlands), 17:59; 6. WS, Iskra (Swartz), 11:22; 7. LL, Ben Wnuk (UA), 10:24. Second Period: 8. WS, Swartz (Gilbert), 37:03; 9. WS, Alex Kang (Rowlands), 33:10; 10. LL, Evan Kaiser (Luke Stogoski), 18:45.

Shots: LL 12, WS 18. Saves: LL (Eric Hanley) 8, WS (Marc Jackett, Antonio Gallo) 10. Corners: LL 4, WS 6.

GIRLS SOCCER

Hanover Area 5, Marian Catholic 1

Marian Catholic`0`1`–1

Hanover Area`3`5`–8

Scoring – First Half: 1. HA, Stephanie Lewis (Emily Malia), 32:17; 2. HA McKenzie Bannon (Malia), 10:58; 3. HA, Lewis (Malia), 10:28. Second Half: 4. HA, Lewis (UA), 35:15; 5. HA, Wombacker (Ava Malacarne), 27:10; 6. HA, Bannon (Lewis), 21:00; 7. HA, Malia (Lewis), 10:19; 8. MC, Rylhnn Hall (UA), 4:00; 9. HA, Lewis (Burleigh), 2:00.

Shots: MC 5, HA 21. Saves: MC (Zoe Salter) 16, HA (Lindsay Snook) 4. Corners: MC 2, HA 5.

Lake-Lehman 1, Wyoming Area 0

Wyoming Area`0`0`0`–0

Lake-Lehman`0`0`1`–1

Scoring – Overtime: 1. LL, Hailey Kline (Autumn Palka), 1:50.

Shots: WA 4, LL 18. Saves: WA (Olivia Allen) UA, LL (Amanda McGurk) 4. Corners: WA 2, LL 9.