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Holy Redeemer junior forward Annie Bagnall had a day to remember on Thursday.
Scoring her third goal of the afternoon with one minute and 16 seconds remaining in the first half, Bagnall netted her 100th career goal as the Holy Redeemer girls soccer team defeated Wyoming Seminary, 8-0.
Bagnall was one of two Royals to register a hat trick, with Kasey Danko being the other. Holy Redeemer’s Carly Cavanaugh pitched in with three assists.
Hazleton Area 2, Nanticoke Area 1
After scoring a pair of first-half goals, Hazleton Area was able to hold on despite a late run from Nanticoke Area, thanks to a goal in the 60th minute from Amiah Lukowski.
Ashyn Thuringer and Kaitlyn Beiler both scored goals for the Cougars.
Lake-Lehman 5, Wyoming Area 1
Madison Brdaric and Emily Smith each netted a pair of goals in a Lake-Lehman win. Chloe Weaver added a goal and three assists for the Black Knights.
Wyoming Area goalkeeper Lauren Kelly made a game-high 13 saves.
GAR 1, Hanover Area 1, OT
Selena Amigon put GAR on the board with 17 minutes remaming in the first half, but Hanover Area’s Steph Lewis would answer before the second half was out.
Hanover Area’s Abby Thompson made a game-high 11 saves.
BOYS SOCCER
Hazleton Area 8, Nanticoke Area 3
Mike Mehalshick and Luke Russo each scored a pair of goals while Wil Garcia added a goal and two assists as the Cougars routed Nanticoke Area.
The Trojans were paced Tyler Rushton, who scored a goal and had an assist.
MMI Prep 2, Hanover Area 1
Nick Evans made things interesting with a goal in the 75th minute, but at that point, MMI Prep had done too much damage.
Ian Dewar and Carter Frask each scored for the Preppers.
GIRLS TENNIS
GAR 3, Pittston Area 2
With the three Wilkes-Barre Area high schools set to merge next season, GAR ended its season, and the program, on a high note.
The doubles pairings of Samathana Rodriguez and Magaly Martinez and Jennifer Aguilar and Yasmin Guzman were victorious for GAR. Michelle Tapia won her singles match in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2.
Abby Connors and Sarah Armitage both won their singles matches for Pittston Area.
GOLF
Wyoming Seminary 166, MMI Prep 169
Wyoming Seminary’s Jeremy Callahan was the medalist after shooting a 38.
Callahan’s 38 was the difference as Morgan Wong, Jessica McClellan and Christian Homnack each shot 40s for MMI Prep.
Bobby Wilson shot a 41 for the Blue Knights.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Nanticoke Area 3, MMI Prep 0
Nanticoke Area left MMI Prep with a three-game victory, taking down the Preppers 25-5, 25-14, 25-14.
Nanticoke was paced by Carly Reakes, who finished with a kill, 24 assists, three blocks and three digs. Rayza Ruiz added an ace, 10 kills, an assist, two blocks and five digs in the win.
Summer Evancho finished with five kills, two aces and three service points for MMI Prep.
Tunkhannock 3, Berwick 1
Tunkhannock improved to 8-1 after beating Berwick, 25-15, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20.
Molly Goodwin paced the Tigers with 11 kills, 14 hits and 12 digs. Jena Simmons added four kills, 14 hits and 19 digs while Megan Straley chipped in with seven kills, 15 hits and 23 digs in a winning effort.
Berwick’s Glorimar Guzman had 20 digs, Alexis Hunsinger had eight kills and Leah Watts had 19 assists and seven digs.
Delaware Valley 3, Crestwood 0
The Comets fell to Delaware Valley 25-2, 25-12, 25-11.
Crestwood was paced by Kristen Kania, who had three kills, three assists and three service points. Carly Bono also picked up two digs and two service points.
COLLEGES
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Misericordia splits tri-match
The Cougars lost to Marywood, 3-1, and swept Penn College, 3-0.
Tara Welliver had 11 kills and three blocks against Marywood and Jessica Oltman and Sarah Pool added six kills each.
Amanda Curcio had five blocks and Oltman added three.
GIRLS SOCCER
Holy Redeemer 8, Wyoming Seminary 0
Wyoming Seminary`0`0 — 0
Holy Redeemer`7`1 — 8
First half — 1. HR, Kasey Danko, 38:00; 2. HR, Olivia Murray (Quaglia), 37:19; 3. HR, Danko (Quaglia), 19:59; 4. HR, Annie Bagnall (Carly Cavanaugh), 17:35; 5. HR, Danko, (Cavanaugh), 14:53; 6. HR, Bagnall (Cavanaugh), 4:58; 7. HR, Bagnall (Sekol), 1:16. Second half — 8. HR, Kaitln Brennan (Bere), 3:40.
Shots — WS 6, HR 26. Saves — WS 18, HR 5. Corner kicks — WS 0, HR 14.
Hazleton Area 2, Nanticoke Area 1
Nanticoke Area`0`1 — 1
Hazleton Area`2`0 — 2
First half — 1. HAZ, Ashlyn Thuringer (Josie Middleton), 19:38; 2. HAZ, Kaitlyn Beiler, 25:22. Second half — 3. NAN, Amiah Lukowski, 60:05.
Shots — NAN 12, HAZ 14. Saves — NAN 7 (Kaleah Moran); HAZ 11 (Holly Buchman/Jasmine Beiler). Corner kicks — NAN 2, HAZ 2.
Lake-Lehman 5, Wyoming Area 1
Wyoming Area`0`1 — 1
Lake-Lehman`2`3 — 5
First half — 1. LL, Madison Brdaric (Chloe Weaver), 30:11; 2. LL, Weaver (PK), 16:37. Second half — 3. LL, Emily Smith (Weaver), 20:36; 4. LL, Brdaric (Abby Paczewski), 12:32; 5. LL, Smith (Weaver), 7:45; 6. WA, Aleah Kranson, 0:03.
Shots — WA 5, LL 17. Saves — WA 13 (Lauren Kelly); LL 4 (Emma Stroud). Corner kicks — WA 0, LL 6.
GAR 1, Hanover Area 1, OT
GAR`1`0`0 — 1
Hanover Area`0`1`0 — 1
First half — 1. GAR, Selena Amigon, 17:00. Second half — 2. HAN, Steph Lewis, 21:10. Overtime — None.
Shots — GAR 13, HAN 10. Saves — GAR 8 (Rosy Sosa); HAN 11 (Abby Thompson). Corner kicks — GAR 11; HAN 2.
BOYS SOCCER
Hazleton Area 8, Nanticoke Area 3
Hazleton Area`5`3 — 8
Nantiocke Area`1`2 — 1
First half — 1. HAZ, Mike Mehalshick (Wil Garcia); 2. HAZ, Mehalshick; 3. HAZ, Luke Russo (John Ashton); 4. HAZ, Chris Wolk (Garcia); 5. HAZ, Russo; 6. NAN, Mathew Gomelko. Second half — 7. NAN, Adam Eckhart (Tyler Rushton); 8. HAZ, Luke Daveler; 9. HAZ, Noah Matriccino; 10. NAN, Rushton; 11. Garcia.
Shots — HAZ 22, NAN 14. Saves — HAZ 8, NAN 12.
MMI Prep 2, Hanover Area 1
Hanover Area`0`1 — 1
MMI Prep`1`1 — 2
First half — 1. MMI, Ian Dewar, 2:51. Second half — 2. MMI, Carter Frask, 67:18; 3. HAN, Nick Evans, 75:15.
Shots — HAN 10, MMI 9. Saves — HAN 7 (Zack Evans); MMI 9 (Jimmy Kelly).
GIRLS TENNIS
GAR 3, Pittston Area 2
SINGLES — Abby Connors (PA) d. Melanie Garcia 6-2, 6-3; Michelle Tapia (GAR) d. Kaitlyn Connors 6-3, 6-2; Sarah Armitage (PA) d. Miracle Ruiz 6-4, 6-3.
DOUBLES — Samantha Rodriguez/Magaly Martinez (GAR) d. Julia Zambetti/ Isabelle Lewis 6-3, 2-6, 6-1; Jennifer Aguilar/ Yasmin Guzman (GAR) d. Kylie Herbert/ Rachel Senese.
GOLF
Wyoming Seminary 166, MMI Prep 169
at Huntsville Golf Club, par 36
MMI (169) — Morgan Wong 40, Jessica McClellan 40, Christian Homnack 40, Thomas Mayernic 49
WS (166) — Jeremy Callahan 38, Bobby Wilson 41, Greg Godlewski 43, Andrew Maddock 44.