Lauren Lopresto scored a pair of first-half goals Friday to send Pittston Area on its way to a 5-2 victory over visiting Hanover Area in a non-league girls soccer opener.
Lopresto scored on a Kyleigh Shupp assist and added an unassisted goal for a 2-0 halftime lead.
Rachel Deleo stretched the lead to 3-0 early in the second half.
Shupp and Giavannai Innamorati also scored. Brynne McGoff and Ryli Smith added assists.
Pittston Area had leads of 22-10 in shots and 6-2 in corner kicks.
Kendall Tigue made eight saves.
Wyoming Area 5
Crestwood 4
Wyoming Area outscored visiting Crestwood in Friday’s season-opening battle between 2018 championship teams.
The Lady Warriors won the District 2 Class 2A title after finishing second in Division 2 of the Wyoming Valley Conference. The Lady Comets won the WVC Division 1 championship.
BOYS SOCCER
Pittston Area 2
Hanover Area 0
Pittston Area posted the shutout on the road in Friday’s non-league opener.
Hazleton Area 3
Wyoming Area 2
Wyoming Area lost the non-league road game to open the season Friday.
GOLF
Holy Redeemer 146
Wyoming Area 166
Unbeaten WVC Division 3 leader Holy Redeemer handed Wyoming Area its second loss of the season Friday at Lehman Golf Club.
Pittston Area 193
Nanticoke 252
Pittston Area improved to 2-1 in WVC Class 3A play with Friday’s comfortable win at Edgewood-in-the-Pines.
Hanover Area 168
Wyoming Area 181
The Warriors dropped Wednesday’s match at Fox Hill.
J.T. Gober shot a 40 for Wyoming Area. Cole Coolbaugh added a 45.
Wyoming Area 220
Lake-Lehman 224
Chase Yochem shot a 41 Tuesday at Fox Hill Country Club to lead Wyoming Area, which pulled out the win on a tiebreaker.
Both teams had four-man scores of 171, but Wyoming Area had the better fifth score.
Matt Sorick and J.T. Gober each added a 43 to help the Warriors overcome Lake-Lehman having the two lowest scores, including a 34 from Bobby Lugiano.
GIRLS TENNIS
Wyoming Area 5
MMI Prep 0
Wyoming Area posted the shutout Monday to even its record at 1-1.
Tunkhannock 5
Pittston Area 0
Tunkhannock swept visiting Pittston Area (1-2) in Monday’s match.
The Lady Tigers won four matches in straight sets and another by injury default.
