Wyoming Area took visiting Wyoming Seminary into overtime before falling in a meeting between the last two unbeaten teams in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 boys soccer Wednesday.
Reggie Grayek completed his hat trick on a goal 50 seconds into overtime to lift Wyoming Seminary to a 3-2 victory.
The Blue Knights finished the week at 5-0. Wyoming Area is alone in second place at 3-1.
Gavin Lahart scored both Wyoming Area goals, including one with 2:32 left in regulation to force the overtime.
Berwick 2
Pittston Area 1
Jake Black scored 10 minutes into the game to give Pittston Area the lead before falling to visiting Berwick in Thursday’s WVC Division 1 game.
Hazleton Area 3
Pittston Area 1
Jacob Black scored the only Pittston Area goal when the Patriots fell to visiting Hazleton Area in a WVC Division 1 game Tuesday.
Wyoming Area 4
MMI Prep 0
Luke Coolbaugh scored twice for Wyoming Area in Monday’s WVC Division 2 victory.
Nick Belles and Josh Cumbo also scored.
FIELD HOCKEY
Wyoming Area 3
Hazleton Area 1
Toni Minichello scored goals 1:24 apart late in the first half to erase a deficit and send Wyoming Area on its way to a WVC Division 1 victory at Hazleton Area Thursday.
The Lady Warriors improved to 5-0-1 in the division, behind only defending state champion Wyoming Seminary (6-0).
Lauren Parente added a goal with 3:39 remaining.
Ellie Glatz had seven saves in the win.
Delaware Valley 3
Pittston Area 2
Pittston Area remained winless within WVC Division 1 when it lost at Delaware Valley Thursday.
Wyoming Area 3
Crestwood 0
Wyoming Area held Crestwood without a shot on goal and without a penalty corner in Tuesday’s WVC Division 1 victory.
The Lady Warriors amassed 31 shots and eight penalty corners.
Kayla Kiwak had a goal and an assist in the first half.
Toni Minichello and Kari Melberger also scored. Bianca Pizano had an assist.
Wilkes-Barre Area 5
Pittston Area 0
Abie Sorokas had a hat trick to lead Wilkes-Barre Area to a road victory in Tuesday’s WVC Division 1 game.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Wyoming Area 3-0
Michael Branley and Jacob Katulka finished first and second in a six-team Wyoming Valley Conference cluster meet to lead Wyoming Area to a 3-0 record on its home course at the Luzerne County Sports Complex Wednesday.
The Warriors defeated Berwick (15-43), Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech (16-45) and Northwest (17-41).
Branley finished the 3.1-mile course in 16:43.
Kyle Emsley was fourth and George Sharkey eighth.
The Warriors are 5-0 overall. Holy Redeemer, through eight meets, and Crestwood, through four, are the only other unbeatens.
Pittston Area 1-2
Pittston Area defeated MMI Prep, 16-39, Wednesday at Kirby Park, but lost to Hazleton Area, 19-40, and Crestwood, 27-32.
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Wyoming Area home meet
Wyoming Area did not run a full team, but Aubriana Marranca ran away from the field for a 44-second victory in 19:50 during Wednesday’s six-team WVC cluster meet at the Luzerne County Sports Complex.
Marranca finished in 19:50.
Julie Bonsavage, the only other Lady Warrior to compete, was seventh out of 27 runners.
Pittston Area 1-2
Pittston Area defeated MMI Prep, 15-44, Wednesday at Kirby Park, but lost to Hazleton Area, 20-40, and Crestwood, 26-30.
GIRLS SOCCER
Wyoming Area 10
Hanover Area 0
Sydney Kruszca scored three goals and had an assist for Wyoming Area in Thursday’s WVC Division 2 rout.
Christina Kosco scored twice while Anna Wisnewski and Caitlin McDonough each added a goal and two assists.
Dallas 8
Pittston Area 0
Alison Francis scored three goals while Emma Switzer and Megan MacNeely added two each Friday to lead Dallas to the WVC Division 1 victory.
Dallas limited Pittston Area to five shots and did not allow the Lady Patriots a corner kick.
Wilkes-Barre Area 6
Pittston Area 1
Pittston Area lost on the road Wednesday in a WVC Division 1 game.
Holy Redeemer 4
Wyoming Area 0
Annie Bagnall, who resides in the Wyoming Area School District, had a pair of goals Tuesday to help host Holy Redeemer to the WVC Division 2 triumph.
Wyoming Valley West 11
Pittston Area 1
Lauren Lopresto scored Pittston Area’s only goal in Monday’s WVC Division 1 home loss.
Abington Heights 4
Wyoming Area 0
Abington Heights scored twice in each half and outshot visiting Wyoming Area, 23-6, in the Sept. 14 non-league game.
GOLF
Wyoming Seminary 162
Wyoming Area 215
Wyoming Seminary clinched at least a tie for the WVC Division 3 title with Friday’s victory at Fox Hill Country Club.
Wyoming Area finished 4-8 in the division.
Holy Redeemer 155
Wyoming Area 191
Sean Boland shot a 35 for Holy Redeemer in Wednesday’s WVC victory at Fox Hill Country Club.
Cole Coolbaugh led Wyoming Area with a 44.
Tunkhannock 180
Pittston Area 187
Derek Cunius was medalist with a 43 Monday at Fox Hill Country Club, but it was not enough for Pittston Area in the WVC Division 1 match.
Pittston Area finished the season 5-5, third of four teams in the division. Dallas went 10-0, Tunkhannock 6-4 and Wilkes-Barre Area 2-8.
Wyoming Area 0-2
Wyoming Area suffered two losses in Monday’s WVC tri-match at Wyoming Valley Country Club.
Lake-Lehman shot 161, Hanover Area 175 and Wyoming Area 181.
J.T. Gober led the Warriors with a 43.
GIRLS TENNIS
Holy Redeemer 5
Pittston Area 0
Holy Redeemer swept Thursday’s WVC match, including picking up two of the points by default.
The loss was the sixth straight for Pittston Area.
Wyoming Seminary 4
Wyoming Area 1
Wyoming Area’s Brianna Pizzano won, 6-0, 6-0, at first singles Wednesday, but Wyoming Seminary took the other matches in straight sets.
Wilkes-Barre Area 3
Pittston Area 2
Wilkes-Barre Area edged visiting Pittston Area in Wednesday’s WVC match.
Wyoming Area 3
Wyoming Valley West 2
Bella Scappaticci rallied from losing the first set at second singles to pull out a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory that helped Wyoming Area secure Monday’s WVC victory.
Brianna Pizzano won, 6-0, 6-0, at first singles and Amanda McCormick-Sarah McCormick won, 6-1, 6-3, at second doubles.
Crestwood 4
Pittston Area 1
Pittston Area lost at home in Monday’s WVC match.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Pittston Area 3
Lake-Lehman 0
Michalie Mazurkivich had six kills, seven blocks and seven service points to lead Pittston Area in Wednesday’s 25-16, 25-22, 25-23, WVC road sweep.
Jiana Moran had nine service points, including three aces.
Syra Reza added six service points, including two aces, and five digs.
Wyoming Area 3
Wyoming Valley West 0
Marissa Kovaleski had 25 assists and 18 service points Wednesday when Wyoming Area swept, 25-9, 25-10, 25-18 to improve to 2-4 in the WVC.
Selena Forlenza had seven kills and 14 digs, Hannah Garinger had 15 digs and five kills and Sarah Ktytor had eight service points and four aces.
