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Weekend Roundup, Sept. 28-29

Spartans down Miners in boys’ soccer

North Schuylkill 3, Minersville 1 — Zack Marcinowski’s goal in the 30^th minute broke a 1-1 tie and propelled the Spartans to a non-league victory over the Miners at Ghosh Orthodontics Field at Spartan Stadium.

North Schuylkill’s Max Helwig opened the scoring in the 22^nd minute off an assist by Marcinowski. Minersville tied it in the 29^th minute when Jordan Bowers put home an assist by Cam Rodgers.

Marcinowski put the Spartans (8-5 overall) back on top less than a minute later off an assist by Brady Welker to give North Schuylkill a 2-1 halftime lead. Wyatt Zendrosky gave the Spartans some insurance when he converted an assist by Evan Damiter for a goal in the 64^th minute.

Robert McGrath had seven saves for Minersville (9-5), while North Schuylkill’s Kaden Onuschak stopped three saves.

Shenandoah Valley 5, Pottsville 0 — Ayden Zamudio recorded a natural hat trick in the first half as the Blue Devils stormed past the Tide in a non-league match at Alumni Field.

Joan Menjivar added a goal and two assists for Shenandoah Valley (14-1), while Sam Mentusky tallied a goal and an assist. Caleb Campos stopped all four Pottsville (1-11-1) shots to get the shutout win for the Devils.

Tri-Valley 4, Salem Christian 1 — At Allentown, Nathan Hillard netted a pair of goals and had an assist as the Dawgs (7-5-1) topped Salem Christian (4-5-2) in a non-league match.

Lukas Ruch and Tyler Mowery also scored for Tri-Valley, while Ruch and Dawson Neugard had assists. Brayden Leese stopped two shots in goal for the Dawgs.

Blue Mountain 5, ELCO 2 — Shawn Batory scored three times and had an assist as the Eagles topped the Raiders in a non-league contest at the Eagles’ Nest.

Drew Waschko scored twice for Blue Mountain (8-5-1), which led 4-1 at intermission. Caden Wargo stopped five shots in net for the Eagles.

Girls’ Soccer

Blue Mountain 1, Tulpehocken 0 — Lexi Waschko scored the game’s only goal in the second half as the Eagles (7-5) blanked the Trojans in a non-league match Friday at the Eagles’ Nest.

Hailey Scheuer assisted on Waschko’s goal. Makayla Keck pitched the shutout, making five saves in net.

North Schuylkill 4, Tri-Valley 2 — Lilah Helwig notched a pair of goals as North Schuylkill outlasted Tri-Valley in a non-league match.

Helwig scored 11:31 into the contest off an assist by Mylee Bindie, then tallied an unassisted goal in the second half. Addie Urban had a goal and an assist for the Spartans (10-2), with her goal at 25:26 breaking a 1-1 tie. Jillian Murray scored North Schuylkill’s fourth goal, while Maddie Moyer made two saves in net.

Maggie Hoffman-Long scored off a corner kick for Tri-Valley (7-4), while Cassie Snyder tallied a second-half goal. Maddy Schwalm made eight saves for the Dawgs.

Girls’ Volleyball

Panther Valley 3, Pocono Mountain West 0 — Emma Dacey had three kills and 11 digs, including the 500^th dig of her career, as the Panthers swept Pocono Mountain West 25-14, 25-16, 25-10 in a non-league match Saturday.

Caroline Breslin added 18 digs for Panther Valley (10-2), while Abby Benack dished out 14 assists and seven digs.

Pocono Mountain West won JV 2-0.

Pottsville 3, Whitehall 0 — Lainey Dusel had 14 kills and eight digs as the Tide rolled past the Zephyrs 25-12, 25-12, 25-12 in a non-league contest at Martz Hall.

Megan Yost tallied 31 assists and 10 digs for Pottsville (12-2), while Anna Burke notched six kills, three blocks, three digs and two aces.

Pottsville won JV 2-0.

Upper Dauphin 3, Williams Valley 0 — Audrina Fry had six kills, four digs and two blocks as the Vikings dropped a non-league contest to the Trojans 25-8, 25-10, 25-21 in Elizabethville.

Emily Miller had eight digs and Naomi Carl recorded three assists and four aces for Williams Valley (2-10). Kasey Weibley paced Upper Dauphin with eight kills and six aces, while Ella Griffith collected four kills and three aces.

Upper Dauphin won JV 2-0.