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Times Leader P.M. Update: Wednesday, April 14

Gianna Adams pitched a complete-game shutout as Pittston Area defeated Wyoming Valley West 5-0 Wednesday in a Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 softball game.

Adams allowed just four hits, struck out seven and walked none. She also did damage at the plate, going 2-for-4 with 2 RBI. Ava Callahan added three hits.

Katie DeCosmo had two hits for Wyoming Valley West.

BASEBALL

Holy Redeemer 9, Wyoming Area 5

Holy Redeemer scored nine runs in the fifth and sixth innings to comeback and defeat Wyoming Area. Cameron Krugel led the offense, going 1-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI.

Jake Griffin was sharp on the mound, striking out nine and allowing only two earned runs.

Wyoming Seminary 7, MMI Prep 5

Gavin Flanley threw a complete game for the Blue Knights as they defeated the Preppers. He struck out nine and allowed five runs, four earned. Aiden Murphy went 3-for-4 to lead the offense.

Hazleton Area 2, Emmaus 1

Nick Biasi was strong for Hazleton Area, tossing six innings, allowing one run and striking out 10 batters on his way to a win.

Brett Antolick was the only Cougars hitter with an RBI.

North Pocono 14, Tunkhannock 1 (5 inn.)

Tunkhannock was fell in five innings to North Pocono. Josh Brown went 1-for 2 with an RBI to lead the Tigers’ offense and Mike Kuzma went 1-for-2 as well.

BOYS TENNIS

Berwick 5, Hazleton Area 0

Brendan Turowski, Dylan Smith and Graham Marshman helped lead Berwick by sweeping the singles matches. The Bulldogs also swept the doubles sets behind a win from Caden Reader/Zack Demko and a forfeit.

Dallas 5, Wyoming Seminary 0

Dallas swept Wyoming Seminary, winning every matchup in straight sets.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Delaware Valley 3, Wyoming Valley West 0

Delaware Valley defeated the Spartans in three sets 25-19, 25-9, 25-15.

Zane Paula had four kills and two blocks for Delaware Valley and Danny Zhivkovich added five kills, eight service points and four aces.

BOYS LACROSSE

Crestwood 12, Holy Redeemer 8

Trey Zabroski scored three goals and had three assists to lead the Comets to a win over Holy Redeemer. Nick Curry also scored three goals and had an assist.

Josh Wesneski led the Royals with two goals and one assist.

Scranton Prep 20, Lake-Lehman 8

Gavin Parschak led Lake-Lehman with three goals in a loss to Scranton Prep. Colby Roberts, Connor Partington, Brandon Ritinski, Landon Schuckers and Connor Spencer were the other goal scorers.

Dallas 17, Wyoming Area 2

Anderson Leo and Jackson Wydra led the Mountaineers past Wyoming Area with four goals each. Matt Jesse added three goals.

GIRLS TRACK

Dallas 117, Wyoming Valley West 33

Calli Ogurkis and Alondra Church led the Mountaineers in a meet with Woming Valley West. Ogurkis placed first in the 300 hurdles and pole vault. Church placed first in the 100 dash and 200 dash as well as helping the 400 relay team place first.

Brandy Varner led the Spartans with first-place finishes in the shot put and discus.

COLLEGES

BASEBALL

Misericordia sweeps

Misericordia took both games from Delaware Valley, 11-2 and 19-1. Santino Manganella had two knocks and an RBI in game one and Dalton Emerich had three hits in game two.

Stevens 12, King’s 8

Matt Mellinger went 2-for-5 to lead King’s as they fell to Stevens. Pat Noone also went 3-for-6.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Misericordia 18, DeSales 6

Justine Johnson had four goals and three assists to lead the Cougars and Michelle Torzilli added five goals.

H.S. SOFTBALL

Pittston Area 5, Wyo. Valley West 0

Pittston Area`AB`R`H`BI

Giardina lf`4`1`1`1

Booth rf`4`0`1`1

Weidlich cf`3`1`1`1

Para ss`4`1`1`0

Adams p`4`1`2`2

Callahan c`4`0`3`0

Mahalka dp`4`0`1`0

Borthwick 3b`2`0`0`0

Baiera ph`1`0`0`1

George 2b`2`1`1`0

Lieback fx` 0`0`0`0

Totals`32`5`11`5

WVW`AB`R H BI

DeCosmo ss`3`0`2`0

Hoskins p`3`0`0`0

Hand rf`3`0`1`0

Adamski 3b`3`0`0`0

M. Austra 2b`3`0`0`0

K.Austra dp`2`0`0`0

Pepe 1b`3`0`1`0

Duesler c`2`0`0`0

Peters ph`1`0`0 `0

Hardin lf`2`0`0`0

May fx`0`0`0`0

Totals`25`0`4`0

3B - Giardina

Pittston Area`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SO

Adams W`7`4`0`0`0`7

WVW`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SO

Hoskins L`7`11`5`5`2`8

H.S. BASEBALL

Holy Redeemer 9, Wyoming Area 5

Wyoming Area`AB`R`H`BI

Melberger cf`3`2`2`0

Wiedl ss`3`1`1`0

Kelleher c`3`1`3`2

Lawall 1b`4`1`0`0

Hood p`4`0`0`1

Janosky dh`4`0`0`0

Supey lf`4`0`1`0

Petrosky rf`1`0`0`0

Morgan ph`0`0`0`0

Mathis 3b`3`0`0`0

Sorick 2b`0`0`0`0

Totals`29`5`7`3

Holy Redeemer`AB`R`H`BI

Dudek 1b`2`1`0`0

Griffin p`3`2`2`1

Krugel rf`3`2`1`2

Austra c`3`1`1`2

Wills lf`2`0`0`2

Martin ss`3`0`0`0

Miller dh`3`0`1`0

Kopec 3b`1`0`0`0

DiMauro 3b`1`1`0`0

Dunleavy 2b`3`2`1`0

English pr`0`0`0`0

Elmes cf`0`0`0`0

Kugler p`0`0`0`0

Totals`24`9`6`7

2B — WA, Kelleher. HR, Austra, Griffin, Krugel.

Wyoming Area`400`100`0 — 5

Holy Redeemer`000`054 — 9

Wyoming Area`IP`H`R`ER`BB`K

Hood`4`4`5`1`3`6

Lawall (L)`2`2`4`1`2`2

Holy Redeemer`IP`H`R`ER`BB`K

Griffin`5`7`5`2`1`9

Kugler (W)`2`0`0`0`3`4

Wyoming Seminary 7, MMI Prep 5

Wyoming Seminary`AB`R`H`BI

Amend`2`1`2`1

Youngman`3`1`0`1

Murphy`4`0`3`0

Flanley`4`0`1`0

Kruger`4`1`2`0

Hromsin`3`1`1`1

Vodzak`3`0`0`0

Williamson`1`1`0`0

Vought`2`1`1`0

Evan`2`1`1`0

Totals`28`7`11`3

MMI Prep`AB`R`H`BI

Magula`4`1`1`0

Danchinsion`3`0`1`0

Rinehimer`1`1`0`0

McNulty`3`0`0`0

Williams`2`1`1`1

Castro“1`1`0

Eyerly`4`1`1`2

Kelly`3`0`1`1

Valkusky`4`0`1`1

Rinaldi`2`0`0`0

Nolasco`1`0`0`0

Totals`31`5`7`5

2B — WS, Murphy, Flanley, Hromsin, Amend, Kruger. 3B — MMI, Danchision.

Wyoming Seminary`122`010`1 — 7

MMI Prep`010`010`3 — 5

Wyoming Semianry`IP`H`R`ER`BB`K

Flanley (W)`7`7`5`4`2`9

MMI Prep`IP`H`R`ER`BB`K

Castro (L)`0.2`3`1`1`3`0

Danchision`2.1`2`1`0`1`4

Williams`2`3`4`2`3`1

Eyerly`2`3`1`1`0`0

Hazleton Area 2, Emmaus 1

Hazleton Area`AB`R`H`BI

G. Russo c`2`1`0`0

Payne c`0`0`0`0

L. Russo lf`1`1`0`0

Antolick 2b`3`0`0`1

Verbonitz 1b`2`0`0`0

Mehalshick 1b`0`0`0`0

Kilker 3b`0`0`0`0

Diaz dh`3`0`0`0

Molinaro ss`3`0`0`0

Biasi p`3`0`0`0

LaBuda p`0`0`0`0

Shamany cf`3`0`1`0

Schell rf`2`0`0`0

Totals`22`2`1`1

Emmaus`AB`R`H`BI

Gallagher p-lf`3`1`1`0

O’Brien 2b`3`0`0`0

LePage 3b`3`0`1`0

Wilson ph`0`0`0`0

Schantz cf`3`0`0`0

Deschenes p`1`0`0`0

Waller dh`2`0`1`0

Chiego c`3`0`0`0

Viola ss`0`0`0`0

Foley 1b`2`0`0`0

Martinez lf`1`0`1`0

Amey lf-ss`2`0`0`0

Hogan rf`2`0`0`0

Schaffer cr`0`0`0`0

Totals`25`1`4`0

2B — EM, Gallagher.

Hazleton Area`200`000`0 — 2

Emmaus`000`001`0 — 1

Hazleton Area`IP`H`R`ER`BB`K

Biasi (W)`6`4`1`1`0`10

LaBuda`1`0`0`0`0`2

Emmaus`IP`H`R`ER`BB`K

Gallagher (L)`3`1`2`1`3`3

Deshenes`4`0`0`0`2`6

North Pocono 14, Tunkhannock 1 (5 inn.)

North Pocono`AB`R`H`BI

Z. Walsh`3`2`2`3

K. Serine`1`0`0`1

Ruddy`3`1`0`1

LaFave`1`0`0`0

Millon`3`1`1`1

Brinkman`3`1`2`1

C. Serine`1`0`0`0

C. Walsh`2`2`1`0

Chillot`1`0`0`0

Maglio`3`3`2`1

Staples`1`0`1`0

Silvestrini`3`1`1`2

DeLucy`1`0`0`0

Kowalski`2`1`1`0

Deom`2`1`0`0

A. Pagolto`2`1`2`2

N. Pagolto`0`0`0`0

Totals`32`14`13`12

Tunkhannock`AB`R`H`BI

Kuzma`2`0`1`0

Munley`3`0`1`0

Sheridan`3`1`1`0

Wood`3`0`1`0

Paduck`3`0`0`0

Brown`2`0`1`1

Demarco`0`0`0`0

Gavek`1`0`0`0

Zackus`0`0`0`0

Baltrusaitis`2`0`0`0

Cishek`1`0`1`0

Wells`1`0`0`0

Totals`21`1`6`1

North Pocono`119`30 — 14

Tunkhannock`000`10 — 1

North Pocono`IP`H`R`ER`BB`K

Maglio (W)`3.2`5`1`1`0`3

Staples`1.1`1`0`0`1`1

Tunkhannock`IP`H`R`ER`BB`K

Paduck (L)`2`8`8`8`1`3

Munley`0.2`2`3`2`1`0

Gavek`1.1`2`3`2`1`0

Zackus`1`1`0`0`0`2

H.S. BOYS TENNIS

Berwick 5, Hazleton Area 0

Singles: 1. Brendan Turowski (BER) def Kittrick Danzeisen 6-1, 6-0; 2. Dylan Smith (BER) def Cameron Zynel 6-3, 6-4; 3. Graham Marshmen (BER) def Maxwell Hsiao 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles: 1. Caden Reader/Zack Demko (BER) def Jakob Narrow/Bryce Greco 6-0, 6-0; 2. Berwick win by forfeit.

Dallas 5, Wyoming Seminary 0

Singles: 1. Tucker Chesman (DAL) def Keefer Wu 6-1, 6-2; 2. Dan Flynn (DAL) def Vaughn Kutish 6-0, 6-0; 3. Danny Dudick (DAL) def Artur Gilicinski 6-3, 6-4

Doubles: 1. Jason Joshi/Andrew Gryskevicz (DAL) def Amin Ali/Ryan Chun 6-2, 7-6 (7-3); 2. Lucas Carver/Jin Florencio (DAL) def Tracey Kindler/ Marco Magnotta (SEM) 7-5, 6-1.

Local Roundup: Pittston Area shuts out Wyoming Valley West in softball