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Penn State defensive coordinator Bob Shoop eager to build on strong debut

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Talented IronPigs struggling to star season

Kristen Coffay dominated in the circle, allowing just one hit and recording all 18 outs by strikeout in Holy Redeemer&#8217;s 11-0 win in six innings on Monday in a WVC Division 3 game.The Royals broke open a tight game in the fifth and sixth innings with nine runs. Morgan Bienkowski had three hits while Olivia Mennig doubled twice.Alyssa Kristeller had the lone hit for the Blue Knights.MMI Prep 6, Meyers 5The visiting Preppers scored the go-ahead run on a passed ball to break a 5-5 tie in the top of the seventh. Dana Carrato homered to lead the offense while Desiree Dinko struck out nine in a complete-game victory.Erin Morris and Alexis Bruno both tripled for the Mohawks.Pittston Area 4,Wyoming Valley West 3Taylor Baloga struck out five and went the distance as the Patriots held off the Spartans. Mindina Lieback finished 3-for-4 in the game, giving her nine hits in her last 11 at-bats over three games.Sarah Fogate went 2-for-3 with a double for Valley West.BOYS VOLLEYBALLCoughlin 3, Tunkhannock 2Rob Zbierski made 28 kills and accounted for 26 points as the Crusaders battled through a back-and-forth match to post a 25-19, 25-23, 22-25, 20-25, 15-5 victory.Zbierski also finished with four blocks and three aces. Sal Purpura had 32 assists, 10 points and five kills for Coughlin, which also benefitted from 15 points, four aces, nine digs and four kills by Kyle Williams.Alex Clark led Tunkhannock with 15 assists. Elliot Hamersly pounded home seven kills and three aces and Hunter Prevost registered six aces and five kills for the Tigers.Nanticoke Area 3, Lake-Lehman 0Ed Lukowski made 30 assists and Matt Winters slammed 17 kills as the Trojans rolled in straight sets, 25-4, 25-5, 25-3.Brent Piontkowski added four kills and seven digs for the Trojans.North Pocono 3, Hanover Area 0The Trojans earned a 25-8, 25-8, 25-10 sweep on the road at Hanover Area.The Hawkeyes were led by Brenner (3 kills, 2 service points), Dylan Luzny (3 assists, 1 block) and Ralph Roediger (2 kills, 1 block).GIRLS LACROSSELake-Lehman 18, Scranton Prep 6Katie Strohl scored six times and added two assists to lead the Black Knights. Alysa Adams finished with six points (3 goals, 3 assists) while Mallory Wilson added four goals and Hallie Jenkins scored twice.Makenzie Borum made seven saves for the win.Wyoming Seminary 15,Delaware Valley 5Alexis Quick topped all players with four goals while Rachel Havrylkoff and Kate Romanowski each scored three for the Blue Knights.Seminary goalie Kelly Gavin finished with six saves.BOYS LACROSSEDallas 12, Danville 6Jesse Goode (two assists) and Stone Mannello scored three goals apiece for the Mountaineers in the win. Brendan Baloh and Omar Nijmeh both had a pair.Corey McAndrew came up with 12 saves for the Mounts.COLLEGESSOFTBALLKing&#8217;s pitcher honoredLady Monarchs junior Rachel Linso was named the Freedom Conference&#8217;s Pitcher of the Week after going 3-0 and adding a save in a fourth game.Linso recorded a 1.11 ERA over the four games, highlighted by a complete game shutout against Delaware Valley to open the week.MEN&#8217;S TENNISMonarch laudedGeorge Parkhurst earned Freedom Conference Player of the Week honors after going a combined 6-0 in singles and doubles matches for the Monarchs.Parkhurst won all three singles matches in straight sets, improving to 16-1 on the season.SOFTBALLHoly Redeemer 11, Wyo. Seminary 0Wyo. Seminary` `000`000`&#8212;`0Holy Redeemer` `001`154`&#8212;`11Pitching &#8212; WP: Kristen Coffay 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 18K; LP: Mackenzie Gagliardi 6 IP, 9 H, 11 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 3K2B &#8212; HR, Jennifer Ringsdorf, Olivia Mennig 2Top Hitters &#8212; HR, Morgan Bienkowski 3-4; Mennig 2-3; WS, Alyssa Kristeller singleMMI Prep 6, Meyers 5MMI Prep`030`110`1`&#8212;`6Meyers`100`013`0`&#8212;`5Pitching &#8212; WP: Desiree Dinko 7 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 9K; LP: Alexis Bruno 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K; Gina Strillacci 5.1 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K2B &#8212; MEY, Sarah Smith; 3B &#8212; MEY, Erin Morris, Bruno; HR &#8212; MMI, Dana CarratoTop hitters &#8212; MMI, Carrato 1-3, 3 RBI; Maddie Perchak 1-4, 2 R; Rachel Stanziola 1-3, 2 R; MEY, Morris 2-4, 2 R; Bruno 2-4, R, RBI; Smith, 1-4 RBIPittston Area 4, Valley West 3Valley West`100`200`0`&#8212;`3Pittston Area`102`100`x`&#8212;`4Pitching &#8212; WP: Taylor Baloga 7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 5 K; LP: Chloe Ruckle 6 IP, 12 H, 4 R, 0 BB, 1K2B &#8212; WVW, Sarah FogateTop hitters &#8212; WVW, Fogate 2-3; PA, Mindina Lieback 3-4, R; Abbey Bradigan 2-3, R, RBI

Coffay K’s 18 in one-hitter for Redeemer