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WEST PITTSTON &#8212; Wyoming Area shook up its batting order a bit, but it failed to rattle Hazleton Area pitcher Celine Podlesney or catcher Hope Kinney on Friday.Podlesney got out a big jam in the second inning &#8212; with a huge assist from battery-mate Kinney &#8212; as Hazleton Area defeated the Warriors 5-3 in a battle of defending Wyoming Valley Conference softball divisional champions.Hazleton Area, the defending Division 1 champion, improved to 7-0 and distanced itself farther from second place Wyoming Valley West (4-2). Wyoming Area (4-3), the defending Division 2 champ, lost ground to Nanticoke (5-1) and Tunkhannock (4-1).&#8220;We have Celine and we have Hope. Those two have been a duo for a few years,&#8221; Hazleton Area first-year coach Heather Dale said. &#8220;They can sort of read and understand what&#8217;s going on. They have a great defense behind them and have been in situations like this, so they&#8217;re ready. They don&#8217;t get nervous under pressure. I think they like it.&#8221;Wyoming Area&#8217;s three runs were the most scored against Hazleton Area all season. The Warriors, though, looked like they would get a bunch in the second inning.Gwen Glatz and Grace Gober opened the Wyoming Area second with consecutive base hits. Jess Parente then reached on a sacrifice bunt to load the bases with no out. Vicky Remley followed and made it 1-0 with a single up the middle.The potential big inning, though, fizzled out. Podlesney got a strikeout and Kinney picked off one runner and threw out another attempting to steal to keep the damage to one run. Kinney recorded both outs at third base.&#8220;It just kind of happens,&#8221; Kinney said of the pickoff. &#8220;Me and my teammates at third base and first base, we make eye contact. It just comes to you.&#8221;Hazleton Area didn&#8217;t squander its chance at a big inning, scoring four runs in the fourth. Megan Trivelpiece, Kinney and Podlesney led off the inning with consecutive singles. Taylor Kost and Katie Johnson later knocked in runs with singles. Another scored on an error and another when Erika Book crossed the plate on a wild pitch.The Cougars grouped five of their 11 hits in the fourth inning, with none being hit particularly hard. The softball just found spaces in the defense. Podlesney finished off the scoring with an RBI single in the seventh, plating Trivelpiece.&#8220;They hit the ball where we weren&#8217;t in that inning with those short hits,&#8221; Wyoming Area coach John McNeil said. &#8220;That shows a sign of maturity. They knew what they had to do. That&#8217;s it.&#8221;Podlesney allowed just three hits after the second, including an RBI double by Heather Nametko in the fifth and an RBI single by Kristi Skok in the seventh.&#8220;You just keep your composure that&#8217;s the biggest thing,&#8221; Podlesney said. &#8220;They get a couple hits and you can&#8217;t get all riled up, get all worked up. You have to keep it calm, keep it cool and get the outs.&#8221;Nanticoke 10, Crestwood 0, 5 inn.Brinley Sobeck&#8217;s three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth instituted the 10-run rule and sealed Trojans&#8217; win.Jenna Lipowski also hit a three-run home run, while teammates Cassie Novakowski went 2 for 3 with a double and a run scored and Morgan Briggs finished with an RBI and a double.Dallas 8, Coughlin 3Dallas scored four times in the first and four times in the fourth to defeat Coughlin.Christina Schappert had a two-run double for the Mountaineers. Kendra Sava scored twice and stole two bases. She and Maddie Kelly had two hits each. Kelley picked up the win, striking out seven.Molly Poray had a triple for Coughlin.Pittston Area 6, Lake-Lehman 4Pittston Area scored two runs each in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to defeat Lake-Lehman and snap a three-game losing streak.Taylor Baloga homered, knocked in two runs and was the winning pitcher in relief for Pittston Area. Lexi Felinski hit two doubles and had an RBI. Taryn Ashby doubled and drove in two runs.Chloe VanGorder was 2 for 3 and Corinna Scoblick had an RBI for Lehman.Hanover Area 18, MMI Prep 2, 4 inn.Michelle McNair continued her power surge, hitting another homer and adding a double and two RBI in Hanover Area&#8217;s victory.Haley Bobos and Emilee Bobos each had a double and two RBI. Lauren Blazaskie also knocked in two runs as part of the Hawkeyes&#8217; 19-hit attack.Caelyn McGran homered for MMI.Holy Redeemer 3, Wyo. Valley West 0Morgan Bienkowski struck out 16 as the Royals won an exhibition game against Wyoming Valley West.Kristen Coffay had two hits and Sam Rajza drove in two runs for Redeemer.Hazleton Area 5, Wyoming Area 3Hazleton Area`AB`R`H`BIYori ss`4`0`2`0Rossi cf`3`0`0`0Trivelpiece 2b`4`1`2`0Kinney c`4`0`2`0Braskey cr`0`1`0`0Podlesney p`4`1`2`1Book 1b`4`1`0`0Kost dp`4`1`1`1Johnson rf`4`0`2`1Bernotas 3b`3`0`0`0Gebhart lf`0`0`0`0Totals`34`5`11`3Wyoming Area`AB`R`H`BIBednarski cf`3`0`0`0Skok 3b`4`0`1`1Coolbaugh c`3`0`0`0Glatz p`3`1`1`0Gober dp`3`0`1`0Parente ss`2`0`0`0Remley 2b`3`0`1`1Nametko 1b`2`2`0`0Kopetchney lf`3`0`2`1Karcutskie rf`0`0`0`0Totals`26`3`6`3Hazleton Area`000`400`1`&#8212;`5Wyoming Area`010`010`1`&#8212;`32B &#8212; Trivelpiece, Kopetchney.Haz. Area`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOPodlesney (W)`7`6`3`3`1`4Wyo. Area`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOGlatz (L)`7`11`5`4`1`2Nanticoke 10, Crestwood 0, 5 inn.Crestwood`000`00`&#8212;`0 Nanticoke`005`23`&#8212;`10Pitching &#8212; CRE, Kate Thomas (L), 5 IP, 11 H, 10 R, 10 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO. NAN, Leandra Ramos (W), 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO.2B &#8212; CRE, Sydney Sobolewski; NAN, Kierra Brown, Cassie Novakowski, Morgan Briggs.Top hitters &#8212;CRE, Sydney Sobolewski, 2B. NAN, Brown 2 for 3 2 runs scored; Cassie Novakowski 2 for 3, 2B 1 run scored; Morgan Briggs RBI 2B; Jenna Lipowski 1 for 2, 3-run HR, Brinley Sobeck 2 for 3, 3-run HR.Dallas 8, Coughlin 3Coughlin`0122`000`0`&#8212;`3Dallas`400`400`x`&#8212;`8Pitching &#8212; COU, Molly Poray (L) 4 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 1 BB 1 SO; Brittany Nastawa 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO. DAL, Maddie Kelley (W) 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO.2B &#8212; DAL, Christina Schappert. 3B &#8212; COU, Poray.Top hitters &#8212; COU, Poray 2-3, Sandrina Cinti 2-3; DAL, Schappert 1-3, 2 RBI, 2 runs; Kendra Sava 2-4, 2 runs, 2 stolen bases; Kelley 2-4, run.Hanover Area 18, MMI Prep 2, 4 inn.MMI Prep`100`1`&#8212;`2Hanover Area`21(10)`5`&#8212;`18Pitching &#8212; MMI, Desiree Dinko (L) 3.2 IP, 19 H, 18 R, 16 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO. HA, Mary Kate Penczkowski (W) 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO.2B &#8212; HA, Karly Bennett, Michelle McNair, Haley Bobos, Emilee Bobos, Penczkowski. HR &#8212; HA, McNair; MMI, Caelyn McGran.Top Hitters &#8212; HA, Bennett 2-4, 2 runs; Blazaskie 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 run; McNair 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 runs; H.Bobos 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 runs; E.Bobos 3-4, 2 RBI, 2 runs; Penczkowski 2-4, RBI; Shannon Keating 2-4, 2 runs; Shelby Monk 2-4, 2 RBI, run.Pittston Area 6, Lake-Lehman 4Pittston Area`000`222`0`&#8212;`6Lake-Lehman`002`200`0`&#8212;`4Pitching &#8212; PA, Nina Cencetti 5 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO; Taylor Baloga (W) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO. LL, Abbey Hogan (L) 7 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO.2B &#8212; PA, Lexi Felinski 2, Taryn Ashby, Cencetti. HR &#8212; PA, Baloga.Top hitters &#8212; PA, Felinski 2-4, RBI; Alexa McHugh 2-3, RBI; Baloga 1-4, 2 RBI; Ashby 2-4, 2 RBI. LL, Jordan Hodle 1-3, run; Corinna Scoblick 1-4, RBI; Cassie Konopki 1-3; Chloe VanGorder 2-3.<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Hazleton Area&#8217;s pitcher Celine Podlesney (34) and first baseman Erika Book watch the ball go foul from a bunt laid down by Wyoming Area&#8217;s Julia Kopetchney (8) during a WVC softball game on Friday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/web1_Hazleton-Wyoming-Area-GSB-1-1-.jpg</photo0><caption0>Hazleton Area&#8217;s pitcher Celine Podlesney (34) and first baseman Erika Book watch the ball go foul from a bunt laid down by Wyoming Area&#8217;s Julia Kopetchney (8) during a WVC softball game on Friday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/web1_Hazleton-Wyoming-Area-GSB-2-1-.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Hazleton Area&#8217;s Erika Book scores a run against Wyoming Area with Warrior pitcher Gwen Glatz covering the plate during a WVC softball game on Friday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/web1_Hazleton-Wyoming-Area-GSB-2-1-.jpg</photo1><caption1>Hazleton Area&#8217;s Erika Book scores a run against Wyoming Area with Warrior pitcher Gwen Glatz covering the plate during a WVC softball game on Friday. </caption1><photoCredit1>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Cougars top Wyoming Area 5-3 in WVC softball</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By John Erzarjerzar@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach John Erzar at 570-991-6394 or on Twitter @TLJohnErzar</shirttailMeta></div>

WVC Softball: Battery sparks Hazleton Area win