Local Colleges: Misericordia men’s soccer cruises to 4-2 win over Ursinus

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Trailing 2-0 at halftime, Wyoming Area scored three unanswered goals to beat Blue Ridge, 3-2, in nonconference boys soccer action on Saturday.Brandon Williams, Brenden Lee and Casey Orlando each scored goals, while Eric Hall made six saves.Meyers 10, Freeland 0Jacob Nargoski scored five of Meyers&#8217; 10 goals in a rout of Freeland.Peter Torres had three assists, while David Kasper made six saves and Kyle Ostrowski had one in the win.H.S. FIELD HOCKEYEaston 3, Hazleton Area 0Hazleton Area fell into an 0-2 hole and couldn&#8217;t recover in a exhibition loss to Easton.Hazleton Area was outshot 14-3 and recorded one penalty corner to Easton&#8217;s seven. Margaret Fulton finished with seven saves for the Cougars.Southern Columbia 6, Berwick 1Southern Columbia&#8217;s five first-half goals proved to be too much to overcome in Berwick&#8217;s loss.Berwick&#8217;s Sarah Michael made a defensive save.GIRLS TENNIS Berwick 4, Wyoming Seminary 1After dropping No. 1 singles, Berwick went on to sweep the next four matches in a win over Wyoming Seminary.The Bulldogs duo of Alexis Zaluto and Sydney Lloyd won No. 2 doubles 6-3, 7-6.Wyoming Seminary&#8217;s Nicole Joanlanne was the lone victor of the day at No. 1 singles (6-2, 6-4).Pittston Area 5, Crestwood 0Pittston Area swept Crestwood in a match played Friday.Mackenzie Connors won at No. 1 singles 6-2, 6-3, while the Patriots duo of Breanna Yashkus and Madison Stanton took No. 2 doubles 6-0, 6-0.Coughlin 5, Tunkhannock 0Diana Rodriguez topped Autumn Grey 6-0, 6-4 in No. 1 singles to pilot Coughlin&#8217;s win.Rachel Lacomy and Carly Lewis won at No. 2 doubles 6-1, 6-4 for the Crusaders.H.S. GOLFPittston Area 165, Wyoming Valley West 177Allie Craig picked up co-medalist honors with a 39 for Pittston Area&#8217;s first win of the season on Friday.Teammates Brandon Seamen and Dylan Burwell each shot a 40 for the Patriots.Wyoming Valley West&#8217;s Rob Lane and Marin Cryan were also co-medalists with Craig after shooting a 39.GIRLS VOLLEYBALLNorth Pocono 3, MMI Prep 0Hannan Bray had 12 aces and Lily Thompson had seven kills as North Pocono swept MMI Prep 25-15, 25-17, 25-12 on Friday night.MMI Prep&#8217;s Caelyn McGran led the way with nine kills and five digs, while Danna Caratto finished with three kills, three digs and one block and Lauryn Banyas recorded 12 assists, two aces and one kill.Pittston Area 165, Wyoming Valley West 177at Fox Hill CC, par 35WVW (177) &#8212; Rob Lane 39, Marin Cryan, 39*, Jake Malia 47, Ian Bailey 52, Chad Romanowski 52.PITTSTON AREA (165) &#8212; Allie Craig 39*, Brandon Seaman 40, Dylan Burwell 40, Matt Havrilla 46.*MedalistsGIRLS TENNIS Friday&#8217;s gamePittston Area 5, Crestwood 0SINGLES &#8212; Mackenzie Connors (PA) d. Kara Grenzberg 6-2, 6-3; Abby Connors (PA) d. Allison Knorek 6-3, 6-0; Taryn Whitman (PA) d. Abby Bielecki 6-2, 6-3.DOUBLES &#8212; Breanna Yashkus/Madison Stanton (PA) d. Rachel McFarland/Chloe Lacoste 6-0, 6-0; Charity McLeod/Kerry Sharmanski (PA) d. Natalie Klimek/Breena Kravchick 6-1, 6-1.Berwick 4, Wyoming Seminary 1SINGLES &#8212; Nicole Joanlanne (W) d. Gabi Popko 6-2, 6-4; Isabella Arndt (B) d. Abbey Capin (W) 6-3, 6-3; Lily Force Moore (B) d. Sharon Zhou 6-4, 6-4.DOUBLES &#8212; Alexis Zaluto/Sydney Lloyd (B) d. Meghna Melkote/Emily Laurore 6-3, 7-6; Jacee Carruthers/Arlia Martz (B) d. Emily Urbanski/Becca Hammerman 6-2, 6-0.Coughlin 5, Tunkhannock 0SINGLES &#8212; Diana Rodriguez (C) d. Autumn Grey 6-0, 6-4; Kira Meager (C) d. Hannah Chesner 6-4, 6-1; Coughlin won by forfeit.DOUBLES &#8212; Rachel Lacomy/Carly Lewis (C) d. Angelique Antenulli/Melinda Singh 6-1, 6-4; Diana Stavinski/Julia Schneider (C) d. Alex Arndt/Olivia Heise 6-1, 6-0.<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>Times Leader</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Times Leader sports at 570-829-7143 or on Twitter @tlsports.</shirttailMeta></div>

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