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WVC Volleyball: Kirsten Durling leads Patriots to second win

WILKES-BARRE &#8212; With some slick stick-handling and a wicked shot, Kayla Kruk and the rest of the Holy Redeemer Royals sent a message to the rest of their newly-revamped division.The once-proud field hockey program intends to return to its winning ways.Kruk assisted on the first goal Monday, then scored two more as Holy Redeemer avenged last season&#8217;s disheartening defeat to Nanticoke Area by peppering the Trojanettes, 6-0 at Hollenback Park.&#8220;We&#8217;re back,&#8221; Kruk said.Are they ever.The Royals, a regular championship contender in District 2 and the old Wyoming Valley Conference Division 3, began the 2015 season by losing their first three league games and slipped to a 7-8 finish &#8212; suffering through a rare sub-.500 season during a rebuilding year.This season, under new head coach Maura McCormick, the Royals are already off to a 2-0 start planning to contend in the re-designed WVC Division 2 hope to make a push in the District 2 Class A playoffs.&#8220;We really tried to put last year behind us,&#8221; McCormick said.At least to a point.The mere sight of the Trojanettes reminded Redeemer of last season&#8217;s 2-1 loss to Nanticoke Area, which dropped the Royals to 0-3 and pretty much ended their division title hopes in 2015.&#8220;Last year, we lost to them,&#8221; Kruk said. &#8220;We wanted to show we could definitely beat them.&#8221;The Royals displayed their power early and often.Kruk created a scoring chance that Katherine Finnegan deposited into the cage less than four minutes in, and Leah Mullery scored unassisted as the Royals roared to a quick 2-0 lead in the game&#8217;s first 4:55.Redeemer took complete control by scoring twice more in the final seven minutes of the first half, when Kruk hammered home the team&#8217;s third goal with one-timer, then Talia Kosierowski scored off an assist from Caton Fahey for a 4-0 Royals lead just 2:03 from halftime.Fahey added her own goal off an assist from McKenna Dolan early in the second half, and Kruk wrapped up the scoring with a scorching blast with 17:20 to play.&#8220;We&#8217;ve had really good scrimmages, and played well in our first two games so far,&#8221; McCormick said. &#8220;I think we&#8217;ve got a good future ahead of us.&#8220;I know the girls really want this season to have a different result.&#8221;Wyoming Valley West 2, Dallas 1 (OT)Rina Tsioles scored with 7:03 remaining in overtime, lifting the Spartans to their first victory in their second straight overtime game to open the season.Trailing 1-0, Valley West sent the game into an extra session when Mercedes Jasterzenski scored off a pass from Madison Woods with seven seconds to play, setting up the goal by Tsioles that improved the Spartans to 1-1-0.After a scoreless first half, Dallas jumped up 1-0 when Hannah Wanovich scored with 26:14 to play. Melinda Ratchford finished with 12 saves in goal for the Mountaineers.Northwest 3, Hanover Area 1Sydney Francello scored the game&#8217;s first two goals within the first 14 minutes and the Rangers hung on to win their second straight game to open the season.Francello hit an unassisted goal, then scored off a feed from Kirsten Eddinger to give Northwest a 2-0 lead. Morgan Korba cut the deficit in half with a goal for Hanover Area, but Eddinger answered with the game&#8217;s final goal just under five minutes into the second half.Goalie Krissy Kratz stopped 19 shots for the Hawkeyes.Berwick 7, GAR 0Nadia Lombardi rang up a hat trick as the Bulldogs gave their new coach Amy Daniel her first career high school victory.Lombardi scored the game&#8217;s first goal 7:24 in, and Hailey Stein converted a chance to give Berwick a 2-0 halftime lead.The Bulldogs secured the win with five goals in the second half, as Lomardi&#8217;s registered the final two scores. Kiersten Bertollo, who opened Berwick&#8217;s second-half outburst, finished with a goal and an assist.Wyoming Seminary 7, Delaware Valley 1Kelsey Reznick had a had trick and Hannah Maxwell scored two goals as the Blue Knights stormed to a 2-0 record.Maxwell and Julia Christian both added two assists, while Reznick also finished with an assist afer scoring the game&#8217;s first two goals.Wyoming Seminary&#8217;s defense shut out the Warriors until starting goalie Alexis Sokach departed the game in the final minutes.Lake-Lehman 6, Pittston Area 1Izzy Radel connected on three goals for a hat trick, Taylor Alba dished out two assists and Lynea Gregory finished with a goal and two assists as the Black Knights dominated the victory.Radel scored two of the game&#8217;s first three goals as Lehman jumped out to a 3-0 lead. Hannah Robbins scored for Pittston Area to cut Lehman&#8217;s lead to 3-1 in the first half, and goalie Shelby Gardner made 15 saves for the Patriots.Lackawanna Trail 4, Wallenpaupack 3 (OT)Lauren Baldwin scored 1:40 into overtime, lifting the Lions to a dramatic victory.Courtney Dwyer finished with a goal and an assist in the Lackawanna Trail victory. Madison Schmalzle scored all three goals for Wallenpaupack, and the last lifted her team into a 3-2 lead.Holy Redeemer 6, Nanticoke Area 0Nanticoke Area`0`0`&#8212;`0Holy Redeemer`4`2`&#8212;`6First half &#8212; 1. HR, Katherine Finnegan (Kayla Kruk), 26:27; 2. HR, Leah Mullery, 25:05; 3. HR, Kruk, 6:44; 4. HR, Talia Kosierowski (Caton Fahey), 2:03 Second half &#8212; 5. HR, Fahey (McKenna Dolan), 25:53; 6. HR, Kruk, 17:20.Shots &#8212; NAN 0; HR 22. Saves &#8212; NAN 16 (Jill Maute 8, Kaylee Simmons 8); HR 0 (Randie Kuhar). Penalty corners &#8212; NAN 0; HR 13.Wyoming Valley West 2, Dallas 1 (OT)Dallas`0`1`0`&#8212;`1Wyoming Valley West`0`1`1`&#8212;`xSecond half &#8212; 1. DAL, Hannah Wanovich, 26:14; 2. WVW, Mercedes Jasterzenski (Madison Woods), 0:07. Overtime &#8212; WVW, Rina Tsioles, 7:03.Shots &#8212; DAL 7; WVW 14. Saves &#8212; DAL 12 (Melinda Ratchford); WVW 6 (Nikki Hartzel). Penalty corners &#8212; DAL 3; WVW 10.Northwest 3, Hanover Area 1Northwest`2`1`&#8212;`3Hanover Area`1`0`&#8212;`1First half &#8212; 1. NW, Sydney Francello, 21:09; 2. NW, Francello (Kirsten Eddinger), 16:54; 3. HAN, Morgan Korba, 1:56. Second half &#8212; 4. NW, Eddinger (Haidyn Weber), 25:06.Shots &#8212; NW 22; HAN 2. Saves &#8212; NW 1 (Jaqueline Jones); HAN 19 (Chrissy Kratz). Penalty corners &#8212; NW 7; HAN 3.Berwick 7, GAR 0GAR`0`0`&#8212;`0Berwick`2`5`&#8212;`7First half &#8212; 1. BER, Nadia Lombardi (Abbie Nevel), 22:36; 2. BER, Hailey Stein (Kiersten Bertollo), 9:11. Second half &#8212; 3. BER, ertollo, 27:01; 4. BER, Sammi Starr, 26:34; 5. BER, Sydney Whitmire (Abbie Nevel), 7:25; 6. BER, Lombardi (Kaylee Houser), 6:18; 7. BER, Nadia Lombardi (Demko), 5:25.Shots &#8212; GAR 6; BER 15. Saves &#8212; GAR 8 (Samara McDaniels); BER 6 (Becca Decker).Wyoming Seminary 7, Delaware Valley 1Delaware Valley`0`1`&#8212;`1Wyoming Seminary`4`3`&#8212;`7First half &#8212; 1. SEM, Kelsey Reznick (Hannah Maxwell), 15:17; 2. SEM, Reznick (Julia Christian), 10:33; 3. SEM, Alicia Carr (Christian), 9:08; 4. SEM, Maxwell (Emily Simms), 6:03.Second half &#8212; 5. SEM, Reznick (Aubrey Mytych), 27:29; 6. Maxwell (Reznick), 24:35; 7. Alex Wesneski (Hannah Maxwell), 22:31; 8. DV, Kara Gearhart, 2:40.Shots &#8212; DV, 2; SEM 15. Saves &#8212; DV 8 (Meghan Kelly); SEM 2 (Alexis Sokach 0, Mia Raineri 2). Penalty corners &#8212; DV 3; SEM 11.Lake-Lehman 6, Pittston Area 1Lake-Lehman`4`2`&#8212;`6Pittston Area`1`0`&#8212;`1First half &#8212; 1. LL, Izzy Radel (Taylor Alba), 14:59; 2. LL, Madison Klopp (Lynea Gregory), 9:34; 3. LL, Radel (Makayla Adams), 6:46; 4. PA, Hannah Robbins, 5:51; 5. LL, LL Maranda Martin (Alba), 2:55. Second half &#8212; 6. Gregory, 25:59; 7. LL, Radel (Gregory), 2:20.Lackawanna Trail 4, Wallenpaupack 3 (OT)Lackawanna Trail`2`1`1`&#8212;`4Wallenpaupack`1`2`0&#8212;`3First half &#8212; 1. LT, Courtney Dwyer, 9:57; 2. LT, Madison Lee (Dwyer), 5:36; 3. WAL, Madison Schmalzle (Alissa Alexander), 1:01. Second half &#8212; 4. WAL, Schmalzle (Margo DePatie), 28:47; 5. WAL, Schmalzle (Alyssa Watson), 13:28; 6. LT, Lauren Beemer, 7:33. Overtime &#8212;Lauren Baldwin, 13:20.Shots &#8212; LT 18; WAL 8. Saves &#8212; LT 3 (Sarah Weisenfluh); WAL 13 (Katie Irving). Penalty corners &#8212; LT 9; WAL 0.<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Holy Redeemer forward McKenna Dolan makes a pass against Nanticoke Area in WVC field hockey action Monday afternoon in Wilkes-Barre. Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_Redeemer-NanticokeFH_2-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Holy Redeemer forward McKenna Dolan makes a pass against Nanticoke Area in WVC field hockey action Monday afternoon in Wilkes-Barre. Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader</caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_Redeemer-NanticokeFH_3-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Holy Redeemer's Leah Mullery, left, and Nanticoke Area's Katie King chase down a loose ball in WVC field hockey action Monday afternoon in Wilkes-Barre. Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_Redeemer-NanticokeFH_3-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Holy Redeemer's Leah Mullery, left, and Nanticoke Area's Katie King chase down a loose ball in WVC field hockey action Monday afternoon in Wilkes-Barre. Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader</caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_Redeemer-NanticokeFH_4-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Holy Redeemer's Caton Fahey, center, controls the ball in front of the Nanticoke Area goal in WVC field hockey action Monday afternoon in Wilkes-Barre. Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_Redeemer-NanticokeFH_4-1.jpg</photo2><caption2>Holy Redeemer's Caton Fahey, center, controls the ball in front of the Nanticoke Area goal in WVC field hockey action Monday afternoon in Wilkes-Barre. Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader</caption2><photoCredit2></photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_Redeemer-NanticokeFH_1-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Holy Redeemer's Kayla Kruk, left, gets the ball from teammate Kat Finnegan after scoring against Nanticoke Area in a WVC field hockey game in Wilkes-Barre on Monday afternoon. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/web1_Redeemer-NanticokeFH_1-1.jpg</photo3><caption3>Holy Redeemer's Kayla Kruk, left, gets the ball from teammate Kat Finnegan after scoring against Nanticoke Area in a WVC field hockey game in Wilkes-Barre on Monday afternoon. </caption3><photoCredit3></photoCredit3></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Kruk and Holy Redeemer off to 2-0 start</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Paul Sokoloskipsokoloski@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Paul Sokoloski at 570-991-6392 or on Twitter @TLPaulSokoloski</shirttailMeta></div>

Kayla Kruk and Holy Redeemer get their field hockey payback