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KINGSTON &#8212; It rained on Wyoming Seminary&#8217;s Senior Night.But a half-long downpour couldn&#8217;t wash away another championship parade for the Blue Knights.Alex Wesneski had a goal and an assist, senior dynamo Kelsey Reznick added an assist Monday and Sem clinched its second consecutive Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 title with a commanding 3-1 victory over Lake-Lehman at Klassner Field.&#8220;It feels great,&#8221; Wesneski said. &#8220;It means a lot to our seniors. We do everything we can to win for our seniors. We will truly miss them next year.&#8221;The focus right now, though, is on this year, as the defending District 2 champion and state runner-up Blue Knights try to wrap up a second straight unbeaten regular season &#8212; and the top seed in the upcoming District 2 Class A playoffs &#8212; against 10-1-1 Wyoming Area on Wednesday.&#8220;We&#8217;ve just been working extremely hard this season,&#8221; Reznick said. &#8220;We&#8217;ve been carrying over from last season and our chemistry has really come together.&#8221;Like lightning, Sem&#8217;s scoring struck out of nowhere.Hannah Maxwell scored the game&#8217;s first goal off a rebound with 13:51 remaining in the first half, then Wesneski set up her own goal 3:10 later with a beautiful pass that turned into a penalty corner. Reznick, a former scorer-turned-defender, quickly fed the insert pass toward the middle of the circle, where Wesneski rocketed a one-timer into the back of the cage, giving the Blue Knights a 2-0 lead to take into halftime.&#8220;It was great,&#8221; Wyoming Seminary coach Karen Klassner said of her invaluable senior starter. &#8220;She works hard, she made a big difference in this game, I thought. Our defense has just played lights-out, for having a new defense. We have her (Reznick) back there. When we get to the better teams, we&#8217;re going to need someone back there.&#8221;But on a big night for Sem&#8217;s seniors, Reznick briefly moved back into an offensive role she played so well a year ago.&#8220;I&#8217;ve been moved to center-back now,&#8221; said Reznick, a vital part of the team&#8217;s scoring punch in 2017. &#8220;My scoring opportunities come on corners. That&#8217;s my role, to set my teammates up and get those passes in for the goal.&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t care less if I score a goal,&#8221; Reznick continued. &#8220;As long as we win, that&#8217;s all that matters to me.&#8221;What she did care about was beating a formidable Lehman team that&#8217;s long been a nemesis to Sem, especially on a night when Reznick, Aubrey Mytych and the rest of Sem&#8217;s outgoing field hockey classmates were recognized before playing their final regular-season home game at Klassner Field.&#8220;This is my last year, of course,&#8221; Reznick said. &#8220;My freshmen and sophomore years, Lehman as the biggest game we had all season. It&#8217;s a good way to go out of the regular season and into districts and states.&#8221;That doesn&#8217;t mean it was easy for Sem.Dark skies that spit a few times during the first half opened up with a hard rain that lasted most of the final 30 minutes, drenching players on both teams.&#8220;I hate it, especially when it&#8217;s cold outside,&#8221; Reznick said. &#8220;I missed a couple hits because I couldn&#8217;t hold onto my stick.&#8221;At one point, Reznick lost her footing.Later, Wesneski lost her stick.They both made sure, though, that Sem never lost its lead.&#8220;My stick was a little slippery,&#8221; laughed Wesneski, who came away empty-handed on a second-half swing while her stick flew about 15 yards. &#8220;I know sometimes the rain was in our eyes a little bit.&#8221;Yet, Sem never lost sight of its goal.Julia Christian converted an odd-angle goal off Wesneski&#8217;s feed early in the second half, and Sem&#8217;s defense limited Lehman&#8217;s scoring chances until Kate Roberts broke the shutout with the only goal for the Black Knights with 13:39 to play.Not that the title meant the world to a 12-0 Sem team that has its sights set on higher goals in the coming weeks.&#8220;To be honest, not a whole lot right now,&#8221; Klassner said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a job unfinished. But two years in a row, to win Division 1, is really a great accomplishment for our kids.&#8221;Valley West 1, Dallas 0Avary Heckman scored the game&#8217;s only goal midway through the first half and Sydney Rusnock stopped Dallas&#8217; only shot as the Spartans remained in control of the top seed for the upcoming District 2 Class 2A playoffs.Amanda Puza made five saves in goal for the Mountaineers.Berwick 3, Northwest 0Senior Hailey Stein came up with a goal and an assist on Berwick&#8217;s Senior Night and the Bulldogs ruined Northwest&#8217;s perfect league season with a victory.Fellow senior Nadia Lombardi got the scoring started, breaking a scoreless tie with a tick under 16 minutes to play. Stein then added a penalty stroke and assisted on Abbie Nevel&#8217;s goal that clinched victory with 8:01 to play.Cassidy Gray made five saves for the Rangers, who clinched the WVC Division 2 title last week before falling to 9-1 in the WVC with Monday&#8217;s loss.Delaware Valley 2, Crestwood 1, OTMcKenzie Olsommer scored 2:21 into overtime and the Warriors upended the Comets.Olsommer assisted on Kristen Henry&#8217;s goal five seconds from halftime as Delaware Valley took a 1-0 lead.Chloe Greene tied it with a goal for Crestwood with 10:59 remaining in regulation.Coughlin 2, Hazleton Area 0Abie Sorokas scored the game&#8217;s first goal and assisted Raven Bozek on the second as the Crusaders remained in the hunt for the top seed in next week&#8217;s District 2 Class 2A playoffs.Briannah Lee made 10 saves to record the shutout.Hazleton Area&#8217;s Jenna Corra finished with eight saves.Pittston Area 2, Tunkhannock 0Tori Para scored twice in the first half in a battle held Sunday and the Patriots won their I Am Beautiful charity game for eating disorders.Olivia Norwillo assisted on Para&#8217;s second goal and Sage Weidlich made four saves in goal to protect the shutout.Iesha Hartman made 10 saves for the Tigers.Wyoming Sem 3, Lake-Lehman 1Lake-Lehman`0`1 &#8212; 1Wyoming Seminary`2`1 &#8212; 3First half &#8212; 1. SEM, Hannah Maxwell, 13:51; 2 SEM, Alex Wesneski (Kelsey Reznick), 10:41. Second half &#8212; 3. SEM, Julia Christian (Wesneski), 24:58; 4. LL, Kate Roberts, 13:39.Shots &#8212; LL 6; SEM 11. Saves &#8212; LL 8 (Amy Supey); SEM 5 (Mia Magnotta). Penalty corners &#8212; LL 5; SEM 8.Valley West 1, Dallas 0Dallas`0`0 &#8212; 0Valley West`1`0 &#8212; 1First half &#8212; 1. WVW, Avary heckman (Liz Luff), 14:56.Shots &#8212; DAL 1; WVW 6. Saves &#8212; DAL 5 (Amanda Puza); WVW 1 (Sydney Rusnock). Penalty corners &#8212; DAL 2; WVW 8.Berwick 3, Northwest 0Northwest`0`0 &#8212; 0Berwick`0`3 &#8212; 3Second half &#8212; 1. BER, Nadia Lombardi (Kaylee Houser), 15:59; 2. Hailey Stein, 12:38; 3. Abbie Nevel (Stein), 8:01.Shots &#8212; NW 5; BER 8. Saves &#8212; NW 5 (Cassidy Gray); BER 5 (Jackie Nevel). Penalty corners &#8212; NW 5; BER 7.Delaware Valley 2, Crestwood 1 (OT)Delaware Valley`1`0`1 &#8212; 2Crestwood`0`1`0 &#8212; 1First half &#8212; 1. DV, Kristen Henry (McKenzie Olsommer), 0:05. Second half &#8212; 2. CRE, Chloe Greene, 10:59; Overtime &#8212; 3. DV, Olsommer (Brenna Cavallaro), 7:39.Shots &#8212; DV 7; CRE 7. Saves &#8212; DV 6 (Emily Festock); CRE 5 (Olivia Novrocki). Penalty corners &#8212; DV 6; CRE 4.Coughlin 2, Hazleton Area 0Coughlin`2`0 &#8212; 2Hazleton Area`0`0 &#8212; 0First half &#8212; 1. COU, Abie Sorakas (Julia Alana), 7:42; 2. COU, Raven Bozek (Sorakas), 2:45.Shots &#8212; COU 10; HAZ 10. Saves &#8212; COU 10 (Briannah Lee); HAZ 8 (Jenna Corra). Penalty corners &#8212; COU 6; HAZ 10.Pittston Area 2, Tunkhannock 0Tunkhannock`0`0 &#8212; 0Pittston Area`2`0 &#8212; 2First half &#8212; 1. PA, Tori Para; 2. PA, Para (Olivia Norwillo).Shots &#8212; TUN 4; PA 12. Saves &#8212; TUN 10 (Iesha Hartman); PA 4 (Sage Weidlich). Penalty corners &#8212; TUN 4; PA 3.<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Wyoming Seminary&#8217;s Anna Mozeleski, right, reaches for the ball ahead of Lake-Lehman&#8217;s Emma Hoats in WVC Division 1 field hockey action at Klassner Field in Kingston on Monday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_TTL101618FHLL-Sem_4.jpg</photo3><caption3>Wyoming Seminary&#8217;s Anna Mozeleski, right, reaches for the ball ahead of Lake-Lehman&#8217;s Emma Hoats in WVC Division 1 field hockey action at Klassner Field in Kingston on Monday night. </caption3><photoCredit3>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit3></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_TTL101618FHLL-Sem_5.jpg">
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<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Wet weather can&#8217;t wash away Sem&#8217;s title celebration</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>

Wesneski leads Wyoming Sem to Wyoming Valley Conference title-clinching win