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Stelma’s goal lifts Valley West into state field hockey semifinals

<p>DANVILLE &#8212; It is not an easy thing to be a young team deep into the state tournament. It is even more difficult if that program has never before played in the state tournament.</p><p>Unfortunately, the lack of experience got the best of Wyoming Area on a windy Danville High School turf.</p><p>Wyoming Area&#8217;s first-ever field hockey state runs came to an end in a 2-1 overtime loss to Newport Saturday in the PIAA Class A quarterfinal round.</p><p>&#8220;For a team that has never left our district, we have nothing to be upset or ashamed about,&#8221; Wyoming Area coach Erin McGinley said. &#8220;Unfortunately, we had a slow start and that cost us in regular game play. But then as soon as we got scored on, we became our normal team.&#8221;</p><p>Newport&#8217;s Amiyah Priebe score a game-winning goal on a breakaway opportunity in overtime. Rachel Bohn fed a ball into the penalty circle to allow Priebe a chance to shovel the ball into the cage.</p><p>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t recover correctly in the overtime on the base with a breakaway goal,&#8221; McGinley said. &#8220;That comes with experience. And two my starting backs on defense are freshmen. That said, I would never doubt them. They are phenomenal players.&#8221;</p><p>Facing a much more seasoned Buffaloes team, Wyoming Area suited three freshmen in their starting seven in overtime.</p><p>&#8220;Fortunately and unfortunately, I need to do a better job with overtime,&#8221; McGinley said. &#8220;Because we tied both of our overtimes earlier in the year, and we lost today. We need to get better at pushing the ball forward.&#8221;</p><p>Trailing by one, Lauren Parente scored an equalizer for Wyoming Area in the ninth minute. Off of a penalty corner, Parente took possession of a blocked feed and skipped her shot over the keeper&#8217;s stick.</p><p>Newport caught the Warriors off-guard by posting the game&#8217;s first goal 73 seconds after the opening whistle. Priebe scored her first of two goals by knocking a shot into the far side of the cage.</p><p>Ellie Glatz finished with four saves as the Wyoming Area netminder. Three minutes into the overtime period, Glatz made a fantastic save on a hard-hit MacKenzie Harman shot.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>PIAA CLASS A QUARTERFINALS</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Newport 2, Wyoming Area 1 (OT)</strong></p><p><strong>Newport`1`0`1 &#8212; 2</strong></p><p><strong>Wyoming Area`1`0`0 &#8212; 1</strong></p><p><strong>First half &#8212;</strong> 1. NEW, Amiyah Priebe, 28:47; 2. WA, Lauren Parente, 21:29. <strong>Overtime &#8212;</strong> 3. NEW, Priebe (Rachel Bohn), 10:09.</p><p><strong>Shots &#8212;</strong> NEW 6; WA 5. <strong>Saves &#8212;</strong> NEW 4 (Allie Harris); WA 4 (Ellie Glatz). <strong>Penalty Corners &#8212;</strong> NEW 9; WA 6.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jay Monahan</p><p>For Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Times Leader Sports at 570-829-7143 or on Twitter @TLSports</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Wyoming Area heads high after state field hockey defeat in overtime