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A late goal from Hailey Kaschak proved to be the game-winner as the Hazleton Area girls soccer team defeated Pittston Area 2-1 on Monday.Sara Balay scored the first goal with under 10 minutes left in the first half to give the Cougars a 1-0 lead.The score remained 1-0 until the 75th minute when Kaschak scored an insurance goal on a free kick. The goal proved to be much needed insurance as Gia Innamorati netted a free kick of her own for Pittston Area with less than a minute remaining to make it a 2-1 game.Caitlyn Katchur made three saves for Hazleton in the win and Kendall Tigue made eight saves for the Patriots.Dallas 4, Wilkes-Barre Area 0The Mountaineers topped Wilkes-Barre Area behind a four-point night from Ali Francis.Francis had a hat trick, scoring her first goal in the final five minutes of the first half and two more in the second half. She also picked up an assist on a Megan MacNeely goal.Jensen Meade made seven saves to earn the shutout.Wyoming Valley West 2, Crestwood oWyoming Valley West topped the Comets behind a shutout from Mackenzie Bowling.The Spartans received first half goals from Lauren Richie and Kennadi Josefowicz, who also had an assist.BOYS SOCCERWyoming Seminary 3, Tunkhannock 0Reggie Grayek and Gavin Flanley led Wyoming Seminary to a win over the Tigers.Grayek scored two goals and added an assist. Flanley made seven saves in goal to earn the win a shutout.Logan Barbini made nine saves for Tunkhannock.Wyoming Area 2, Lake-Lehman 1Wyoming Area scored two goals in the first half and held on to defeat the Black Knights.Luke Coolbaugh and Kendall Heck each had goals in the first half for the Spartans.Nate Salus scored late in the second half for Lake-Lehman.MMI Prep 8, River of Life Academy 2The Preppers routed River of Life Academy behind hat tricks from Josue Rodriguez and Carter Frask.Josiah Pacchioli also had two assists for MMI Prep. Caden Pease scored as well and Kai Mele and Greg Leonard each had an assist.GIRLS VOLLEYBALLDallas 3, Lake-Lehman 0The Mountaineers swept the Black Knights by game scores of 25-15, 25-15 and 25-15.Sam Michael led Dallas with eight kills and six aces. Carly Kappler added three blocks and Emma Berger had 16 assists.Crestwood 3, Hazleton Area 1Crestwood defeated the Cougars in four sets by game scores of 25-15, 25-23, 17-25 and 25-17.Mel Golden led the Comets with 33 assists and 11 service points. Carly Bono also added 14 kills, five aces and 12 service points.Faith Grula led Hazleton Area with 10 kills, two blocks, eight digs and two service points.Holy Redeemer 3, Wilkes-Barre Area 1Holy Redeemer topped the Wolfpack in four sets by game scores of 25-9, 23-25, 25-10 and 25-14.Liv Moore had a game-high 18 kills to lead the Royals. She also had five assists, five digs and 10 service points. Abby Lapinski added 24 assists, five kills and eight service points.Skylynn Gonzales led Wilkes-Barre Area with eight kills.GIRLS TENNISBerwick 3, Wyoming Area 2The Bulldogs edged Wyoming Area by sweeping doubles play.Gianna Miller won the lone match in singles play for Berwick and the duos of Sydney Lloyd/Isa Segura and Gabby Segura/Piper Mensinger won both matches in doubles play.Brianna Pizzano and Bella Scappaticci won matches in singles play for the Warriors.Wyoming Seminary 5, Wyoming Valley West 0The Blue Knights swept Wyoming Valley West.Ella Krypel, Emily Urbanski and Shailee Desai won their singles matches and Dominaca Delayo/Paige Parsons and Nicole Joanlanne/Margaret Mihalick won their doubles matches. GIRLS SOCCERHazleton Area 2, Pittston Area 1Hazleton Area`1`1 &#8212; 2Pittston Area`0`1 &#8212; 1First Half &#8212; 1. HAZ, Sara Balay, 9:12. Second Half &#8212; 2. HAZ, Hailey Kaschak, 4:10; 3. PIT, Gia Innamorati, 0:52.Shots &#8212; HAZ 10; PIT 4. Saves &#8212; HAZ 3 (Caitlyn Katchur); PIT 8 (Kendall Tigue). Corners &#8212; HAZ 7; PIT 1.Dallas 4, Wilkes-Barre Area 0Wilkes-Barre Area`0`0 &#8212; 0Dallas`1`3 &#8212; 4First Half &#8212; 1. DAL, Ali Francis (Emma Sweitzer), 3:53. Second Half &#8212; 2. DAL, Francis, 39:00; 3. DAL, Megan MacNeely (Francis), 8:01; 4. DAL, Francis (Olivia Delevan), 7:08.Shots &#8212; WB 14; DAL 16. Saves &#8212; WB 11 (Bonita Brigido); DAL 7 (Jensen Meade).Wyoming Valley West 2, Crestwood oCrestwood`0`0 &#8212; 0Wyoming Valley West`2`0 &#8212; 2First Half &#8212; 1. WVW, Lauren Richie (Kennadi Josefowicz), 33:25; 2. WVW, Josefowicz, 24:06.Shots &#8212; CRE 5; WVW 11. Saves &#8212; CRE 7 (Courtney Dushanbe); WVW 4 (Mackenzie Bowling). Corners &#8212; CRE 2; WVW 0.BOYS SOCCERWyoming Seminary 3, Tunkhannock 0Tunkhannock`0`0 &#8212; 0Wyoming Seminary`1`2 &#8212; 3First Half &#8212; 1. WS, Reggie Grayek (Jared Weisenberger), 29:00. Second Half &#8212; 2. WS, Thomas Iskra (Grayek), 38:00; 3. WS, Grayek, 8:00.Shots &#8212; TUNK 9; WS 15. Saves &#8212; TUNK 9 (Logan Barbini); WS 7 (Gavin Flanley). Corners &#8212; TUNK 2; WS 6.Wyoming Area 2, Lake-Lehman 1Lake-Lehman`0`1 &#8212; 1Wyoming Area`2`0 &#8212; 2First Half &#8212;1. WA, Luke Coolbaugh, 39:32; 2. WA, Kendall Heck, 21:19. Second Half &#8212; 3. LL, Nate Salus (Max Paczewski), 8:49.Shots &#8212; LL 14; WA 9. Saves &#8212; LL 12 (Jared Barber); WA 8 (Adam Wisnewski). Corners &#8212; LL 8; WA 6.MMI Prep 8, River of Life Academy 2MMI Prep`5`3 &#8212; 8River of Life Academy`0`2 &#8212; 2First Half &#8212; 1. MMI, Carter Frask, 31:55; 2. MMI, Frask, 27:13; 3. MMI, Own Goal, 25:02; 4. MMI, Josue Rodriguez (Kai Mele), 20:16; 5. MMI, Rodriguez (Josiah Pacchioli), 19:34. Second Half &#8212; 6. RLA, Josh Fasset, 36:16; 7. RLA, Isaih Edwards, 30:45; 8. MMI, Frask, 13:46; 9. MMI, Rodriguez (Pacchioli), 12:40; 10. MMI, Caden Pease (Greg Leonard), 1:06.Shots &#8212; MMI 18; RLA 10. 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LOCAL ROUNDUPKaschak, Balay lead Cougars to victory in girls soccer