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Times Leader P.M. Update: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020

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Holy Redeemer&rsquo;s postseason dominance in girls volleyball continued on Tuesday.
				The Royals earned a 3-0 sweep of Western Wayne, winning the program&rsquo;s 15th consecutive District 2 championship. They claimed the Class 2A title by beating the Wildcats 25-21, 25-10, 25-16.
				Leading the way was Sierra Hines, who finished with 17 kills, two blocks and five service points.
				Also contributing for Redeemer were Rose Hayward (23 assists, 5 service points), Kaylee Gryboski (6 kills), Eva Szura (13 service points, 3 kills, 6 digs), Jenna Skibitsky (12 service points, 2 aces, 5 digs) and Olivia Bilbow (3 kills).
				GIRLS SOCCER
				Wyoming Area 4, Nanticoke Area 0
				After a scorless first half, the Warriors broke through early in the second as Anna Wisnewski started a four-goal rally with what proved to be the game-winner in a Class 2A quarterfinal.
				Halle Kranson, Christina Kosco and Hannah Fairchild all added goals for Wyoming Area, which finished with a 17-2 edge in shots. Sydney Kruszka and Olivia Allen both played in net for the shutout.
				The Warriors will head on the road to take on Lake-Lehman in Thursday&rsquo;s semidinals.
				Lake-Lehman 11, Mid Valley 0
				The Black Knights overwhelmed the Spartans in a Class 2A quarterfinal, getting four first-half goals from Hailey Kline, who figured in on seven goals by adding three assists.
				Keera Naugle added three goals while Madison Brdaric scored twice. Autumn Palka and Brenna Hunt closed out the scoring for Lehman, which finished with a 27-0 advantage in shots while getting playing time for three goalies.
				Lake-Lehman will host Wyoming Area in Thursday&rsquo;s semifinal round.
				Western Wayne 2, Wyoming Seminary 0
				The Wildcats won at home in the Class 2A quarterfinals, blanking the Blue Knights.
				Western Wayne will now travel to face top-seeded Holy Redeemer in Thursday&rsquo;s semifinals. The Royals advanced by a Hanover Area forfeit because of COVID-19 concerns.
				Dallas 9, Pittston Area 1
				Megan MacNeely scored three times and added an assist, all in the first half, to lead the Mountaineers to a big win in the Class 3A quarterfinals.
				Dallas also got two goals from Jordyn Meade and Caelan Gallager as well as one apiece from Elizabeth Viglone and Olivia Maniskas. Mia Snyder scored for the Patriots.
				Morgan Solano made six saves for the top-seeded Mounts, who will host Scranton Prep in Thursday&rsquo;s semifinals. The Classics beat Valley View 4-2 on Tuesday.
				Berwick 8, Honesdale 1
				The Bulldogs jumped out to a 5-0 lead at halftime and Kayla Fernandez finished with three goals and an assist for a win in the Class 3A quarterfinals.
				Sarina DeFinnis added two goals and two assists. Rachel Whitenight, Morgan Lisnock and Lybbi Switzer also scored for Berwick. Emily Ouimet finished with seven saves.
				Up next is a semifinal game on Thursday, as the Bulldogs will host Wallenpaupack, which edged Crestwood 2-1 in another quarterfinal on Tuesday.
				Hazleton Area 3, Wilkes-Barre Area 2
				The Cougars went on the road and edged the Wolfpack in the District 2/4 Class 4A quarterfinals. They advance for another road game on Thursday in the semifinals at Wyoming Valley West, which had a first-round bye.
				Williamsport blanked Scranton 6-0 in Tuesday&rsquo;s other quarterfinal. The Millionaires will play at top-seeded Delaware Valley on Thursday.
				GIRLS SOCCER
				District 2 Class 2A quarterfinals
				Wyoming Area 4, Nanticoke Area 0
				Nanticoke Area`0`0 &mdash; 0
				Wyoming Area`0`4 &mdash; 4
				Second half &mdash; 1. WA, Anna Wisnewski (Nicole Donvito), 36:54; 2. WA, Halle Kranson, 28:31; 3. WA, Christina Kosco, 22:38; 4. WA, Hannah Fairchild (Sofia Sabatini), 4:15
				Shots &mdash; NAN 2; WA 17. Saves &mdash; NAN 13 (Kaleah Moran); WA 2 (Sydney Kruszka, Olivia Allen). Corner kicks &mdash; NAN 1; WA 7.
				District 2 Class 2A quarterfinals
				Lake-Lehman 11, Mid Valley 0
				Mid Valley`0`0 &mdash; 0
				Lake-Lehman`6`5 &mdash; 11
				First half &mdash; 1. LL, Hailey Kline (Madison Rapsen), 36:09; 2. LL, Madison Brdaric (Kline), 35:14; 3. LL, Keera Naugle (Lilian Raczkowski), 30:52; 4. LL, Kline (Chase Purdy), 27:16; 5. LL, Kline (Ava Hudak), 6:29; 6. LL, Kline (Marissa Brdaric), 2:52. Second half &mdash; 7. LL, Naugle (Kline), 35:19; 8. LL, Madison Brdaric (Kline), 31:05; 9. LL, Naugle (Marissa Brdaric), 22:14; 10. LL, Autumn Palka (Melanie Selner), 17:32; 11. LL, Brenna Hunt (Gabby Shonis), 10:20.
				Shots &mdash; MV 0; LL 27. Saves &mdash; MV 16 (Courtney Rebar); LL 0 (Emma Stroud, McGurk, Meehan). Corner kicks &mdash; MV 0; LL 8.
				District 2 Class 3A quarterfinals
				Dallas 9, Pittston Area 1
				Pittston Area`0`1 &mdash; 1
				Dallas`7`2 &mdash; 0
				First half &mdash; 1. DAL, Elizabeth Viglone (Jordyn Meade), 34:18; 2. DAL, Caelan Gallagher (Megan MacNeely), 29:33; 3. DAL, MacNeely, 26:53; 4. DAL, Olivia Maniskas (Viglone), 20:41; 5. DAL, MacNeely (Maniskas), 19:23; 6. DAL, MacNeely (Scarlett Hobson-Tomascik), 6:56; 7. DAL, Meade. Second half &mdash; 8. DAL, Gallagher, 36:14; 9. DAL, Meade (Viglone), 33:04; 10. PA, Mia Snyder (Brynne McGoff), 4:15.
				Shots &mdash;PA 6; DAL 25. Saves &mdash; PA 12 (Kendall Tigue); DAL 6 (Morgan Solano). Corner kicks &mdash; PA 3; DAL 5.
				District 2 Class 3A quarterfinals
				Berwick 8, Honesdale 1
				Honesdale`0`1 &mdash; 1
				Berwick`5`3 &mdash; 8
				First half &mdash; 1. BER, Rachel Whitenight (Sarina DeFinnis), 29:00; 2. BER, Kayla Fernandez, 21:00; 3. BER, DeFinnis (Fernandez), 19:00; 4. BER, Morgan Lisnock (Katie Starr), 13:00; 5. BER, Fernandez (DeFinnis), 4:00. Second half &mdash; 6. BER, Fernandez, 34:00; 7. BER, DeFinnis (Starr), 29:00; 8. HON, O&rsquo;Day, 10:00; 9. BER, Lybbi Switzer, 7:50.
				Shots &mdash; HON 7, BER 23. Saves &mdash; HON 17 (Billard); BER 7 (Emily Ouimet). Corner kicks &mdash; HON 2; BER 4.

Holy Redeemer girls volleyball earns 15th straight D2 championship