EXETER — Erin Van Ness scored eight of her 14 points in the first quarter and Laurianna Alston added four of her game-high 17 as Tunkhannock defeated Wyoming Area, 38-30, in a girls basketball game Saturday afternoon.
Olivia Williams finished with five points for the Tigers, who picked up their second consecutive win.
Addison Gaylord and Aminah Dixon each scored six points for Wyoming Area. Shannon Kearns and Jailynn Park each had five, while Krea Bonita and Abby Sterba both scored four.
Wyoming Seminary 54, Susquehanna 19: At Susquehanna, Ella Stambaugh scored 20 points to lead Wyoming Seminary (7-4) to a nonleague win in girls basketball.
Stambaugh scored eight points in the first quarter when Wyoming Seminary jumped out to a 22-5 lead, and she added eight more in the second. Avery Luksic added 10 points for the winners.
Lauren Huyck had seven points to lead Susquehanna (1-11).
Hazleton Area 82, Coatesville 49: At Hazleton Area, Kaitlyn Bindas scored a game-high 27 points to lead five Hazleton Area players in double figures as the Cougars picked up a nonleague victory at home Saturday afternoon.
Sophia Benyo scored 13 points for Hazleton Area, while Mariah Marolo, Alexis Reimold and Sophia Shults each scored 12.
Milan Bryant led Coatesville with 14 points. Janasia Holmes scored 12 and Kari Beasley had 11.
Dallas 62, Pocono Mountain West 43: At Pocono Summit, Odessa Kanton led three Dallas players in double figures with 23 points as the Mountaineers picked up a nonleague win Saturday afternoon.
Mia DelGaudio scored 13 points, while Caitlyn Mizzer scored 10. Brianna Casey chipped in with nine points for the Mountaineers.
Dieruff 54, Berwick 42: At Berwick, Jayla Rosario scored 17 points, and Aniya Holder and Marisa Price each scored 10 in Dieruff’s nonleague victory Saturday afternoon.
Justyce McChristian added seven points for Dieruff.
Abby Calarco led Berwick with 21 points. Carly Post scored 13 and Ashlyn Zakrewsky scored six.
Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg 58, Hanover Area 34: At East Stroudsburg, Hanover Area went on the road Saturday afternoon and lost a nonleague game.
Emma Schlingman led Hanover Area with 10 points.
Boys basketball
MMI Prep 46, Lourdes Regional 41: At MMI Prep, Nate Kringe scored 17 points and Nick Pantages added 12 to lead MMI Prep to a nonleague victory Saturday afternoon.
Jandel Figueroa added eight points and Jozef Dovicak scored seven for the Preppers.
Gavin Remm led Lourdes with 14 points.
Boys wrestling
Crestwood’s Kyle Draina went 5-2 with three pins and two decisions to place seventh at 285 pounds at the Mid-Winter Mayhem on Saturday at Kovalchick Convention Center Complex at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Southern Tier Memorial: At LECOM Event Center (New York), Wyoming Area’s Nate Obrzut went 4-2 with three pins and a decision for a fifth-place finish at 285 pounds Saturday at Southern Tier Memorial.
Connor Novakowski (124) and Chase Wilhelm (108) placed seventh and eighth, respectively, as the Warriors placed 16th out of 48 teams.
Girls wrestling
Wallenpaupack 48, Hanover Area 24: At Wallenpaupack, Hanover Area won four of the six contested bouts, but the Buckhorns took advantage of six forfeits.
Santina Saraka (112), Kaidence Anker (130), Lekayla Constantine (148) and Claire Gyle (100) all had falls for the Hawkeyes.
Charlotte Fetherman (124) and Rosa SanClementi (106) picked up first-period falls for the Buckhorns.
112: Saraka (HA) pinned Silva, 1:48; 118: Carter (W) forfeit; 124: Fetherman (W) pinned Olivio, 0:27; 130: Ankner (HA) pinned Wright, 2:33; 136: Atos (W) forfeit; 142: Wargo (W) forfeit; 148: Constantine (HA) pinned Schock, 3:19; 155: Conklin (W) forfeit; 170: Statile (W) forfeit; 190: No contest. 235: Willaum-Smith (W) forfeit; 100: Gyle (HA) pinned Yancewicz, 1:25; 106: SanClementi (W) pinned Osburn, 0:31.
Souderton Big Red Girls Invitational: At Souderton High School, Nanticoke Area’s Sierra Ripka went 3-1, including two pins and a major decision, to place second at 170 pounds at the Souderton Big Red Girls Invitational.
![Lake-Lehman junior Kathryn Morgan was unstoppable in the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 girls basketball showdown with Holy Redeemer. Morgan scored 25 points, a season-best, missing one shot in the first half as the Black Knights swept the regular-season series with the Royals. The win put Lehman in control for the Division 2 title. Any time you play Redeemer, it’s such a big game. What was the mindset going into it? Did you treat it like it was a division championship: It was definitely a huge game. We were preparing for it for about a week. Our coach told us […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CVC-L-MORGAN-01.jpg?w=263 "Lake-Lehman junior Kathryn Morgan was unstoppable in the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 girls basketball showdown with Holy Redeemer. Morgan scored 25 points, a season-best, missing one shot in the first half as the Black Knights swept the regular-season series with the Royals. The win put Lehman in control for the Division 2 title. Any time you play Redeemer, it’s such a big game. What was the mindset going into it? Did you treat it like it was a division championship: It was definitely a huge game. We were preparing for it for about a week. Our coach told us […]")
![Hanover Area’s Noah Dewey considers his sophomore season a learning experience. He spent that season primarily on the junior varsity team, getting his minutes there and seeing varsity action sparingly when he came off the bench. He scored 75 points that season, with 14 coming in one game at home against Nanticoke Area. When Bill Callahan returned to coach the Hawks last season, Dewey was intent on developing his game to the point where he could see his role expand. But not even he could have imagined the impact his performance had not just from a personal perspective but on […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CVC-L-DEWEY-01.jpg?w=524 "Hanover Area’s Noah Dewey considers his sophomore season a learning experience. He spent that season primarily on the junior varsity team, getting his minutes there and seeing varsity action sparingly when he came off the bench. He scored 75 points that season, with 14 coming in one game at home against Nanticoke Area. When Bill Callahan returned to coach the Hawks last season, Dewey was intent on developing his game to the point where he could see his role expand. But not even he could have imagined the impact his performance had not just from a personal perspective but on […]")
![PLYMOUTH — Daniella Ranieli scored a game-high 28 points and Grace Callahan scored five to lead Pittston Area to a win on the road, 44-38, over Wyoming Valley West on Monday night in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 girls basketball. Ranieli scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to help the Patriots overcome a sluggish third quarter, when they were held to two baskets from the field. Thalia Irizarry led Valley West with 15 points. Anna Sierra scored seven and Gabi Novitski scored six. Hazleton Area 87, Berwick 42: At Berwick, Kaitlyn Bindas scored a game-high 27 points and Sophia […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CVC-L-BASKETBALL-0128-4.jpg?w=525 "PLYMOUTH — Daniella Ranieli scored a game-high 28 points and Grace Callahan scored five to lead Pittston Area to a win on the road, 44-38, over Wyoming Valley West on Monday night in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 girls basketball. Ranieli scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to help the Patriots overcome a sluggish third quarter, when they were held to two baskets from the field. Thalia Irizarry led Valley West with 15 points. Anna Sierra scored seven and Gabi Novitski scored six. Hazleton Area 87, Berwick 42: At Berwick, Kaitlyn Bindas scored a game-high 27 points and Sophia […]")
![HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. — King’s College and Centenary University split the matches, 5-5, on Monday night, but the Cyclones got bonus points in each win to slip by the Monarchs, 25-21, in college wrestling. Shane Kibler (157), Jacob Hachtman (174), Francis Theroux (184), Rich Fronheiser (285) and Nick Germano (133) picked up the Monarch victories. But the Cyclones used a fall, three technical falls and a major decision to pull out the four-point win. King’s drops to 8-5 on the year, and will wrestle for the second time this week Wednesday, traveling to Oswego State. The Monarchs also wrestle Saturday at […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CVC-L-MATS-01-1.jpg?w=525 "HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. — King’s College and Centenary University split the matches, 5-5, on Monday night, but the Cyclones got bonus points in each win to slip by the Monarchs, 25-21, in college wrestling. Shane Kibler (157), Jacob Hachtman (174), Francis Theroux (184), Rich Fronheiser (285) and Nick Germano (133) picked up the Monarch victories. But the Cyclones used a fall, three technical falls and a major decision to pull out the four-point win. King’s drops to 8-5 on the year, and will wrestle for the second time this week Wednesday, traveling to Oswego State. The Monarchs also wrestle Saturday at […]")