MINERSVILLE — Abby Schoffstall has been a scoring machine so far this season for the Minersville girls’ soccer team.
Her ninth goal of the season was a key one Monday.
Schoffstall and Rachel Sterner scored first-half goals, and Maggie Wigoda made five saves as Minersville held off Tri-Valley 2-1 in a Schuylkill League Division II match.
The victory kept the Miners (3-0, 2-0 D-II) unbeaten heading into today’s key contest with Schuylkill Haven.
Jess Underkoffler scored the only goal for the Bulldogs, while Madisyn Horn made 12 saves.
Tri-Valley (1-3, 1-2) 1 0 — 1
Minersville (3-0, 2-0) 2 0 — 2
Min — Schoffstall (unassisted), 2:31
Min — Sterner (Daukaus), 17:30
TV — Underkoffler (Header), 23:04
Shots on goal: Tri-Valley 6, Minersville 14. Corner kicks: Tri-Valley 1, Minersville 10. Saves: Tri-Valley (Horn) 12, Minersville (Wigoda) 5.
JV: Tied 2-2
Pottsville 5
Jim Thorpe 0
Delaney Golden scored twice and assisted on a goal by Hannah Evans to lead the Crimson Tide to a Division I win over the Olympians at Alumni Field.
Evans’ goal in the sixth minute gave Pottsville the early lead before back-to-back goals by Golden in the ninth and 46th minutes.
Catie Coyle added a goal and an assist for the Tide.
J. Thorpe (1-3, 0-2) 0 0 — 0
Pottsville (4-0, 2-0) 2 3 — 5
Pot — Evans (D. Golden), 6th minute
Pot — D. Golden (unassisted), 9th minute
Pot — D. Golden (Coyle), 46th minute
Pot — Coyle (unassisted), 50th minute
Pot — Przywara (unassisted), 61st minute
Shots on goal: Jim Thorpe 4, Pottsville 15. Corner kicks: Jim Thorpe 1, Pottsville 3. Saves: Jim Thorpe (Cressman 2, Bernard 7) 9; Pottsville (Kondrack) 4.
JV: Pottsville 5-0
Pine Grove 11
North Schuylkill 0
PINE GROVE — Steph Aungst recorded a hat trick, and Caitlin Seiverling added three assists as Pine Grove steamrolled North Schuylkill in a Division I rout.
Mackenzie Lesh finished with a goal and two assists, while Adrianna Tennis and Coral Kreiser had two assists apiece for the Cardinals, who outshot the Spartans 25-3.
North Sch. (0-4, 0-2) 0 0 — 0
Pine Grove (5-0, 2-0) 10 1 — 11
PG — Aungst (Mac. Lesh), 6th min.
PG — Mar. Lesh (Tennis), 9th min.
PG — Geiger (unassisted), 10th min.
PG — Mac. Lesh (Kreiser), 12th min.
PG — Malave (Mac. Lesh), 19th min.
PG — Aungst (Seiverling), 22nd min.
PG — Aungst (unassisted), 25th min.
PG — Edge (Seiverling), 28th minute
PG — Frew (Kreiser), 34th minute
PG — Parker (Seiverling), 36th min.
PG — Hasenauer (Tennis), 50th min.
Shots on goal: North Schuylkill 3, Pine Grove 25. Corner kicks: North Schuylkill 2, Pine Grove 6. Saves: North Schuylkill (Sacco) 10, Pine Grove (Kaufman) 2.
JV: Pine Grove 6-0
Nativity 3
Weatherly 0
WEATHERLY — Emily Sterner, Chloe Prezelski and Mady Ulsh tallied goals as the Green Wave gave head coach Tom Cassidy his first career victory.
Rachael Souchak stopped all six Weatherly shots to record the shutout in the Division II victory.
Nativity (1-1, 1-1) 2 1 — 3
Weatherly (0-5, 0-2) 0 0 — 0
Nat — Sterner (Ulsh), 19:44
Nat — Prezelski (penalty kick), 30:16
Nat — Ulsh (Prezelski), 60:09
Shots on goal: Nativity 11, Weatherly 6. Corner kicks: Nativity 6, Weatherly 3. Saves: Nativity (Souchak) 6, Weatherly (Frye) 8.
JV Score: Nativity won.
Williams Valley 9
Lourdes 1
COAL TOWNSHIP — Rayanne Hawk scored two goals and added three assists as Williams Valley cruised to a Division II win over Lourdes.
Autumn Calnon recorded two goals and an assist, Caitlyn Pinchorski tacked on two goals, and Alyssa Schadle made 12 saves for the Vikings.
Krissy Komara scored the Red Raiders’ lone goal of the game with Selina Albert getting the assist.
Wms. Valley (2-2, 2-0) 4 5 — 9
Lourdes (1-1, 1-1) 1 0 — 1
WV — Calnon (unassisted), 9th min.
WV — Hawk (unassisted), 20th min.
Lou — Komara (Albert), 22nd minute
WV — M. Schadle (unassisted), 23rd minute
WV — Whelski (Hawk), 38th minute
WV — Wessner (Hawk), 45th minute
WV — Hawk (Calnon), 50th minute
WV — Pinchorski (unassisted), 52nd minute
WV — Pinchorski (Sweigert), 55th minute
WV — Calnon (Hawk), 62nd minute
Shots on goal: Williams Valley 26, Lourdes 13. Corner kicks: Williams Valley 5, Lourdes 1. Saves: Williams Valley (A. Schadle) 12, Lourdes (Candelora) 17.
JV: Williams Valley 5-3
Boys’ Soccer
Nativity 6
Tamaqua 3
Ricardo Chagolla and Alfredo Diaz scored twice in the Hilltoppers’ impressive offensive display atop Lawton’s Hill for a non-league victory over the Blue Raiders.
Robbie Stidham scored twice for Tamaqua, the second straight two-goal game for the senior forward.
Tamaqua (0-3) 1 2 — 3
Nativity (2-3) 3 3 — 6
Tam — Stidham (Devlin), 1st half
Nat — Vazquez (Diaz), 1st half
Nat — Diaz (unassisted), 1st half
Nat — Encalada (unassisted), 1st half
Tam — Verta (Stianche), 2nd half
Nat — Chagolla (Sanchez), 2nd half
Tam — Stidham (Hollenbach), 2nd half
Nat — Diaz (unassisted), 2nd half
Shots on goal: Tamaqua 7, Nativity 10. Corner kicks: Tamaqua 4, Nativity 3. Saves: Tamaqua (Banavage) 4, Nativity (Nelson) 4.
JV: Nativity 3-0
Fleetwood 5
Hamburg 0
HAMBURG — Matt Schlegel scored twice for the Tigers to hand the Hawks their first loss of the season in a Berks II contest.
Hamburg kept Fleetwood at bay for much of the first half, but four goals in five minutes during the second half torpedoed the Hawks’ chances.
Fleetwood 1 4 — 5
Hamburg (5-1, 1-1) 0 0 — 0
Flt — Kambakis (unassisted), 32nd minute
Flt — Schlegel (unassisted), 50th minute
Flt — Hector Buchter (PK), 53rd minute
Flt — Schlegel (unassisted), 54th minute
Flt — Hope (unassisted), 55th minute
Shots on goal: Fleetwood 21, Hamburg 6. Corner kicks: Fleetwood 5, Hamburg 3. Saves: Fleetwood (Kierstad 4, Kreste 2), 6; Hamburg (Adams) 16.
Men’s College Soccer
PSU-Schuylkill 5
Central Penn 4
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Cole Schwalm tied the game on a goal in the 80th minute, then scored the game-winner 5 minutes into overtime as Penn State Schuylkill came from behind twice to edge Central Penn.
Tosin Olagunju and Adam Wessner both recorded a goal and an assist, and John Toe also scored a goal in the Lions’ win.
Dino Santiague finished with two goals for the Knights.
Central Penn (1-4) 2 2 0 — 4
PSU-Schuylkill (2-3) 3 1 1 — 5
CP — Santiague (Sprague), 3rd minute
CP — Santiague (Wright), 8th minute
PSU — Toe (Fink), 36th minute
PSU — Olagunju (unassisted), 41st minute
PSU — Wessner (Evans), 43rd minute
CP — Swope (unassisted), 64th minute
CP — Swope (Sprague), 67th minute
PSU — Schwalm (Olagunju), 80th minute
PSU — Schwalm (Wessner), 95th minute
Shots on goal: Central Penn 9, Penn State Schuylkill 21. Corner kicks: Central Penn 3, Penn State Schuylkill 6. Saves: Central Penn (Berger) 4, Penn State Schuylkill (Fryer) 5.