Soccer
Ashley 2 Hoggard 0
Ashley moved above the .500 mark and remains tied for second place in the conference as the Screaming Eagles picked up a 2-0 shutout against Hoggard on Thursday.
Durwin Hamilton put Ashley in front at the 20-minute mark and played with a one-man advantage through the second half as a straight red card forced the Vikings to compete with only 10 players.
The Screaming Eagles used the opportunity to build a two-goal cushion as sophomore striker Duenis Aviola notched a score to put the game out of reach.
The win improved Ashley’s conference mark to 5-2 and 7-6-1 overall. Hoggard fell to 4-3 in conference and 6-5-1 overall.
Tennis
Hoggard 5 Laney 4
The teams split six singles matches and Laney took the lead after an 8-3 win at No. 2 doubles before the Vikings evened things with an 8-6 win by the No. 1 tandem of Melanie Post and Kara Ferner.
At No. 3 doubles, Hoggard’s Hannah Marable and Lindsay Diab rallied from an early deficit to earn a 9-7 victory. Marable’s cross-court winner clinched it.
Hoggard (11-5, 9-2 Mideastern) avenged a 5-4 loss to the Bucs earlier in the season and moved into sole possession of second place in conference with one match remaining.
Singles: No. 1 Melanie Post (H) def. Erin Nesselroade 6-4, 6-3; 2. Kara Ferner (H) def. Suzie Schoolfield 6-0, 6-3; 3. Anna Porcelli (L) def. Claudia Opper 6-1, 6-1; Kendall Hanks (H) def. Dallas Barnhardt 6-2, 6-3; 5. Hannah Marable (H) def. Sydney Young 6-4, 7-6(8); 6. Jessica Tucker (L) def. Catie Dull 6-2, 7-6(4).
Doubles: No. 1 Post/Ferner (H) def. Nesselroade/Porcelli 8-6; 2. Schoolfield/Hanks (L) def. Barnhardt/Lauren Traflet 8-3; 3. Marable/Lindsay Diab (H) def. Young/Cami Jefferson 9-7.
Volleyball
Hoggard 3 Ashley 0
(25-15, 25-15, 25-20)
Meagan Trotta had a great night to lead Hoggard in a 3-0 sweep over Ashley as the Lady Vikings moved to 9-0 in conference and 16-2 overall.
The junior outside hitter finished with seven kills, added one block and an ace in 11 trips to the service line. Seniors Elly Cosgrove and Alyssa Zupan combined for 16 kills, while classmate Peyton Apel chipped in with 13 assists.
Dating back to last season, Hoggard has now won 21 straight games inside the Mideastern Conference and 13 of their last 14 matches this year.
Laney 3 New Hanover 1
West Brunswick 3 Topsail 2
(26-24, 20-25, 19-25, 25-19, 15-11)
Pender 3 West Bladen 0
(25-20, 25-19, 25-17)
Pender moved to 12-7 overall 11-0 in conference with Thursday’s 3-0 sweep over West Bladen. The Lady Patriots host union Tuesday, Oct. 4, in Pender’s third annual pink out game to raise money and awareness for breast cancer.
