Pine Grove Area Sweeps Into District XI Class 3A Volleyball Final

Pine Grove Area swept Mahanoy Area on Thursday to reach the District XI Class 3A volleyball championship.

Panther Valley’s run ended in the Class 4A semifinals with a 3-1 loss to Northwestern Lehigh.

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Thursday’s District XI volleyball results

• Class 3A semifinal: #2 Pine Grove Area def. #3 Mahanoy Area, 3-0
• Class 3A semifinal: #1 Allentown Central Catholic def. #4 Pen Argyl, 3-0
• Class 4A semifinal: #3 Northwestern Lehigh def. #2 Panther Valley, 3-1
• Class 4A semifinal: #1 Bethlehem Catholic def. #4 Notre Dame-Green Pond, 3-0

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Pine Grove Area won the all-Schuylkill League semifinal over Mahanoy Area in straight sets at Martz Hall.

The Cardinals will face top-seeded Allentown Central Catholic, which swept Pen Argyl, for the Class 3A title on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Catasauqua High School.

In Class 4A, Panther Valley dropped a 3-1 decision to Northwestern Lehigh at Martz Hall.

Northwestern Lehigh moves on to play top-seeded Bethlehem Catholic, which swept Notre Dame-Green Pond, for the Class 4A title on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Catasauqua High School.

Six more Schuylkill League teams are still alive in Classes 1A, 2A, and 5A, with semifinals set for Monday.

In Class 2A, top-seeded Tri-Valley faces #4 Shenandoah Valley at 5:30 p.m. at Minersville. #3 Schuylkill Haven Area takes on #2 Lincoln Leadership Academy at 5:30 p.m. at Martz Hall.

In Class 1A, #2 Marian Catholic and #3 Nativity BVM meet in an all-Schuylkill League semifinal at 7 p.m. at Martz Hall. Top-seeded Bethlehem Christian plays #4 Salem Christian at 5:30 p.m. at Lehighton.

In Class 5A, Schuylkill League champion Pottsville Area, the top seed, faces #4 Pocono Mountain East at 7 p.m. at Minersville. #2 Southern Lehigh and #3 Pleasant Valley meet at the same time at Lehighton.

Upcoming District XI volleyball schedule

Monday, Nov. 2

• Class 1A semifinal: #1 Bethlehem Christian vs. #4 Salem Christian, 5:30 p.m. at Lehighton
• Class 2A semifinal: #1 Tri-Valley vs. #4 Shenandoah Valley, 5:30 p.m. at Minersville
• Class 2A semifinal: #2 Lincoln Leadership Academy vs. #3 Schuylkill Haven Area, 5:30 p.m. at Martz Hall
• Class 1A semifinal: #2 Marian Catholic vs. #3 Nativity BVM, 7 p.m. at Martz Hall
• Class 5A semifinal: #1 Pottsville Area vs. #4 Pocono Mountain East, 7 p.m. at Minersville
• Class 5A semifinal: #2 Southern Lehigh vs. #3 Pleasant Valley, 7 p.m. at Lehighton

Tuesday, Nov. 3

• Class 3A championship: #1 Allentown Central Catholic vs. #2 Pine Grove Area, 5:30 p.m. at Catasauqua High School
• Class 4A championship: #1 Bethlehem Catholic vs. #3 Northwestern Lehigh, 7:30 p.m. at Catasauqua High School

Wednesday, Nov. 4

• Class 1A, 2A, and 5A championships, times and sites TBA

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