Bombers, Raiders, Tigers get wrestling wins

Palmerton, Tamaqua and Northwestern all recorded wrestling victories on Wednesday.

WRESTLING

Palmerton-Northern Lehigh

Palmerton nabbed a close 39-31 win over Northern Lehigh in Colonial League action.

Palmerton got victories from Aidan Melber, Chris Lucykanish and Dennis Lombardi, while also benefiting from several Bulldog forfeits.

For Northern Lehigh, Trevor Amorim, Jason Hunter, Nathan Ellan, Brendan Smay and Dylan Smoyer all grabbed wins.

Palmerton 39, Northern Lehigh 31

145 – Trevor Amorim (NL) tech fall Colton Stroup, 15-0; 152 – Dylan Smoyer (NL) dec. Colin Mertz, 5-0; 160 – Shawn Gardner (P) won by forfeit; 170 – Matt Lalik (P) won by forfeit; 182 – Aidan Melber (P) pinned Justin Greene in :39; 195 – Chris Lucykanish (P) dec. Matt Frame, 10-9; 220 – Jason Hunter (NL) pinned Matt Garey-Hendricks in 3:00; 285 – Joshua Schaffer (NL) won by forfeit; 106 – Brendan Smay (NL) tech fall Aaron Gardner, 17-1 in 4:12; 113 – double forfeit; 120 – Dylan Shinsky (P) won by forfeit; 126 – Daniel Lucykanish (P) won by forfeit; 132 – Dennis Lombardi (P) pinned Preston Bauer in 1:55; 138 – Nathan Ellan (NL) pinned Grant Scott in 3:55.

Pottsville-Lehighton

Pottsville continued its dominance in the Schuylkill League as it upended Lehighton, 52-20.

Despite the loss, the Tribe saw Brett Gasker, Lucas Sangiuliano, Richard Fronheiser and Mike Yeakel all grab wins.

Pottsville 52, Lehighton 20

182 – Shane Quick (P) pinned Alex Ziegenfuss in 3:02; 195 – Jacob Mull (P) dec. Shaneel Carter, 4-1; 220 – Brett Gasker (L) pinned Mark Rotschel in 1:40; 285 – Michael Yeakel (L) dec. RJ Quinn, 4-2; 106 – Connor Dencher (P) won by forfeit; 113 – Dalton Monger (P) won by forfeit; 120 – Sam Stern (P) dec. Lukas Ferguson, 14-7; 126 – Wiley Rahler (P) pinned Mason Ferguson in 3:13; 132 – Lucas Sangiuliano (L) pinned Blake Bender in :30; 138 – Bryce Gonzalez (P) pinned Steve Fritzinger in 1:21, 145 – Charlie Schuster (P) won by forfeit; 152 – Dylan Bohorad (P) maj. dec. Jon Ahner, 13-5; 160 – Nick Buchanan (P) won by forfeit; 170 – Richard Fronheiser (L) tech fall Dylan Shirey, 16-1 in 5:45.

Williams Vy.-Panther Vy.

Williams Valley defeated Panther Valley, 60-12, in Schuylkill League action.

Not a single bout was wrestled during the match as the winners collected 10 forfeits and the Panthers nabbed two. There were also a pair of double forfeits.

Williams Valley 60, Panther Valley 12

106 – double forfeit; 113 – Kendal Davis (WV) won by forfeit; 120 – Michael Myers (WV) won by forfeit; 126 – Ashton Gonder (WV) won by forfeit; 132 – Caden Deibert (WV) won by forfeit; 138 – Chase Esterline (WV) won by forfeit; 145 – Isaac Whiteash (WV) won by forfeit; 152 – Gage Miller (WV) won by forfeit; 160 – Brendan Allen (PV) won by forfeit; 170 – double forfeit; 182 – Keith Roy (WV) won by forfeit; 195 – Teagen White (WV) won by forfeit; 220 – Jordan McColgan (PV) won by forfeit; 285 – Jeremiah Lott (WV) won by forfeit.

Tamaqua-Pine Grove

Tamaqua picked up a 48-25 Schuylkill League win over Pine Grove.

Blue Raiders who recorded wins in bouts that were contested included Caleb Sell, Carson Krell, John Buday, Brayden Hess, Austin Oncay, Mike Steigerwalt and Aaron Coccio.

Tamaqua 48, Pine Grove 25

160 – Gavin Harris (PG) maj. dec. Deax Weller, 12-1; 170 – Carson Krell (T) dec. Calen Reiter, 14-9; 182 – John Buday (T) pinned Tyler Eller in 3:02; 195 – Nate Wickersham (T) won by forfeit; 220 – Brayden Hess (T) pinned Chris Schadle in 3:52; 285 – Bronson Strouse (T) won by forfeit; 106 – Aidan Geist (T) won by forfeit; 113 – Austin Oncay (T) pinned Cade Schneck in :52; 120 – Travis Anderson (PG) pinned Tyler Hazlett in 1:21; 126 – Nick Wolff (PG) pinned Michael Shlanta in 3:16; 132 – Michael Steigerwalt (T) pinned Will Ulsh in :26; 138 – Aaron Coccio (T) dec. Ayden Nay, 7-6; 145 – Caleb Sell (T) pinned Sami Good 1:44; 152 – Chris Charles (PG) dec. Cole Eberts, 13-7.

Northwestern-Catasauqua

Northwestern recorded six falls on its way to a 45-31 Colonial League victory over Catasauqua.

Jake Dellicker, Ben Griffith, Mason Brensinger, Lucas Miller, Harrison Bernhard and Ryan Haverkamp all picked up pins for the Tigers.

Northwestern 45, Catasauqua 31

126 – J. Dellicker (NW) pinned Fehr in 1:46; 132 – Russo (NW) won by forfeit; 138 – Griffith (NW) pinned Gair in :57; 145 – Brensinger (NW) pinned Langsdorf in 1:23; 152 – Miller (NW) pinned Haogland in 2:49; 160 – Bernhard (NW) pinned DelRosario; 170 – Peters (NW) dec. Melendez, 7-5; 182 – Haverkamp (NW) pinned Reinhart in 3:52; 195 – Gair (C) won by forfeit; 220 – Scherer (C) dec. Johri, 6-3; 285 – Bouse (C) pinned Schrulneck in :48; 106 – Nye (C) won by forfeit; 113 – Hartranft (C) maj. dec. E. Dellicker, 11-0; 120 – Brett (C) won by forfeit.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Bethlehem Cath.-Pleasant Vy.

Pleasant Valley dropped a 55-30 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference decision to powerful Bethlehem Catholic.

Leading the winners was Taliyah Medina with 18 points.

For the Bears, Cameron Caffrey led the way with 12 points.

BETHLEHEM CATHOLIC

Rosario 2-0-0-6, Lanier 2-1-2-6, Walters 1-2-2-4, Williamson 0-0-0-0, McNally 0-0-0-0, Wilson 1-0-0-3, Stanton 0-0-0-0, Donato 1-0-0-3, Scott 0-0-0-0, Medina 8-1-1-18, Brown 0-5-6-5, Sekerak 4-2-4-10. TOTALS: 19-11-15-55.

PLEASANT VALLEY

R. Wagner 0-0-2-0, Caffrey 4-2-4-12, O’Neil 2-0-0-5, A. Wagner 0-3-4-3, Muir 1-1-2-3, Arndt 1-0-0-2, Morgan 1-1-2-4, Merklin 1-0-2-2. TOTALS: 10-7-14-30.

Bethlehem Catholic 19 15 17 4 - 55

Pleasant Valley 11 2 6 11 - 30

Three-pointers: BC – Rosario 2, Medina 1, Lanier 1, Donato 1, Wilson 1; PV – Caffrey 2, O’Neil 1.

JR. HIGH BASKETBALL

9TH GRADE

Weatherly-Shenandoah

Weatherly defeated Shenandoah Valley, 42-29.

The Wreckers were led in scoring by Tanner Hinkle with 14 points, while Owen Broskoskie added 10.

Marian-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe defeated Marian, 62-48.

Jesyer Disanto led the Olympians with 13 points, while Evan Fikentscher and Joshua Sproill added 10 points apiece.

For Marian, Ian Mikita had eight points.

8TH GRADE

Weatherly-Shenandoah

Shenandoah Valley handed Weatherly a 42-14 loss.

The Wreckers got 10 points from Alex Ortiz.

Tamaqua-Lehighton

Tamaqua defeated Lehighton, 44-34.

Connor Dillon poured in a game-high 20 points for the Raiders.

Tamaqua-Mahanoy Area

Mahanoy Area defeated Tamaqua, 44-24.

Connor Dillon had 12 points to lead the Raiders.