Local roundup: Results from May 3
The Tamaqua boys captured the team title at the Olympian Invitational on Friday, while the Lehighton girls shared the team title at the annual event.
Elsewhere, Northwestern earned baseball and softball victories against Pen Argyl. The Tamaqua softball team, and Jim Thorpe and Northern Lehigh baseball squads also earned wins.
TRACK & FIELD
Olympian Invitational
Lehighton’s Kaia Slaw won three individual events to help the Indian girls gain a share of the team title at the annual Olympian Invitational on Friday.
The Tamaqua boys, meanwhile, received firsts from Barron Stauffenberg and Derian Stianche to help the Blue Raiders egde host Jim Thorpe, 118-92, for the team championship.
Slaw captured the long jump, triple jump and high jump. Lehighton, which tied Blue Mountain with 88 points, also received individual firsts from Isabelle Meckes in the discus and Isabella Baka in the pole vault. Meckes extended her school record in the discus with a throw of 135-2. Abigail Meckes ended up second in the discus.
Northern Lehigh received a pair of seconds from Reagen Pender (800) and Katie Guelcher (1600). Jim Thorpe’s Debbie Loyd took second in the pole vault.
Stauffenberg captured the long jump and finished second in the triple jump to lead the Blue Raider boys. Stianche broke the tape in the 400. Tamaqua also benefitted from second-place finishes by Matt Kistler (100, 200), Christopher Osenbach (800) and Pierce Demetriades (pole vault).
The Olympians received two firsts from Jarrin Geisinger (100, 200) and one from Samuel Hydro (800). William Munson took second in two events (shot put, discus). Northern Lehigh also had a first-place showing from Zach Moyer in the high jump.
JIM THORPE INVITATIONAL
GIRLS
Team Scores and Legend
1. Lehighton (L) and Blue Mountain (BM) 88, 3. North Schuylkill (NS) 83, 4. Dallas (D) 53, 5. Pocono Mountain East (PME) 52, 6. Hazleton (H) 49, 7. Tamaqua (T) 30, 8. Northern Lehigh (NL) 29, 9. Mahanoy Area (MA) 25, 10. Jim Thorpe (JT) 22, 11. Shenandoah Valley (SV) 16, 12. Minersville (M) 14, 13. Pine Grove (PG) 9.
Individual Results
(locals in top 10)
100 - 3. Kristen Guelcher (NL) 13.23, 6. Caitlin Smith (T) 13.41, 8. Tressa Barron (T) 13.46; 200 - 7. Kristen Guelcher (NL) 27.92, 9. Kayla Sherry (T) 28.07, 10. Adriana Tavares (PV) 28.24; 400 - 5. Kaia Slaw (L) 1:03.21; 800 - 2. Reagen Pender (NL) 2:21.55, 8. Abigail McGinley (JT) 2:38.70; 1600 - 2. Katie Guelcher (NL) 5:48.30, 3. Megan Rosahac (JT) 5:49.33, 5. Alyssa Williams (L) 5:55.29, 9. Paige Wehr (L) 6:06.58; 3200 - 3. Ali Lorah (NL) 12:24.87, 7. Alyssa Williams (L) 13:23.77, 8. Megan Rosahac (JT) 13:43.37, 10. Paige Wehr (L) 14:01.73; 100H - 3. Brittany Bartasavage (L) 17.03, 7. Kylee Dulski (JT) 17.63, 8. Kira Hartman (L) 18.13, 10. Kristen Guelcher (NL) 18.41; 300H - 6. Brittany Bartasavage (L) 51.79, 8. Makayla Weaver (PV) 52.22; 400 relay - 3. Tamaqua 52.64, 7. Lehighton 54.26, 8. Panther Valley 54.66, 9. Northern Lehigh 55.00; 1600 relay - 3. Tamaqua 4:14.52, 9. Lehighton 4:47.45, 10. Northern Lehigh 4:47.71; 3200 relay - 2. Tamaqua 10:02.82, 6. Lehighton 11:23.22; Shot put - 3. Emily Titus (T) 32-11, 4. Isabelle Meckes (L) 32-5, 6. Hailey Evans (NL) 31-3 1/4, 7. Abigail Meckes (L) 29-3 1/2; Discus - 1. Isabelle Meckes (L) 135-2, 2. Abigail Meckes (L) 109-0, 9. Brynn Gigli (T) 89-9; Javelin - 3. Emily Miller (L) 112-11, 6. Emily Titus (T) 102-10, 10. Kristen Scott (JT) 97-3; Long jump - 1. Kaia Slaw (L) 16-8 1/2, 4. Isabella Baka (L) 15-8 3/4, 5. Megan Rolko (T) 15-3, T6. Abigail Buffington (L) and Megan Aaron (L) 14-10 1/4, 10. Serena Jones (T) 14-6 1/2; Triple jump - 1. Kaia Slaw (L) 35-1 1/2, 4. Caprice Lynch (JT) 32-4, 6. Megan Aaron (L) 32-1 1/2; High jump - 1. Kaia Slaw (L) 5-3, 4. Caprice Lynch (JT) 4-9, T8. Riley Solt (JT) 4-7; Pole vault - 1. Isabella Baka (L) 9-9, 2. Debbie Loyd (JT) 9-3, 5. Sarah Laible (L) 8-9, 6. Tessa Bevilacqua (JT) 8-3, T7. Sophia Boyle (T) 7-9, T9. Abby Merkle (NL) and Anna Shigo (JT) 7-3.
BOYS
Team Scores and Legend
1. Tamaqua (T) 118, 2. Jim Thorpe (JT) 92, 3. Blue Mountain (BM) 76 1/2, 4. Pocono Mountain East (PME) 62, 5. North Schuylkill (NS) 55, 6. Mahanoy Area (MA) 50, 7. Dallas (D) 44, 8. Minersville (M) 19, 9. Northern Lehigh (NL) 16, 10. Lehighton (L) 11, 11. Pine Grove (PG) 6 1/2, 12. Shenandoah Valley (SV) 6, 13. Panther Valley (PV) 1.
Individual Results
(locals in top 10)
100 - 1. Jarrin Geisinger (JT) 11.36, 2. Matt Kistler (T) 11.45, 4. John Franko (T) 11.86, 8. Dylan Dailey (JT) 12.03; 200 - 1. Jarrin Geisinger (JT) 22.96, 2. Matt Kistler (T) 23.17, 5. Chris Strika (JT) 23.99, 10. Jake Barron (T) 24.61; 400 - 1. Derian Stianche (T) 51.12, 4. Chris Strika (JT) 53.39, 8. Benjamin Seachrist (JT), 9. Charles Kabana (T); 800 - 1. Samuel Hydro (JT) 1:58.81, 2. Christopher Osenbach (T) 2:02.11, 3. James Schwartz (JT) 2:03.80, 4. Preston Kemery (NL) 2:04.21, 7. Brandon Fogarty (T) 2:09.14, 10. Evan Beers (L) 2:12.73; 1600 - 5. Brandon Fogarty (T) 4:47.74, 6. Ben Mathisen (L) 4:53.46, 7. Blake Kilmer (JT) 4:54.95, 9. Jared Thomason (NL) 4:58.33; 3200 - 6. Noah Rodgers (JT) 11:10.94, 8. Carlton Davies (NL) 11:16.74; 110H - 3. Nicholas DiMarco (T) 16.54, 4. Zeno Zukovich (T) 16.67, 8. Caleb Hankee (N) 17.64, 9. Justin Ellis (JT) 17.71, 10. David Richards (JT) 17.82; 300H - 4. Zeno Zukovich (T) 43.77, 5. Justin Ellis (JT) 43.99, 10. Caleb Hankee (NL) 46.05; 400 relay - 2. Jim Thorpe 44.70, 3. Tamaqua 44.78; 1600 relay - 1. Tamaqua 3:31.69, 3. Jim Thorpe 3:35.52, 5. Lehighton 3:45.20, 10. Northern Lehigh 4:02.81; 3200 relay - 4. Lehighton 9:13.67, 5. Jim Thorpe 9:21.48; Shot put - 2. William Munson (JT) 49-8, 3. Matthew Amodea (T) 46-11 1/2, 4. Allan Bailor (JT) 44-5, 5. Dylan Dailey (JT) 43-5 1/4; Discus - 2. William Munson (JT) 135-11, 3. Nathaniel Noftz (T) 131-11, 4. Tyler Disbrow (T) 130-2, 6. Seth Berk (PV) 122-8, 9. Josh Fritchman (NL) 111-8, T10. Casey Oltmanns (JT) 111-5; Javelin - 10. Ben Schatz (L) 136-2; Long jump - 1. Barron Stauffenberg (T) 21-6 1/4, 3. Jarrin Geisinger (JT) 21-1 1/4, 7. Isaiah Wetzel (L) 18-9; Triple jump - 2. Barron Stauffenberg (T) 41-9 1/4, 4. Isaiah Wetzel (L) 40-9 1/2, 5. Zach Moyer (NL) 40-7 1/2, 8. Dylan Dailey (JT) 36-11, 9. Evan Zambo (NL) 36-0; High jump - 1. Zach Moyer (NL) 6-3, T6. Christopher Condley (JT) and Jayvon McDowell (L) 5-7, T9. Ethan Amershek (T) and Evan Zambo (NL) 5-5; Pole vault - 2. Pierce Demetriades (T) 13-3, 3. Khalid Holland (T) 12-9, 4. Jason Walck (JT) 11-3, 10. Aiden Clements (JT) 10-3.
BASEBALL
Pen Argyl-Northwestern
Connor Snyder hit a grand slam to help Northwestern roll to an 11-1 Colonial League victory over Pen Argyl.
The win was the ninth in a row for the Tigers, who improved to 16-2 overall and 14-1 in the league.
Derek Holmes added three hits and an RBI, while Nate Goodolf added two hits. The winners also received a hit and two RBIs from Brandon Mengel and a hit and two runs from Rafe Perich.
Justin Holmes allowed one run and five hits in four innings to earn the victory.
Pen Argyl 001 000 - 1 7 3
Northwestern 305 111 - 11 10 0
Tomczyk and Kuster; J. Holmes, Frey (5) and D. Holmes. W - J. Holmes. L - Tomczyk. HR: Northwestern - Snyder (3rd, three on).
Jim Thorpe-Tamaqua
A big sixth inning helped Jim Thorpe post a 9-4 Schuylkill League win over Tamaqua.
The Olympians (8-9) rallied for five runs with two outs to snap a 4-4 tie. Ian Hubbard smacked a two-out, two run home run to put Thorpe ahead. Jake Schwartz added two hits, including a double, and drove in four runs, while Jared Joyce Joyce went 3-for-4 with a run scored and a double.
Cody Hamm was 3-for-3 for the Raiders (4-15), and Brayden Knoblauch added two hits.
Jim Thorpe 100 305 0 - 9 11 2
Tamaqua 200 020 0 - 4 7 0
Lordi, Snisky (6) and Schwartz; Ligenza, Boyle (6) and Knoblauch. W - Lordi. L - Ligenza. HR: JT - Hubbard (6th, one on).
Wilson-Northern Lehigh
Two runs score on Daulton Lorrah’s sacrifice bunt in the seventh inning to give Northern Lehigh a 9-8 Colonial League walk-off win over Wilson.
With one out in the bottom of the seventh and the Bulldogs down by a run, Caleb Wanamker reaches on an error and Alec Berger walks. The runners move up on a passed ball before Lorrah’s bunt allows both the tying and winning runs to score.
Aaron Rudolph finishes with three hits, one a double, a run and an RBI for Nolehi (5-12; 3-11), while Wanamaker added a triple, two runs and two RBIs. Luke Eitner chipped in with a hit and a pair of runs.
Wilson 201 031 1 - 8 7 3
No, Lehigh 400 300 2 - 9 5 8
Wickham, Werkheiser (1), Raso (7) and Esparra, Leh (5), Wickham (7); Berger, Bauer (6) and Rudolph. W - Bauer. L - Raso.
Pine Grove-Lehighton
Pine Grove pounded out 15 hits in a 13-4 Schuylkill League win over Lehighton.
David Berger had two singles for the Indians (3-14), who led 4-3 after the third inning.
Pine Grove 012 504 2 - 13 15 2
Lehighton 022 000 0 - 4 6 2
Steigerwalt, Wentz (4), Bozilesky (5), Bongiorno (6) and Wentz, Whiteman (4); Aungst, Culbert (4), Zimmerman (7) and Minnich. W - Aungst. L - Wentz.
SOFTBALL
Pen Argyl-Northwestern
Emily Akelaitis threw a five-inning no-hitter to lead Northwestern to a 10-0 Colonial League win over Pen Argyl.
Akelaitis walked two and struck out four.
Brynn Balliet belted a grand slam, while Ashley Sisco also homered for the Tigers (15-3; 13-2).
Sisco, Molly Mitman, Akelaitis and Natasha Farmer all had two hits. Mitman had a triple and two runs.
Pen Argyl 000 00 - 0 0 1
Northwestern 411 04 - 10 12 0
Holley and Rismille; E. Akelaitis and A. Akelaitis. W - E. Akelaitis. L - Holley. HR: Northwestern - Sisco (3rd, noneon), Balliet (5th, three on).
Jim Thorpe-Tamaqua
Tamaqua clinched a District 11 playoff berth with a 15-0 Schuylkill League win over Jim Thorpe.
Jada Schellhammer was a force at the plate and in the circle for the Raiders (10-7, 7-5). Schellhammer was perfect in three frames, striking out six, and also collected three singles, driving in four and scoring three runs. Ally Frederick added three hits (three runs scored, three RBIs), and Jane Kupchinsky collected two hits (two runs scored, two RBIs).
Jim Thorpe 000 - 0 0 3
Tamaqua 456 - 15 12 0
Gehris and Soliman; Schellhammer and Frederick. W - Schellhammer. L - Gehris.
Wilson-Northern Lehigh
Wilson scored three runs in the top of the eighth inning to post a 5-2 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.
Brianna Schuck was 3-for-4 with a run scored for the Bulldogs (6-12), while Julia Wanamaker added a double.
Wilson 000 200 03 - 5 8 3
No. Lehigh 010 010 00 - 2 7 3
Smith and Binner; Horn and Schuck. W - Smith. L - Horn.
Pine Grove-Lehighton
Pine Grove used a huge fourth inning to take control before pulling away for a 16-3 Schuylkill League win over Lehighton.
Cierra Kunkle had a triple among her two hits for the Indians (6-11, 3-8). Kendra Peterman added a double, and Alexis Scott an RBI and two runs scored.
Pine Grove 110 914 - 16 17 0
Lehighton 010 020 - 3 9 0
Lehman and Kopinetz; Kunkle, Searfoss (5) and Serfass. W - Lehman. L - Kunkle.
