Tamaqua girls roll to another win

Tamaqua remained unbeaten in girls basketball and also picked up a sweep in swimming to highlight Wednesday's scholastic sports schedule.

WRESTLING

No. Schuylkill-Jim Thorpe

North Schuylkill defeated Jim Thorpe, 45-27, in a Schuylkill League match.

The Olympians won just two of nine bouts wrestled, including a pin by Josh Dean.

No. Schuylkill 45, Jim Thorpe 27

103 - Beniamino Mazzella (JT) won by forfeit

112 - Brian Ohl, (JT) won by forfeit

119 - Michael Helmer (JT) won by forfeit

130 - Jordan Shinkus, (NS) pinned Avery Ziegenfuss in 4:14

135 - Picklo, Jesse (NS) pinned Adam Rex in 3:55

140 - Quinton Boyer (NS) dec. James Denny, 6-4

145 - Josh Dean (JT) pinned Garet Grove in 3:52

152 - Shawn McGrath (NS) pinned Akeeno Stewart in 4:17

160 - John Fritz, (JT) dec. Brett Paul, 4-0

171 - Matt Maurer (NS) pinned Christian Gavornick in 4:33

189 - Kody Newberry (NS) pinned Phil Schron in 2:27

215 - Scott Yagielnskie (NS) won by forfeit

285 - Tyler Dean (NS) pinned Ryan Ruberto in 2:46

Panther Vy.-Schuy. Haven

Panther Valley dropped Schuylkill Haven for a 45-24 Schuylkill League victory on the mats.

The Panthers' Jared Eickhoff (135) and Mike Weaver (160) posted pins.

Panther Valley 45, Schuylkill Haven 24

130 - Brandon Gurka (PV) won by forfeit

135 - Jared Eickhoff (PV) pinned Matt Krammes in 1:40

140 - Todd Zimmerman (SH) dec. Dustin Marblestone, 4-1

145 - Josh Vega (PV) won by forfeit

152 - Gage Rohlfing (PV) major dec. Allen Schrader, 17-6

160 - Mike Weaver (PV) pinned Domonic Sonon in 1:59

171 - Alex Lorkowski (PV) won by forfeit

189 - Jared Gulden (SH) pinned Jake Dulaney in 1:13

215 - Rich Batz (SH) won by forfeit

285 - William Wingle (SH) won by forfeit

103 - Nick O'Donnell (PV) won by forfeit

112 - Shay Mattern (SH) dec. Len Ogozalek, 2-0

119 - Double forfeit

125 - Kory Lopata (PV) tech. fall Tyler Hartz in 3:02, 15-0

Palmerton-Saucon Valley

Saucon Valley's heavyweights helped the hosts pull out a 48-20 Colonial League win over Palmerton.

Dillon Masington (119) and Joseph Bubble (135) gave the Bombers some bonus points with major decisions.

Saucon Valley 48, Palmerton 20

103 - Bryan Israel (SV) won by forfeit

112- Josh Evans (P) dec. Brody Bisson, 4-1

119 - Dillon Masington (P) major dec. Wilfredo Jusino, 11-3

125 - Paul Sloand (SV) tech. fall Jon Christman in 4:44, 17-2

130 - Sam Oberlander (P) dec. Spencer Beaver, 5-1

135 - Joseph Bubble (P) major dec. Andrei Gausling, 9-0

140 - Cody Grohotolski (P) won by forfeit

145 - John Lynch (SV) pinned Travis Wolfe in 1:20

152 - Sam Dickey (SV) major dec. Cody Silfies, 10-2

160 - Travis Buddock (SV) won by forfeit

171 - Richard York (SV) tech. fall Andrew Strauss in 3:41, 19-3

189 - Ray O'Donnell (SV) pinned Jarrett Kleintop in :41

215 - Ian Gimbar (SV) major dec. Kane Kralik, 13-4

285 - Justin Blobe (SV) pinned Skyler Rosenberry in 2:31

Tamaqua-Tri-Valley

Host Tri-Valley reversed a loss to Tamaqua at the District 11 Duals with a 42-32 Schuylkill League Division I victory.

Unlike the 39-36 Tamaqua win at Districts, during which each team won seven bouts and the Blue Raiders had the edge in bonus points, this time the Bulldogs (19-5 overall, 3-1 league) won eight bouts.

Colin Mashack, Brandan Silkowski and Garth Lakitsky (now 30-0) each had falls for the Raiders (11-9, 3-2).

Tri-Valley 42, Tamaqua 32

103 - Colin Mashack (T) pin Ja. Snyder, 1:05.

*112 - Derek Hill (T) tech. fall Stutzman, 4:40 (20-4).

119 - Kyle Boyer (T) dec. Wolfgang 5-4.

125 - Brandon Tran (TV) pin Derek Drum, 2:50.

130 - Ty Schoffstall (TV) pin Alex Vincent, 2:50.

135 - Blake Bowman (TV) pin Nick Toth, :49.

140 - Brandan Silkowski (T) pin M. Snyder, 2:49.

145 - Kolby Mashack (T) won by forfeit.

152 - Alex Snyder (TV) dec. Philip Christman 3-0.

160 - Sam Scheib (TV) tech. fall Travis Veronsky, 5:52 (16-0).

171 - Evan Heffron (TV) major dec. Matt Edmonds, 15-6.

189 - Lyle Troutman (TV) pin Robert Craigle, :50.

215 - Mason White (TV) won by forfeit.

285 - Garth Lakitsky (T) pin Heim, :42.

* match started at 112.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Saucon Vy.-Palmerton

Saucon Valley held Palmerton to just five points in the third quarter and went on to post a 53-37 Colonial League win.

The Panthers (15-5, 12-3) were led by Tyler Mosher and Eric Frans with 11 points apiece. The Bombers (8-13, 5-10) were led by Tyler Svetik with seven points.

SAUCON VALLEY

Martin 0-0-0-0, Clark 3-3-4-9, Figueroa 3-1-2-7, Kowalski 0-0-0-0, Mosher 3-3-6-11, Redding 2-0-0-4, Heffelfinger 0-2-2-2, Frans 4-3-3-11, Kennedy 2-0-0-4, Okken 1-0-0-2, Hough 0-0-0-0, Remaly 1-0-0-3, Poli 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-12-18-53.

PALMERTON

Horvath 1-2-4-4, Andrews 0-3-5-3, Tyahla 1-2-2-4, Svetik 3-0-0-6, Snyder 1-0-0-2, Leaver 0-2-2-2, Ruch 1-0-0-3, Gutekunst 0-0-0-0, Geist 3-0-0-7, Reinhart 3-0-2-6. TOTALS: 13-9-15-37.

Saucon Vy. 13 11 20 9 - 53

Palmerton 4 13 5 15 - 37

Three-pointers: SV - Mosher 2, Remaly 1; Palmerton - Geist 1, Ruch 1.

Weatherly-Mahanoy Area

Mahanoy Area rode the strength of its 13 three-pointers to cruise to a 69-21 Schuylkill League Division III win over Weatherly.

George Wallish led the Wreckers with eight points.

Weatherly slips to 2-18 overall and 0-12 in the league.

WEATHERLY

Rowan 0-0-0-0, Coll 0-0-0-0, Weichman 0-0-0-0, Ormiston 0-0-0-0, Lash 0-0-0-0, Stallone 0-0-0-0, C. Wallish 0-0-0-0, Holrigl 0-0-0-0, Reiner 1-0-1-2, Haganey 0-0-0-0, Walton 1-0-0-2, G. Wallish 4-0-0-8, Harris 0-0-0-0, Baade 0-0-0-0, Palermo 0-0-0-0, Kapone 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 10-1-3-21.

MAHANOY AREA

Wagner 1-4-6-6, Oertner 4-0-0-11, Kimmel 3-1-1-7, Gaval 3-0-0-7, Goodman 6-1-2-18, Cavanef 1-0-2-2, Baker 5-0-0-13, McGee 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 25-6-11-69.

Weatherly 4 11 2 4 - 21

Mahanoy Area 19 23 21 6 - 69

Three-pointers: Weatherly - none; Mahanoy Area - Goodman 5, Baker 3, Oertner 3, Gaval 1, McGee 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Tamaqua-Pottsville

Three different players scored double figures as Tamaqua rolled to a 47-30 Schuylkill League Division I win over Pottsville.

Cassie Eroh led the trio of Blue Raiders in double digits with 12 points, while Maria Streisel and Amy Zehner finished with 11 and 10 points respectively.

Tamaqua remains unbeaten at 20-0 overall and 11-0 in the league.

TAMAQUA

Hope 1-1-4-3, Trainer 0-0-0-0, Kabilko 0-0-0-0, M. Streisel 5-1-1-11, Walker 0-0-0-0, C. Streisel 1-0-0-2, Eroh 5-0-2-12, Zehner 5-0-2-10, Wagner 0-0-0-0, Updike 1-0-2-3, Urban 0-1-2-1, Wallace 0-2-2-2, Solt 1-1-1-3. TOTALS: 19-6-16-47.

POTTSVILLE

Gerchak 3-4-5-11, Spece 2-0-0-5, Cicero 1-0-0-2, Williams 1-0-0-2, Brackman 0-0-0-0, Cresswell 0-0-0-0, Ryan 0-0-0-0, Boran 0-0-0-0, Bound 0-0-0-0, Rushannon 0-2-2-2, Snowell 0-0-0-0, Eckley 2-0-0-4, Ross 0-0-2-0, Bulino 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 8-9-12-26

Tamaqua 11 13 13 10 - 47

Pottsville 9 6 9 6 - 30

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Eroh 2, Updike 1; Pottsville - Gerchak 1, Spece 1.

Moravian A.-Weatherly

Weatherly was eliminated from District 11 playoff contention with a 52-33 non-league loss to Moravian Academy.

Maddie Steen paced the Lions with a game-high 16 point performance.

Alicia Panzarella led the Wreckers (8-12 overall) with 11 points.

In the JV game, Moravian Academy came out on top with a 51-34 victory.

MORAVIAN ACADEMY

Stone 3-0-0-6, Ruebeck 2-0-0-6, Redles 4-0-0-12, Steen 7-2-2-16, Burgess 4-0-0-8, Hess 2-0-0-4, Calantoni-Lutz 0-0-0-0, Blair 0-0-0-0, Sheetz 0-0-0-0, McCambridge 0-0-0-0, Loughlin 0-0-0-0, Sutton 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-2-2-52.

WEATHERLY

J. Dougherty 2-0-0-5, E. Dougherty 0-1-2-1, Hinkle 3-0-0-6, Adamczyk 0-0-0-0, Panzarella 4-0-0-11, Heister 0-2-4-2, Boyarski 1-0-0-2, Galada 3-0-0-6, Bazarre 0-0-0-0, Hanson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-3-6-33.

Moravian Academy 15 14 12 11 - 52

Weatherly 7 8 9 9 - 33

Three-pointers: MA - Redles 4, Ruebeck 2; W - Panzarella 3, J. Dougherty 1.

N. Schuylkill-Panther Vy.

North Schuylkill took advantage of a slow start for Panther Valley and recorded a 45-30 Schuylkill League Division I win.

Madison Blasko led the Panthers with a team-high 11 points.

In the JV game, North Schuylkill got the best of Panther Valley for a 25-8 victory.

NORTH SCHUYLKILL

Deeter 3-0-2-6, Paul 3-0-0-6, Teeter 1-1-2-3, Temple 5-4-4-14, Reinoehl 1-0-1-2, Weikel 2-2-4-6, Damiter 1-0-0-2, McSurdy 1-2-2-4, Semanchik 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 18-9-15-45.

PANTHER VALLEY

Blasko 4-2-2-11, Thomas 3-0-2-6, Rice 0-0-2-0, Markovich 0-0-0-0, Cunfer 3-1-2-7, Zlock 1-4-6-6. TOTALS: 11-7-14-30.

No. Schuylkill 13 8 14 10 - 45

Panther Valley 2 8 6 14 - 30

Three-pointers: NS - none; PV - Blasko 1.

Liberty-Pleasant Valley

Jody Chickey's 22-point performance highlighted Liberty's 51-41 non-league victory over Pleasant Valley.

Chickey scored 12 of her points in the fourth quarter.

Kasey Meckes helped the Bears stay close with an 11-point performance. Meghan Hardy chipped in with 10.

In the JV game, Pleasant Valley posted a 39-25 win over Liberty.

LIBERTY

J. Hilliard 3-3-4-9, Lewis 2-1-2-5, Shumock 2-2-2-6, Doukoure 1-0-0-2, Chickey 6-8-9-22, C. Hilliard 2-2-2-7, Zerbe 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-16-19-51.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Meckes 5-0-0-11, Chieffo 0-3-6-3, Sisco 0-0-0-0, Harris 4-0-0-8, McGill 1-0-0-2, Hardy 4-2-2-10, Kregeloh 1-0-0-2, Salmon 2-3-4-7. TOTALS: 17-8-12-41.

Liberty 8 15 8 20 - 51

Pleasant Valley 8 10 15 10 - 41

Three-pointers: Liberty - Chickey 2, C. Hilliard 1; PV - Meckes 1.

SWIMMING

Saucon Valley-Tamaqua

Tamaqua closed the regular season with a non-league sweep of Saucon Valley.

The Lady Raiders cruised to a comfortable 124-52 win over the Lady Panthers. Meanwhile, the Raiders snuck out of the water with a close 89-87 win over the visitors.

The Lady Raiders win was good for Coach Eric Lech's 100th career victory on the girls side. Schuyler Schmidt (100 and 200 Freestyle), Caroline Kanaskie (200 IM, 500 Freestyle) and Joann Butkus (100 Butterfly, 100 Breaststroke) grabbed multiple firsts in the win.

Jordan Frank (200 IM, 100 Butterfly) and Dane DeWire (Diving, 100 Backstroke) paced the Raiders with multiple wins.

The Lady Raiders finish the season 13-1 overall while the Tamaqua boys end with a 9-5 mark.

GIRLS

Tamaqua 124, Saucon Valley 52

200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Caroline Kanaskie, Carly Trovinger, Joann Butkus, Jordan Nowacki) 2:03.80, 2. Saucon Valley (Dana Linsky, Amanda Long, Samantha DaSilva, Rebekah Evangelista), 3. Tamaqua (Megan Wagner, Emily Bumbulsky, Ashley VanBuren, Andrea Whitley)

200 Freestyle - 1. Schuyler Schmidt (T) 2:08.02, 2. Makayla Boyle (T), 3. Carly Trovinger (T)

200 IM - 1. Caroline Kanaskie (T) 2:29.99, 2. Megan Wagner (T), 3. Dana Linsky (SV)

50 Freestyle - 1. Miranda Amey (T) 27.99, 2. Rebekah Evangelista (SV), 3. Jordan Nowacki (T)

Diving - 1. Alaina Reese (T) 146.90

100 Butterfly - 1. Joann Butkus (T) 1:05.77, 2. Samantha DaSilva (SV), 3. Emily Bumbulsky (T)

100 Freestyle - 1. Schuyler Schmidt (T) 58.72, 2. Rebekah Evangelista (SV), 3. Makayla Boyle (T)

500 Freestyle - 1. Caroline Kanaskie (T) 6:05.11, 2. Lindsay Diehl (SV), 3. Ashley VanBuren (T)

200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Schuyler Schmidt, Miranda Amey, Jordan Nowacki, Caroline Kanaskie) 1:50.93, 2. Saucon Valley (Sawyer McCormick, Erika Weisbach, Lindsay Diehl, Alexa Korinchak), 3. Tamaqua (Emily Bumbulsky, Makayla Boyle, Ashley VanBuren, Andrea Whitley)

100 Backstroke - 1. Megan Wagner (T) 1:11.26, 2. Miranda Amey (T), 3. Dana Linsky (SV)

100 Breaststroke - 1. Joann Butkus (T) 1:14.84, 2. Amanda Long (SV), 3. Emily Bumbulsky (T)

400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Makayla Boyle, Schuyler Schmidt, Miranda Amey, Joann Butkus) 4:04.47, 2. Saucon Valley (Rebekah Evangelista, Alexa Korinchak, Elizabeth Chikotas, Lindsay Diehl), 3. Tamaqua (Andrea Whitley, Ashley VanBuren, Carly Trovinger, Megan Wagner)

BOYS

Tamaqua 89, Saucon Valley 87

200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Dane DeWire, Nate Leibensperger, Jordan Frank, Sam Tuckett) 1:50.49, 2. Saucon Valley (Arkady Apelchuk, Roger Eldredge, Patrick Miller, Paul Houck), 3. Saucon Valley (Kyle Gertz, Kyle Lascelle, Christopher Parry, Brian Peterson)

200 Freestyle - 1. Patrick Miller (SV) 2:07.04, 2. Devin Smith (T), 3. Brian Peterson (SV)

200 IM - 1. Jordan Frank (T) 2:17.72, 2. Kyle Gertz (SV), 3. Calvin Troxell (T)

50 Freestyle - 1. Paul Houck (SV) 24.19, 2. Sam Tuckett (T), 3. Adam Peterson (SV)

Diving - 1. Dane DeWire (T) 307.65

100 Butterfly - 1. Jordan Frank (T) 1:03.10, 2. Christopher Parry (SV), 3. Evan Stoll (T)

100 Freestyle - 1. Sam Tuckett (T) 55.52, 2. Paul Houck (SV), 3. Adam Peterson (SV)

500 Freestyle - 1. Devin Smith (T) 5:53.72, 2. Brian Peterson (SV), 3. Patrick Miller (SV)

200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Saucon Valley (Roger Eldredge, Kyle Lascelle, Paul Houck, Brian Peterson) 1:40.44, 2. Tamaqua (Dane DeWire, Nate Leibensperger, Tyler Butkus, Sam Tuckett), 3. Tamaqua (Evan Stoll, Zak Yachera, Matt Stanek, Devin Smith)

100 Backstroke - 1. Dane DeWire (T) 1:03.20, 2. Arkady Apelchuk (SV), 3. Christopher Parry (SV)

100 Breaststroke - 1. Nate Leibensperger (T) 1:09.59, 2. Calvin Troxell (T), 3. Kyle Lascelle (SV)

400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Saucon Valley (Kyle Gertz, Patrick Miller, Arkady Apelchuk, Adam Peterson) 3:47.99, 2. Tamaqua (Jordan Frank, Devin Smith, Calvin Troxell, Tyler Butkus), 3. Saucon Valley (Brian Peterson, Joseph Stack, Christopher Parry, Peter Daniel)