Pleasant Valley's Josh Schaffner advanced to the quarterfinals Monday at the District 11 Class 3A singles tournament. The junior defeated Parkland's Dan Zolatarev 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) in the second round after topping Quinn Erk of Emmaus in his first match. Schaffner will play Whitehall's Nick Rohn Wednesday in the quarterfinals.
Palmerton's Nate Andress advanced to the quarterfinals Monday at the District 11 Class 2A singles tournament. The senior defeated Pen Argyl's Brendan McMahon 6-1, 6-4 in the second round after topping Allentown Central Catholic's Andy Feng 6-0, 6-0 in his first match. Andress will play No. 3 seed Michael Swope of Palisades Wednesday in the quarters.
The Lehighton girls track and field improved to 5-0 with a win over Tamaqua Tuesday. Kaia Slaw (long jump, triple jump, high jump) and Brittney Bartasavage (100H, 300H) talk about the team's success heading into next week's meet against unbeaten Blue Mountain.
Lehighton's Tahmir Spencer, the reigning Times News Boys Track Athlete of the Year, posted wins in the 100, 200 and high jump on Tuesday against Tamaqua. A state medalist (third) in the 2A 200 a year ago at states, Spencer talks about what it will take to land on the podium again this season.
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