The Panther Valley wrestling squad finished first in their Coal Cracker Tournament in local highlights.

Meanwhile, Panther Valley boys and Jim Thorpe girls picked up wins to finish their hardwood seasons on a positive note.WRESTLINGPanther Vy. CoalCrackerTournamentPanther Valley hosted the Coal Cracker Tournament, and eventually collected the title, edging out Bloomsburg, 245-241, and Midd West (216).The Panthers had two individuals finish in first in the 10-team tournament, as 126-pounder Darren Goida and 220-pound Rian Shubeck garnered championships. Shubeck also collected his 100th win.Meanwhile, Ali Capobianco (138), Hunter Kennedy(132) and Dylan Moyer (182) all finished in second place, while Grant Lorkowksi (160) ended up in third.Tamaqua atFalcon InvitationalTamaqua took part in Salisbury's Invitational wrestling event and returned home with a sixth place finish as a team.Individually, for the Blue Raiders, Tanner McHugh finished the day with an unblemished 5-0 record and was voted Outstanding Wrestler for the event.Meanwhile, teammate Dylan Rynkiewicz also had a 5-0 record with three pins on the day.Other noteworthy finishers for the Raider grapplers were Brandon Mader and Tyler Calkins, who both took fifth, while Ty Hinkle came in sixth.BOYS BASKETBALLSalem Christian -Panther ValleyAfter a slow start, Panther Valley picked up the intensity and rattled off a 50-40 win over Salem Christian School.Leading the Panthers in scoring were Ethan Vermillion with 13 points, while teammate Matt Hudicka followed with 12.For Salem Christian, Daniel Zimmerman and Brandon Ownbey both scored 11 points, while Stephen Lutz added 10.SALEM CHRISTIANAvery 2-3-4-8, Lutz 4-0-0-10, DeVoll 0-0-0-0, Zimmerman 5-1-3-11, Ownbey 4-3-6-11, Gerald 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-7-13-40.PANTHER VALLEYKeo 1-0-0-2, Dubosky 1-4-4-6, Vermillion 4-3-5-13, Stanko 0-0-0-0, Micholik 3-2-4-9, Miller 0-0-0-0, Hudicka 5-0-0-12, Blasko 3-0-0-6, Morgans 1-0-0-2, Eickoff 0-0-0-0, Weng 0-0-0-0, Fisher 0-0-0-0, Mehmeti 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-9-13-50.Salem Christian 8 9 5 18 - 40Panther Valley 5 18 16 11 - 50Three pointers: SC - Lutz 2, Avery 1; PV - Hudicka 2, Vermillion 2, Micholik 1.N. Schuylkill-MarianAfter a close first frame, North Schuylkill slowly pulled away from host Marian for a 43-28 non-league win.The Spartans (12-5, 5-4), were led in scoring by Tevin Murray's 12 points, along with 10 points from John Mercado.Meanwhile, the Colts (8-11, 5-6), received a team-high eight points from Nick Wesner.North Schuylkill also won the JV contest, 60-53.NORTH SCHUYLKILLCarney 0-0-0-0, Marlow 2-1-1-6, Murray 5-2-7-12, Mazur 1-0-0-3, Mercado 5-0-2-10, Mazeika 0-4-6-4, Jordan 3-2-5-8, Heaton 0-0-0-0, Bolinsky 0-0-0-0, Weist 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-9-21-43.MARIANKarnish 0-0-0-0, Vercusky 0-0-0-0, Puza 1-0-0-2, Kuczynski 2-3-4-7, Cortese 0-0-0-0, DeAngelo 3-0-0-6, Latham 0-0-0-0, Wesner 4-0-0-8, Weber 1-0-0-2, Carmona 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-4-6-28.No. Schuylkill 15 7 10 11 - 43Marian 12 5 6 5 - 28Three pointers: N. Schuylkill - Marlow 1, Mazur 1; Marian - none.GIRLS BASKETBALLWeatherly-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe took an early lead and never looked back, on its way to a 60-30 Schuylkill League crossover game victory.Kayley Kovac led all scorers in the game with 32 points, while teammate Kaitlyn Ohl added 12.Meanwhile, for the Lady Wreckers, Cat Strizak led the way with six points.WEATHERLYHeister 2-0-0-5, Caravella 1-0-0-2, Strizak 2-1-2-6, Scatton 0-0-0-0, Henry 0-0-0-0, Polchin 0-1-3-1, Berger 2-0-0-5, S. Hartz 0-0-0-0, L. Hartz 1-2-2-5, Gillott 2-0-2-4, Gower 1-0-2-2. TOTALS: 11-4-11-30.JIM THORPEDoughty 0-3-5-3, P. Kovac 1-0-0-2, Condly 0-0-4-0, Ohl 5-2-2-12, Binder 3-1-4-7, K. Kovac 11-9-15-32, Cressman 0-0-0-0, Waselus 1-0-0-2, Bush 0-0-0-0, Lignore 1-0-0-2, Gabel 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-15-30-60.Weatherly 7 3 18 2 - 30Jim Thorpe 14 17 13 16 - 60Three pointers: W - L. Hartz 1, Heister 1, Strizak 1, Berger 1; JT - K. Kovac 1.