Tigers, Raiders both earn golf wins
Northwestern and Tamaqua both earned golf wins Thursday, while the Pleasant Valley tennis team also posted a victory.
GOLFNorthwestern-BangorNorthwestern defeated Bangor 409-435 in a Colonial League match.Tyler Wiik had a 77 to lead the Tigers, while Luke Hallman carded an 80. Mason Vogwill and Joe Frey both finished with an 81.Northwestern improved to 4-1 in the league and handed the Slaters (5-1) their first loss.Northwestern 409, Bangor 435NORTHWESTERNTyler Wiik 77, Luke Hallman 80, Mason Vogwill 81, Joe Frey 81, Colin Rex 90.BANGOREthan Saxe 83, Adam Beck 84, Noah Berger 87, Henry Bacon 89, Jake Shiner 92.Tamaqua-Jim ThorpeTamaqua posted a 373-444 Schuylkill League Division I win over Jim Thorpe.Brandon Kemmery grabbed medalist honors for the Blue Raiders (4-3), carding a 90. Nate Shellhammer and Tyler Disbrow both finished with a 94.Mason Farnell paced the Olympians (1-6) with a 106.Tamaqua 373, Jim Thorpe 444TAMAQUABrandon Kemmery 90, Nate Shellhammer 94, Tyler Disbrow 94, Carson Schoener 95.JIM THORPEMason Farnoll 106, John Fedora 112, Hunter Buskirk 112, Jason Walck 114.Match played at Split Rock, par 71.Marian-North SchuylkillMarian pulled out a 360-383 Schuylkill League Division II win over North Schuylkill.Jacob Artz earned medalist honors for the Colts (5-2) with an 86. Nick Kurzinsky finished with an 87.The Spartans dropped to 1-6.Marian 360, North Schuylkill 383MARIANJacob Artz 86, Nick Kurzinsky 87, Jonathan Grutza 93, Colin McCarie 94.NORTH SCHUYLKILLBlake Rothermel 89, Chris Wolfe 96, Brandon Lucas 99, Kevin Kovach 99.Match played at Mountain Valley, par 72Palmerton-Saucon ValleySaucon Valley handed Palmerton a 428-450 Colonial League defeat.The Panthers' Austil Till earned medalist honors with an 82.Four Blue Bombers finished within two strokes of each other, with Owen Reis leading the way with an 88.Palmerton is now 2-3 in league play, while the Panthers are 3-3.Saucon Valley 428, Palmerton 450PALMERTONOwen Reis 88, Eric Baumgardt 89, Mason Kistler 89, Logan Kresge 90, Matt Lalik 94.SAUCON VALLEYAustin Till 82, Brad Yeahl 84, Anthony Bufanio 84, Robert Mateff 88, Christopher Bufanio 90.Matched played at Blue Shamrock, par 71.Nazareth-Pleasant ValleyCollin Siep fired a 71 and Nazareth topped Pleasant Valley 388-441 in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference match.TJ Bohl carded a 75 and Gavin Hummer a 76 for the Blue Eagles.Nick Gattuso led the Bears with a 77.Nazareth 388, Pleasant Valley 441NAZARETHCollin Siep 71, TJ Bohl 75, Gavin Hummer 76, Mason Wickmann 83, Ethan Honsel 83.PLEASANT VALLEYNick Gattuso 77, Riley Held 79, Josh Schilling 90, Steven Ottman 94, Alex Markowski 101.Match played at Blue Shamrock, par 71.TENNISPleasant Valley-AllenPleasant Valley rolled to a 7-0 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Allen.Masani Francis, Haley White and Riley Wagner earned singles victories for the Lady Bears.Pleasant Valley 7, Allen 0SINGLESMasani Francis (PV) def. Ruth Stuart 7-6 (5), 6-3; Haley White (PV) def. Lindsay Shoemaker 6-1, 6-0; Riley Wagner (PV) def. Khalela Blake 6-2, 6-1.DOUBLESMarissa Rugiero/Kelli Regan (PV) def. Sianne Fitzgerald/Walaa Jaber 8-1; Alyssa Wagner/Rebecca Makrides (PV) def. Anna Tjeltveit/Lauren Tuller 6-3; Grace Vento/Cambry Galler (PV) def. Tiffany Serra/Kayla Kiernan 6-1, 6-0; Kalliegh West/Arielle Holding (PV) def. Melissa Fatzinger/Claire Patterson 6-0, 6-0.Weatherly-Pine GrovePine Grove dropped Weatherly 372-438 for a Schuylkill League Division II victory.Luke Reiter and Nate Hartman both had a 92 for the Cardinals.Ashton Gerhard paced the Wreckers (0-6) with a 96.Pine Grove 372, Weatherly 438PINE GROVELuke Reiter 92, Nate Hartman 92, Dustin Dubbs 94, Griffin Nagle 94.WEATHERLYAshton Gerhard 96, AJ Knepper 106, Kevin Osifat 115. Johnny Arthur 121.Match played at Mountain Laurel, par 72.Tamaqua-PottsvillePottsville defeated Tamaqua by a 4-1 score.No other results were received by the Times News.