Jim Thorpe registered wins in both boys and girls basketball action on Thursday.

The Olympian boys rolled past Tamaqua, while the girls crushed Pine Grove.

In other action, the Pleasant Valley girls earned their first win of the season, while the Tamaqua swim teams swept Mahanoy Area.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Tamaqua-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe cruised to its fifth straight win, posting a 51-24 Schuylkill League victory over Tamaqua.

Caiden Hurley scored a team-high 11 points for the Olympians, who led by 19 at halftime.

Thorpe (5-4; 3-3) also received 10 points from Jared Marykwas, while Kaiden Herron chipped in with nine.

Nate Gregoire tallied a game-high 15 points for the Blue Raiders (0-10; 0-6). Luke Verta added seven points.

TAMAQUA

Lewis 0-0-0-0, Hoffman 0-0-0-0, Verta 3-1-4-7, Hollenbach 0-0-0-0, Davis 0-0-0-0, Sherry 0-0-0-0, Andrews 0-0-0-0, Gregoire 7-0-2-15, Fannock 0-0-2-0, Hope 1-0-0-2, Berg 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-1-8-24.

JIM THORPE

Gilliar 0-0-0-0, Condly 2-1-2-5, McHugh 0-0-2-0, Richards 0-0-0-0, Warner 2-0-0-4, Hurley 4-0-0-11, Fisher 1-2-4-5, Bradley 0-0-0-0, Ivey 3-1-1-7, Smith 0-0-0-0, Herron 4-1-2-9, Marykwas 4-0-0-10. TOTALS: 20-5-11-51.

Tamaqua 6 5 2 11 - 24

Jim Thorpe 16 14 17 3 - 51

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Gregoire 1; JT - Hurley 3, Marykwas 2, Fisher 1.

ES South-Pleasant Valley

Pleasant Valley nearly had its first win of the season, but ended up dropping a 58-56 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference decision to East Stroudsburg South.

Joel Contreras scored a game-high 18 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Bears dropped to 0-5.

PV also received 13 points from Jarod Moore and 11 from Leland Hargrow.

For the Cavaliers, Jasir Parker tallied a team-high 16 points.

ES SOUTH

Patterson 1-0-0-3, Thedison 0-0-0-0, McAllister 0-0-0-0, Mileto 4-0-0-11, Sarr 3-1-4-7, Parker 4-8-13-16, Sapp 5-5-9-15, Cacace 1-0-0-2, McIntyre 2-0-0-4, Cesanak 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-14-26-58.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Moore 6-0-1-13, Contreras 5-5-8-18, J. Ratti 1-1-2-3, Francois 0-0-0-0, Hargrow 3-2-2-11, Arce 2-0-0-4, Knudsen 0-0-0-0, Keesler 1-0-0-3, Telepo 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 20-8-13-56.

ES South 15 16 16 11 - 58

Pleasant Valley 14 11 15 16 - 56

Three-pointers: ES South - Mileto 3, Patterson 1; Pleasant Valley - Contreras 3, Hargrow 3, Moore 1, Keesler 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Jim Thorpe-Pine Grove

Jim Thorpe remained undefeated in league play as the Olympians cruised to a 66-30 Schuylkill League win over Pine Grove.

Four players scored in double figures for the winners, led by Olivia Smelas, who finished with 16 points.

Thorpe (9-2; 7-0) also received 15 points from Leila Hurley and 14 from both Skyler Searfoss and Leah Snisky.

Mikaili Donmoyer and Bailley Dorson each scored a team-high eight points for the Cardinals (5-6; 1-6).

JIM THORPE

Cinicola 0-0-0-0, Hartman 0-0-0-0, Snisky 6-0-0-14, Ginopolas 0-0-0-0, Yuhas 0-0-0-0, Hurley 5-3-3-15, Searfoss 5-3-4-14, O. Smelas 8-0-0-16, Robinson 0-0-0-0, Fiorito 0-0-0-0, H. Smelas 3-0-0-7. TOTALS: 27-6-7-66.

PINE GROVE

Wolff 1-0-0-2, Koons 1-0-0-3, Donmoyer 3-1-2-8, Felty 0-1-2-1, Shollenberger 1-0-0-3, Zimmerman 0-0-0-0, Stewart 2-0-0-5, Becher 0-0-0-0, Dorson 4-0-0-8, Sarge 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-2-4-30.

Jim Thorpe 15 12 24 9 - 66

Pine Grove 8 6 14 2 - 30

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Snisky 2, Hurley 2, Searfoss 1, H. Smelas 1; Pine Grove - Koons 1, Donmoyer 1, Shollenberger 1, Stewart 1.

Pleasant Valley-ES South

Ella Muir scored eight of her game-high 14 points in the fourth quarter to help Pleasant Valley gain its first win of the season, a 42-32 decision over East Stroudsburg South.

The Bears (1-4) held a slim two-point advantage heading into the final frame but pulled away for the victory.

Samantha Merklin contributed 13 points to the win, while Maryam Mattson added 10.

The Cavaliers (0-3) received a team-high 12 points from Layla Hernandez.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Williams 0-0-0-0, Muir 5-3-5-14, Honadel 0-1-3-1, Morgan 2-6-8-10, Merklin 6-1-5-13, Mattson 1-2-2-4. TOTALS: 14-13-23-42.

ES SOUTH

Davis 1-0-3-2, L. Williams 1-1-2-3, Darkins 3-1-2-7, Hernandez 4-4-6-12, Zearfoss 0-0-0-0, Day 2-0-0-4, N. Smith 1-0-1-2, T. Smith 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 13-6-14-32.

Pleasant Valley 8 11 6 17 - 42

ES South 8 10 5 9 - 32

Three-pointers: Pleasant Valley - Muir 1; ES South - None.

Nativity-Weatherly

Nativity upped its record to 11-0 by pulling away from Weatherly for a 48-28 victory.

Ashley James scored a team-high 20 points for the Wreckers, who kept the game close in the first half.

The Golden Girls, who led by just eight at the break, received a game-high 21 points from Samantha Heenan.

The loss dropped Weatherly to 1-8 overall and 1-6 in the league.

NATIVITY

Heenan 8-4-4-21, Zemantauski 1-0-0-3, Abdo 3-0-0-7, Kramer 3-4-5-10, Quick 1-0-0-2, Bennett 0-0-0-0, Brennan 1-0-0-3, Sinko 0-0-0-0, Zimerofosky 1-0-0-2, Pinkey 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-8-9-48.

WEATHERLY

Kane 2-0-2-4, Gaydocsik 0-0-0-0, Houser 1-0-0-2, Davidovich 0-0-0-0, James 6-6-9-20, Pugh 0-0-0-0, Paisley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-6-14-28.

Nativity 11 8 17 12 - 48

Weatherly 7 4 7 10 - 28

Three-pointers: Nativity - Heenan 1, Zemantauski 1, Abdo 1, Brennan 1; Weatherly - James 2.

Panther Valley-Pottsville

A strong fourth quarter allowed Pottsville to rally for a 52-47 Schuylkill League victory over Panther Valley.

Julia Kowalski scored a team-high 12 points for the Tide, who used a 17-10 final frame to offset an earlier deficit.

The Panthers (4-7; 2-5) received a game-high 22 points from Maddison Maynard, while Erika Dubosky finished with 16

PANTHER VALLEY

Schreffler 0-0-0-0, Robin 2-0-0-5, Wehr 1-0-0-2, Maynard 10-2-2-22, Vermillion 1-0-0-2, Dubosky 7-1-1-16. TOTALS: 21-3-3-47.

POTTSVILLE

Kruss 4-0-0-11, Plachko 3-0-0-8, Peleschak 2-0-0-4, Kowalski 4-2-4-12, Guzick 0-0-0-0, Golden 1-0-0-2, Welsh 3-1-3-7, Blum 3-1-1-8. TOTALS: 20-4-8-52.

Panther Valley 14 8 15 10 - 47

Pottsville 10 10 15 17 - 52

Three-pointers: Panther Valley - Robin 1, Dubosky 1; Pottsville - Kruss 3, Plachko 2, Kowalski 2, Blum 1.

Panther Vy. Blue Mountain

In a game from Wednesday night, Panther Valley dropped a 49-36 Schuylkill League contest to Blue Mountain.

PV’s Erika Dubosky led all scorers with 22 points, while Maddison Maynard collected 13.

The Eagles were paced by Lindsay Kutz’s 17 points.

PANTHER VALLEY

Dubosky 6-6-6-22, Robin 0-0-0-0, Maynard 4-4-6-13, Wehr 0-0-2-0, Vermillion 0-0-0-0, Krapf 0-0-0-0, Eidle 0-0-0-0, Ha. Shreffler 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 10-11-16-36.

BLUE MOUNTAIN

Conway 3-0-0-7, Kutz 3-10-12-17, Heydt 1-0-0-2, L. Gibson 0-0-0-0, Walasavage 1-0-2-2, Dayson 1-2-2-5, Wagner 1-0-0-2, Peel 2-2-4-7, K. Gibson 0-0-0-0, Baldwin 3-1-2-7. TOTALS: 15-15-22-49.

Panther Valley 4 10 9 13 - 36

Blue Mountain 13 15 12 9 - 49

Three-pointers: Panther Valley - Dubosky 4, Maynard 1; Blue Mountain - Conway 1, Heydt 1, Dayson 1, Peel 1.

WRESTLING

Bangor-Northern Lehigh

Bangor defeated Northern Lehigh, 51-3, in Colonial League action.

The Bulldogs’ Brendan Smay opened the match with a decision win at 120, but that proved to be their only victory of the night.

Bangor 51, Northern Lehigh 3

120 - Brendan Smay (NL) dec. Landon Uhler, 9-4; 126 - Allen Klaver (B) won by forfeit; 132 - Robert Curley (B) won by forfeit; 138 - Zachary Poff (B) won by forfeit; 145 - Caiden Poff (B) won by forfeit; 152 - Alex Klaver (B) dec. Trevor Amorim, 15-9; 160 - Jared Reto (B) pinned Chase Moffit in 6:00; 172 - Sam Woolverton (B) won by forfeit; 189 - Gabe Woolverton (B) won by forfeit; 215 - Jose Fuentes-Maldonado (B) won by forfeit; 285 - No match; 106 - No match; 113

- No match.

SWIMMING

Tamaqua-Mahanoy Area

Tamaqua gained a Schuylkill League sweep against Mahanoy Area.

The Blue Raider girls edged the Golden Bears, 87-82, while the boys cruised to an 85-26 victory.

Nathaniel Kovalchick was the only individual for Tamaqua with multiple wins, as he took the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly.

Other winners for the Blue Raiders included Ethan Amershek (50 free), Stephe Buhan (100 free), Joey Lescavage (500 free), Nicole Aguero-Ramirez (200 free) and Gabby Blasko (500 free).

GIRLS

Tamaqua 87, Mahanoy Area 82

200 Medley Relay - Mahanoy Area 2:08.92; 200 Freestyle - 1. Nicole Aguero-Ramirez (T) 2:16.17, 2. Maddison Quick (MA), 3. Gabby Blasko (T); 200 IM - 1. Kaylee Senglar (MA) 2:35.56, 2. Lexi Buchala (T), 3. Lily McNutt (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Oceana O’Boyle (MA) 28.52, 2. Rylee Wenzel (T), 3. Hailey Toth (T); 100 Butterfly - 1. Oceana O’Boyle (MA) 1:14.28, 2. Lexi Buchala (T), 3. Megan Lavine (T); 100 Freestyle - 1. Maddison Quick (MA) 59.18, 2. Abby Dudash (MA), 3. Nicole Aguero-Ramirez (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. Gabby Blasko (T) 6:22.31, 2. Kaylee Senglar (MA), 3. Madelyn Jones (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - Mahanoy Area 1:54.05; 100 Backstroke - 1. Abby Dudash (MA) 1:08.34, 2. Megan Lavine (T), 3. Mia Jones (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Tabbatha Ward (MA) 1:15.33, 2. Madelyn Jones (T), 3. Hailey Toth (T); 400 Freestyle Relay

- Mahanoy Area 4:15.34.

BOYS

Tamaqua 85, Mahanoy Area 26

200 Medley Relay - Tamaqua (Joey Lescavage, Stephen Behun, Jack Tharp, Ethan DiBonafazio) 2:14.81; 200 Freestyle - 1. Nathaniel Kovalchick (T) 2:17.99, 2. Stephen Behun (T), 3. Tait Ehrig (T); 200 IM - 1. Bohdan Van Horn (MA) 2:30.00, 2. Joey Lescavage (T), 3. Jack Tharp (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Ethan Amershek (T) 25.09, 2. Kyler Shapansky (MA), 3. Jake Hillibrush (MA); 100 Butterfly - 1. Nathaniel Kovalchick (T) 1:06.06, 2. Jack Tharp (T); 100 Freestyle - 1. Stephen Behun (T) 1:01.97, 2. Ethan DiBonafazio (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. Joey Lescavage (T) 6:11.20, 2. Ethan Amershek (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - Tamaqua (Joey Lescavage, Tait Ehrig, Ethan DiBonafazio, Marcus Roseland) 2:08.68; 100 Breaststroke - 1. Jake Hillibush (MA) 1:10.17, 2. Kyler Shapansky (MA), 3. Bohdan Van Horn (MA); 400 Freestyle Relay

- Tamaqua (Nathaniel Kovalchick, Jack Tharp, Stephen Behun, Ethan Amershek) 4:02.59.

JR. HIGH BOYS BASKETBALL

8TH GRADE

Lehighton-Notre Dame (ES)

Lehighton defeated Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg, 50-42.

The Indians’ Cole Dietz scored a game-high 17 points, while Blake Roberts finished with 16.

7TH GRADE

Lehighton-Notre Dame (ES)

Lehighton cruised to a 37-13 win over Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg.

Talin Fairchild finished with a game-high 13 points for the Indians, while Kieler Kemmerer added eight.