The Northwestern boys and girls cross country teams picked up Colonial League sweeps on Wednesday afternoon.

CROSS COUNTRY

N. Lehigh-Palmerton- Northwestern-NDGP-

Pen Argyl-Bangor

The Northwestern boys and girls posted impressive wins in Colonial League action in Bangor.

Both Tigers’ programs posted 5-0 marks on opening day, while the Palmerton boys went 4-1.

Sam Bower led the way for the Tigers, as he posted a first-place finish in the boys’ meet, while teammates Cole Chukoskie and Nate Vincent finished second and third, respectively.

Angelica Klein, Emily Fagan and Maci Fischer led the Lady Tigers to a perfect mark, thanks to the NW trio finishing second, third and fourth, respectively.

Natalie Mosier paced the Bombers with a program best fifth-place finish, while Emily Moyer notched a Bulldogs’ best with an 11th-place finish.

Owen Hibell led the Bombers with a sixth-place finish, while Bryce Marino just missed a top-10 finish in 11th place.

Jared Thomason recorded a Bulldogs’ best with a 16th-place finish.

BOYS

Northwestern 17, Bangor 44

Northwestern 16, Wilson 46

Northwestern 35, Palmerton 43

Northwestern 15, Pen Argyl 50

Northwestern 15, No. Lehigh 50

Palmerton 24, Bangor 37

Palmerton 22, Wilson 37

Palmerton 15, Pen Argyl 50

Palmerton 15, No. Lehigh 50

Bangor 15, No. Lehigh 50

Wilson 15, No. Lehigh 50

Pen Argyl 10, No. Lehigh 11

1. Sam Bower (NW) 16:23.74, 2. C. Chukoskie (NW) 16:34.72, 3. N. Vincent (NW) 16:35.83, 4. T. Weideman (B), 5. J. Chukoskie (NW), 6. O. Hibell (P), 7. J. Wohlbach (W), 8. G. Nelson (NW), 9. C. Stout (B), 10. W. Gruen (NW), 11. B. Marino (P), 12. S. Matharu (W), 13. R. Debellis (PA), 14. B. Fronheiser (P), 15. J. Mann (P), 16. J. Thomason (NL), 17. E. Kozlowski (NW), 18. S. Kershner (NW), 19. D. Hartranft (P), 20. H. Kuder (W).

GIRLS

Northwestern 15, Pen Argyl 50

Northwestern 15, Bangor 49

Northwestern 15, Wilson 50

Northwestern 15, Palmerton 50

Northwestern 15, No. Lehigh 49

No. Lehigh 15, Wilson 50

No. Lehigh 15, Pen Argyl 50

Bangor 22, No. Lehigh 39

No. Lehigh 15, Palmerton 50

Bangor 15, Palmerton 50

Wilson 15, Palmerton 21

Palmerton 5, Pen Argyl 7

1. A. Errico (W) 19:52.10, 2. A. Klein (NW) 20:13.45, 3. E. Fagan (NW) 21:21.33, 4. M. Fischer (NW), 5. N. Mosier (P), 6. S. Cornell (NW), 7. K. Predron (NW), 8. M. McGarry (NW), 9. B. Roth (W), 10. E. Moyer (NL), 11. C. Wentz (P), 12. K. Tallado (B), 13. E. Rutkowski (NW), 14. E. Nelson (NW), 15. R. Pongraz (B), 16. L. Liginski (B), 17. D. Fleinoy (NW), 18. N. Landes (NW), 19. E. Smith (NL), 20. D. Fox (B).

Tamaqua-Minersville -

N. Schuylkill-Pottsville

The Tamaqua boys went 2-1 in a Schuylkill League meet in Pottsville.

Meanwhile, the Lady Raiders finished with a 1-2 mark on the day.

Jesse Gormley and Tony Marchetti paced the Blue Raiders with top-10 finishes, as they finished eighth and ninth, respectively.

Grace Stegemerten recorded a Lady Raiders’ best with a fourth-place finish.

BOYS

Tamaqua 27, Pottsville 28

Tamaqua 20, N. Schuylkill 39

Minersville 23, Tamaqua 33

1. J. Williams (NS) 19:13, 2. I. Boyle (M) 19:21, 3. K. Dube (M) 19:23, 4. L. Kunkel (T), 5. A. Kurtek (M), 6. D. Keiter (P), 7. A. Kurtek (M), 8. J. Gormley (T), 9. T. Marchetti (T), 10. M. Schuettler (P), 11. R. March (P), 12. D. Budwash (P), 13. C. Clarke (P), 14. Brody Boyce (T), 15. Adam Schock (T).

GIRLS

Tamaqua 27, Minersville 32

Pottsville 19, Tamaqua 37

N. Schuylkill 18, Tamaqua 41

1. R. Schwalm (NS) 21:01, 2. K. McCormick (NS) 21:17, 3. A. Schell (P) 21:59, 4. G. Stegemerten (T), 5. J. Burgess (M), 6. K. Roberts (NS), 7. A. Kuzio (NS), 8. K. Wentz (M), 9. B. Nagle (P), 10. D. McGlade (NS), 11. M. DiCello (P), 12. J. Szeliga (P), 13. A. Motto (P), 14. J. Gong (NS), 15. R. Donnelly (M).

Gillingham Charter- Nativity-Marian-

Tri Valley

Albin Petschauer’s victory highlighted a strong showing for Marian in a Schuylkill League meet.

Petschauer won the boys race in 20:03 for the Colts, who topped Gillingham Charter 15-40 and Nativity 25-30. Alex Porambo (21:26) also had a top-five finish for Marian, which fell to host Tri Valley 25-31.

The Fillies also went 2-1, and were led by Grace Curnow’s runner-up finish in 24:33. Marian knocked off Nativity (19-36) and Gillingham Charter (16-39), but fell to Tri Valley (24-33). Isa Genao (26:02) also recorded a top-five finish for the Fillies, placing fourth.

BOYS

Marian 25, Nativity 30

Tri Valley 25, Marian 31

Marian 15, Gillingham Charter 40

1. Albin Petschauer (M) 20:03, 2. Joseph Rossi (N) 20:45, 3. Wyatt Lytzle (TV) 21:14, 4. Caden Lenord (TV), 5. Alex Porambo (M), 6. Luke Wehry (TV), 7. Brandon Smith (N), 8. Brett Reed (TV), 9. Billy Bulke (N), 10. Lachlan Segedy (M), 11. Alex Cornmesser (M), 12. Drew Hanlin (TV), 13. Braden Hall (TV), 14. Robert Jones (M), 15. Kieran Seven (N).

GIRLS

Tri Valley 24, Marian 33

Marian 19, Nativity 36

Marian 16, Gillingham Charter 39

1. Samantha Masser (TV) 22:17, 2. Grace Curnow (M) 24:33, 3. Paige Mitchell (TV), 4. Isa Genao (M), 5. Jaelyn Pennypacker (TV), 6. Emma Ashfield (M), 7. Ella Frantz (N), 8. Rebecca Boyle (M), 9. Nerida Risso (TV), 10. Jacida Webber (G), 11. Ellie Wolfgang (TV), 12. Abby Purcell (TV), 13. Melissa Malarkey (N), 14. Ava Frantz (N), 15. Alyssa Porambo (M).

Lehighton-Jim Thorpe-

Blue Mountain-

Pine Grove

Ridge Snyder and Ryan Bailor ran to a 1-2 finish as Jim Thorpe put in an impressive performance in a Schuylkill League meet.

Snyder crossed the line in 18:34, while Bailor finished in 18:45 for the Olympians, who went 2-1. Jim Thorpe posted wins over Lehighton (26-30) and Pine Grove (19-41), but fell to Blue Mountain (28-31).

Owen Serfass was sixth for the Indians, who went 1-2, defeating Pine Grove (20-40).

Kaitlynn Bos (23:02) was second in the girls meet for the Olympians, while Megan Rosahac placed fifth. The Thorpe girls went 2-1, topping Lehighton (18-40) and Pine Grove (19-44) but falling to Blue Mountain (25-30).

Katie Wojton was Lehighton’s best finisher, crossing the line in eighth. The Tribe went also went 1-2 in the girls meet.

BOYS

Lehighton 20, Pine Grove 40

Blue Mountain 18, Lehighton 44

Jim Thorpe 26, Lehighton 30

Jim Thorpe 19, Pine Grove 41

Blue Mountain 28, Jim Thorpe 31

1. Ridge Snyder (JT) 18:34, 2. Ryan Bailor (JT) 18:45, 3. Cole Schaeffer (BM) 19:19, 4. Vlad DeBruyn (PG), 5. Chase Wargo (BM), 6. Owen Serfass (L), 7. Jordan Remmel (JT), 8. Andrew Ramos (BM), 9. Jude Scheidel (BM), 10. Jackson Lechleitner (BM), 11. Ethan Phipps (BM), 12. Bryden Johnson (L), 13. Ian Harris (BM), 14. Brandon Hall (L), 15. Bradley Yenser (L).

GIRLS

Lehighton 19, Pine Grove 42

Blue Mountain 17, Lehighton 39

Jim Thorpe 18, Lehighton 40

Blue Mountain 25, Jim Thorpe 30

Jim Thorpe 19, Pine Grove 44

1. Olivia Haas (BM) 20:54, 2. Kaitlynn Bos (JT) 23:02, 3. Cecilia Chipriano (BM) 23:12, 4. Liah Scheidel (BM), 5. Megan Rosahac (JT), 6. Aubrey Bonner (JT), 7. Isabella Acker (JT), 8. Katie Wojton (L), 9. Ava (BM), 10. McKenzie (BM), 11. Timara Klotz (L), 12. Gianna Sube (L), 13. Eve Kurtz (PG), 14. Kaitlyn Warg (PG), 15. Brooke McKeon (JT).