The Lehighton boys basketball team captured the Hamburg Tournament championship with a convincing win Saturday in the title game.

Panther Valley also gained its second straight win of the season by defeating Weatherly, while the Marian girls were successful in their opener.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hamburg Tournament

Lehighton-Hamburg

Lehighton captured the Hamburg Tournament title with an 81-65 win over host Hamburg.

The Indians’ Cole Dietz, who earned Tournament MVP honors, poured in a game-high 29 points, while Joe Roth — who joined Dietz on the All-Tournament team — followed with 16.

Brayden Johnson and Talin Fairchild both contributed double figures, as they finished with 14 and 12 points, respectively.

Andrew Arroya paced the Hawks with a team-high 19 points, while Ty Werley added 15.

LEHIGHTON

White 0-0-0-0, Solt 1-1-2-3, Light 2-1-2-5, Fairchild 4-1-1-12, Johnson 6-2-2-14, Blair 1-0-0-2, Roth 7-2-4-16, Dietz 7-10-14-29, Kalbach 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 28-17-25-81.

HAMBURG

Hernderson 1-5-6-8, Bentz 0-0-0-0, Arroya 7-3-3-19, Shuey 2-0-0-4, Werley 6-3-4-15, Kline 0-0-0-0, Clark 3-0-2-6, Hernandez 1-2-2-5, Alvarado 3-0-0-8, James 0-0-0-0, Barata 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-13-17-65.

Lehighton 22 26 14 19 - 81

Hamburg 15 13 17 20 - 65

Three-pointers: Lehighton - Dietz 5, Fairchild 3; Hamburg - Arroya 2, Alvaradi 2, Henderson 1, Hernandez 1.

Records: Lehighton (2-0); Hamburg Area (1-1).

Northern Lehigh-Shenandoah

In the consolation game of the Hamburg Tournament, Shenandoah Valley earned a 51-45 win over Northern Lehigh.

The Bulldogs’ Connor Simms and Kellen Bauer tied for game-high honors as both players finished with 16 points.

Izauph Lopez ended up with a Blue Devils’ best 14 points, while Brayden Makeema added 10.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Simms 4-3-4-16, Bauer 4-7-11-16, Daubert 0-3-4-3, Karetsky 1-0-0-2, LaPinto 4-0-0-8, Novicki 0-0-0-0, Mohrey 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-13-19-45.

SHENANDOAH VALLEY

Boris 1-0-0-3, Hernandez 0-0-0-0, Rivera 3-0-0-8, Makeema 3-3-4-10, Elchesak 0-0-0-0, Burrows 3-0-2-6, Lopez 3-7-8-14, Tecter 2-0-2-4, Burke 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 18-10-16-51.

Northern Lehigh 10 11 14 10 - 45

Shenandoah Valley 6 13 14 18 - 51

Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - Simms 1, Bauer 1; Shenandoah Valley - Rivera 2, Boris 1, Makeema 1, Lopez 1.

Records: Northern Lehigh (0-2); Shenandoah Valley (1-1).

Northern Lehigh-Hamburg

In the opening round game of the Hamburg Tournament on Friday, Ty Werly’s 45-point performance powered the host Hawks to an 88-69 victory over Northern Lehigh.

Andrew Arroyo chipped in with 23 points for the winners.

For Northern Lehigh, Connor Simms finished with 25 points, while Kellen Bauer netted 22.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Simms 8-5-6-25, Bauer 10-1-2-22, Daubert 3-0-0-7, Karetsky 2-1-2-5, LaPinto 4-0-0-8, Novicki 0-0-0-0, King 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 28-7-10-69.

HAMBURG

Henderson 1-0-0-2, Bentz 1-0-0-2, Arroyo 10-0-0-23, Shuey 2-0-0-5, Werly 20-2-4-45, Hasenauer 0-0-0-0, Clark 3-0-0-6, Hernandez 1-0-0-2, Alvarado 1-0-3-3, Valentine 0-0-0-0, Barata 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 39-2-7-88.

Northern Lehigh 11 17 19 22 - 69

Hamburg 23 16 31 18 - 88

Three-pointers: Northern Lehigh - Simms 4, Bauer 1, Daubert 1; Hamburg - Arroyo 3, Werly 3, Shuey 1, Alvarado 1.

Records: Northern Lehigh (0-1); Hamburg (1-0).

Weatherly-Panther Valley

A 21-point fourth quarter — aided by the charity stripe — pushed Panther Valley over the top in a 56-45 victory over Weatherly.

Connor Penberth posted nine of his 14 points in the fourth, which included a 5-for-9 performance from the foul line to help the Panthers pull away for the win. Logan Fisher recorded a PV best with 15 points, while Brady Jones chipped in with 12.

The Wreckers’ Niko Saldukas finished with a game-high 18 points, while Ian McKeegan added 15.

WEATHERLY

Kokinda 0-0-0-0, McKeegan 6-2-2-15, Stauffer 2-0-2-4, Saldukas 5-8-10-18, Davis 0-0-0-0, Donish 1-0-0-2, Wagner 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 17-10-14-45.

PANTHER VALLEY

Rynock 0-0-0-0, Fisher 5-5-6-15, Penberth 3-8-15-14, Jones 4-1-2-12, Neziri 3-1-2-7, Wehr 1-1-1-3, Baneravage 1-0-0-2, Gjaca 0-0-0-0, Thomas 0-0-0-0, McArdle 0-1-2-1, Williams 0-2-2-2. TOTALS: 17-19-30-56.

Weatherly 8 11 16 10 - 45

Panther Valley 6 16 13 21 - 56

Three-pointers: Weatherly - McKeegan 1; Panther Valley - Jones 3.

Records: Weatherly (0-1); Panther Valley (2-0).

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Jim Thorpe-Wilson

Three different players scored in double figures, as Wilson rolled to a 61-19 win over visiting Jim Thorpe.

Juliana Bonham paced the Warriors with a game-high 14 points, while Abymarie Colon and Tessa Bonham chipped in with 11 and 10, respectively.

Ryan Confer finished with an Olympians’ high six points, while Brooklyn Yuhas added five.

JIM THORPE

Snisky 1-0-2-2, Yeakel 1-0-0-2, Lees 1-0-0-2, Bos 1-0-0-2, Balliet 0-0-0-0, Scherer 0-0-0-0, Ress 0-0-0-0, Yuhas 1-3-5-5, Confer 2-1-2-6, Harwood 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 7-4-9-19.

WILSON

A.Colon 4-2-2-11, K. Colon 0-0-0-0, Schmitt 1-0-0-2, J. Bonham 6-0-0-14, Fredericks 3-0-0-6, Thomas 2-2-2-6, Stackhouse 2-0-0-5, Dalpe 1-0-0-3, T. Bonham 5-0-0-10, Hartzell-Ham 2-0-2-4. TOTALS: 27-4-6-61.

Jim Thorpe 5 7 3 4 - 19

Wilson 15 21 17 8 - 61

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Confer 1; Wilson - J. Bonham 2, A. Colon 1, Stackhouse 1, Dalpe 1.

Records: Jim Thorpe (0-1); Wilson (1-0).

Marian-Wilkes-Barre

Marian opened its regular season with an impressive 55-32 non-conference victory over Wilkes-Barre Area.

The Fillies, who trailed early before taking charge, enjoyed a shooting clinic from the Addys — as Addy Marek and Addy Fritz combined for six of the team’s nine three-pointers. Marek led the way with a game-high 15 points, while Fritz followed with 12.

Diamond Thoraton paced the Wolfpack with a team-high 12 points.

MARIAN

Serfass 4-1-2-10, Carone 2-0-0-5, Fritz 5-0-0-12, Serfass 0-0-0-0, Pugh 3-0-0-7, Hannis-Miskar 0-0-0-0, Gelatko 0-0-0-0, Thomas 3-0-2-6, Osenbach 0-0-0-0, Marek 5-1-2-15. TOTALS: 22-2-6-55.

WILKES-BARRE

T. Medina 0-0-0-0, Thoraton 1-10-12-12, Underwood 4-1-6-9, Barrock 0-1-2-1, Hudson 1-0-0-2, Davidson 0-0-0-0, McAfee 2-4-8-8, Mora 0-0-0-0, Thebeault 0-0-0-0, TOTALS: 8-16-28-32.

Marian 8 15 14 18 - 55

Wilkes-Barre 13 3 7 9 - 32

Three-pointers: Marian - Marek 4, Fritz 2, Serfass 1, Carone 1, Pugh 1; Wilkes-Barre - None.

Records: Marian (1-0); Wilkes-Barre (0-1).

Hamburg Tournament

Northwestern-Hamburg

Northwestern rebounded after an opening round loss to Eastern Lebanon on Friday, as the Tigers cruised to a 65-15 consolation game win over host Hamburg.

Natalie Conner led all scorers, as the Tiger posted 18 points.

Cara Thomas also connected for double figures with 14 points, while Emma Freeman chipped in with seven.

Shayna Morales finished with six points to pace the Hawks.

NORTHWESTERN

Balliet 1-0-0-3, Freeman 3-0-0-7, Thomas 6-2-4-14, N. Conner 7-2-2-18, Reinhart 2-1-1-5, Scheffler 0-0-0-0, Bissel 2-1-2-5, M. Conner 1-0-0-2, Zintz 1-0-0-2, Yucynych 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-6-9-56.

HAMBURG

Guers 1-0-0-3, Morales 3-0-0-6, Pinter 0-0-0-0, Davey 0-0-0-0, Rogers 0-0-0-0, Dellamonica 1-0-0-2, Detweiler 0-0-2-0, Wilkes 0-1-2-1, Gassert 1-1-2-3, Benson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 6-2-6-15.

Northwestern 23 15 13 5 - 65

Hamburg 4 4 2 5 - 15

Three-pointers: Northwestern - N. Conner 2, Balliet 1, Freeman 1; Hamburg- Guers 1.

Records: Northwestern (1-1); Hamburg (0-2).

Northwestern-ELCO

On Friday, Kenzie Eckhart’s 25-point performance helped lift Eastern Lebanon County to a 63-58 win over Northwestern in the opening round of the Hamburg Tournament.

Cara Thomas paced the Tigers with a team-high 18 points, while Natalie Conner finished with 12.

Madelynn Stout aided the Raider cause with 17 points.

NORTHWESTERN

Balliet 3-0-0-7, Freeman 1-0-0-2, Thomas 7-4-7-18, N. Conner 6-0-0-12, Reinhart 2-0-0-4, Bissel 2-1-2-6, M. Conner 4-1-2-9. TOTALS: 25-6-11-58.

ELCO

Eckhart 10-3-4-25, Smith 1-0-0-3, Beck 0-0-0-0, Seifert 4-2-3-12, Ad. Mays 1-0-0-2, Stout 6-3-4-17, Woelfling 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 24-8-11-63.

Northwestern 12 11 13 22 - 58

ELCO 17 8 15 23 - 63

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Balliet 1, Bissel 1; ELCO - Eckhart 2, Mays 2, Stout 2, Smith 1.

Records: Northwestern (0-1); ELCO (1-0).

BOYS WRESTLING

Rough Rider Invitational

Jim Thorpe and Northwestern both competed at the Rough Rider Invitational at Catasauqua over the weekend.

The Olympians (three) and Tigers (seven) collected a combined 10 medals from the tournament.

The Tigers’ Colby Townley (145) and Luke Fugazzotto (189), along with the Olympians’ Aidan Sterling (215), all gained individual titles.

Weston Killar (114) ended with a silver for the Tigers, while Nikolas Schwartz (189) of the Olympians, and both Trent Croll (139) and Vinnie Fugazzotto (172) of Northwestern, all posted third-place finishes.

The Tigers’ Logan Uricchio (107) and Braydon Uricchio (133), as well as the Olympians’ Stepen Korte (139), all finished fourth in their weight classes.

SWIMMING

Hazleton-Tamaqua

Hazleton spoiled Tamaqua’s home opener, as the Cougars swept the Blue Raiders

The visiting Cougars swam away with a 107-63 win on the boys’ side. The Raider girls fought to the finish, as the Cougars snuck away with an 84-83 win.

Tamaqua’s Savannah Wilson was a double winner in the meet, taking both the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke.

BOYS

Hazleton 107, Tamaqua 63

200 Medley Relay - 1. Hazleton 1:54.58; 200 Freestyle - 1. Brandon Temerantz (T) 2:31.17, 2. Ben Hunsicker (T) 2:33.12, 3. Logan Morgans (T) 2:39.16; 200 IM - 1. Cason Machey (H) 2:28.00, 2. Cody Scholl (H) 2:32.71, 3. Vincenzo Valentine (T) 2:57.51; 50 Freestyle - 1. Jacob Hehn (T) 24.89, 2. Chase Kaschak (H) 24.91, 3. Nicholas Pop (H) 25.24; Diving - 1. Vincenzo Valentine (T) 148.75; 100 Butterfly - 1. Jay Rosenstock (H) 1:02.74, 2. Cason Machey (H) 1:06.95, 3. Jacob Hehn (T) 1:08.90; 100 Freestyle - 1. Cody Scholl (H) 57.73, 2. Samuel Schenk (H) 58.94, 3. Thomas Graham (T) 1:04.53; 500 Freestyle - 1. Chase Kaschak (H) 5:33.79, 2. Alexis Sanchez Garcia (H) 6:55.28, 3. Logan Morgans (T) 7:50.61; 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Hazleton 1:44.90; 100 Backstroke - 1. Matthew Buchman (H) 1:13.22, 2. Nicholas Pop (H) 1:13.26, 3. William Behun (T) 1:17.64; 100 Breaststroke - 1. Wellington Reyes (H) 1:21.01, 2. Justin Germosen-Marte (H) 1:24.67, 3. Brandon Temerantz (T) 1:28.79; 400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Hazleton 3:51.43.

Records: Hazleton (1-0); Tamaqua (0-1).

GIRLS

Hazleton 84, Tamaqua 83

200 Medley Relay - 1. Hazleton 2:14.47; 200 Freestyle - 1. Lorelei Lucas (H) 2:16.91, 2. Isabella Jones (T) 2:3.34, 3. Lyla Clemson (T) 2:36.64; 200 IM - 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 2:29.05, 2. Emilia Alcantara (H) 2:50.58, 3. Ashley Malaga (H) 2:53.39; 50 Freestyle - 1. Lia Ochs (H) 31.16, 2. Janna Brown (T) 31.60, 3. Ava Jones (T) 34.58; 100 Butterfly - 1. Emilia Alcantara (H) 1:18.45, 2. Milana Daiute (H) 1:21.68, 3. Ceanna Gormley (T) 1:28.46; 100 Freestyle - 1. Lorelei Lucas (H) 1:03.09, 2. Janna Brown (T) 1:06.00, 3. Ava Jones (T) 1:08.52; 500 Freestyle - 1. Lia Ochs (H) 5:35.06, 2. Kate Behun (T) 6:22.82, 3. Lyla Clemson (T) 7:03.24; 200 Freestyle - 1. Tamaqua (Ava Jones, Lyla Clemson, Isabella Jones, Janna Brown) 2:00.04; 100 Backstroke - 1. Kate Behun (T) 1:11.94, 2. Milana Daiute (H) 1:19.79, 3. Brookelynn Keeler (H) 1:28.29; 100 Breaststroke - 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 1:15.54, 2. Andrea Betz (T) 1:29.58, 3. Ashley Malaga (H) 1:29.72; 400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Hazleton 4:23.84.

Records: Hazleton (1-0); Tamaqua (0-1).