The Panther Valley girls gained their first win of the season Saturday by defeating Palisades.

The Tamaqua girls swim team also posted a victory over the weekend.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Panther Valley-Palisades

Morgan Orsulak’s 22-point performance highlighted Panther Valley’s 54-24 non-conference victory over Palisades.

Orsulak netted 16 of her points in the first half, in which the Panthers took a 34-12 lead.

Caroline Breslin chipped in with 15 points, 11 of them coming in the first two quarters.

The Pirates’ Ella Young finished with a team-high 10 points.

PANTHER VALLEY

Gjoca 3-0-0-7, Kocha 1-2-2-4, Vermillion 2-0-0-6, Me. O’Brien 0-0-0-0, Kosciolek 0-0-0-0, Blazosky 0-0-2-0, Breslin 6-2-6-15, Prudente 0-0-0-0, Orsulak 9-4-5-22, Mo. O’Brien 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-8-15-54.

PALISADES

Lucas 2-0-0-4, Schmidt 0-0-2-0, Alkhas 1-0-0-2, Shansen 1-0-2-2, Evleth 0-0-0-0, Leonhardt 3-0-2-6, Young 5-0-3-10, Chilton 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-0-9-24.

Panther Valley 20 14 14 6 - 54

Palisades 4 8 6 6 - 24

Three-pointers: Panther Valley - Vermillion 2, Gjoca 1, Breslin 1; Palisades - None.

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

BOYS BASKETBALL

Jim Thorpe-Hamburg

Ty Werley scored a game-high 31 points, including 14 of his team’s 30 during the fourth-quarter, to lead Hamburg to an 82-62 non-league victory over Jim Thorpe.

Werley sank 11-of-13 free throws, and the Hawks converted 15-of-20 from the charity stripe.

Pierre Gothard led the Olympians with 21 points, while Aaron Curran added 15.

JIM THORPE

Gothard 9-2-2-21, Curran 5-3-6-15, Barile 0-0-0-0, Lazorick 2-1-1-6, Flyzik 4-0-0-9, Antignani 1-0-0-3, Schrantz 2-0-0-5, Moore 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-7-14-62.

HAMBURG

Henderson 1-1-2-4, Bentz 0-0-0-0, Arroyo 6-0-2-15, Shuey 3-0-0-7, Werley 9-11-13-31, Clark 6-3-3-15, Dorata 1-0-0-2, Kline 1-0-0-3, Hernandez 1-0-0-2, Alvarado 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-15-20-82.

Jim Thorpe 11 20 13 18 - 62

Hamburg 14 17 21 30 - 82

Three-pointers: Jim Thorpe - Curran 2, Gothard 1, Lazorick 1, Flyzik 1, Antignani 1, Schrantz 1; Hamburg - Arroyo 3, Werley 2, Henderson 1, Shuey 1, Kline 1.

Records: Jim Thorpe (0-3); Hamburg (3-0).

Palmerton-PM East

Dayshawn Harris scored 14 points and Dominic McManus added 13 to help keep Pocono Mountain East undefeated with a 78-47 victory over Palmerton.

Corey Serfass paced Palmerton with 16 points, while Cameron Pengelly added 11.

PALMERTON

Serfass 6-0-0-16, Carrelli 3-0-0-7, Jedrejeczyk 2-0-0-5, Pengelly 5-0-1-11, Ahner 0-0-2-0, McGowan 1-0-0-3, Anthony 2-0-1-4, Takerer 0-1-2-1. TOTALS: 19-1-6-47.

POCONO MTN. EAST

McManus 4-2-2-13, Aerre 2-1-2-5, VanLanis 2-2-2-8, James 0-0-0-0, Decares 3-1-1-7, Bethea 3-0-0-6, Harris 7-0-0-14, Dervisenic 4-2-2-10, Allicock 1-0-0-3, Infante 1-0-0-3, Scoz 3-3-3-9. TOTALS: 30-11-12-78.

Palmerton 12 14 10 11 - 47

Pocono Mtn. East 13 18 22 25 - 78

Three-pointers: Palmerton - Serfass 4, Carrelli 1, Jedrejeczyk 1, Pengelley 1, McGowan 1; Pocono Mtn. East - McManus 3, Van Lanis 1, Allicock 1, Infante 1.

Records: Palmerton(1-2); Pocono Mountain East (5-0).

Mount Carmel-Tamaqua

Mount Carmel rallied from a 10-point deficit to edge Tamaqua 57-54 in non-league play.

The Tornadoes trailed 45-35 to start the fourth quarter, but outscored the Blue Raiders 22-9 in the final period to remain undefeated.

Jude Lazicki had a team-high 18 points for the winners.

Noah Mateyak had a game-high 19 points, while Cooper Ansbach chipped in 12 for Tamaqua.

MOUNT CARMEL

C Balichik 6-2-2-15, M Balichik 1-0-0-2, Lazicki 7-1-2-18, Delaney 3-4-4-10, Adams 1-0-0-2, Blessing 1-0-0-2, Shimko 4-0-3-8. TOTALS: 23-7-11-57.

TAMAQUA

Ansbach 6-0-1-12, McCabe 2-0-1-4, Mateyak 7-0-0-19, Vecolitis 0-0-0-0, Davis 1-0-0-2, Schickram 2-0-0-4, Kane 5-2-5-12, Schlosser 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 23-2-7-54.

Mount Carmel 9 13 13 22 - 57

Tamaqua 12 18 15 9 - 54

Three-pointers: Mount Carmel - Lazicki 3, C Balichik 1; Tamaqua -Mateyak 5, Schickram 1.

Records: Mount Carmel (3-0); Tamaqua (0-3).

BOYS WRESTLING

Lehighton, No. Lehigh,

Panther Valley at

Sam Lovello Classic

Lehighton, Northern Lehigh and Panther Valley all participated at the Brandywine Heights’ Sam Lovello Classic.

Berks Catholic captured the team championship, while the Indians registered a second-place finish. The Bulldogs and Panthers ended up 15th and 17th, respectively.

Lehighton’s Lukas Croizier turned in a second place at 139 pounds.

Marc Macias (285) added a third for the Indians, while Jacob Ferguson (172), Konner Nalesnik (160) and Connor Dugan (133) all placed fourth.

Cody Mazzocca led the way for the Bulldogs, as the 127-pounder posted a third-place finish.

Palmerton at

Case-Flynn Duals

Palmerton went 5-1 at the Case-Flynn Duals in Pottsville.

The Bombers earned wins over CB West (41-28), Southern Lehigh (39-30), Scranton (50-22), Milton (54-16) and Pottsville (44-26). The lone setback came to Whitehall, 48-18.

Four Palmerton wrestlers went 6-1 at the duals, with Dillon Lombardi (172/189) posting four pins and two technical falls.

Braden Strohl (189/215) collected five pins, Connor Messinger (114) had three falls, and Derek King (152) added two pins.

Tamaqua at DKI Invite

Tamaqua competed in the Darren Klingerman Invitational at Bloomsburg.

Honesdale captured the team championship, while the Raiders placed 13th out of 24 teams.

Aiden Schlier gained a silver medal at 127 pounds for Tamaqua, falling to Sullivan County’s Colton Wade in the title bout.

The Raiders’ Evan Temarantz (133) and Brody Schlier (139) both earned seventh-place finishes, while Jacob Hehn ended eighth at 189 pounds.

GIRLS WRESTLING

Lehighton, Tamaqua at

Raptor Invitational Tourney

Lehighton and Tamaqua both took part in the Invitational Tournament at Executive Education.

The Indians finished as tournament runners-up, while the Raiders came away with a third-place finish.

In a championship match at 124 pounds between Tribe teammates, Lillian Klotz gained a pin of Samantha Kauffman.

The Raiders’ Kiely Kunkel finished second at 112 pounds, while Jalissa Correa earned a third-place medal.

In another local showdown in a third-place match, the Indians’ Mia Hall gained a win over the Raiders’ Rylin Arroyo at 112 pounds.

Palmerton at

Dallastown Invitational

Palmerton traveled to Dallastown to compete in an Invitational.

Jade Kuhns (112) and Lea Schaible (136) both led the way for the Blue Bombers, posting 2-2 records during the double elimination tournament.

SWIMMING

Saucon Valley-Tamaqua

In non-conference action, Tamaqua and Saucon Valley posted a split.

The Raider girls earned a 90-64 victory, while the Panther boys posted a 98-45 victory.

Savannah Wilson captured four first-place finishes for Tamaqua, as she touched the wall first in both the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke. Wilson also swam a leg in the Raiders’ winning relays (200 Medley, 400 Freestyle).

Vincenzo Valentine (diving), Ben Hunsicker (100 backstroke), Audrey Nattress (100 butterfly) and Kate Behun (100 backstroke) all posted individuals firsts for the Blue Raiders.

BOYS

Saucon Valley 98, Tamaqua 45

200 Medley Relay - 1. Saucon Valley 2:04.37; 200 Freestyle - 1. Angel Avila (SV) 2:11.29, 2. Ben Hunsicker (T), 3. Logan Morgans (T); 200 IM - 1. Kyle Chi (SV) 2:44.98; 50 Freestyle - 1. Jacob Weikert (SV) 24.92, 3. Thomas Graham (T), 3. Dominic Farro (SV); Diving - 1. Vincenzo Valentine (T) 168.20; 100 Butterfly - 1. Stepan Goudsouzian (SV) 1:10.24, 2. King Aris (SV); 100 Freestyle - 1. Jacob Weikert (SV) 56.77, 2. Angel Avila (SV), 3. Thomas Graham (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. King Artis (SV) 7:00.34, 2. Logan Morgans (T), 3. Ryan Wang (SV); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Saucon Valley 1:44.05; 100 Backstroke - 1. Ben Hunsicker (T) 1:27.90, 2. Isaac Smith (SV), 3. William Spencer (SV); 200 Breaststroke - 1. Stepan Goudsouzian (SV) 1:15.09, 2. Kyle Chi (SV), 3. Ryan Wang (SV); 400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Thomas Graham, Ben Hunsicker, Logan Morgans, Vincenzo Valentine) 4:27.81.

Records: Tamaqua (1-2-1).

GIRLS

Tamaqua 90, Saucon Valley 64

200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Kate Behun, Savannah Wilson, Audrey Nattress, Ava Jones) 2:05.80; 200 Freestyle - 1. Roberta Silverthorn (SV) 2:26.12, 2. Isabella Jones (T), 3. Gia Clemson (T); 200 IM - 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 2:25.61, 2. Kylie Johnston (SV), 3. Lyla Clemson (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Angelina Dechert (SV) 26.99, 2. Janna Brown (T), 3. Ava Jones (T); 100 Butterfly - 1. Audrey Nattress (T) 1:12.60, 2. Kylie Johnston (SV); 100 Freestyle - 1. Angelina Dechert (SV) 1:00.57, 2. Katryna Price (SV), 3. Ava Jones (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. Sarah Chaffier (SV) 6:18.83, 2. Roberta Silverthorn (SV), 3. Isabella Jones (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Saucon Valley 1:56.04; 100 Backstroke - 1. Kate Behun (T) 1:10.80, 2. Katryna Price (SV), 3. Audrey Nattress (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 1:12.05, 2. Sarah Chaffier (SV), 3. Ruth Sterner (SV); 400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Ava Jones, Lyla Clemson, Isabella Jones, Savannah Wilson) 4:29.45.

Records: Tamaqua (3-1).