Local sports roundup: results from Sept. 5
The Tamaqua and Northwestern girls picked up sweeps in cross country action on Wednesday.
CROSS COUNTRY
Tamaqua, Schuylkill Haven, Blue Mountain at Lehighton
The Tamaqua girls posted a sweep in a Schuylkill League quad meet. The Blue Raiders finished with a 2-1 mark in the boys’ meet.
Host Lehighton’s boys and girls both ended up 1-2 on the day.
The Blue Raiders’ Sarah Maue had a second-place finish, while teammate Brianna Dumond was close behind in fourth place.
Kelsey Gaston recorded an Indians’-best with a fifth-place finish.
The Tamaqua duo of Darian Stianche and Brandon Fogerty finished in third and fourth, respectively. Lehighton’s Evan Beers grabbed a top 10 finish, ending up in ninth.
BOYS
Tamaqua 19, Schuylkill Haven 38
Blue Mountain 21, Tamaqua 39
Tamaqua 21, Lehighton 34
Lehighton 22, Schuylkill Haven 37
Blue Mountain 15, Lehighton 47
1.Kevin Haas (BM) 17:51, 2. Colyin Abitz (BM), 3. Darian Stianche (T), 4. Brandon Fogarty (T), 5. Ian Harris (BM), 6. Justice Scheidel (BM), 7. Cole Jewett (SH), 8. Tanner Rabenstein (BM), 9. Evan Beers (L), 10. Troy Oswald (BM), 11. Christopher Osenbach (T), 12. Ben Mathisen (L), 13. Colby Petrizzo (BM), 14. Detrick Borden (T), 15. Daniel Shenk (BM).
GIRLS
Tamaqua 15, Schuylkill Haven 50
Tamaqua 27, Blue Mountain 28
Tamaqua 20, Lehighton 35
Lehighton 15, Schuylkill Haven 50
Blue Mountain 20, Lehighton 37
1. Olivia Haas (BM) 19:00, 2. Sarah Maue (T), 3. Angelique Antonini (BM), 4. Brianna Dumond (T), 5. Kelsey Gaston (L), 6. Grace Stegemerten (T), 7. Francis Kabana (T), 8. Grace Scheidel (BM), 9. Madison Cressley (L), 10. Laura Laughlin (BM), 11. Katherine Sarnes (BM), 12. Tinaya Klotz (L), 13. Marissa Fridirici (SH), 14. April Gerber (T), 15. Asia Ahner (L).
Northwestern, Northern Lehigh, Palmerton at Moravian Academy
The Northwestern girls posted a sweep during a Colonial League meet at Moravian Academy, while the Tiger boys finished 5-1 on the day.
Palmerton’s Jake Martinez captured a first-place finish in the boys’ meet, while Northern Lehigh’s Reagan Pender picked up for a second-place finish in the girls’ meet.
A trio of Tiger girls were in the top five as Madeline Consuelos, Alyssa Zack and Kailyn Jones ended up third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
RJ Zack of Northwestern rounded off the area’s best in the boys’ race with a fifth-place finish.
BOYS
Moravian Academy 21, No. Lehigh 37
NDGP 18, Northern Lehigh 43
Palisades 20, Northern Lehigh 41
Northern Lehigh 26, Palmerton 33
Saucon Valley 19, Northern Lehigh 42
Northwestern 18, Northern Lehigh 45
Northwestern 19, Moravian 43
Notre Dame GP 27, Northwestern 29
Northwestern 18, Palisades 41
Northwestern 20, Palmerton 42
Northwestern 22, Saucon Valley 36
Moravian Academy 24, Palmerton 36
Notre Dame GP 20, Palmerton 41
Palisades 21, Palmerton 40
Saucon Valley 20, Palmerton 40
1.Jacob Martinez (Palm) 17:21.27, 2. John Koons (NDGP), 3. Matthew Chaikowsky (SV), 4. Cody Smith (NDGP), 5. RJ Zack (NW), 6. Dylan Carter (MA), 7. Joe Pleban (NW), 8. Preston Kemery (NL), 9. Kane Flickinger (NW), 10. Theodore Koven (Pali), 11. Declan Fitzgerald (NDGP), 12. Joel Smith (SV), 13. Joe Gubernot (NDGP), 14. Jakob Leonard (NDES), 15. Liam Naughton (NDES), 16. Cole Chukoskie (NW), 17. Matthew McClintic (Pali), 18. Samuel Matrisciano (NDES), 19. Matthew Boushell (NW), 20. William Chen (SV).
GIRLS
Northern Lehigh 15, Palmerton 44
No. Lehigh 24, Moravian Academy 31
NDGP 24, Northern Lehigh 34
Palisades 24, Northern Lehigh 31
Saucon Valley 27, Northern Lehigh 28
Northwestern 20, Northern Lehigh 42
Northwestern 15, Moravian 50
Northwestern 20, Notre Dame GP 43
Northwestern 16, Palisades 46
Northwestern 15, Palmerton 50
Northwestern 15, Saucon Valley 49
Moravian Academy 15, Palmerton 50
Notre Dame GP 15, Palmerton 50
Palisades 15, Palmerton 50
Saucon Valley 15, Palmerton 50
1.Grace Medei (NDGP) 20:49.25, 2. Reagan Pender (NL), 3. Madeline Consuelos (NW), 4. Alyssa Zack (NW), 5. Kailyn Jones (NW), 6. Sarah Supplee (NW), 7. Amy Farese (Pali), 8. Allison Costa (NW), 9. Molly McGorry (NW), 10. Emma Szydlow (SV), 11. Katie Guelcher (NL), 12. Dorothy Curtin (Pali), 13. Roselyn Bernhard (NW), 14. Sara Reguera (Pali), 15. Krysta Nichols (MA), 16. Katelyn Schweitzer (NDGP), 17. Zoryanna Steele (NDGP), 18. Kristen Brown (NW), 19. Colleen Williams (SV), 20. Quinn O’Connor (Mor).
FIELD HOCKEY
Northern Lehigh-Bangor
Bangor handed Northern Lehigh a 3-1 setback in its Colonial League opener.
Madison Amorim posted the Bulldogs’ lone goal.
Kaylee Holland led the Slaters with two goals, while Dani Frinzi also found the back of the cage.
Northern Lehigh slips to 0-2 overall (0-1 in the CL), while Bangor improves to 2-0 (1-0 CL).
Northwestern-Palisades
Sydney Derr’s two goals and two assists highlighted Northwestern’s 7-0 Colonial League win over Palisades.
Paige Merschman added a goal and an assist for the Tigers. Rachel Koerner, Tess Ledeboer and Lauren Schellhamer all contributed with scores, while Brynn Balliet was credited with an assist.
ES South-Pleasant Valley
Three different players scored as Pleasant Valley knocked off East Stroudsburg South for a 3-1 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.
Trisha Dominick, Julia Butchkoski and Meara Hanyon all scored for the Bears, while Hanyon and Anna Henriksen-Shea were credited with assists.
PV keeper Emma Strohl finished with four saves.
Pleasant Valley improves to 1-2 on the season.
VOLLEYBALL
Jim Thorpe-Williams Vy.
Jim Thorpe swept Williams Valley in a Schuylkill League match 25-13, 25-11, 25-10.
Kelsey Carroll paved the way for the Olympians with seven digs, 10 assists, and four kills. Brandy Montemuro added nine kills and five assists, while Abigail McGinley had 12 digs.
BOYS SOCCER
Pleasant Valley-ES North
Mirza Sabovic’s hat trick highlighted Pleasant Valley’s 8-0 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over East Stroudsburg North.
The Bears’ Timothy Covart followed with two goals, while Zion Moore, Evan Thomas and Brandon Yip all contributed scores.
Moore also added three assists to his goal, while Sabovic had one assist.
Bears’ keeper Chris Price finished with five saves.
PV improves to 2-0 on the season.
Northwestern-Pennridge
Pennridge blanked Northwestern for a 4-0 non-league win.
Northwestern falls to 1-1 on the season.
GIRLS SOCCER
Pine Grove-Lehighton
Four second-half goals pushed Pine Grove to a 5-0 Schuylkill League win over Lehighton.
The Cardinals’ Nia Branson and Rachel Frew both finished with two goals apiece, while Abby Frankenfield followed with one.
Rebecca Serfass finished with 21 saves for the Indians.
ES North-Pleasant Valley
Four different players scored as Pleasant Valley blanked East Stroudsburg North for a 4-0 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.
Kelly Whalen, Rylee Robinson, Aurora Cruci and Trinity Treulieb all scored for the Bears, while Alexa Clark was credited with two assists. Teammate Faith D’Amato and Teah Cardoza both recorded assists.
Pleasant Valley remains unbeaten on the season at 3-0 overall (2-0 EPC).
Tamaqua-Blue Mountain
Tamaqua was shut out by Blue Mountain in a Schuylkill League contest, 3-0.
Baylee Reinhardt had 23 saves for the Raiders.
GOLF
Lehighton-Jim Thorpe
Lehighton recorded a 386-487 Schuylkill League win over Jim Thorpe.
Stephen Heery led the Indians with a medalist honor score of 93.
Jacob Schwartz shot an Olympians’-best of 107.
Lehighton 386, Jim Thorpe 487
LEHIGHTON
Stephen Heery 93, Jack Lorenz 97, Aaron Miller 98, Josh Gundy 98
JIM THORPE
Jacob Schwartz 107, Hunter Buskirk 126, Ed Weaver 127, Mike Carroll 127
Played at Jack Frost National.
So. Lehigh-Northwestern
Southern Lehigh remained unbeaten in the Colonial League with a 374-394 win over Northwestern.
The Spartans’ C. Eberling shot an even par (72) to grab medalist honors.
Cole Norman finished with a Tigers’-best score of 76.
So. Lehigh 374, Northwestern 394
NORTHWESTERN
Cole Norman 76, Joe Frey 78, Luke Hallman 78, Fatzinger 80, Jake Dellicker 82
SOUTHERN LEHIGH
C. Eberling 72, B. Linden 74, J. Asculese 76, S. Boyer 76, R. Lisicky 76.
Palmerton-Wilson
Palmerton posted a 450-517 Colonial League victory over Wilson.
The Bombers’ Justin Hosier and the Warriors’ Tristan Altenbach tied for medalist honors as both carded a score of 84.
Palmerton moves to 5-2 in the league. Wilson falls to 2-6.
Palmerton 450, Wilson 517
PALMERTON
Justin Hosier 84, Zack Silfies 87, Mason Kistler 91, Derek Rea 93, Logan Kresge 95
WILSON
Tristan Altenbach 84, Ron Webb 98, Ethan Haas 102, Matthew Glovas 111, Nick Capobianco 122.
Played at Morgan Hill.
Mahanoy Area-Weatherly
Weatherly defeated Mahanoy Area for a 411-434 Schuylkill League victory.
Kevin Osifat led the Wreckers with a score of 100.
The Golden Bears’ Will Conroy carded a 92 to earn medalist honors.
Weatherly 411, Mahanoy 434
WEATHERLY
Kevin Osifat 100, Ryan Fairchild 101, Ashton Gerhard 101, Antonio Colecio 109
MAHANOY AREA
Will Conroy 92, Luke Matta 109, Nick Mikita 117, Noah Zilker 116
Nativity-Marian
Marian posted a 434-512 Schuylkill League win over Nativity.
Jacob Artz grabbed medalist honors for the Colts with an 85.
Marian 434, Nativity 512
MARIAN
Jacob Artz 85, Emily Reaman 102, Jonathan Grutza 114, Walter Pavlik 133.
NATIVITY
Jack Piccioni 112, Abby Bolich 130, Leyna Warner 133, Sam Sterner 137.