Northern Lehigh's Darby Pender had a good feeling coming into the final regular season track meet of her career.

It even got better when Palmerton's Madison Martinez exchanged some friendly motivating words with Pender before both competitors raced in the 300 meter hurdles.Pender and Martinez pushed each other to the limit in the 300, and both area athletes had a day they would never forget.The finish between the senior Bulldog and the sophomore Bomber was so close, it came to a judge's decision.The call went in Pender's favor, but both walked away with one for the record books. The time set on both stopwatches (47.8 seconds) broke each of their respective school records for that event."I'm definitely lost for words," Pender said. "I thank God for that amazing race. At the beginning of the day, I was like, 'There's something about today where I feel like I'm going to get the record.' I'm just so ecstatic right now. I'm a senior, and this is my last meet running on this track. I'm just so thankful it happened on my home track."In addition to Pender's memorable dash to the finish, her team earned a sweep of both Palmerton and Bangor in the Colonial League girls meet."I do see a lot of potential in our team," Pender said. "They're working hard this season, and they can keep pushing themselves to set themselves up for greatness."I'm going to encourage them to do their best, and just try to do their best at all times, and of course have fun with it."The Blue Bombers walked away with a split in both the boys and girls results, while the Bulldogs got swept in the boys' meet.Martinez went on to push Pender to the limit again in the 100 hurdles. While it didn't end in the same dramatic fashion, the conversation between Pender and Martinez led to a great day."We said to each other before our race, 'Let's beat our school's records today,' and we did it," said Martinez, who settled for second place in both hurdling events to Pender. "I'm so proud of her, because it's like her Senior Night, and last time running on her home track. She has been so nice to me. I always look forward to racing Darby. It pushes you to be a better person, and better at your events."Now, the table is set for them to compete in the league championships, which are set for next Tuesday and Wednesday."I want the energy and the emotion I'm feeling right now to carry through to leagues," Pender said. "I'm going to push myself. I'm going to do my best to shave some seconds off my time. I keep PRing each meet."I'm going to try and do that. I'm going to be racing against Madison again. Hopefully, we get to push ourselves again, but I'm hoping to keep the energy up for leagues."RECORD DAY ...Ashley Hankee previously held the 300-meter hurdles mark for Northern Lehigh, while Tara Moyer held the Palmerton school record in the same event.SIMPLY ON ...Palmerton's Mike Stasko (100, 200, 300H, 400 relay) and Northern Lehigh's Jill Olewine (100 200, long jump, triple jump) both won all four events they were in.TWICE AS NICE ...Northern Lehigh's Jackie Ni (shot put, discus) and Pender (100H, 300H) finished with multiple first-place finishes, while Palmerton's Jake Martinez took home two individual first-place finishes and ran a leg in the Bombers winning 1600 relay. Madison Martinez fell short of a win in the 300 hurdles, but ran a leg in the Bombers winning the 400 and 1600 relays. Bomber teammates Brianna Brennan (800) and Destiny Mokshefski (400) also both ran a leg in the winning 400 relay.BOYSPalmerton 93, Northern Lehigh 53Bangor 81 1/2, Palmerton 68 1/2Bangor 107, Northern Lehigh 43100 -1. Mike Stasko (P) 11.4, 2. Eli Hoyt (B), 3. Cody Waterhouse (P), 4. Aaron Stasko (P), 5. Charles Burke (P);200 -1. Mike Stasko (P) 23.3, 2. Cody Waterhouse (P), 3. Ryan Fine (NL), 4. Tyrek Scipio (B), 5. Charles Burke (P);400 -1. Brad Kane (B) 54.4, 2. Nathan Keller (NL), 3. Jevon Nelson (P), 4. Dean Huth (B), 5. Seth Fronheiser (NL);800 -1. Jake Martinez (P) 2:08.8, 2. Morgan O'Brien (B), 3. Marino Bubba (B), 4. Preston Kemery (NL), 5. Hunter Haas (NL);1600 -1. Jake Martinez (P) 4:37.8, 2. Morgan O'Brien (B), 3. Tim Ferguson (B), 4. Marino Bubba (B), 5. Chris Giani (B);3200 -1. Saber Singleton (B) 10:46.1, 2. Hunter Kish (B), 3. Jake Martinez (P), 4. Carlton Davies (NL), 5. Dan Ferguson (B);110H -1. Robert Greene (B) 15.7, 2. Jordan Nelson (P), 3. Mike Eckhart (P), 4. Ryan Fine (NL), 5. Andrew Sofranko (NL);300H -1. Mike Stasko (P) 42.8, 2. Mike Eckhart (P), 3. Jordan Nelson (P), 4. Nate Owens (B), 5. Eli Rivera (P);400 Relay -1. Palmerton (Aaron Stasko, Mike Eckhart, Cody Waterhouse, Mike Stasko) 44.7, 2. Bangor; 3. Northern Lehigh;1600 Relay -1. Palmerton (Andrew Sabo, Jordan Nelson, Jevon Nelson, Jake Martinez) 3:44.3, 2. Bangor; 3. Northern Lehigh;3200 Relay -1. Bangor 9:50.8, 2. Palmerton;Shot Put -1. Jackie Ni (NL) 45-9 1/2, 2. Seth Dioio (B), 3. Josh Hopper (B), 4. David Neff (NL), 5. Anthony Nittoli (B);Discus -1. Jackie Ni (NL) 132-8, 2. Colton Holland (B), 3. Saivaughn (B), 4. Seth Diorio (B), 5. Joe Egan (NL);Javelin -1. Chris Fredericks (P) 160-4, 2. Eric Lyon (B), 3. Joe Egan (NL), 4. (tie) Joe Suto (P) and Ryan Bailey (B);Long Jump -1. Angel Rivera (B) 19-8 1/4, 2. Jesse Dekorte (P), 3. (tie) Anthony Jones (B) and David Pagotto (B), 5. Isaiah Jones (B);Triple Jump -1. Mike Eckhart (P) 40-10 1/4, 2. Angel Rivera (B), 3. Jesse Dekorte (P), 4. David Pagotto (B), 5. Michael Quinn (P);High Jump -1. Anthony Jones (B) 6-2, 2. Robert Shoff (NL), 3. Zachary Moyer (NL), 4. Bryce Beahm (P), 5. Isaiah Jones (B);Pole Vault -1. Nick Miller (NL) 12-2, 2. Brian Gembarski (B), 3. Derek Lasher (B), 4. Matt Schipps (B), 5. Austin Medina (B).GIRLSNorthern Lehigh 76, Palmerton 69Palmerton 90, Bangor 59Northern Lehigh 81, Bangor 64100 -1. Jill Olewine (NL) 13.1, 2. Trisha Billig (P), 3. Sayler Burke (P), 4. Jenifer Antunes (B), 5. (tie) Amber Cieri (NL) and Karlyna Kemery (NL);200 -1. Jill Olewine (NL) 27.3, 2. Trisha Billig (P), 3. Darby Pender (NL), 4. Jenifer Antunes (B), 5. Amber Cieri (NL);400 -1. Destiny Mokshefski (P) 1:07.7, 2. Casi Papay (P), 3. Gabrielle Martin (B);800 -1. Brianna Brennan (P) 2:41.6, 2. Katie Guelcher (NL), 3. Hanna Nesfeder (P), 4. Alison Lorah (NL), 5. Tatum Strohe (B);1600 -1. Katie Guelcher (NL) 5:45.8, 2. Martina Sell (B), 3. Hanna Nesfeder (P), 4. Brianna Brennan (P), 5. Faith Jensen (B);3200 -1. Reagan Pender (NL) 13:02.0, 2. Martina Sell (B), 3. Hanna Nesfeder (P), 4. Lily Bruer (P), 5. Maggie Morgan (P);100H -1. Darby Pender (NL) 16.7, 2. Madison Martinez (P), 3. Montana Ott (B), 4. Victoria Collier (B), 5. Elyse Ippolitto (B);300H -1. Darby Pender (NL) 47.8 (NL school record), 2. Madison Martinez (P) 47.8 (Palmerton school record), 3. Montana Ott (B), 4. Chloe Oldt (P), 5. Victoria Collier (B);400 Relay -1. Palmerton (Trisha Billig, Madison Martinez, Destiny Mokshefski, Sayler Burke) 53.3, 2. Northern Lehigh; 3. Bangor;1600 Relay -1. Palmerton (Madison Martinez, Sayler Burke, Brianna Brennan, Destiny Mokshefski) 4:27.2, 2. Northern Lehigh;3200 Relay -1. Bangor 12:08.0, 2. Palmerton;Shot Put -1. Franki Dibilio (NL) 32-1, 2. Kayla Cincilla (P), 3. Cheyenne Ott (B), 4. Abigail Everett (P), 5. Andrea Snyder (NL);Discus -1. Cheyenne Ott (B) 96-9, 2. Franki Dibilio (NL), 3. Andrea Snyder (NL), 4. Kayla Cincilla (P), 5. Abigail Everett (P);Javelin -1. Viktoria Swanson (B) 83-3, 2. Andrea Snyder (NL), 3. Ashley Wicrout (NL), 4. Jenna Zarkowski (NL), 5. Sarah Rello (NL);Long Jump -1. Jill Olewine (NL) 16-7, 2. Trisha Billig (P), 3. Chloe Oldt (P), 4. Amelia O'Brian (B), 5. Emily LaBar (B);Triple Jump -1. Jill Olewine (NL) 34-0, 2. Amelia O'Brian (B), 3. Darby Pender (NL), 4. Chloe Oldt (P), 5. Emily LaBar (B);High Jump -1. Chloe Oldt (P) 4-8, 2. (tie) Emily LaBar (B) and Maddison Beahm (P), 4. Madison Cruz (B), 5. Tori Csanadi (NL);Pole Vault -1. Hannah Frankenfield (B) 9-6, 2. Abby Merkle (NL), 3. Kelsey Sonntag (B).