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Local roundup: Results from Jan. 7 & 8

The Tamaqua girls basketball team extended its winning streak Wednesday with another impressive performance. The Blue Raiders also posted a win in wrestling action.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Tamaqua-Minersville

Tamaqua won its 10th straight with a 43-20 rout of winless Minersville.

Lauren Ligenza had a game-high 14 points for Tamaqua, and Millie Black had 10 rebounds.

Kloee Horoschak led Minersville with seven points.

TAMAQUA

Robb 0-3-4-3, M. Black 0-0-2-0, Ellington 1-0-0-2, Bamford 1-0-0-2, Scott 1-0-0-2, Plasha 0-4-6-4, Ligenza 5-4-9-14, Rehrig 0-0-0-0, Miller 3-0-0-8, Conahan 1-0-0-2, L. Black 2-0-0-4, Gormley 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 15-11-21-43.

MINERSVILLE

Trotman 1-0-0-3, Rizzardi 0-0-0-0, Brennan 0-0-0-0, Horoschak 3-0-0-7, Cullen 1-0-0-2, Castle 1-0-0-3, Boom 1-2-2-5, Cruz 0-0-0-0, Miklesavage 0-0-0-0, McGrath 0-0-0-0, Isley 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 7-2-2-20.

Tamaqua 11 13 11 8 – 43

Minersville 5 4 0 11 – 20

Three-pointers: Tamaqua – Miller 2; Minersville – Trotman 1, Horoschak 1, Castle 1, Boom 1.

Records: Tamaqua (12-1); Minersville (0-10).

Dieruff-Panther Valley

Dieruff rolled to a 54-22 non-league win over Panther Valley.

Jayla Rosario scored 13 points for the Huskies, who led 39-6 at halftime. Aniya Holder added nine points in the win.

Morgan Orsulak paced the Panthers with seven points, while Natalie Vermillion added six.

DIERUFF

Holder 4-0-0-9, Culbreath 1-0-0-2, Fernandez 3-0-2-6, McChristian 2-0-0-4, Price 2-1-2-5, Brockington 1-0-0-2, Figueroa 3-0-0-6, Gomez 0-0-0-0, Aldridge 0-0-0-0, Carmona 0-0-0-0, Matos 0-0-0-0, Rosa 3-0-0-7, Rivera 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-3-6-54.

PANTHER VALLEY

Gjoca 0-4-4-4, Kocha 0-0-0-0, Vermillion 2-0-0-5, Kosciolek 0-0-0-0, Blazosky 1-3-4-5, Breslin 0-0-2-0, Prudente 0-0-0-0, Orsulak 2-3-5-7, O’Brein 0-0-0-0, McAndrew 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 5-10-15-22.

Dieruff 20 19 11 4 - 54

Panther Vy. 3 3 8 8 - 22

Three-pointers: Dieruff - Holder 1, Rosa 1, Rosario 1. Panther Valley - Vermillion 2.

Records: Dieruff (8-4); Panther Valley (5-5).

Notre Dame ES-N. Lehigh

Northern Lehigh cruised past Notre Dame East Stroudsburg for a 62-9 non-league win Tuesday.

Katelynn Barthold poured in 14 of her game-high 20 points in the first half, as the Bulldogs took a 44-2 lead into halftime.

Tegan Simms followed behind with 16 points, while Dekota Barthold added 11.

T. Ramone finished with four points for the Spartans.

NOTRE DAME ES

B. Assegid 1-0-0-2, Blain 0-1-2-1, Ramone 2-0-0-4, Rios 0-0-0-0, Protheroe 1-0-0-2, Ochoa 0-0-0-0, Romanowski 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 4-1-2-9.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Williams 1-0-0-2, K. Barthold 10-0-0-20, D. Barthold 5-0-2-11, Simms 7-0-0-16, Snyder 1-1-2-3, Tosh 0-0-0-0, Gad 1-2-2-4, Ramos 1-0-0-3, Thompson 1-1-1-3, DeSousa 0-0-0-0, Richards 0-0-0-0, Trelease 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 27-4-7-62.

NDES 2 0 2 5 – 9

Northern Lehigh 30 14 12 6 – 62

Three-pointers: NDES – None; Northern Lehigh – Simms 2, D. Barthold 1, Ramos 1.

Records: NDES (2-8); Northern Lehigh (7-4).

BOYS BASKETBALL

Panther Valley-Pottsville

Christian Alvarez scored a game-high 19 points to push Pottsville past Panther Valley, 63-51, in Schuylkill League play.

Logan Fisher had a team-high 16 points for the Panthers, and Connor Penberth added 14.

POTTSVILLE

Alvarez 7-4-6-19, Bowers 6-0-0-15, Montone 6-3-5-15, Watkins 0-5-6-5, Ivy 1-0-0-3, Bainbridge 1-0-0-3, McGinley 0-1-1-1, Talinflurer 1-0-0-2, Allen 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 22-13-18-63.

PANTHER VALLEY

Fisher 5-6-6-16, Penberth 5-4-4-14, Jones 3-0-0-7, Mitchell 0-0-0-0, Weziti 0-0-0-0. Wehr 3-0-0-6, Breiner 2-0-0-6, Baneravage 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 19-10-12-51.

Pottsville 14 16 15 18 – 63

Panther Valley 13 12 13 13 – 51

Three-pointers: Pottsville- Bowers 3, Alvarez 1; Panther Valley – Breiner 2, Jones 1.

Records: Pottsville (8-5; 5-2 SL); Panther Valley (8-5; 2-5 SL).

BOYS WRESTLING

Pottsville-Tamaqua

Tamaqua made the most of bonus points to come away with a 40-30 Schuylkill League win over visiting Pottsville.

Chase Zeigenfuss had a pin for the Blue Raiders at 160 pounds, while both Brody Schlier (145) and Jacob Hehn (215) added tech falls in their victories.

Tamaqua 40, Pottsville 30

107 – Cole Cooke (P) won by forfeit; 114 – Stephen Karinch (P) won by forfeit; 121 – Levi Kunkel (T) dec. Chris Dembinsky, 4-3; 127 – Aiden Schlier (T) won by forfeit; 133 – Brody Boyce (T) won by forfeit; 139 – Evan Temarantz (T) dec. Colin Kline, 7-0; 145 – Brody Schlier (T) tech. fall Brayden Tokinitz in 2:33, 15-0; 152 – Mason MacMillan (T) won by forfeit; 160 – Chase Zeigenfuss (T) pinned Pete Scharadin in 0:53; 172 – Brayden Evans (P) pinned Bradley Whalen in 5:19; 189 – Terrell McFarland (P) pinned Jonathan Knepper in 0:34; 215 – Jacob Hehn (T) tech. fall Drew Seaman in 4:56, 17-0; 285 – Lukas McNamara (P) pinned William Behun in 2:49.

Records: Pottsville (3-6; 0-2 SL); Tamaqua (6-9; 1-1 SL).

Emmaus-Pleasant Valley

Emmaus dropped Pleasant Valley for a 61-12 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.

Both Evan Gillespie (215) and Andrew Mihalichko (285) secured back-to-pack pins to close out the match for the Bears.

Emmaus 61, Pleasant Valley 12

107 – Jackson Max (E) pinned Frank Lucarello in 1:23; 114 – Emilio Albanese (E) tech. fall Shawn Radcliffe in 3:17, 19-3; 121 – Teagan Caciolo (E) tech. fall Lorenzo Demaio in 2:00, 17-2; 127 – Levi Max (E) major dec. Victor Custodio, 10-2; 133 – Tommy Fallstich (E) won by forfeit; 139 – Xyler Sallit (E) pinned Alexander Sandt in 1:16; 145 – Chancellor Henry (E) won by forfeit; 152 – Logan Armstrong (E) pinned Nathan Tyner in 2:39; 160 – Jesse Scott (E) pinned Preston Snyder in 1:25; 172 – Xayden Sallit (E) tech. fall Adis Vukel in 3:11, 19-4; 189 – Massimo Tranguch (E) won by injury default over Aldin Vukel; 215 – Evan Gillespie (PV) pinned Ashir Choudhry in 0:46; 285 – Andrew Mihalichko (PV) pinned Logan Roth in 3:38.

Records: Emmaus (7-3); Pleasant Valley (4-4).

Pine Grove-Panther Vy.

Pine Grove shut out Panther Valley for a 78-0 Schuylkill League win.

Pine Grove 78, Panther Valley 0

285 – S. Frantz (PG) pinned Carlos Maldonado-Rosa in 2:21; 107 – C. Waite (PG) won by forfeit; 114 – Q. Wolak (PG) won by forfeit; 121 – C. Nagle (PG) pinned Hayden Matula in 0:47; 127 – G. Cleary (PG) pinned Landon Hunsicker in 3:41; 133 – J. Hay (PG) tech. fall Jo Morciglio in 2:21, 17-2; 139 – A. Ostach (PG) won by forfeit; 145 – J. Miller (PG) pinned Ayden Barclay in 0:28; 152 – A. France (PG) pinned Bob Campomizzi in 0:50; 160 – A. Martin (PG) pinned Mason Roman in 1:21; 172 – T. Werner (PG) pinned Levi Weaver in 5:00; 189 – I. Eghebi (PG) pinned Ayden Watson in 3:39; 215 – R. Schaffer (PG) pinned Matthew Mullen in 0:45.

Records: Pine Grove (7-4); Panther Valley (0-9).

GIRLS WRESTLING

Emmaus-Pleasant Valley

Emmaus topped Pleasant Valley for a 51-24 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.

Juliette Trout (112), Isabella Altemose (170) and Hailey Marsh (190) all posted pins for the Bears.

Emmaus 51, Pleasant Valley 24

100 – Peyton Schneck (E) won by forfeit; 106 – Shadeilyz (E) won by forfeit; 112 – Juliette Trout (PV) pinned Danielle Rivera in 0:41; 118 – Tessa Hawkins (PV) pinned Flor Chouloupe in 0:28; 124 – Erin Bechtel (E) won by forfeit; 130 – Sarah Luisi (E) won by forfeit; 136 – Brynn Kobelein (E) pinned Emily Fox in 0:21; 142 – Ariana Koberlein (E) pinned Emilynn Stipeck in 0:51; 148 – Haily Laible (E) dec. Josie Fetterman, 5-3; 155 – Olivya Kroope (E) pinned Marilyn Castaldo in 0:46; 170 – Isabella Altemose (PV) pinned Jocelyn Wargas in 2:58; 190 – Hailey Marsh (PV) pinned Petra Perez in 1:09; 235 – Katherine Soto-Acuno (E) won by forfeit.

JUNIOR HIGH

BOYS BASKETBALL

8th Grade

Pottsville-Weatherly

Pottsville rolled to a 54-23 victory over Weatherly.

Gochowski finished with nine points for the Tide, while Baker added eight points.

The Wreckers’ Eli Brown recorded a game-high 11 points, while Jaxon McKeegan finished with seven.

Blue Mtn.-Panther Vy.

Panther Valley edged Blue Mountain for a 43-38 victory.

The Panthers’ Crampsie netted a game-high 16 points, while Schoenberger added 10.

Ernst was the lone Eagle in double figures with 10 points.

7th Grade

Blue Mtn.-Panther Vy.

Blue Mountain defeated Panther Valley, 47-26.

The Eagles’ Clemas netted a game-high 12 points, while Fleagle added 10.

Lynn led the Panthers with seven points, while McDonald finished with five.

JUNIOR HIGH

GIRLS BASKETBALL

8th Grade

Pottsville-Weatherly

Pottsville edged Weatherly for a 22-20 win.

Takiera Curry led the Tide with 10 points.

Mikayla Pugh netted nine points for the Wreckers.

7th Grade

Pottsville-Weatherly

Weatherly recorded a 32-21 victory over Pottsville.

Mikayla Pugh led the Wreckers with a team-high seven points, while both Riley Bachart and Shayna Pugh chipped in with six apiece.

Heidi McGinley led all scorers with 15 points for the Tide.

Pleasant Valley’s Victor Custodio lifts an Emmaus wrestler during Wednesday night’s match. TAJ FALCONER/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS
Pleasant Valley’s Lorenzo Demaio works to gain control during a match against Emmaus. TAJ FALCONER/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS