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Colts and Bombers record golf wins

Marian and Palmerton came away with wins in golf on Monday afternoon in local scholastic sports action.

Elsewhere, Northwestern picked up a girls volleyball win, Tamaqua and Jim Thorpe triumphed in boys soccer, Pleasant Valley copped a girls soccer victory, Northern Lehigh kept its field hockey win record intact and the Olympians also won in girls tennis.GOLFPine Grove-MarianMarian walked off Mahoning Valley Country Club course with a 320-344 Schuylkill League win over Pine Grove.Mike Gottstein paced the Colts with a team low 77.Marian moves to 12-1 overall and remains undefeated in the SL at 10-0.PINE GROVETristan White 83, Zeth Zerbe 86, Jacob Wolfe 87, Brett Kreiser 88MARIANMike Gottstein 77, Chris Postupack 80, Nick Kweder 81, Mark Postupack 82Played at Mahoning Valley Country Club, par 72Pen Argyl-PalmertonPalmerton edged Pen Argyl for a 479-484 Colonial League win.The Bombers' Ke-Koa Mook carded medalist honors with a score of 88.Palmerton improves to 3-11 in the league.PEN ARGYL 484Matt Kukla 97, Devon Labarre 98, Eric Tinney 92, Samm Firestone 96, Anthony Polizzi 101PALMERTON 479Ke-Koa Mook 88, Casey Cook 92, Ryan Saylor 96, Zack Christman 100, Charlie Debski 103Played at Blue Ridge Country Club, par 72VOLLEYBALLSchuylkill Haven-NorthwesternNorthwestern got the best of Schuylkill Haven for a 25-19, 25-21, 25-17 win.Trista Cunningham sparked the Tigers' attack with 13 kills and four aces. Teammate Sara Hufnagle dished out 22 assists.In the JV game, Northwestern defeated Schuylkill Haven for a 25-22, 25-21 victory.Catasauqua-TamaquaCatasauqua swept Tamaqua for a 25-10, 25-14, 25-16 non-conference victory.Carly Trovinger (seven assists, three service points) and Derrian Gulden (three service points, three kills, two aces, two digs) paced the Blue Raiders' attack.Catasauqua captured the JV game with a 20-25, 26-24, 15-12 win over Tamaqua.BOYS SOCCERTamaqua-PottsvilleCesare Picone provided the lone goal to spark Tamaqua to a 1-0 Schuylkill League victory over Pottsville.With 27:07 left in the second half, Picone scored on a penalty kick for the Blue Raiders.Tamaqua outshot Pottsville 21-9, while the Tide held a 6-5 edge in corners.The Blue Raiders' keeper Tyler Cimino posted four saves to earn the shutout victory.Jim Thorpe-Pine GroveThe Olympians rolled to a 7-1 victory over the Cardinals to up their league record to 4-0..Matt Rich scored four goals and Corey Ligenza recorded one goal and four assists for Jim Thorpe. Dalton Becker and Steve Principe added the other goals for the Olympians.Jim Thorpe had a 26-8 edge in shots on goal and a 6-3 advantage in corner kicks.Weatherly-Tri-Vy.Nick McNally's hat trick helped the Bulldogs shutout the Wreckers 6-0 in a Division II contest.No other information was received by THE TIMES NEWS.GIRLS SOCCERLehighton-Pleasant Vy.Pleasant Valley netted seven first-half goals en route to beating Mountain Valley Conference foe Lehighton with ease, 11-0.Dianna Connor picked up a hat-trick for the Bears (7-1, 4-0) while Ema Sabovic and Nicole Dudkewic each added two goals. Emily Schlogl, Rachel Steinmark, Erin Sharpe and Zoe Dorney all recorded one goal. Schlogl also racked up four assists.FIELD HOCKEYPalisades-No. LehighThree different players scored as Northern Lehigh posted a 3-1 Colonial League victory over Palisades.Kelsey Follweiler, Erika Mckay and Jackie Taylor accounted for the Bulldogs' goals. Shannon Weil, Casey Gavalla and Devon Pepe were credited with the assists.Northern Lehigh improves to 5-1 in the league.Wilson-NorthwesternWilson's Rachel Shive scored with 32 seconds left in regulation to help the Warriors tie Northwestern, 2-2, in Colonial League play.Both of the Tigers' goals came off of the stick of Paige Horner. Teammates Cheyenne Shupp and Kylee Bennett picked up assists.Each team recorded 14 corners while Northwestern led the shot comparison, 19-12.Saucon Vy.-PalmertonSaucon Valley handed Palmerton a 2-1 Colonial League defeat.Elyssa Okken and Sam Laub tallied the Panthers' two goals.The Bombers' lone goal was scored by Nika Desocio in the second half.GIRLS TENNISJim Thorpe-Freeland MMIJim Thorpe earned a 3-2 win over Freeland MMI.The Olympians' Bryanna Kehrli and Haley Cope recorded singles wins.Jim Thorpe improves to 3-8 on the season.Jim Thorpe 3, Freeland MMI 2SINGLESGabriella Lobitz (MMI) def. Kasey Herman 6-0, 6-3; Bryanna Kehrli (JT) def. Gaby Becker 2-6, 6-1, 6-4; Haley Cope (JT) def. Katie McGuire 6-0, 6-0.DOUBLESClaire Sheen/Kelsey Donaldson (MMI) def. Maria Donati/Minke Phieffer 6-4, 2-6, 6-4; Ashley Balliet/Michalina Konopka (JT) def. Haylee Kirschner/Chiara Demetti 6-1, 6-0.Middle School FootballLehighton-Panther Vy.Lehighton Middle School scored on the ground, in the air, defensively, and by special teams in their 40-0 shut-out of Panther Valley. Mike Mayernik scored on a 54 yard run and caught an 18 yd TD pass from Cody Scherer. Jahmir Spencer added a 67 yard scamper for a score, while Jon Herman and Perry Didyoung scored two-point conversions.Defensively JoJo Santiago led the way with two sacks and many tackles for loss and Dane Franz had a 28-yard fumble recovery for a score. Nick Skrimkofsky had a blocked punt which Matt Strubinger picked up and returned it for a touchdown.Lehighton improved to 2-0 while PV drops to 2-1 after beating Mahanoy Area and Nativity in their first two games.

RON GOWER/TIMES NEWS Marian's Mike Gottstein tees off on the first hold during Monday's match against Pine Grove at Mahoning Valley Country Club. Gottstein fired a 77 to take medalist honors in the win.