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Jim Thorpe gets girls tennis, golf wins

Jim Thorpe picked up wins in girls tennis and golf in scholastic action on Monday afternoon.

GIRLS TENNISHamburg-TamaquaHamburg got the best of Tamaqua for a 4-1 victory on the courts.Tamaqua's doubles teams of Amy Gardiner and Maddie Davis picked up the lone win for the locals.Hamburg 4, Tamaqua 1SINGLESMelanie Haas (H) def. Maddie Dolinsky 6-2, 6-3; Brooke Buckley (H) def. Sarah Zoba 6-1, 6-3; Caroline Bashore (H) def. Beth Kistler 6-1, 6-3.DOUBLESKristin Wade/Victoria Kissinger (H) def. Carly Fenstermacher/Allison Pederson 6-3, 6-2; Amy Gardiner/Maddie Davis (T) def. Katie Harris/Hannah Hungerford 9-8, 9-7.Freeland MMI-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe started off its season with a victory over Freeland MMI, 4-1.Bryanna Kehrli and Haley Cope got singles wins for the Olympians, while Maria Donati and Minke Pheiffer along with Hope Damian and Emily Layden were doubles winners.Jim Thorpe 4, MMI 1SINGLESStephanie Pudish (MMI) def. Gabbie Binder 6-3, 6-4; Bryanna Kehrli (JT) def. Claire Sheen 6-0, 6-3; Haley Cope (JT) def. Gaby Becker 6-1, 6-0.DOUBLESMaria Donati/Minke Pheiffer (JT) def. Kelsy Donaldson/Jessica Smith; 6-2, 6-0; Hope Damian/Emily Layden (JT) def. Haylee Kirschner/Chiara DeNelli 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.GOLFBlue Mountain-TamaquaBlue Mountain used its depth to earn a 331-379 victory over Tamaqua in Schuylkill League action.The Eagles' top four players shot 85 or better, led by Bailey Sophy's 78.Tamaqua's Michael Weinert was medalist with a 69.TAMAQUA (379)Michael Weinert 69, Matt Stanek 97, Derek Cinicola 106, Nate MacDonald 107BLUE MOUNTAIN (331)Bailey Sophy 78, Lyle Luckenbill 84, Ryan Wood 84, Nick Benulis 85Played at Villas Crossing, par 70.Pine Grove-WeatherlyPine Grove earned a 415-427 victory over Weatherly.Tristian White of Pine Grove fired a round of 80 for medalist honors. Josh Reimer shot the lowe score for Weatherly with an 89.PINE GROVE (415)Tristian White 80, Matt Troxell 101, Brandon Hueston 116, Kamryn Felty 118WEATHERLY (427)Josh Reimer 89, Luke Figas 101, Garrett Titus 117, Derek Coombs 120Lourdes-Jim ThorpeThe Olympians hosted the Red Raiders, who have just two golfers and scored 357 points to get their first win. Brett Luicano fired a round of 83 to lead Jim Thorpe. No other information was received by THE TIMES NEWS.Wilson-Northwestern-Moravian AcademyNorthwestern suffered a pair of Colonial League losses to Wilson and Moravian Academy.Moravian Academy, led by medalist Tim Wolak (74), tallied a 391 to sweep both of its opponents. Wilson recorded a final score of 423 with Northwestern not far behind at 425.The Tigers' Cole Miller tied Wilson's Colin Hagenbuch for the best round, shooting an even 70.WILSON (423)Colin Hagenbuch 70, Clayton Hagenbuch 79, Josh Pope 84, Phil Pierfy 93, Ethan Smith 97NORTHWESTERN (425)Cole Miller 70, Nick Vecellio 74, Zach Caruso 87, Zach Tedesco 89, Kevin Shuey 105MORAVIAN ACADEMY (391)Tim Wolak 74, Christian Haldeman 78, Liam Hurley 79, Jack Reilly 80, Cory Haldeman 80Bangor-So. Lehigh-PalmertonSouthern Lehigh earned a sweep in Colonial League action by beating Bangor and Palmerton.The Spartans, led by John Albenzi's match-best 78, tallied a 412 in the victory. Bangor notched a 469 while Palmerton finished with a final score of 560.Palmerton's Casey Cook and Charles Debski each shot a 105 to lead the Bombers.BANGOR (469)Tanner Brescancine 88, Kaleb Happel 93, Justin Kosman 95, Joe Bruch 95, J.D. Shiner 98SO. LEHIGH (412)John Albenzi 78, Brian Zinman 81, Derek Barnes 82, Will Hagan 85, Conor Lamb 86PALMERTON (560)Casey Cook 105, Charles Debski 105, Tyler Grammes 111, Justin Nunn 119, John Frace 120

BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS Bryanna Kehrli, Jim Thorpe's No. 2 singles player, serves in her match against MMI on Monday.