Tamaqua's Monika Shimko took first overall, and the Lady Raiders won the team title at Pine Grove's Cardinal Clash Saturday.

CROSS COUNTRYJim Thorpe, Tamaqua at Pine Grove InvitationalTamaqua's Monika Shimko continued her strong start to the season with a win at Pine Grove's Cardinal Clash Saturday.Shimko crossed the line in 19:59.The Lady Raiders took four of the top five spots, with Kailee Carroll (20:59), Sarah Maue (20:59) and Nicole Wasserleben (21:04) placing third, fourth and fifth, respectively. April Gerber's 14th place (22:23), Genevieve Beck's 16th (22:45), Lottie Mateyak's 19th (23:03) and Melanie Shimko's 20th (23:08) helped the Tamaqua girls easily win the team title with 27 points. Pine Grove was second with 93 points.Adam Melnick's third place (17:33) and Brad Clemson's fourth (17:37) helped the Tamaqua boys to a third-place finish in the team standings with 84 points. Blue Mountain won the boys' team crown with 53 points.Jim Thorpe's Ben Saxon finished 18th (18:29) and Samuel Hydro 20th (18:38). The Olympians were fifth in the team standings with 163 points.Weatherly's Scott Zoscin won the boys' 1.6-mile junior high race in 9:22. Tamaqua's Francis Kabana was second in the girls' junior high race with a time of 11:03.BOYS SOCCERLehighton-Jim ThorpeCody Geiser's two goals led Jim Thorpe to a 3-0 Schuylkill League Division I victory over Lehighton.Jorge Macareno also scored for the Olympians (4-2, 2-2), while Phil Struble made four saves to preserve the shutout.The Indians (2-5, 1-4) had just four shots on goal.Northwestern-FreedomAndrew Goodolf's first-half goal was enough as Northwestern held on for a 1-0 non-league win over Freedom.Noah Meyers had the assist for the Tigers, while Kyle Bellhorn made seven saves.Pleasant Vy.-StroudsburgPleasant Valley earned a narrow 2-1 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Stroudsburg.Malachai Jones and Kelvy Gomez each scored for the Bears, while Brad Brickman made 12 saves.Pottsville-TamaquaPottsville scored twice in each half to blank Tamaqua 4-0 in a Schuylkill League Division I contest.The Tide (4-3, 3-1) had a 12-5 edge in shots on goal over the Blue Raiders (1-4, 1-3).Minersville-WeatherlyGoals from Michael Kennelly and Paul Eckert propelled Weatherly to a 2-0 win over Minersville in Schuylkill League Division II play.The victory moved the Wreckers to 3-3, 3-1 this season.GIRLS SOCCERLehighton-No. LehighNorthern Lehigh broke open a close game with three second half goals to claim a 4-0 non-league win over Lehighton.Jill Olewine scored twice for the Lady Bulldogs (2-8). Tiff Yesik and Katie Yesik both scored in the second half.The Lady Indians (1-5-1) had 13 shots on goal.Liberty-NorthwesternNorthwestern topped Liberty 4-0 in non-league action.Sara Hathaway scored twice for the Lady Tigers. Jessica Williamson and Maggie Motolese also found the back of the net. Motolese, Abby Chisdak and Emily Renner both had assists.Allen-PalmertonPalmerton routed Allen 9-0 in non-league play.Natalie Matsko, Johanna Matsko and Linnaea Leister each scored two goals for the Lady Bombers.Catasauqua-TamaquaJamie Zuber's hat trick led Tamaqua to a 7-2 non-league win over Catasauqua.Katelyn Rudy had two goals for the Lady Raiders (3-3-1). Kayla Sherry and Angela Ceci also scored, while Emma Kuczynski tallied three assists.Beth. Cath.-Pleasant Vy.Jamie Masullo scored twice as Pleasant Valley blanked Bethlehem Catholic 3-0 in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference match.Morgan Covart also scored for the Lady Bears. Kelly Whalen and Brianna Clark both had assists, while Mikaela Miller made four saves.FIELD HOCKEYStroudsburg-LehightonStroudsburg kept its unblemished record intact with a 5-2 non-league win over Lehighton.Lauren Marks and Maura Phelan both scored for the Lady Indians (3-4).The Mounties (7-0, 6-0) had a 22-2 advantage in shots on goal.No. Lehigh-CatasauquaNorthern Lehigh posted a 3-0 Colonial League victory over Catasauqua.No other information from this game was provided to the Times News.Salisbury-NorthwesternNorthwestern used three second half goals to top Salisbury 3-0 in Colonial League play.Courtney Page scored twice for the Lady Tigers. Jordan Nielson also found the back of the cage. Page and Shaelin de Wit had assists.VOLLEYBALLLehighton-Saucon ValleySaucon Valley swept Lehighton 26-24, 25-20, 25-11 in a non-league match.Katie Higgins had 17 digs, 12 kills and five aces for the Lady Indians (4-2), while Haley Steigerwalt contributed 12 digs.Panther Vy.-NorthwesternPanther Valley cruised to a 25-21, 25-10, 25-14 non-league win over Northwestern.Danielle Hudicka had 14 service points, 12 assists and five aces for the Lady Panthers (5-0). Jenna Dubosky and Christina Dacey both had five kills, while Rachelle Filer had 18 service points. Also playing well were Emilee Kwake (four kills, seven service points) and Chloe Markovich (three kills, four servive points).For Northwestern, Katelyn Morrison had 10 service points, while Olivia DeLong and Stacey Everett added nine and eight, respectively.MIDDLE SCHOOLBASKETBALL8TH GRADEPine Grove-TamaquaPine Grove edged Tamaqua, 23-19.Sophie Boyle had nine points for the Raiders (0-4), while Alexsya Thomas had eight.7TH GRADEPine Grove-TamaquaPine Grove beat Tamaqua, 32-17.Serena Jones led the Raiders with nine points.