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Tamaqua, Jim Thorpe get tennis wins

The Tamaqua and Jim Thorpe tennis teams earned victories on Thursday.

In other action, four area volleyball teams (Jim Thorpe, Panther Valley, Lehighton, Marian) also posted wins.TENNISJim Thorpe-AllenJim Thorpe rolled past Allen in non-league play, 6-1.Leanne Van Essendelft and Kaitlyn O'Neil won singles matches for the Olympians.All four Thorpe doubles teams were victorious.Jim Thorpe 6, Allen 1SINGLESLeanne Van Essendelft (JT) def. Ruth Stuart 6-2, 6-3; Lindsay Shoemaker (A) def. Christy McLean 6-3, 6-2; Kaitlyn O'Neil (JT) def. Anna Tjelveit 6-1, 6-1.DOUBLESSophia Sanioleski/Samantha Loughlin (JT ) def. Jasmine Broderick/Sianne Fitzgerald 8-6; Angelica Uzar/Evelyn Flores (JT ) def. Tiffany Serra/Lauren Tuller 6-2,6-3; Chloe Getz/Triselle Samuels (JT ) def. Carrie Spangler/Kayla Kiernan 7-6(6), 6-4; Trista Gehris/Trisanna Samuels (JT) def Melissa Fatzinger/Claire Patterso 6-3,7-5.Tamaqua-PM WestTamaqua defeated Pocono Mountain West 5-1 in a non-league match.Brooke Williams and Molly Clemson were victorious in singles competition. The Tamaqua duo of Emily Fisher and Madison Wickersham, the pair of Annika Stahler and Jocelyn Rega, and the tandem of Sabrina Moyer and Julia Billig all swept doubles play for the Raiders.Tamaqua 5, PM West 1SINGLESBrooke Williams (T) def. Amanda Cimilute 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; Kelly Tyler (PMW) def. Alexis Breiner 6-1, 6-3; Molly Clemson (T) def. Kshanna Bellard 6-2, 6-1DOUBLESEmily Fisher/Madison Wickersham (T) def. Sharneili Brown and Jen Celi 6-2, 6-4; Annika Stalher/Jocelyn Rega (T) def. Gabby Polanco and Krystal Franck 6-4, 1-6, 4-6; Sabrina Moyer/Julie Billig (T) def. Kativa McCormick/Adrinia Carrion 6-1, 6-2.FIELD HOCKEYNo. Lehigh-NorthwesternNorthern Lehigh blanked Northwestern in a Colonial League game, 1-0.Madison Posivka had the Bulldogs' goal in the second half.Salisbury-PalmertonSalisbury edged Palmerton 4-3 in a Colonial League contest.Kailyn Kolnik, Sayler Burke, and Jillian Frank each scored for the Bombers. Frank also supplied an assist.GIRLS SOCCERJim Thorpe-TamaquaTamaqua blanked Jim Thorpe in a Schuylkill League battle, 3-0.Sophia Boyle, Emma Kuczynski, and Jamie Zuber each scored for Tamaqua.Northwestern-LibertyNorthwestern defeated Liberty in a non-league game, 2-1.Jenna Lowthert scored in the first half for the Tigers. In the second half, Abigail Chisdak scored on a penalty kick to put Northwestern ahead. Lauren Terell made seven saves for the Tigers.GOLFLourdes-Jim ThorpeLourdes topped Jim Thorpe in non-league action, 308-412.Evan Salamone earned medalist honors with a 67 for Lourdes. John Fedora shot a 94 for Thorpe, while Jason Walck tallied 100.Lourdes 308, Jim Thorpe 412LOURDESEvan Salomone 67, Selina Albert 80, Ryan Ciocco 80, Thomas Schultz 81JIM THORPEJohn Fedora 94, Jason Walck 100, Mason Farnell 102, Hunter Buskirk 116VOLLEYBALLPanther Vy.-TamaquaPanther Valley defeated Tamaqua, 25-13, 25-11, 25-11.Rachelle Filer led Panther Valley with 10 kills and two blocks. Jenna Dubosky had seven kills and nine assists, while Olivia Dacey added five aces. Robin Krajcir had three kills.Ella McLaughlin had 11 digs for the Raiders, while Emily Amershak had six kills and four digs.Notre Dame-NorthwesternNotre Dame defeated Northwestern in Colonial League action, 3-1.Emily Corke had 21 digs for Northwestern. Ashley Bennicoff contributed 15 digs and 16 assists.Jim Thorpe-N. SchuylkillJim Thorpe swept North Schuylkill in Schuylkill League action 25-16, 25-14, 25-8.Alex McGinley supplied 10 digs for the Olympians. Brandy Montemuro added five kills, while Mackenzie Rosenberger had 10. Kelsey Carroll chipped in 14 assists and six kills.Lehighton-LourdesLehighton defeated Lourdes in Schuylkill League play, 25-21, 25-19, 25-8.Samantha Banning had 11 aces and five digs, while Isabelle Meckes had seven kills for Lehighton (7-4). Emily Haberman chipped in 18 assists.Marian-MillersburgMarian swept Millersburg Schuylkill League play, 25-13, 25-15, 25-12.Jasmine Mooney had 24 kills and 13 digs for the Fillies.Gianna Agosti added 34 assists, while Toni Galasso chipped in seven digs. Elena Beckett had six kills.Palmerton-Saucon ValleySaucon Valley swept Palmerton 3-0 in Colonial League competition.No other information was provided to the Times News.

Panther Valley's Rachelle Filer, right, hits the ball toward the net while waiting for it are, from left, Kaitlyn Stauffenberger, Savannah Adams and Emily Amershek of Tamaqua. RON GOWER/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS