Jim Thorpe and Palmerton cruised to girls basketball victories while the Tamaqua swimmers pulled off a sweep in scholastic sports action on Thursday.

GIRLS BASKETBALLCMVT-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe kept its postseason hopes alive with a 55-40 non-league win over visiting Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech.After trailing 15-13 after the opening quarter, the Olympians erupted offensively and locked down on the defensive end to outscore CMVT 36-9 over the middle two periods.Celeste Robinson paced the Olympians' attack with a 19-point performance. Chelsea Smelas and Hilary Reis both chipped in with 14.In the JV game, Jim Thorpe came out on top with a 48-26 win over CMVT.CMVTC. Hook 5-2-2-16, J. Hook 4-0-2-10, Hunsinger 5-0-0-12, Mussleman 1-0-0-2, Cragle 0-0-0-0, Crawford 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-2-4-40.JIM THORPEMcElmoyle 0-1-2-1, Batts 0-0-0-0, Lawrence 1-0-0-3, Bucci 0-0-0-0, Reis 4-6-6-14, Holland 1-0-2-2, Robinson 9-1-3-19, Mosteller 1-0-0-2, Susko 0-0-0-0, Ventrella 0-0-0-0, Smelas 7-0-0-14. TOTALS: 23-8-13-55.CMVT 15 3 6 16 - 40Jim Thorpe 13 19 17 6 - 55Three-pointer: CMVT - C. Hook 4, J. Hook 2, Hunsinger 2; JT - Lawrence 1.N'western-PalmertonPalmerton jumped out early and never looked back en route to a 56-30 Colonial League victory over Northwestern.Casey Rinfret had the hot hand for the Bombers finishing with a game-high 15 points. Katie Reimer and Kelsey Hay finished with 11 and 10 respectively.Sara Jones led the Tigers with 10 points.In the JV game, Palmerton handed Northwestern a 35-25 setback.NORTHWESTERNGulick 0-0-0-0, Landrigan 2-0-0-4, Groller 2-0-0-5, Jones 2-6-8-10, Suter 1-0-0-2, L. Gimbel 0-0-0-0, A. Gimbel 0-0-0-0, Everett 0-1-2-1, Hill 3-0-0-6, Kemmerer 1-0-0-2, Nemes 0-0-0-0, Dietrich 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 11-7-10-30.PALMERTONHadinger 0-0-0-0, Smith 0-0-2-0, Mummey 2-0-0-4, Reimer 4-3-5-11, Rickert 1-0-0-2, Romano 3-2-2-8, Eaton 1-1-4-3, Meinhart 0-0-0-0, Rinfret 6-3-5-15, Farquhar 1-1-4-3, Snyder 0-0-0-0, Hay 1-8-14-10, Solt 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-18-36-56.Northwestern 5 11 7 7 - 30Palmerton 22 12 13 9 - 56Three-pointers: NW - Groller 1; Palmerton - none.SWIMMINGBlue Mt.-TamaquaTamaqua walked away from the pool with a Schuylkill League sweep of Blue Mountain.The Blue Raiders captured 10 of the 12 events for a 124-56 victory on the boys' side. The Lady Raiders were only to able to post first in five of the events but still pulled out a 101-84 win over the Blue Eagles.Ben Tuckett (200IM, 100 Backstroke), Ricky Clemson (500 and 100 Freestyle) and Dane DeWire (Diving, 100 Butterfly) paced the Blue Raiders with multiple first place finishes.Caroline Kanaskie (200 and 500 Freestyle) was the lone multile winner for the Lady Raiders.GIRLSTamaqua 101, Blue Mountain 84200 Medley Relay - 1. Blue Mountain 2:01.32, 2. Tamaqua (Chey Bates, Emily Bumbulsky, Deana DeWire, Samantha Digilio), 3. Blue Mountain.200 Freestyle - 1. Caroline Kanaskie (T) 2:10.49, 2. Amanda Sleinkofer (BM), 3. Andrea Whitley (T).200 IM - 1. Schuyler Schmidt (T) 2:27.47, 2. Jackie Boran (BM), 3. Deana DeWire (T).50 Freestyle - 1. Marina Barrineau (BM) 25.37, 2. Meghan Greenawalt (BM), 3. Samantha Digilio (T).Diving - 1. Katelin Hummel (T) 185.70, 2. Alaina Reese (T), 3. Brynn Lehato (T).100 Butterfly - 1. Meghan Greenawalt (BM) 1:08.37, 2. Chey Bates (T), 3. Ashley VanBuren (T).100 Freestyle - 1. Marina Barrineau (BM) 57.16, 2. Chelsea Gassert (BM), 3. Schuyler Schmidt (T).500 Freestyle - 1. Caroline Kanaskie (T) 5:50.53, 2. Amanda Sleinkofer (BM), 3. Deana DeWire (T).200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Blue Mountain 1:47.15, 2. Tamaqua (Schuyler Schmidt, Chey Bates, Caroline Kanaskie, Samantha Digilio), 3. Tamaqua (Jordan Nowacki, Katelin Hummel, Andrea Whitley, Megan Amey).100 Backstroke - 1. Jackie Boran (BM) 1:07.21, 2. Chey Bates (T), 3. Ashley VanBuren (T).100 Breaststroke - 1. Chelsea Gassert (BM) 1:16.62, 2. Emily Bumbulsky (T), 3. Chloe Hartung (T).400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Jordan Nowacki, Deana DeWire, Caroline Kanaskie, Schuyler Schmidt) 4:05.03, 2. Tamaqua (Megan Amey, Samantha Digilio, Ashley VanBuren, Andrea Whitley), 3. Blue Mountain.BOYSTamaqua 124, Blue Mountain 56200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Ben Tuckett, Nate Leibensperger, Dane DeWire, Zak Yachera) 1:51.40; 2. Blue Mountain; 3. Tamaqua (Corey McCann, Calvin Troxell, Tyler Butkus, Ricky Clemson).200 Freestyle - 1. Thomas Boran (BM) 1:52.69, 2. Sam Tuckett (T), 3. Devin Smith (T).200 IM - 1. Ben Tuckett (T) 2:20.20, 2. Sean Caroll (BM), 3. Dan Starry (T).50 Freestyle - 1. Ricky Clemson (T) 24.58, 2. Evan Greenawalt (BM), 3. Tyler Butkus (T).Diving - 1. Dane DeWire (T) 236.25, 2. Billy Breiner (T), 3. John Scheitrum (T).100 Butterfly - 1. Dane DeWire (T) 59.20, 2. Sam Tuckett (T), 3. Evan Stoll (T).100 Freestyle - 1. Ricky Clemson (T) 53.36, 2. Zak Yachera (T), 3. Andrew Schwartz (BM).500 Freestyle - 1. Thomas Boran (BM) 5:07.85, 2. Devin Smith (T), 3. Kyle Scheutrum (BM).200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Zak Yachera, Sam Tuckett, Dane DeWire, Ricky Clemson), 2. Blue Mountain, 3. Tamaqua (Stephen Kupetz, Tyler Butkus, Evan Stoll, Brandon Clemson).100 Backstroke - 1. Ben Tuckett (T) 1:01.41, 2. Evan Greenawalt (BM), 3. Corey McCann (T).100 Breaststroke - 1. Nate Leibensperger (T) 1:10.90, 2. Andrew Schwartz (BM), 3. Calvin Troxell (T).400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Ricky Clemson, Sam Tuckett, Calvin Troxell, Ben Tuckett) 3:51.26, 2. Tamaqua (Evan Stoll, Tyler Butkus, Devin Smith, Dan Starry), 3. Blue Mountain.Panther Vy.-PottsvillePottsville got the best of Panther Valley in a Schuylkill League meet.The Tide swam away with a sweep, winning the girls meet, 105-78, and taking the boys meet, 103-38.The Lady Panthers' Tricia Janowiak shined with wins in the 50 freestyle and the 100 backstroke.Jason Gates (200 IM, 100 breaststroke) had a pair of victories for the PV boys.GIRLSPottsville 105, Panther Valley 78200 Medley Relay - 1. Panther Valley (Tricia Janowiak, Lauren Cormier, Alexia Follweiller, Karoline Vavra) 1:58.56, 2. Pottsville, 3. Panther Valley200 Freestyle - 1. Lauren Brilla (P) 2:05.29, 2. Briawna Cougle (P), 3. Alexia Follweiller (PV)200 IM - 1. Kaley Ebling (P) 2:23.70, 2. Jill Matz (P), 3. Lauren Cormier (PV)50 Freestyle - 1. Tricia Janowiak (PV) 26.62, 2. Maria Naradko (P), 3. Hannah Spece (P)Diving - 1. Kelsey Holland (P) 182.70, 2. Katie Courtney (P), 3. Margo Rennick (P)100 Butterfly - 1. Alexia Follweiller (PV) 1:04.43, 2. Jill Matz (P), 3. Maria Naradko (P)100 Freestyle - 1. Karoline Vavra (PV) 57.85, 2. Kaley Ebling (P), 3. Kaitlin McDonald (P)500 Freestyle - 1. Lauren Brilla (P) 5:32.69, 2. Brittany Erbe (PV), 3. Kaycee Sullivan (P)200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Panther Valley (Tricia Janowiak, Alexia Follweiller, Lauren Cormier, Karoline Vavra) 1:46.83, 2. Pottsville, 3. Pottsville100 Backstroke - 1. Tricia Janowiak (PV) 1:07.56, 2. Barone (P), 3. Brittany Erbe (PV)100 Breaststroke - 1. Hannah Spece (P) 1:14.23, 2. Karoline Vavra (PV), 3. Lauren Cormier (PV)400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Pottsville (Naradko, Ebling, Cougle, Brilla) 4:02.23, 2. Panther Valley, 3. PottsvilleBOYSPottsville 103, Panther Valley 38200 Medley Relay - 1. Pottsville (Montgomery, Wang, Matulevich, Shirey) 1:57.15, 2. Panther Valley, 3. Pottsville200 Freestyle - 1. Drew Leahy (P) 1:59.75, 2. Greg Merrick (P), 3. Michael Sloboda (PV)200 IM - 1. Jason Gates (PV) 2:31.2450 Freestyle - 1. Bryan Shipton (P) 24.66, 2. Barry Boran (P), 3. Corey Heim (P)Diving - 1. Dylan Schartel (P) 146.15100 Butterfly - 1. Michael Sloboda (PV) 1:06.71, 2. Evan Rajchel (P)100 Freestyle - 1. John Matulevich (P) 53.48, 2. Corey Heim (P), 3. Omar Cabrera (PV)500 Freestyle - 1. Greg Merrick (P) 6:14.07, 2. Ryan Shipton (P)200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Pottsville (Wang, Rajchel, Boran, Matulevich) 1:42.42, 2. Pottsville, 3. Panther Valley100 Backstroke - 1. Tyler Montgomery (P) 1:06.45, 2. Omar Cabrera (PV), 3. Jake Tarconish (P)100 Breaststroke - 1. Jason Gates (PV) 1:13.73, 2. Kevin Wang (P), 3. Max Shirey (P)400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Pottsville (B. Shipton, Montgomery, Leahy, Boran) 3:50.74, 2. Pottsville