Tamaqua qualified for the District 11 Class 3A boys playoffs, while the Wreckers inched one game closer in local sports action on Tuesday.

BOYS BASKETBALLTamaqua-Pine GroveTamaqua managed to pull out a win over Pine Grove to improve to 11-7 overall and 5-5 in the league, while also qualifying for the district playoffs, with a 65-43 victory.Brett Kosciolek led all scorers with a 26-point performance in the win. Zach Wargula also add 11 points for the Blue Raiders.For the Cardinals, Kobe D'Agostino led the way with 13 points.Tamaqua pulled off the sweep on the night with a 66-21 JV win, as Matt Minchoff scored 19 points for the junior Raiders.TAMAQUARottet 3-0-0-8, Chartier 2-3-3-7, Krell 1-2-2-4, Frantz 2-0-0-4, Wargula 4-1-2-11, Kehl 0-0-0-0, MacDonald 0-0-0-0, Marcin 0-0-0-0, Ty Skripko 1-0-0-2, Kosciolek 10-3-3-26, Tr Skripko 0-0-0-0, Blaker 0-0-0-0, Minchoff 0-0-0-0, Hartung 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 24-9-10-65.PINE GROVEBlankenhorn 1-1-2-3, D'Agostino 5-0-0-13, Rossi 0-0-0-0, Mars 1-0-0-3, Bressler 2-3-4-7, Wolfe 2-0-0-4, Weinus 0-2-2-2, Kreiser 3-0-0-6, Keefer 0-1-2-1, Seiger 2-0-3-4. TOTALS: 16-7-13-43.Tamaqua 24 15 12 14 - 65Pine Grove 15 6 11 12 - 43Three pointers: T - Kosciolek 3, Rottet 2, Wargula 2, Hartung 1; PG - D'Agostino 3, Mars 1.Nativity-WeatherlyLuke Reiner drained a three-pointer with three seconds left in regulation to lift Weatherly to a 63-62 Schuylkill League win over Nativity.Reiner paced the Wreckers with a team-high 18 points, while Joe Haganey followed with 15 points. Teammates Brett Stallone and Josh Reiner both just hit double digits with 10 points.The Hill Toppers' Kyle Kaledas led all scorers with a 25-point performance.In the JV game, Weatherly came out on top with a 64-49 victory over Nativity. The Wreckers' Nick Miller finished with 25 points, while Luke Figas chipped in with 19 points.NATIVITYWhite 3-0-0-6, Holohan 0-0-2-0, DiNicola 1-1-1-3, Hunyara 4-1-3-9, Yordy 4-6-9-14, Kaledas 10-0-0-25, Palamar 2-0-0-5. TOTALS: 24-8-15-62.WEATHERLYL. Reiner 7-0-4-18, Miller 1-2-2-4, Stallone 3-2-2-10, Wallish 3-0-2-6, J. Reiner 4-0-0-10, Haganey 6-2-3-15. TOTALS: 24-6-13-63.Nativity 23 9 18 12 - 62Weatherly 12 21 12 18 - 63Three-pointers: Nativity - Kaleadis 5, Palamar 1; Weatherly - L. Reiner 4, Stallone 2, J. Reiner 2, Haganey 1.Jim Thorpe-North SchuylkillNorth Schuylkill outscored the Olympians in each frame of play to pull away and defeat Jim Thorpe, 68-45.Pat Walsh led the way for the Spartans with 20 points in the win, while Bill Stokes chipped in 12 and teammate Jake Damiter followed with 10.For JT (3-15), David Everitt had 12 points and Rayan Green also scored 10.North Schuylkill also won the JV game with a 57-33 win.JIM THORPEHarleston 0-0-0-0, Heydt 0-0-0-0, Lindsey 3-02-6, M. Principe 0-0-0-0, Green 4-2-2-10, Smith 1-0-0-2, S. Principe 2-0-0-4, McElmoyle 0-0-0-0, Micciche 2-0-0-4, Brown 3-1-3-7, Everett 5-2-3-12. TOTALS: 20-5-10-45.NO. SCHUYLKILLHughes 3-0-0-6, Ennis 0-2-2-2, Meyer 2-4-4-8, Manbeck 1-0-0-2, Howard 1-0-0-2, Damiter 2-6-6-10, Grigas 1-2-4-4, Stokes 5-2-3-12, Marone 1-0-0-2, Walsh 7-5-5-20. TOTALS: 23-21-24-68.Jim Thorpe 10 11 8 16 - 45No. Schuylkill 15 18 18 17 - 68Three pointers: JT - none; NS - Walsh 1.Palmerton-BangorThe Slaters used a fast start to build an insurmountable lead on their way to an easy Colonial League win over Palmerton, 59-25.Alex Colton led all scorers on the night with a game-high 19 points for Bangor, while teammate Jon Owens followed with 10.For Palmerton, Jerry Pereira led with seven points.PALMERTONHay 0-0-0-0, Shigo 0-0-0-0, Lesher 2-0-0-4, Pereira 3-1-1-7, Quinn 3-0-2-6, Shivone 0-0-0-0, Koma 0-1-2-1, Buck 0-0-0-0, Frey 1-0-0-3, Luers 2-0-0-4, Ackerman 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 11-2-7-25.BANGORAlbinson 1-0-0-2, Freeman 0-0-0-0, Martino 0-0-0-0, Reider 2-2-2-6, Owens 3-2-2-10, Pearson 2-1-1-5, Kosman 1-0-0-2, Ringland 2-1-2-5, Davis 3-0-0-7, Morris 0-1-2-1, Jones 1-0-0-2, Colton 6-4-4-19. TOTALS: 21-11-13-59.Palmerton 9 0 6 10 - 25Bangor 22 17 16 4 - 59Three pointers: P - Frey 1; B - Colton 3, Owens 2, Davis 1.GIRLS BASKETBALLMarian-Shenandoah ValleyA big third quarter spelled the difference in this one, as Marian outscored Shenandoah Valley 10-2 in the crucial frame to eventually pull away and win, 37-30.The Fillies got 13 points from Gabby Green.Meanwhile, the Lady Devils' Abigail Snitzer led the way with eight in the losing effort.The junior Devils earned a split with a 22-19 preliminary win.MARIANGreen 4-2-2-13, Faust 1-7-7-9, Fannick 2-0-0-6, Sofranko 2-0-1-4, Shaud 0-0-0-0, Nemeth 1-0-1-3, Krusinsky 0-2-2-2, Hill 0-0-0-0, Holman 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-11-13-37.SHENANDOAH VALLEYNieddy 2-0-2-6, Hammer 1-2-2-4, Semanchick 0-1-2-1, Huss 2-0-0-4, Snitzer 3-0-0-7, Sacco 4-0-1-8. TOTALS: 12-3-7-30.Marian 8 8 10 11 - 37Shenandoah Valley 7 9 2 12 - 30Three pointers: M - Green 3, Fannick 2, Nemeth 1; SV - Nieddy 2, Snitzer 1.Weatherly-NativityThe Golden Girls cruised to a Division III victory over the Lady Wreckers by a 56-34 margin.Allison Warren and Olivia Andrefski each scored 15, followed by Keegan White with 12 for Nativity.Kelly Parker scored 10 for Weatherly.The Wreckers salvaged the JV game by a 34-27 score.WEATHERLYT. Heister 1-0-0-2, Bizarre 0-0-0-0, Dougherty 1-1-1-3, Parker 4-0-0-10, Adamczyk 1-2-6-5, Polchin 3-1-2-7, Boyarski 3-1-2-7, Berger 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-5-11-34.NATIVITYK. White 5-0-0-12, Palko 1-0-0-3, D. White 0-0-0-0, Andrefski 6-1-4-15, Souchak 0-0-0-0, Warren 5-3-5-15, Simons 0-0-0-0, Parobek 1-0-0-2, Luckenbill 4-1-2-9. TOTALS: 22 5-11 56.Weatherly 11 9 10 4 - 34Nativity 16 17 12 11 - 56Three-pointers: W - Parker 2, Adamczyk 1; N - K. White 2, Palko, Andrefski 2, Warren 2Northwestern-No. LehighThe Lady Tigers managed to double up Northern Lehigh in the first two quarters, well on their way to a 56-30 Colonial League girls' basketball win.Both Sara Jones and Sabrina Mertz scored 14 points in the win for NW.Meanwhile, Kelsey Follweiler scored 10 points for the Lady Bulldogs, with teammate Jessica Olewine adding nine.Northwestern also prevailed in the JV game, scoring a 29-17 preliminary win.NORTHWESTERNMertz 6-0-0-14, Landrigan 1-0-0-2, Day 1-0-0-2, Jones 6-1-1-14, Suter 1-0-0-2, Gawelko 1-0-0-2, Koenig 0-0-0-0, Bennett 3-0-0-6, Shupp 0-0-0-0, Thomas 3-0-1-7, Cunningham 3-1-3-7, Kemmerer 0-0-0-0, Anderson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-2-5-56.NO. LEHIGHFollweiler 4-1-2-10, Mazzocha 0-0-0-0, Schlegel 0-0-0-0, Weil 0-5-10-5, Stauffer 2-0-0-4, Olewine 4-1-2-9, Tarafas 0-2-6-2, Gallimore 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-9-20-30.Northwestern 14 17 19 6 - 56No. Lehigh 6 4 10 10 - 30Three pointers: NW - Mertz 2, Thomas 1, Jones 1; NL - Follweiler 1.Bangor-PalmertonThe Slaters (14-3, 10-2) went on a 14-point run in the first half to build up a 15-point lead, then held on for a 47-40 win over the Lady Bombers (11-7, 6-7) in Colonial League action.Bangor's Morgan McCullion finished with 14 points and Brianna Bisci added 12. Jade Farquhar had a game-high 15 points for Palmerton and Emilie Meinhart chipped in with 12.Palmerton salvaged a 34-27 win in the JV game as Abbie Reimer hit for 12 points and Janelle Tracy added 11.BANGORRenna 1-0-0-2, Domeneck 0-0-2-0, McNew 0-0-0-0, Baker 1-0-0-2, Zangold 3-2-4-8, Colton 3-3-5-9, Bisci 3-4-5-12, King 0-0-0-0, McCullion 6-2-56-14. TOTALS: 17-11-21-47.PALMERTONKrupa 0-1-2-1, Mad. Mummey 0-2-3-2, Farquhar 2-10-15-15, Morg. Mummey 0-0-0-0, Tracy 4-0-0-8, Meinhart 3-6-6-12, Solt 1-0-4-2, Reimer 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-19-30-40.Bangor 15 8 14 10 - 47Palmerton 5 10 12 13 - 40Three pointers: B - Bisci 2; P - Farquhar 1.WRESTLINGBlue Mountain-TamaquaFour forfeits and some strong showing by Blue Mountain led to a Tamaqua wrestling loss, as the Blue Raiders dropped a 68-12 decision.Individuals earning wins for Tamaqua were Dylan Rinkiewicz (132) and Kyle Oliphant (160), who both earned pins in the losing effort.Blue Mt. 68, Tamaqua 12106 - Junter Blankenhorn (BM) won by forfeit113 - Bryant Penberth (BM) won by forfeit120 - Ryan Guers (BM) pinned Ty Hinkle in :18126 - Christian Gosch (BM) pinned Steve Matukonis in 1:45132 - Dylan Rinkiewicz (T) pinned Chris Seamn in :33138 - Chris Sherry (BM) pinned Hunter Matalavage in 1:24145 - Lucas Forbes (BM) pinned Dustin Silkowski in :36152 - Ian Cagle (BM) pinned Malik Roper in 2:17160 - Kyle Oliphant (T) pinned Cole Angstadt in 4:39170 - William Weber (BM) maj. dec. Nolan Ziegler, 19-9182 - Mitch Myers (BM) pinned Joshua Ambrose-Manness in :07195 - Zach Yackenchick (BM) won by forfeit220 - Dan Adams (BM) won by forfeit285 - Tristen Coello (BM) maj. dec.. Luke Matsago, 14-6SWIMMINGTamaqua-Mahanoy AreaThe Blue Raiders hit the pool and dominated the Golden Bears as the boys' team downed their rivals, 95-61 and the girls won easily, 105-65.Individually, the Lady Raiders received double winning efforts from three teammates, as Caroline Kanaskie, Joann Butkus and Miranda Amey all took two firsts.For the boys, Matt Stanek, Gage Whalen and Jake Kropp all accomplished the same dual winning effort.BOYSTamaqua 95, Mahanoy Area 61200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Jake Kropp, Gage Whalen, Benjamin Turrano, Ethan Eberts) 2:00.71, 2. Mahanoy, 3. Mahanoy;200 Free - 1. Matt Stanek (T) 2:09.43, 2. Jake Wenzel (T), 3. Nick Evert (MA);200 IM - 1. Gage Whalen (T) 2:26.43, 2. Patrick McMullen (T), 3. Christian Ulicny (MA);50 Free - 1. Josh Molina (MA) 25.31, 2. Turrano (T), 3. Eberts (T);100 Fly - 1. Turrano (T) 1:05.70;100 Free - 1. Kropp (T) 55.45, 2. Molina (MA), 3. Wenzel (T);500 Free - 1. Stanek (T) 5:51.17, 2. Nick Evert (MA), 3. Noah Noon;200 Free Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Turrano, McMullen, Wenzel, Eberts) 1:49.18, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Mahanoy Area;100 Back - 1. Kropp (T) 1:03.61, 2. Eberts (T), 3. Ulicny;100 Breast - 1. Whalen (T) 1:17.25, 2. McMullen (T), 3. Wirtz (MA);400 Free Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Whalen, Stanek, Wenzel, Kropp) 3:56.50, 2. Mahanoy, 3. Mahanoy.GIRLSTamaqua 105, Mahanoy Area 65200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Caroline Kanaskie, Carly Trovinger, Joann Butkus, Danielle DeCindio) 2:0359, 2. Mahanoy, 3. Mahanoyo;200 Free - 1. Kanaskie (T) 2:15.33, 2. Makayla Boyle (T), 3. Ashley Lipshaw (MA);200 IM - 1. Miranda Amey (T) 2:29.94, 2. Trovinger (T), 3. Kiera VanHorn (MA);50 Free - 1. Butkus (T) 25.72, 2. Noel Bernardyn (MA), 3. DeCindio (T);100 Fly - 1. Butkus (T) 2:10.57, 2. DeCindio (T), 3. Lipshaw (MA);100 Free - 1. Brooke Kufrovich (MA) 1:01.44, 2. Amber Gulick (T), 3. VanHorn (MA);500 Free - 1. Amey (T) 5:52.67, 2. Nichelle Pucklavage (T), 3. Maddison Jeffries (MA);200 Free Relay - 1. Mahanoy (Kufrovich, Jeffries, Erin Noon, Bernardyn) 1:53.31, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Mahanoy;100 Back - 1. Kanaskie (T) 1:09.89, 2. Boyle (T), 3. Arielle Zahodnick (MA);100 Breast - 1. Trovinger (T) 1:15.61, 2. Bernardyn (MA), 3. Emily Bumbulsky (T);400 Free Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Amey, DeCindio, Kanaskie, Butkus) 4:06.43, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Mahanoy.