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Thursday, February 16, 2012

ron gower/times news Marian's Kelly Shober handles the ball in the lane while surrounded by Jim Thorpe defenders, from left, Celeste Robinson, Chelsea Smelas, Chasity Mosteller and Kristin Lawrence. The Fillies' Emily Sofranko (13) is also in the lane.

POTTSVILLE - The Schuylkill League semifinal match-up last night between Jim Thorpe and Marian showed that the game of basketball is most certainly a game of runs.

The Lady Olympians trailed the Fillies as much as 14 in third quarter, but stormed back to close within one late in the fourth.

That's as close as Jim Thorpe would get however, as Marian held on and pulled out a 38-36 victory to advance to the Schuylkill League Championship.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Tigers get mat win

Northwestern picked up a wrestling victory over Schuylkill Haven on Wednesday.

Sch. Haven-Northwestern

Northwestern took advantage of seven forfeits to cruise to a 46-18 non-league win over visiting Schuylkill Haven.

Mitch Evans got the lone contested victory for the Tigers with a 11-1 major decision over the Hurricanes' Jack Hower at 160 pounds.

Northwestern 46,

Schuylkill Haven 18

106 - Double forfeit

113 - Double forfeit

120 - Shay Mattern (SH) won by forfeit

126 - Dylan Faust (NW) won by forfeit

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Southern Lehigh ousts N'western in Colonial semis

NANCY SCHOLZ /Special to THE TIMES NEWS Sara Jones of Northwestern dribbles around Melann Amory of Southern Lehigh on her way to the hoop. So. Lehigh won, 57-48

CATASAUQUA - The defending Colonial League champs are headed back to the girls championship game.

Top-seeded Southern Lehigh got a big night from Bridgette Dougherty and some well-timed three-pointers from her teammates in a 57-48 win over Northwestern and advance to Friday's finals.

"They're a good team," said Northwestern head coach Chris Deutsch. "There's a reason why they're Colonial League champs. They can score inside. They can score outside."

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Lady Bears move into MVC final

BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS Pleasant Valley's Amber Chieffo (14) goes up for a shot as Pocono Mountain East's Cheyanne Ruggiero defends.

Pocono Mountain East and Pleasant Valley have played each other twice throughout the course of the regular season, with the teams splitting the decisions, as both took home a win against the other. When the two teams met again in last night's Mountain Valley Conference semifinals, there should have been no need for a scouting report. The two opposing coaching staffs had all they would need heading into the game.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Cullen, Sirkot give Weatherly first swim gold medals

POTTSVILLE - Matthew Cullen and Alex Sirkot became the first two Weatherly High School swimmers to win gold medals at the Schuylkill League Swimming Championships at the D.H.H. Lengel Natatorium on Saturday.

Cullen won the 50 freestyle with a time of 22.65 and Sirkot took first place in the 50 breaststroke with a 29.77 time.

Sirkot also finished second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:06.27 and Cullen was fourth in the 100 freestyle.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Thorpe gets 'monster' effort

RON GOWER/TIMES NEWS Jim Thorpe's Chelsea Smelas, white uniform on floor, knocks ball away from Blue Mountain's Anne Schu, while looking on are the Olympians' Celeste Robinson (22) and Blue Mountain's Joelle Moyer.

Jim Thorpe girls' basketball team turned a 'monster' loose Saturday night in Martz Hall, Pottsville.

That monster helped the Lady Olympians power their way to a 52-44 win over Blue Mountain for the Schuylkill League Division 1 championship.

That monster was Chelsea Smelas.

Smelas doesn't look like a monster. She's pretty, she's articulate, and she's congenial.

But against Blue Mountain, she turned into a monster, especially under the boards. Just ask her.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Bears win MVC title

Mike feifel/times news Pleasant Valley wrestlers, coaches and managers celebrate after beating Stroudsburg for the Mountain Valley Conference championship.

In any match between two good teams, the deciding factors come down to swing matches, bonus points, and unsung heroes.

Last night, the Pleasant Valley Bears had their share of all three as they reclaimed the Mountain Valley Conference championship with their 30-27 win over Stroudsburg on senior night.

"The big bonus was at heavy weight. That was a huge turning point," Coach Mark Getz said. "That was a toss-up bout it could have gone either way."

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Panther Vy. matmen roll over Hurricanes

RON GOWER/TIMES NEWS Panther Valley's John Horvath takes down Schuylkill Haven's Nick Ingraham before pinning him in 44 seconds in the 195-pound bout.

Panther Valley proved to be the only local winner on the mats on Wednesday night.

WRESTLING

Schuy. Haven-Panther Vy.

The Panthers took advantage of seven forfeit wins won all five bouts that were wrestled in taking a 60-6 victory over the Hurricanes.

Zachary Glassic, Dustin Marblestone, Matt Buss and Rian Shubeck all won by decisions and John Horvath added a pin for PV.

Panther Vy. 60, Schuylkill Haven 6

106 - Lenny Ogozalek (PV) won by forfeit

113 - Seth Oriel (PV) won by forfeit

126 - Zachary Glassic (PV) dec. Shay Mattern (SH), 3-2

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Thorpe stays in control

bob ford/times news Jim Thorpe's Kristin Lawrence (3) drives to the basket against Pine Grove's Barbie Dimon.

Often in basketball the outcome of a game between two talented opponents can come down to one moment.

That moment on Tuesday night happened to be when Jim Thorpe senior Jeanna McEmoyle stepped up to the free-throw line. The Thorpe senior had a chance to give her team a three-point cushion heading into the finals seconds of a Division 1 battle against Pine Grove.

McEmoyle no doubt made the best of the moment icing the contest with two free-throws and Jim Thorpe closed out the Schuylkill League contest against the Cardinals with a 45-40 victory.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Cardinals upend PV in final minute

Tuesday night's boys' basketball game between Pocono Mountain East and Pleasant Valley wasn't the prettiest game to watch, but it was definitely full of excitement.

The Mountain Valley Conference tilt came down to the final minutes despite some sloppy play. After East's Jok Asiyo scored with 55 seconds to go to give his team a two-point lead, Pleasant Valley had one last chance to tie or win. However, after using up all of the time and getting their final shot blocked, the Bears came up short.

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