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Raiders, Colts open with golf victories

Tamaqua and Marian opened the 2012 scholastic golf season with victories on Thursday.

GOLFTamaqua-Jim ThorpeTamaqua rolled to a 377-463 Schuylkill League victory over Jim Thorpe.The Blue Raiders' Mike Weinert led all golfers with a medalist score of 78.Brett Luicana paced the Olympians with a score of 106.TAMAQUA 377Mike Weinert 78, Troy Reinhardt 86, Matt Stanek 92, Derek Cinicola 101JIM THORPE 463Brett Luicana 106, Will Kovolenko 111, James Marks 120, Josh Abbot 126Played at Villas Crossing, par 70Marian-NativityMarian posted a 308-387 Schuylkill League victory over host Nativity.The Colts' Eric Mason grabbed medalist honors with a match low score of 75.Teammate Mike Gottstein (77), Josh Green (77) and Mark Postupack (79) all shot rounds under 80 to help seal the Colts' win.Tom Horvath led the Hill Toppers with an 88.MARIAN 308Eric Mason 75, Mike Gottstein 77, Josh Green 77, Mark Postupack 79NATIVITY 387Tom Horvath 88, Lucas Moyer 95, Dane Wanser 99, Matt Monderewich 105Played at Schuylkill Country Club, par 72Lehighton-PM East-StroudsburgLehighton dropped matches to both Pocono Mountain East and Stroudsburgin in a Mountain Valley Conference tri-match.The Indians fell by the score of 499-648 to the Cardinals and suffered a 485-658 setback to the Mounties.The Mounties' Eric Balcik had medalist honors with a 77.Alden Everett paced the Indians with a team-low score of 90.STROUDSBURG 485Eric Balcik 77, Jarrad Choy 80, Evan Choy 81, Brian Thornton 82, Nolan Schutzer 82, Will Caraballo 83PM EAST 499Taylor Hosdach 78, Zack Vonzupp 81, Ryan O'Malley 83, Tyler Ruvane 84, Steven Ducey 86, Billy Durkin 87LEHIGHTON 658Alden Everett 90, Jesse Sable 101, Jordan Knappenberger 106, Nick McGeehan 115, Zack Bowman 120, Jeff Horwith 126Played at Buck Hill Falls, par 70