The Northern Lehigh and Northwestern girls basketball teams picked up victories on Thursday.

In swimming action, Tamaqua's Joann Butkus set a school record.SWIMMINGTamaqua-Mahanoy AreaThe boys and girls of Tamaqua were both victorious over Mahanoy area.What was a collective effort of victories for the Blue Raiders, was highlighted by Joann Butkus breaking the school record in the 100 yard breast stroke with a time of 1:10.20.GIRLSTamaqua 87, Mahanoy Area 83200 Yard Medley Relay- 1. Tamaqua (Mianda Amey, Carly Trovinger, Joann Butkus, Danielle DeCindio) 2:02.34; 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Mahanoy Area200 Free- 1. Rebecca Kanaskie (T) 2:13.10, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Tamaqua200 I.M.- 1. Miranda Amey (T) 2:27.34, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Tamaqua50 Free- 1. Noel Bernadyn (MA) 26.44, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Mahanoy Area100 Fly- 1. Danielle DeCindio (T) 1:08.66, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Mahanoy Area100 Free- 1. Joann Butkus (T) 56.06, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Mahanoy Area500 Free- 1. Miranda Amey (T) 6:00.11, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Tamaqua200 Free Relay- 1. Mahanoy Area (Noel Bernadyn, Kiera VanHorn, Erin Noon, Brooke Kufrovich) 1:49.63, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Mahanoy Area100 Back- 1. Kiera VanHorn (MA) 1:11.09, 2.Tamaqua, 3.Tamaqua100 Breast 1. Joann Butkus (T) 1:10.20 *School Record, 2.Mahanoy Area, 3. Tamaqua400 Free Relay- Tamaqua (Miranda Amey, Danielle DeCindio, Rebecca Kanaskie, Joann Butkus) 4:03.61, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Mahanoy AreaBOYSTamaqua 116, Mahanoy Area 47200 Yard Medley Relay- 1. Tamaqua (Jake Kropp,Gage Whalen, Ben Turrano, Ethan Ebberts)2:00.67,2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Tamaqua200 Free- 1. Matt Stanek (T) 2:05.08, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Tamaqua200 I.M.- 1. Gage Whalen (T) 2:32.16, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Tamaqua50 Free- 1. Ben Turrano (T) 25.28, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Mahanoy Arae100 Fly- 1. Liam Mansell (MA) 1:08.57, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Tamaqua100 Free- 1. Jake Kropp (T) 55.01, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Mahanoy Area500 Free- 1. Matt Stanek (T) 5:42.25, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Tamaqua200 Free Relay- 1. Tamaqua (Gage Whalen, Matt Stanek, Jake Wenzel, Ethan Ebberts) 1:46.52, 2. Mahanoy Area, 3. Tamaqua100 Back- 1. Jake Kropp (T) 58.64, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Mahanoy Area100 Breast- 1. Gage Whalen (T) 1:18.83, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Mahanoy Area400 Free Relay- 1. Tamaqua (Ben Turrano, Matt Stanek, Jake Wenzel, Jake Kropp) 3:55.55, 2. Tamaqua, 3. Mahanoy AreaGIRLS BASKETBALLNo. Lehigh-CatasauquaNorthern Lehigh was able to fend off Catasauqua for a 26-25 Colonial League victory.Kelsey Folweiler was the offensive standout for the Bulldogs, scoring 11 points, to help them earn their first win of the season.For the Roughies, Amarys Moten scored eight points.NO. LEHIGHFolweiler 5-1-6-11, Olewine 2-0-4-5, Tarafas 1-0-2-5, Bevans 2-0-0-4, Harlan 2-0-0-4, Thomas 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-1-12-26.CATASAUQUASobrinski 0-0-0-0, Moten 3-1-2-8, Buczynski 3-1-2-7, Buchman 3-0-0-7, Sell 0-0-0-0, Saruba 0-0-0-0, Matos 0-1-3-1, Sziy 1-0-2-2. TOTALS: 10-4-9-25.No. Lehigh 9 2 8 7 - 26Catasauqua 9 3 3 8 - 25Three-pointers: NL - Olewine 1; C - Buchman 1.Northwestern-BangorNorthwestern edged Bangor, 44-42, in a Colonial League game.Sarah Segan had 12 points to lead the Tigers. Teammate Trista Cunningham chipped in with nine points.For the Slaters, Jasmine Vass finished with a team-high 12 points.NORTHWESTERNMertz 1-4-4-7, Landrigan 2-1-3-5, Day 2-0-0-4, Segan 2-6-9-12, Koenig 0-0-0-0, Bennett 0-0-0-0, Thomas 3-1-3-8, Cunningham 2-5-10-9, Anderson 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-17-29-45.BANGORVass 3-6-8-12, Phillips 1-0-0-3, King 1-0-3-3, Green 0-0-0-0, Zungolo 3-4-6-10, Colton 1-4-4-6, Kallus 2-3-4-7, Baker 1-0-0-2, Wilkins 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 12-17-25-43.Northwestern 11 10 9 15 - 45Bangor 11 6 12 14 - 43Three-pointers: Northwestern - Segan 2, Mertz 1, Thomas 1; Bangor - Phillips 1, King 1.Pen Argyl-PalmertonIn a back and forth contest, Pen Argyl was able to pull away in overtime for a 60-50 Colonial League win.Sara Cinelli led the Green Knights to the victory, scoring 20 points.For the Bombers, Jade Farquhar scored 13 points, while Madison Mummey contributed 10.PEN ARGYLPresby 6-0-0-12, Strouse 0-0-0-0, Zsnette 3-2-2-8, Cinelli 9-0-2-20, Mennell 5-3-4-14, Bender 3-0-2-6, Smull 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-5-10-60.PALMERTONKrupa 4-0-2-8, Mummey 5-0-0-10, Paulinho 0-0-0-0, Farquhar 5-3-4-13, Tracey 5-0-1-10 Reimer 2-2-2-6, Nemeth 1-1-1-3. TOTALS: 22-6-10-50.Pen Argyl 13 14 15 5 13 - 60Palmerton 16 13 10 8 3 - 50Three-pointers: PA - Cinelli 2, Mennell 1. P - None.Jim Thorpe-Williams Vy.Williams Valley had a big first quarter and went on to rout the Olympians, 63-30, in a non-league game.The Lady Vikes were led by Rayanee Hawk's 17 points. Cassidy Pinchdrski chipped in with 14 points.For Jim Thorpe, Alexis Naranjo led the way with nine points.JIM THORPEHassler 0-0-0-0, Doughty 1-0-0-2, Cope 0-0-0-0, Condly 0-0-0-0, Ohl 0-0-0-0, Ennis 2-0-0-6, Naranjo 4-1-2-9, Rusbarsky 0-0-0-0, Cressman 2-3-4-7, Becker 3-0-0-6, Bush 0-0-0-0, Binder 0-0-2-0. TOTALS: 12-4-8-30.WILLIAMS VY.Pinchdrski 4-4-6-14, Hawk 7-2-3-17, Wessner 0-1-2-1, Kreiser 4-1-2-9, Nestor 4-0-0-8, Whelski 3-0-0-8, Schorr 0-0-0-0, Daniel 1-0-0-2, Finshorski 1-0-0-2, Sweigert 1-0-0-2, Calnon 0-0-0-0, Ancheff 0-0-0-0.TOTALS: 25-8-13-63.Jim Thorpe 11 6 7 6 - 30Williams Vy. 27 13 15 8 - 63Three-pointers: JT - Ennis 2; WV - Whelski 2, Pinchdrski 2, Hawk 1.BOYS BASKETBALLBangor-NorthwesternNorthwestern hung tough with Bangor for three quarters, but was outscored 26-8 in the final fame, dropping a 58-34 Colonial League contest.Shavaughn Morris led the Slaters with 21 points.For the Tigers, Parker Jones scored 14 points.BANGORMulitsch 0-0-0-0, R. Jones 1-0-0-3, Freeman 2-0-0-4, Martino 4-2-2-11, Morris 10-1-3-21, Reider 3-0-1-6, Strohe 0-0-0-0, Kosman 0-0-0-0, Ringland 6-0-4-13, G. Jones0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 26-3-10-58.NORTHWESTERNArcher 1-0-0-2, Mengel 0-0-0-0, Jones 4-2-2-14, Breininger 0-0-2-0, McCann 0-0-0-0, Breidinger 1-0-0-2, Schwartz 2-0-2-5, Maurer 0-0-0-0, Shuey 1-0-0-2, Richardson 3-0-0-7, Markovitch 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 13-2-6-34.Bangor 11 6 15 26 - 58Northwestern 10 7 9 8 - 34Three-pointers: Bangor - R. Jones 1, Martino 1, Ringland 1; Northwestern - Jones 4, Schwartz 1, Richardson 1.Palmerton-Pen ArgylPen Argyl held Palmerton to just five second half points enroute to a 35-29 Colonial League victory.Chris Muller led Pen Argyl with 10 points and seven rebounds.Nick Frey led the Bombers in scoring, tallying 11 points.PALMERTONHay 1-2-2-4, Achterman 1-1-2-3, Svetik 1-0-0-2, Lesher 0-0-0-0, Frey 3-2-3-11, Suto 2-0-0-5, Quinn 2-0-0-4, Shivone 0-0-0-0, Burger 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 10-5-7-29PEN ARGYLMuller 2-5-6-10, LeBarre 2-2-2-8, Neid 2-3-4-7, N. Gillette 2-0-1-4, Sisson 1-2-2-4, Fehr 0-1-2-1, Stecz 0-0-0-0, Strouse 0-1-2-1, Messerschmidt 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-14-19-35Palmerton 14 10 1 4 - 29Pen Argyl 11 1 12 11 - 35Three-pointers: P - Frey 3, Suto 1; PA - LeBarre 2, Muller 1.Weatherly-Mahanoy AreaWeatherly fell to Mahanoy Area, 59-20, in Schuylkill League action.Larry McNeil of Mahanoy Area led all scorers with 17 points, including five three-pointers.The Mahanoy Area JV team also was victorious, 68-22.WeatherlyColl 1-0-0-2, Kelly 0-0-0-0, L.Riner 0-0-0-0, Figas 2-1-2-8, Miller 2-0-0-4, Bizarre 0-0-0-0, J.Riner 2-0-0-4, Buscher 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 9-1-2-20.Mahanoy AreaRichmond 1-0-0-2, Yedsena 3-0-0-8, McNeil 6-0-0-17, Merchlinsky 0-0-0-0, Mahmod 1-1-3-3, Talbot 1-0-0-2, Miller 5-2-4-15, Joseph 1-1-2-3, Kuzma 3-1-4-7, Cavenas 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 22-5-13-59.Weatherly 2 4 3 11 - 20Mahanoy Area 16 12 24 7 - 59Three pointers: Weatherly - Figas 1; Mahanoy Area - McNeil 5, Miller 3, Yedsena 2.No. Schuylkill-Panther Vy.Matt Manbeck's 26 points helped North Schuylkill defeat Panther Valley, 48-35, in a Schuylkill League Division 1 game.For Panther Valley (3-2, 1-1), Kyle Ferryman scored 11 points, and Luke Stano and Jake Szczecina added 10 points each.NO. SCHUYLKILLMarlow 1-0-0-2, Hillibish 1-0-0-3, Murray 4-5-7-13, Mazur 0-0-0-0, Manbeck 10-3-5-26, Mazeika 0-0-2-0, Karlonis 0-0-0-0, Jordan 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 18-8-14-48.PANTHER VY.Dubosky 1-0-0-2, Szczecina 4-1-1-10, Keo 0-0-0-0, Kusko 0-0-0-0, Stano 4-0-0-10, Hudicka 1-0-0-2, Ferryman 4-1-1-2-11. TOTALS: 14-2-3-35.No. Schuylkill 12 12 10 14 - 48Panther Vy. 11 7 7 10 - 35Three-pointers: NS - Manbeck 3, Hillisbish 1; PV - Ferryman 2, Stano 2, Szczecina 1.Williams Vy.-Jim ThorpeWilliams Valley held Jim Thorpe to just six points in the fourth quarter enroute to a 44-41 non-league victory.The Vikings were led by Nick Rodichok's 11 points. Brendan Miller also helped out, scoring 10 points.For the Olympians, Bryce Micciche scored eight points.WILLIAMS VY.Sedsse 2-0-1-5, Matter 1-0-0-2, B. Miller 3-3-6-10, Rautzahn 2-4-10-8, Rodichok 4-3-4-11, C. Miller 3-2-2-8. TOTALS: 15-12-23-44JIM THORPEAcker 0-0-0-0, Principe 0-1-2-1, Micciche 3-0-2-8, Lawrence 3-1-4-7, St. Hill 3-0-0-7, Everett 3-1-2-5, Snisky 5-3-6-13, TOTALS: 16-6-16-41Williams Vy. 9 11 10 14 - 44Jim Thorpe 16 9 10 6 - 41Three-pointers: WV - Sedsse 1, B. Miller 1; JT - Micciche 2, St. Hill 1.Marian-MMIMMI outscored Marian 16-6 in the third quarter to come away with a 48-34 non-league victory.Edward Herbener led the Preppers with 15 points on the night.For Marian, Mike Vercusky had a solid outing, scoring 15 points, while grabbing 10 rebounds.MARIANA. Agosti 0-0-0-0, Karnish 0-0-0-0, Vercusky 6-3-4-15, Wotko 1-0-0-3, N. Agosti 1-0-0-2, Kuczynksi 2-0-1-4, Mussoline 1-0-0-2, Wesner 3-0-0-6, Weber 1-0-0-2, Lagath 0-0-0-0, Latham 0-0-0-0, Myers 0-0-0-0, Inama 0-0-0-0, Paluck 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-3-5-34.MMIHerbener 6-1-4-15, Karchner 2-3-4-7, Rogers 4-0-0-11, Kupsho 5-0-2-11, Stish 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 19-4-10-48.Marian 12 8 6 8 - 34MMI 13 11 16 8 - 48Three-pointers: M - Wotko 1; MMI Rogers 3, Herbener 2, Kupsho 1.JR. HIGH BASKETBALL9TH GRADETamaqua was downed by Blue Mountain 55-31.For Tamaqua (2-2), Ed Titus had 10 points while Josh Gordan and Chris Miller each had six.8TH GRADETamaqua moved to 4-0 on the season with a 46-26 win over Shenandoah.Aaron Wargula paced tamaqua with 10 points while Thad Zuber, Mitchell Kurek and Brad Clemson had eight apiece.7TH GRADETamaqua defeated Shenandoah 46-18.The Raiders (3-1) were led by Tavio Agosti, who had 13 points. Derion Stianche and Nick Breiner both chipped in with nine points apiece.