Several Palmerton Area High School athletic programs have been recognized for their athletic merits.

Borough council Thursday approved resolutions in honor of the 2013 varsity cheerleading squad, 2013-14 wrestling team, and 2014 track and field team.Councilman Kris Hoffner presented the first of the resolutions to the 2013 varsity cheerleading squad, which won the Colonial League Game Time Division Cheerleading Competition.Accompanied by coach Bethany Rowland, cheerleaders on hand included Kristin Ahner, Kayla Bradberry, Tori Haydt, and Sam Herbert.Next, Hoffner read a resolution in recognition of the 2013-14 wrestling team, which produced several Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association achievements.Though not in attendance, those honored were Josh Evans (138-pound weight class), who placed second at districts and regionals, as well as fifth at the PIAA State Championship; Zachary Graver (160 pounds), who finished third at districts and regionals; and Daniel Russo (126 pounds), who wound up sixth at districts and regionals.Finally, Hoffner bestowed a resolution upon the 2014 track and field team, which finished with a record of nine wins and one loss, before it went on to win the Colonial League Championship meet.At the PIAA state meet, Austin Shupp won first place in the 100 meeter hurdles, and second place in the 300 meter hurdles; Jarred Sacks finished eighth in the triple jump; Gerald Pereira took sixth in the 400 meter dash; Shupp, Pereira, Harley Appelbaum, and Tre Nelson would up sixth in the 4-by-100 meter relay; and Shupp, Pereira, Shaun Seiler and Nate Eckhart placed third in the 400-meter relay.In the District 11 meet, Sacks won the triple jump; Charles Debski won the javelin; Darris Rodrigues won the pole vault; Pereira won the 400 meter dash; Shupp won the 110 meter hurdles and 300 meter hurdles (setting District 11 records in both events); and Shupp, Pereira, Eckhart and Seiler won the 4-by-400 relay.And at the Colonial League meet, Spencer Hay won the high jump, and Rodrigues won the pole vault.Coach Jeff Minnich, Eckhart and Appelbaum attended the meeting.