The Jim Thorpe volleyball team punched its ticket to the postseason with a victory in its final regular season match.

VOLLEYBALLJim Thorpe-WeatherlyJim Thorpe swept Weatherly in a Schuylkill League crossover contest, 3-0, to clinch a spot in the District 11 Class AA playoffs.Alexandra McGinley led the Lady Olympians with 26 digs. Kelsey Carroll added 20 assists, and Erin Shigo contributed 10 kills.MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALLN. Schuylkill-TamaquaTamaqua used a late score and critical defensive stop in the final minute to preserve a 22-20 win over North Schuylkill.With the game tied 14-14 in the fourth quarter, the Raiders surged ahead on a half-back pass from Nate Boyle to Brayden Knoblauch, who finished with 171 yards passing and a score. Boyle (76 yards rushing, one TD; 69 yards receiving, one TD) converted the two-point conversion to put Tamaqua up 22-14.North Schuylkill scored with under 30 seconds to play, but the Spartans failed to score on their two-point conversion attempt.