The Marian girls defeated Mahanoy Area to claim the Schuylkill League Division 3 championship.

In other action, the Northwestern's boys and girls defeated Pen Argyl, while Tamaqua gained wins in both boys basketball and girls swimming.GIRLS BASKETBALLMarian-Mahanoy AreaMarian earned an important Schuylkill League victory over Mahanoy Area, 36-28.Vanessa Whitecavage scored a game-high 15 points for the Fillies, who clinched the Division 3 championship. Savanna Krushinsky tallied a dozen during the win.Marian is now 16-2 overall and 9-1 in the league.MARIANWhitecavage 4-3-4-15, Correale 1-0-0-2, Agosti 2-1-3-6, Krushinsky 5-2-5-12, Raabe 0-0-0-0, Karnish 0-0-0-0, Stoyer 0-1-4-1. TOTALS: 12-7-16-36.MAHANOY AREABabinsky 2-0-0-4, M.Biscoe 1-0-0-3, L.Biscoe 2-3-6-7, Conroy 0-2-4-2, McGee 0-2-2-2, Van Horn 0-0-0-0, Byrne 2-4-6-8, Cavanes 1-0-0-2, Bernardyn 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-11-18-28.Marian 14 7 8 7 - 36Mahanoy 5 13 2 8 - 28Three-pointers: Marian - Whitecavage 4, Agosti 1; Mahanoy Area - M. Biscoe 1.Pen Argyl-NorthwesternNorthwestern started off strong and never looked back on its way to a 59-22 Colonial League victory over Pen Argyl.Erika Thomas sparked the Tigers with a 24-point performance.Teammates Leighanna Lister, Abigail Chisdak and Mikaela Koenig all finished with eight points.With the win, Northwestern improved to 13-7 overall and 11-4 in the league.PEN ARGYLRuggierio 0-0-0-0, Campbell 2-0-0-4, O'Brien 0-0-0-0, Heisler 3-0-0-6, Irwin 0-0-0-0, Sampson 1-2-2-4, Freda 0-0-0-0, Weaver 0-0-0-0, Sutton 1-4-4-6, Larson 1-0-0-2, Firestone 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-6-6-22.NORTHWESTERNStitzel 0-0-0-0, Hambrick 0-0-0-0, Lister 3-2-2-8, Chisdak 4-0-0-8, Sevrain 0-0-0-0, Pasquale 2-0-0-4, Koenig 4-0-0-8, Williamson 1-1-2-3, Christopher 0-0-0-0, Dietrich 0-0-0-0, Thomas 9-5-6-24, Sekerak 0-0-0-0, Smith 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 25-8-10-59.Pen Argyl 2 2 10 8 - 22Northwestern 14 17 18 10 - 59Three-pointers: PA - none; NW - Thomas 1.Wilson-Northern LehighWilson used a strong second half to pull away for a 50-26 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.Jill Olewine paced the Bulldogs with a 17-point performance.The Warriors' Ally Quinn led all scorers with 22 points.Northern Lehigh dropped to 1-19 overall and 1-14 in the league.WILSONVega 3-2-4-8, Casciole 1-0-1-2, Dryer 1-0-0-3, Gillen 0-1-4-1, Fabian 0-1-2-1, Heneman 1-0-0-2, Shriver 1-0-2-2, Camilo 2-3-4-7, Quinn 6-6-8-22, Salvi 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 16-13-25-50.NORTHERN LEHIGHGuelcher 0-0-0-0, M. Wilk 0-0-0-0, K. Hoffman 1-3-6-5, Knerr 0-0-0-0, Kemery 0-0-0-0, D. Hoffman 1-0-2-2, Ziegler 1-0-1-2, A. Wilk 0-0-0-0, Lutz 0-0-0-0, Thomas 0-0-0-0, Olewine 5-7-13-17. TOTALS: 8-10-22-26.Wilson 8 10 17 15 - 50No. Lehigh 8 6 5 7 - 26Three-pointers: Wilson - Quinn 4, Dryer 1; NL - none.Bangor-PalmertonA 19-point opening quarter propelled Bangor to a 44-23 Colonial League win over Palmerton.The Slaters' Marissa Fernandez-Tierney was the game's high-scorer with 11 points, while Jaclyn Hess chipped in with nine.Linnaea Leister led the Bombers with eight points.Palmerton dropped to 4-16 overall and 3-12 in the CL.BANGORLearn 1-1-2-3, Konicki 0-0-0-0, Ohland 0-5-6-5, Robinson 2-0-0-6, Casimiro 0-0-1-0, Groller 2-2-2-6, Barone 0-0-0-0, A. Fernandez-Tierney 1-0-0-2, Hess 4-0-0-9, M. Fernandez-Tierney 2-6-6-11, Champa 1-0-0-2, Coton 0-0-0-0, LaBar 0-0-0-0, Parga 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 13-14-17-44.PALMERTONHirochek 0-1-2-1, Shupp 0-0-0-0, Leister 3-2-2-8, Frantz 0-2-2-2, Wentz 2-0-0-4, Muniz 1-0-1-2, Beers 3-0-0-6, Goodhile 0-0-1-0. TOTALS: 9-5-8-23.Bangor 19 5 10 10 - 44Palmerton 7 4 8 4 - 23Three-pointers: Bangor - Robinson 2, Hess 1, Fernandez-Tierney 1; Palmerton - none.Pottsville-Panther ValleyPottsville cruised to a 54-10 Schuylkill League Division 1 victory over Panther Valley.The Tides' Sadie Comfort netted a game-high 14 points, while Kyra Schenk added nine.Christina Dacey finished with four points to lead the Panthers (3-15; 0-11).POTTSVILLESherokas 0-0-0-0, Coyle 0-0-0-0, Skosnick 0-0-0-0, Burnhauser 3-0-0-6, Plachko 2-0-0-5, Tarconish 1-2-2-4, Cresswell 3-0-0-8, Eckert 2-0-0-4, Comfort 5-0-0-14, Kondrack 1-0-0-2, Eagan 1-0-0-2, Schenk 4-1-2-9. TOTALS: 22-3-4-54.PANTHER VALLEYWeaver 0-0-0-0, Hoben 0-0-0-0, Filer 1-1-2-3, Sheridan 0-0-0-0, Dacey 0-4-6-4, Miller 0-0-2-0, C. Markovich 1-0-0-3, Ketchledge 0-0-2-0, Krajcir 0-0-0-0, Williams 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 2-5-12-10.Pottsville 15 18 13 8 - 54Panther Valley 0 2 2 6 - 10Three-pointers: Pottsville - Comfort 4, Cresswell 2, Plachko 1; PV - C. Markovich 1.BOYS BASKETBALLTamaqua-Pine GroveTamaqua earned a Schuylill League win against Pine Grove, 61-38.Russell Blaker of Tamaqua was the leading scorer with 21 points. Zeke Wassell added a trio of three-pointers en route to 14 points.Thad Zuber chipped in nine to help the Raiders improve to 6-13 overall and 4-7 in the league.TAMAQUABlaker 7-6-8-21, Wassell 5-0-0-14, Kurek 1-0-0-2, Zuber 3-3-3-9, Scott 1-0-0-2, Barr 0-0-0-0, Wargula 0-0-0-0, Rother 1-4-4-6, Murphy 0-1-2-1, Rivera 1-0-2-2, Davidson 0-0-0-0, Gabe Gregoire 1-0-0-2, Bates 1-0-2-2. TOTALS: 21-14-21-61.PINE GROVEHuber 0-0-0-0, Wolff 1-0-0-2, Ibarra 2-1-2-5, Kreiser 0-0-0-0, Pena 0-0-0-0, C. Griffiths 2-0-0-5, Culbert 0-0-0-0, Leininger 5-0-0-11, Snedden 3-2-3-8, Bertasavage 0-0-0-0, A. Griffiths 1-0-0-3, Omlar 1-0-0-2, Routledge 1-2-4-4. TOTALS: 15-5-9-38.Tamaqua 8 19 17 17 - 61Pine Grove 8 19 5 6 - 38Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Wassell 4, Blaker 1; Pine Grove - C. Griffiths 1, A.Griffiths 1, Leininger 1.Northwestern-Pen ArgylNorthwestern grabbed an early lead and defeated Pen Argyl in a Colonial League contest, 62-57.Parker Jones led the Tigers with 24 points. Robert Seyfried scored 15 and Dustin Snyder added 13.Tim Brunstetter's game-high 25 points wasn't enough for the Green Knights.With the win, Northwestern improved to 9-11 overall and 6-9 in the league.NORTHWESTERNHess 0-1-2-1, Jones 6-8-9-24, Mengel 3-0-0-9, Seyfried 5-5-6-15, Snyder 4-5-6-13, Yadush 0-0-0-0, McCann 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 18-19-23-62.PEN ARGYLStrouse 2-2-2-7, Gillette 5-1-3-12, Scott 3-2-2-9, Barr 0-0-0-0, Brunstetter 9-5-6-25, Sampson 0-2-1-1, Cleary-Kojo 2-0-0-5, Robicheau 0-0-0-0, Kukla 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-11-15-57.Northwestern 18 11 17 16 - 62Pen Argyl 9 14 15 19 - 57Three-pointers: Northwestern - Jones 4, Mengel 3; Pen Argyl - Strouse 1, Gillette 1, Scott 1, Cleary-Kojo 1.Northern Lehigh-WilsonWilson topped Northern Lehigh in a Colonial League game, 76-39.Jeff Cooper of Wilson led all scorers with 18 points. Robert Smeltz added 10 during the victory.Joe Egan (14) and Hason Mujovic (12) combined to score 26 of the Bulldogs' 39 points. With the loss, Nolehi dropped to 1-19 overall and 0-15 in the leagueNORTHERN LEHIGHMeixsell 1-0-0-2, Egan 4-6-9-14, G. Kemery 0-0-0-0, Shupp 3-2-4-8, Seiler 0-0-0-0, Shoff 0-0-0-0, Long 0-0-0-0, Hess 0-0-0-0, P.Kemery 0-0-0-0, Colon 1-1-2-3, Mujovic 6-0-0-12, Sullivan 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 15-9-16-39.WILSONJefferson 1-0-0-2, Smith 0-0-0-0, Meddlesaint 0-1-2-1, Alexander 2-0-0-6, Cooper 7-2-5-18, Swiatek 2-0-2-4, Raso 3-0-0-7, Glovas 1-1-2-3, Smeltz 4-1-1-10, E.Smith 3-0-1-6, Whildin 4-1-1-9, Barnes 1-0-0-2, Williams 2-0-0-4, Gibson 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 32-6-14-76.No. Lehigh 8 11 16 4 - 39Wilson 21 20 18 17 - 76Three-pointers: No. Lehigh - none; Wilson - Alexander 2, Cooper 2, Raso 1, Smeltz 1.Palmerton-BangorBangor had a three-point frenzy in a Colonial League victory against Palmerton, 79-55.Reece Jones had a team-high 20 points for the Slaters and dropped six three-pointers during the win. Michael Martino scored 15 points, all from behind the arc. In all, Bangor finished the contest with 13 treys.Palmerton's Spencer Hay exploded for a game-high 30 points, including a three-pointer of his own. Mike Stasko chipped in 11 as the Bombers dropped to 6-13 overall and 4-11 in the league.PALMERTONHay 13-3-10-30, Baumgardt 0-0-0-0, Yaindl 2-0-0-4, Papay 2-0-0-5, Suto 1-0-0-2, Perschy 0-0-0-0, Andress 0-0-0-0, Rodriguez 0-1-2-1, Stasko 4-3-4-11, Stahler 1-0-2-2. TOTALS: 23-7-18-55.BANGORI.Jones 0-0-0-0, R.Jones 7-0-0-20, Martino 5-0-0-15, S.Benton 5-0-0-10, Holland 1-0-0-3, Strone 1-0-0-2, D.Benton 7-3-3-17, Schiavone 2-0-0-5, Field 1-0-0-2, C.Holland 2-1-2-5. TOTALS: 31-4-5-79.Palmerton 8 14 15 18 - 55Bangor 19 20 14 21 - 79Three-pointers: Palmerton - Hay 1, Papay 1; Bangor - R. Jones 6, Martino 5, B.Holland 1, Schiavone 1.Panther Valley-PottsvillePottsville earned a Schuylkill League victory over Panther Valley, 54-20.Muldeen Thomas led the Tide with 11 points. Jordan Melochick and Ian Renninger both scored 10.Matt Hudicka was the leading scorer for the Panthers (5-13; 2-9) with 10 points.PANTHER VALLEYFigueroa 2-0-0-5, Stanko 0-3-6-3, Micholik 0-0-0-0, Miller 0-2-4-2, Hudicka 2-4-4-10, Fisher 0-0-0-0, Blasko 0-0-0-0, Emmert 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 4-9-14-20.POTTSVILLEAbdo 1-0-0-2, Gerchak 1-0-0-2, Wood 1-0-2-2, Thomas 4-0-0-11, Melochick 4-1-1-10, Witman 2-0-0-4, Pellish 1-0-0-2, Renninger 5-0-0-10, Schenck 3-2-2-9, Opake 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 23-3-5-54.Panther Vy. 5 6 4 5 - 20Pottsville 14 20 9 11 - 54Three-pointers: Panther Vy. - Figueroa 1, Hudicka 2; Pottsville - Melochick 1, Schenck 1.Lehighton-Blue MountainLehighton fell to Blue Mountain, 62-52, in a Schuylkill League contest.No other information was received by the Times News.Jim Thorpe-N. SchuylkillNorth Schuylkill pulled away from Jim Thorpe to post a 55-31 Schuylkill League win.No other information was received by the Times News.SWIMMINGTamaqua-Sch. HavenTamaqua and Schuylkill Haven split a Schuylkill League meet.The Blue Raider girls edged the Hurricanes, 83-79, while the Hurricane boys gained an 89-69 victory.Rebecca Kanaskie (200 IM, 100 Breast) and Lexi Kerstetter (100 Free, 100 Back) were multiple victors for the Lady Raiders (3-8; 1-5), while Abby Brickler (50 Free) and Emma Rago (diving) came away with single firsts.Jeff Letterhouse (200 IM), Ben Turrano (100 Fly), Bryan Ramirez (500 Free) and Thorn Devlin (Diving) all earned first-place finishes for the Tamaqua boys (1-10; 0-6).GIRLSTamaqua 83, Schuylkill Haven 79200 Medley Relay - 1. Schuylkill Haven 2:03.00, 2. Tamaqua (Lexi Kerstetter, Sarah Maue, Abigail Brickler, Rebecca Kanaskie); 200 Free - 1. Kali Muthersbaugh (SH) 2:17.47, 2. Sarah Maue (T), 3. Emily Andrews (T);200 IM - 1. Rebecca Kanaskie (T) 2:26.16, 2. Taylor Felty (SH); 50 Free - 1. Abigail Brickler (T) 27.33, 2. Crystal Reber (SH), 3. Megan Ditzler (SH); Diving - 1. Emma Rago (T) 141.60; 100 Fly - 1. Mary Zimmerman (SH) 1:06.64, 2. Kali Muthersbaugh (SH), 3. Abigail Brickler (T); 100 Free - 1. Lexi Kerstetter (T) 1:03.22, 2. Crystal Reber (SH), 3. Emily Andrews (T); 500 Free - 1. Mary Zimmerman (SH) 5:58.37, 2. Sarah Maue (T), 3. Hannah Palladino (SH); 200 Free Relay - 1. Schuylkill Haven 1:53.95, 2. Tamaqua (Maizy Troxell, Olivia Lattanzi, Julia Shellhamer, Emily Andrews); 100 Back - 1. Lexi Kerstetter (T) 1:07.60, 2. Megan Ditzler (SH), 3. Madison Irwin (SH); 100 Breast - 1. Rebecca Kanaskie (T) 1:16.19, 2. Taylor Felty (SH), 3. Julia Shellhamer (T); 400 Free Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Lexi Kerstetter, Sarah Maue, Abigail Brickler, Rebecca Kanaskie) 4:19.51, 2. Schuylkill Haven, 3. Tamaqua (Emily Andrews, Jazmin Mena, Olivia Lattanzi, Julia Shellhamer).BOYSSchuylkill Haven 89, Tamaqua 69200 Medley Relay - 1. Schuylkill Haven 1:55.87, 2. Tamaqua (Jeff Letterhouse, Jacob Rudy, Benjamin Turrano, Bill Frederick); 200 Free - 1. Ian McGowan (SH) 2:00.86, 2. Benjamin Turrano (T), 3. Bryan Ramirez (T);200 IM - 1. Jeff Letterhouse (T) 2:27.56, 2. Hunter Romberger (SH); 50 Free - 1. Joseph Brennan (SH) 25.47, 2. Owen Pothering (SH), 3. Jacob Rudy (T); Diving - 1. Thorn Devlin (T) 214.40, 2. Bill Shilko (T), 3. Bill Frederick (T); 100 Fly - 1. Benjamin Turrano (T) 1:02.66, 2. Connor Raymond (SH), 3. John Rakowsky (SH); 100 Free - 1. Joseph Brennan (SH) 56.62, 2. Owen Pothering (SH), 3. Andrew Castagna (T);500 Free - 1. Bryan Ramirez (T) 6:25.25, 2. Josh Semanco (SH), 3. Kyle Schaeffer (SH); 200 Free Relay - 1. Schuylkill Haven 1:44.20, 2. Schuylkill Haven, 3. Tamaqua (Bill Frederick, Jacob Rudy, Andrew Castagna, Bryan Ramirez); 100 Back - 1. Hunter Rumberger (SH) 1:07.75, 2. Jeff Letterhouse (T), 3. John Rakowsky (SH); 100 Breast - 1. Ian McGowan (SH) 1:16.94, 2. Jacob Rudy (T), 3. Connor Raymond (SH); 400 Free Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Jeff Letterhouse, Andrew Castagna, Bryan Ramirez, Benjamin Turrano) 4:23.38, 2. Schuylkill Haven.9TH GRADE BASKETBALLTamaqua-Panther ValleyTamaqua was victorious against Panther Valley, 58-37.Wes Griffin had a game-high 18 points for Tamaqua.8TH GRADE BASKETBALLTamqua-Panther ValleyTamaqua defeated Panther Valley, 48-23.Nate Boyle had 10 points to lead the Raiders. Thomas Edwards had eight points for the Panthers.7TH GRADE BASKETBALLTamqua-Panther ValleyPanther Valley downed Tamaqua, 47-17.PV was led by Thomas Edwards with 15 points. Nate Hope had six for Tamaqua.