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Marian's Kurzinsky 9th at league meet

Nick Kurzinsky of Marian ended in ninth place at Monday's Schuylkill League golf championships.

In other action, Northwestern posted Colonial League wins in both boys and girls soccer, as well as field hockey.GOLFSchuylkill LeagueBoys ChampionshipMarian's Nick Kurzinsky finished in ninth place at the annual Schuylkill League boys golf championship.Kurzinsky shot an 88 at Mahoning Valley Country Club, topping all area golfers.Tamaqua's Carson Schoener carded a 90 to end in 12th place.Albie Evans of Schuylkill Haven captured the individual title with an 80, one stroke better than Pottsville's Josh Zelinsky.Schuylkill LeagueBoys Championship(Top 5 plus all local golfers)Albie Evans (Schuylkill Haven) 80, Josh Zelinsky (Pottsville) 81, Luke Reiter (Pine Grove) 82, Kaleb Sophy (Blue Mountain) 83, Derrick Yuengling (Blue Mountain) 83, Ryan Ciocco (Lourdes) 83, Tyler Coyle (Nativity) 83.Nick Kurzinsky (Marian) 88, Carson Schoener (Tamaqua) 90. Jacob Artz (Marian) 95, Tyler Disbrow (Tamaqua) 96, Ryan Frederickson (Tamaqua) 103, Collin McCarry (Marian) 106, Mason Barndt (Lehighton) 110, John Fedora (Jim Thorpe) 112, Stephen Heery (Lehighton) 115, Mason Farnell (Jim Thorpe) 117, Lukas David (Lehighton) 117, Ashton Gerhard (Weatherly) 118, A.J. Knepper (Weatherly) 128, Jason Walck (Jim Thorpe) 133.- Played at Mahoning Valley Country Club, par-73.Colonial LeagueChampionshipThe Northwestern boys took third place in the team standings at the annual Colonial League golf championships.The Tigers posted a score of 434, finishing behind Moravian Academy (394) and Southern Lehigh (415).Tyler Wiik, Mason Vogwill, and Joel Frey all carded an 86, finishing in a six-way tie for 13th place.Drew Warner of Moravian Academy fired a 72 to claim the individual title. Southern Lehigh's Jimmy Gold was runner-up, finishing one stroke behind Warner.Colonial League Golf ChampionshipTeam Standings1. Moravian Academy 394, 2. Southern Lehigh 415, 3. Northwestern 434, 4. Bangor 465.Individual Boys(Top 5 plus all local golfers)Drew Warner (Moravian Academy) 72, Jimmy Gold (Southern Lehigh) 73, Juan Vidal (Moravian Academy) 77, Matt Pulcini (Moravian Academy) 79, Justin Kyra (Saucon Valley) 81.Tyler Wiik (Northwestern) 86, Mason Vogwill (Northwestern) 86, Joel Frey (Northwestern) 86, Luke Hallman (Northwestern) 87, Colin Rex (Northwestern) 89, Logan Kresge (Palmerton) 90, Michael Joseph (Northwestern) 92, Eric Baumgardt (Palmerton) 96, Owen Reis (Palmerton) 101, Mason Kistler (Palmerton) 101, Jake Dellicker (Northwestern) 101, Matthew Lalik (Palmerton) 111.Individual GirlsMaddie Siuta (Southern Lehigh) 84, Grace Sanborn (Moravian Academy) 92, Larsen Lencheski (Notre Dame), Gabby Smalley (Northwestern) 107, Ashley Karol (Salisbury) 131.- Played at Bethlehem Golf Club, par-71BOYS SOCCERPen Argyl-NorthwesternNorthwestern rolled by Pen Argyl in a Colonial League game, 11-0.Andrew Goodolf, Noah Meyers, and Kevin Slack each scored twice for the Tigers. Jeff Garcia, Brian Garbacik, Samuel Seyfried, Kenneth Gawelko, and Connor Winter added goals.Northampton-Pleasant Vy.Pleasant Valley topped Northampton in a non-league battle, 3-0.Ryan Keller scored twice to lead the Bears, while Brian Kagel added another goal.Jon Mickens had a pair of assists for PV. Noah Neubert had four saves during the Bears' shutout.FIELD HOCKEYMoravian-No. LehighMoravian Academy blanked Northern Lehigh in a Colonial League match, 1-0.Maggie Reitz recorded three saves for the Bulldogs.Saucon Vy.-NorthwesternNorthwestern defeated Saucon Valley in Colonial League action, 2-1.Allie Costa scored twice to lead the Tigers.GIRLS SOCCERPottsville-LehightonPottsville defeated Lehighton in Schuylkill League action, 5-1.Carlo Hoak scored twice for Pottsville.Aubria Blasiak scored Lehighton's goal, assisted by Thera Hibbler.Northwestern-Pen ArgylNorthwestern earned a Colonal Laegue win over Pen Argyl, 4-1.Kayla Bardonner had a hat trick to lead Northwestern.Sara Hathaway and Jessica Williamson had two assists, while Alexa Bleahm scored once.TENNISMMI Prep-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe rolled by MMI Prep 4-1 in a non-league match.Christ McLean and Kaitlyn O'Neil were victorious in singles play.The Thorpe duo of Angelica Uzar and Evelyn Flores picked up a win, as did the team of Chloe Getz and Triselle Samuels.Jim Thorpe 4, MMI Prep 1SINGLESKatherine Pinto (MMI) def. Leanne Van Essendelft 6-1, 6-3; Christy McLean (JT) def. Jackie Braunstein 7-5, 6-0; Kaitlyn O'Neil (JT) def. Dominique Kline 6-0, 6-4, 6-4.DOUBLESAngelica Uzar/Evelyn Flores (JT) def. Abby Paul/Lindsay Brauntein 7-6,7-6; Chloe Getz/Triselle Samuels (JT) won by forfeit.Tamaqua-NorthamptonNorthampton cruised to a 7-0 victory over Tamaqua.The Konkrete Kids took all three singles matches in straight sets, dropping only five games.Northampton 7, Tamaqua 0SINGLESLiz Hozza (N) def. Brooke Williams 6-1, 6-1; Rose Sharga (N) def. Alexis Breiner 6-1, 6-0; Grace Teaes (N) def. Molly Clemson 6-2 6-0.DOUBLESJess Graco/Sid Schmall (N) def. Emily Fisher/Madison Wickersham 6-1, 6-2; Allison Reichard/Liz Moore (N) def. Sabrina Moyer/Julie Billig 6-1, 6-0; Alex Horwath/Naomi Ruoi (N) def. Jocelyn Rega/Annika Stahler 6-4, 6-0; Amelia Cesaner/Kaz Beendoes (N) def. Molly Clemson/Brooke Williams 8-4 (pro set).VOLLEYBALLPine Grove-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe swept Pine Grove in Schuylkill League action 25-21, 25-19, 25-19.Kelsey Carroll paved the way for Thorpe with 16 digs, 16 assists, and six kills. Alex McGinley had 10 digs, while Autumn Snyder contributed four blocks.Panther Valley-LehightonPanther Valley swept Lehighton in Schuylkill League play 25-16, 25-21, 25-21.Christina Dacey had eight kills and one ace, while Jenna Dubosky had seven kills and 13 assists.Erika Dubosky had six kills and two blocks, nine aces and five digs. Olivia Dacey had five kills and 12 digs.For Lehighton, Vanessa Ahner had 10 kills. Lillian Brown added 25 digs, while Sam Banning had 17.Marian-Holy RedeemerMarian defeated Holy Redeemer in five sets 20-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-20, 15-12.Jasmine Mooney had 18 kills and five aces to lead Marian. Gianna Agosti dished out 32 assists and had five kills.ES South-Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley swept East Stroudsburg South in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference action, 25-12, 25-14, 25-6.Renee Mapa led the Bears with 11 kills and five blocks. Cameron Caffrey added 27 assists and seven digs, while Des Powell added 10 kills and four digs.Minersville-TamquaMinersville earned a 25-19, 21-25, 25-16, 25-22 Schuylkill League victory over Tamaqua.Emily Amershak had 18 kills and five digs to lead the Raiders. Amy Hadesty added eight kills and Ella McLaughlin had 23 digs.JR HIGH BASKETBALL8TH GRADENativity-WeatherlyWeatherly defeated Nativity, 25-16.Ashley Pleban had 14 points for the Wreckers, while Madisyn vonFrisch and Emma Kane each had four points.Mahanoy Area-TamaquaTamaqua split two games against Mahanoy Area.The Blue Raiders won the "B" game, 28-22.Serena Jones scored 16 points and pulled down six rebounds for Tamaqua. Ashley Jones also grabbed nine rebounds.The Raiders lost the "A" game, 22-10.Seddon led the Golden Bears with 16 points.Robb scored four points for Tamaqua.

Marian's Nick Kurzinsky tees during the Schuylkill League championships. Scan this photo with the Prindeo app to see a photo gallery. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS
John Fedora of Jim Thorpe follows through after hitting a drive Monday at the Schuylkill League golf championships. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS
Tamaqua's Carson Schoener watches his drive at Monday's Schuylkill League golf championships. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS
Weatherly's Ashton Gerhard follows one of his shots at Monday's Schuylkill League golf championships. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS
Tamaqua's Ryan Frederickson watches a putt during the Schuylkill League championships Monday. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS
Palmerton's Logan Kresge watches hit shot during the Colonial League championships. NANCY SCHOLZ/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS
Northwestern's Luke Hallman hits a putt during Monday's Colonial League championships. NANCY SCHOLZ/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS