Marian, Lehighton, Jim Thorpe and Tamaqua all had strong performances in cross country action on Wednesday.

CROSS COUNTRY

Marian-Pine Grove-

Nativity-Schuylkill Haven

Marian’s boys and girls both posted sweeps in a Schuylkill League meet in Schuylkill Haven.

Both the Colts and Fillies recorded wins over Nativity, Pine Grove and Schuylkill Haven.

The Fillies’ Grace Curnow crossed the finish line in first place in the girls’ meet, while teammate Lisa Napoletano followed in third place.

Gavin Vercusky and Kevin Early placed second and third, respectively, in the boys race to lead the Colts.

GIRLS

Marian 15, Schuylkill Haven 50

Marian 15, Pine Grove 50

Marian 15, Nativity 50

1. G. Curnow (MC) 23:05, 2. Fridici (SH) 23:40, 3. Napoletano (MC) 24:30, 4. Mehallo (MC), 5. Yule (SH), 6. Genao (MC), 7. H. Curnow (MC), 8. Kreisl (MC), 9. Bright (SH), 10. Cassidy (N).

BOYS

Marian 20, Schuylkill Haven 41

Marian 26, Pine Grove 31

Marian 24, Nativity 31

1. Anderson (PG) 18:08, 2. Vercusky (MC) 19:57, 3. Earley (MC) 20:15, 4. O (N), 5. Ney (SH), 6. Holincheck (MC), 7. Mathers (N), 8. Cassidy (N), 9. Wissinger (PG), 10. Owens (PG).

Jim Thorpe-Minersville- Tri-Valley-Lehighton

The Lehighton girls and Jim Thorpe boys both had perfect 4-0 days at a Schuylkill League meet in Lehighton.

In the girls meet, the Indians’ Kelsey Gaston placed first, with the Jim Thorpe duo of Katelynn Boss and Nicole Carroll finishing in third and fourth place, respectively.

In the boys meet, the Olympians’ James Schwartz led area runners with a second-place finish. The Indians’ duo of Collin Wentz and Logan Lichtenwalner finished third and fourth, respectively.

GIRLS

Lehighton 15, Minersville 50

Lehighton 23, Tri-Valley 33

Lehighton 26, Jim Thorpe 31

Jim Thorpe 15, Minersville 50

Jim Thorpe 27, Tri-Valley 29

1. Kelsey Gaston (L) 20:32, 2. Samantha Masser (TV) 20:45, 3. Katelyn Bos (JT) 21:25, 4. Nicole Carroll (JT), 5. Paige Mitchell (TV), 6. Madison Cressley (L), 7. Megan Rosahac (JT), 8. Alyssa Williams (L), 9. Asia Arner (L), 10. Paige Wehr (L), 11. Isabelle Stewart (TV), 12. N. Risso (TV), 13. Kaylei Wentz (M), 14. Katie Wojton (L), 15. Isabella Acker (JT).

BOYS

Lehighton 21, Minersville 31

Lehighton 15, Tri-Valley 50

Jim Thorpe 23, Lehighton 32

Jim Thorpe 20, Minersville 37

Jim Thorpe 15, Tri-Valley 50

1. Landon Boyle (M) 18:30, 2. James Schwartz (JT) 19:01, 3. Collin Wentz (L) 19:06, 4. Logan Lichtenwalner (L), 5. Ben Seachrist (JT), 6. Ridge Snyder (JT), 7. Bradyn Thompson (JT), 8. Jasper DiSanto (JT), 9. Alex Kurtek (M), 10. Dylan Ahner (L), 11. Mason Houser (M), 12. Max Hoffman (L), 13. Nick Zeigenfuss (L), 14. Dominic Julian (TV), 15. Matt Kokinda (PV).

Mahanoy Area-Shenandoah- North Schuylkill-Tamaqua

Tamaqua boys and girls both had 2-1 marks in a Schuylkill League meet on their home course.

Brandon Fogarty led the Blue Raiders with a third-place finish in the boys race.

In the girls race, Brianna Dumond and Frances Kabana finished fourth and fifth, respectively, to lead Tamaqua.

GIRLS

North Schuylkill 24, Tamaqua 33

Tamaqua 15, Shenandoah Valley 50

Tamaqua 15, Mahanoy Area 50

1. Cori McCormick (NS) 18:29, 2. Ryley Schwalm (NS) 20:09, 3. Katie McCormick (NS) 20:23, 4. Brianna Dumond (T), 5. Frances Kabana (T), 6. Kailey Roberts (NS), 7. Maddison Quick (MA), 8. Lottie Mateyak (T), 9. Grace Stegermerten (T), 10. Makenna Carroll (T), 11. Madelyn Jones (T), 12. Mia Jones (T), 13. Abby Kuzio (NS), 14. Jiaya Gong (NS), 15. Natalie Hydro (T).

BOYS

Tamaqua 26, North Schuylkill 29

Shenandoah Valley 23, Tamaqua 36

Tamaqua 20, Mahanoy Area 41

1. Jack Flynn (NS) 17:30, 2. Cole Steisel (MA) 17:42, 3. Brandon Fogarty (T) 17:58, 4. Justin Williams (NS), 5. Joelvi Nunez (SV), 6. Diego Olayo (SV), 7. Tait Ehrig (T), 8. Connor Stasulli (SV), 9. Educ Zamudio (SV), 10. Ivan Monjaraz (SV), 11. Hunter Davis (SV), 12. Christopher Osenbach (T), 13. Charles Kabana (T), 14. Devon Greiner (NS), 15. Luis Velazquez (SV).

BOYS SOCCER

Blue Mountain-Lehighton

Blue Mountain blanked Lehighton for a 2-0 Schuylkill League win.

Aiden Valentine and Derek Burcik posted the Blue Eagles’ goals.

Indians’ goalie Randy Bongiorno finished with 10 saves.

Schuylkill Haven-Weatherly

Schuylkill Haven edged Weatherly for a 2-1 Schuylkill League victory.

Antonio Colecio posted the Wreckers’ lone goal.

Wreckers’ goalie Dalton Tompkins made four saves.

FIELD HOCKEY

Northwestern-Catasauqua

Northwestern rolled to a 10-1 Colonial League victory over Catasauqua.

Reagan Hernandez, Lauren Schellhamer, and Greenleigh McGehee all had two goals for the Tigers. Brynn Balliet, Charlize Bobbyn, Tess Ledeboer and Charlotte Horn all added single goals. Allyson Myers had two assists.

VOLLEYBALL

Marian-Nativity

Nativity defeated Marian, 25-11, 25-18, 23-25, 25-20 in a non-league match.

Alivia Karchner had nine kills and six blocks to lead the Fillies. Jamie Wheeler (six kills); Lacey Blasko (two kills, two blocks); and Rebecca Dzuranin (two kills, five blocks) also had strong games at the net. Ashlyn Klitsch had 21 assists, while Rhiannon Brady (10 digs); Macie Mazalusky (eight digs) and Tatianna Zeleniak (five digs) led the way defensively.

Southern Lehigh-Palmerton

Southern Lehigh defeated Palmerton in Colonial League action, 25-8, 25-9, 25-12.

JR. HIGH BASKETBALL

8th Grade

Panther Valley-Pine Grove

Panther Valley defeated Pine Grove, 35-29.

The Panthers’ Mikayala Yuricheck and Maddison Maynard both netted 10 points.

7th Grade

Panther Valley-Pine Grove

Pine Grove doubled up on Panther Valley for a 32-16 victory.

Maddison Whildin led the Panthers with six points.

Weatherly-Shenandoah

Shenandoah Valley defeated Weatherly, 22-20.

Bethany Houser recorded a Wreckers’ high of 13 points.