Lehighton’s Cierra Kunkle has announced that she will continue her academic and softball careers at Muhlenberg College.

This spring will be Kunkle’s fourth year as a member of the Lehighton softball team. She has played pitcher, third baseman and shortstop during her career.

Last season as a junior, Kunkle captained the Indian team. She had a .379 batting average with a home run, four triples and two doubles. As a sophomore, Kunkle received the team’s Sportsmanship Award, and as a freshman she received the Indians’ Defensive Award.

In addition to softball, Kunkle was a two-year member of the volleyball team, was president of the National Art Honor Society, was on the yearbook staff, was a member of the senior assembly group, and participated in the PALS program.

Cierra is the daughter of Steve and Sherry Kunkle. She plans to major in psychology at Muhlenberg.