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Local Roundup: Results from Sept. 1

Weatherly’s golf team and Jim Thorpe’s tennis squad both picked up wins in local action Tuesday.

The Wreckers defeated Marian, while the Olympians blanked Tamaqua.

GOLF

Marian-Weatherly

Ben Ramirez captured medalist honors to help Weatherly gain a 367-422 Schuylkill League Division 2 victory over Marian.

Ramirez fired an 82 at Mountain Laurel to finish 12 strokes ahead of the next closest golfer. Teammate Antonio Colecio finished with a 94.

The Colts (0-2) were led by Walter Pavlik, who recorded a 96.

Weatherly improved to 1-1.

Weatherly 367, Marian 422

WEATHERLY

Ben Ramirez 82, Antonio Colecio 94, Ethan Broskoskie 95, Jack Nemshick 96.

MARIAN

Walter Pavlik 96, Carl Moyer 101, Mason Mazurkiwecz 111, Alex Kokosky 114.

Played at Mountain Laurel.

Saucon Vy.-Northwestern

Saucon Valley had four golfers finish in the 80s to post a 430-495 Colonial League win over Northwestern.

The Panthers’ Colin Zavacky earned medalist honors with a score of 81. Erik Smith followed with an 83.

Tyler Stasko was low man for the Tigers (0-2) with a 91.

Saucon Vy. 430, Northwestern 495

NORTHWESTERN

Tyler Stasko 91, Ryan Kensinger 99, Nick Scott 100, Ethan Bailey 102, Noah Smargiassi 103.

SAUCON VALLEY

Colin Zavacky 81, Erik Smith 83, Dustin Hill 85, Chris Bufanio 89, Jaden Kennedy 92.

TENNIS

Tamaqua-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe won every match in straight sets to gain a 5-0 victory over Tamaqua.

The Olympians’ singles players - Christy McLean, Trista Gehris and Gabby Nunez - only lost a combined five games in their three wins.

Thorpe also gained decisive decisions from the doubles teams of Sophia Samoleski and Tara McLean, and Hailey Trine and Kaylinn Trine.

Jim Thorpe 5, Tamaqua 0

SINGLES

Christy McLean (JT) def. Sabrina Pratt 6-0, 6-1; Trista Gehris (JT) def. Nami Choi 6-2, 6-2; Gabby Nunez (JT) def. 6-0, 6-0.

DOUBLES

Sophia Samoleski/Tara McLean (JT) def. Megan Oswald/Lesslie Antonio 6-2, 6-0; Hailey Trine/Kaylinn Trine (JT) def. Emily Hunsicker/Emily Antonio 6-0, 6-1.

FALL BASEBALL

Franklin Twp.-S. Parkland

The Franklin Township Mud Dawgs won their opening game of the Parkland Youth League fall baseball season with a 7-6 walk off win over the South Parkland Aces.

Cole Dietz pitched four innings and struck out six, without walking a batter. Cody Snyder pitched the last two innings in relief to earn the win.

The winners took the lead with a five-run second inning, and also added one run each in both the fifth and sixth frames.

The Mud Dawgs received a double, single, and three RBIs from Dietz, while Brady Stubits singled in the bottom of the sixth and scored the game-winning run.

For South Parkland, Nick Rivera finished with two singles and a double.