Lehighton’s Trey Spring won the Schuylkill League individual golf title on Monday, while Palmerton captured the team title at the Colonial League golf championships.

GOLF

Schuylkill League championship

Lehighton’s Trey Spring fired a round of 78 at the difficult Schuylkill Country Club Course to capture the Schuylkill League individual championship.

Spring, whose round included an eagle on the par-5 14th hole, was the only player to break 80 on the par-72 course.

“I had in my head before the round that if I could shoot somewhere in the 70s I had a chance to win it,” said Spring. “I wanted to stay consistent and just play my game.

“I think what I was most pleased with was my mental game. It’s a tough course and you’re going to hit make some mistakes, but when I hit a bad shot or had a bad hole, I was able to put it behind me and focus on the next shot and next hole.”

Jeff Markosy of team champion North Schuylkill was second with a round of 82. Tamaqua’s Peter McGinley finished in a three-way tie for third with an 83.

Sprin is the second straight Lehighton golfer to win the individual championship, following on the heels on Aaron Miller a year ago.

“It’s amazing to follow up Aaron’s title with one of my own,” said Spring. “I was fifth at league’s a year ago and I tried to use that as a little motivation to improve on that this year. I’m really happy that I was able to do that.”

While Spring entered the tournament knowing he had a chance to contend, he didn’t want to know how he was doing during his round.

“There was a website that had the live scoring, but I didn’t even look at my phone to check it out,” said Spring. “I just wanted to concentrate on my round and not worry about what everyone else was doing.

“With five or six holes left I could tell by what my playing partners were saying that I was doing well, but I never looked myself.”

Spring’s championship wasn’t the only local highlight of th day as Jim Thorpe’s Mark Domski enjoyed a special moment when he recorded a hole-in-one on the fourth hole.

North Schuylkill’s own Brooke Powis won the girls’ individual championship with a 95. Maddie Von Frisch of Weatherly (101) and Katie Miller of Tamaqua (106) finished in third and fourth place respectively in the six-person girls field.

Schuylkill League Championships

held at Schuylkill Country Club Course

Boys

(Top three plus other locals)

1.Trey Spring (Leh) 78, 2. Jeff Markosky (NS) 82, 3. (tie) Peter McGinley (Tam) 83, Joey Feudale (Lou) 83, Kaleb Maksimik (MA) 83, 7. Lucas Milot (Tam) 86, 8. Tim Fritzinger (Tam) 90, 17. Lucas Schatz (Leh) 95, 23. Drew Kokinda (PV) 100, 26. Mark Domski (JT) 102, 29. Cody Orsulak (PV) 105, 33. Jack Nemsick (Wea) 111, 35. Tyler Hinkle (Wea) 113, 36. Brydon Gray (JT) 115, 39. Alex Krapf (MC) 129.

GIRLS

(Top three plus other locals)

1.Brooke Powis (NS), 2. Maria Freiwald (BM), 3. Maddie von Frisch (Wea), 4. Katie Miller (Tam).

Colonial League Championship

Palmerton captured the team title at the annual Colonial League Golf Championships, which were held at Bethlehem Golf Club.

It marked the third straight season that the Blue Bombers have taken the team crown.

Tyler Hager placed second at the event. After shooting three-over par in the front nine, the senior rebounded to fire a two-under par with no bogeys on the back nine. Hager finished with a one-over 72, one stroke ahead of Southern Lehigh’s Frankie Boensch.

Moravian Academy’s Evan Eichlaub shot an impressive five-under 31 on the front nine on his way to taking individual gold. Eichlaub ended with a 67 to win by five strokes.

The Bombers’ depth once again allowed them to walk off with the team title. Beside Hager, both Connor Reinhard and Nathan Steinmetz placed in top ten. Reinhard had three birdies on the day and finished with a 77 - good enough for sixth. Steinmetz, meanwhile, had a birdie and five pars and carded an 84 to place eighth.

Ashton Lesher posted a score of 87 for 13th place, while Aiden Leister was 16th with an 89. Fellow Bomber Justin Sebelin also finished in the top 20, earning 19th with his 91.

Among other area schools, Northern Lehigh’s Connor Simms and Northwestern’s Erik Mather both ended with a score of 92.

In girls competition, the Tigers’ Avri Chandler earned a bronze medal with a 92. Chandler collected four pars during her day’s action. Teammate Mary Frey ended sixth with a 98.

Colonial League Golf Championships

at Bethlehem Golf Club

Boys

(Top 10 plus other locals)

1.Evan Eichlaub (MA) 67, 2. Tyler Hager (Palm) 72, 3. Frankie Boensch (SL) 73, 4. Collin Screiber (MA) 76, 5. Cohen Resch (SL), 6. Connor Reinhard (Palm) 77, 7. McClain Bradley (SL) 83, 8. Nathan Steinmetz (Palm) 84, 9. Simon Weed (ND) 85, 10. Ford Koch (MA) 85, 13. Ashton Lesher (Palm) 87, 16. Aiden Leister (Palm) 89, 19. Justin Sebelin (Palm) 91, 21. Connor Simms (NL) 92, 22. Erik Mather (NW) 92, 28. Stone Sosnovik (NW) 95,, 37. Ethan Kostowski (NW) 97, 39. Brayden Hosier (Palm) 102, 40. Dalton Rumfield (Palm) 103.

Girls

(Top three plus other locals)

1. Mara Dubacher (MA) 79, 2. Natalie White (B) 79, 3. Avri Chandler (NW) 92, 6. Mary Frey (NW) 98, 9. Addison Remaley (NW) 117.

EPC Championship

Liberty golfers finished 1-2-3 at the annual Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Championships, held at Olde Homestead Golf Course.

Jimmy Barker and Matt Vital both fired 74 through 18 holes, with Barker winning the title on a playoff hole. Mike Vital finished one stroke back of his teammates to take third.

The Hurricanes, who also had a sixth-place finish from Jase Barker, won the team title with a score of 301, bettering runner-up Nazareth by 31 strokes.

Pleasant Valley’s Lydon Patascher had the best finish among area golfers, firing an 88.

The individual girls champion was Northampton’s Madison Salter, who shot an 87 and topped Parkland’s Camryn Hoff in a tie-breaker.

EPC Golf Championships

at Olde Homestead Golf Course

BOYS

(Top 10 plus other locals)

1. Jimmy Barker (Lib) 74, 2. Matt Vital (Lib) 74, 3. Mike Vital (Lib) 75, 4. Hunter Probst (Str) 76, 5. Krish Patel (Fre) 78, 6. Jase Barker (Lib) 78, 7. Will Eberz (Str) 81, 8. Lewis Ronca (Naz) 81, 9. Aiden Greenberg (Naz) 81, 10. Noah Schurman (Emm) 82, T-24th. Lydon Patascher (PV) 88.

GIRLS

(Top three plus other locals)

1.Madison Salter (North) 87, 2. Camryn Hoff (Naz) 87, 3. Chloe Chase (Park) 91.

GIRLS SOCCER

North Schuylkill-Jim Thorpe

Mackenzie Yuhas scored two goals and had an assist to help Jim Thorpe gain a 4-0 Schuylkill League victory over North Schuylkill on Senior Night.

The Olympians dominated the contest, outshooting their guests by a 22-2 margin.

Nicole Carroll and Lauren LeKites also had goals for Thorpe, while Carroll and Gabby Cinicola each had an assist.

The shutout was the Olympians’ sixth of the season and upped their record to 7-1.

Northern Lehigh-Palisades

Victoria Hanna scored both of Northern Lehigh’s goals as the Bulldogs recorded a 2-0 Colonial League victory over Palisades.

The win was Nolehi’s third straight - all by shutout.

The Bulldogs are now 7-3, while the Pirates drop to 4-5.

Northwestern-Saucon Valley

Cammy Fitch’s hat-trick lifted Northwestern to a 3-0 Colonial League victory over Saucon Valley.

The Tigers’ Paige Bissell, Samantha Bardonner and Sarah Renner all had assists in the shutout win.

Northwestern keeper Naomi Glassberg came up with four saves.

The Tigers are now 8-2-1 overall and 6-1-1 in the league. Saucon dropped to 5-3.

Wilson-Palmerton

Palmerton clinched a district playoff berth thanks to an 8-1 Colonial League victory over Wilson.

Julia Finley had a hat trick for the Blue Bombers, while Beth Morgan finished with two goals and two assists.

Palmerton’s Nataly Walters chipped in with two goals, while Cora Wentz added one.

The Bombers remain perfect this season with a 9-0 overall record and a 7-0 mark in the league.

Blue Mountain-Lehighton

Blue Mountain handed Lehighton a 5-0 Schuylkill League defeat.

Sophia Chipriano and Reese Baldwin each had two goals for the Eagles, while Allison Hoover finished with one.

Indians’ keeper Cierra Berhl finished with 13 saves, while the Eagles goalie - Cala Arminise - stopped seven shots.

Lehighton slipped to 5-4 overall, while Blue Mountain stands at 5-3.

Pottsville-Tamaqua

Tamaqua dropped a 5-0 Schuylkill League decision to Pottsville.

Grace Evans scored a goal in each half for the Tide.

The loss dropped Tamaqua to 4-5.

FIELD HOCKEY

Pleasant Valley-Liberty

Pleasant Valley battled Liberty to a 2-2 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference tie.

Anayah Accilien and Mattison Hyland both scored a goal for the Bears.

PV’s record moved to 2-5-1 overall.

BOYS SOCCER

Saucon Valley-Northwestern

Northwestern’s Josh Zellner scored three goals and had two assists to lead the Tigers to a 5-2 Colonial League victory over Saucon Valley.

The win allowed Northwestern to remain undefeated this season. The Tigers own an 11-0 record and are 8-0 in league action.

Jack Mauro and Matt Johnson also had goals for the Tigers, who are outscoring their opponents by a 51-7 margin.

Tim Zellner also picked up an assist for the winners.

Palisades-Northern Lehigh

Palisades rolled to an 8-2 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.

Bryce LoPinto and Logan Berfield accounted for the Bulldogs’ two goals.

Northern Lehigh dropped to 1-6-1 overall, 0-5-1 in league action, while Palisades improved to 8-2.

Palmerton-Wilson

Wilson posted a 5-1 Colonial League victory over Palmerton.

Riley Fallon scored the Blue Bombers’ only goal, while Riley Burke assisted the tally. Bomber keeper Trey Sterling finished with 15 saves.

Palmerton fell to 1-9 overall and 0-7 in the CL, while Wilson upped its mark to 3-8.

VOLLEYBALL

Notre Dame GP-Lehighton

Lehighton was swept by Notre Dame of Green Pond, 25-19, 25-18, 25-19.

Hailey Ginder had six kills and Lorah Thomas finished with four for the Indians.

Lehighton’s Lyla Kershner added 11 digs.

Brandywine Heights-Marian

Marian gained a 25-20, 21-25, 25-10, 25-12 non-league victory over Brandywine Heights.

Megan Paisley had 13 kills, 22 digs, two blocks and a pair of aces in the win. Teammate Julia Meiss added 26 assists and seven digs, while Jenna Goff contributed seven kills, 10 digs, two blocks and two aces.

The Fillies, now 7-3, also received six kills and four blocks from Fatikha Tikhtova and three kills and 11 disg from Abbey Kluck. Megan Reaman chipped in with eight digs and three aces.

Parkland-Pleasant Valley

Parkland remained undefeated thanks to a 25-17, 25-17, 25-13 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pleasant Valley.

Lexi Womack led the Bears with eight digs, four kills and two aces, while Brianna Bruckman chipped in with seven assists, three digs and two aces.

Nora Jones (seven digs, seven kills), Alexis Wilkes (six assists, three digs) and Maria Saitta (six digs) all contributed to the PV effort.

Tamaqua-Catasauqua

Tamaqua took the first set over Catasauqua, but the Rough Riders rebounded to gain a 24-26, 25-21, 25-16, 25-19 non-conference victory.

The Blue Raiders received seven digs and three aces from Lacey Beers, while Sarah Coccio added five blocks, an ace and a dig.

Ashlyn Houser (four digs, two aces, one kill), Rylie Lusch (four blocks) and Eileen Lusch (four digs, two aces, one kill) also contributed to the Tamaqua effort.