Jim Thorpe’s Nikolas Schwartz (seated, right) will continue his academic and athletic careers at Wilkes University. Schwartz plans on playing baseball for the Colonels. With Schwartz at a recent signing ceremony at the school was his dad Brian Schwartz (seated). In the back row, from left, were Jim Thorpe assistant principal Ryan Delong, JT baseball coach Joe Marykwas and Olympian athletic director Dustin McAndrew. KAIA MEHNERT/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS