The Palmerton boys and girls wrestling teams both started the season with wins Wednesday, while the Northern Lehigh girls wrestling squad secured its first-ever victory in its opening match.

Elsewhere, the Tamaqua boys and girls swimming teams each picked up wins over Mahanoy Area.

GIRLS WRESTLING

Palmerton–Palisades

Palmerton received six forfeits to help move past Palisades, 42-30, in the season-opening match for both teams.

The Blue Bombers got forfeits from Sofia Amorim (106), Izabella McFarland (118), Alexxa Winger (130), Lea Schaible (142), Nickayla Tomsic (148) and Nicole Jennings (235).

Cassidy Merkel (124) notched a fall for Palmerton in 1:40.

Palmerton 42, Palisades 30

100 - Double forfeit; 106 - Sofia Amorim (Palm) won by forfeit; 112 - Molly Haubery (Pal) pinned Paige Kibler in 2:57; 118 - Izabella McFarland (Palm) won by forfeit; 130 - Alexxa Winger (Palm) won by forfeit; 136 - Ella Salva (Pal) won by forfeit; 142 - Lea Schaible (Palm) won by forfeit; 148 - Nickayla Tomsic (Palm) won by forfeit; 155 - Siobhan Devlin (Pal) won by forfeit; 170 - Brya Snyder (Pal) pinned Abigail Baker in 0:30; 190 - Nadia Witt (Pal) pinned Kyleigh Jennings (Palm) in 2:11; 235 - Nicole Jennings (Palm) won by forfeit.

Records: Palmerton (1-0); Palisades (0-1).

N. Lehigh–S. Lehigh

Addison Banda, Autumn Khuu and De’Ja Gold all recorded falls to help Northern Lehigh win its first-ever varsity match, downing Southern Lehigh 35-30.

Banda (112), Khuu (130) and Gold (170) each gained pins at their respective weights. Ynna Holva (136) was victorious due to an injury, Anna Trelease (142) had a technical fall, and Elaina Ray won by forfeit.

N. Lehigh 35, S. Lehigh 30

100 - Cambra Leshko (SL) pinned Mackennah Mosser in 0:21; 106 - Double forfeit; 112 - Addison Banda (NL) pinned Wania Malik in 2:38; 118 - Xuan Graham (SL) pinned Alexis Fick in 0:55; 124 - Mai Graham (SL) won by forfeit; 130 - Autumn Khuu (NL) pinned Brooklyn Seier in 2:28; 136 - Yana Holva (NL) def. Isabella Quintero, inj.; 142 - Anna Trelease (NL) tech. fall over Ella Gerczak, 18-3, 2:45; 148 - Elaina Ray (NL) won by forfeit; 155 - Mikayla Du Plessis (SL) pinned Zaydra Martinez in 1:05; 170 - De’Ja Gold (NL) pinned Gina Reyes in 4:24; 190 - Mia Lopez (SL) won by forfeit; 235 - Double forfeit.

Records: Northern Lehigh (1-0); Southern Lehigh (0-1).

Pleasant Valley–ES South

A late surge fell short for Pleasant Valley on opening night, as East Stroudsburg South escaped with a 42-33 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory.

Surrendering bonus points early hurt the Bears, but pins by both Josie Fetterman (148) and Jocelynn Cervenka (235), along with a few forfeits in their favor, helped pull the locals within reach of a win.

Teammate Emilynn Stipeck added a decision at 142.

ES South 42, Pleasant Valley 33

100 – Mya Jimenez (ESS) pinned Peyton Williams in 1:57; 106 – Sophia Morales (ESS) won by forfeit; 112 – Valerie Encarncion (ESS) won by forfeit; 118 – Joey Cappa (ESS) pinned Taylor Hawkins in 1:52; 124 – Jadeyn Learn (ESS) won by forfeit; 130 – Paige Roman (ESS) won by forfeit; 136 – Arianna Peretti (ESS) pinned Emily Fox in 0:40; 142 – Emilynn Stipeck (PV) dec. Angela Clare, 14-7; 148 – Josie Fetterman (PV) pinned Isabella Wickerberg in 4:23; 155 – Marilyn Castalas (PV) won by forfeit; 170 – Isabella Altemose (PV) won by forfeit; 190 – Hailey Marsh (PV) won by forfeit; 235 – Jocelynn Cervenka (PV) pinned Isabella Galarza in 1:40.

Records: Pleasant Valley (0-1); ES South (1-0).

Tamaqua–Catasauqua

Catasauqua defeated Tamaqua 36-12 in non-conference action to open the season.

Rylin Arroyo (112) and Jalissa Correa (124) both came away with pins for the Lady Raiders.

Catasauqua 36, Tamaqua 12

100 – Double forfeit; 106 – Double forfeit; 112 – Rylin Arroyo (T) pinned Janetliz Burgos; 118 – Arianna Stallworth (C) pinned Kaitlyn Rivera; 124 – Jalissa Correa (T) pinned Emelyna Serrano; 130 – Madison Monberger (C) won by forfeit; 136 – Double forfeit; 142 – Ariel Stallworth (C) won by forfeit; 155 – Double forfeit; 170 – Ashlie Giron (C) won by forfeit; 190 – Anciz Espinal (C) pinned Zania Braelwell; 235 – Esmeralda Serrano (C) won by forfeit.

Records: Tamaqua (0-1); Catasauqua (1-0).

BOYS WRESTLING

Palmerton–Palisades

Palmerton received four forfeits and a fall in its first five matches, and the Blue Bombers had little trouble in a 53-14 victory over Palisades in Colonial League action.

Landon Eckhart (107), Thomas Pasquariello (114), Colton Becker (121) and Steele Kalik (127) all received forfeits, while Connor Messinger (133), Antonio Oller (172) and Parker Davis (189) produced pins. Jaxs Miller (139) and Hector Garcia (285) each had technical falls.

Palmerton 53, Palisades 14

107 - Landon Eckhart (Palm) won by forfeit; 114 - Thomas Pasquariello (Palm) won by forfeit; 121 - Colton Becker (Palm) won by forfeit; 127 - Steele Kalik (Palm) won by forfeit; 133 - Connor Messinger (Palm) pinned Trent Snyder in 2:48; 139 - Jaxs Miller (Palm) tech fall over Cony Phy in 2:20, 18-3; 145 - Vincent Taglieri (Palm) dec. Landon Phy, 11-7; 152 - Oliver Mutterpal (Pal) dec. Chris Collier, 11-10; 160 - Stuart Nohe (Pal) won by forfeit; 172 - Antonio Oller (Palm) pinned Solomon Riddle in 3:23; 189 - Parker Davis (Palm) pinned Chase McGroarty in 4:35; 215 - Anderson Garcia (Palm) dec. Will Kapp, 9-3; 285 - Hector Garcia tech fall over Silas Day in 2:22, 15-4.

Records: Palmerton (1-0); Palisades (0-1).

Jim Thorpe–Bangor

Bangor recorded falls in nine matches as the Slaters rolled to a 63-11 victory over Jim Thorpe. Tyler Mintz (107), Vincenzo Illardi (114), Mason Steele (127), Jack Lambert (133), Carter Smith (145), Cole Smith (152), Jaxson Kreider (189), Kody Ward (215) and Hunter Hopstetter (285) all had pins for Bangor.

Stephen Korte (139) gained a tech fall, and Connor Zurawa (172) had a fall for Jim Thorpe.

Bangor 63, Jim Thorpe 11

107 - Tyler Mintz (B) tech fall over Brian Reese in 1:51, 15-0; 114 - Vincenzo Illardi (B) pinned Aiden Bowman in 3:43; 121 - Christian Matlock (B) won by forfeit; 127 - Mason Steele (B) pinned Julius Brown in 1:26; 133 - Jack Lambert (B) pinned Ryan Broadbent in 1:54; 139 - Stephen Korte (JT) tech fall over Jamison Burns in 2:25, 17-2; 145 - Carter Smith (B) pinned Joshua Mantilla in 1:56; 152 - Cole Smith (B) pinned Demetri Llewellyn in 1:19; 160 - Eliz Carategna (B) dec. Jared Mantilla, 16-2; 172 - Connor Zurawa (JT) pinned Thomas Martinez in 2:21; 189 - Jaxson Kreider (B) pinned Phineas Benyo in 0:17; 215 - Kody Ward (B) pinned Gaetan Sarnell in 1:21; 285 - Hunter Hopstetter (B) pinned Lucas Knopf in 4:31.

Records: Bangor (1-0); Jim Thorpe (0-1).

Pleasant Valley–ES South

East Stroudsburg South edged Pleasant Valley, 40-33, in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference action.

James Weiss (121), Jimmy Stipeck (139), Preston Snyder (160) and Evan Gillespie (215) all registered pins for Pleasant Valley.

ES South 40, Pleasant Valley 33

107 - Frank Lucarello (PV) dec. Payton Torres, 11-10; 114 - Jayden Guardino (ESS) won by forfeit; 121 - James Weiss (PV) pinned Pablo Morales in 1:31; 128 - Shawn Radcliffe (PV) tech fall over Rylan Banning in 5:01, 18-3; 133 - Bernard Axe (ESS) pinned Jackson Trout in 3:04; 139 - Jimmy Stipeck (PV) pinned Nikolas Saperton in 0:13; 145 - Avery Carroll (PV) tech fall over Zach Jochen in 3:20, 18-2; 152 - Nick Panepinto (ESS) tech fall over Patrick Decker in 4:23, 23-13; 160 - Preston Snyder (PV) pinned Jadin Bowman in 3:59; 172 - Max Paquette (ESS) pinned James Cordle in 1:20; 189 - Ivan Laubach (ESS) pinned Adis Vukel in 1:42; 215 - Evan Gillespie (PV) pinned Jonathan Adjin-Tetty in 1:54; 285 - Josiah Rodriguez (ESS) tech fall over Joseph Mihalichko in 2:18, 21-5.

Records: East Stroudsburg South (1-0); Pleasant Valley (0-1).

BOYS BASKETBALL

Schuylkill Vy.–Tamaqua

Tamaqua nearly recovered from a slow start in the first half, but Schuylkill Valley came out on top with a 53-45 non-conference win.

After trailing 28-13 at the half, the Blue Raiders outscored the visiting Panthers 32-25 in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to come away with their first win of the season.

The Panthers’ Zachary Reeser netted a game-high 21 points, while teammates Logan Cammauf and Alex Aletras finished with 11 and 10, respectively.

Gavin Edmonds paced the Blue Raiders with a team-high 15 points, while Jakin Tamagini followed with 14.

SCHUYLKILL VALLEY

Gehret 1-0-0-2, Grim 2-1-2-5, Reeser 8-4-6-21, Staus 1-2-4-3, Caba 0-0-0-0, Keller 0-0-0-0, Aletras 4-0-0-10, Cammauf 5-1-1-11. TOTALS: 21-8-13-53.

TAMAQUA

Chalk 0-0-0-0, McDowell 1-0-0-3, McCabe 0-0-0-0, Edmonds 5-2-2-15, Schickram 2-0-0-4, Shannon 1-1-1-3, Frohnheiser 1-0-0-2, Makovec 0-0-0-0, Tamagini 6-0-0-14, Broadway 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 18-3-3-45.

Schuylkill Valley 13 15 10 15 – 53

Tamaqua 9 4 14 18 – 45

Three-pointers: Schuylkill Valley – Aletras 2, Reeser 1; Tamaqua – Edmonds 3, Tamagini 2, McDowell 1.

Records: Schuylkill Valley (1-1); Tamaqua (0-2).

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Weatherly–Linc. Leadership

Lincoln Leadership got the best of Weatherly for a 59-33 non-conference win on its home floor.

Arielle Taylor sparked the Lions’ offense, recording 12 of her game-high 20 points in the second half. Teammate Chloe Henigan just missed double digits with eight points.

Kelly Reiner posted 12 of her team-high 14 points in the second half, while Alexia Kehler finished with six for the Wreckers.

Weatherly couldn’t make the most of its trips to the foul line, finishing 16-for-34.

WEATHERLY

Marasco 0-0-0-0, Russell 0-1-2-1, Kane 0-3-8-3, Kehler 1-4-6-6, Way-Heffner 0-0-0-0, Reiner 4-6-12-17, Weston 0-1-4-1, Gerhard 0-0-0-0, Snyder 2-1-2-5. TOTALS: 7-16-34-33.

LLA

Taylor 9-1-3-20, Sampson 2-0-2-5, Henigan 3-2-4-8, Rivera 2-0-0-4, Fields 0-1-2-1, Morales 2-0-2-4, DeJesus 2-2-8-6, Hamilton 2-0-1-4, Martinez 0-0-0-0, Fuentes 0-0-0-0, Zapata 2-0-0-5, Morales 1-0-0-2, Quinones 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-6-22-59.

Weatherly 5 7 15 6 – 33

LLA 11 20 12 16 – 59

Three-pointers: Weatherly – Reiner 3; LLA – Taylor 1, Sampson 1, Zapata 1.

Records: Weatherly (1-1); LLA (1-0).

SWIMMING

Mahanoy Area–Tamaqua

Tamaqua opened the regular season with a sweep of Mahanoy Area in Schuylkill League action.

The Blue Raiders cruised to an 88-16 win in the boys’ meet, while the Lady Raiders swam their way to a 96-44 victory in the girls’ competition.

Ben Hunsicker recorded first-place finishes in both the 200 freestyle and 200 IM for Tamaqua.

Shaylee Gormley (200 free, 100 fly) and Savannah Wilson (200 IM, 100 breaststroke) also added a pair of firsts for the Lady Raiders.

BOYS

Tamaqua 88, Mahanoy Area 16

200 Freestyle – 1. Ben Hunsicker (T) 2:35.13, 2. Billy Coombe (T), 3. Luis Sanchez (T); 200 IM – 1. Brandon Temarantz (T) 2:34.39; 50 Freestyle – 1. Blake Brown (MA) 27.25, 2. Aidan Elston (T), 3. Clifton Williams (MA); 100 Freestyle – 1. Blake Brown (MA) 1:01.74, 2. Thomas Graham (T), 3. William Behun (T); 500 Freestyle – 1. Billy Coombe (T) 7:53.14, 2. Ben Hunsicker (T); 200 Freestyle Relay – 1. Tamaqua (Brandon Temarantz, Thomas Graham, William Behun, Ben Hunsicker) 1:58.05; 100 Backstroke – 1. William Behun (T) 1:16.57, 2. Thomas Graham (T), 3. Luis Sanchez (T); 100 Breaststroke – 1. Brandon Temarantz (T) 1:14.28; 400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Tamaqua (Ben Hunsicker, Thomas Graham, William Behun, Brandon Temarantz) 4:45.93.

GIRLS

Tamaqua 96, Mahanoy Area 44

200 Medley Relay – 1. Tamaqua 2:05.36; 200 Freestyle – 1. Shaylee Gormley (T) 2:08.05, 2. Janna Brown (T), 3. Urijah Fazio (MA); 200 IM – 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 2:27.82, 2. Lyla Clemson (T), 3. Audrey Nattress (T); 50 Freestyle – 1. Lillian Brown (MA) 25.80, 2. Ava Jones (T), 3. Urijah Fazio (MA); 100 Butterfly – 1. Shaylee Gormley (T) 1:07.84; 100 Freestyle – 1. Kate Behun (T) 1:03.29, 2. McKenzie Scully (MA), 3. Janna Brown (T); 500 Freestyle – 1. Lyla Clemson (T) 6:32.40, 2. Gia Clemson (T); 200 Freestyle Relay – 1. Tamaqua (Audrey Nattress, Janna Brown, Ava Jones, Shaylee Gormley) 1:51.67; 100 Backstroke – 1. Lillian Brown (MA) 1:05.27, 2. Kate Behun (T), 3. McKenzie Scully (MA); 100 Breaststroke – 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 1:10.25, 2. Kendall Kardisco (MA), 3. Gia Clemson (T); 400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Tamaqua (Shaylee Gormley, Ava Jones, Kate Behun, Savannah Wilson) 4:26.86.

JR. HIGH

GIRLS BASKETBALL

8th Grade

Weatherly-Panther Valley

Weatherly ran away with a 45-11 win over Panther Valley.

The Wreckers’ Mackenzie Graham led all scorers with 20 points, while Mikayla Pugh chipped in with eight.

Lucy Uher finished with a team-high five points for the Panthers.