Jim Thorpe’s Logan Gillespie earned another first in cross country action, while the Tamaqua boys soccer team received hat tricks from two players to help earn a district playoff berth.

CROSS COUNTRY

Colonial meet at N’western

Jim Thorpe’s Logan Gillespie clocked a time of 18:29.86 to easily capture the girls race in an eight-team meet at Northwestern.

Gillespie bested second-place finisher Caelle Lenhart of Southern Lehigh by 74 seconds.

Southern Lehigh’s Mile Etters won the boys race in a time of 16:47.04, while Northwestern’s Brandon Richards was second in 16:58.27. The Tigers had eight finishers in the top 20.

The Northwestern girls posted three victories, winning over Jim Thorpe (28-29), Lehighton (27-32) and Northern Lehigh (23-34), while the Tiger boys had two victories, defeating Jim Thorpe (16-47) and Lehighton (19-44).

BOYS

Jim Thorpe 17, Catasauqua 47

Lehighton 11, Catasauqua 46

Northwestern 16, Jim Thorpe 47

Southern Lehigh 15, Jim Thorpe 48

Northwestern 19, Lehighton 44

1. Miles Etters (SL) 16:47.08, 2. Brandon Richards (NW) 16:58. 27, 3. Keene Etters (SL) 17:27.37, 4. Joshua Cathers (L) 5. Nick Sajez (SL), 6. Michael Richards (NW), 7. Noah Griffith (NW), 8. Jules Thornton (SL), 9. Isaac Grubb (NW), 10. Oliver Ruggeri (SL), 11. Jakob Sheckler (JT), 12. Jack Lyons (SL), 13. Mason Rollo (SL), 14. Brady Furman (NW), 15. Adin Breidinger (NW).

GIRLS

Northwestern 28, Jim Thorpe 29

Southern Lehigh 24, Jim Thorpe 37

Northwestern 27. Lehighton 32

Southern Lehigh 15, Lehighton 46

Northwestern 23, Northern Lehigh 34

1. Logan Gillespie (NL) 18:29.86, 2. Calee Lenhart (SL) 19:43.80, 3. Rosalia Nestor (NW) 20:21.88, 4. Stacy Bos (JT), 5. Gia Rizzo (SL), 6. Sage Biszek (NL), 7. Erin McMenamy (SL), 8. Anne Guise (SL), 9. Rebecca Kolpan (SL), 10. Claudia Pagotto (L), 11. Maya Oureshi (SL), 12, Grace Cathers (L), 13. Anna Hawk (L), 14. Emily Gad (NL), 15. Chelsea Brown (P).

EPC meet at Stroudsburg

Rebekah McLeod earned a second-place finish to lead Pleasant Valley in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference meet at Stroudsburg.

The senior crossed the line in 23:05.70 to grab top honors for the Bears, who ended up 4-1 in the meet.

PV’s Sara Brubaker also collected a top-10 finish, ending in sixth place.

Senior Kevin Derylo was the top Pleasant Valley boys finisher, taking 23rd.

BOYS

Stroudsburg 15, Pleasant Valley 50

PM East 15, Pleasant Valley 50

PM West 15, Pleasant Valley 50

ES North 15, Pleasant Valley 50

ES South 15, Pleasant Valley 50

1. Maximus Holbrook (S) 17:44.30, 2. Joseph Sokolowski (ESN) 17:54.80, 3. Bonnie Wanjohi (ESS) 18:03.10, 4. Christian Huntley (S) 18:28.30, 5. Colton Bomboy (S) 18:50.00, 6. Shawn Belfon (PMW), 7. Gavin Bomboy (S), 8. Jacob Allison (S), 9. Aiden Escobar (S), 10. Aidan Lopes (ESS), 11. Angel Rivera (ESN), 12. Peter Trotter (S), 13. Rowan Arnold (S), 14. Ilias Vasquetelles (ESN), 15. Ilian Rivera (S), 16. Izaac Sanabria (PMW), 17. Pablo Soto-Moreno (ESS), 18. Michael Benway (ESS), 19. Harrison Brodman (S), 20. Jowell Del Valle (PME).

GIRLS

Stroudsburg 20, Pleasant Valley 40

Pleasant Valley 17, ES North 40

Pleasant Valley 28, PM East 29

Pleasant Valley 15, PM West 50

Pleasant Valley 15, ES South 50

1. Anna Huntsberger (S) 22:30.90, 2. Rebekah McLeod (PV) 23:05.70, 3. Lucy Holbrook (S) 23:25.80, 4. Alexandra Morgan (S) 24:01.50, 5. Casey O’Donnell (S) 24:24.00, 6. Sara Brubaker (PV), 7. Brooke-Lynn Seepersaud (S), 8. Hanna Kenny (PME), 9. Joey Cappa (ESS), 10. Destiny Williams (PMW), 11. Cecily Caiazzo (S), 12. Lucie Nikoden (PV), 13. Jenevieve Butz (PME), 14. Caroline Ambrosius (ESS), 15. Kaylee Ace (PME), 16. Ella Moyer (PME), 17. Addison McDermott (S), 18. Yasmin Terzeanovici (S), 19. Cailyn Rosario (ESS), 20. Arianna Figueroa (PME).

FIELD HOCKEY

Pleasant Vy.-Stroudsburg

Pleasant Valley closed out regular season play with a 7-1 loss to Stroudsburg in EPC action.

Gabby Kutzler posted the only goal for the Bears, while Alex DePalma assisted the tally.

The Mounties received a pair of goals from Gracelyn Barzev.

Stroudsburg 7, Pleasant Valley 1

Pleasant Valley 0 1 0 0 - 1

Stroudsburg 5 1 1 0 - 7

Goals: Pleasant Valley - Gabby Kutzler 1; Stroudsburg - Gracelyn Barzev 2, Leanna Neri 1, Kyra Wilson 1, Emma Dreisbach 1, Mallory Ebert 1, Mia Wilson 1; Assists: Pleasant Valley - Alex DePalma 1; Stroudsburg - Wilson 1, Skyler Keri 1, Ady McCormick 1; Shots on goal: Pleasant Valley 2; Stroudsburg 27; Penalty corners: Pleasant Valley 6; Stroudsburg 11; Saves: Pleasant Valley - Emi Stipeck 20; Stroudsburg - 1.

Records: Pleasant Valley (5-12; 3-10 EPC); Stroudsburg (14-4; 10-4 EPC).

VOLLEYBALL

Tamaqua-Lourdes

Tamaqua made it back-to-back victories, as the Blue Raiders swept Lourdes Regional in Schuylkill League play.

Millie Black sparked the Raiders’ attack with 15 kills, six digs, four blocks and three aces.

Madison Schock (25 assists, six kills, four aces, four digs), Payton Selby (seven digs, six kills) and Naomi Knitter (10 digs, five kills) also contributed to the win, Tamaqua’s first in league action.

Tamaqua 3, Lourdes 0

Tamaqua 25 25 25

Lourdes 19 21 21

Statistics: Tamaqua - Millie Black (15 kills, 1 assist, 3 aces, 6 digs, 4 blocks); Madison Schock (6 kills, 25 assists, 4 aces, 4 digs); Naomi Knitter (5 kills, 1 ace, 10 digs); Payton Selby (6 kills, 7 digs); Stephanie Chen (12 digs); Mackenzie Famularo (3 kills, 1 assist, 2 aces, 1 block); Skylare McConnon (2 kills 9 digs).

Records: Tamaqua (5-16; 1-12 SL); Lourdes Regional (1-15; 1-12 SL).

Marian-Williams Vy.

Kalli Grochowski recorded her 500th career kill, and helped lead Marian to a sweep of Williams Valley in a Schuylkill League matchup.

Grochowski had 11 kills and eight digs, while JoElle Currie finished with 30 assists and six digs for the Fillies.

The winners, who clinched the No. 2 seed in Division II, also received nine kills and 10 digs from Maddy Davis.

Marian 3, Williams Valley 0

Williams Valley 4 17 15

Marian 25 25 25

Statistics: Marian - Kalli Grochowski (11 kills, 8 digs, 1 assist, 1 kill, 1 ace); JoElle Currie (30 assists, 6 digs, 1 ace, 1 kill); Maddy Davis (9 kills, 1 assist, 10 digs, 1 ace); Maisie Petschauer (2 digs, 1 ace); Addy Marek (8 kills, 4 digs, 5 blocks); Reagan St. Clair (1 ace, 1 dig); Cara Rehnert (3 kills, 3 digs); DeAnna Pugh (9 digs); Bree Hopeck (1 kill); Maiya Vavro (1 kill).

Records: Williams Valley (6-11, 6-6); Marian (12-5, 10-2).

Weatherly-Nativity

Weatherly suffered a 3-0 Schuylkill League setback to Nativity.

Elsie Gower paced the Wreckers with 18 digs, six assists and two blocks, while Lilah Gower ended with nine assists and four digs.

On Thursday, Weatherly will close out the regular season with a home match against Schuylkill Haven.

Nativity 3, Weatherly 0

Weatherly 11 15 13

Nativity 25 25 25

Statistics: Weatherly - Krisna Lucero (4 digs, 4 assists); Elsie Gower (18 digs, 2 blocks, 1 ace, 6 assists); Lilah Gower (4 digs, 1 ace, 9 assists).

Records: Weatherly (0-19; 0-13 SL); Nativity (13-6; 9-3 SL).

Saucon Vy.-Palmerton

Saucon Valley swept past Palmerton in Colonial League play.

Dalainey Keiser had 10 digs and two kills for the Bombers, while Morgan Wayda added 10 digs.

Saucon Valley 3, Palmerton 0

Palmerton 10 11 13

Saucon Valley 25 25 25

Statistics: Palmerton - Dalainey Keiser (10 digs, 2 kills); Morgan Wayda (10 digs); Nina Mendes (1 dig); Violet Scott (3 digs, 2 blocks, 2 kills); Izabella McFarland (7 assists, 1 dig); Kylie Bonser (1 kill); Aubrey Reabold (1 kill); Amy Serfass (6 digs).

Records: Palmerton (4-15; 4-12); Saucon Valley (10-7; 10-7).

BOYS SOCCER

Tamaqua-Pottsville

Aidan Elston and Brody Schlier both had hat tricks to help Tamaqua roll to an 8-1 Schuylkill League win over Pottsville.

Wyatt Devlin and Brody Boyle each scored as well for the Blue Raiders, who clinched a district playoff berth with the victory.

Tamaqua keeper Jakin Tamagini finished with 12 saves.

Tamaqua 8, Pottsville 1

Pottsville 0 1 - 1

Tamaqua 4 4 - 8

Goals: Pottsville - Malchi Kollie 1; Tamaqua - Aidan Elston 3, Brody Schlier 3, Wyatt Devlin 1, Brody Boyle 1; Assists: Tamaqua - Aidan Elston 2, Ryan Geronimo 1, Brody Schlier 1, Paxton Carter 1 Goalie Saves - Pottsville - Da-Shawn Jones 3; Tamaqua - Jakin Tamagini 12.

Records: Pottsville (5-11-1, 1-7-1); Tamaqua (8-6-3, 3-3-3).