The Jim Thorpe girls volleyball team clinched a District 11 playoff berth with a victory against Northwestern on Wednesday.

VOLLEYBALLJim Thorpe-NorthwesternJim Thorpe rallied for a 25-23, 14-25, 20-25, 25-19, 15-7 non-league win over Northwestern.Kelsey Carroll had 11 digs and 17 assists for the Olympians, while Mackenzie Rosenberger added 13 digs and six kills. Alex McGinley had 12 digs and five aces, and Jillian Peterson chipped in with 11 kills and six blocks.With the victory, the Olympians (10-8) clinched a district playoff berth.Jim Thorpe won the JV match, 2-0.FIELD HOCKEYNorthwestern-PalisadesCourtney Page's goal in overtime gave Northwestern a 1-0 win over Palisades 1-0 in Colonial League play.Taylor Page made nine saves for the Tigers to preserve the shutout.Pleasant Vy.-StroudsburgStroudsburg breezed to a 9-1 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Pleasant Valley.Sydney Cramer had a hat trick, while Julianna Sweeney and Josie Sweeney had two goals apiece for the Mounties (16-1, 15-1), who held a 23-4 advantage in shots on goal.Meara Martin scored for the Bears on an assist from Shannon Louise.CROSS COUNTRYJim Thorpe-Tamaqua-Pottsville-LehightonThe Lehighton boys and Tamaqua girls went undefeated in a Schuylkill League Division I meet.The Indians swept Jim Thorpe, Pottsville and Tamaqua as Michael Blacketter took first overall with a time of 17:19.Brad Clemson (17:35) and Adam Melnick (17:45) took second and third for the Raiders, while Ben Saxon (18:03) finished fourth for the Olympians.Monika Shimko (19:25) paced the Tamaqua girls, who took the top four spots and also swept the meet. Sarah Maue (19:49), Kailee Carroll (20:19) and Nicole Wasserleben (20:22) placed second, third and fourth, respectively. Cera Gaston (20:57) finished fifth for Lehighton, which picked up three team victories. Jim Thorpe's Delana Nalesnik (22:44) took eighth.BOYSLehighton 22, Jim Thorpe 35Jim Thorpe 15, Pottsville 50Tamaqua 24, Jim Thorpe 33Lehighton 15, Pottsville 50Lehighton 25, Tamaqua 30Tamaqua 15, Pottsville 501. Michael Blacketter (L) 17:19, 2. Brad Clemson (T) 17:35, 3. Adam Melnick (T) 17:45, 4. Ben Saxon (JT) 18:03, 5. Anthony Tavella (L) 18:06, 6. Blade McCabe (L) 18:09, 7. Nathan Lucykanish (L) 18:31, 8. Sam Hydro (JT) 18:40, 9. Derian Stianche (T) 18:48, 10. Noah Rodgers (JT) 18:55, 11. Raymond Kinder (T) 19:03, 12. James Schwartz (JT) 19:11, 13. Pengcheng Zhang (L) 19:18, 14. Alec Roseland (T) 19:20, 15. Christopher Osenbach (T) 19:32, 16. Isaac MIller (T) 19:37, 17. Addison Howland (L) 19:39, 18. Josh Eckman (L) 19:40, 19. Gavin Sherer (L) 19:54, 20. Alex Karpowicz (L) 20:05.GIRLSLehighton 19, Jim Thorpe 44Jim Thorpe 15, Panther Valley 50Pottsville 19, Jim Thorpe 44Tamaqua 15, Jim Thorpe 48Lehighton 15, Panther Valley 50Lehighton 19, Pottsville 42Tamaqua 16, Lehighton 47Pottsville 15, Panther Valley 50Tamaqua 15, Panther Valley 50Tamaqua 16, Pottsville 471. Monika Shimko (T) 19:25, 2. Sarah Maue (T) 19:49, 3. Kailee Carroll (T) 20:19, 4. Nicole Wasserleben (T) 20:22, 5. Cera Gaston (L) 20:57, 6. Brenna Nagle (P) 21:23, 7. April Gerber (T) 22:04, 8. Delana Nalesnik (JT) 22:44, 9. Lottie Mateyak (T) 22:45, 10. Genevieve Beck (T) 22:48, 11. Tinaya Klotz (L) 22:53, 12. Madison Cressley (L) 22:53, 13. Asia Ahner (L) 22:53, 14. Sarah Laible (L) 23:05, 15. Piper DeMatte (L) 23:11, 16. Kailyn Erbe (T) 23:40, 17. Olivia Stanek (T) 23:46, 18. Brianna Dumond (T) 23:48, 19. Emma Motto (P) 23:57, 20. Keelie McMullen (P) 24:21.BOYS SOCCERJim Thorpe-PottsvilleAlex Mierzewski scored with 24 seconds remaining in regulation to lift Jim Thorpe to a 3-2 Schuylkill League Division I win over Pottsville.Ian Montellius and Cody Geiser also scored for the Olympians, who trailed 1-0 at halftime. Phil Struble made 10 saves.Jim Thorpe won the JV game, 1-0.Tamaqua-LehightonLehighton scored four goals in each half and rolled to an 8-0 Schuylkill League Division I win over Tamaqua.Zeka Elkhyati paced the Indians' (7-10-1) attack with four goals. Matt Petit-Clair scored twice, while Tyler Dietz and Isaiah Everett had one goal apiece.Caleb Anthony and Dietz had two assists apiece.Lehighton goalkeepers Logan Mertz and Zach Andrews combined for seven saves.Weatherly-LourdesLourdes Regional earned a 3-1 non-league win over Weatherly.Gary Buck scored on an assist from Chris Smith for the Wreckers. Michael Kennelly made 21 saves.GIRLS SOCCERNotre Dame ES-PalmertonNotre Dame East Stroudsburg blanked Palmerton 3-0 in Colonial League play.Krista Kissell scored two goals for Notre Dame, while Kiarah Farrugio also scored.JR. HIGH BASKETBALL8TH GRADEShenandoah-WeatherlyWeatherly cruised to a 36-9 win over Shenandoah Valley.Shayla Heitzman led the Wreckers with 11 points, and Ashley James added eight.North Schuylkill-TamaquaTamaqua suffered a 44-15 setback at the hands of North Schuylkill.Makenna Kane scored 10 points for the Raiders (4-11).7TH GRADENorth Schuylkill-TamaquaTamaqua lost to North Schuylkill, 31-20.Trenyce Wingler and Zoey Seltzer had six points apiece for the Blue Raiders (3-8).North Schuylkill's Creasy led all scorers with 16 points.