The Tamaqua and Panther Valley girls basketball teams both picked up non-league wins over the weekend.

The Raiders downed Pleasant Valley, while the Panthers dropped Palisades.

The Tamaqua girls swim team also picked up a victory.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Tamaqua-Pleasant Valley

Tamaqua snapped a two-game losing streak with a 54-16 rout of Pleasant Valley in non-league play.

The Blue Raiders took control of the game with a 24-point second quarter.

Kendle Miller led the winners with a game-high 17 points, while Lauren Ligenza had a double-double. Ligenza scored 11 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. Leah Black contributed to the victory with 10 points and nine boards, and Millie Black also pulled down 10 rebounds.

The Bears’ Amaya Fuentes finished with a team-high seven points.

TAMAQUA

Osenbach 0-0-0-0, M. Black 0-3-4-3, Ellington 1-1-2-3, Bamford 1-0-0-2, York 1-0-0-2, Ligenza 4-3-12-11, Coleman 0-0-0-0, Miller 6-2-2-17, Conahan 0-0-2-0, L. Black 5-0-1-10, Gormley 3-0-0-6. TOTALS: 21-9-23-54.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Cappelletti 0-0-0-0, Merklin 1-1-2-4, Knapp 0-1-2-1, Krasniqi 0-0-2-0, Shillady 2-0-0-4, Allie 0-0-0-0, Hower 0-0-0-0, A. Fuentes 3-0-0-7, K. Fuentes 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 6-2-6-16.

Tamaqua 8 24 13 9 - 54

Pleasant Valley 2 5 7 2 - 16

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - Miller 3; Pleasant Valley - Merklin 1, A. Fuentes 1.

Records: Tamaqua (2-2); Pleasant Valley (1-2).

Panther Valley-Palisades

Panther Valley staked itself to a double-digit halftime lead, and the Panthers went on to gain their first win of the season with a convincing 55-21 non-league victory over Palisades.

Morgan Orsulak scored 12 of her game-high 17 points in the opening half as PV raced to a 34-11 advantage after two quarters.

Caroline Breslin added 14 points to the winning cause, while Lucy Kocha ended with 11.

PALISADES

Young 4-0-0-8, Stiasen 0-0-0-0, Chilton 2-0-0-4, Dique 0-3-4-3, Evleth 1-0-2-2, Reilly 0-0-0-0, Harrison 0-0-0-0, Blessing 0-0-0-0, Alkhas 1-2-24, Cron 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-5-8-21.

PANTHER VALLEY

Gjoca 1-1-2-4, Kocha 3-4-6-11, K. Breslin 0-1-2-1, O’Brien 0-0-0-0, Aponte 4-0-2-8, Blazosky 0-0-0-0, C. Breslin 5-0-0-14, Prudente 0-0-0-0, Alabovitz 0-0-0-0, Orsulak 6-5-9-17, Carrasquillo 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 19-11-21-55.

Palisades 9 2 6 4 - 21

Panther Valley 11 23 16 5 - 55

Three-pointers: Palisades - None; Panther Valley - Breslin 4, Gjoca 1, Kocha 1.

Records: Palisades (0-2); Panther Valley (1-2).

Marian- Lake Lehman

Lake Lehman jumped out to a commanding halftime lead, and then coasted to a 51-19 non-league victory over Marian.

The Knights built a 20-6 advantage after the first quarter, and extended the margin to 41-13 by halftime.

Kindle Purdy led all scorers with 27 points for Lake Lehman, while Brooke Hannis-Miskar paced the Fillies with six.

LAKE LEHMAN

Dorris 0-0-0-0, Tomasino 1-0-0-2, Biscotto 1-0-0-2, Branham 0-0-0-0, Brelsford 0-0-0-0, Morrelato 0-0-0-0, Morgan 7-2-5-16, Sparacio 0-0-0-0, Kontra 0-0-0-0, Battin 0-0-0-0, Purdy 13-0-0-27, Oliver 2-0-0-4. TOTALS: 24-2-5-51.

MARIAN

Bushati 0-0-0-0, Van Putten Vink 0-0-0-0, Pugh 2-0-0-5, Minzola 0-0-0-0, Hannis-Miskar 2-0-2-6, Knock 1-2-4-5, Kwon 0-0-0-0, Decosmo 0-0-0-0, Marek 0-3-8-3. TOTALS: 5-5-14-19.

Lake Lehman 20 21 10 0 - 51

Marian 6 7 0 6 - 19

Three-pointers: Lake Lehman - Purdy 1; Marian - Hannis-Miskar 2, Pugh 1, Knock 1.

Records: Lake Lehman (2-1); Marian (1-2).

BOYS BASKETBALL

Palmerton-PM East

Aiden Pierre scored a game-high 21 points to help Pocono Mountain East win its third straight game, defeating Palmerton 55-45 in non-league action.

Gaige McGowan had 15 points to pace the Blue Bombers, who were tied with the Cardinals at halftime.

Kurt Jedrejczyk chipped in with 12 point for Palmerton, which dropped its third straight.

PM EAST

Pierre 9-3-6-21, Lockley 2-2-6-6, Bell 2-1-2-7, Varkanis 5-0-0-14, James 0-0-2-2, Infante 2-1-1-5, Duran 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 21-7-17-55.

PALMERTON

Jedrejczyk 4-3-4-12, Grammes 2-3-6-7, Delgado 0-2-2-2, Buck 0-0-0-0, McGowan 4-4-6-15, Lax 3-0-0-6, Stahler 1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 14-12-18-45.

PM East 12 5 18 20 - 55

Palmerton 11 6 9 19 - 45

Three-pointers: PM East - Varkanis 4, Bell 2; Palmerton - McGowan 3, Jedrejczyk 1, Stahler 1.

Records: PM East (3-1); Palmerton (0-3).

Hamburg-Jim Thorpe

Hamburg rallied in the second half to edge Jim Thorpe, 49-48, in non-league play.

The Hawks trailed 32-19 at halftime, but nearly doubled-up the Olympians (30-16) in the second half.

Hamburg’s Andrew Arroyo had a team-high 18 points, while Jim Thorpe’s Pierce Gothard finished with a game-high 24 points.

HAMBURG

Henderson 1-0-0-2, Bentz 0-1-2-1, Arroyo 7-0–0-18, Castro 0-0-0-0, Davis 4-0-0-12, McFadden 0-0-0-0, Kline 5-4-7-14, Barata 0-0-0-0, James 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 18-5-9-49.

JIM THORPE

Antignani 0-1-3-1, Gothard 11-1-2-24, Kiehl 0-0-0-0, Lazorick 1-6-7-8, Schrantz 3-0-0-7, Moore 3-1-1-7. TOTALS: 18-10-15-48.

Hamburg 7 12 17 13 - 49

Jim Thorpe 10 22 10 6 - 48

Three-pointers: Hamburg - Arroyo 4, Davis 4; Jim Thorpe - Gothard 1, Schrantz 1.

Records: Hamburg (2-1); Jim Thorpe (0-2).

Tamaqua-Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel erupted for 24 points in the opening quarter, and the Red Tornadoes cruised past Tamaqua, 73-41.

Jude Lazicki recorded a game-high 21 points for the winners, while Jaden Delaney added 20.

The Blue Raiders received a team-high 10 points from Gavin Shannon, while Ace Schickram chipped in with eight.

TAMAQUA

Chalk 0-0-0-0, McDowell 3-0-0-6, McCabe 2-0-0-4, Edmonds 0-4-6-4, Schickram 3-1-2-8, Zimmerman 0-0-2-0, Shannon 4-2-4-10, Frohnheiser 2-0-2-4, Wargo 0-0-0-0, Sadusky 0-0-0-0, Makovec 0–0-0-0, Broadway 1-3-4-5, Lare 0-0–0-0. TOTALS: 15-10-20-41.

MT. CARMEL

Lukoskie 3-0-4-8 Kaleta 0-0-2-0 Lazicki 9-3-8-21 Mirarchi 1-1-2-3 Pizzoli 1-0-2-2 Snyder 4-2-2-10 Spears 0-2-2-2 Rempel 3-0-0-7, Delany 9-2-5-20. TOTALS: 30-10-27-73.

Tamaqua 10 15 6 10 - 41

Mount Carmel 24 11 20 18 - 73

Three-pointers: Tamaqua- Schickram 1; Mount Carmel- Lukoskie 2, Rempel 1.

Records: Mount Carmel (1-0); Tamaqua (0-4).

BOYS WRESTLING

Sam Lovello Classic

Lehighton’s Asher Taylor earned the championship at 215 pounds, while a total of 15 area wrestlers came away from the Sam Lovello Classic with medals.

The Indians led the way among local teams with nine medalists. Connor Dugan (145) and Marc Macias (285) both reached their respective finals and finished second.

Lukas Croizier took fourth at 152, as did Preston DiGrazia at 189. Danny Edgar (133) and Carter Hontz (172) ended in fifth, while Ryder Croizier (121) and Evan Wentz (160) both placed sixth.

Northern Lehigh received a fourth-place finish from Noah Gosart at 114, while Mason Rothrock (160, fifth), Dawson Newhard (215, fifth), Andrew Rudolph (133, sixth) and Jaxon Bower (172, sixth) also medaled.

Panther Valley’s Carlos Maldonado-Rosa took sixth at 215.

Case-Flynn Duals

Palmerton participated in the Case-Lynn Duals at Pottsville and was able to record one win, a 38-34 victory over William Tennant.

The Blue Bombers dropped matches to Milton (41-30), Northern Lebanon (58-14), Radnor (51-21), Northern York (59-12) and host Pottsville (42-26).

Palmerton’s Landon Eckhart and Thomas Pasquariello both finished the duals with 5-1 records, with Pasquariello collecting two pins.

Connor Messinger turned in a mark of 4-2.

GIRLS WRESTLING

Dallastown Invitational

Palmerton returned home with two medalists from the Dallastown Invitational.

Cassidy Merkel earned a third-place medal in the 130 pound weight class, while Nickayla Tomsic grabbed a fifth-place finish at 148.

Central Dauphin gained the team title with 238 points, while the Blue Bombers posted a total of 60 points and finished 11th in the 20-team field.

SWIMMING

Saucon Valley-Tamaqua

Tamaqua and Saucon Valley earned a split in their weekend meet.

The Raider girls came out on top 100-42, while the boys dropped a 130-30 decision to the Panthers.

Savannah Wilson led the way for the Tamaqua girls, as she touched the wall first in both the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke. Wilson also swam a leg in the winning 200 and 400 freestyle relay races.

Janna Brown (200 free), Audrey Nattress (100 fly), Shaylee Gormley (100 free) and Kate Behun (500 free) all added individual firsts, while all of them also were part of winning relay teams.

BOYS

Saucon Valley 130, Tamaqua 30

200 Medley Relay - 1. Saucon Valley 1:47.80; 200 Freestyle - 1. Theordore Wechtler (SV) 2:03.79, 2. Angel Avila (SV), 3. Dominic Farro (SV); 200 IM - 1. Grady Schroeck (SV) 2:22.94, 2. Thomas King (SV), 3. Brandon Temarantz (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Jacob Weikert (SV) 23.37, 2. Ben Hunsicker (T), 3. Isaac Smith (SV); 100 Butterfly - 1. Brody Warner (SV) 56.24, 2. Thomas King (SV), 3. Stepan Goudsouzian (SV); 100 Freestyle - 1. Jacob Weikert (SV) 54.19, 2. Aidan Elston (T), 3. Ben Hunsicker (T); 500 Freestyle - 1. Benjamin Schroek (SV) 5:46.92, 2. Angel Avila (SV), 3. King Artis (SV); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Saucon Valley 1:38.29; 100 Backstroke - 1. Theodore Wechtler (SV) 1:00.21, 2. Grady Schroeck (SV), 3. Dominic Farro (SV); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Brody Warner (SV) 1:06.51, 2. Stepan Goudsouzian (SV), 3. Kyle Chi (SV); 400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Saucon Valley 4:03.10.

GIRLS

Tamaqua 100, Saucon Valley 42

200 Medley Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Kate Behun, Lyla Clemson, Savannah Wilson, Audrey Nattress) 2:12.03; 200 Freestyle - 1. Janna Brown (T) 2:23.57, 2. Gia Clemson (T), 3. Zoey Bokan (SV); 200 IM - 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 2:28.07, 2. Sarah Chaffier (SV), 3. Lyla Clemson (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Julia Cort (SV) 25.12, 2. Shaylee Gormley (T), 3. Nevair Goudsouzian (SV); 100 Butterfly - 1. Audrey Nattress (T) 1:13.03, 2. Sarah Chaffier (SV); 100 Freestyle - 1. Shaylee Gormley (T) 58.58, 2. Janna Brown (T), 3. Nevair Goudsouzian (SV); 500 Freestyle - 1. Kate Behun (T) 6:03.46, 2. Lyla Clemson (T), 3. Zoey Bokan (SV); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Audrey Nattress, Janna Brown, Lyla Clemson, Shaylee Gormley) 1:53.39; 100 Backstroke - 1. Julia Cort (SV) 1:02.16, 2. Kate Behun (T), 3. Audrey Nattress (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Savannah Wilson (T) 1:12.41, 2. Gia Clemson (T); 400 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Shaylee Gormley, Janna Brown, Kate Behun, Savannah Wilson) 4:15.87.