The Jim Thorpe girls managed a sweep, while the Lehighton boys stayed unbeaten in cross country competition on Wednesday.

BOYS SOCCERNDES-Jim ThorpeAfter holding a 1-0 lead at the break, Jim Thorpe dropped a heart-breaker to Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg, 2-1.Cody Geiser scored off a feed from Jorge Macareno in the first half to give the Olympians the lead early on. However, Thomas Gallagher scored to tie the game up early in the second half, before his teammate Liam King notched the game-winner.Phil Struble had 12 saves for the Olympians.Palmerton-Saucon Vy.Saucon Valley upended Palmerton in a Colonial League soccer bout, 7-2.Sean Freed and Quinn Tunnell both scored two goals apiece, while Alex Christopher, Noah Thompson and Pat Cyphers all notched individual scores. Ethan Smiley assisted on two goals, while Khoa Nguyen, Josh Snead and Scott Greenstedt all had assists as well.For the Blue Bombers, Devon Santos and Ryan Yacone both scored goals in the losing effort, while Rio Kapur assisted on one of them.Stroudsburg-Pleas. Vy.Pleasant Valley needed a Jon Mickens score in overtime to dismiss Stroudsburg, 3-2 to notch another Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.Despite having a 1-0 halftime lead, the two sides battled to a 2-2 deadlock at the end of regulation to force an extra session, where Mickens proved his heroism.Teammates Ryan Wolff and Zac Madeira added the other goals for the Bears, who were outshot in the contest, 10-9. Devon Woltal and Kelvy Gomez assisted on scores for the winners.Brad Bickman had eight saves in goal for the Bears.CROSS COUNTRYNo. Schuylkill-CMVT-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe had a busy afternoon in a tri-meet with North Schuylkill and Columbia Montour Vo Tech.The boys side split with the Spartans and Rams. Dylan Bucior of Jim Thorpe took first place with a time of 17:28.The girls were a perfect 2-0 during the competition. Delana Nalesnik, also of Jim Thorpe, was victorious with a time of 20:47. Kayley Kovac followed up her teammate in second place.BOYSJim Thorpe 15, CMVT 48No. Schuylkill 23, Jim Thorpe 36No. Schuylkill 15, CMVT 501. Dylan Bucior (JT) 17:28, 2. Austen Roseberry (NS) 18:16, 3. Chris McCormick (NS) 18:22, 4. Ben Saxon (JT), 5. Matt McCormick (NS), 6. Lenny Bolinsky (NS), 7. Geroge Anthony (NS), 8. Colin Ahrensfied(NS), 9. Jian Gentile (JT), 10. Sam Hydro (JT), 11. Mike Russell (NS), 12. Sean McCabe (NS), 13. Chris Valdez (JT), 14. Kamran Unger (CM), 15. Blane Killian (NS)GIRLSJim Thorpe 15, CMVT 50Jim Thorpe 22, No. Schuylkill 35North Schuylkill 15, CMVT 501. Delana Nalesnik (JT) 20:47, 2. Kayley Kovac (JT) 22:44, 3. Brinn DeAngelo (NS) 22:49, 4. Chloe Stravinsky (NS), 5. Payton Kovac (JT), 6. Kaylee Gahman (JT), 7. Nikki Kane (NS), 8. Sophie Monboussin (JT), 9. Jennie Li (NS), 10. Cheyenne Meckes (JT), 11. Kailee Romanchik (JT), 12. Mackenzie Lazar (PV), 13. Star Hines (JT), 14. Julia Tonelis (JT), 15. Emma Gavornik (JT)Lehighton-Pine Grove-Blue Mtn.The Indians stayed unbeaten in the boys standings as Michael Blacketter finished first with a time of 18:23 and Trent Frey finished second in 18:34On the girls side, the Lady Indians split with Cera Gaston finishing third with a time of 22:28.No other information was available.Mahanoy Area-MarianThe Marian girls remain undefeated in Schuylkill League Division II action with a win.Meanwhile, the Colts' drop their first Division II setback to Mahanoy Area in the boys' meet.The Fillies' sister duo of Tina and Nicole Capparell crossed the finish line 1-2 in the girls' meet, while teammate Natalia Konitzer grabbed a top five finish ending up in fifth place.The Colts were paced by Eddie Tulaski and Aaron Srinivason, who finished third and fourth respectively.The Fillies move to 6-1 overall (3-0 in SL Div. II), while the Colts slip to 4-3 overall (2-1 in SL Div. II).BOYSMahanoy Area 21, Marian 391. Adam Bahrey (MA) 18:07, 2. Seth Sorino (MA), 3. Eddie Tulaski (M), 4. Aaron Srinivason (M), 5. Willie Streisel (MA), 6. Matt Derr (MA), 7. Justin Rivera (MA), 8. Yaddel Bearraza (MA), 9. Zaccary Roberts (M), 10. Kris Boxter (MA).GIRLSMarian 22, Mahanoy Area 331. Tina Capparell (M) 20:21, 2. Nicole Capparell (M), 3. Megan Babinsky (MA), 4. Megan Bisco (MA), 5. Natalia Konitzer (M), 6. Emily Pulaski (M), 7. Peyton Bernarbyn (MA), 8. Krystyna Matunis (M), 9. Sophia Granagos (MA), 10. Maredith Rhodes (MA).FIELD HOCKEYPalisades-PalmertonPalisades used two second half goals to post a 2-1 Colonial League victory over Palmerton.Sayler Burke posted the Bombers' lone goal in the first half. Teammate Hailey Muniz was credited with the assist.GIRLS SOCCERJim Thorpe-LehightonThree first half goals were just enough for Jim Thorpe to secure a 3-2 Schuylkill League win over Lehighton.Ilse Hassler paced the Olympians with two goals, while Monae Bullock added a single score.Morgan Yurasits scored a first half goal for the Indians, while her teammate Rajah Quinones scored the lone second half goal.The Indians' keeper Julia Frey grabbed 16 saves, while the Olympians' keeper Rebecca Cressman finished with five.N'western-No. LehighNorthwestern cruised to an 8-0 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.Abbey Chisdak led the Tigers with a hat-trick, while Karlie Bardonner chipped in with two goals. Teammates Jessica Williamson and Maggie Motolese added single scores.Saucon Vy.-PalmertonSaucon Valley ran away with an 8-0 Colonial League win over Palmerton.The Panthers' Madison Guerreri and Lauren Binn both finished with hat-tricks.The Bombers' keeper Kaylie Haskins grabbed 12 saves.Williams Vy.-WeatherlyWilliams used four second half goals to run away with a 6-0 Schuylkill League win over Weatherly.The Wreckers' keeper Shannon Frye posted 21 saves in the setback.VOLLEYBALLPleasant Vy.-WhitehallPleasant Valley dropped a straight-set decision to Whitehall in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference match, 25-19, 25-21, and 25-14.Leading the Lady Bears in the losing effort was Noel Kelly, who had eight kills and six digs, Alexis Richey with 15 assists and six digs, while teammate Katie Frankunas added a noteworthy performance with three kills and three blocks up front.With the loss, the Bears fall to 14-7-2 overall, with a 5-4 league record.Jim Thorpe-MahanoyMahanoy Area topped Jim Thorpe in a Schuylkill League crossover contest, 25-21, 11-25, 25-11, 25-20.Mychaellah Lucas for Mahanoy had a solid performance with 29 assists five kills, and five digs. Mickayla Backo also contributed 14 kills and six digs during the win.GIRLS TENNISStroudsburg-Pleas. Vy.Pleasant Valley edged Stroudsburg for a 4-3 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.Haley White and Masani Francis recorded singles' play victories for the Bears, while White teamed up with Devin Kagel for a win in doubles' play as well.Pleasant Vy. 4, Stroudsburg 3SINGLESEva LaBayen (S) def. Devin Kagel 6-1, 6-2; Haley White (PV) def. Johna Fielder 6-0, 1-6, 6-1; Masani Francis (PV) def. Gabriella Mohring 6-1, 6-0.DOUBLESKagel/White (PV) def. LaBayen/Fielder 6-3, 6-1; Erin Hunt/Delaney Pinson (S) def. Alex Steinmetz/Abby Ertle 6-1, 6-4; Eyliena/Kylie Steever/Dejuanna Chan/Mercedes Bator 3-6, 6-1, 6-4; Hailey Winham/Gabriella Mohring (S) def. Astrid Sierra/Nicole Moore 6-4, 6-1.GOLFSchuylkill LeagueChampionshipMarian finished in third place behind Blue Mountain and Pottsville in the Schuylkill League Team Golf Championship held at Mountain Valley.The Colts shot a 356 with Albert McFadden having the best round with an 84.The Eagles had a team score of 331 and Pottsville finished with a score of 350.Blue Mountain (331)Austin Boyer 74, Bailey Sophy 83, Kevin DiLorenzo 86, Tanner Cook 88, Vito Valenti 98, Sophy Orsulak 90Pottsville (350)Mike DeColli 83, Rachler Brahler 87, Mike O'Pake 88, Alex Everly 92, Trent Barnes 93, David Leymeister 98Marian (356)Albert McFadden 84, Mike Latoff 86, Tim Dando 92, Jarod Paisley 94, Nick Kurzinsky 96, Tyler Wackley 105Lourdes (357)Evan Salamone 71, Selina Albert 93, Thomas Shultz 96, Walter Kalinoski 97, Ryan Ciocco 101, Tucker Fegley 133M.S. BASKETBALL8th GradeTamaqua-N. SchuylkillTamaqua remains undefeated with a convincing 41-18 win over North Schuylkill.Emma Kuczynski led the Lady Raiders with 14 points in the win, while Jamie Zuber followed with 10. Emily Titus also scored eight points for the well-rounded effort.