JIM THORPE - Ryan Bertsch (shot put, discus) won two individual events to help lead Pottsville to an 80-70 victory over Jim Thorpe and clinch the Schuylkill League boys' track and field Division I championship Monday afternoon at Olympian Stadium.
Kevin Hampford (400), Humza Hnesh (1,600), William Robbins (110 hurdles), AJ Stevens (triple jump), and Pat McDonald (pole vault) added individual victories for the Crimson Tide (6-0, 5-0 D-I), while James Close finished tied with the Olympians' Khaaliq Lynch for first in the 100.
Pottsville also won the 400 and 1,600 relays to cap off a perfect regular season and earn its first division championship since 2012.
Lynch won the 200 and long jump, while Rayan Green (300 hurdles, high jump) added two individual wins for Jim Thorpe (3-3, 3-2).
100 - t1. Lynch (JT) and Close (P) 11.69, 3. Frehafer (P); 200 - 1. Lynch (JT) 23.22, 2. Close (P), 3. Stevens (P); 400 - 1. Hampford (P) 53.69, 2. Nace (JT), 3. Dunkel (P); 800 - 1. Condly (JT) 2:01.24, 2. Hnesh (P), 3. Howell (P); 1,600 - 1. Hnesh (P) 4:37.05, 2. J. Saxon (JT), 3. Condly (JT); 3,200 - 1. J. Saxon (JT) 10:21.5, 2. Welkie (P), 3. Condly (JT); 110 HH - 1. Robbins (P) 16.80, 2. Green (JT), 3. Kleckner (P); 300 IH - 1. Green (JT) 42.20, 2. Malatak (JT), 3. Rodriguez (P); 400 relay - Pottsville (Kuperavage, Stevens, Dunkel, Close) 45.16; 1,600 relay - Pottsville (Witman, Dunkel, Hampford, Hnesh) 3:23.43; 3,200 relay - Jim Thorpe (McGeehan, B. Saxon, Condly, Fields) 8:42.90; High jump - 1. Green (JT) 5-10, 2. Kleckner (P), 3. McDonald (P); Long jump - 1. Lynch (JT) 20-11, 2. Stevens (P), 3. St. Hill (JT); Triple jump - 1. Stevens (P) 45-11, 2. St. Hill (JT), 3. Malatak (JT); Shot put - 1. Bertsch (P) 43-0, 2. Yeastead (P), 3. Devers (P); Discus - 1. Bertsch (P) 120-6, 2. Gibson (JT), 3. Azbell (P); Javelin - 1. St. Hill (JT) 152-9, 2. Keating (P), 3. Schultz (P); Pole vault - 1. McDonald (P) 13-0, 2. Capobianco (JT), 3. Bell (JT)
Miners earn sweep of Nativity, Carson Long
MINERSVILLE - Ben Hinkel (200, 400) and Wesley Yutko (1,600, 3,200) were double individual winners as the Battlin' Miners wrapped up the regular season with non-league victories over Nativity (84-56) and Carson Long (93-47).
Jordan Tellez (110 hurdles, 300 hurdles) added two individual victories for Minersville (2-6) against the Warriors, while Yutko also won the high jump.
Lucas Moyer (110 hurdles, 300 hurdles) and Chris Mickey (shot put, discus) were double individual winners for the Green Wave (1-5) against Minersville.
Minersville 84, Nativity 56
100 - Morgan (N) 12.4; 200 - Hinkel (M) 24.9; 400 - Hinkel (M) 54.8; 800 - Smack (M) 2:16; 1,600 - Yutko (M) 5:34; 3,200 - Yutko (M) 12:08; 110 HH - Moyer (N) 20.2; 300 IH - Moyer (N) 51.9; 400 relay - Nativity (Buehl, Greco, Hoban, Morgan) 47.9; 1,600 relay - Minersville (Schultz, Hinkel, Kriston, Hoptak) 3:59; 3,200 relay - Minersville (Hoptak, Fox, Beck, Kriston) 10:05.1; High jump - Shatalsky (N) 5-2; Long jump - Schultz (M) 17-7; Triple jump - Greco (N) 36-0.75; Shot put - Mickey (N) 38-7; Discus - Mickey (N) 96-1; Javelin - Heffron (M) 117-8
Minersville 93, Carson Long 47
100 - Oden (CL) 12.0; 200 - Hinkel (M) 24.9; 400 - Hinkel (M) 54.8; 800 - Smack (M) 2:16; 1,600 - Yutko (M) 5:34; 3,200 - Yutko (M) 12:08; 110 HH - Tellez (M) 20.6; 300 IH - Tellez (M) 53.1; 400 relay - Carson Long (Brennan, Levine, Johnson, Oden) 48.2; 1,600 relay - Minersville (Hinkel, Schultz, Kriston, Hoptak) 3:59; 3,200 relay - Minersville Hoptak, Fox, Beck, Kriston) 10:05.1; High jump - Yutko (M) 5-2; Long jump - Schultz (M) 17-7; Triple jump - Loder (CL) 35-4.5; Shot put - Sheaffer (M) 36-4; Discus - Brown (CL) 110-1; Javelin - Loder (CL) 124-4
Girls' results Pottsville 89 Jim Thorpe 69
JIM THORPE - Alyssa Kondrack (100, 200) and Paige Stoner (1,600, 3,200) grabbed two individual victories apiece as the Crimson Tide (5-1, 5-0 D-I) wrapped up the regular season with a Division I victory over the Olympians at Olympian Stadium.
Devon Matz (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles) won twice for Jim Thorpe (3-3, 2-3).
100 - 1. Kondrack (P) 13.52, 2. Brantley (P), 3. Castillo (JT); 200 - 1. Kondrack (P) 27.58, 2. Matz (JT), 3. Brently (P); 400 - 1. Hahner (P) 1:05.44, 2. Castillo (JT), 3. Centeno (P); 800 - 1. Loyd (JT) 2:58.53, 2. C. Capper (JT), 3. Evans (P); 1,600 - 1. Stoner (P) 5:23.31, 2. DiRenzo (P), 3. C. Capper (JT); 3,200 - 1. Stoner (P) 11:38.00, 2. Nagle (P), 3. L. Capper (JT); 100 H - 1. Matz (JT) 16.03, 2. Sherakas (P), 3. Roos (P); 300 IH - 1. Matz (JT) 47.41, 2. Sherakas (P), 3. Peterson (JT); 400 relay - Pottsville (No names provided) 52.46; 1,600 relay - Jim Thorpe (Condly, Loyd, C. Capper, Peterson) 4:24.08; 3,200 relay - Pottsville (No names provided) 12:30.27; High jump - 1. Hahner (P) 4-8, 2. Kondrack (P), 3. Cressman (JT); Long jump - 1. Lotz (P) 14-3.5, 2. Donati (JT), 3. Hahner (P); Triple jump - 1. Donati (JT) 31-7.5, 2. Lotz (P), 3. Cope (JT); Shot put - 1. Jones (J) 30-3.5, 2. Cope (JT), 3. Becker (JT); Discus - 1. Polley (P) 86-2, 2. Jones (P), 3. Cope (JT); Javelin - 1. Cope (JT) 110-3, 2. Condly (JT), 3. Purnell (P); Pole vault - 1. Hoffman (JT) 9-6, 2. Naradko (P), 3. Roos (P)
Minersville 92 Nativity 54
MINERSVILLE - Hannah Rinaldo (400, 800) and Reiley Lonergan (high and triple jumps) won two individual events apiece to lead the Battlin' Miners (1-6) to a non-league victory over the Green Wave.
Emily Field (discus, javelin) was a double individual winner for Nativity (1-5).
100 - Kubeika (N) 14.9; 200 - Bethea (M) 31.9; 400 - Rinaldo (M) 1:07.6; 800 - Rinaldo (M) 2:52; 1,600 - Smulley (M) 6:18; 3,200 - Conshue (M( 14:33; 100 H - Fanelli (N) 20.3; 300 IH - Weiss (M) 59.3; 400 relay - Nativity (Kimmel, Ulsh, Prezelski, Kubeika) 56.7; 1,600 relay - Minersville (Berdanier, Bethea, Weiss, Lowe) 4:51; 3,200 relay - Minersville (Cory, Conshue, Cullen, Pytko) 12:15.2; High jump - Lonergan (M) 4-4; Long jump - Smarr (N) 13-3.5; Triple jump - Lonergan (M) 28-8.5; Shot put - Strausser (N) 29.5; Discus - Field (N) 83-10; Javelin - Field (N) 111-1; Pole vault - Glore (M) 7-0