District 11 diving
slated for today
Nine Schuylkill League divers will set their sights on gold medals and advancing to the state tournament when the District 11 Diving Championships are held today at Emmaus High School.
On the girls’ side, Schuylkill League champion Gabrielle Hammer of Pottsville will compete in Class AAA, while Tamaqua’s Emma Rago is among the five girls in the Class AA competition.
In the boys’ competition, the Schuylkill League will have seven of the 10 participants, led by league champion Lyle Luckenbill of Blue Mountain.
Luckenbill will be joined by Tamaqua’s Thorn Devlin, Blue Mountain teammate Josh Sham, and four divers from Pottsville: Kyle Brennan, Edward Hossler, Chase Alisauckas and Bill Laundry. Three divers from Salisbury round out the Class AA event.
Action begins at 9:30 a.m. with the girls’ competition in both classes. The boys’ meet will begin at 2:30 p.m.