JIM THORPE — Balance was the key Wednesday for the North Schuylkill boys’ cross country team.
The Spartans placed six runners in the top eight to sweep a Schuylkill League Division I tri-meet with Jim Thorpe and Col-Mon Vo-Tech.
Austin Roseberry was second, Chris McCormick third, Matt McCormick fifth, Lenny Bolinsky sixth, George Anthony seventh and Colin Ahrensfield eighth for North Schuylkill, which downed Jim Thorpe 23-36 and Col-Mon Vo-Tech 15-50.
Dylan Bucior was first in 17:28 and Ben Saxon took fourth in 18:30 for Jim Thorpe (6-2, 2-2 D-I), but North Schuylkill (7-0, 4-0) had five runners cross the tape within a minute after Roseberry was second in 18:16.
Jim Thorpe defeated Col-Mon Vo-Tech 15-48 in the other part of the tri-meet. Kameron Unger was CMVT’s top finisher, placing 14th overall.
Jim Thorpe 15, CMVT 48
North Schuylkill 23, Jim Thorpe 36
North Schuylkill 15, CMVT 50
1. Bucior (JT) 17:28, 2. A. Roseberry (NS) 18:16, 3. C. McCormick (NS) 18:22, 4. Saxon (JT) 18:30, 5. M. McCormick (NS) 18:33, 6. Bolinsky (NS) 18:55, 7. Anthony (NS) 19:17, 8. Ahrensfield (NS) 19:35, 9. Gentile (JT) 19:44, 10. Hydro (JT) 20:09. 11. Russell (NS) 20:18, 12. McCabe (NS) 20:27, 13. Valdez (JT) 20:41, 14. Unger (CMVT) 20:58, 15. Killian (NS) 21:01
Miners cruise past Wreckers, Wave
MINERSVILLE — Weatherly’s Jared Hinkle set a course record, finishing first in 18:18, as the Wreckers topped Nativity 15-50 but fell 23-32 to Minersville in a Division II tri-meet.
Minersville’s Sam DiBiase set a school record at 18:20, finishing second overall as the Miners also beat the Green Wave 15-50.
Simon Wagner and Joseph Purcell came in third and fifth, respectively, for Minersville.
Brett Rushannon led Nativity with a fourth-place finish in 19:29.
Minersville 23, Weatherly 32
Minersville 15, Nativity 50
Weatherly 15, Nativity 50
1. Ja. Hinkle (W) 18:18*, 2. DiBiase (M) 18:20**, 3. Wagner (M) 19:20, 4. Rushannon (N) 19:29, 5. Purcell (M) 19:38, 6. Jo. Hinkle (W) 20:10, 7. McCullough (M) 20:39, 8. Burger (W) 20:41, 9. Evans (N) 21:02, 10. Hertz (M) 21:04, 11. Houser (W) 21:06, 12. Brewer (W) 21:07, 13. Maguschak (W) 21:13, 14. Rushanan (M) 21:23, 15. Cazonie (M) 21:58
*Course record
**School record
Schuylkill Haven 25
Shenandoah Valley 30
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Owen Pothering finished first in 19:26 to lead Schuylkill Haven past Shenandoah Valley in a Division II dual meet.
Ian McGowan and Cole Jewett placed third and fifth, respectively, for the Hurricanes.
Josh White led the Blue Devils with a second-place finish in 19:36, while teammate Brandon Stasulli came in fourth.
1. Pothering (SH) 19:26, 2. White (SV) 19:36, 3. McGowan (SH) 19:37, 4. Stasulli (SV) 19:55, 5. Jewett (SH) 20:23, 6. A. Uholik (SV) 20:26, 7. Brennan (SH) 20:36, 8. Link (SV) 21:06, 9. Chesakis (SH) 21:36, 10. Z. Uholik (SV) 22:04
Mahanoy Area 21
Marian 39
HOMETOWN — Adam Bahrey finished first in 18:07 as Mahanoy Area topped Marian in a Division II dual meet.
Seth Soriano came in second, and Willie Streisel placed fifth for the Golden Bears.
Eddie Pulaski led the Colts with a third-place finish in 18:46, while teammate Aaron Srinivasan followed in fourth place.
1. Bahrey (MA) 18:07, 2. Soriano (MA) 18:12, 3. Pulaski (M) 18:46, 4. Srinivasan (M) 18:47, 5. Streisel (MA) 18:47, 6. Derr (MA) 18:54, 7. Rivera (MA) 19:06, 8. Barraza (MA) 19:36, 9. Roberts (M) 20:15, 10. Boxter (MA) 20:15
Girls’ Cross Country
Miners race past Wreckers, Wave
MINERSVILLE — Kaylene Raczka set a course and school record, finishing first in 21:16 to lead Minersville over Weatherly 16-43 and Nativity 19-44 in a Division II tri-meet.
Olivia Cory, Autumn Pedron and Kristen Lowe placed 3-4-5 for the Miners.
Emily Zoscin placed sixth in 25:03 to lead the Wreckers over the Green Wave 20-37.
Joahlana Najunas led Nativity with a second-place finish in 22:28.
Minersville 16, Weatherly 43
Minersville 19, Nativity 44
Weatherly 20, Nativity 37
1. Raczka (M) 21:16*, 2. Najunas (N) 22:28, 3. Cory (M) 22:38, 4. Pedron (M) 22:50, 5. Lowe (M) 24:57, 6. Zoscin (W) 25:03, 7. Conshue (M) 26:04, 8. Ellis (M) 26:24, 9. Peifer (W) 27:01, 10. Schuman (W) 27:54, 11. Hernandez (W) 28:58, 12. Harrison (W) 29:09, 13. Hoffman (M) 29:53, 14. West (N) 33:08, 15. Kramer (M) 33:13
*Course and school record
Marian 22
Mahanoy Area 33
HOMETOWN — Tina Capparell finished first in 20:21 to lead Marian to a Division II win over Mahanoy Area.
Nicole Capparell placed second, and Natalia Konitzer came in fifth for the Fillies.
Megan Babinsky led the Golden Bears with a third-place finish in 22:44, while teammate Megan Bisco came in fourth.
1. T. Capparell (M) 20:21, 2. N. Capparell (M) 20:52, 3. Babinsky (MA) 22:44, 4. M. Bisco (MA) 23:03, 5. Konitzer (M) 24:23, 6. Pulaski (M) 24:28, 7. Bernardyn (MA) 25:35, 8. Matunis (M) 26:47, 9. Granados (MA) 26:56, 10. Rhoades (MA) 27:33
Olympians sweep
Spartans, Rams
JIM THORPE — Delana Nalesnik and Kayley Kovac finished 1-2 as Jim Thorpe defeated Col-Mon Vo-Tech 15-50 and North Schuylkill 22-35 in a Division I tri-meet.
Nalesnik finished in 20:47, with Kovac second in 22:44. Brinn DeAngelo was third for North Schuylkill, which beat CMVT 15-50 in the other part of the tri-meet.
Running independently, Panther Valley’s MacKenzie Lazar was 12th in 27:42.
Jim Thorpe 15, CMVT 50
Jim Thorpe 22, North Schuylkill 35
North Schuylkill 15, CMVT 50
1. Nalesnik (JT) 20:47, 2. K. Kovac (JT) 22:44, 3. DeAngelo (NS) 22:49, 4. Stravinsky (NS) 23:50, 5. P. Kovac (JT) 24:53, 6. Gahman (JT) 25:16, 7. Kane (NS) 25:37, 8. Monboussin (JT) 26:35, 9. Li (NS) 26:59, 10. Meckes (JT) 27:00, 11. Romanchik (JT) 27:17, 12. Lazar (PV) 27:42, 13. Hines (JT) 27:43, 14. Tonelis (JT) 28:48, 15. Gavornik (JT) 29:06
Shenandoah Valley 21
Schuylkill Haven 34
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Shenandoah Valley’s runners came in 1-2-3, with Carly Teaschenko leading the way in 22:44, as the Blue Devils outpaced Schuylkill Haven in a Division II dual meet.
Alexis Luna and Emily Demalis rounded out the top three for Shenandoah Valley.
Lexi Pascucci led the Hurricanes with a fourth-place finish in 24:29, while teammate Shannon Domermuth took the fifth spot.
1. Teaschenko (SV) 22:44, 2. Luna (SV) 22:56, 3. Demalis (SV) 24:14, 4. Pascucci (SH) 24:29, 5. Domermuth (SH) 26:36, 6. Garvey (SH) 27:09, 7. Michalik (SV) 27:27, 8. Gallo (SV) 27:29, 9. McBreen (SH) 28:06, 10. George (SH) 28:50