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LEHIGH VALLEY WEATHER

WHS wins weightlifting meet

Back on Sunday, May 1, the Palmerton football team hosted their 12th annual Blue Bombers Invitational Weightlifting Meet at the high school gymnasium.

There were 117 football players representing Palmerton, Panther Valley, Tamaqua, Pleasant Valley, Palisades, Northampton, Souderton and Whitehall high schools along with their family members, friends, and coaches packed the Palmerton High School gymnasium.

For the fifth consecutive year, Whitehall captured the team championship. The 33 team points earned by the Zephyrs were enough to better second place Tamaqua’s 25 and third place Pleasant Valley’s 24 points for the team title.

Most outstanding lifters were awarded to the best performance in the 14-15 and 16-18 year old divisions by adding the lifters best bench and squat attempts then dividing it by their body weight. The most outstanding lifter in the 16-18 year old division was Robert Ellersick of Northampton who lifted in the 180 pound class. He benched 315 pounds and squatted 365 pounds for a 680 pound total. Nate Boyle from Tamaqua won the 14-15 year old division most outstanding lifter by bench pressing 200 pounds and squatting 385 pounds for a total of 585 pounds in the 165 pound weight class.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Whitehall 33

2. Tamaqua 25

3. Pleasant Valley 24

4. Northampton 21

5. Souderton 19

6. Palisades 16

7. Palmerton 6

8. Panther Valley 6

Below are the medal winners with their overall total and squat and bench lifts in parenthesis. The lifts were performed ‘raw’ meaning no wraps or shirts.

14-15 year old division

120-pound weight class

GOLD: Steven Ellersick, Northampton, 340 (185/155)

SILVER: Pierce Demetriades, Tamaqua

135 pounds

GOLD: Angelo Dadona, Whitehall 400 (245/155)

SILVER: Bryce Farole, Whitehall

150 pounds

GOLD: Trey Gretzinger, Palisades 490 (275/215)

SILVER: Trace Herman, Tamaqua

BRONZE: David Conde, Panther Valley

165 pounds

GOLD: Nate Boyle, Tamaqua 585 (385/200) Most outstanding lifter

SILVER: DJ Cofield, Whitehall

BRONZE: Josh Rivera, Northampton

180 pounds

GOLD: Chad Hussett, Whitehall 535 (330/205)

SILVER: Jake Barron, Tamaqua

BRONZE: Carson Gardner, Palmerton

195 pounds

GOLD: Nick Breiner, Tamaqua 615 (375/240)

SILVER: Justin Santiago, Whitehall

BRONZE: Zac Geehring, Palisades

210 pounds

GOLD: Anthony Johnson, Whitehall 550 (325/225)

SILVER: Mike Parciak, Palisades

BRONZE: Dulani Smith, Pleasant Valley

225 pounds

GOLD: Tristian Blasko, Panther Valley 595 (360/235)

SILVER: Mark Colusso, Whitehall

BRONZE: Brandon Akers, Palisades

HWT

GOLD: Bryan McNeely, Palisades 600 (405/195)

SILVER: Manny Brown, Souderton

BRONZE: Markes Cruz, Whitehall

16-18 year-old division

150 pounds

GOLD: Logan Dailey, Pleasant Valley 540 (305/235)

SILVER: Praise Zoegar, Souderton

BRONZE: Jared Colletti, Palisades

165 pounds

GOLD: Cole George, Palmerton 600 (360/240)

SILVER: Martin Labib, Whitehall

BRONZE: Mychael Castro, Souderton

180 pounds

GOLD: Robert Ellersick, Northampton 680 (365/315) Most Outstanding Lifter

SILVER: Braxton Marrero, Whitehall

BRONZE: Jared Stauffer, Northampton

195 pounds

GOLD: Chance Szabo, Tamaqua 660 (375/285)

SILVER: Ryan Voss, Souderton

BRONZE: Colin Schucker, Northampton

210 pounds

GOLD: Jack Morgan, Souderton 690 (405/285)

SILVER: Adrian Mieses, Whitehall

BRONZE: Jakob Hudak, Whitehall

225 pounds

GOLD: Christian DeReinzi, Pleasant Valley 745 (405/340)

SILVER: Andrew Stein, Souderton

BRONZE: Nicholas Dex, Whitehall

240 pounds

GOLD: Zac Altemose, Pleasant Valley 830 (515/315)

SILVER: Adam Klatka, Tamaqua

BRONZE: Jeremy Sell, Northampton

255 pounds

GOLD: Tyler Dooner, Pleasant Valley 865 (550/315)

SILVER: Nick Wismer, Pleasant Valley

BRONZE: Trevor Watts, Souderton

HWT

GOLD: Collin Gerancher, Northampton 775 (440/335)

SILVER: Bryce Swanger, Northampton

BRONZE: James Jandris, Northampton