Tamaqua’s Sam Vinc and Our Lady of Lourdes Regional’s Vivian Reiprish repeated as champions at the 2026 Schuylkill League Individual Golf Championships held Monday, September 21, at Schuylkill Country Club.
Tamaqua’s Sam Vinc and Our Lady of Lourdes Regional’s Vivian Reiprish repeated as champions at the 2026 Schuylkill League Individual Golf Championships held Monday, September 21, at Schuylkill Country Club.
Several Schuylkill County wrestlers took to the mats at the PIAA Class 2A Wrestling Championships, battling through preliminary, 1st Round,, and consolation rounds against some of the top wrestlers in Pennsylvania.
Below is a breakdown from Thursday of each county wrestler’s bouts during the opening rounds of the tournament.
Updegrave opened his state tournament in the preliminary round, where he was pinned by Brayden Lisowski (Penns Valley) in 2:47, sending him to the consolation bracket.
In Consolation Round 1, Updegrave was defeated by Nolan Savage (Line Mountain) via 17-1 technical fall in 1:59, ending his run at the PIAA Class 2A Wrestling Championships.
Mentusky’s tournament began in the preliminary round, where he was defeated by Ty Matthews (Central) via 15-0 technical fall in 2:47.
In Consolation Round 1, Mentusky was eliminated after being pinned by Max Jovenetti (St. Marys) in 2:23.
McGraw dropped his first-round match to Logan Latimore (North East), who secured a pin in 2:32.
McGraw bounced back in Consolation Round 1, earning a pin over Max McConville (United) in 3:40 to stay alive in the tournament.
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Reitz opened his tournament in the preliminary round, where Will Edwards (West Branch) recorded a 17-0 technical fall in 4:25.
Reitz then competed in Consolation Round 1, where he fell to Carter Ickes (Chestnut Ridge) by 11-1 major decision, ending his tournament.
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Reyes was forced to forfeit his preliminary round match to Bruce Anderchak (Quaker Valley).
In Consolation Round 1, Reyes was listed as NC (no contest) against Davion Edmond (Cathedral Prep).
Dixon competed in the first round of the championship bracket, where he was defeated by Lucas Boyer (Elizabeth Forward) by 8-4 decision.
In Consolation Round 1, Dixon lost a close match to Dawson Lomison (Bald Eagle Area) by 5-4 decision, ending his state tournament run.
Quick opened the tournament with a 9-4 decision win over Kolton Carlson (Laurel) in the preliminary round.
In the first round, Quick was pinned by Landon Tucker (Mifflinburg) in 1:03, sending him to the consolation bracket.
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Kurtz began his state tournament with a win in the preliminary round, pinning Max McConville (United) in 3:16.
In the first round of the championship bracket, Kurtz fell to Aiden Bliss (Port Allegany) by 19-4 technical fall in 4:09.

Photos of the Schuylkill League Baseball Championship game held at North Schuylkill's Robert Wetzel Field on Thursday, May 15th, 2025 between Tamaqua Area and Tri-Valley.
In a District XI 2A Championship clash, the Williams Valley Vikings emerged victorious over the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes, securing a 28-13 win and punching their ticket to the PIAA State Tournament.
The Northwestern Lehigh Tigers clinched the District XI Class 3A Championship, shutting down the North Schuylkill Spartans with a commanding 36-7 victory at Lehighton Area Stadium.
The District XI Golf Championships took place on Tuesday at Steel Club in Hellertown, where high school golfers from across the region competed for the chance to advance to the state level.
Photos from the District XI 2A Boys Basketball Championship game held on Saturday, March 2nd, 2024, at Martz Hall in Pottsville between Mahanoy Area and Marian Catholic.
After months of waiting, due to COVID-19, the North Schuylkill Girl's Track and Field Team was presented with championship rings for their PIAA State Championship.
Four Schuylkill League High School Football Teams will compete for two separate District XI Championships next week.