No-hitters highlighted softball action involving area teams on Thursday.

Pleasant Valley's Hayli Marini tossed one in the Bears' mercy-rule victory over Pocono Mountain West while both Jim Thorpe and Panther Valley were on the wrong end of no-hitters in games against Pine Grove and Pottsville respectively.BASEBALLPine Grove-Jim ThorpeThe Olympians picked up their first Schuylkill League win of the year with a 5-2 victory over the Cardinals.Dan Russo went two-for-three with one RBI and Pat Janecki had one hit and two RBIs for the Olympians. Ryan Boyer had one hit, scored a run and drove in a run for the Cards.Boyer was the losing pitcher despite striking out 11.Ben Stermer got the win, while Dane Ciaverella came in for the save.Pine Grove 000 002 0 - 2 4 1Jim Thorpe 002 300 x - 5 5 1Borger and Zimmerman; Stermer, Ciaverella (5) and Knox. W - Stermer. L - Borger.Mahanoy Area-MarianThe Colts scored in all five innings for a 12-2 victory over the Golden Bears.Eric Moucheron had a two-run homer in the third for Mahanoy's only offense.Drew Sherkness led the Colts with a solo home run in the fourth, a triple, single and four RBIs.Joe Kloap added two doubles, a single and one RBI. Scott Nietz had two doubles, a single and two RBIs. Mark Stawick had a double and single, while Brandon Dopira and Damian Gallagher each had two singles and one RBI. Jim Stavinski also had a single and drove in a run.Stavinski was also the winning pitcher.Mahanoy Area 002 00 - 2 2 3Marian 331 23 - 12 15 0Mroczka, Wagner (5) and Van Horn; Stavinski, Stawick (4) and Nietz. W - Stavinski. L - Mroczka. HR: Marian - Sherkness (4th, none on).Bangor-PalmertonThe Slaters kept the Blue Bombers winless by rolling to a 16-4 Colonial League win.Bangor scored five in the fifth, three in the sixth and five more in the seventh to end it.Dave Glueck went three-for-five and scored three runs for the Slaters, while Ryan Howell also had three hits and scored twice.Aaron Cook had two hits and scored a run for the Bombers.Bangor 001 153 5 - 16 13 5Palmerton 201 100 0 - 4 6 5Pysher, Pagano (4) and Hester; Svetik, Tyahla (5) and Verzino. W - Pysher. L - Svetik.Blue Mountain-TamaquaTrailing 2-1, Blue Mountain scored four runs in the top of the fourth inning to take home an 8-4 Schuylkill League Division 1 victory over Tamaqua.Jake Cryst went 4-for-5 at the plate to lead Blue Mountain, while Mark Harding added two hits and two RBI.For Tamaqua (4-11), Derek Linkhorst had three hits and two runs scored, while Jordan Heisler chipped in two hits and two RBI.Blue Mt. 001 412 0 - 8 12 4Tamaqua 110 000 2 - 4 5 1Harding and Reynolds; Heisler, Reinhardt (4), James (6) and James, George (6).Northwestern-No. LehighDespite being outhit 8-5, Northwestern scored three runs in the top of the fourth inning to take home a 3-1 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.With the loss, the Bulldogs drop to 12-6 overall and 11-3 in the league.Adam Wehr belted a solo home run in the fourth inning for the Tigers, while Billy Moyer added a two-run single. Colton Breininger and Wehr both had two hits apiece.For Northern Lehigh, Trevor Yashur, Matt Gill and Jake Kern all recorded two hits.Eric Snyder fanned ten Tigers in picking up the loss.Northwestern 000 300 0 - 3 5 0No. Lehigh 100 000 0 - 1 8 1Conway and Boyd; Snyder and Hoch. W - Conway. L - Snyder. HR: Northwestern - Wehr (4th, none on).ES South-LehightonIn the conclusion of a suspended game from April 16, Lehighton picked up a 12-2 victory over East Stroudsburg South.The Indians plated nine runs in the third inning, and held a 12-2 lead when play was resumed in the bottom of the fourth inning.J.P. Keer had two hits and four RBI to lead Lehighton and Jacen Nalesnik tacked on two hits and 3 RBI.ES South 000 20 - 2 4 3Lehighton 109 2x - 12 8 0Walters, Alicea (3) and Grober; Behler, Harris (5) and Nalesnik. W - Behler. L - Walters.Lehighton-ES SouthIn the second game of the afternoon, Lehighton made it a MVC sweep over the Cavaliers with a 10-5 victory.Tyler Hill got things started with a leadoff home run and Dave Behler went yard with a three-run shot in the sixth inning.Hill and Behler both had two hits and two runs to go along with their home runs.Lehighton 110 023 3 - 10 10 1ES South 001 102 1 - 5 9 0Hill, Harris (7) and Nalesnik; Walters, Frederick (5) and Grober. HR: Lehighton - Hill (1st, none on), Behler (6th, two on).SOFTBALLPM West-Pleasant ValleyFreshman Hayli Marini fired a no-hitter for the Lady Bears in a 12-2 five-inning victory over the Panthers in MVC action.Marini fanned nine and walked four in picking up the win. Megan Keiper walked six and took the loss.Jordan Borger had a double, triple and two RBIs for the Bears (14-2, 7-2), while Megan Hardy had a home run, single, four RBIs and scored twice, Alura Bellis had two singles, scored a run and had one RBI and Kasey Meckes had a single, triple, RBI and scored three runs.PM West 020 00 - 2 0 4Pleasant Vy. 421 23 - 12 13 5Keiper and Peake; Marini and J. Borger. W - Marini. L - Keiper. HR: Pleasant Valley - Hardy.Blue Mountain-TamaquaThe Eagles put together three big innings to rout the Raiders 18-2 in a Schuylkill League Division I contest.Sam Reed had three singles, Meghan Kisela had a home run and two singles and Nicole Wozniski had two doubles for the Eagles.Megan Amey had two singles for the Raiders.Blue Mt. 070 65 - 18 16 1Tamaqua 020 00 - 2 5 3Kisela and Wozniski; Wagner, C. Bates (3) and Zancofsky. W - Kisela. L - Wagner. HR: Blue Mountain - Reed (3rd, one on), Hoadly (5th, none on).Mahanoy Area-MarianMarian moved within one win of clinching a District playoff berth with a 3-2 Schuylkill League Division 2 victory over Mahanoy Area.The win improves the Fillies to 9-6 overall and 7-5 in the league.Katie Donovan put Marian on the scoreboard with a two-run triple in the second inning and Alexa Nemeth finished the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the third.Kayla Merchlinsky chipped in with two hits for the Fillies, while Kayla Knight struck out nine Golden Bears in picking up the win.For Mahanoy Area, Emily Davidson had two hits.Mahanoy Area 001 001 0 - 2 5 2Marian 021 000 x - 3 7 0Price and Finneran; Knight and Hill. W - Knight. L - Price.Panther Valley-PottsvilleStephanie Sweat and Bryanna Snowell combined to throw a no-hitter, as Pottsville rolled to a 6-0 Schuylkill League Division 1 victory over Panther Valley (1-16).Sweat struck out seven batters over the first three innings, while Snowell had nine strikeouts over the final four frames.Kelyn Jones paced the Tide offense with a two-run homer in the bottom of the second inning.Panther Vy. 000 000 0 - 0 0 2Pottsville 031 200 x - 6 12 0Ogozalek and Gates; Sweat, Snowell (4) and Gerber. W - Sweat. L - Ogozalek. HR: Pottsville - Jones (2nd, one on).Pine Grove-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe was no-hit for the second time in two days as Pine Grove defeated the Olympians, 10-0, in Schuylkill League action.Ethel Mae Santai tossed the five-inning no-hitter for the Cardinals and also led the way offensively with with two hits and an RBI.Pine Grove 133 30 - 10 7 0Jim Thorpe 000 00 - 0 0 5Santai and Reeves; Tillou and Mosteller. W-Santai. L-Tillou.BOYS TENNISDistrict 11 Class AAADoubles TournamentBoth Pleasant Valley doubles teams lost in the first round of the District 11 Class AAA doubles tournament held yesterday afternoon at the West End Racquet Club.Justin Kemmerer and Kevin Peer lost 7-5, 6-4 to Parkland's Alec Lucente and David Miller, while Zach Kemmerer and Ben Parham dropped a 6-1, 6-0 decision to the Stoudsburg tandem of Jeff Norris and Karthik Shankar.TRACK AND FIELDStroudsburg-Pleasant Vy.Stroudsburg recorded a Mountain Valley Conference sweep over Pleasant Valley.The Stroudsburg boys won 11 of 18 events, en route to a 96-54 victory.In the girls meet, the Lady Mountaineers won 14 events, including all three relays, for a 108-42 victory.BOYSStroudsburg 96, Pleasant Valley 54100 - 1. Langston Northern (S) 10.60, 2. Keegan Bray (PV), 3. Danny McNair (S).200 - 1. Langston Northern (S) 22.27, 2. Keegan Bray (PV), 3. Chris Wells (S).400 - 1. Cody Matlock (PV) 52.04, 2. Chris Wells (S), 3. Adam Baberadt-Seixas (S).800 - 1. Cory Rodas (S) 2:06.70, 2. Justin Smigley (S), 3. Robert Nicholas (PV).1600 - 1. Evan Makuvek (PV) 4:51.04, 2. Mark Pfaeffle (S), 3. Matt Valentin (S).3200 - 1. Curran Kneebone (PV) 10:19.90, 2. Mark Pfaeffle (S), 3. Matt Valentin (S).110 HH - 1. Dan Benoski (S) 15.19, 2. Jalen Blot (PV), 3. Joseph Charlonis (S).300 IH - 1. Jalen Blot (PV) 41.54, 2. Dan Benkoski (S), 3. Alexander Bilianis (S).400 Relay - 1. Stroudsburg (Danny McNair, Joe Burns, JaVaughn Patterson, Langston Northern) 44.62.1600 Relay - 1. Stroudsburg (Cory Rodas, Adam Baberadt-Seixas, Langston Northern, Chris Wells) 3:37.00.3200 Relay - 1. Pleasant Valley (Evan Makuvek, Robert Nichols, Anthony Ruiz, Lawrence Robinson) 9:12.20.Shot Put - 1. Sebastian Joseph (S) 44-4, 2. Johnathan Passmore (S), 3. Dekembe Smith (PV).Discus - 1. Thomas Heath (PV) 120-4, 2. Johnathan Passmore (S), 3. Nicholas Graff (S).Javelin - 1. Doug Kenely (PV) 150-3, 2. Johnathan Passmore (S), 3. Yianni Korovesis (S).Long Jump - 1. Demarcquarious Rogers (S) 20-7, 2. Arnold Kim (PV), 3. Keyautay Aulder (S).Triple Jump - 1. Dan Benkoski (S) 41-7, 2. Josh Perry (PV), 3. Arnold Kim (PV).High Jump - 1. Dan Benkoski (S) 6-3, 2. Jason Green (S), 3. Tyler Bentzoni (PV).Pole Vault - 1. John Piserchio (S) 13-0, 2. Kenji Okamoto (S), 3. Anthony Zrillo (S).GIRLSStroudsburg 108, Pleasant Valley 42100 - 1. I'Sha Schultz (S) 12.32, 2. Shahana Khan (S), 3. Normani Marbury (PV).200 - 1. I'Sha Schultz (S) 26.14, 2. Shahana Khan (S), 3. Ebony Crick (PV).400 - 1. Kianna Tucker (S) 1:02.39, 2. Allison Keeley (PV), 3. Alexis Telepo (PV).800 - 1. Justina McLaughlin (S) 2:33.47, 2. Alyssa Jones (S), 3. Brittany Dunay (PV).1600 - 1. Sam Klingel (PV) 5:47.50, 2. Julia Brown (S), 3. Taylor Strekel (S).3200 - 1. Julia Brown (S) 12:30.90, 2. Taylor Strekel (S), 3. Elizabeth Buzzard (S).100 LH - 1. Sanye Reed-Ranson (S) 15.72, 2. Amber Wojtkowski (PV), 3. Mabel Felipe (S).300 IH - 1. Jennifer Foust (S) 51.69, 2. Alanna Liptak (PV), 3. Emily Mieles (PV).400 Relay - 1. Stroudsburg (Fantazhia Clowney, Sanye Reed-Ranson, Shahana Khan, I'Sha Schultz) 51.35.1600 Relay - 1. Stroudsburg (Alyssa Rivera, Alyssa Jones, Sanye Reed-Ranson, Kianna Tucker) 4:26.20.3200 Relay - 1. Stroudsburg (Alyssa Jones, Brianna Flanegan, Alyssa Rivera, Justina McLaughlin) 10:50.00.Shot Put - 1. Larissa Lopez (PV) 27-8 1/2, 2. Julissa Rivera (S), 3. Ellen Stinger (S).Discus - 1. Elizabeth Leh (S) 82-0, 2. Kathryn Stewart (S), 3. Carly Emes (S).Javelin - 1. Kathryn Stewart (S) 100-4, 2. Ellen Stinger (S), 3. Jen Eppley (S).Long Jump - 1. Allison Keeley (PV) 16-11 1/2, 2. Kianna Tucker (S), 3. Losena Kearse (PV).Triple Jump - 1. Amira Jones (PV) 37-2, 2. Allison Keeley (PV), 3. Losena Kearse (PV).High Jump - 1. Natasha McLaren (S) 5-0, 2. Losena Kearse (PV), 3. Haley McClain-Hill (S).Pole Vault - 1. Chandler Klein (S) 8-0, 2. Kendra Sutter (S), 3. Cydney Quinn (S).JV BASEBALLLehighton-ES SouthSteven Shanton's two-run hit in the bottom of the sixth and Josh Kern's complete game allowed Lehighton to split a doubleheader with East Stroudsburg South by identical scores of 3-2.In the opener, the Indians' Storm and Wenrich pitched well in the loss. Storm, Oriel and Hensley all had multi-hit games.In the nightcap, Kern struck out nine and allowed only four hits.Lehighton is now 11-6.JV SOFTBALLNo. Lehigh-NorthwesternJanelle Kern struckout 14 batters and helped the Bulldogs to a 11-6 win over the Tigers.Karen Fritzinger had three hits and two RBIs for the Bulldogs, while Kendra Smith, Allie Beltz and Becca Howell all drove in two runs.ES South-LehightonSam Snyder and Brooke Lucykanish had triples and Krista Rehrig pitched another gem as the Indians defeated the Cavaliers 13-3.Ashley Sensinger and Emily Lauer each had two hits for Lehighton.JR. HIGH TRACKTamaqua-Lehighton-Blue Mt.Three Tamaqua individuals and two relay teams set school records in a tri-meet.Blue Raiders who set individual marks were Carly Fenstermacher with a time of 13.4 in the 100 meters; Jordan Frank with a time of 2:27.8 in the 800 meters; and Jacob Wenzel with a time of 14.79 in the 100 meter hurdles.In addition, the 3200 meter relay team of Mike Kelly, Boaz Rottet, Steve Matukonis and Jordan Frank set a record with a time of 10:20 and the 1600 meter relay team of Jason Sylvester, Zach Oliveria, Jacob Wenzel and Steve Matukonis set a new mark with a time of 4:08.9.