Jim Thorpe swept Pottsville in a tennis doubleheader while Tamaqua picked up wins in baseball and softball to highlight Thursday's scholastic sports action.

BOYS TENNISPottsville-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe played host to Pottsville in a doubleheader. The first game was played under Pottsville's normal format (five singles matches, two doubles) while the second was played under Jim Thorpe's (threee singles, two doubles).The Olympians found success in both formats as they swept Pottsville, 6-1 and 3-2.The doubleheader finished after dark, making it the first-ever match played under the lights at the Olympian High School tennis complex.John Lowin picked up straight set wins in both matches for the Olympians while Brett Luicana also notched two victories on the day in singles action.Jim Thorpe 6, Pottsville 1SINGLESJohn Lowin (JT) def. Nick Mason 6-2, 6-1; Brett Luicana (JT) def. Pat Coyle; 6-4, 6-3; Luke Eggert (JT) def. Brandan Kesserle 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 (tiebreak); Matt Miller (JT) def. Dan Wenser 6-2, 6-4; Mike Logothetides (P) def. Roman Raytsis 6-0, 6-3.DOUBLESRyan Buchanan/Colin Williams (P) def. Chris Widdicombe/Matt Widdicombe 8-2 (pro set); Mike Huntzberry/Mike Boeres (JT) def. Christopher Ott/Mike Matta 8-2 (pro set).Jim Thorpe 3, Pottsville 2SINGLESJohn Lowin (JT) def. Nick Mason 6-3, 6-4; Brett Luicana (JT) def. Pat Coyle 4-6, 6-2, 6-1; Brandan Kesserle (P) def. Luke Eggert 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.DOUBLESMatt Miller/Roman Raytsis (JT) def. Dan Wenser/Mike Logothetides 1-6, 7-5, 6-1; Josh Marx/Justin Denchy (P) def. Luke Carter/Shaun DiCostanzo 7-5, 6-1.ES North-Pleasant ValleyEast Stroudsburg North narrowly defeated Pleasant Valley, 4-3.Jon White continued his streak with an easy win at number one singles to lead the Bears while the tandem of White and Erik Ammerman earned an 8-3 victory at number one doubles.ES North 4, Pleasant Valley 3SINGLESJon White (PV) def. Will Kyaw 6-1, 6-0; Isaac Schefer (ESN) def. Erik Ammerman 6-4, 6-4; Steven Nale (PV) won by forfeit.DOUBLESWhite/Ammerman (PV) def. Kyaw/Schefer 8-3; Jeremy Perdomo/Jed Canezal (ESN) def. Davis Reiss/Anthony Taldone 7-6 (6), 6-4; Joel Crespo/Alex Pencunia (ESN) def. Jacob Rohrbach/Austin Williams 6-2, 6-4; Josh Becker/Aaron Aguiles (ESN) def. Kurt Ammerman/Najja Francis 6-2, 6-3.Moravian Aca.-PalmertonMoravian Academy blanked Palmerton for a 5-0 Colonial League victory.Adam Kramer, Abbhi Sekar and Jackson Dorogi swept singles play to help the Lions secure the win.Moravian Academy 5, Palmerton 0SINGLESAdam Kramer (M) def. Rich Roselli 6-2, 6-1; Abbhi Sekar (M) def. Seth Andress 6-1, 6-0; Jackson Dorogi (M) def. Sal Melo 6-1, 6-1.DOUBLESOliver Scott/Daniel Elmi (M) def. Jacob Brown/Jordan Dopsovic 6-2, 6-0; Ben Wax/Andrew Hogan (M) def. Marc Roselli/Gavin Scott 6-1, 6-2.BASEBALLTamaqua-HamburgTamaqua earned a 7-3 non-league win over Hamburg.Casey Rother went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and a double for the Raiders (4-3). Nate MacDonald was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Brett Kosciolek had two hits and an RBI, while Daylon Barron added a double and an RBI to go along with two runs scored.Tamaqua 020 401 0 - 7 9 0Hamburg 010 101 0 - 3 11 2Moll, Blaker (6) and Bates; Kuhn, Ja. Youndt (4), Romoho (7) and Jo. Youndt. W - Moll. L - Kuhn.Northwestern-PalmertonNorthwestern used six runs in the top of the eighth inning to pull away from Palmerton in a Colonial League battle, 9-3.The Tigers were led by Nick Rodriguez, who finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored, Josh Williamson, who was 2-for-4 with a RBI, and Jake Augustus, who had a single, a double and an RBI.For the Bombers, Isaac George (run scored) and Nate Dekorte (double) both finished 2-for-4 on the day. Jared Mooney add two RBIs and Toby Sander chipped in a pair of hits.Northwestern 000 021 06 - 9 11 0Palmerton 010 200 00 - 3 10 3Storm, Williamson (7) and Wilk; Sander, Buck (6), Kocis (7) and Mooney. WP - Williamson, LP - Kocis.No. Lehigh-BangorBangor defeated Northwestern Lehigh, 10-2, in Colonial League action.No other information on the game was supplied to the Times News.SOFTBALLTamaqua-Mahanoy AreaTamaqua belted 20 hits en route to a, 14-2, six-inning rout of Mahanoy Area in a non-league game.Lynn Kistler went a perfect 5-for-5 at the plate with five singles, three RBIs, and three runs scored for the Raiders. Carly Sassaman (3-for-4, double, three RBIs, one run) and Kayla Miller (3-for-4, three singles, two runs scored) both had great days offensively as well.For Mahanoy, Tamara Tunstall led the way with a 3-for-3 performance.Tamaqua 162 203 - 14 20 1Mahanoy 100 010 - 2 9 7Pedersen, Dietrich (3) and Sassaman; Bruce and Wilner.Salisbury-No. LehighNorthern Lehigh managed to pull out a 4-3 Colonial League win over Salisbury in 10 innings.Kaitlin Hoffman led the way for the Lady 'Dawgs, finishing 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and a RBI. Teammate Paige Hemingway was 2-for-4 with a RBI.For the Lady Falcons (3-7 overall, 3-6 league), Brooke Rodgers finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs.With the win, Nolehi moves to 8-3 overall and 5-2 in the Colonial League.Salisbury 100 002 000 0 - 3 10 5No. Lehigh 001 020 000 1 - 4 7 2Costello, Rodgers (6) and Cresswell; K. Hoffman, Thomas (7) and D. Hoffman. WP - Thomas, LP - Rodgers. HR: NL - K. Hoffman (5th, none on).Jim Thorpe-Schuylkill HavenSchuylkill Haven cruised to a 16-3 non-league win over Jim Thorpe.The Lady Hurricanes jumped out to an 8-2 lead after the first inning. Megan Ditzler had a home run for Schuylkill Haven and Alyssa Gerber added three singles.Anna Fiducia had a double for the Lady Olympians. Jada Hoherchak contributed two singles.Jim Thorpe 201 00 - 3 8 4Sch. Haven 802 6X - 16 14 1Holloway and Marzen; Svenson and Personette.W - Svenson. L - Personette.