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Tamaqua's Akins tosses no-hitter

Tamaqua's Brady Akins tossed a no-hitter against Panther Valley to highlight the weekend's local sports results.

Panther Valley-TamaquaBrady Akins pitched a no-hitter to lead Tamaqua to an 8-0 win over Panther Valley Sunday.Akins, a junior, struck out seven batters and walked only two in tossing his first varisty no-no.Russell Baker had two hits and scored a run for the Blue Raiders (7-4) while Owen Bates added a double and RBI.Panther Valley 000 000 0 - 0 0 1Tamaqua 012 203 x - 8 7 2Blasko, Taras (5) and Hafer; Akins and Bates. W - Akins. L - Blasko.BASEBALLNo. Lehigh-No. SchuylkillNorth Schuylkill got a one-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull out a non-league 4-3 win over Northern Lehigh.The game-winning hit belonged to Chris Burke, who finished the game with two hits at the plate. Also for the Spartans (10-3), Tevin Murray totalled three hits, while Bobby Wagner and John Rupinski both had two apiece.For the Bulldogs (4-10), Josh Hamm had two hits in the heart-breaker of a loss, while Evan Meixsell and Jake Kistler both had doubles.No. Lehigh 210 000 0 - 3 7 3No. Schuylkill 201 000 1 - 4 9 3Cederberg and Kistler; Hillbish and Burke. W - Hillbish, L - Cederberg.Palmerton-Panther ValleyPalmerton's bats came alive for 13 hits, as they defeated Panther Valley 7-1, for the non-league win.The Blue Bombers (5-7) got a nice compete game win from Ben Weber, as the senior struck out seven batters and walked none for the mound win. Offensively, Jon Schwartz was 3-for-4 with two RBIs, scored twice and had a double, Isaac George was 2-for-4 with a RBI, and Ian Silfies finished 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored. Toby Sander (2-for-3, two RBIs, run scored) and Kole Rodrigues (RBI-double) also had key contributions.For the Panthers (4-7), Tristan Blasko had a sacrifice fly RBI, while Matt Hudicka had two singles in the losing effort.Palmerton 102 202 0 - 7 13 0Panther Valley 000 001 0 - 1 6 4Weber and DeKorte; Goida, Micholik (6) and Mazzie. W - Weber, L - Goida.SOFTBALLWeatherly-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe avenged an early-season loss with a 8-2 decision over the Lady Wreckers.Ciara Miranda and Jada Hoherchak both knocked out triples for the Lady Olympians, while Anna Fiducia had three triples in the well-rounded team effort.For Weatherly, Kelly Parker had a double and a single, while Sam Kane had a double, as well.Weatherly 101 000 0 - 2 8 4Jim Thorpe 004 310 x - 8 10 2Parker and Maiello; Holloway and Marzen. W - Holloway, L - Parker.Saucon Valley-LehightonLehighton pulled out a non-league win over Saucon Valley, 4-1.The Tribe (7-6, 5-5), had a 2-for-3 showing from Amanda Louden, bringing in three runs and scoring another, while Joclyn Hunsicker was 2-for-4 with a run scored, as well.For the the Panthers (1-10, 1-10), Megan Okken finished 3-for-3 with her team's only RBI.Saucon Valley 000 01 - 1 4 2Lehighton 010 30 - 4 5 2W - Bickert, L - Gubish.Palmerton-WhitehallJulia Solderich knocked in four runs to help Whitehall gain a 9-2 non-league win over Palmerton.Solderich had a double and triple for the Zephyrs. Rachel Spanitz also collected a double and triple, and knocked in two runs, while winning pitcher Ashlee Brosky tossed a one-hitter.The loss dropped the Blue Bombers to 9-3.Palmerton 002 000 0 - 2 1 1Whitehall 051 300 x - 9 10 1W - Brosky. L - Gower.Shenandoah Vy.-Panther Vy.Panther Valley picked up a Schuylkill League win over Shenandoah Valley, 13-3.Hannah Hill led the Lady Panthers with a triple and a single, Lexie Rodriguez had a double and a single, while teammate Grace Weng also had two hits, as well.For Shenandoah, Marissa Szczyglak had a double and a single, while Alyssa Monahan finished the day at the plate with two singles.With the win, the Panthers improve to 2-9 on the season.Shenandoah Vy. 010 020 0 - 3 9 3Panther Valley 002 740 x - 13 12 3Bonk, Petrushonis (5) and Mentusky; Hoffman and Rodriguez. W - Hoffman, L - Bonk.Tamaqua-TriValleyTri Valley pulled out a 2-0 win over Tamaqua in Schuylkill League action behind the stellar pitching of Taryn Wilson.The Lady Bulldog's ace fired seven strikeouts and gave up four hits in the complete-game shutout win, while teammate Madisyn Horn belted an inside the park home run, and finished 2-for-3 at the plate. Kat Sherry was also 2-for-3 with two singles to aid in the winning effort.For the Blue Raiders, Carly Sassaman finished 2-for-3.Tamaqua 000 000 0 - 0 4 3TriValley 010 010 x - 2 4 2Pedersen and Sassaman; Wilson and Troutman. W - Wilson, L - Pedersen. HR: TV - Horn (5th, none on).

Lehighton's Amanda Louden starts her slide into third base as Saucon Valley's Alia Schaffer awaits a throw.