Palmerton came up with a pair of big baseball wins over the weekend to keep its district playoff hopes alive.

BASEBALLLehighton-NorthwesternNorthwestern pulled out a non-league win over Lehighton in the latest of stages of their contest, scoring a last-inning run for a 2-1 victory.Brady Mengel smacked a double for the Tigers in the winning effort.Lehighton 000 001 0 - 1 5 2Northwestern 000 100 1 - 2 5 0Scherer and Wagner; Eden and Wilk. W - Eden, L - Scherer.Palmerton-Jim ThorpePalmerton used a huge fifth inning to produce all four of their runs in a 4-1 non-league win over Jim Thorpe.Jon Schwartz finished the game 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs, two stolen bases and a run scored, while Isaac George matched the 2-for-4 showing with another RBI. Jared Mooney also had a nice day for the winners, going 1-for-3 with a RBI and a run scored.With the loss, Jim Thorpe falls to 4-13 on the season.Palmerton 000 040 0 - 4 9 0Jim Thorpe 000 001 0 - 1 5 0Sander and Mooney. W - Sander.Palmerton-CatasauquaThe Blue Bombers scored six runs in the first inning and held on for a 7-5 win over the Rough Riders in Colonial League action.The win upped Palmerton's record to 9-9.Zach Buck had three hits, includuing a triple, scored a run and added one RBI for the Bombers. Toby Sander went two-for-four with a double and scored two runs and Jonathan Schwartz had two hits, scored a run and had one RBI.Buck was also the winning pitcher.Palmerton 600 001 0 - 7 9 2Catasauqua 010 121 0 - 5 9 1Buck, Svetik (6) Mooney. W - Buck.SOFTBALLSchuylkill Haven-Panther Vy.Schuylkill Haven handled Panther Valley in four innings, winning 19-1 in Schuylkill League action.The Lady Hurricanes' Emma Schweigert collected her career 100th RBI in the win, as she had two doubles and a three-run home run in the winning effort.Meanwhile, for the Lady Panthers, Sydney Clouser, Megan Marouchoc, and Chloe Miller all had singles in the loss.Schuy. Haven 860 5 - 19 22 1Panther Vy. 000 1 - 1 3 5Svenson and Personette; Hoffman and Clouser. W - Svenson. HR: SH - Schweigert (2nd, two on).MMI-WeatherlyThe Preppers and Wreckers split a twinbill over the weekend with MMI winning the first by a 8-3 score and the Wreckers bouncing back with a 11-6 win in the nightcap.Tea Heister had a double for Weatherly. Kelly Parker was the losing pitcher, striking out seven.MMI 140 200 1 - 8 5 3Weatherly 010 200 0 - 3 5 5Dinko and Madura. Parker and Maiello. W - Dinko. L - Parker.Weatherly-MMIThe Lady Wreckers used 19 hits including a pair of home runs to pull out the 11-6 win.Jess Maiello had four hits with a home run and three singles and also drove in in three runs for the Lady Wreckers. Tea Heister also homered and singled.Sam Kane was the winning pitcher and also helped her own cause at the plate with a single, double and triple.Weatherly 220 030 4 - 11 19 5MMI 220 000 2 - 6 7 1Kane, Parker (7) and Maiello. Dinko and Madura W - Kane. L - Dinko.Palmerton-CatasauquaThe Bombers got a home run from Steph Brinker in the fourth inning to pull away for a 5-0 win over the Rough Riders in a Colonial League makeup.Brinker went two-for-three with three RBIs, while Alyssa Acker and Lauren Campbell both had two hits, including doubles, for the Bombers.Dugan was the winning pitcher, while Ayache suffered the loss.Palmerton 020 300 0 - 5 10Catasauqua 000 000 0 - 0 5Dugan, Pekurny (6) and Campbell; Ayache, Reichl (4) and Gallagher. W - Dugan. L - Ayache. HR: P - Brinker (4th, one on).