Jim Thorpe, Lehighton and Northwestern were winners in baseball and softball over the weekend.

BASEBALLPanther Vy.-Jim ThorpeNick Porembo had quite a game to lead Jim Thorpe to an 8-2 non-league victory over Panther Valley.He had two hits, including a double, scored two runs and had two RBIs. Dave Marino also had two doubles and drove in two runs. Jordan McElmoyle and Aaron Joyce each had two singles for the winners.Matt Hudicka and Jon Hafer had two hits each for the Panthers. Hafer also scored both runs.Tyler Baird was the winning pitcher. Hafer suffered the loss.Panther Vy. 001 010 0 - 2 6 2Jim Thorpe 030 410 x - 8 9 1Hafer, Vavra (4), Taras (5), Kokinda (6) and M. Goida; Baird and A. Joyce. W - Baird. L - Hafer.Saucon Vy.-No. LehighSaucon Valley jumped out to the early lead and never looked back, taking this Colonial League battle, 14-1.Adam Hough led the Panthers in hitting, going 4-for-5 with four runs scored and an RBI, while Josh Snead was 3-for-5 with two RBIs and three run.For the Bulldogs, Evan Meixsell was 2-for-4, while Jacob Kistler was 1-for-2 with his team's only RBI.Saucon Vy. 530 101 4 - 14 20 2No. Lehigh 010 000 0 - 1 9 3Sharkey, Meyers (6); Kistler, Evangelist (6).Palisades-NorthwesternNorthwestern blew open a close game in the bottom of the second scoring five runs and went on to a Colonial League win, 12-5, over Palisades.Brady Mengel finished 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored for the Tigers, while Isaac Fatzinger was 3-for-4 with a double and scored two runs.Palisades 000 201 2 - 5 4 5Northwestern 150 303 x - 12 11 5Boone, McClintock (2), Welsh (4) and Marsh; Vogwill, White (6) and Wilk. W - Vogwill, L - Boone.Dieruff-TamaquaTamaqua came through late with a five-run bottom of the sixth to pull out an 11-4 non-league win.Casey Rother struck out six batters for Tamaqua, while walking three, and also was 1-for-2 with five RBIs, which included a three-RBI single. Payton Barron led the way (2-for-4, two runs, two RBIs).Kevin Cruz finished 2-for-4 for the Huskies with one RBI.Dieruff 020 101 0 - 4 8 4Tamaqua 050 105 x - 11 7 1Crucey-Abreu, Morales (2), Rodriguez (4), Morganello (6), Tatis (6) and Anoai; Rother, Titus (5) and Titus, Rother (5). W - Rother, L - Crucey-Abreu.Lehighton-PM WestLehighton had its way with Pocono Mountain West, cruising to a 16-6, five-inning victory.The Tribe benefited from seven errors.With the win, the Indians move to 4-2 overall, and 1-1 in the league.Lehighton 168 01 - 16 6 3PM West 402 00 - 6 5 7Deem and Strohl; Ford and McHugh. W - Deem, L - Ford.SOFTBALLPanther Vy.-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe put an end to its losing skid, defeating Panther Valley 12-2 in six innings.Maggie Holloway struck out a career-high tying nine batters in getting the win.Brittney Marzen and Ciara Miranda both finished 4-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored for Jim Thorpe. Devon Lignore was 2-for-2, while teammate Leslie Gorbea was 2-for-3.For the Lady Panthers, Danielle Maturana and Brianna Picht were both 2-for-3 on the day and each scored a run.Panther Vy. 200 000 - 2 6 0Jim Thorpe 400 314 - 12 16 0Markovich, Maturana (2) and Clouser; Holloway and Marzen. W - Holloway, L - Markovich.Saucon Vy.-No. LehighNorthern Lehigh made easy work of Colonial League foe Saucon Valley, as it belted its way to a 16-1 three inning win.Amassing 14 total hits, the Lady Bulldogs were led by Tiff Yesik (3-for-4 with a triple, three runs scored, four RBIs), Kaitlin Hoffman (2-for-2, two runs, three RBIs), Olivia Toth (2-for-2, two runs scored and three RBIs), and Sagan Schaffer (2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI).Saucon Vy. 010 - 1 4 4No. Lehigh 808 - 16 14 2Gubish and Messenlehner; Ziegler and D. Hoffman. W - Ziegler, L - Gubish.Marian-DieruffDieruff scored runs in the first four frames to eventually take a 8-4 non-league win over Marian.Mackenzie Joy and Karlee Gimeno both had two hits to lead the Fillies. Reese Erbe added a double.Marian 000 001 3 - 4 7 4Dieruff 232 100 x - 8 6 2Joy and Kowker; Rodriguez and Reyes. W - Rodriguez, L - Joy.Palisades-NorthwesternNorthwestern jumped out to a quick lead and maintained its pace for an 11-1, five-inning triumph over Palisades.Emily Akelaitis gave up no earned runs in her four frames of work. Brooke Wehr finished 4-for-4 with two RBIs.Palisades 000 01 - 1 3 5Northwestern 513 02 - 11 15 1Akelaitis, Danner (5) and Wehr; Koenig, Grabert (4), McDonald (5) and Skibo. W - Akelaitis, L - Koenig.Lehighton-PM WestThe Lady Indians (6-1, 4-0) jumped on the Panthers for seven runs in the first two innings and then exploded for eight runs in the seventh en route to an 18-1 non-league win.Kayla Heffelfinger was 4-for-6 with two runs scored and three RBIs, Nicole Salerno was 4-for-6 including a double, three runs, and three RBIs, Rachel Serfass was 3-for-4 and scored three runs, while Lyssa Pantella was 2-for-3, scored two runs and drove in two runs for the Indians.Autumn Bickert was the winning pitcher.Lehighton 431 110 8 - 18 20 0PM West 010 000 0 - 1 2 14Bickert, Armbruster (6) and Hunsicker; Robson, Mascar (6) and Buckstine. W - Bickert, L - Robson.TENNISJim Thorpe-WhitehallWhitehall swept through all three singles matches on its way to a 6-1 win over Jim Thorpe.The Olympians received a win in doubles from Shaun DiCostanzo and Luke Carter, who took a pro set, 8-1.Whitehall 6, Jim Thorpe 1SINGLESJeremy Lim (W) def. Shaun DiCostanzo 6-0, 6-0; Gavin Meyers (W) def. Luke Carter 6-0, 6-0; Alex Rohn (W) def. Matt Widdicombe 6-0, 6-0.DOUBLESDiCostanzo/Carter (JT) def. Josh Mallory/Gabriel Fonseca 8-1; Max Nuscher/Nick Rohn (W) def. John Fedora/Chris Widdicombe 6-0, 6-0; Eric Poon/Nick Demjan (W) def. Matt Widdicombe/Matt Green 8-0; Hazem Abdelaal/Clement Mei (W) def. Emilio Mercado/Erik McLean-Walter 6-0, 6-1.Pleasant Vy.-ESNorthPleasant Valley looked strong across the board, as it defeated East Stroudsburg North 6-1.Najja Francis and Jake Ammerman both cruised to straight-set wins in number two and three singles to lead the Bears.Pleasant Valley 6, ES North 1SINGLESSteven Nale (PV) won by forfeit; Najja Francis (PV) def. Josh Becker 6-4, 6-1; Jake Ammerman (PV) def. Jed Canezal 6-2, 6-2.DOUBLESBecker/Canezal (ESN) def. Adam Jetty/Matt Schmitt 8-1; Nick Vo/Youseff Elmontacir (PV) def. Alex Penunia/Reggie Gesicho 6-1, 6-0; Tyler Fahrenkopf/Brian Kagel (PV) def. Dazre Enyosrobi/Chris Perez 6-1, 6-3; Antonio Carbone/Alex Herman (PV) def. Hunter Watts/Mike Guarino 6-0, 6-0.