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PV, Marian grab baseball, softball wins

Panther Valley and Marian picked up baseball and softball wins in local action on Monday.

BASEBALLPottsville-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe exploded with seven runs in the first inning and carried the momentum to a 7-2 Schuylkill League Division I win over Pottsville.Nick Porembo collected two hits and two RBIs for the Olympians (4-5), while Derek Joyce and Dave Marino also recorded two hits.Porembo worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the third inning to preserve the win.Pottsville 201 002 0 - 5 9 5Jim Thorpe 700 001 x - 8 8 3Hinchliffe, Werbacher (1) and Daubert; Dykas, Porembo (3), Carroll (7) and A. Joyce. W - Porembo. L - Hinchliffe.No. Lehigh-PalmertonPalmerton pulled away late to claim an 11-2 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.Jonathan Schwartz (2-for-4, three RBIs, two stolen bases), Jared Mooney (2-for-4, double, three RBIs) and Garrett Perschy (2-for-4, one run, one RBI) paced the Blue Bombers' attack.Luke Eitner (2-for-3, one RBI) and Carlos Figueroa (2-for-3, three runs scored) led the Bulldogs.No. Lehigh 000 110 0 - 2 6 5Palmerton 030 062 x - 11 9 0Cederberg, Eitner (5) and Kistler; Svetik, Boehler (6) and Mooney. W - Svetik. L - Cederberg.Northwestern-CatasauquaNorthwestern scored a run in the top of the seventh to come away with a 4-3 Colonial League win over Catasauqua.A sacrifice fly by Tyler Schreiner that scored Jake Augustus was the difference for the Tigers. Niko Fager finished 2-for-3 with an RBI.Northwestern 200 100 1 - 4 10 3Catasauqua 010 011 0 - 3 6 1Fager, Haas (6), Augustus (7); Berger. W - Fager. L - Berger.Weatherly-Panther Vy.Panther Valley used a late surge to erase a two-run deficit and claim a 7-6 Schuylkill League Division III win over Weatherly.Trailing 6-4 entering the bottom of the seventh inning, the Panthers scored three runs to secure the win. Tristan Blasko (2-for-3, a triple, two runs scored) and Michael Hutt (2-for-4, two RBIs) led the Panthers (4-3).Jeremy Moser paced the Wreckers with two hits, two runs scored, an RBI and a walk.Weatherly 001 500 0 - 6 7 3Panther Vy. 001 111 3 - 7 9 0Buck, Moon (6), Moser (7) and Osifat; Hudicka and M. Goida. W - Hudicka. L - Moser.Parkland-Pleas. Vy.On the strength of a five-run third inning, Parkland dispatched Pleasant Valley 9-4 in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference contest.Matthew Pierce and Brent Beck each finished 2-for-3 with one RBI for the Bears (5-5, 5-3), who scored all four of their runs in the fifth inning.Parkland 105 110 1 - 9 9 1Pleas. Vy. 000 040 0 - 4 8 4Jenkins, Duff (6); K. Kearns, Konopke (4), B. Kearns (6). W - Jenkins. L - K. Kearns. HR: P - Wadsworth.Marian-Shenandoah Vy.Marian put up two runs in the top of the second, which proved to be all it would need, as they went on to defeat Shenandoah Valley, 2-1.Leading the Colts to the win were Joe Nahas with a 2-for-3 showing at the plate, while Nick Kubishin added an RBI and Josh Inama added a hit and scored once.For Shenandoah, Ian McCole went 2-for-4, while Tyler McCole was 1-for-3 with an RBI.Marian 020 000 0 - 2 4 1Shen Vy. 000 001 0 - 1 6 1Schmidt, Salerno (6) and Snerr; McCole and Urbanavage. W - Schmidt, L - McCole.SOFTBALLPottsville-Jim ThorpePottsville earned a 4-1 eight-inning Schuylkill League Division I win over Jim Thorpe.The Lady Olympians took an early lead on Leah Detweiler's RBI double that scored Maggie Holloway in the third inning.Pottsville 000 001 04 - 4 7 1Jim Thorpe 001 000 00 - 1 5 4Porter and Marx; Holloway and Marzen. W - Porter. L - Holloway. HR: P - Marx (8th, one on).No. Schuylkill-LehightonNorth Schuylkill took an early lead and added an insurance run late to top Lehighton 3-0 in Schuylkill League Division I action.Amanda Loudon went 2-for-3 with a triple for the Lady Indians (6-2, 4-1), who trailed 2-0 after two innings.No. Schuylkill 110 010 0 - 3 5 0Lehighton 000 000 0 - 0 4 4Burd and Peleschak; Loudon. W - Burd. L - Loudon.Northwestern-CatasauquaAfter Catasauqua took the lead in the bottom of the sixth, Northwestern was never able to get back on top, as the Roughies took a 3-2 Colonial League win.Hannah Edwards led the Lady Roughies going 2-for-2 with two RBIs, a run scored and two stolen bases. She also belted a two-run home run in the fourth to tie the game at 2-2. Teammate Dani Pluchinsky also had a nice outing, going 2-for-3 with a run scored.Brooke Wehr had a two-run homer in the top of the first for the Tigers. She finished the game 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run.Catty's Alexia Reichl struck out six, while walking none, as she held the Tigers to four hits.Northwestern 200 000 0 - 2 4 1Catasauqua 000 201 x - 3 6 0Danner and Wehr; Reichl and Bellesfield. W - Reichl, L - Danner. HR: NW - Wehr (1st, one on), C - Edwards (4th, one on).Weatherly-Panther Vy.Panther Valley picked up its second win with 12-9 victory over Weatherly.Brianna Picht led the way for the Lady Panthers with a triple and two singles. Chloe Miller added two doubles, a single and six RBIs. Sydney Clouser also added a double and a single for the Panthers.Weatherly 122 220 0 - 9 4 2Panther Vy. 014 340 x - 12 16 9Isom, Kane (4), Isom (6) and Frye; Maturana and Clouser. W - Maturana, L - Kane.Parkland-Pleasant Vy.The Lady Bears managed to get just two hits as they lost to the Trojans 14-0 in five innings.Parkland 132 44 - 14 17 1Pleasant Vy. 000 00 - 0 2 3W - Fritzinger. L - Diabo.Lourdes-TamaquaTamaqua's Bailey Pedersen limited Lourdes Regional to two hits to lead her team to a 11-0, five-inning shutout win.Leading the Lady Raiders offensively, were Cailyn Joseph with a 3-for-3 showing, including three RBIs, while Courtney Hoffman and Brooke Zellner both belted RBI singles.Pedersen also had eight strikeouts.Lourdes 000 00 - 0 2 3Tamaqua 622 1x - 11 7 1Witkoski, Miller (3) and Spangler, Milewski (3); Pedersen and Zellner. W - Pedersen, L - Witkoski.Marian-Shenandoah Vy.Marian scored 10 runs in the first inning and never looked back on its way to a 15-0, three-inning shutout over Shenandoah Valley.Miranda Antiga collected three hits and scored three runs. Payge Wufsus had two hits with a double and drove in three runs, while Kaitlin Kowker and Toni Galasso both added two hits. Every batter in the Fillies' lineup had a hit in the win that saw them improve to 2-4 overall and 2-1 in the league.Marian (10)14 - 15 15 1Shen. Vy. 000 - 0 1 1Joy and Kowker; Petrashonis, Selbi (3) and Szczgylak. W - Joy, L - Petrashonis.GIRLS LACROSSENazareth-Pleasant ValleyNazareth earned a 15-14 double overtime victory over Pleasant Valley in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference action.Savannah Bauman led the Lady Bears with four goals, while Danielle Butler tallied another three. Morgan Lerro added two goals and three assists.TENNISPleasant Vy.-LehightonLehighton and Pleasant Valley faced off in back-to-back matches.After the dust settled, the two teams split the matches, as Lehighton pulled out a 4-3 victory in the first and Pleasant Valley fought back for a 5-2 decision in the second.The Tribe's Tegan Durishin proved victorious in both matches at number one singles, while Jake Ammerman took both of his matches at number three singles for the Bears.Match 1Lehighton 4, Pleasant Valley 3SINGLESTegan Durishin (L) def. Steven Nale 6-2, 6-3; Josh Knappenberger (L) def. Najja Francis 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 7-6 (7-4); Jake Ammerman (PV) def. Thomas Phelan 6-4, 6-2.DOUBLESDurishin/Knappenberger (L) def. Nale/Francis 6-1, 6-1; Andrea Schafer/Mike Pados (L) def. Nick Vo/Youseff Elmontacir 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 6-2; Tyler Fahrenkopf/Brian Kagel (PV) def. Maura Phelan/Elise Johnston 6-2, 3-2, ret.; Alec Herman/Antonio Carbone (PV) def. Jake Hoffner/Olivia Frendt 6-2, 6-2.Match 2Pleasant Valley 5, Lehighton 2SINGLESTegan Durishin (L) def. Steven Nale 8-2; Najja Francis (PV) def. Josh Knappenberger 8-6; Jake Ammerman (PV) def. Thomas Phelan 6-2, 6-0.DOUBLESAdam Jetty/Matt Schmitt (PV) def. Gavin Cressley/Michael Bongiorno 8-5; Andrea Schafer/Mike Pados (L) def. Nick Vo/Youseff Elmontacir 8-6; Tyler Fahrenkopf/Brian Kagel (PV) def. Elise Johnston/Olivia Frendt 6-3, 6-0; Alec Herman/Antonio Carbone (PV) def. Jake Hoffner/Cheyenne Pettit 6-2, 6-3.

Heidi Greene of Lehighton takes a throw as she moves over to try and get a North Schuylkill runner out stealing third. BOB FORD/TMIES NEWS