Tamaqua received outstanding pitching as it picked up up baseball and softball victories on Wednesday.

BASEBALLShenandoah-Panther Vy.Panther Valley's offense erupted in a 16-1 victory over Shenandoah Valley in a Schuylkill League Division 3 contest that lasted just four innings.Wyatt Zimmerman went 2-for-3 with four RBIs for the Panthers (2-2), who scored 11 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Tristan Blasko drove in three runs and finished 2-for-3, while Zachary Kindt collected two hits and two RBIs and Mason Goida finished the day 3-for-3.Shenandoah 000 1 - 1 3 2Panther Vy. 104 (11) - 16 14 1Kosar, Thomas (4), McGinn (4) and Dombrowski; Micholik and Goida. W - Micholik. L - Kosar.Tamaqua-PottsvilleTamaqua edged Pottsville 3-1 in a Schuylkill League Division 1 contest.Casey Rother went 2-for-2 with a solo home run in the fourth inning, and a double in the first for the Blue Raiders only two hits of the game. After drawing a walk, Nate Boyle scored a run on a Josh Inama groundout in the top of the first. Thad Zuber had six strikeouts and two walks for Tamaqua (4-3).Tamaqua 100 101 0 - 3 2 2Pottsville 000 001 0 - 1 7 3Zuber, Boyle (6) and Rother; Nabholz, Hinchliffe (7) and Herndon. W - Zuber. L - Nabholz. S - Boyle. HR: T - Rother (4th, none on).Mahanoy Area-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe pushed runs across in each of the four innings it played to defeat Mahanoy Area, 15-0.Nick Porembo, Justin Marykwas, and Justin Mahmde combined for a two-hitter from the hill. Nine different players had singles for the Olympian offense. Derek Joyce and Nick Rosohac both totaled three RBIs, while Jake Burkhart and Porembo added two apiece. Aaron Joyce scored four times in the contest, despite having no hits.With the victory, Jim Thorpe improves to 5-2.Mahanoy Area 000 0 - 0 2 4Jim Thorpe 145 5 - 15 9 0Hannon, Brennan (3), Spalti (4) and Jones; Porembo, Marykwas (3), Mahmde (4) and A. Joyce, Schwartz (4). W - Porembo, L- Hannon.No. Lehigh-Pen ArgylPen Argyl managed enough offense to outlast Northern Lehigh in a Colonial League showdown to prevail 5-1.For the Bulldogs, Jacob Kistler and Michael Berger both had doubles.Northern Lehigh 000 000 1 - 1 7 2Pen Argyl 200 210 x - 5 10 0Colon, Evangelist (6) and Kistler; Spearmint and Tocket. W - Spearmint, L - Colon. HR: PA - Kukla (1st, one on).Lehighton-N. SchuylkillNorth Schuylkill rolled to a 16-7 Schuylkill League Division I win over Lehighton.Aaron Bolinsky went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored for the Spartans. Reggie Crawford collected two hits and drove in four runs.Collin Haupt had three hits, two of them doubles, for the Indians.Lehighton 600 100 0 - 7 8 5No. Schuylkill 331 810 x - 16 12 3Heery, Deem (4), Bozilesky (6) and Wagner; Crawford, Kropp (1), Wagner (7) and Burke. W-Kropp. L-Heery.So. Lehigh-PalmertonSouthern Lehigh scored three runs in the top of the first and never looked back, posting a 6-2 Colonial League win over Palmerton.Zach Silfies went 1-for-4 with an RBI for the Blue Bombers. Ben Serfass finished 1-for-4 with a double.Southern Lehigh 311 100 0 - 6 11 1Palmerton 001 010 0 - 2 7 2Hoyer, Knecht (4), Musselman (5) and Finnerty; Schoenberger, Mooney (4) and Burnett. W - Hoyer. L - Schoenberger.SOFTBALLPottsville-TamaquaTamaqua used a big fifth inning en route to a 4-0 Schuylkill League Division I win over Pottsville.Brooke Zellner, Miranda Chinchar, Cailyn Joseph and Jada Schellhammer all had RBIs in the decisive four-run fifth inning for the Blue Raiders. Hoffman finished 2-for-2 with a walk, two stolen bases and a run scored, while Joseph tallied two hits and also scored a run.Schellhammer recorded four strikeouts, while allowing just one walk and one hit in seven innings of work for Tamaqua.Pottsville 000 000 0 - 0 1 0Tamaqua 000 040 x - 4 7 0Porter and Marx; Schellhammer and Zellner. W - Schellhammer. L - Marx.Marian-WeatherlyMarian pushed runs across in every inning to cruise to an 11-1, five-inning Schuylkill League win over Weatherly.Mackenzie Joy led the Fillies at the plate with a 3-for-3 showing, including a double, a triple and three RBIs. Emily Shaud matched that with her own 3-for-3 effort, adding two runs scored and a pair of RBIs. Toni Galasso also had a triple for the winners.Lyndsey Reinoehl went the full five frames, fanning six and allowing no walks for the win.For the Lady Wreckers, Alexis Wilkinson had two hits, including a double.With the win, Marian improves to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the league.Marian 222 14 - 11 9 0Weatherly 001 00 - 1 5 1Reinoehl and Joy; Kane, Berger (3) and Frye. W - Reinoehl, L - Kane.No. Lehigh-Pen ArgylKaitlin Hoffman pitched a gem as Northern Lehigh topped Pen Argyl 3-1 in a Colonial League contest.Hoffman finished with seven strikeouts and one walk for the Bulldogs. Shyanna Williams had Northern Lehigh's only hit in the contest, an RBI single in the first inning.Northern Lehigh 100 020 0 - 3 1 1Pen Argyl 000 010 0 - 1 3 1K. Hoffman and D. Hoffman; LaBarre and Due. W - K. Hoffman. L - LaBarre.Lehighton-N. SchuylkillHaley Burd struck out 11 and fired a three-hitter in a 9-1 Schuylkill League Division 1 win over Lehighton.Nicole Salerno went 2-for-3 with a double for the Indians. (5-2, 3-2).Lehighton 000 010 0 - 1 3 5No. Schuylkill 332 010 x - 9 9 4Kunkle, Engle (3) and Salerno; Burd and Marlow. W - Burd. L - Kunkle. HR: NS - Burd (1st, two on).Northwestern-SalisburyGretchen Helsel's RBI single in the bottom of the seventh lifted Salisbury to a come-from-behind 6-5 Colonial League victory over Northwestern.Emily Akelaitis gave the Tigers a 4-3 lead in the sixth with a two-run homerun. Earlier in the game, Akelaitis laced a double.Natalie Smith chipped in with a double, two runs scored and an RBI for Northwestern, while Breanna Bliss added a single, triple and an RBI.With the loss, Northwestern slipped to 3-3 overall and 3-2 in the league.Northwestern 010 013 0 - 5 9 2Salisbury 003 000 3 - 6 13 0E. Akelaitis and Wehr; Silberman and Crowthamel. W - Silberman. L - E. Akelaitis. HR: NW - E. Akelaitis (6th, one on).So. Lehigh-PalmertonSouthern Lehigh blew open a close game with six runs in the top of the fourth inning before cruising to a 10-3 win over Palmerton in Colonial League play.Avery Neipert went 2-for-2 with a triple for the Blue Bombers (3-3, 2-3). Alyssa Olewine also went 2-for-2 and drove in a run.So. Lehigh 000 611 2 - 10 12 1Palmerton 001 002 0 - 3 10 5P. Shupp and S. Shupp; Bassler and Binder. W - Bassler. L - P. Shupp.Shenandoah-Panther Vy. (Game 1)Shenandoah Valley rolled to an 18-6 Schuylkill League Division III win over Panther Valley in the first game of a double-header.Robin Krajcir had a double and a single for the Panthers.Shenandoah Vy. 405 18 - 18 12 2Panther Vy. 005 01 - 6 9 8Petrushonis and Parker; Hoben and Clouser. W - Petrushonis. L - Hoben.Shenandoah-Panther Vy. (Game 2)Shenandoah Valley swept Panther Valley with a 13-6 win in the second game of a Schuylkill League Division III double-header.Chloe Miller had a single and a triple for the Panthers.Shenandoah Vy. 022 702 0 - 13 6 4Panther Vy. 500 100 0 - 6 9 4Petrushonis and Parker; Markovich and Drumbore. W - Petrushonis. L - Markovich.TENNISPleasant Vy.-Beth. Cath.Pleasant Valley utilized three straight-set wins in singles to defeat Bethlehem Catholic in this EPC match, 5-2.Jake Ammerman, Najja Francis and Josh Schaffner all earned decisive victories to push the Bears to the team win. The tandems of Tyler Fahrenkopf and Brian Kagel, and John Berry and Mike Tauer also prevailed in similar fashion.SINGLESJake Ammerman (PV) def. Andrew Kaeser 6-4, 6-3; Najja Francis (PV) def. Nick Cenek 6-1, 6-1; Josh Schaffner (PV) def. Jake Smedley 6-3, 6-4.DOUBLESCenek/Smedley (BC) def. Antonio Carbone/Adam Jetty 8-3; Dan Deshler/H. Jayarconghan (BC) def. Nick Vo/Jason Allesch 7-6 (11-9), 4-6, 0-6; Tyler Fahrenkopf/Brian Kagel (PV) def. Sean Van Ormer/Brett Wyatt 6-1, 6-0; John Berry/Mike Tauer (PV) def. Nick Pavelczo/Moanik Singh 6-0, 6-0.So. Lehigh-PalmertonPalmerton scored another Colonial League win, defeating Southern Lehigh 3-2.Nate Andress, Marc Roselli and Mercy Melo all pulled off wins in singles' action to earn the three points that secured the victory.SINGLESNate Andress (P) def. Garrison Piel 7-5, 6-4; Marc Roselli (P) def. Alex Huang 7-5, 6-1; Mercy Melo (P) def. Will Schell 6-1, 6-4.DOUBLESKeenan Nagle/Coby Rush (SL) def. Nicole Andress/Jenna Blynn 6-1, 6-0; Ben Forster/Andrew Kim (SL) def. Taylor Hirochek/Gabby Sabina 6-1, 6-2.Jim Thorpe-PalmertonPalmerton topped Jim Thorpe 4-1 in a non-league match.Nate Andress, Marc Roselli and Mercy Melo helped the Blue Bombers sweep singles' play.Emilio Mercado and Raymond O'Niel picked up a win at No. 1 singles for the Olympians.Palmerton 4, Jim Thorpe 1SINGLESNat Andress (P) def. Matt Green 6-2, 6-2; Marc Roselli (P) def. John Fedora (JT), 6-1, 6-0; Mercy Melo (P) def. Matt Widdicombe (JT) 6-1, 6-1DOUBLESEmilio Mercado/Raymond Oneil (JT) def. Erica Messics/Nicole Andress 6-2, 6-4; Jenna Blynn/Taylor Hirochek (P) def. Erik McLam-Walter/Matt Widdicombe 8-5.Notre Dame-LehightonNotre Dame posted a 4-1 non-league win over Lehighton.Mark Solt and Stephen Heery defeated Colin Kissell and Conner Reyes 6-3, 6-4 at No. 2 doubles for the Indians.NDES 4, Lehighton 1SINGLESBobby Smoloyansky (ND) def. Michael Pados, 6-1, 6-0; Brant Weirich (ND) def. Maura Phelan 6-0, 6-0; Liam King (ND) def. Elise Johnston 6-0, 6-0.DOUBLESBrant Weirich/Kevin Castner (ND) def. Maura Phelan/Michael Bongiorno 8-7 (8-2); Mark Solt/Stephen Heery (L) def. Colin Kissell/Conner Reyes (ND) 6-3, 6-4.GIRLS LACROSSEPleasant Valley-EmmausEmmaus rolled to a 21-8 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pleasant Valley.Taylor O'Brien scored four goals and had three assists for the Hornets. Paige Weaver and Lizzy Ninesling scored three goals apiece for Emmaus.Juliana Lopez had three goals and two assists for the Bears. Alyssa Lopez and Alyssa Grieco both had two goals for Pleasant Valley.