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Thursday, April 25, 2013

LITTLE LEAGUE

Anthracite 9-10

Coalkickn' Martial Arts 9,

Perilli's Law 5

Coalkickin' Martial Arts Michael Pascoe: 3 hits, 3 runs; Matt Maholick: single, triple, 3 RBIs; Megan Pascoe: 2 hits, 2 RBIs.

Perilli's Law Josh Faenza: double, RBI, run; Eddie Farber: 2 hits, RBI, run.

Anthracite 9-10

St. Gabe's 8,

Perilli's Law 4

St. Gabe's Matthew Rehrig: 2 hits, 2 runs, winning pitcher with 6 strike outs; Bryan Smith: 2 hits, 2 runs, 3 RBI:

Perilli's Law Eddie Farber: 1 hit, 1 RBI, 2 runs;

Anthracite 11-12

VFW 4,

Thursday, April 25, 2013
Marian runs past Panther Vy.

The Marian boys' and girls' track teams could do little wrong in Wednesday afternoon's Schuylkill League matchup with Panther Valley.

The Colts' won by a decisive 104-34 margin, while the Fillies' ran away with a 110-26 victory.

Ryan Karnish (100, long jump) and Corey Quick (shot put, javelin) paced the Colts' with two event wins apiece.

In all, the boys' took 11 individual event wins and also captured the 400, 1600 and 3200 relays.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

IRONPIGS BOX

The Rundown: Lehigh Valley snapped a five-game losing streak in Game 2 of last night's doubleheader in Indianapolis.

Game 1: Indians 4, IronPigs 1

Thursday, April 25, 2013

The 2013 NFL Draft is now just hours away, and make no mistake about it, today is a great day to be a football fan. It's even a greater day to be a draftnik! However, this year's draft is a different kind of draft than what we're used to seeing. It may not be a "sexy" draft with elite prospects like Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III (last year's two top picks), but it is a draft that promises to offer more drama than we've ever seen because absolutely nobody seems to know what direction these teams are going in.

Thursday, April 25, 2013
bob ford/times news Marian's Mike Cataldo (left) tags out Tri-Valley's Collin Maurer at second base.

When two evenly matched opponents meet, there's always the potential for late game drama. Wednesday afternoon in Hometown that was exactly the case.

The Tri-Valley Bulldogs used a four-run seventh inning scoring barrage to defeat host Marian 7-3 in an important Schuylkill League Division 2 showdown.

This contest was a back and forth affair from the onset.

The Colts got out to the early 1-0 lead in third after Luke Stawick reached base on an error. Shortstop Mike Cataldo then singled and Stawick scored on a throwing error back to first.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Palmerton High School graduate Christian Marcin is enjoying an outstanding season for the Penn State Berks baseball team.

Heading into the final week of the regular season, Marcin is among the team leaders in just about every offensive category.

Marcin has started 30 of PSU Berks' 31 games. He is batting .327, has scored 26 runs, knocked in 14, and has a.486 slugging percentage.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

April 25, 2005 Dave Versuk drills a grand slam during a seven-run sixth inning to help Lehighton register an 11-5 win over Panther Valley. Versuk's blast extends a slim one-run lead to a five-run advantage. Eric Kuhns, who finishes the game with two hits, contributes a two-run double during the big frame. The Indians, coached by Kelly Eisenhauer, also receive a solo homer off the bat of Jon Venarchick. Versuk gains the pitching win, allowing six hits while striking out eight.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

April 24, 1978 Mike Bubak stars on the mound while Joe Seigenfuse comes up big at the plate in Tamaqua's 10-1 victory over Mahanoy Area. Bubak goes the distance, allowing just two hits while striking out 10. Seigenfuse collects three hits, one a triple, and knocks in four runs. The Blue Raiders, coached by Frank Zlock, also receive two hits and two RBIs from both Greg Rottet and Dave Valentine. Ken Frantz adds two hits and knocks in a run.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Palmerton Area School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved the following extracurricular position, pending contract negotiations, for the 2013-14 school year:

- Justin Arifaj, assistant football coach, pending contract negotiations.

By an 8-0 vote, with an abstention from Director Barry Scherer, the board approved the following extracurricular position, pending contract negotiations, for the 2013-14 school year.

- Fred Lesher, volunteer football coach

Wednesday, April 24, 2013
BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS Palmerton's Jessica Pereira runs to a first place finish in the 100-meter dash during Tuesday's meet at Northern Lehigh. Pereira was clocked at 12.7.

With only a week left in the regular season, the Palmerton boys' and girls' track teams are showing no signs of slowing down.

The Bombers' picked up a sweep over Colonial League foe Northern Lehigh, with the boys claiming a 95-55 victory and the girls cruising to a 111-39 win.

The Palmerton boys' won nine individual events and were paced by John Snyder (shot put, discus) and Austin Shupp (110H, 300H). The Bombers' (7-2, 3-2) also won the 400 and 3200 relays.