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Raiders, Tigers, Bombers, Wreckers get softball wins

Tamaqua, Northwestern, Palmerton and Weatherly all triumphed in girls softball during local action on Monday.

SOFTBALLTamaqua-Jim ThorpeTamaqua used a 13-run second inning to thump Jim Thorpe in three innings, 23-5.Juliette Reinhardt finished with three RBIs for the Raiders, while Carly Sassaman and Brianna Wittig each knocked in two more.Brittany Loftus led the Olympians with two runs. Teammate Jocelyn DeMarco drove in another.Tamaqua 2(13)8 - 23 8 0Jim Thorpe 104 - 5 4 4Pedersen and Sassaman; Valentini and Kehrli. W - Pedersen, L - Valentini.No. Lehigh-CatasauquaCatasauqua scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to break the tie and went on to defeat Northern Lehigh, 5-2 in Colonial League action.Taylor Herman led the Lady Bulldogs with two hits, a run and a stolen base. Teammate Sophie Hankee had the teams lone RBI.No. Lehigh 110 000 0 - 2 6 0Catasauqua 101 003 x - 5 13 2Thomas and Weil; Ayache and Matos. W - Ayache, L - Thomas.Northwestern-BangorNorthwestern centerfielder Morgan Cleary threw out Bangor's trying run at the plate with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to preserve the 8-7 Colonial League victory for the Tigers.Lydia Danner, Cailie Rehrig and Nicole Metzger each recorded two hits for the Tigers.N'western 002 060 0 - 8 12 4Bangor 010 023 1 - 7 8 3Danner and Greenberg; Luddington and Smith; W - Danner, L - Luddington.Pen Argyl-PalmertonJanel Tracy and Abby Reimer each went 3-for-4 and helped Palmerton to a 10-8 Colonial League win over Pen Argyl.Tracy had a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored, while Reimer also scored two runs. Teammate Megan Peck also had two hits.Palmerton goes to 4-2 on the year.Pen Argyl 012 200 5 - 8Palmerton 500 401 - 10Ashmore, Smull (2) and Kresch; Pekurny and Acker. W - Pekurny, L - Ashmore. HR: P - Tracy.No. Schuylkill-Panther Vy.North Schuylkill plated 13 runs within the first three inning of play and went on to top Panther Valley in five innings, 14-4 in Schuylkill League play.Lexie Rodriguez led the Lady Panthers with two RBIs. Teammate Brianna Picht added two singles and a RBI.No. Schuylkill 526 01 - 14 20 1Panther Vy 000 40 - 4 6 2Hutira and Grasso; Zlock and Rodriguez. W - Hutira, L - Zlock.Moravian-WeatherlyThe Lady Wreckers rode the big bat and arm of Jess Polchin as they defeated the Lions 10-0 in five innings in a on-league win.Polchin slammed a home run and hurled a two-hit shutout for the locals, while teammates Jessica Mailello had three hits and four RBIs. Tea Heister added three hits for Weatherly.Mor. Acad. 000 00 - 0 2 2Weatherly 620 2X - 10 10 1Koontz and Garcia-Santiago; Polchin and Dougherty. WP - Polchin.Marian-Shenandoah Vy.Shenandoah rallied for two runs in the bottom of the sixth, and then held Marian to one in the top of the seventh, to escape with the 2-1 Schuylkill League win.The Fillies' Abby Stankiewitch (single, double) recorded two of her team's five hits.Marian drops to 3-1 (1-1) on the year.Marian 000 000 1 - 1 5 2Shenandoah 000 002 x - 2 4 1Shaud and Hill; Bonk and Mika. W - Bonk, L - Shaud.BASEBALLNo. Lehigh-CatasauquaCatasauqua used a six-run second inning to run away from Colonial League foe Northern Lehigh, 11-3.The Bulldogs' Cody Hallman and Eli Oswald each knocked in runs. Drake Steele recorded two hits.No. Lehigh 110 100 0 - 3 8 1Catasauqua 060 122 x - 11 10 0Hamm, Dailey (2), Klass (6) and Landis; Trexler and Pacchioli. W - Trexler, L - Hamm. HR: NL - Hallman (1st, none on); Perez (2nd, none on), Purrone (4th, none on).Northwestern-BangorThe Slaters scored three runs in the second inning and four more in the fourth to pull in front of the Tigers and hold on for a 13-7 Colonial League win.Bangor's Seth Nelson had two hits and scored three runs.Northwestern got a pair of hits from Nick Rodriguez, Austin Yanek and Boston Furjanic.N'western 003 130 0 - 7 10 4Bangor 154 102 0 - 13 10 4Smith, Najaeian (3), Breidinger (4) and Breidinger, Rodriguez (5); Grinko, Brescancine (5) and Hydock.Pen Argyl-PalmertonAfter 10 innings of play, Pen Argyl finally broke through in the 11th thanks to two RBIs from both Tanner Geake and Scott Ackerman and went on to defeat Palmerton 4-1.Geake and Ackerman were both 2-for-5 on the day.Lee Kuntz and Nick Frey were 2-for-5 for the Bombers.Pen Argyl 000 000 000 04 - 4 5 2Palmerton 000 000 000 01 - 1 5 0Kocher, Sissons (9), Persson (11) and LaBarre; Frey, Kuntz (4), Cressman (11) and Peters. W - Sissons, L - Cressman.No. Schuylkill-Panther ValleyNorth Schuylkill hit two homers in the second inning en route to a 8-1 Schuylkill League victory over Panther Valley.Bill Stokes (solo) and Dan Demansky (two-run) eached homered for North Schuylkill.The Panthers' lone run was driven in by Richie Smith on a single in the third.No. Schuylkill 050 110 1 - 8 8 1Panther Vy 001 000 0 - 1 2 4Grigas, Hillbish (6), Murray (7) and Demansky; Szczecina and Buss, Goida (6). W - Grigas, L - Szczecina. HR: NS - Stokes (2nd, none on), Demansky (2nd, one on).Minersville-WeatherlyRyan King pitched a perfect game for Minersville, striking out 13 in six innings, en route leading his team to an 11-0 win over Weatherly.Minersville 005 060 - 11 8 0Weatherly 000 000 - 0 0 0King and Hefron; K. Hinkle, R. Hinkle (4), Figas (6) and Maiello, Hoffman (3). W - King, L - R. Hinkle.BOYS TENNISPM East-LehightonThe Indians wound up on the short end of a 7-0 score against the Cardinals in a Mountain Valley Conference match.Tegan Durishin had the best outing in singles for Lehighton, but fell 6-4, 6-3.PM East 7, Lehighton 0SinglesZach Von Zup (PME) def. Peter Phelan 6-0, 6-0; Maxwell Kenny (PME) def. Chris Windbeck 6-0, 6-0; Andrew O'Malley (PME) def. Tegan Durishin 6-4, 6-3.DoublesEdgard Trott/Bryan Abrams (PME) def. Allysa Jordan/Tanner Leitzel 8-1; Vince Clemson/Kevin Wotring (PME) def. Lauren Biarrars/Emily Cerimele 6-0, 6-0; Saif Kaleem/Steven Duecy (PME) def. Gerard Puerto/Spence David 6-0, 6-2; Kyler Ruvane/Suhail Kaleem (PME) def. Emily Shelly/Thomas Phelan 6-2, 6-0.Pleasant Vy.-ES NorthThe Bears had an easy time of it as they defeated the Cavaliers 7-0 in a MVC match.Jon White, Jon Walmach and Steve Berry all won singles and the Bears swept all four doubles.Pleasant Vy. 7, ES South 0SinglesJon White (PV) def. Will Kraw 6-0, 6-1; Jon Walmach (PV) def. Gilbert Jason 6-3, 6-0; Steve Berry (PV) def. CJ Penunia 6-2, 7-6 (7).DoublesPatrick Houghton/Kevin Bantel (PV) def. Collin Graner/Zach Van Winkle 8-1; Erik Ammerman/Brandon Percey (PV) def. Adam Haelsig/Isaac Schefer 6-3, 6-3; Jeff Olah/Noah Soltis (PV) def. Jake Rosalsky/Jon Gliniak 6-1, 6-1; James Osinski/Eric Galante (PV) def. Joel Crespo/Aaron Aguiles 6-3, 6-2.TRACKPine Grove-Panther Vy.Panther Valley dropped both matches in its Schuylkill League track meet with Pine Grove.Jake Ligenza won the 1600-meter endurance race with a time of 7:15.4, while teammate Lenny Ogozalek placed first in the 3200-meter race with a time of 12:16.Jessica Scotto was the only local to win on the girls' side. She won the 1600-meter endurance race with a time of 7:02. Scotto also finished second in the 800-meter race.GIRLSPine Grove 102, Pine Grove 35100 - 1. J. Fath (PG) 13.26, 2. M. Mayes (PG), 3. Abbey Whildin (PV); 200 - 1. J. Fath (PG) 27.36, 2. Abbey Whildin (PV), 3. Erin Evans (PV); 400 - 1. C. Conrad (PG) 1:09.08, 2. Abbey Whildin (PV), 3. M .Edge (PG); 800 - 1. R. Kocher (PG) 3:06, 2. Jessica Scotto (PV), 3. Amanda Stocker (PV); 1600 - 1. Jessica Scotto (PV) 7:02, 2. M. Dietrich (PV), 3. J. Zhu (PG); 3200 - 1. N/A (PG) 17:55; 100H - 1. K. Reddinger (PG) 18.08, 2. J. Snedden (PG), 3. R. Mack (PG); 300H - 1. K. Reddinger (PG) 52.75, 2. J. Snedden (PG), 3. Erin Evans (PV); 400 Relay - 1. Pine Grove 55.46; 1600 Relay - 1. Pine Grove 4:41; 3200 Relay - 1. Panther Valley 16:47.4; Shot Put - 1. A. Tennis (PG) 24-2 1/2, 2. D. Adams (PG), 3. T. Kohr (PG); Discus - 1. T. Kohr (PG) 66-0, 2. Sam Schuch (PV), 3. M. Peters (PG); Javelin - 1. A. Tennis (PG) 90-6, 2. Sam Schuch (PV), 3. T. Kohr (PG); Long Jump - 1. A. Sheidy (PG) 14-3 1/2, 2. M. Mayes (PG), 3. Abbey Whildin (PV); Triple Jump - 1. A. Sheidy (PG) 30-9, 2. Kelsey VanHorn (PV), 3. R. Zimmerman (PG); High Jump - 1. R. Zimmerman 4-6, T2. Kelsey VanHorn (PV), T2. J. Snedden (PG).BOYSPine Grove 99, Panther Valley 42100 - 1. R. Eck (PG) 11.5, 2. T. Shaffer (PG), 3. Rich Nase (PV); 200 - 1. R. Sheidy (PG) 24.26, 2. T. Shaffer (PG), 3. R. Eck (PG); 400 - 1. R. Eck (PG) 54.86, 2. Charles Moore (PV), 3. Austin Karnish (PV); 800 - 1. J. Klinger (PG) 2:29.9, 2. Mike Lazar (PV), 3. Charles Moore (PV); 1600 - 1. Jake Ligenza (PV) 7:15.4, 2. Mike Lazar (PV), 3. Lenny Ogozalek (PV); 3200 - 1. Lenny Ogozalek (PV) 12:16, 2. Jake Ligenza (PV), 3. Anders Harrison (PV); 110H - 1. A. Yerger (PG) 19.49, 2. Mike Horan (PV), 3. Steve Reehl (PV); 300H - 1. N. Lentz (PG) 48.5, 2. Mike Horan (PV), 3. A. Yerger (PG); 400 Relay - 1. Pine Grove 49.86; 1600 Relay - 1. Pine Grove 3:57; 3200 Relay - 1. Pine Grove 9:50.55; Shot Put - 1. L. Christ (PG) 37-9, 2. D. Williams (PG), 3. Z. Stani (PG); Discus - 1. L. Christ (PG) 113-7, 2. D. Williams (PG), 3. C. Kirawich (PG); Javelin - 1. L. Christ (PG) 122-4, 2. S. Werner (PG), 3. Mike Horan (PV); Long Jump - 1. R. Eck (PG) 19-5 1/2, 2. T. Wolfe (PG), 3. Rich Nase (PV); Triple Jump - 1. T. Wolfe (PG) 35-0, 2. Rich Nase (PV), 3. T. Witmer (PG); High Jump - 1. T. Wolfe (PG) 5-6, 2. Rich Nase (PV).

BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS Tamaqua's Taylor Fritz slides into second base safely as Jim Thorpe's Brittney Loftus waits for the throw.