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Raiders post another shutout

Tamaqua got another outstanding pitching performances to blank Panther Valley in baseball action on Tuesday.

BASEBALLPanther Valley-TamaquaTamaqua scored early and often and posted its second shutout in as many games with a 6-0 victory over Panther Valley.Bo Rottet accounted for three hits, one run and one RBI to lead Tamaqua (2-0), while Jake Humes added a double and two runs. Matt Roberts chipped in two RBI and Brett Kosciolek roped a double and scored one run.For Panther Valley (0-1), Luke Stano and Darren Goide had singles.Panther Vy. 000 000 0 - 0 2 2Tamaqua 121 101 x - 6 8 0Stano, Kusko (5) and Black; Blaker, Rottet (6) and Roberts, Bates (7). W- Blaker. L - Stano.ES North-Pleasant Vy.East Stroudsburg North stranded 10 runners on base and Pleasant Valley took advantage by posting a 5-0 Mountain Valley Conference victory over the Timberwolves.Travis VanHouton, James Shank, Chris Burke and Tom Aruto each had two hits apiece (accounting for all eight of the Bears hits). Burke and Aruta both added two RBI, while Shank scored two runs.Remy Cox and Gabe Gil had two hits apiece to pace East Stroudsburg North.With the win, Pleasant Valley moves to 1-1 overall and 1-0 in the MVC.ES North 000 000 0 - 0 7 0Pleasant Vy. 020 102 x - 5 8 1VanHouton, Aruta (6) and Shank; Kazura and Cox. W - VanHouton. L - Kazura. S - Aruta.SOFTBALLNo. Lehigh-N'westernNorthwestern tied the game at 6-6 with a run in the bottom of the seventh inning, but Northern Lehigh plated two runs in the top of the tenth frame to escape with an 8-6 Colonial League victory over Northwestern.Taylor Herman blasted a home run with two RBI to lead the Bulldogs, while teammate Amber Thomas also added a homer of her own.For Northwestern, Morgan Cleary (three hits) and Lydia Danner (two hits) led the offensive.No. Lehigh 002 030 100 2 - 8 7 0N'western 101 210 100 0 - 6 11 4Danner, Bennett (6) and Greenberg; Thomas and Yesik. W - Thomas. L - Bennett. HR: NL - Herman, Thomas.Palisades-LehightonLeading 5-2, Palisades exploded for seven runs in the top of the seventh innings to take home a 12-5 non-league victory over Lehighton.Melissa Albe had three hits, three runs and three RBI to pace the Pirates (1-1). Megan McClintock added two hits and Karlee Krehnavi tacked on two RBI.For Lehighton (0-2), Sage Miller tallied two hits and two runs, while Amanda Loudon added a triple and two RBI in the losing effort.Palisades 100 013 7 - 12 13 4Lehighton 001 001 3 - 5 9 4Krehnavi and Albe; Bickert and Andrews. W - Krehnavi. L - Bickert.ES North-Pleasant Vy.Pleasant Valley exploded for eight runs over the first two innings and cruised to an 11-1 Mountain Valley Conference victory over East Stroudsburg North.Brittany Bonser led the Bears (2-1, 1-0) with three singles, three RBI and two runs, while Jordan Meckes added two hits and four RBI. Madison Shaneberger tacked on two hits, two RBI and two runs. Tracey Deubler added two RBI and picked up the pitching victory.Erica Cantalupo had an RBI double for East Stroudsburg North (1-1, 0-1).ES North 100 00 - 1 3 2Pleasant Vy. 351 02 - 11 10 0Riley, Molloy (4) and Molloy, Riley (4); Deubler and Caffrey. W - Deubler. L - Riley.Mahanoy Area-MarianHolding a 3-2 lead in the bottom of sixth inning, Marian fired off four insurance runs to post a 7-2 Schuylkill League victory over Mahanoy Area.Bryianna Pearson had three hits and four RBI to lead the Fillies. Pearson gave Marian (1-0) a lead with a two-run single in the second innings and later added a two-run single in the sixth frame.Bethany Schaud added a two-run single in the sixth in addition to striking out nine Golden Bears to earn the win.Marcella Scheeler had two hits for Mahanoy Area, including a solo home run in the top of the first inning.Mahanoy Area 100 100 0 - 2 4 0Marian 020 104 x - 7 8 1Bruce and Leshko; Schaud and Nemeth. W - Schaud. L - Bruce. HR: MA - Scheeler (1st, none on).Weatherly-NativityNativity opened its season in impressive fashion with a 12-1 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.Nativity sent 10 batters to the plate and scored four runs in the third inning, and blew the game open with a 7-run fourth frame.Rachael Souchak had two hits (including a triple) for the Green Wave, while Erin Luckenbill(two hits, two runs, two RBI) and Allison Warren (two hits, three RBI) also contributed to the winning effort.Jess Mailello and Chistina Caravella singled for Weatherly (0-1).Weatherly 100 00 - 1 2 3Nativity 104 7 x - 12 11 0Parker, Polchin (4) and Maiello; Holobetz and Warren. W - Holobetz. L - Parker.TENNISPalmerton-BangorBangor recorded straight-set victories in all five matches, en route to a 5-0 Colonial League victory over Palmerton.Bangor's singles trio of Shane Reider, Tyler Learn and Garrett Nelson all posted 6-0, 6-0 victories.Bangor 5, Palmerton 0SINGLESShane Reider (B) def. Seth Andress 6-0, 6-0; Tyler Learn (B) def. Jordan Cressman 6-0, 6-0; Garrett Nelson (B) def. Jacob Brown 6-0, 6-0.DOUBLESChris Csencsits/Nate Simineri (B) def. Alex Hummel/Ryan Roberts 6-1, 6-0; Nick Hagan/Jeremy Ringland (B) def. Collin Green/Margaret Silverstein 8-0.Pleasant Valley-ES SouthPleasant Valley remained undefeated on the season with a 7-0 Mountain Valley Conference victory over East Stroudsburg South.Jon White and Jon Walmach posted straight-set singles wins for the Bears, while Stevie Berry won a third-set tiebreaker for Pleasant Valley (7-0).Pleasant Valley 7, ES South 0SINGLESJon White (PV) def. Aki Mollenthiel 6-1, 6-0; Jon Walmach (PV) def. Patrick Dykiert 6-0, 6-1; Stevie Berry (PV) def. Bobby Jaycox 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 (7-2).DOUBLESEric Schmidt/Stan Long (PV) def. Theo Winslett/Jon Williams 8-5; Brandon Percy/Erik Ammerman (PV) def. Mike Cavanaugh/Mitche James 6-0, 6-2; Eric Galante/Kevin Bontel (PV) def. Bobby Rutherford/Logan Zucchino 7-5, 6-3; Anthony Taldone/Steve Nale (PV) def. Malik Thornton/Tommy Mao 6-0, 6-0.

Ron Gower/TIMES NEWS Panther Valley's Luke Stano is called out at first base after Brett Kosciolek of Tamaqua takes a throw from a teammate.