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Raiders down JT; Shaud perfect again

Tamaqua continued its success on the softball diamond with a 15-0 victory over Jim Thorpe.

Elsewhere, Marian's Bethany Shaud pitched her second-consecutive perfect game, retiring all nine batters she faced.Pleasant Valley's Jon White also had a memorable day, winning the MVC title at No. 1 singles.SOFTBALLJim Thorpe-TamaquaTamaqua scored eight runs in the first inning and never looked back, as they raced out to a 15-0, four-inning win over Jim Thorpe.Bailey Pedersen pitched a one-hitter for the Lady Raiders (5-1) in the circle, as the Olympians' Brittney Marzen had a single.Meanwhile, Tamaqua got nice outings from Alyssa Gerhard, who finished 2-for-2 with a double, Taylor Fritz, who was 2-for-3 with a triple, and Carly Sassaman, who went 2-for-4 with a double. Brianna Wittig and Cailyn Joseph also added doubles in the well-rounded, team effort.Jim Thorpe 000 0 - 0 1 1Tamaqua 804 3 - 15 12 0Holloway and Kehrli; Pedersen and Sassaman. W - Pedersen, L - Holloway.Shenandoah-MarianBethany Shaud was perfect for a second day in a row and Marian cruised to a 15-0 Schuylkill League win over Shenandoah Valley.Shaud, who threw a perfect game Wednesday against Weatherly, retired all nine batters she faced Thursday. Five of those came via the strikeout.The Fillies (5-0; 3-0) received three hits, one a double, and three RBIs from Lindsay Nemeth. Gabby Cann added a single, triple and two runs scored, while Shaud helped her own cause with two hits and a pair of RBIs.Shenandoah 000 - 0 0 4Marian (10)5x - 15 11 0Petrushonis and Parker; Shaud and Nemeth. W - Shaud. L - Petrushonis.Weatherly-Moravian Aca.Weatherly picked up their first win of the season with an 8-6 victory over Moravian Academy.The Wreckers (1-3) were hot from the plate on the day, collecting 11 hits. Jess Maiello and Angela Brill helped Weatherly's winning cause by getting two single apiece.Weatherly 101 600 0 - 8 11 4Mo. Academy 000 120 3 - 6 7 4Parker and Maiello; Ryczek and Caiven; W - Parker L - Ryczek.Pen Argyl-Northern LehighA nine-run fourth inning allowed Pen Argyl to blow open a close game and send Northern Lehigh to a 15-1 Colonial League defeat.Weaver had three hits and knocked in two runs for the Knights while Zanette added a key triple.The loss dropped the Bulldogs to 3-2 overa;; and 3-1 in the league.Pen Argyl 001 95 - 15 10 0No. Lehigh 000 01 - 1 2 9Smull and Kresch; Thomas and Yesik. W - Smull. L - Thomas.Wilson-PalmertonPalmerton rallied, outscoring Wilson 5-1 in the sixth and seventh inning to come away with a 5-4 Colonial League victory.The Bombers (3-3, 2-3 Colonial) came up with nine hits on the afternoon.Four Wilson errors proved to be costly in the loss for the Warriors.Palmerton 000 003 2 - 5 9 1Wilson 010 110 1 - 4 10 4W - Pekurny L - OrenBASEBALLPalmerton-WilsonPalmerton picked up their first win of the season, getting a 4-3 Colonial League victory over Wilson in 11 innings.Garrett Krome led the Bombers with three hits and two RBIs. Zach Buck and Jonathan Schwartz each added an RBI for Palmerton as well.Palmerton 010 110 000 01 - 4 12 2Wilson 102 000 000 00 - 3 8 3W - Kocsis L - Smith; HR: Brandon Miller.Pen Argyl-Northern LehighPen Argyl took care of business against Northern Lehigh in a Colonial League match-up.The Green Knights didn't allow a run on the afternoon, gaining a 10-0 victory.Matt Egan collected two hits for Northern Lehigh, including a double.Pen Argyl 005 203 - 10 6 0No. Lehigh 000 000 - 0 5 0Slaughter, Golden (6), and Black; Hoffer, Taylor (3), Moll (5), Pender (6), and Landis; W - Slaughter L - Hoffer.TENNISMVC TournamentStroudsburg and Pleasant Valley had a tight battle in the Mountain Valley Conference tennis tournament, before the Mounties defeated the Bears, 27-21, to take the title.Both teams managed to earn three championships throughout the competition. However, it was Stroudsburg's three second place finishers that bested the Bears in the locals' quest for another team title.Pleasant Valley's Jon White (number one singles), and Jon Walmach (number two singles) both swept through their draws to take the titles in their respective divisions. Meanwhile, teammates Eric Galante and Kevin Bantel teamed up to take the number three doubles bracket for the Bears' other champion.Lehighton's Tegan Durishin had a nice showing on the day, as he battled to take third in the number one singles draw, as he outlasted East Stroudsburg North's Will Kyaw 7-3 in a pro set tie-breaker.TRACKMarian, Panther Valley-Mahanoy AreaMarian's Nico Agosti propelled the Marian boys to Schuylkill League Division II track wins over Panther Valley and Mahanoy on Wednesday, winning the 100, 200, and 400. The Marian girls also picked up two victories on the day. The Colts and Fillies lead the Division II standings with a 3-0 record.Marian topped the boys 101-40, and the Lady Panthers 124-17, while Mahanoy Area defeated the Panther boys 78-63 and the Lady Panthers 98-33.Individually for the Panthers, Richard Nase picked up wins in the long jump and high jump events against Marian, while Kyle Ferryman won the 100 and 200 against Mahanoy Area.BOYSMarian 101, Panther Valley 40100 - 1. Nico Agosti (M) 11.1, 2. Sam Tomlin (M), 3. Richard Nase (PV); 200 - 1. Agosti (M) NT, 2. Tomlin (M), 3. Hunter Nause (M); 400 - 1. Agosti (M) NT, 2. Tomlin (M), 3. Nause (M); 800 - 1. Mike Grega (M) NT, 2. Matt Karnish (M), 3. Hunter Davidyock (PV); 1600 - 1. Grega (M) 5:09.4, 2. Lenny Ogozalek (PV), 3. Gilbery (PV); 3200 - 1. Ogozalek (PV) 12:11.8, 2. Nick Hopeck (M), 3. Troy Margerum (PV); 110H - 1. James Kolbush (M) 17.9, 2. Nick Sully (M), 3. Josh Rodriguez (PV); 300H - 1. Kolbush (M) 45.8, 2. Dominic Mussoline (M), 3. Mike Horan (PV); 400 Relay - 1. Marian Catholic (N/A) NT, 2. Panther Valley; 1600 Relay - 1. Marian Catholic NT, 2. Panther Valley; 3200 Relay - 1. Panther Valley 9:23.1, 2. Marian Catholic; Shot Put - 1. Lukas Damian (M) ND, 2. Mustorzyar (PV), 3. Handiser (PV); Discus - 1. Damian (M) ND, 2. Mustorzyar (PV), 3. Peter Dubravski (M); Javelin - 1. Damian (M) 143-4, 2. Sam Budusky (M), 3. Adam Nevenglosky (PV); Long Jump - 1. Richard Nase (PV) 19-5, 2. Budusky (M), 3. Skylar Smalley (PV); Triple Jump - 1. Mark Buchinsky (M) 43-0.50, 2. Budusky (M), 3. Steve Whiteko (M); High Jump - 1. Nase (PV) 5-10, 2. Smalley (PV), 3. Buchinsky (M).Mahanoy Area 78, Panther Vy. 63100 - 1. Kyle Ferryman (PV) 11.5, 2. Nase (PV), 3. Kachmar (MA); 200 - 1. Ferryman (PV) NA, 2. Kanich (MA), 3. Miller (PV); 400 - 1. Charles Moore (PV) 56.6, 2. Davidyock (PV), 3. Machmood (MA); 800 - 1. Donelson (MA) NA, 2. Moore (PV), 3. Davidyock (PV); 1600 - 1. A. Bahrey (MA) 5:21.1, 2. Lenny Ogozalek (PV), 3. D. Gilberry (PV); 3200 - 1. Bahune (MA) NA, 2. Ogozalek (PV), 3. Starkey (MA); 110H - 1. Larry McNeil (MA) 16.9, 2. Liam Mansell (MA), 3. Josh Rodriguez (PV); 300H - 1. McNeill (MA) 43.8, 2. Mike Horan (PV), 3. Rodriguez (PV); 400 Relay - 1. Mahanoy Area NA, 2. Panther Valley; 1600 Relay - 1. Panther Valley NA, 2. Mahanoy Area; 3200 Relay - 1. Panther Valley 9:23.1, 2. Mahanoy Area; Shot Put - 1. Cammos (MA) NA, 2. Matnoyda (PV), 3. Hunsinger (PV); Discus - 1. Caverdus (MA) 138-6, 2. Curavella (MA), 3. Stky (MA); Javelin - 1. Thomas (MA) 156-1; Long Jump - 1. Richard Nase (PV) 19-5, 2. Andy Kuzma (MA), 3. Skylar Smalley (PV); Triple Jump - 1. McNeill (MA) NA, 2. Kuzma (MA), 3. Baker (MA); High Jump - 1. McNeill (MA) NA, 2. Nase (PV), 3. Smalley (PV).GIRLSMarian 124, Panther Valley 17100 - 1. Sadie Kozar (M) 13.7, 2. Maureen Kloap (M), 3. Camaryn Wheeler (M); 200 - 1. ; 400 - 1. Emily Pulaski (M) NA, 2. Sierra Vokert (M), 3. Erin Evans (PV); 800 - 1. Emily Sofranko (M) 2:56; 1600 - 1. Sofranko (M) 6:40.2, 2. Jess Scotto (PV), 3. Tayler Nalesnik (PV); 3200 - 1. Delana Nalesnik (PV) 15:17.8, 2. Kristina Matunis (M), 3. C. Woodward (PV); 100H - Christy Digiandomenico (M) 17.6, 2. Kendra Smiley (PV), 3. Erin Evans (PV); 300H - 1. Digiandomenico (M) 51.9, 2. Stoyer (M), 3. Smiley (PV); 400 Relay - 1. Marian Catholic NA, 2. Panther Valley; 1600 Relay - 1. Marian Catholic NA; 3200 Relay - 1. Marian Catholic 11:53; Shot Put - 1. Ericha Holman (M) 31-2, 2. Monica Baranko (M), 3. Kaylee Ceci (M); Discus - 1. Brenna Karnish (M) 95-5, 2. Baranko (M), 3. Ceci (M); Javelin - 1. Emily Pilla (M) NA, 2. Baranko (M), 3. Shannon Massington (M); Long Jump - 1. Karnish (M) 15-0.50, 2. Abby Pilla (M), 3. Wheeler (M); Triple Jump - 1. Karnish (M) NA, 2. Pilla (M), 3. Francico (M); High Jump - 1. Christina Guzinski (M) 4-8, 2. Mahoney (NA), 3. Markovich (PV).Mahanoy Area 98, Panther Vy. 33100 - 1. M. Backo (MA) 14.3, 2. Evans (PV), 3. K. Babinsky (MA); 200 - 1. Babinsky (MA) 29.2, 2. Jayda (MA), 3. Lawrence (MA); 400 - 1. Pitts (MA) NA, 2. VanHorn (MA), 3. Evans (PV); 800 - 1. Noon (MA) NA, 2. A. Strumara (MA); 1600 - 1. Scotto (PV) 6:43.3, 2. Nalesnik (PV), 3. Noon (MA); 3200 - 1. D. Nalesnik (PV) 15:17.8, 2. Woodward (PV), 3. Noon (MA); 100H - 1. Jadya Byrne (MA) 19.2, 2. Kendra Smiley (PV), 3. Evans (PV); 300H - 1. Bernerycty (MA) 55.6, 2. Smull (MA), 3. Bryne (MA); 400 Relay - 1. Mahanoy Area NA, 2. Panther Valley; 1600 Relay - 1. Mahanoy Area NA; 3200 Relay - NA; Shot Put - 1. K. Macierus (MA) 25-6.50, 2. J. Neifert (MA), 3. Sam Schuch (PV); Discus - 1. Schuch (PV) NA, 2. Neifert (MA), 3. Conroy (MA); Javelin - 1. Schuch (PV) NA, 2. Evanko (MA), 3. Neifert (MA); Long Jump - 1. Gnall (MA) NA, 2. Bernardy (MA), 3. Lorody (MA); Triple Jump - 1. Gnall (MA) NA, 2. Lawrence (MA), 3. Normander (MA); High Jump - 1. Bernardyn (MA) 4-6, 2. C. Markovich (PV), 3. Backo (MA).Notre Dame-Northwestern-PalisadesThe Northwestern boys and girls swept Notre Dame of Green Pond and Palisades in Colonial League action. The Tiger boys defeated Palisades 102.5-47.5 and Notre Dame 120-30, while the Lady Tigers downed Palisades 104-46 and Notre Dame 126-24.Trista Cunningham took first in each of the four events she entered, as she bested the field in the shot put, discus, long and triple jumps. Teammates Alexis Gawelko (both hurdle events), and Haley Yost (800, 1600) were also double-event winners.For the Tiger boys, there were three athletes that took first in two events: Cam Richardson swept the 100 and 200, Austin Weiss took first in the two hurdle races and Alex Partington earned first in the shot put and discus.BOYSNo. Dame 102.5, Palisades 47.5Northwestern 120, Palisades 30Northwestern 103, No. Dame 47100 - 1. Cam Richardson (NW) 11.40, 2. Cole Miller (NW) 11.70, 3. Daniel Kelly (ND) 11.90, 4. Jihad Hereba (NW) 11.90, 5. Kordell Theadford (ND) 12.10; 200 - 1. Richardson (NW) 23.70, 2. Hereba (NW) 23.80, 3. Michael Creighton (Pali) 24.20, 4. Alex Rand (ND) 24.40, 5. Austin Krauss (Pali) 25.00; 400 - 1. Hereba (NW) 52.60, 2. Anthony Carlos (ND) 54.20, 3. Rand (ND) 55.00, 4. Kelly (ND) 56.00, 5. William Moyer (Pali) 56.30; 800 - 1. Ryan Cerrone (NW) 2:06.50, 2. Michael Koons (ND) 2:06.90, 3. Devon Fogel (ND) 2:09.10, 4. Brayden Heller (NW) 2:09.40, 5. Moyer (Pali) 2:11.10; 1600 - 1. Koons (ND) 4:48.90, 2. Samuel Li (ND) 4:50.90, 3. Fogel (ND) 4:51.20, 4. Collin Furchner (NW) 4:52.80, 5. Cole Garr (Pali) 5:01.00; 3200 - 1. Li (ND) 10:53.10, 2. Garr (Pali) 10:58.90, 3. Furchner (NW) 10:59.20, 4. Ryan Pohl (ND) 11:16. 40, 5. Fogel (ND) 11:17.10; 110H - 1. Austin Weiss (NW) 15.80, 2. Alec Fixl (NW) 17.30, 3. Dylan Snyder (NW) 17.90, 4. Joe Rossi (Pali) 18.20, 5. Connor Lankay (ND) 18.30; 300H - 1. Weiss (NW) 43.40, 2. Fixl (NW) 44.50, 3. Snyder (NW) 45.00, 4. Steve Ticson (ND) 46.30, 5. Mason Constant (ND) 46.90; 400 Relay - 1. Northwestern (Frank Dangello, Harry Hall, Hereba, Richardson) 44.90, 2. Notre Dame 45.90, 3. Palisades 48.50; 1600 Relay - 1. Northwestern (Hereba, Fixl, Richardson, Travis Stout) 3:37.90, 2. Notre Dame 3:46.90, 3. Palisades 3:47.30; 3200 Relay - 1. Northwestern (Cerrone, Furchner, Heller, Zach Hancharik) 8:38.90, 2. Notre Dame 8:50.10, 3. Palisades 8:51.40; Shot Put - 1. Alex Partington (NW) 46-8.50, 2. Chet Karpyn (NW) 39-8, 3. Jason Turdo (Pali) 39-1, 4. Ben Henry (Pali) 38-1, 5. Josh Masters (NW) 37-5; Discus - 1. Partington (NW) 146-5, 2. Rossi (Pali) 111-00, 3. Masters (NW) 107-11, 4. Eli Gough (NW) 100-10, 5. Turdo (Pali) 100-03; Javelin - 1. Stanton Santos (ND) 151-02, 2. Dylan Snyder (NW) 145-10, 3. Jesse Snyder (Pali) 143-07, 4. Justin Betz (NW) 134-06, 5. Austin Kobordo (NW) 131-09; Long Jump - 1. Theadford (ND) 19-10, 2. Trey Watson (ND) 19-4.25, 3. Steve Shoeniger (NW) 19-1.25, 4. Miles Brown (ND) 19-0.25, 5. Dan Stola (ND) 18-2.50; Triple Jump - 1. Schoeniger (NW) 41-9.50, 2. Stola (ND) 41-1.75, 3. Ramsden (Pali) 39-5, 4. Brown (ND) 39-2.75, 5. Kobordo (NW) 38-10.25; High Jump - 1. Alex Bobbyn (NW) 5-10, 2. Andrew Myers (ND) 5-8, 3. Jake Danko (Pali) 5-6, 4. Watson (ND) 5-6, 5. Ramsden (Pali) 5-6; Pole Vault - 1. Miller (NW) 11-00, 2. Jacob Steidinger (NW) 11-00, 3. Colin Pfeiffer (ND) 10-00, 4. Jacob Gilmore (Pali) 10-00, 5. Preston Weidner (ND) 9-6.GIRLSPalisades 79, Notre Dame GP 71Northwestern 104, Palisades 46Northwestern 126, No. Dame 24100 - Mary Ramsden (Pali) 12.80, 2. Anna Robinson (Pali) 12.90, 3. Lauren Anderson (NW) 13.40, 4. Emily Renner (NW) 13.50, 5. Olivia Simone (ND) 13.70; 200 - 1. Ramsden (Pali) 26.10, 2. Lily Cooper (Pali) 27.60, 3. Anderson (NW) 27.70, 4. Sarah Segan (NW) 27.80, 5. Delaney Jordan (ND) 27.90; 400 - 1. Robinson (Pali) 1:00.00, 2. Sabrina Mertz (NW) 1:02.70, 3. Segan (NW) 1:03.00, 4. Jordan (ND) 1:04.00, 5. Renner (NW) 1:04.40; 800 - 1. Haley Yost (NW) 2:25.60, 2. Rachele Cerrone (NW) 2:33.10, 3. Mertz (NW) 2:36.90, 4. Christina Scartelli (ND) 2:41.30, 5. Nicole Gibki (ND) 2:41.80; 1600 - 1. Yost (NW) 5:42.10, 2. Scartelli (ND) 5:48.60, 3. Cerrone (NW) 5:52.40, 4. Rachel Mikols (NW) 5:54.00, 5. Paige Stitzel (NW) 5:55.40; 3200 - 1. Mikols (NW) 12:44.20, 2. Stitzel (NW) 13:03.00, 3. Abigail Smith (NW) 13:17.50, 4. Angela Alden (NW) 13:24.00, 5. Gibki (ND) 14:24.10; 100H - 1. Alexis Gawelko (NW) 17.40, 2. Elizabeth Iobst (NW) 18.10, 3. Cooper (Pali) 18.50, 4. Alexa Parks (Pali) 18.70, 5. Emily Odle (Pali) 19.10; 300H - 1. Gawelko (NW) 50.10, 2. Cooper (Pali) 50.50, 3. Iobst (NW) 52.70, 4. Stacy Everett (NW) 53.30, 5. Parks (Pali) 53.80; 400 Relay - 1. Northwestern (Raegan Axt, Nicole Burns, McKenzi Divers, Amy Everett) 53.10, 2. Notre Dame 59.00; 1600 Relay - 1. Northwestern (Cerrone, Anderson, Gawelko, Mertz) 4:18.00, 2. Notre Dame 4:23.20, 3. Palisades 4:35.80; 3200 Relay - 1. Northwestern (Cerrone, Segan, Mertz, N/A) 10:49.90, 2. Notre Dame 11:24.50, 3. Palisades 11:33.30; Shot Put - 1. Trista Cunningham (NW) 34-0, 2. Hanna Masenheimer (NW) 32-2.50, 3. Jordan Grant (ND) 28-6, 4. Lauren Kerr (Pali) 26-2, 5. Vanessa Blose (NW) 24-8.50; Discus - 1. Cunningham (NW) 110-11, 2. Taylor Rufe (Pali) 85-0, 3. Katie Hohl (ND) 82-9, 4. Julie Samuels (Pali) 75-11, 5. Blose (NW) 72-2; Javelin - 1. Masenheimer (NW) 98-3, 2. Madison Brader (Pali) 95-0, 3. Hohl (ND) 90-8, 4. Kathleen Weber (ND) 89-11, 5. M'Kenna Murphy (ND) 83-9; Long Jump - 1. Cunningham (NW) 15-0.50, 2. Savannah Lynch (ND) 14-8.25, 3. Sydney Bartone (Pali) 13-11.75, 4. Iobst (NW) 13-11.50, 5. Haley Viall (Pali) 13-9.50; Triple Jump - 1. Cunningham (NW) 32-1.50, 2. Parks (Pali) 31-2.50, 3. Kathleen Kilcoyne (Pali) 30-7.50, 4. Bartone (Pali) 29-1.50, 5. Mallory Brinley (NW) 29-0.75; High Jump - 1. Parks (Pali) 5-1, 2. Gawelko (NW) 4-8, 3. Stacy Everett (NW) 4-8, 4. Cam Sessinger (Pali) 4-6, 5. Julie Romich (ND) 4-6; Pole Vault - 1. Rachel Feil (ND) 8-6, 2. Kari Schultheis (NW) 8-0, 3. Brinley (NW) 7-6, 4. Ashley Volpe (Pali) 7-0, 5. Caitlyn Ziemniak (NW) 7-0.

Nancy Scholz/Special to the TIMES NEWS Tamaqua's Alexis Boyer slides across home plate with a run while Jim Thorpe catcher Bryanna Kehrli reaches to take the throw.