Northwestern picked up victories in baseball and softball to highlight Thursday scholastic sports action.

BASEBALLPen Argyl-NorthwesternNorthwestern defeated Pen Argyl in a Colonial League slugfest, 12-10.The Tigers' Taylor Breininger was 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and two runs scored. Tyler Schreinee and Austin Yanek had two hits apiece and scored two runs in the contest.Nick Oyee had a good day at the plate for Pen Argyl, as he had three hits, a double, and three runs scored. Jake Krincek also had two hits and one RBI.Northwestern improves to 8-6 (7-4) on the season with the victory.Pen Argyl 300 002 5 - 10 10 5Northwestern 100 326 x - 12 12 4Oyer, Sisson (5), Flick (6) and Black; Augustus, Rodriguez (7) and Bredinger. W - Augustus. L - Oyer.Tamaqua-KutztownTamaqua cruised over Kutztown in a non-league match up, 18-2.Tamaqua's huge nine-run fifth inning produced a mercy-rule ending.Nate MacDonald was a Raider standout with two hits and two RBIs. Owen Bates and Connor Hartung each had three RBIs. Matt Roberts had five RBIs and a double in the contest.Matt Minchoff was effecient on the mound striking out two, walking none, and only yielding two runs on four hits.Tamaqua 231 39 - 18 11 1Kutztown 200 00 - 2 4 9Minchoff and Roberts; Nease, Cult (3), Sterner (5) and Shurr. W - Minchoff. L - Nease.Marian-Schuylkill HavenSchuylkill Haven edged out Marian in a Schuylkill League pitcher's duel by a 2-1 final.Nick Behm twirled seven impressive innings as he struck out seven and issued zero walks.Pete Baddick of Marian also pitched well; striking out four, walking four, and only yielding two runs.Dante Salerno had an RBI single in the contest for the Colts.Marian 001 000 0 - 1 4 1Schuylkill Haven 101 000 x - 2 5 1Baddick and Snerr; Behm and Blugis. W - Behm. L - Baddick.Blue Mountain-Jim ThorpeBlue Mountain made easy work of Jim Thorpe by scoring runs in all four innings, en route to a 16-2 Schuylkill League victory.Sean Greenawalt led Blue Mountain with three hits, including a double and triple, to go along with three runs and five RBI.Dave Everitt and Bryce Micciche accounted for Jim Thrope's two hits.Blue Mountain 145 6 - 16 14 1Jim Thorpe 001 0 - 1 2 1Greenawalt and Harding; Everitt, B. Micciche (3), Helmer (4), M. Pompa (4) and Steigerwalt. W - Greenawalt. L - Everitt.No. Lehigh-BangorWith the game tied at 6-6, Bangor scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and added three more runs in the sixth game, en route to a 13-6 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.Reece Jones roped two doubles for Bangor.Travis Nelmes and Tom Quigley both doubled to lead the Northern Lehigh offensive attack.No. Lehigh 031 200 0 - 6 13 2Bangor 013 243 x - 13 16 2Moll, Pender (5) and catcher; Jones, Freeman (6) and catcher. W - Jones. L - Moll.Palmerton-CatasauquaPalmerton came up short on the road against Catasauqua in a Colonial League game, 2-0.Despite the loss, Ty Achtermann of Palmerton pitched six strong innings as he yielded just two runs. Nick Frey of the Bombers had two hits in the game.Palmerton 000 000 0 - 0 3 1Catasauqua 000 110 x - 2 7 0Achtermann and Cook; Correll and Pacchiolli. W - Correll. L - Achtermann.SOFTBALLBlue Mountain-Jim ThorpeBlue Mountain scored eight of its 11 runs over the final three innings, as the Lady Eagles posted an 11-4 Schuylkill League victory over Jim Thorpe.Brittany Loftus had two doubles to lead Jim Thorpe, which came into the contest winning three of its last four games.Blue Mountain 210 043 1 - 11 11 1Jim Thorpe 020 002 0 - 4 6 2Washko and Labe; Hoherchak, Holloway (6) and Marzen, Kehrli (6). W - Wasko. L - Hoherchak.No. Lehigh-BangorBangor scored 11 runs in the bottom of the first inning and the rest was history as the Slaters rolled to a 14-3 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.Erin Happel had a home run for Bangor.Amber Thomas belted her third home run of the season for the Lady Bulldogs in the loss.No. Lehigh 300 00 - 3 6 4Bangor (11)10 2x - 14 11 0W - Kessler. L - Thomas. HR - Northern Lehigh: Thomas. Bangor: Happel.Pen Argyl-NorthwesternNorthwestern defeated Pen Argyl in a Colonial League clash, 7-0.Lydia Danner not only pitched a three-hitter on the mound for the Tigers, but she also went 2-for-4 at the dish with four RBIs. Claire O'Dea and Cailee Rehrig also contributed two hits apiece.Pen Argyl 000 000 0 - 0 3 3Northwestern 205 000 x - 7 11 2Ashmore, Smull (3) and Kresch; Danner and Greenberg. W - Danner. L - Ashmore.Palmerton-CatasauquaPalmerton posted a 4-2 Colonial League victory over Catasauqua.Kenda Pekurney went all seven innings for Palmerton (8-6) to earn the pitching victory.Steph Brinker and Janel Tracy had two hits apiece to lead the Lady Bombers offensively.Palmerton 120 100 0 - 4 9 1Catasauqua 000 002 0 - 2 5 5Pekurny and Campbell; Ayache, Gallagher (6) and Matos. W - Pekurney. L - Ayache.Panther Valley-Pine GrovePine Grove scored 16 unanswered runs and defeated Panther Valley 16-1 in three innings.Jeena Sidleck tallied a home run, two hits, two runs and five RBI to lead Pine Grove.Jessica Bauder had two of Panther Valley's four hits.Panther Valley 100 - 1 4 1Pine Grove 673 - 16 13 0Beers, Goodroe (2) and Rodriguez; Whitman and Wolff. W - Whitman. L - Beers. HR - Pine Grove: Sidleck, Lesh.TENNISLehighton-Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley defeated Lehighton in a Mountain Valley Conference clash, 7-0.Jon Walmach of Pleasant Valley was impressive in No. 2 singles as he rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 win.Pleasant Valley improves to 14-2 on the season with the victory.Pleasant Valley 7, Lehighton 0SINGLESJon White (PV) def. Tegan Durishin 6-1, 6-1; Jon Walmach (PV) def. Peter Phelan 6-0, 6-0; Stevie Barry (PV) def. Spence David 6-1, 6-1.DOUBLESDavis Reiss/Stan Long (PV) def. Mitchel Pados/Mike Perkins 8-5; Brandon Percey/Erik Ammerman (PV) def. Josh Knappenberger/Chris Windbeck 6-0, 7-6, (7-3); Eric Galante/Kevin Bantell (PV) def. Emily Cerimele/Andrea Schafer 6-3, 6-1; Anthony Taldone/Steven Nale (PV) def. Thomas Phelan/Kurt Heideck 6-4, 6-1.TRACK AND FIELDPalisades-Pen Argyl-PalmertonPalmerton had a successul Colonial League tri-meet against Pen Argyl and Palisades. The boys recorded a sweep of Palisades (101.50-48.50) and Pen Argyl (104-45), while the Lady Bombers defeated Pen Argyl 102-48 but fell to Palisades, 76-69.Jarred Sacks and Jaclyn Wood were the only multiple-event winners for Palmerton. Sacks was victorious in the long jump and triple jump, while Wood took top honors in the 400 and triple jump.BOYSPalmerton 104, Pen Argyl 45Palmerton 101.50, Palisades 48.50Palisades 85.66, Pen Argyl 64.33100 - 1. Austin Shupp (PALM) 11.7, 2. Gerald Pereira (PALM), 3. Michael Creighton (PALI), 4. Harley Appelbaum, 5. Ryan Smith (PA); 200 - 1. Gerald Pereira (PALM) 24.2, 2. Michael Creighton (PALI), 3. Ryan Smith (PA), 4. Harley Appelbaum (PALM), 5. Mike Stasko (PALM); ; 400 - 1. Nate Eckhart (PALM) 53.6, 2. Cullen King (PA), 3. William Moyer (PALI), 4. Dominic Shivone (PALM), 5. Tre Nelson (PALM); 800 - 1. Cullen King (PA) 2:10.2, 2. Shaun Seiler (PALM), 3. William Moyer (PALI), 4. Joe Farese (PALI), 5. Nate Eckhart (PALM); 1600 - 1. Ty Smith (PA) 4:50.3, 2. Shaun Seiler (PALM), 3. Cole Garr (PALI), 4. Joe Farese (PALI, 5. Jeremy Ryker (PALI); 3200 - 1. Ty Smith (PA) 11:05.0, 2. Cole Garr (PALI), 3. Jeremy Carr (PALI), 4. Matthew Freda (PA), 5. Zach Boyd (PALI); 110 HH - 1. Austin Shupp (PALM) 16.1, 2. Ryan Lobb (PA), 3. Adam Moyer (PALM), 4. Sean Doherty (PALM), 5. Joe Rossi (PALI); 300 IH - 1. Sean Doherty (PALM) 44.2, 2. Jake Hitchon (PALI), 3. Adam Moyer (PALM, 3. Joe Rossi (PALI), 5. Jake Gillette (PA); 400 Relay - 1. Palmerton (Harley Appelbaum, Austin Shupp, Mike Stasko, Gerald Pereira) 45.9, 2. Pen Argyl (Tyler Avery, Austin Heisler, Jonathan Marfisi, Ryan Smith); 1600 Relay - 1. Palisades (Michael Creighton, William Moyer, Chase Orecchio, Doug Hayduk) 3:50.0, 2. Palmerton (Dominic Shivone, Shaun Seiler, Cody Wallace, Nate Eckhart); 3200 Relay - 1. Palisades (Doug Hayduk, Joe Farese, William Moyer, Chase Orecchio) 9:28.6, 2. Palisades (Doug Hayduk, Joe Farese, William Moyer, Chase Orecchio); Shot Put - 1. Tre Nelson (PALM) 41-04.00, 2. Ben Henry (PALI), 3. Jason Turdo (PALI), 4. Scott Heffelfinger (PALM), 5. Nate Silfies (PALM); Discus - 1. Jon Anthony (PALM) 124-00, 2. Charles Debski (PALM), 3. Joe Rossi (PALI), 4. Nate Silfies (PALI), 5. Josh Salamone (PA); Javelin - 1. Michael DePaolo (PA) 154-02, 2. Gerald Pereira (PALM), 3. Jesse Snyder (PALI), 4. Charles Debski (PALM), 5. Josh Salamone (PA); Long Jump - 1. Jarred Sacks (PALM) 18-07.50, 2. Spencer Hay (PALM), 3. Mike Stasko (PALM), 4. Austin Krauss (PALI), 5. Joe Rossi (PALI); Triple Jump - 1. Jarred Sacks (PALM) 41-08.00, 2. Devin Ramsden (PALI), 3. Spencer Hay (PALM), 4. Mark Benson (PA), 5. Joey Suto (PALM); High Jump - 1. Spencer Hay (PALM) 6-01.00, 2. Josh Salamone (PA), 3. Matt Myers (PALM), 4. Brendan Lutton (PALM), 5. (tie) Jake Danko (PALI) and Devin Ramsden (PALI) and Mark Benson (PA); Pole Vault - 1. Darris Rodrigues (PALM) 12-06.00, 2. Ryan Lobb (PA), 3. Charles Debski (PALM), 4. Logan Blasiak (PALM), 5. Corey Delong (PALI).GIRLSPalmerton 102, Pen Argyl 48Palisades 76, Palmerton 69Palisades 100.66, Pen Argyl 49.33100 - 1. Mary Ramsden (PALI) 13.4, 2. Brinn Doherty (PALM), 3. Lily Cooper (PALI), 4. Abigail Strouse (PA), 5. Kaelyn Englert (PALM); 200 - 1. Mary Ramsden (PALI) 27.6, 2. Brinn Doherty (PALM), 3. Lily Cooper (PALI), 4. Ally Badman (PALI), 5. Abigail Strouse (PA); 400 - 1. Jaclyn Wood (PALM) 1:02.5, 2. Anna Robinson (PALI), 3. Regan Murphy (PA), 4. Abigial Strouse (PA), 5. Ally Badman (PALI); 800 - 1. Regan Murphy (PA) 2:36.4, 2. Jaclyn Wood (PALM), 3. Johanna Matsko (PALM), 4. Annie Lodwig (PALI), 5. Rachel Colletti (PALI); 1600 - 1. Angelina Biondo (PA) 5:37.0, 2. Johanna Matsko (PALM), 3. Allison Hubner (PALI), 4. Rachel Colletti (PALI), 5. Hailey Muniz (PALM); 3200 - 1. Angelina Biondo (PA) 12:20.1, 2. Allison Hubner (PALI), 3. McKenna Pason (PALI), 4. Hailey Muniz (PALM), 5. Briana Fitzpatrick (PALM); 100 LH - 1. Arissa Snyder (PALM) 18.3, 2. Alexa Parks (PALI), 3. Jess Debski (PALM), 4. Olivia Teel (PA), 5. Madison Leis (PA); 300 IH - 1. Lily Cooper (PALI) 50.9, 2. Alexa Parks (PALI), 3. Jess Debski (PALM), 4. Emily Odle (PALI), 5. Arissa Snyder (PALM); 400 Relay - 1. Palisades (Lily Coooper, Emily Odle, Ally Badman, Mary Ramsden) 51.9; 2. Palmerton (Kaelyn Englert, Brinn Doherty, Arissa Snyder, Jackie Tracy); 1600 Relay - 1. Pen Argyl (Abigail Strouse, Ailleya Thompson, Madison Leis, Regan Murphy) 5:19.4; 3200 Relay - 1. Pen Argyl (Angelina Biondo, Brianna Biondo, Regan Murphy, Morgan Rice) 12:01.3, 2. Palisades (Annie Lodwig, Rachel Colletti, Briana Johnson, Allison Hubner); Shot Put - 1. Sabreena Strauch (PALM) 27-6, 2. Lauren Kerr (PALI) 26-9, 3. Madison Mennell (PA), 4. Lyndsey Nemeth (PALM), 5. Olivia Green (PALM); Discus - 1. Taylor Rufe (PALI) 84-9, 2. Lila Goodhile (PALM), 3. Sabreena Strauch (PALM), 4. Olivia Kerr (PALM), 5. Lauren Kerr (PALI); Javelin - 1. Madison Brader (PALI) 118-3, 2. Sabreena Strauch (PALM), 3. Lila Goodhile (PALM), 4. McKenna Pason (PALI), 5. Madison Mennell (PA); Long Jump - 1. Jade Farquhar (PALM) 14-8 1/2, 2. Brinn Doherty (PALM), 3. Erika Beers (PALM), 4. (tie) Shelby Codd (PALI) and Sydney Bartone (PALI); Triple Jump - 1. Jaclyn Wood (PALM) 31-7 1/2, 2. Jade Farquhar (PALM), 3. Alexa Parks (PALI), 4. Shelby Codd (PALI), 5. Erika Beers (PALM); High Jump - 1. Alexa Parks (PALI) 5-0, 2. Shelby Codd (PALI), 3. (tie) Jade Farquhar (PALM) and Johanna Matsko (PALM); 5. (tie) Joey Noonan (PALI) and Olivia Teel (PA) and Cam Sessinger (PALI); Pole Vault - 1. Dana Evans (PA) 8-0, 2. Kaelyn Englert (PALM), 3. (tie) Elizabeth Krincek (PA) and Marissa Aranda (PA), 5. (tie) Haley Viall (PALI) and Sydney Bartone (PALI) and Madison Leis (PA).