Northern Lehigh, Lehighton and Marian baseball notched crucial wins, while Tamaqua softball grabbed a win on the scholastic diamonds.

BASEBALLNo. Lehigh-PalmertonPalmerton and Northern Lehigh both scored all of their teams' runs in the second inning, but Northern Lehigh's three managed to be enough, as it won 3-2.Both pitchers were impressive, limiting their opponents to minimal scoring, as the Blue Bombers' Zach Svetik struck out nine and walked none, while counterpart Matt Egan fanned eight and walked one.For the Blue Bombers, Nick Frey finished the game 2-for-3 to lead his team on offense, while Travis Nelmes was 2-for-3 as well, with a triple and two RBIs and Tom Quigley brought in the Bulldogs' other run.With the loss, Palmerton drops to 4-12 overall, 3-10 in the Colonial League.Palmerton 020 000 0 - 2 5 3No. Lehigh 030 000 0 - 3 7 1Svetik, Kocis (7) and George; Egan and Rex. WP - Egan, LP - Svetik.Lehighton-ES SouthLehighton pulled out a tight, 1-0 win over East Stroudsburg South to remain at 8-8 on the season.Brady Niehoff led off the fourth frame with a walk, and when James Farano hit a dribbler in between the pitcher and third, the Cavalier pitcher's throw to first sailed wide, and Niehoff raced around from first for the game's sole run.The Tribe's Nick Hill tossed the entire game, not allowing a Cavalier hit until the fifth inning, as he struck out five in the game and walked two. Generating opportunities down the stretch, South managed to apply pressure to the Indian lead. However, Hill stymied those chances with poise, as the Cavaliers remained scoreless.Lehighton 000 100 0 - 1 1 1ES South 000 000 0 - 0 5 1Hill and Clements; Gable and Hennessey. WP - Hill, LP - Gable.Weatherly-MarianMarian defeated Weatherly in a Schuylkill League clash, 16-6.Weatherly came roaring out of the gates with a big six run second inning. However, Marian was resilient scoring 16 unanswered runs en route to victory.Kyle Osifat was a Weatherly stand out with two hits in the contest. Brett Kelly also reached base every time he was at the plate with two walks, a single, and a RBI.Marian's Dante Salerno pitched well and had a good day at the plate. Salerno had a single, double, and three RBIs in the game. Austin Paisley and Nick Kubishin had two RBIs apiece for the Colts.Weatherly 060 000 - 6 8 2Marian 038 21 2 - 16 9 2Figas, Osifat (4) and Maiello; Keer, Inama (2), Salerno (2) and Nietz. W - Salerno. L - Figas.Sch. Haven-WeatherlyThe Hurricanesscored five runs in the second and five more in the sixth to hand the Wreckers a 15-4 loss.Zavier Webb and Danny Blukis had three hits each for Haven.Andrew Oross had three hits for Weatherly.Sch. Haven 252 015 - 15 14 0Weatherly 200 200 - 4 10 4WP - Ulsh; LP - LashSOFTBALLTamaqua-Panther Vy.Tamaqua was on point, as they fired out 15 hits to defeat Panther Valley 23-0 in four innings.Carly Sassaman had a monster offensive game, as she contributed three hits and five RBIs on the day, with teammate Taylor Fritz adding a two-RBI single. Alexis Boyer, Lynn Kistler, and Shayna Dietrich all had two hits for the winners, as well.Meanwhile, the Lady Panthers got two hits from Alexandra RodriguezTamaqua 590 9 - 23 15 0Panther Vy. 000 0 - 0 3 6Pedersen and Sassaman; Maturana, Beers (2) and Rodriguez. WP - Pedersen, LP - Maturana.CMVT-Panther ValleyColumbia Montour Vo Tech used 13 hits to pull off a four-inning 18-1 win over Panther Valley.Jackie Mills was 3-for-4 for the winners, with three RBIs, while Alyssa Buck compiled four RBIs in the game off two hits, as well. Hope Witchey nailed a home run for the winners, in the well-rounded effort.For the Lady Panthers, Chrissy Hoffman brought in her team's only run of the game in the losing effort.CMVT - 18 13 1Panther Vy. - 1 5 2Buck and Mills; Beers, Goodroe (3) and Rodriguez. HR: CMVT - Witchey.Lehighton-ES SouthThe Indians scored two unearned runs in the fourth inning and made them stand up for a 2-1 MVC win over the Cavaliers.Jill Guzenski had two hits for Lehighton. Shannon Croke of Es South was also two-for-three with a double.Hanna Binyon was the winning pitcher, while Corie Snyder suffered the loss, despite 11 strikeouts.Lehighton is on 5-5 in the MVC and 7-9 overall. South is 3-7, 3-12.Lehighton 000 200 0 - 2 7 1ES South 010 000 0 - 1 6 2Binyon and Andres; Snyder and Ashner. WP - Binyon; LP - Snyder.Northwestern-WilsonWilson scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to beat the Lady Tigers, 3-2, in Colonial League action.No other information was available.