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Palmerton wins pair on diamond

Palmerton picked up wins in both baseball and softball, while the Lehighton track team swept North Schuylkill in local action on Wednesday.

BASEBALLNo. Lehigh-PalmertonPalmerton blanked Northern Lehigh for a 7-0 Colonial League win.Jon Schwartz led the Blue Bomber attack with two singles, a run scored and a RBI, while Isaac George finished with a triple and two RBIs.Chad Cederberg ended up with two singles for the 'Dawgs.No. Lehigh 000 000 0 - 0 5 2Palmerton 110 500 x - 7 7 0Hamm, Cederberg (6) and Kistler; Perschy, T. Sander (6), Kocis (7) and George. W - Perschy. L - Hamm.Northwestern-CatasauquaTyler Schreiner's fielder's choice provided the game-winning RBI in the top of the seventh inning to lift Northwestern to a 4-3 Colonial League win over Catasauqua.Brady Mengel, who scored the game-winning run, led the Tigers with two singles and two runs scored Josh Williamson was the only other Tiger with multiple hits, in which he recorded two singles and a run scored.Northwestern 003 000 1 - 4 9 0Catasauqua 000 120 0 - 3 6 1Augustus, Storm (6), Williamson (7) and Wilk; Shiffer, Shutta (4), Shiffer (6) and Gehringer. W - Williamson. L - Shiffer.Tri Valley-MarianMarian defeated Tri-Valley in a Schuylkill League crossover contest, 6-2.Nick Kubishin of Marian had three hits and a run scored. Dante Salerno had two hits and two RBIs, while Josh Inama and Angelo Maskorick had two hits well for the Colts.Hunter Bordner hit a home run in the fourth inning for Tri-Valley.The Colts improve to 4-1 overall.Tri-Valley 000 200 0 - 2 5 3Marian 020 310 x - 6 10 3Masser, Kimmel, and Lucas; Hinkle and Snerr. W - Hinkle. L - Masser. HR - TV: Bordner (fourth inning, none on)Williams Vy.-Panther Vy.Williams Valley rolled to a 12-8 win over Panther Valley.Tristan Blasko recorded two singles and a run scored for the Panthers, while Michael Hutt added two singles.Williams Vy. 035 400 0 - 12 6 1Panther Vy. 004 202 0 - 8 7 6Shutt, Ulsh (4) and Whitcomb; Vavra, Hafer (4) and Mazzie, Morgans (4). W - Shutt. L - Vavra.Central Catholic-Pleasant Vy.Thomas Aruta's two run single was all the offense Pleasant Valley needed to score a 2-0 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Allentown Central Catholic.Brett Hardy kept the Vikings in check on the other side of the ball. The Bears' starting pitcher went on to toss a complete game two-hit shutout win from the mound.Aruta finished with two singles and two RBIs for the locals while Nicholas Domenici added multiple hits with a single and a double.Central Catholic 000 000 0 - 0 2 0Pleasant Vy. 002 000 x - 2 5 0Leaswich and Adams; Hardy and Pandolfo. W - Hardy. L - Leaswich.Nativity-WeatherlyNativity's Jeff Yordy and Dominic Diccioni combined to toss five-innings of no-hit ball en route to a 13-0 victory over Weatherly.Andrew Belding led the Hill Toppers with a single, double and four RBIs, while Collin McGovern ended up with two singles, two runs scored and two RBIs.The Wreckers' AJ Knepper spoiled the perfect game for the visitors by reaching base on a walk.Nativity 400 54 - 13 12 0Weatherly 000 00 - 0 0 3Yordy, Diccioni (4) and Belding; Kelly, Hoffman (5) and Knepper. W - Yordy. L - Kelly.SOFTBALLLourdes-Jim ThorpeLourdes edged Jim Thorpe for a 4-2 win on the diamond.Jessica Mileski and Marley Spangler both had doubles for Lourdes.The Olympians' Brittney Marzen and Jada Hoherchak both finished with two singles.Lourdes 002 200 0 - 4 6 4Jim Thorpe 000 101 0 - 2 4 0Miller and Funk; Hoherchak, Day (4) and Marzen. W - Miller. L - Hoherchak.Pine Grove-LehightonPine Grove used two five-run innings to come out on top with a 10-4 Schuylkill League victory over Lehighton.Amanda Holter led the Cardinals with a 3-for-4 performance, which included three singles, two runs scored and two RBIs.Amanda Loudon was a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate with two singles and a run scored, while Jocelyn Hunsicker had the lone extra base hit of the game with a double and also chipped in with a RBI.Lehighton falls to 4-5 overall and 3-4 in the SL.Pine Grove 500 050 0 - 10 10 4Lehighton 001 002 1 - 4 7 5Schach and Wolff; Bickert and Andrews. W - Schach. L - Bickert.Tri Valley-MarianTri Valley handed host Marian its first Schuylkill League setback thanks to scoring a 5-2 victory over the locals.Taryn Wilson shined from both sides of the ball. Wilson paced the Bulldogs with a perfect 3-for-3 performance at the plate, which included three singles. Meanwhile, Wilson struck out a total of 17 Fillies from the mound to earn the pitching win.The Fillies' Mackenzie Joy and Nicole Salerno were able to get the best of Wilson's offerings at times. Joy ended up finishing with two singles and a RBIs, while Salerno added two singles and a run scored.Marian suffers its first league setback to go to 4-1 in the SL, while slipping to 5-2 overall.Tri Valley 030 002 0 - 5 7 0Marian 000 001 1 - 2 6 2Wilson and Troutman; Schaud and Salerno. W - Wilson. L - Schaud.No. Lehigh-PalmertonPalmerton ousted backyard rival Northern Lehigh for a 2-1 Colonial League win.Shelby Gower tossed a complete game three-hitter, in which the Bomber only allowed a single run in the third inning.Janel Tracy led the Bombers with two singles.Kaitlin Hoffman had a triple for the Bulldogs.Palmerton improves to 7-1 overall (7-1 CL), while Northern Lehigh slips to 7-3 overall (4-3 CL).No. Lehigh 001 000 0 - 1 3 1Palmerton 101 000 x - 2 6 1Thomas and Hoffman; Gower, Dugan (6) and Campbell. W - Gower. L - Thomas.Williams Vy.-Panther Vy.A 19-run fourth inning propelled Williams Valley to a 26-0 win over Panther Valley.Kate Whelski sparked the Vikings with two singles, a double, a homerun and four RBIs.Brianna Picht collected the Panthers' lone hit with a single in the second inning.Williams Vy. 232 (19) - 26 17Panther Vy. 000 0 - 0 1Tinehorsky and Koreiser; Beers, Hoffman (3), Maturana (4) and Rodriguez. W - Tinehorsky. L - Beers. HR: WV - Whelski (2nd, two on).TENNISPalmerton-Saucon Vy.Saucon Valley blanked Palmerton 5-0 in Colonial League action.All the Panthers' victories came in straight sets as they lost just two games in the entire match.Saucon Vy. 5, Palmerton 0SINGLESSrini Lalivala (S) def. Rich Roselli 6-0, 6-0; David Mason (S) def. Seth Andress 6-0, 6-1; Michael Vidal (S) def. Marc Roselli 6-0, 6-0DOUBLESChris Thompson and Adam Prager (S) def. Jacob Brown and Sal Melo 6-1, 6-0; Aaron Gardiner and Ken Grenestedt (S) def. Jordan Dopsovic and Gavin Scott 6-0, 6-0Jim Thorpe-Notre Dame ESNotre Dame edged Jim Thorpe in a non-league tennis match, 3-2.Brett Luicana of Jim Thorpe was victorious in the no. 2 singles victory against JanCallo Perez.The Jim Thorpe duo of Matt Miller and Roman Raytsis were victorious in the no. 1 singles match, 6-3, 6-1.Notre Dame 3, Jim Thorpe 2SINGLESGrant Kinger (ND) def. John Lowin 6-0, 6-2; Brett Luicana (JT) def. JanCallo Perez 7-5, 6-2; Grant Weirich (ND) def. Luke Eggert 7-5, 6-1.DOUBLESMatt Miller/Roman Raytsis (JT) def. Zach Acosta/Mike Wojtanowich 6-3, 6-1; Justin Hilario/Jose Bordas (ND) def. Luke Carter/Shaun DiCostanzo 7-5, 6-3.Pleasant Vy.-Beth. Cath.Becahi ousted Pleasant Valley for a 6-1 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory on the courts.Jon White posted the Bears' lone match point with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over the Golden Hawks' Niko Franekic.Becahi 6, Pleasant Valley 1SINGLESJon White (PV) def. Niko Franekic 6-1, 6-3; Ryan Schmidt (BC) def. Erik Ammerman 6-3, 6-1; Peter Demyan (BC) def. Steven Nale 6-0, 6-0DOUBLESAndrew Kaeser/Grant Hicks (BC) def. Nick Vo/Patrick Flannery 8-3; Luke Mesko/John Corley (BC) def. Davis Reiss/Anthony Taldone 6-0, 6-3; Dave Napierkowski/Henry Gao (BC) def. Jacob Rohrbach/Austin Williams 6-1, 6-0; Jack Jiang/Hesshanth Jeyaranghan (BC) def. Kurt Ammermann/Najia Francis 7-5, 6-2TRACKTamaqua-Jim ThorpeThe Jim Thorpe boys track and field team defeated Tamaqua in a Schuylkill League contest, 102-48. The girls side of the competition was ultra competitive, as the two teams tied at 75 apiece.Samuel Gilkes (200, 400, long jump) and Rayan Green (100H, triple jump, high jump) were standouts for the Olympians during their victory. Tamaqua swept all of the throwing events, as Brandon Cunningham, Trevor Skripko, and Trevor Schilling all picked up victories.Fittingly enough, there were no multi-winners on the girls side of action. The Lady Raiders were productive in the relay races, as they won the all three of them (400 relay, 1600 relay, 3200 relay).GIRLSJim Thorpe 75, Tamaqua 75100 - 1. Emma Dunbar (JT) 13.92, 2. Colleen Hoffman (JT), 3. Monae Bullock (JT); 200 -1. Shanna Brinkworth (T) 28.15, 2. Chelsea Frantz (T), 3. Chelse Frantz (T); 400 - 1. Chelsea Frantz (T) 1:05.13, 2. Jacqueline Condly (JT),3. Paige Demetriades (T); 800 - 1. Meghann Principe (JT) 2:39.09, 2. Janette Kabana (T), 3. Kailee Carroll (T); 1600 - 1. Monika Shimko (T) 5:38.58, 2. Kayley Kovac (T), 3. Kailee Carroll (T); 3200 - 1. Kayley Kovac (JT) 12:37.00, 2. Nichole Wasserleben (T), 3. Delana Nalesnik (JT); 100H - 1. Rachael Caputo (JT) 18.98, 2. Mackenzie Rosenberger (JT), 3. Jillian Peterson (JT); 300H - 1. Devon Matz (JT) 49.99, 2. Monika Shimko (T), 3. Jillian Peterson (JT); 400 relay - 1. Tamaqua (Morgan Boyle, Jade Pradel, Alexis Baddick, Shanna Brinkworth) 53.62; 1600 relay - 1. Tamaqua (Chelsea Frantz, Victoria LaBar,Janette Kabana, Monika Shimko) 4:27.15; 3200 relay - 1. Tamaqua (Chelsea Frantz, Janette Kabana, Victoria LaBar, Monika Shimko) 4:27.15; Long jump - 1. Shanna Brinkworth (T) 14-09, 2. Alexis Baddick (T), 3. Autumn Cope (JT); Triple jump - 1.Alexis Baddick (T), 2. Autumn Cope (JT), 3. Erin Shigo (JT); High jump - 1. Jillian Peterson (JT) 4-04, 2. Noelle Fasolino (JT), 3. Maddie Mace (T); Shot put - 1. Allison Pedersen (T) 29-09, 2. Brooke Cope (JT), 3. Erin Shigo (JT); Discus - 1. Erin Shigo (JT) 84-01, 2. Allison Pedersen (T), 3. Ava Lowin (JT); Javelin - 1. Brooke Cope (JT) 143-03, 2. Morgan Boyle (T), 3. Autumn Cope (JT); Pole Vault - 1. Colleen Hoffman (JT) 10-00, 2. Morgan Boyle (T), 3. Shanna Brinkworth (T).BOYSJim Thorpe 102, Tamaqua 48100 - 1. Randy Sanon (JT) 11.76, 2. Malik Roper (T), 3. Chalid Smalls-Stokes; 200 - 1. Samuel Gilkes (JT) 23.98, 2. Randy Sanon (JT), 3. Zach Wargula (T); 400 - 1. Samuel Gilkes (JT) 53.71, 2. Rayan Green (JT), 3. Josh Delp (T); 800 - 1. Johnathan Condly (JT) 2:13.76, 2. Ben Saxon (JT), 3. Jason Montemuro (JT); 1600 - 1. Dylan Bucior (JT) 4:57.13, 2. Jacob Saxon (JT), 3. Jian Gentile (JT); 3200 - 1. Jacob Saxon (JT) 10:29.38, 2. Dylan Bucior (JT), 3. Jian Gentile (JT); 110 H - 1. Rayan Green (JT) 15.91, 2. Joseph Schwartz (JT), 3. Matthew Weaver (T); 300H - 1. Andrew Tite (T) 46.82, 2. Joseph Schwartz (JT), 3. Christopher Daynorowicz (T); 400 relay - 1. Jim Thorpe (Chalid Smalls-Stokes, Joseph Schwartz, Randy Sanon, Johnathan Condly) 47.36; 1600 relay - 1. Jim Thorpe (Johnathan Condly, Ben Saxon, Chalid Smalls-Stokes, Samuel Gilkes) 3:48.97; 3200 - 1. Jim Thorpe (Dylan Bucior, Jacob Saxon, Ben Saxon, Johnathan Condly) 9:20.37; Long jump - 1. Samuel Gilkes (JT) 18-03, 2. Malik Roper (T), 3. Austin Zwolenik (T); Triple jump - 1. Rayan Green (JT) 43-08, 2. Dylan Dannenfelser (T), 3. Roberto Borrero (T); High jump - 1. Rayan Green (JT) 5-10, 2. Chalid Smalls-Stokes (JT), 3. Christopher Daynorowicz (T); Shot put - 1. Trevor Skripko (T) 42-11 1/2, 2. Bailey Becker (JT), 3. Devin Murphy (T); Discus - 1. Brandon Cunningham (T) 118-06 1/2, 2. Michael Jefferson (JT), 3. Trevor Skripko (T); Javelin - 1. Trevor Schilling (T) 132-00, 2. Jake Martinez(T),3. Shane Hacker (T); Pole vault - 1. Matt Smarr (T) 11-00, 2. Brandon Bell (JT), 3. Cullen Murphy (T).Lehighton-No. SchuylkillThe Lehighton boys and girls had an easy time of it against the Spartans as they swept a Schuylkill League Division I meet.Tyler Crum was a winner in both the 100-meter dash and the long jump helping the boys to a 103-47 victory.In the girls meet, Christina Green, Jennifer Beers and Riley Durishin all won two events for the IndiansBOYSLehighton 103, No. Schuylkill 47100 - 1. Crum (L) 11.7, 2. Clark (NS), 3. Serfass (L); 200 - 1. Strubinger (L) 23.9, 2. Ortiz (L), 3. Palumbo (L); 400 - 1. Patterson (L) 56.4, 2. Dunbar (L), 3. Blasiak (L); 800 - 1. Steigerwalt (L) 2:11.0, 2. Martino (L), 3. Tavella (L); 1,600 - 1. Smith (NS) 4:55.0, 2. McCormick (NS), 3. Blacketter (L); 3,200 - 1. Blacketter (L) 10:53.0, 2. McCormick (NS), 3. Fisher (L); 110 H - 1. Karlonis (NS) 15.7, 2. Fabian (L), 3. Strubinger (L); 300 H - 1. Serfass (L) 42.6, 2. Gownley (NS), 3. Fabian (L); 400 relay - 1. North Schuylkill (Clark, Karlonis, Gownley, Mazeika) 45.9; 1,600 relay - 1. Lehighton (Dunbar, Blasiak, Patterson, Haydt) 3:58.0; 3,200 relay - 1. Lehighton (Fisher, Blacketter, Frey, Martino) 9:36.0; High Jump - 1. Blasiak (L) 5-4, 2. Zehner (L), 3. Karlonis (NS); Long Jump - 1. Crum (L) 21-0, 2. Mazeika (NS), 3. Ruzicka (L); Triple Jump - 1. Mazeika (NS) 39-8, 2. Zehner (L), 3. Wetzel (L); Shot Put - 1. Briel (NS) 44-4, 2. Vincent (L), 3. Anczarski (NS); Discus - 1. Blauch (L) 137-2, 2. Anczarski (NS), 3. Antalosky (NS); Javelin - 1. Ruzicka (L) 155-0, 2. Wetzel (L), 3. Anczarski (NS); Pole Vault - 1. Kroboth (L) 10-6, 2. Bowman (L), 3. Gornick (L).GIRLSLehighton 112.67, No. Schuylkill 37.3100 - 1. Green (L) 13.4, 2. Quinones (L), 3. Bonomo (NS); 200 - 1. Green (L) 28.0, 2. Gandy (L), 3. Brownmiller (L); 400 - 1. Beers (L) 1:05.0, 2. Wagner (L), 3. Roche (NS); 800 - 1. Beers (L) 2:38.0, 2. Manbeck (NS), 3. Berry (L); , 1,600 - 1. Gaston (L) 6:08.0, 2. Stravinsky (NS), 3. Rehnert (L); 3,200 - 1. Rehnert (L) 13:13.0, 2. Gaston (L), 3. Stravinsky (NS); 100 HH - 1. Barndt (L) 16.8, 2. Shanton (L), 3. Skinner (NS); 300 H - 1. Shanton (L) 50.3, 2. Barndt (L), 3. Kane (NS); 400 relay - Lehighton (Quinones, Green, Brownmiller, Fital) 54.5; 1,600 relay - Lehighton (Beers, Brownmiller, Fital, Shanton) 4:26.0; 3,200 relay - Lehighton (Gaston, Rehnert, Pace, Smith) 12:09.0; High Jump - 1. Gregas (NS) 5-4, Fital (L), 3. Durishin (L); Long Jump - 1. Durishin (L) 15-7, 2. Skinner (NS), 3. Gandy (L); Triple Jump - 1. Durishin (L) 29-11, 2. Gregas (NS), 3. Skinner (NS); Shot Put - 1. Strohl (L0 29-0, 2. Hummel (NS), 3. Bollinger (L); Discus - 1. McCullion (L) 74-7, 2. Skinner (NS), 3. Obert (L); Javelin - 1. Marone (NS) 104-6, 2. McCullion (L), 3. Collins (L); Pole Vault - 1. Dorward (L) 7-6, 2. Ferraiolo (NS), 3. Hocking (NS).

rich george/special to the times news Palmerton's Steph Brinker slides home safely with a run as Northern Lehigh pitcher Amber Thomas takes the late throw.