Palmerton edged Pen Argyl in baseball action on Friday to clinch a berth in the District 11 playoffs.

BASEBALLPen Argyl-PalmertonPalmerton had just two hits but held on for a 2-1 Colonial League win over Pen Argyl that clinched a District 11 playoff berth.Brody Boehler picked up a sacrifice fly for the Blue Bombers (10-6, 8-5), while Jonathan Schwartz scored two runs with three walks and two stolen bases. Zach Silfies also collected a hit.Pen Argyl 000 000 1 - 1 5 3Palmerton 100 010 x - 2 2 2Santiago and Black; Perschy, Sander (6) and Mooney. W - Perschy. L - Santiago. S - Sander.Notre Dame-No. LehighNotre Dame scored six runs in the first three innings and pulled away for a 9-2 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.Luke Eitner and Carlos Figueroa drove in runs for the Bulldogs (3-12, 1-12). Ashton Bevans, Tekoah Guedes and Evan Meixsell also collected hits.Notre Dame 411 003 0 - 9 13 2Northern Lehigh 010 000 1 - 2 5 5Luke, Herman (4), Mills (7); Cederberg, Evangelist (6). W - Luke. L - Cederberg.Wilson-NorthwesternZach Stanley's two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning gave Northwestern a 6-5 Colonial League win over Wilson.In addition to Stanley's clutch hit, Jake Augustus and Brady Mengel collected two hits apiece for the Tigers (13-3, 11-2).Wilson 014 000 0 - 5 4 2Northwestern 200 200 2 - 6 10 7Smith, Heft (4) and Strehl, Smith; Vogwill, White (3) and Wiik. W - White. L - Heft.CMVT-WeatherlyWeatherly collected 17 hits en route to a 13-2 non-league win over Columbia Montour AVTS.Lou Mastroddi led the Wreckers (4-9) with a double, two singles and six RBIs, while Dillon Bizarre had three singles and four RBIs. Jeremy Moser and AJ Knepper had three singles and Gary Buck two singles.CMVT 010 10 - 2 3 2Weatherly 344 2x - 13 17 0W - Buck.Tamaqua-Jim ThorpeTamaqua surged past Jim Thorpe with six runs over the final four innings to grab an 8-5 Schuylkill League Division I victory.Thad Zuber went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs for the Blue Raiders (9-4, 5-3). Ed Titus also had three hits and two RBIs.Derek Joyce had a three-run double for the Olympians (6-8, 3-5) . Justin Marykwas and Nick Porembo had two hits apiece.Tamaqua 020 330 0 - 8 13 0Jim Thorpe 040 010 0 - 5 7 0Aikens, Zuber (4) and Rother; Baird, Fayocavitz (5), Porembo (6) and A. Joyce. W - Aikens. L - Baird.Minersville-Panther Vy.Minersville scored early and often en route to a 25-1 Schuylkill League win over Panther Valley.Mark Kokinda had an RBI double for the Panthers (7-7, 6-2).Minersville 7(14)4 - 25 18 0Panther Vy. 010 - 1 4 5Nettles and Andruchek; Hafer, Kokinda (2), Distler (3) and M. Goida. W - Nettles. L - Hafer.Freedom-Pleasant ValleyFreedom erased an early deficit with four runs in the fourth to claim a 7-2 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.Brent Beck led the Bears (7-8, 7-5) with four hits and a run scored.Freedom 010 400 2 - 7 7 4Pleasant Vy. 002 000 0 - 2 7 8Huertas, Olshefski (6); Hardy, Guzman (6). W - Huertas. L - Hardy.Marian-NativityLed by Daniel Keer's two home runs, Marian powered past Nativity, picking up a 6-1 Schuylkill League win.Keer finished with four RBIs, and K.J. Snerr drove in two runs for the Colts (11-2).Nativity 000 000 1 - 1 2 2Marian 103 020 x - 6 5 0Dostick, Belding (7) and Belding, Burke (7); Nahas, Salerno (7) and Snerr. W - Salerno. L - Dostick. HR: M - Keer (2).SOFTBALLWilson-NorthwesternNorthwestern topped Wilson 7-0 in Colonial League play.Claire O'Dea paced the Lady Tigers (9-7, 8-5), going 4-for-4 with four RBIs.Wilson 000 000 0 - 0 7 3Northwestern 030 130 x - 7 9 0Danner, Akelaitis (7) and Wehr; Fabian, Casciole (6) and Lasco. W - Danner. L - Fabian.Pen Argyl-PalmertonIt took nine innings, but Pen Argyl staved off a Palmerton rally to pick up a 3-2 victory in a Colonial League contest.Paige Frantz went 3-for-5 with two RBIs for the Lady Bombers (8-7, 8-5). Darion Jacoby also collected three hits.Pen Argyl 000 001 101 - 3 6 0Palmerton 000 000 200 - 2 10 1Kristina and Emily; Dugan and Krome. W - Kristina. L - Dugan.Tamaqua-Jim ThorpeTamaqua pounded out 18 hits to down Jim Thorpe 17-2 in Schuylkill League Division I play.Lynn Kistler, Courtney Hoffman and Kaitlyn Stauffenberg each had three hits for the Lady Raiders (12-3, 8-1). Cailyn Joseph connected for a two-run homer in the first inning, while Miranda Chinchar and Bailey Pedersen also added two hits.For the Lady Olympians (3-11, 1-8), Leah Detweiler, Alyssa Stamets (one RBI), Joclyn Day, Hannah Mordaunt, and Devon Lignore had hits.Tamaqua 540 8 - 17 18 0Jim Thorpe 110 0 - 2 5 5Pedersen and Zellner; Day, Holloway (3) and Marzen. W - Pedersen. L - Day. HR: T - Joseph (1st, one on)Minersville-Panther Vy.Minersville posted a 19-0 win over Panther Valley in a Schuylkill League game.Maggie Wigoda paced the Battlin' Miners, who pounded out 15 hits, with a triple and a solo home run.Panther Valley's record drops to 2-11 overall and 2-6 in the league.Minersville (15)40 - 19 15 0Panther Vy. 000 - 0 0 5Bentz and Polinsky; Markovich and Clouser. W - Bentz. L - Markovich. HR: Wigoda (1st, none on).BOYS LACROSSEPleasant Valley-LibertyPleasant Valley pounded Liberty, picking up a 16-1 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win.Greg Steo and Mark Vanschouweburg each scored five goals for the Bears, while Chris Kaye tallied three assists.