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Tamaqua falls to Eagles in 14

Blue Mountain edged Tamaqua in an epic baseball game Wednesday, scoring the game's only run in the 14th inning for the win.

The Blue Raiders also picked up a shutout win in softball.BASEBALLTamaqua-Blue Mtn.Blue Mountain outlasted Tamaqua 1-0 in 14 innings for a Schuylkill League Division I victory.The Eagles took advantage of two Tamaqua errors to open the bottom of the 14th inning before pushing across the winning run when Ben Norris scored on a bases loaded walk.Daylon Barron was 2-for-5 for the Raiders. Nate Boyle had a double.Tam. 000 000 000 000 00 - 0 5 3BM 000 000 000 000 01 - 1 8 3Zuber, Boyle (9) and Rother; Nabholz, Grace (9), Caulfield (12) and Bobbin. W - Caulfield. L - Boyle.Bloomsburg-MarianMarian topped Bloomsburg 5-2 in non-league action.Alex Kubishin and Max Nolter both had doubles among their two hits for the Colts. Adam Salazar tripled and Brandon Cann doubled and drove in two runs apiece for Marian. Kubishin, Jarod Paisley and Ryan Cappel combined to hold Bloomsburg to one hit.Bloomsburg 000 002 0 - 2 1 2Marian 300 002 x - 5 8 3Adamchick, Long (4), Hock (7) and Malatesta; Paisley, Kubishin (6) and Cappel (7). W - Paisley. L - Adamchick. S - Cappel.Lehighton-Pine GroveMichael Bozilesky's RBI single in the ninth inning drove home the go-ahead and eventual winning run as Lehighton edged Pine Grove, 2-1.Indian Sean Heery allowed just one run over seven strong innings. Reliever Chris Whiteman tossed two scoreless frames to gain the win.Lehighton 000 001 001 - 2 5 0Pine Grove 000 001 000 - 1 4 2Heery, Whiteman (8) and Wagner; Levan, Soper (8) and Bohr. W - Whiteman. L - Soper.No. Lehigh-CatasauquaCatasauqua held Northern Lehigh scoreless for five innings, outscoring the Bulldogs 5-0 in that stretch en route to a 9-2 Colonial League win.Zach Bilder hit a grand slam for the Rough Riders.For the Bulldogs, Anthony Evangelist had two hits, while Gio Colon and Luke Either each an RBI.No. Lehigh 000 001 1 - 2 5 4Catasauqua 012 204 x - 9 5 2NL - Colon, Evangelist (6); C - Hawk, Creyer (6), Bilder (6). W - Hawk. L - Colon; HR: C - Nonnemacher (none on); C - Bilder (sixth, three on).Palmerton-Moravian AcademyThe Palmerton offense exploded for 10 hits in an 18-0 win over Moravian Academy.Tekoah Guedes, Jared Mooney and Zach Silfies each had multiple hits. Guedes led the way with four RBIs.Tanner Burnett, Brody Boehler and Garrett Perschy all added hits as well.Palmerton 044 550 0 - 18 10 0Moravian 000 000 0 - 0 5 4P - Mooney and Burnett; M - None given. W - Mooney, L - none given.N'western-So. LehighSouthern Lehigh's three-run third inning propelled it to a 4-3 Colonial League victory over Northwestern.Zach Stanley and Tyler Schreiner had two hits apiece for the Tigers, combining for three RBIs.Miller had two hits and two RBIs for the Spartans.So. Lehigh 003 001 0 - 4 2 0Northwestern 000 200 1 - 3 8 3Murtaugh, Hoyer (7) and Amory; Vogwill, Haas (6), White (6) and Wiik. W - Murtaugh. L - Vogwill.Jim Thorpe-Sch. HavenSchuylkill Haven handed Jim Thorpe its first loss of the season, 9-2, in Schuylkill League Division I play.The Hurricanes broke the game open with five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Brandon Schaeffer and Dawson Evitts both came through with two-out two run singles to erase a 2-0 deficit.Max Pompa, Aaron Joyce and Noah Snisky had two hits apiece for the Olympians (3-1).Jim Thorpe 011 000 0 - 2 6 2Sch. Haven 005 013 x - 9 11 2Porembo, Day (6) and A. Joyce; Schaeffer, Pothering (4) and Clauser. W - Schaeffer. L - Porembo.SOFTBALLTamaqua-Blue MountainTamaqua pitcher Jada Schellhammer continued her stellar season from the circle, pitching a two-hit 3-0 win over Blue Mountain.Schellhammer struck out six and did not walk a batter in the game.Miranda Chinchar, Taylor Donnon, and Schellhammer all came through with RBIs for the Raiders.Tamaqua 102 000 0 - 3 11 2Blue Mountain 000 000 0 - 0 2 0Schellhammer and Zellner; Schwartz and Skoff. W - Schellhammer. L - Schwartz.Lehighton-Pine GrovePine Grove edged Lehighton 4-3 in a Schuylkill League Division I contest.Trish Kopinetz, Katelyn Rittenbaugh and Faith Sleva each collected two hits for the Cardinals.Ryanne Hoffman went 1-for-3 with an RBI for the Indians (3-1, 2-1). Heidi Green and Allison Armbruster each had a hit and scored a run.Lehighton 101 100 0 - 3 6 2Pine Grove 101 101 x - 4 12 2Kunkle, Engle (6) and Salerno; Lehman and Kopinetz. W - Lehman. L - Engle.Jim Thorpe-Sch. HavenSchuylkill Haven pitcher Kassidy Svenson allowed just one hit en route to a 10-0 non-league victory over Jim Thorpe in five innings.Svenson also had three hits and knocked in a run.Caitlin Holt had the lone hit of the game for the Olympians.Schuylkill Haven 201 07 - 10 9 0Jim Thorpe 000 00 - 0 1 3Svenson and Personette; Holloway and Marzen; W - Svenson, L - Holloway.Northwestern-So. LehighNorthwestern rallied with four runs in the seventh inning, but it wasn't enough as the Spartans pulled out a 7-6 Colonial League victory.Maddy Binder had three hits and Daniel Barnes came through with a two-run home run for Southern Lehigh.For the Tigers, Anna Akelaitis had three hits and two RBIs, while Emily Akelaitis had a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh.So. Lehigh 200 005 0 - 7 9 1Northwestern 000 020 4 - 6 11 3Bassler and Binder; E. Akelaitis, Lentz (5), and Brooke; W - Bassler, L- E. Akelaitis. HR: SL - Barnes (one on); NW - E. Akelaitis (7th, two on).No. Lehigh-CatasauquaNorthern Lehigh posted a 15-5 Colonial League win in five innings over Catasauqua.Lauren Hoffman had three hits for the Bulldogs. Shyanna Williams and Tiff Yesik added two hits apiece.Northern Lehigh 116 34 - 15 11 1Catasauqua 010 40 - 5 3 5Kessler, Towich (3) and E. Bellesfield; Williams, Horn (4), K. Hoffman (4) and D. Hoffman. W - K. Hoffman. L - Kessler. HR: C - Rincon-Cintron (2nd, none on).Palmerton-Moravian Aca.Palmerton rolled to a 22-0 Colonial League win over Moravian Academy.No other information was provided to the Times News.TENNISPleasant Valley-LehightonPleasant Valley cruised to a 7-0 non-league win against Lehighton.The Bears' Jake Ammermann, Najja Francis, Josh Schaffner and Nick Vo won their singles' matches in straight sets.Pleasant Valley 7, Lehighton 0SINGLESJake Ammermann (PV) def. Michael Pados 6-1, 6-1; Najja Francis (PV) def. Maura Phelan 6-3, 6-0; Josh Schaffner (PV) def. Elise Johnston 6-2, 6-0; Nick Vo (PV) def. Gavin Cressley 6-3, 6-1.DOUBLESAntonio Carbone/Jason Allesch (PV) def. Maura Phelan/Elise Johnston 8-2; Tyler Farenkopf/Brian Kagel (PV) def. Mark Solt/Stephen Heery 6-2, 6-2; John Berry/Mike Tauer (PV) def. Cheyenne Pettit/Miranda Pettit 6-1, 6-0.Jim Thorpe-Blue MountainBlue Mountain swept Jim Thorpe 5-0, winning four of the six matches by 6-0, 6-0 scores.Blue Mountain 5, Jim Thorpe 0SINGLESKyle Rich (BM) def. Shaun Discostanzo 6-0, 6-0; Bradley Hufford (BM) def. Matt Widdicombe 6-0, 6-0; Chad Weizer (BM) def. Matt Green 6-0, 6-2.DOUBLESRicky Montone/Cole Hatter (BM) def. Emilio Mercado/Ricky O'Neil 6-2, 6-0; Andrew Chowluk/Easton Weizer (BM) def. John Fedora/Eric McClain-Walter 6-0, 6-0.Bangor-PalmertonBangor didn't drop a set in posting a 5-0 Colonial League win over Palmerton.Bangor 5, Palmerton 0SINGLESIan Absalom (B) def. Nate Andress 6-1, 6-4; Connor Wilchek (B) def. Marc Roselli 6-0, 6-1; Andre Baadsvik (B) def. Mercy Melo 6-1, 6-2.DOUBLESBrayden Beltrano/Kyle Mabus (B) def. Erica Messics/Nicole Andress 6-2, 6-2; Shane O'Leary/Sean Scholes (B) def. Taylor Hirochek/Jenna Blynn 6-1, 6-0.