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Home runs propel Northwestern to win

The Northwestern baseball team got plenty of offense in a win over Moravian Academy Wednesday. The Tamaqua softball team remained undefeated with a win against Blue Mountain, while Pleasant Valley earned a victory in tennis action.

BASEBALLMoravian Academy-NorthwesternTyler Wiik and Trevor Schreiner each hit three-run home runs to lead Northwestern to a 12-1 Colonial League win over Moravian Academy.Schreiner finished 2-for-3 in the game with four RBIs to lead the Tigers (6-4; 6-3).Deven Bollinger earned the pitching win, allowing just two hits in five innings of work.Moravian Academy 100 00 - 1 2 0Northwestern 610 5x - 12 6 0Russell, Pillarella (1), Buck (3) and Joseph; Bollinger and Wiik, Holmes (5). W - Bollinger. L - Russell. HR: NW - Schreiner (1st, two on), Wiik (4th, two on).Stroudsburg-LehightonStroudsburg took an early lead and collected enough insurance to outlast Lehighton, 6-1.Jordan Livingston earned the win on the mound for the Mounties, as he struck out six and allowed just three hits.Offensively, Nate Kitchell finished 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored. Brett Yarnall added a two-run single, and Ben Stokes had a double and an RBI.For the Indians (4-5), Collin Haupt and Zach Crum both had doubles.Stroudsburg 200 200 2 - 6 5 2Lehighton 100 000 0 - 1 4 2Livingston, Albert (7) and McCauley; Scherer, Bozeleski (5) and Wagner. W - Livingston. L - Scherer.SOFTBALLBlue Mountain-TamaquaTamaqua pounded out 17 hits in its game against Blue Mountain to gain a 10-1 Schuylkill League win.The Blue Raiders (12-0; 6-0) got big offensive games from Courtney Hoffman, who finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored, Cailyn Joseph, who went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI, Taylar Donnon, who finished a perfect 4-for-4 with a double, three runs scored and an RBI, and Madison Matsago, who was 3-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs scored and a stolen base.Blue Mountain 000 001 0 - 1 7 0Tamaqua 232 021 x - 10 17 1Schwartz, Bowers (4), Youst (6) and Skoff; Schellhammer and Zellner. W - Schellhammer. L - Schwartz.TRACKPine Grove-Panther ValleyPanther Valley earned a split with Pine Grove in Schuylkill League track action as the Panther boys won a tight one, 72-69, while the Lady Panthers dropped their decision, 112-26.Individually for the Panthers, Josh Rodriguez won both hurdle events, while teammates Anthony Micholik (100), Daniel Gilberry (400), Sebastian Reynolds (javelin) and Tyler Davis (long jump) all earned firsts.PV's Alexa Ruzicka picked up wins in the 100 hurdles and the long jump, while Tia Ketchledge nabbed a win in the triple jump.BOYSPanther Valley 72, Pine Grove 69100- 1. Anthony Micholik (PV) 11.8, 2. Marcus Hughes (PG), 3. Cameron Shollenberger (PG);200- 1. Michael Elo (PG) 24.7, 2. Daniel Gilberry (PV), 3. Elias Tavares (PV);400- 1. Gilberry (PV) 57.3, 2. Tavares (PV), 3. Shollenberger (PG);800- 1. Travis Anderson (PG) 2:23.0, 2. Ivan Wissinger (PG), 3. Noah Berk (PV);1600- 1. Anderson (PG) 5:17, 2. Cordell Brettle (PV), 3. Josh Donmoyer (PG);3200- 1. Wissinger (PG) 12:17.0, 2. Brettle (PV), 3. Joe Swan (PV);110H- 1. Josh Rodriguez (PV) 17.2, 2. Luke Reiter (PG), 3. Mike Hood (PV);300H- 1. Rodriguez (PV) 45.3, 2. Reiter (PG), 3. Derrick Beckham (PV);400 Relay- 1. Panther Valley (Gilberry, Micholik, Sebastian Reynolds, Rodriguez) 48.3, 2. Pine Grove;1600 Relay- 1. Panther Valley (Gilberry, Shawn Hoben, Hood, Micholik) 4:02.5, 2. Pine Grove;3200 Relay- 1. Pine Grove (Anderson, Kegan Gordner, Wissinger, Peyton Nuske) 10:05, 2. Panther Valley;Shot Put- 1. Steven Lengel (PG) 34-0, 2. Vinny Lepre (PG), 3. Blake Morgan (PV);Discus- 1. Logan Lyons (PG) 102-2, 2. Lengel (PG), 3. Christopher Walkinshaw (PV);Javelin- 1. Reynolds (PV) 121-6, 2. Zack Trubilla (PV), 3. Lyons (PG);Long Jump- 1. Tyler Davis (PV) 18-00, 2. Michael Elo (PG), 3. Jeremy Weaver (PG);Triple Jump- 1. Elo (PG) 37-0, 2. Davis (PV), 3. Beckham (PV);High Jump- 1. Ricky Newcomer (PG) 5-4, 2. Adam Depew (PV), 3. Davis (PV).GIRLSPine Grove 112, Panther Valley 26100- 1. Nilitza Malave (PG) 13.7, 2. Alexis Ramer (PG), 3. Alyssa Barndt (PG);200- 1. Malave (PG) 28.5, 2. Alexa Ruzicka (PV), 3. Ramer (PG);400- 1. McKayla Lally (PG) 1:08.1, 2. Tia Ketchledge (PV), 3. Tessa Olt (PG);800- 1. Olivia Hunkapiller (PG) 3:03.0, 2. Rachel Newcomer (PG), 3. Sarah Niemi (PG);1600- 1. Christina DiFalco (PG) 5:43, 2. Chloe Shadle (PG), 3. Samantha Lentz (PG);3200- 1. DiFalco (PG) 12:39, 2. Shadle (PG);100H- 1. Ruzicka (PV) 18.9, 2. Abrianna Chua (PG), 3. Sarah Hood (PV);300H- 1. Rebecca Parker (PG) 58.5, 2. Hood (PV), 3. Sydney Griffiths (PG);400 Relay- 1. Pine Grove (Arndt, Baylie Schneck, Ramer, Malave) 57.3, 2. Panther Valley;1600 Relay- 1. Pine Grove (Arndt, Salesa Burns, Devyn Biggs, Olt) 5:27;3200 Relay- 1. Pine Grove (DiFalco, Lally, Wessner, Hunkapiller) 13:08, 2. Panther Valley;Shot Put- 1. Brooke Schach (PG) 29-6, 2. Tessa Heim (PG), 3. Alyssa Buss (PV);Discus- 1. Heim (PG) 84-0, 2. Schach (PG), 3. Kalynna Steely (PG);Javelin- 1. Adrianna Tennis (PG) 105-8, 2. Allison Butler (PG), 3. Carree Bouchette (PG);Long Jump- 1. Ruzicka (PV) 13-6, 2. Chua (PG), 3. Ramer (PG);Triple Jump- 1. Ketchledge (PV) 26-9, 2. Chua (PG);High Jump- 1. Lally (PG) 5-0, 2. Chua (PG).Northern Lehigh-Saucon ValleySaucon Valley pulled off a sweep over Northern Lehigh in a Colonial League meet, as the boys defeated the Bulldogs, 97-53, with the Lady Panthers prevailing, 102-48.Individually for the Bulldogs, Jillian Olewine was a double winner, as she took first in the long and triple jumps.Franki Dibilio (shot put), Andrea Snyder (discus) and Tori Csanadi (high jump) also added firsts.For the boys, Ryan Fine (200), Jackie Ni (shot put), Joe Egan (javelin), Nick Miller (pole vault), Robert Shoff (high jump) and Chase Ohlson (long jump) all won events.BOYSSaucon Valley 97, Northern Lehigh 53100- 1. Joseph Naiburg (SV) 12.66, 2. Robert Shoff (NL), 3. Kelvin Gallard (SV);200- 1. Ryan Fine (NL) 26.69, 2. Gallard (SV), 3. Paul Miller (SV);400- 1. Jarred Kyra (SV) 56.56, 2. Samuel Ward (SV), 3. Christopher Fine (NL);800- 1. Kyra (SV) 2:23.91, 2. Ward (SV), 3. Hunter Haas (NL);1600- 1. Ethan Bernstein (SV) 4:53.25, 2. Carlton Davies (NL), 3. Sean Freed (SV);3200- 1. Bernstein (SV) 11:02.85, 2. Preston Kemery (NL), 3. Benjamin Szydlow (SV);110H- 1. Brandon Holub (SV) 17.9, 2. Ryan Holub (SV), 3. R. Fine (NL);300H- 1. B. Holub (SV) 44.02, 2. R. Fine (NL), 3. Chase Ohlson (NL);400 Relay- 1. Saucon Valley 49.25, 2. Northern Lehigh;1600 Relay- 1. Saucon Valley (Camrin Allen, B. Holub, R. Holub, Ethan Kennedy) 4:00.2, 2. Northern Lehigh;3200 Relay- 1. Saucon Valley (Bernstein, Chase Fong, Freed, Kennedy) 13:55.88;Shot Put- 1. Jackie Ni (NL) 43-8, 2. Pat Patterson-Zuber (SV), 3. David Neff (NL);Discus- 1. Patterson-Zuber (SV) 114-0, 2. Ni (NL), 3. Hayden Clifford (SV);Javelin- 1. Joe Egan (NL) 146-8, 2. Tanner Morgan (SV), 3. Jared Harka (SV);Long Jump- 1. Ohlson (NL) 17-0.75, 2. Miller (SV), 3. Joel Thompson (SV);Triple Jump- 1. John Story (SV) 36-10, 2. Miller (SV), 3. Ely Brown (SV);High Jump- 1. Shoff (NL) 5-6, 2. Zach Moyer (NL), 3. Thompson (SV);Pole Vault- 1. Nick Miller (NL) 11-6, 2. Nathan Orr (SV), 3. Dane Csencsits (SV).GIRLSSaucon Valley 102, Northern Lehigh 48100- 1.Talitha Diggs (SV) 13.03, 2. Jill Olewine (NL), 3. Karlyna Kemery (NL);200- 1. Diggs (SV) 27.10, 2. Katherine Ross (SV), 3. Darby Pender (NL);400- 1. Emma Bernstein (SV) 1:07.19, 2. Brittany Yeahl (SV), 3. Kiera Sager (SV);800- 1. Brooke Riefenstahl (SV) 2:44.23, 2. Ross (SV), 3. Katie Guelcher (NL);1600- 1. Kiele Riefenstahl (SV) 6:03.48, 2. B. Riefenstahl (SV), 3. Ross (SV);3200- 1. K. Riefenstahl (SV) 12:54.87, 2. Kelsey Gatchel (SV), 3. Alexa Chiakowsky (SV);100H- 1. Jessica Evans (SV) 18.14, 2. Rachel Panek (SV), 3. Makayla Burbori (SV);300H- 1. Evans (SV) 53.69, 2. Gatchel (SV), 3. Gallagher (SV);400 Relay- 1. Northern Lehigh 58.47, 2. Saucon Valley;1600 Relay- 1. Saucon Valley (Diggs, Ross, Yeahl, Bernstein) 5:08.75;3200 Relay- 1. Saucon Valley (Bernstein, Chiakowsky, Gatchel, McCabe) 13:57.34;Shot Put- 1. Franki Dibilio (NL) 28-8.5, 2. Andrea Snyder (NL), 3. Natalie Hagan (SV);Discus- 1. Snyder (NL) 83-8, 2. Ashley Wilk (NL), 3. Dibilio (NL);Javelin- 1. Hagan (SV) 89-7, 2. Ashley Wilcrout (NL), 3. Snyder (NL);Long Jump- 1. Jill Olewine (NL) 16-1, 2. Serena El Banna (SV), 3. Joslynn Rose (SV);Triple Jump- 1. Olewine (NL) 33-6, 2. Rose (SV), 3. Jennifer Sinko (SV);High Jump- 1. Tori Csanadi (NL) 4-6, 2. Rose (SV), 3. Mackenzie Butera (SV);Pole Vault- 1. Rose (SV) 9-3, 2. Madelyn Schaffer (SV), 3. Abigail Merkle (NL).TENNISEast Stroudsburg South-Pleasant ValleyDespite dropping the first two singles matches, Pleasant Valley rattled off wins in the remaining bouts to defeat East Stroudsburg South, 5-2, in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference action.Josh Schaffner grabbed a straight-set singles match win at No. 3, while every doubles pairing was victorious for the Bears (10-6).Pleasant Valley 5, East Stroudsburg South 2SINGLESCory Cox (ESS) def. Jake Ammerman 6-0, 6-4; Dmytra Petrov (ESS) def. Najja Francis 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5; Josh Schaffner (PV) def. Vincent Grados 6-2, 6-0.DOUBLESMike Tauer/John Berry (PV) def. Trevaughn Ellis/Noah Adi 8-0; Nick Vo/Jason Allesch (PV) def. Patric Brana/Scamus Fitzpatrick 6-3, 6-3; Tyler Fahrenkopf/Brian Kagel (PV) def. Fernanda Puente/Chris Winslett 6-0, 6-1; Adam Jetty/Antonio Carbone (PV) def. Aryan Aleniak/Jordan Berkowitz 6-2, 6-1.Jim Thorpe-Blue MountainBlue Mountain pulled away from Jim Thorpe for a 7-0 non-league decision.The Blue Eagles swept all five singles matches in straight sets to highlight their effort.The loss dropped the Olympians to 3-9.Blue Mountain 7, Jim Thorpe 0SINGLESKyle Rich (BM) def. Matt Green 6-0, 6-1; Brad Hufford (BM) def. John Fedora 6-0, 6-0; Chase Weizer (BM) def. Matt Widdicombe 6-0, 6-0; Ricky Montore (BM) def. Emilio Mercado 6-0, 6-0; Cole Hatter (BM) def. Raymond O'Neil 6-0, 6-1.DOUBLESAndrew Chawluk/Easton Weizer (BM) def. Green/Fedora 8-2; John Wolfgang/Chase Hatter (BM) def. O'Neil/Erik McLain-Walter 8-2.

Jake Ammerman of Pleasant Valley returns a shot during Wednesday's tennis match against East Stroudsburg South. RON GOWER/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS