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Three area teams post shutout wins

Palmerton and Panther Valley both posted shutout wins in baseball action Thursday.

Northwestern did the same in softball action.BASEBALLSalisbury-PalmertonPalmerton cruised in a Colonial League contest against Salisbury, 10-0.Ben Serfass had three hits, three runs, and an RBI to lead the Bombers. Brody Boehler added two hits and two RBIs.Salisbury 000 000 - 0 3 6Palmerton 130 015 - 10 10 0Warmkessel, Albertson (6) and DuBois; Perschy and Burnett. W - Perschy. L - Warmkessel.Williams Valley-Panther ValleyPanther Valley earned a 4-0 Schuylkill League victory against Williams Valley.Zach Kindt had a double and an RBI for the Panthers (6-3, 4-1 SL). Jon Hafer had two RBIs, while Anthony Micholik supplied two hits. Micholik tossed a complete game and struck out five batters.Williams Vy. 000 000 0 - 0 5 4Panther Vy. 200 030 x - 5 8 1Yuslum and Costello, Minnich (2); Micholik and Goida. W - Micholik. L - Yuslum.Pleasant Valley-DieruffPleasant Valley rolled to an 11-1 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Dieruff.Nicholas Gattuso drove in two runs to lead the Bears.Pleasant Valley exploded on the bases and swiped 10 bags during the rout. Brent Beck also had an RBI and scored twice.McEvoy struck out eight for the Bears (8-2, 5-2 EPC) on the mound.Pleasant Vy. 024 302 - 11 4 3Dieruff 000 001 - 1 5 6McEvoy, Stasiak (6); Rodriguez, Rosato (2), Bellamy (3), Mota (3), Cruz (4), Tatis (6). W - McEvoy. L - Rodriguez.Tri-Valley-WeatherlyTri-Valley rolled in a Schuylkill League affair with Weatherly, 11-1.Ike Lucas had three hits and three RBIs for Tri-Valley. Lou Mastroddi had the lone hit for the Wreckers (1-6, 0-4 SL)Tri-Valley 119 00 - 11 10 1Weatherly 000 01 - 1 1 5Kimmel, Smith (3), Love (4), Harner (5) and Yoder; Moser, Gerhart (3), Fairchild (3). W - Kimmel. L - Moser.Jim Thorpe-PottsvillePottsville rolled to an 11-1 Schuylkill League win over Jim Thorpe.Darion Jacoby had two hits and a run scored for the winners, while Eric Wapinsky and Sam Siminitus both knocked in a pair of runs.The Olympians, held to four hits, drop to 6-6 with the loss.Jim Thorpe 000 01 - 1 4 2Pottsville 431 03 - 11 9 1Baird, Day (3) and A. Joyce; Kalinich and Herndon. W - Kalinich. L - Baird.SOFTBALLMoravian Academy-NorthwesternNorthwestern took care of Moravian Academy in a Colonial League game, 16-0.Cassidy Lentz threw a perfect four-inning game for the Tigers.Brooke Wehr led the Tiger offense with a two-run homer in the fourth frame. Jess Badman and Bree Bliss each had three hits, including two doubles. Avery George had a double and two RBIs.Moravian Aca. 000 0 - 0 0 4Northwestern 812 5 - 16 17 0Posh and Cowen; Lentz and Wehr. W - Lentz. L - Posh. HR: NW - Wehr (fourth, two on).Jim Thorpe-PottsvillePottsville edged Jim Thorpe in a Schuylkill League battle, 3-2.The Olympians scored both of their runs in the initial inning. Leah Detweiler was 2-for-3 with a run, while Maggie Holloway had a hit and struck out five in the circle for Thorpe (1-8, 0-5 SL).Alexa Lesari hit a homer to lead the Tide.Jim Thorpe 200 000 0 - 2 3 2Pottsville 000 111 x - 3 6 1Holloway and Kamieniecki; Porter and Marx. W - Porter. L - Holloway. HR: P - Lesari.Blue Mountain-LehightonBlue Mountain defeated Lehighton (5-5, 3-3 SL) in a Schuylkill League contest, 5-1.Nicole Salerno and Ally Armbruster had Indians' hits.Blue Mtn. 000 040 1 - 5 7 2Lehighton 000 010 0 - 1 3 3Swartz and Skoff; Kunkle, Engle (5) and Salerno. W - Swartz. L - Kunkle.Williams Valley-Panther ValleyWilliams Valley enjoyed a 16-0 Schuylkill League win over Panther Valley.Kaleyia Polanco, Lydia Malaska, and Megan Pascoe had hits for the Panthers.Williams Vy. 260 17 - 16 14 0Panther Vy. 000 00 - 0 3 6Updergrove and Hoffman; Pascoe and Drunbore. W - Updergrove. L - Hoffman.Schuylkill Haven-MarianSchuylkill Haven cruised past Marian in a Schuylkill League game, 13-0.Macy Alansky had two hits to lead the Fillies (8-3, 3-1 SL), while Karlee Gimeno and Toni Galasso each contributed a hit.Schuylkill Haven 711 004 - 13 17 1Marian 000 000 - 0 4 3Svenson and Personette; Reinoehl and M. Joy. W - Svenson. L - Reinoehl.Tri-Valley-WeatherlyTri-Valley scored 16 runs on 15 hits to blow by Weatherly in a Schuylkill League game, 16-0.Karlee Klinger had three hits and four RBIs to pave the way for Tri-Valley. Kelsey Schwalm struck out eight batters.Jackie Henry and Corra Chinchola had the Weatherly (3-3, 2-3 SL) hits.Tri-Valley 540 34 - 16 15 0Weatherly 000 00 - 0 2 6Schwalm and Klinger; Wenner and Frye. W - Schwalm. L - Wenner.TENNISJim Thorpe-NorthamptonNorthampton took all five matches from Jim Thorpe in a nonleague match.Northampton 5, Jim Thorpe 0SINGLESDom Jackson (N) def. Matt Green 6-1, 6-1; Andrew Hozza (N) def. Shaun DiCostanzo 6-0, 6-0; Brandon Peters (N) def. John Fedora 6-1, 6-1.DOUBLESLucas Foulke/Trevor Hanushak (N) def. Raymond O'Neil/Emilio Mercado 6-0, 6-0; Chris Nemeth/Jake Flood (N) def. Matt Widdicombe/Erik McLain-Walter 6-3, 6-4.Pen Argyl-LehightonPen Arygl swept Lehighton in a nonleague match, 7-0.Pen Argyl 7, Lehighton 0SINGLESSam Martini (PA) def. Michael Pados 6-3, 6-0; Mason Hudwall (PA) def. Maura Phelan 6-0, 6-0; Russ Hoover (PA) def. Elise Johnston (L) 6-0, 6-1; Bryce Bartolacci (PA) def. Gavin Cressley 6-2, 6-1; Riley Porter (PA) def. Olivia Frendt 6-0, 6-0.DOUBLESAidan McMahon/Brendan McMahon (PA) def. Michael Bongiorno/Mark Solt 6-2, 6-3; Brian Campbell/Tanner Shaw (PA) def. Stephen Heery/Miranda Pettit 6-3 7-6(8-6).GIRLS LACROSSEPleasant Valley-ACCAllentown Central Catholic edged Pleasant Valley in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference clash, 14-11.Kate Musselman had seven goals for Central.For the Bears, Savannah Bauman paved the way with five scores. Juliana Lopez added three, while Alyssa Grieco, Danielle Scudero and Jasmine VanSpanje each had one.TRACKCatasauqua-PalmertonPalmerton swept Catasauqua in a Colonial League dual meet.The Bomber girls clung to a 74-72 win.Brianna Brennan (800), Hanna Nesfeder (1600), Lil Bruer (3200), and Madison Martinez (100H) were winners for Palmerton.The boys took care of Catasauqua by a 118.5-31.5 final.Jevon Nelson (400, 110H), Mike Stasko (200, Long jump), and John Iles (Shout put, Discus) were multi winners for the Bombers.GIRLSPalmerton 74, Catasauqua 72100- 1. Tyra Brown (C) 13.36, 2. Trisha Billig (P), 3. Hanasia Jenkins (C);200- 1. Tyra Brown (C) 27.21, 2. Trisha Billig (P), 3. Amaiya Johnson (C);400- 1. Trinity Kern (C) 1:06.75, 2. Casi Papy (P), 3. Destiny Mokshefski (P);800- 1. Brianna Brennan (P) 2:47.09, 2. Hanna Nesfeder (P), 3. Maddy Emery (P);1600- 1. Hanna Nesfeder (P) 6:09.00, 2. Brianna Brennan (P), 3. Maddy Emery (C);3200- 1. Lily Bruer (P) 18:48.00, 2. Maggie Moragn (P), 3. Hanna Nesfeder (P);100H- 1. Madison Martinez (P) 17.0, 2. Katelin Gillespie (C), 3. Maddison Beahm (P);300H- 1. Chloe Oldt (P) 54.33, 2. Amy Huber (C), 3. Maddison Beahm (P);400 relay- 1. Catasauqua (Tyra Brown, Kenzie Bradley, Amaiya Johnson, Hansia Jenkins) 52.38;1600 relay- 1. Palmerton (Sayler Burke, Brianna Brennan, Madison Martinez, Destiny Mokshefski) 6:04.28;3200 relay- 1. Palmerton (Sayler Burke, Biranna Brennan, Madison Martinez, Destiny Mokshefski) 6:04.28;High jump- 1. Katelin Gillespie (C) 4-8, 2. Chloe Oldt (P), 3. Madison Beahm (P);Pole vault- 1. Bekkah Harakal (C); Long jump - 1. Kenzie Bradley (C) 15-10, 2. Trisha Billig (P), 3. Chloe Oldt (P);Triple jump- 1. Kenzie Bradley (C) 30-0 1/2, 2. Chloe Oldt (P), 3. Maddison Beahm (P);Shot put- 1. Jackie Garne (C) 29-5, 2. Katelin Gillespie (C), 3. Kayla Cincilla (P);Discus- 1. Jamie Reppert (C) 82-4, 2. Abigail Everett (P), 3. Kayla Cincilla (P);Javelin- 1. Jade Biviano (C) 84-11, 2. Tory Simmons (C), 3. Jamie Reppert (C).BOYSPalmerton 118.5, Catasauqua 31.5100- 1. Thanjhae Teasley (C) 11.57, 2. Mike Stasko (P), 3. Aaron Stasko (P);200- 1. Mike Stasko (P) 23.75, 2. Thanjhae Teasley (C), 3. Aaron Stasko (P);400- 1. Jevon Nelson (P) 56.97, 2. Andrew Sabo (P), 3. Mitchell Phillips (C);800- 1. Richard Hrusovsky (P) 2:14.0, 2. Jake Martinez (P), 3. Kory Marlatt (P);1600- 1. Kory Marlatt (P) 5:18.0, 2. Jake Martinez (P), 3. Devon Troxell (C);3200- 1. Trent Geist (P) 12:42.58, 2. Kory Marlatt (P), 3. Jake Martinez (P);110H- 1. Jordan Nelson (P) 15.77, 2. Mike Eckhart (P), 3. Thanjahe Teasley (C);300H- Mike Eckhart (P) 45.93, 2. Eli Rivera (P), 3. James Imbriaco (P);400 relay- 1. Palmerton (Aaron Stasko, Mike Ekchart, Cody Waterhouse, Mike Stasko) 48.10;1600 relay- 1. Palmerton (Andrew Sabo, Jordan Nelson, Jake Martinez, Jevon Nelson) 4:48.52;3200 relay- 1. Palmerton (Trent Geist, Richard Hrusovsky, Kory Marlatt, Colby Moyer) 9:46.63;High jump- 1. Thanjahe Teasley (C) 5-10, 2. Bryce Beahm (P), 3. Michael Quinn (P);Pole vault- 1. Jacob Wittman (C) 12-3, 2. John Stires (C), 3. Joey Kaeppel (C);Long jump- 1. Mike Stasko (P) 19-5 1/2, 2. Bryan Contreras (C), 3. Michael Quinn (P);Triple jump- 1. Mike Eckhart (P) 41-7, 2. Bryce Beahm (P) 40-0, 3. Jesse Dekorte (P) 37-11;Shot put- 1. John Iles (P) 38-3, 2. Dan Nicolo (P), 3. Joey Sparacello (C);Discus- 1. John Iles (P) 110-1, 2. Josh Mooney (P), 3. Grant Gebhardt (C);Javelin- 1. Chris Fredericks (P) 167-9, 2. Joe Suto (P), 3. Grant Gebhardt (C).

Lehighton's Rachel Serfass collides with Blue Mountain first baseman Alex Shaner. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS