Anthracite Gray and Franklin Township both posted recent wins in the Panther Valley Little League tournament.

PVLL 11-12 TOURNEYAnthracite Gray-JT BlueBrad Hood pitches a three-hitter and struck out nine to lead Anthracite Gray to a 4-1 victory over Jim Thorpe Blue.Tyler Black belted a two-run homer for the winners, while Hood helped his own cause with a two-run single.Anthracite also received a hit and run scored from Chase Weaver and A.J. Jewells.Garrett Lienhard accounted for JT's only run with a solo homer. Drew Wimmer and Colby McHugh also had hits for JT Blue.Anthracite Gray-Franklin Twp.Aiden Rarick, Ian Rarick, and Austin Greene each had two hits to help Franklin Township post a 5-4 victory over Anthracite Gray.Ian Rarick scored a pair of runs and knocked in one, while Greene - the game's winning pitcher - also scored a run and had an RBI. Brady O'Donnell contributed a hit and knocked in two runs, with Michael Yeakel adding a hit and run.For Anthracite, Brad Hood drilled a home run, while Cody Orsulak and Tyler Black each added a hit and an RBI. Aiden Rohrbach finished with a hit and run scored.BLUE MTN. LEAGUEBethlehem-BerlinsvilleBerlinsville managed just three hits Sunday and suffered a 3-0 defeat to Bethlehem Steel.Nick Deno and Nate Kitchell combined on the shutout for Bethlehem (10-11), while Jeff LaBarge had two hits and an RBI.For the Braves, who fell to 13-12, Andrew Roth had a pair of singles while Matt Miller had the other hit.Pete Violante pitched well in defeat, allowing just five hits in seven innings of work. Violante walked three and struck out three.Bethlehem 003 000 0 - 3 5 0Berlinsville 000 000 0 - 0 3 0Deno, Kitchell (5) and LaBarge; Violante and Mueller. W - Kitchell. L - Violante.