Jim Thorpe defeated Panther Valley in extra innings, while Tamaqua used a late surge to beat Nativity in baseball action on Wednesday,

The Jim Thorpe boys tennis and Pleasant Valley boys and girls lacrosse teams also recorded victories.

BASEBALL

Jim Thorpe-Panther Valley

Jim Thorpe scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning to earn an 8-7 Schuylkill League victory over Panther Valley.

The Olympians overcame a 6-2 deficit with a four-run sixth inning to force extra innings against the host Panthers, who opened the game with a five-run first inning.

James Lordi (two singles, RBI), Colin Binder (two singles, two runs scored), Jared Marykwas (two singles, RBI) and Ian Hubbard (single, double, a run scored, RBI) all posted multiple hits for the Olympians (6-5).

Josh Robin led the Panthers (7-4) with two singles, a double and two RBIs, while Wyatt Zimmerman followed with a single, double, three runs scored and two RBIs.

PV’s Jacob Taras added a single and a double.

Jim Thorpe 002 004 02 – 8 12 3

Panther Vy. 501 000 00 – 7 10 0

Marykwas, Snisky (7) and Schwartz; Miller, Buzzard (6) and Taras. W – Snisky. L – Buzzard.

Tamaqua-Nativity

Tamaqua erupted for an eight-run seventh inning to run away with a 13-5 victory over Nativity.

Nate Boyle sparked the Blue Raiders’ (3-9) offense with three doubles, a run scored and seven RBIs. Brian Milot (two RBIs, two runs scored) and Cody Hamm (RBI) both had two hits for Tamaqua.

Gavin Richards pitched five innings of no-hit ball in relief of Boyle to earn the win.

Tamaqua 100 040 8 – 13 12 4

Nativity 230 000 0 – 5 3 0

Boyle, Richards (3) and Wickersham; Dinicola, Cromyak (7), Brennan (7) and Ferhat. W – Richards. L – Dinicola.

Pleasant Vy.-Beth. Catholic

Bethlehem Catholic exploded in the middle innings to secure a 12-6 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pleasant Valley.

Hunter Cantwell had a double among two hits and drove in four runs for the Golden Hawks (5-5).

Dan McEvoy was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Bears (7-3). Matt Burnett added a homer and two RBIs, while Dallas Greenzweig also drove in two runs.

Pleasant Vy. 200 013 0 - 6 6 5

Beth. Catholic 001 731 x - 12 9 1

Knappenberger, Greenzweig (5); Cantwell, Caricari (6). W - Cantwell. L - Knappenberger.

No. Lehigh-So. Lehigh

Southern Lehigh edged Northern Lehigh 4-2 in a Colonial League contest.

Aaron Rudolph and Caleb Wanamaker had two hits apiece for the Bulldogs (3-8).

No. Lehigh 100 001 0 - 2 4 5

So. Lehigh 020 011 x - 4 5 2

Berger, Bauer (6) and Rudolph (6); Yaindl, Houck (7) and Musselman, Woodring (7). W - Yaindl. L - Berger. S - Houck.

SOFTBALL

Pine Grove-Tamaqua

Olivia Lehman starred at the plate and in the circle to power Pine Grove to a 12-0 Schuylkill League win over Tamaqua.

Lehman allowed just one hit and struck out 12. She also blasted a home run and a triple while driving in three runs for the Cardinals (10-0).

Ally Frederick had the Raiders’ (6-5) only hit.

Pine Grove 201 36 - 12 14 0

Tamaqua 000 00 - 0 1 1

O. Lehman; Schellhammer. W - O. Lehman. L - Schellhammer. HR: Pine Grove - O. Lehman.

No. Lehigh-So. Lehigh

A run in the bottom of the seventh inning helped Southern Lehigh escape with a 5-4 Colonial League win over Northern Lehigh.

Shyanna Williams led the Bulldogs (4-7) with three singles and two runs scored, while Brianna Schuck added three singles and an RBI. Julia Wanamaker chipped in with a single, double and two RBIs.

No. Lehigh 110 000 2 – 4 12 4

So. Lehigh 020 002 1 – 5 7 0

Horn and Schuck; Schlegel, Beltz (3) and Yesalonia. W – Beltz. L – Horn.

Nativity-Weatherly

A seven-run fourth inning helped Nativity top Weatherly 14-3 in a Schuylkill League contest.

Katie Graham led the Wreckers (3-5) with two singles and an RBI, while Colecio and James both recorded doubles and a run scored.

Nativity 022 703 – 14 14 1

Weatherly 011 010 – 3 6 2

Heenan, Beadle (4) and Kenton; Wenner and Colecio. W – Heenan. L – Wenner.

TENNIS

Pottsville-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe breezed past Pottsville for a 5-0 victory.

Raymond O’Neil, Emilio Mercado and Connor Rodgers swept singles play for the Olympians, who reached .500 (7-7).

Jim Thorpe 5, Pottsville 0

SINGLES

Raymond O’Neil (JT) def. Owen Golden 6-0, 6-2; Emilio Mercado (JT) def. Kevin Devine 6-1, 6-1; Connor Rodgers (JT) def. Brad Duncan 6-0, 6-0.

DOUBLES

Nolan Rehrig/Daniel Teets (JT) def. Jarett McCabe/Brendan Smith 7-6 (7-4), 6-3; Erik McLain-Walter/Robert Renode (JT) def. Peter Switbel/Clayton Demcher 6-1, 6-2.

Blue Mountain-Lehighton

Blue Mountain swept Lehighton in a doubleheader, 7-0 and 5-0.

Blue Mountain 7, Lehighton 0

SINGLES

Easton Weizer (BM) def. Olivia Frendt 6-0, 6-0; Dan Wolfgang (BM) def. Sam Maholick 6-2, 6-1; JT Gockel (BM) def. Miranda Pettit 6-0, 6-1; Sean Sopko (BM) def. Aaron Miller 7-6, 6-1; Dan Kim (BM) def. Brenna Long 6-1, 6-2.

DOUBLES

Gavin Lund/Andrew Phillips (BM) def. Ali Miller/Ben Slaw 6-0, 6-2; Eathan Green/Ed Gillette (BM) def. Josh Gandy/Natasha Sitatchyk 6-2, 6-3.

Blue Mountain 5, Lehighton 0

SINGLES

Vince Caruso (BM) def. Olivia Frendt 6-0, 6-0; Evan Mika (BM) def. Sam Maholick 6-1, 6-4; Justin Kim (BM) def. Mirando Pettit 6-0, 6-0.

DOUBLES

Caden Eichert/Ed Gillette (BM) def. Brenna Long/Aaron Miller 6-4, 6-0; Ben Bastian/Hayden Merrell (BM) def. Ali Miller/Ben Slaw 6-2, 6-2.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Pleasant Vy.-Allentown CC

Pleasant Valley rolled to a 22-10 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Allentown Central Catholic.

Jules Lopez continued her torrid pace this season with 10 goals and two assists, while Brielle McInaw scored five times. Alexandra Bush had five assists for the Bears (9-2) and scored three times.

BOYS LACROSSE

Pleasant Vy,-Northampton

Pleasant Valley pulled out an 8-7 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Northampton.

With the win, the Bears improve to 3-9, snapping a four-match losing streak.