Tamaqua standout Mason Ligenza was flawless on the mound Wednesday in a win over Panther Valley.

BASEBALL

Tamaqua-Panther Valley

Mason Ligenza hurled a perfect game, striking out 16 and walking none, leading Tamaqua to a 3-0 Schuylkill League shutout over Panther Valley. Ligenza, the Blue Raiders’ ace, dominated on the mound to secure the win.

Logan Morgans paced Tamaqua with two singles, a run scored, and an RBI. Luke Kane added two singles and a run, while Maximus Najarro contributed two singles.

Tamaqua 001 001 1 - 3 8 0

Panther Valley 000 000 0 - 0 0 0

Ligenza and Kane; Wehr, Caffery (6) and Breiner. W - Ligenza. L - Caffrey.

Records: Tamaqua (17-1; 9-1 SL); Panther Valley (4-12; 1-9 SL).

Stroudsburg-Palmerton

Palmerton snapped Stroudsburg’s five-game win streak and extended its own to seven with a 7-4 non-conference victory. The Bombers erupted for six runs in the first inning.

Corey Serfass delivered a two-run single in the opening frame. AJ Borger, Luke Matsko, and Mason George each added RBI singles, and Jason Carrelli capped the inning with a fielder’s choice RBI. Mason Becker added an insurance run in the sixth, scoring on a wild pitch.

Stroudsburg 300 010 0 - 4 6 1

Palmerton 600 001 x - 7 6 0

Litts, Trifilo (5) and Gizzo; George, Becker (5), Borger (7) and Ahner. W - George. L - Litts. S - Borger.

Records: Stroudsburg (13-6); Palmerton (12-6).

Jim Thorpe-Lehighton

Jim Thorpe concluded the regular season with a five-game winning streak, defeating Lehighton 5-0 in Colonial League play.

Nikolas Schwartz pitched a complete-game three-hit shutout, striking out five and walking two. Zack Murphy led the offense with a single, double, and two RBIs.

Kaden Hess added two singles and scored twice. Brody Schrantz and Schwartz each contributed a single and a double.

For Lehighton, Jayse Lawrence had two singles, while Aidan Albert and Aiden Solt each added a single.

Jim Thorpe 031 100 0 - 5 11 1

Lehighton 000 000 0 - 0 4 1

Schwartz and MoDavis; Lewis, Albert (3) and Lawrence. W - Schwartz. L - Lewis.

Records: Jim Thorpe (10-10; 9-9 CL); Lehighton (9-11; 9-9 CL).

Mahanoy Area-Weatherly

Mahanoy Area secured an 11-1 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.

Kameron Jacoby led the Wreckers with two singles.

Mahanoy Area 803 0x - 11 9 2

Weatherly 000 01 - 1 4 2

Records: Mahanoy Area (4-15; 2-10 SL); Weatherly (2-16; 0-12 SL).

SOFTBALL

Jim Thorpe-Lehighton

Lehighton scored four runs in both the first and fourth innings to defeat Jim Thorpe 11-1 in Colonial League action.

Ava Trach led the Indians, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Olivia Sheckler added two RBIs. Aliyah Nothstein pitched six innings, allowing one run on five hits and striking out five.

Jim Thorpe’s lone run came from Mara Levins, who was 2-for-3 at the plate.

Jim Thorpe 001 000 - 1 5 2

Lehighton 400 421 - 11 9 2

Huff, Strohl (4), Levins (5) and Zacharias; Nothstein and Mertz. W - Nothstein. L - Huff.

Records: Jim Thorpe (3-17; 1-16 CL); Lehighton (4-16; 2-15 CL).

Parkland-Pleasant Valley

Trailing 2-0, Pleasant Valley erupted for eight runs in the fourth and five in the fifth to secure a 13-3 EPC win over Parkland.

Renee Frable hit a grand slam, while Lydia Borger and Brianca Pridham each added two-run homers. Emma DePalma contributed two RBIs and scored twice, going 2-for-4.

Parkland 001 11 - 3 8 1

Pleasant Valley 000 85 - 13 12 2

Hunsberger and Reed; Getz and Frable. W - Getz. L - Hunsberger. HR: Frable (GS), Borger (2R), Pridham (2R).

Records: Parkland (9-9; 8-8 EPC); Pleasant Valley (12-7; 10-6 EPC).

Tamaqua-Panther Valley

Kolbe Robb went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored, leading Tamaqua to a 10-0 Schuylkill League win over Panther Valley.

Megan Linkhorst added a two-run home run. Naomi Knitter and Peyton Faust combined for seven strikeouts, limiting the Panthers to five hits and two walks.

Tamaqua 324 001 - 10 14 1

Panther Valley 000 000 - 0 5 3

Knitter, Faust (5) and Krall; Goida and McQuillen. W - Knitter. L - Goida. HR: Linkhorst.

Records: Tamaqua (14-6; 10-4 SL); Panther Valley (8-8; 2-8 SL).

Weatherly-Tri-Valley

Tri-Valley scored six runs in both the second and third innings to defeat Weatherly 15-0 in Schuylkill League play.

Liv Winter and Lydia Bodichock each had three RBIs for the Bulldogs. Kora Rodichock pitched a three-inning shutout, striking out four.

Molly Kislan and Mackenzie Rhodes recorded the only hits for the Wreckers.

Weatherly 000 - 0 2 4

Tri-Valley 366 - 15 7 0

Caldwell and Teodorescu; K. Rodichock and L. Rodichock. W - K. Rodichock. L - Caldwell.

Records: Weatherly (4-14; 1-12 SL); Tri-Valley (13-5; 10-3 SL).

Marian-Minersville

Minersville plated seven runs in the third inning and never looked back en route to an 11-1 Schuylkill League victory over Marian Catholic.

Isabella Cruz was perfect at the plate for the Miners, going 4-for-4 with three RBIs. Isabella Rizzardi and Olivia Kopinetz each added two RBIs.

Elia O’Brien and Cali Laudeman combined to limit the Fillies to four hits while striking out five.

Marian 001 000 - 1 4 2

Minersville 007 301 - 11 14 2

Upanavage and Treskolasky; O’Brien, Laudeman (5) and Kopinetz. W - O’Brien. L - Upanavage.

Records: Marian (9-8; 5-7 SL); Minersville (9-10; 8-5 SL).

No. Lehigh-ES North

Northern Lehigh pulled away with a 10-run fifth inning to earn a 13-2 non-league victory over East Stroudsburg North, ending both teams’ regular seasons.

Tegan Simms went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored for the Bulldogs. Aubrey Reinhard and Kylee Snyder added two RBIs apiece on multi-hit performances.

Simms also earned the win in the circle, striking out four and allowing just two runs on four hits and one walk.

No. Lehigh 300 0(10) - 13 13 3

Eastburg North 000 2 0 - 2 4 2

Simms and Gad; Doyle, McAteer (5) and McAteer. W - Simms. L - Doyle.

Records: Northern Lehigh (10-8); East Stroudsburg North (4-16).