Tamaqua held off a late rally from Franklin Township, while Jim Thorpe rode a dominant pitching performance to a shutout win over Hazle Township in District 18 Little League tournament play Thursday.

Elsewhere, North Parkland took advantage of Northern Valley’s miscues in Lehigh Valley Legion action, and Frackville remained unbeaten in the Schuylkill Sr. Teener League.

DISTRICT 18 LL

8-10 TOURNAMENT

Franklin Twp.-Tamaqua

Tamaqua held off a late rally to edge Franklin Township 6-4 in District 18 8-10 Little League action.

Tamaqua pushed across four runs with two outs in the second to take a 5-1 lead. Wyatt Clause-Hamm delivered an RBI triple, while Peyton Steigerwalt stole home for the third run. Clause-Hamm scored earlier in the sequence on a throwing error.

Nash H. drove in Franklin Township’s first run on a fielder’s choice in the third. Grayson Shupp added an RBI single in the fourth, while Camden Moyer scored on a passed ball in the fifth. Nolan Kotch tripled and later came home on a Nash Cuyle RBI single to cap the scoring.

Franklin Township 001 120 – 4 8 1

Tamaqua 141 00x – 6 7 1

Brungard, Kegerise (2), Shupp (4) and Shupp, N/A (4); Eltringham, Barrett (4), Pinkey (5) and Tuckett. W – Eltringham. L – Brungard. HR: Tamaqua: Steigerwalt (3rd, none on)

DISTRICT 18 LL

11-12 TOURNAMENT

Hazle Township-Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe blanked Hazle Township 3-0 behind a dominant pitching performance from Jaxon O’Shura in District 18 11-12 Little League play.

O’Shura tossed a complete-game two-hitter, striking out six and walking just one.

Daniel O. led the offense with a double and two RBIs. Carter Reis, O’Shura, and Cameron M. each added singles for Jim Thorpe.

Hazle Township 000 000 – 0 2 3

Jim Thorpe 200 01x – 3 4 1

O’Shura and Montefour; Luis M., Jose M. (3) and Jose M. W – O’Shura. L – Luis M.

LV LEGION

N. Parkland-Northern Vy.

North Parkland capitalized on several Northern Valley miscues to pull away with a 9-4 win in a Lehigh Valley Legion contest.

A Max George RBI single, along with a pair of fielder’s choice RBIs from Brayden Buskirk and Nolan Fitzgerald, keyed a three-run third inning for the Chargers.

George added another RBI single in the seventh, scoring Griffin Unrath with the final run of the contest.

Nick Under led the Buffaloes with a single, double, a run scored and an RBI.

North Parkland 211 221 0 – 9 7 1

Northern Valley 003 000 1 – 4 6 5

Simms, N. Buskirk (4), Vargas (6) and B. Buskirk; Sepko, Magota (6) and Morabito. W – Sepko. L – Simms.

Records: North Parkland (7-4); Northern Valley (5-5).

Schuylkill Sr.

Teener League

Frackville-LGH

Tax & Acct.

Frackville rolled to an 18-2 win over LGH Tax & Acct. in Schuylkill Sr. Teener League play.

Cody Osenbach paced Frackville with a single, double, walk, two runs scored and an RBI.

Peter Kruslicky led LGH with a triple and an RBI, while Michael Mazzie added a double and a run scored.

Frackville 756 – 18 12 0

LGH Tax & Acct. 200 – 2 4 0

Hubler and Wetzel; Koerbler, Mazzie (3), Matula (3) and Mazzie, N/A (3). W – Hubler. L – Koerbler.

Records: Frackville (5-0); LGH Tax & Acct. (0-4).