It was a good day for area softball teams on Wednesday, as four clubs recorded victories.

Lehighton, Northern Lehigh, Tamaqua and Panther Valley all posted wins.

The Bulldogs’ baseball squad also triumphed, blanking Palisades.

BASEBALL

Northern Lehigh-Palisades

A strong start by Chris Vargas helped Northern Lehigh post an 8-0 Colonial League victory over host Palisades.

Vargas pitched six shutout innings, allowing just four hits and three walks while striking out three. Avery Kabrick tossed a scoreless seventh to complete the shutout.

Coy Daubert had two hits, one a double, and scored a pair of runs for the Bulldogs, who won their fourth consecutive game. Jayden Christman added two hits and an RBI.

Also contributing to the win were Parker Schaffer (single, two walks, two runs) and Landon Cougle (double, run, two RBIs).

Northern Lehigh 102 023 0 - 8 8 0

Palisades 000 000 0 - 0 4 2

Vargas, Kabrick (7) and Buskirk, Mohrey; Hsu, Winsor (3), O’Brien (6) and Curran, Winsor. W - Vargas. L - Hsu.

Records: Northern Lehigh (4-3; 4-3); Palisades (1-3; 1-3).

SOFTBALL

Jim Thorpe-Lehighton

Lehighton extended its winning streak to three games, as the Indians earned a 7-2 Colonial League win over visiting Jim Thorpe.

Lehighton, which has won four of its last five games, was led offensively by Sophia Wise, Peyton Hausman and Morgan Myers.

Wise had a triple, a walk, three runs scored and two RBIs, while Hausman finished with a single, double and an RBI, and Myers added two singles, a pair of walks and two runs.

The Indians’ Ava Trach pitched a three-hitter, allowing no earned runs, walking two and striking out four.

For the Olympians, Kelsie Huff had two of her team’s three hits.

Jim Thorpe 000 002 0 - 2 3 2

Lehighton 103 030 x - 7 8 4

Schwartz and Confer; Trach and Mriss. W - Trach. L - Schwartz.

Records: Jim Thorpe (3-5; 1-5); Lehighton (4-3; 4-3).

Northern Lehigh-Palisades

Annalisa Douglas and Kylee Snyder sparked a four-run sixth inning to help Northern Lehigh pull away from Palisades for a 9-1 Colonial League win.

Douglas led off the sixth inning with a home run to left, while Snyder capped the scoring in the inning with a two-run blast to center.

The Bulldogs’ Emily Gad finished with two singles, a walk and three runs. Addison Smith and Tegan Simms both chipped in with a pair of hits.

Catie Russo accounted for the Pirates’ only run with a first-inning homer.

Northern Lehigh 101 204 1 - 9 10 0

Palisades 100 000 0 - 1 8 7

Smith and Gad; Leidtke, Deem (7) and Wilt. W - Smith. L - Leidtke. HR: Northern Lehigh - A. Douglas (6th, none on); K. Snyder (6th, one on); Palisades - C. Russo (1st, none on).

Records: Northern Lehigh (4-1; 4-1); Palisades (3-4; 3-3).

Marian-Tamaqua

Tamaqua scored multiple runs in every inning to earn a 13-3 non-league victory over Marian.

Nico Conahan had the big bat for the Blue Raiders, finishing with three singles, two runs and two RBIs.

Peyton Faust (two singles, run, four RBIs), Paige Bumbulsky (single, double, run, three RBIs), Molly Evans (two singles, two runs, two RBIs) and Mia Bamford (two singles, one run) all contributed offensively in the win.

Naomi Knitter gained the pitching win, allowing just three hits and two earned runs while striking out eight.

For the Fillies, Malina Letcher ended with two hits and an RBI.

Marian 200 10 - 3 3 2

Tamaqua 235 3x - 13 12 2

Upanavage and Tresky; Knitter and Evans. W - Knitter. L - Upanavage.

Records: Marian (4-2); Tamaqua (3-2).

Panther Vy.-Executive Ed.

Panther Valley ended a three-game losing streak, as the Panthers rolled to a 20-4 non-conference victory over Executive Education.

Janessa Prudente highlighted PV’s 11-run second inning with a two-run homer. Isabella D’Ancona capped the big frame with a three-run triple.

Ava Alabovitz (two singles, double, two runs, five RBIs), D’Ancona (single, triple, two runs, three RBIs) and Jovie Breiner (single, double, run, two RBIs) all added offensive support.

Panther Valley 7(11)0 2 - 20 16 0

Executive Ed. 0 1 3 0 - 4 4 5

Alabovitz and Breiner; Diaz Cabrera, Sanchez (2) and Blanco Marte. W - Alabovitz. L - Diaz Cabrera. HR: Panther Valley - Prudente (2nd, one on).

Records: Panther Valley (2-3); Executive Education (0-5).

BOYS TENNIS

Northampton-Pleasant Vy.

Pleasant Valley swept singles play en route to a 4-2 EPC victory over Northampton.

Recording those wins for the Bears were John Hargrove, Isaac Klein and Liam Angell.

Pleasant Valley 4, Northampton 2

SINGLES

John Hargrave (PV) def. Chace Roland 6-0, 6-1; Isaac Klein (PV) def. Jacob Fallenstein 6-3, 6-1; Liam Angell (PV) def. Collin Enright 3-6, 6-1, 6-0.

DOUBLES

Ryan Nahf/Nick Isaac (N) def. Logan Krock/Noah Conklin 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (8-6); Gavin Tonkay/Ben Jochen (PV) def. James Lovaglio/Carter Eckhart 7-5, 6-3; Nolan Keen/Jackson Pongracz (N) def. Hayden Byrnes/Preston Snyder 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Records: Northampton (4-8); Pleasant Valley (6-5).

Notre Dame-Jim Thorpe

Notre Dame Green Pond had little trouble in a 5-0 Colonial League sweep of Jim Thorpe.

The Crusaders only dropped four games in their five straight-set wins.

Notre Dame-GP 5, Jim Thorpe 0

SINGLES

Nico Guet Croza (ND) def. Ian Walck 6-1, 6-0; Liam Behrens (ND) def. Trent Sutphin 6-0, 6-0; and Nico Braido (ND) def. Alex Plesniarski 6-0, 6-3.

DOUBLES

Jackson Skocloek/Aidan Dalten (ND) def. Jonas Lambert/Maxwell Priore 6-0, 6-0; Gene Behme/Quinn Bohn (ND) def. Drayden Mathurian/Sam Spang 6-0, 6-0.

Records: Jim Thorpe (1-10); Notre Dame (6-2).

Lehighton- Southern Lehigh

Southern Lehigh swept doubles play, and the Spartans edged Lehighton 4-1 in Colonial League action.

Bekim Cokrilja registered Lehighton’s only win with a straight-set victory at No. 1 singles.

Southern Lehigh 4, Lehighton 1

SINGLES

Bekim Cokrilja (L) def. Saam Bozorgnia 6-0, 6-2; Ryan Hoenig (S) def. Jed Cordes 6-3, 5-7, 6-2; Akhil Rayapudi (SL) def. Allie Conrad 6-0, 6-1.

DOUBLES

Jack Connelly/Sean Brogan (SL) def. Phillip Ebbert/Chase Lobasso 6-3, 6-2; Joey Plessl/Josh Helms (SL) def. Mia Nothstein/Kyra Shorten 6-0, 6-4.

Records: Lehighton (3-6); Southern Lehigh (7-2).

TRACK & FIELD

Catasauqua-Palmerton

Palmerton swept past Catasauqua in Colonial League action on Tuesday.

Payten Fornaro won three events to help the Blue Bomber girls roll to a 119-30 victory. The Palmerton boys captured the 1600 relay in a tight race to pull out a 77-72 win.

Fornaro took first in the 800, 1600 and 3200. Teammates Ruby Walters (100 and 300 hurdles) and Emma Rex (400, javelin) both added a pair of individual wins.

In the boys competition, Ezra Green won both the 1600 and 3200.

BOYS

Palmerton 77, Catasauqua 72

100 - 1. Hamaad Jenkins (C) 10.70, 2. Franklin Pujols (C), 3. Omar Pacheco (C); 200 - 1. Hamaad Jenkins (C) 21.50, 2. Vincent Taglieri (P), 3. Omar Pacheco (C); 400 - 1. Brett Smith (P) 54.60, 2. Tyler Limandri (C), 3. Kurt Jedrejczyk (P); 800 - 1. Cadeo Estronza (C) 2:11.90, 2. Chase Ader (P), 3. Brett Smith (P); 1600 - 1. Ezra Green (P) 5:23.20, 2. Blake Reed (C), 3. Liam McGinley (C); 3200 - 1. Ezra Green (P) 12:33.00, 2. Liam McGinley (C), 3. Shane Bollinger (P); 110H - 1. Josiah Laford (C) 15.30, 2. Jermaine Santiago (C), 3. Caleb Pastier (P); 300H - 1. Josiah Laford (C) 42.60, 2. Caleb Pastier (P), 3. Jermaine Santiago (C); 400 relay - Catasauqua 44.60; 1600 relay - Palmerton 3:56.30; 3200 relay - Palmerton 9:42.50; Shot put - 1. Adam Kosciolek (C) 39-3, 2. Mason Konze (P), 3. Evan DeLong (C); Discus - 1. Daymian Stocker-Gellock (P) 109-3, 2. Evan DeLong (C), 3. Adam Kosciolek (C); Javelin - 1. Matthew Gombert (P) 127-11, 2. Parker Davis (P), 3. Daymian Stocker-Gellock (P); Long jump - 1. Emmanual Bolmer (C) 22-9, 2. Vincent Taglieri (P), 3. Chris Wellington (C); Triple jump - 1. Vincent Taglieri (P) 39-5, 2. Dylan Lorah (C), 3. Kurt Jedrejczyk (P); High jump - 1. Trent Ader (P) 5-11, 2. Carter Huber (P), 3. David Mercado (C); Pole vault - 1. Jake Walkowiak (P) 10-3, 2. Lucas Reed (C).

GIRLS

Palmerton 119, Catasauqua 30

100 - 1. Hailey Jenkins (C) 11.80, 2. Sarah Sabo (P), 3. Allison Herrmann (P); 200 - 1. Hailey Jenkins (C) 25.30, 2. Sarah Sabo (P), 3. Dalainey Keiser (P); 400 - 1. Emma Rex (P) 1:06.80, 2. Sarina Sankari (C), 3. Ana Ramos-Rodriguez (C); 800 - 1. Payten Fornaro (P) 2:44.90, 2. Lillian Fox (P), 3. Chelsea Brown (P); 1600 - 1. Payten Fornaro (P) 5:55.20, 2. Lillian Fox (P), 3. Chelsea Brown (P); 3200 - 1. Payten Fornaro (P) 14:23.70, 2. Chelsea Brown (P), 3. Lillian Fox (P); 100H - 1. Ruby Walters (P) 16.60, 2. Julia Harth (C), 3. Dalainey Keiser (P); 300H - 1. Ruby Walters (P) 48.80, 2. Javaeha Laford (C), 3. Chloe Brown (P); 400 relay - Catasauqua 51.10; 1600 relay - Palmerton 4:55.00; 3200 relay - Palmerton 14:42.50; Shot put - 1. Jalynn Herman (P) 28-5, 2. Bella Justo (C), 3. Anna Borger (P); Discus - 1. Sarah Sabo (P) 73-2, 2. Anna Borger (P), 3. Jessica Mankos (C); Javelin - 1. Emma Rex (P) 111-5, 2. Aubrey Frable (P), 3. Jessica Mankos (C); Long jump - 1. Allison Herrmann (P) 15-3, 2. Gabby Lucas (P), 3. Julianna Snyder (P); Triple jump - 1. Aubrey Frable (P) 35-11, 2. Gabby Lucas (P), 3. Julianna Snyder (P); High jump - 1. Julianna Snyder (P) 4-11, 2. Emma Rex (P), 3. Kylie Bonser (P); Pole vault - 1. Rylee Roman (P) 8-3, 2. Gabby Lucas (P).