Northern Lehigh’s Addison Smith pitched a no-hitter and reached a strikeout milestone in a win against Saucon Valley on Thursday.

Elsewhere, Palmerton’s baseball team gained a walk-off win over Jim Thorpe.

SOFTBALL

Saucon Valley-No. Lehigh

Addison Smith pitched a no-hitter, and also registered her 200th-career strikeout as Northern Lehigh blanked Saucon Valley 8-0 in Colonial League action.

Smith walked four and struck out five during her memorable performance.

Kaylee Snyder finished with a single, double and triple for the winners. She scored twice and knocked in two runs.

The Bulldogs also received offensive support from Emily Gad (single, double, three runs), Kenzie Chruschial (two singles, RBI), Tegan Simms (double, triple, two runs, RBI) and Fiona Jones (two singles, run, RBI).

Saucon Valley 000 000 0 - 0 0 1

Northern Lehigh 203 021 x - 8 13 1

Seyfried, Votech (6) and Schlegel; Smith and Gad. W - Smith. L - Seyfried.

Records: Saucon Valley (8-6; 7-6); Northern Lehigh (9-5; 8-5).

Jim Thorpe-Palmerton

Palmerton cruised to a 13-1 Colonial League win over visiting Jim Thorpe.

Tessa Sander had two hits, one a double, and three runs for the Bombers, who scored in every inning. Jaylin Strohl chipped in with a pair of hits, one a double, two runs and an RBI.

Mackenzie Farber added two hits and an RBI.

For the Olympians, Madison Schwartz finished with a single, double and scored the team’s only run.

Jim Thorpe 100 00 - 1 5 3

Palmerton 432 4x - 13 12 0

Strohl, Schwartz (1) and Sully; Wolfe and Trumbore. W - Wolfe. L - Strohl.

Records: Jim Thorpe (4-11; 5-8); Palmerton (13-2; 11-2).

Lehighton-Northwestern

Abby Dunstan had seven RBIs to help Northwestern roll to a 16-1 Colonial League win over Lehighton.

Dunstan blasted a grand slam in the second inning, and delivered a three-run double during an eight-run fourth inning.

Lizzie Diehl added a double and a triple, scored once and collected three RBIs.

The Indians Mia Myers had two of her team’s four hits.

Lehighton 000 1 - 1 4 1

Northwestern 440 8 - 16 11 1

Yeakel, Mriss (1), Hausman (3) and G. Costenbader; Freeman and Dunstan. W - Freeman. L - Yeakel. HR: Northwestern - Dunstan (2nd, three on).

Records: Lehighton (6-9; 5-8); Northwestern (13-3; 12-1).

Lourdes-Tamaqua

Nico Conhan had four hits to help Tamaqua gain an 11-5 Schuylkill League win over Lourdes.

Three of Conahan’s hits were doubles. She also scored three times and had an RBI.

Payton Faust earned the pitching win, allowing just one earned run while striking out 14 and walking one.

Teammates Ceanna Gormley (two singles, two runs, three RBIs) and Jasmine Eberts (two singles, run, two RBIs) both contributed to the win.

For the Raiders, Arianna Adams ended with two doubles, a single, a triple and two runs.

Lourdes 400 010 0 - 5 5 10

Tamaqua 121 106 x - 11 9 2

Wydra and Cherry; Faust and Evans. W - Faust. L - Wydra.

Records: Lourdes (0-14; 0-10); Tamaqua (9-7; 4-6).

Marian-Shenandoah Valley

Marian won its third straight game as the Fillies cruised to a 17-0 Schuylkill League win over Shenandoah Valley.

Emily Upanavage pitched a one-hitter and struck out six.

Malina Letcher knocked in six runs, three of them coming on a third-inning home run.

Deanna Pugh (single, double, run, RBI), Gracie Sendatch (two singles, three runs, RBI) and Ciari Wolfgang (two singles, two runs, two RBIs) also contributed offensively.

Marian 256 04 - 17 11 1

Shenandoah Valley 000 00 - 0 1 3

Upanavage and Treskolasky; Troutman and Chagolia. W - Upanavage. L - Troutman. HR: Marian - Letcher (3rd, two on).

Records: Marian (8-6; 5-5); Shenandoah Valley (1-15; 0-10).

N. Schuylkill-Panther Vy.

Mallorie Croker knocked in four runs to help power North Schuylkill to a 14-0 Schuylkill League victory over Panther Valley.

Croker had two doubles and also scored a pair of runs. The winners also received a two-run homer off the bat of Gianna Capone.

The Panthers only hit was a fourth-inning double by Janessa Prudente.

North Schuylkill 263 12 - 14 9 2

Panther Valley 000 00 - 0 1 2

Flynn, Jones (2), Miscannon (4) and Capone; Goida and Breiner. W - Flynn. L - Goida. HR: North Schuylkill - Capone (5th, one on).

Records: North Schuylkill (12-3; 8-2); Panther Valley (7-8; 2-8).

Williams Valley-Weatherly

An 11-run fourth inning by Williams Valley highlighted a 16-0 Schuylkill League victory over Weatherly.

Kamri Koppenhaver pitched a one-hitter and struck out 11 for the Vikings, who have won nine straight.

The Wreckers’ Raven Biles singled to left in the third inning to break up the no-hitter.

Olivia Hand led the way for the winners offensively, finishing with two hits, one a two-run homer. She also scored two runs and ended with four RBIs.

Williams Valley 032 (11) - 16 8 0

Weatherly 000 0 - 0 1 5

Koppenhaver and Smeltz; Binder and Makowiec. W - Koppenhaver. L - Binder. HR: Williams Valley - Hand (3rd, one on).

Records: Williams Valley (14-1; 10-0); Weatherly (5-8; 3-7).

BASEBALL

Jim Thorpe-Palmerton

In a Colonial League clash, Jason Carelli’s walk-off double pushed Palmerton past Jim Thorpe, 6-5.

Carelli’s ground out in the second gave the Blue Bombers a 2-0 lead after Brady Reph rapped an RBI single in the first.

Jim Thorpe tallied four runs in the fourth on Noah Pastor’s single, Michale Antignani’s double, and sacrifice flies by Kaden Hess and Zack Murphy.

Palmerton retook the lead in the bottom of the fourth on Chase Wilson’s single.

Luke Matsko, Cameron Pengelly and Robbie George all had two hits for Palmerton, and Pastor had two for Thorpe.

Jim Thorpe 004 000 1 - 5 6 1

Palmerton 111 200 1 - 6 10 3

Hess, Lazorick (4) and Murphy; George, McGowan (4), Reph (6) and Ahner. W - Reph L - Lazorick.

Records: Jim Thorpe (7-8; 7-7); Palmerton (9-7; 8-6).

No. Lehigh-Saucon Valley

Saucon Valley snapped a tie in the fourth inning, and the Panthers held off Northern Lehigh 5-3 in Colonial League play.

Zachary Ziegler’s sacrifice fly put Saucon, which has won nine straight games, ahead 4-3 in the top of the fourth.

Northern Lehigh took a 2-1 lead in the home first on Avery Kabrick’s RBI ground out and Braedon Dougherty’s run-scoring single.

Parker Schaffer’s RBI single in the third tied the game at 3-3

Jayden Christman had a pair of hits for Northern Lehigh.

Saucon Valley 120 101 0 - 5 4 0

Northern Lehigh 201 000 0 - 3 6 1

Hubert, Huber (6) and Banonis; Kabrick, Rivera (5) and Buskirk. W - Hubert. L - Kabrick. S - Huber.

Records: Saucon Valley (11-2; 11-2); Northern Lehigh (9-7; 8-6).

Panther Vy.-N. Schuylkill

Stephen Minaham struck out 10 in his two-hit performance to help North Schuylkill earn a 12-2 Schuylkill League victory over Panther Valley.

Minaham allowed two runs and no walks over his five innings. The Spartans jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first inning, and also received a three-run homer in the fourth from Kole Rollenhagen.

Kevin Koerbler and Danny Wehr both had singles for Panther Valley.

North Schuylkill 305 31 - 12 10 4

Panther Valley 000 02 - 2 2 3

Minaham and Rollenhagen; Yuricheck, Shirer (4) and Koerbler. W - Minaham. L - Yuricheck. HR: North Schuylkill - Rollenhagen (4th, two on).

Records: North Schuylkill (8-5; 5-4); Panther Valley (4-10; 1-8).

Weatherly-Williams Valley

Williams Valley plated nine runs in the first inning en route to a 21-0 Schuylkill League win over Weatherly.

Cole Hubler had a banner day for the winners as he had three hits and knocked in three runs. Hubler also tossed a three-inning no-hitter.

Williams Valley 939 - 21 14 1

Weatherly 000 - 0 0 4

Hubler and Mihalick, Dotson; Connors, Mayernick (3) and Suarez. W - Hubler. L - Connors. HR: Williams Valley - Trawitz (2nd, none on).

Records: Williams Valley (10-4; 8-2); Weatherly (1-12; 0-10).

GIRLS LACROSSE

Easton-Northwestern

Cali Colistra, Ella Schmidt and Mykaela Yanders all had three goals as Northwestern edged visiting Easton 13-12.

Madelyn Lagowy added two goals and three assists, while Ella Collins chipped in with a goal and three helpers.

For the Rovers, Rowan Krieger had a game-high five goals.

Easton 1 3 5 3 - 12

Northwestern 3 4 2 4 - 13

Goals: Easton - Rowan Krieger 5, Anabelle Ialeggio 3, Sofia Hoffman 2, Ashley Yih 2; Northwestern - Ella Schmidt 3, Cali Colistra 3, Mykaela Yanders 3, Madelyn Lagowy 2, Olivia Fagan 1, Ella Collins 1; Assists: Easton - Ialeggio 2; Northwestern - Lagowy 3, Collins 3, Amanda Bollinger 2, Colistra 1; Saves: Northwestern - Ashley Yacynych 5.

Records: Easton (6-7); Northwestern (6-5).

BOYS LACROSSE

Northwestern-Easton

Easton jumped out to an early lead and held off Northwestern for an 11-6 victory.

The Rovers took a 5-1 first-quarter advantage and ended up scoring double digits for the 11th time this season.

Tyler Kaas had three goals for the Tigers, while Grayson Christman finished with two.

Trey Snyder added three assists.

Northwestern 1 3 2 0 - 6

Easton 5 2 3 1 - 11

Goals: Northwestern - Tyler Kaas 3, Grayson Christman 2, Kendall Wikert 1; Assists: Northwestern - Trey Snyder 3, Brayden Urrichio 1; Saves: Northwestern - Dane Kauker 13.

Records: Northwestern (7-5); Easton (13-1).