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Northern Lehigh, Marian both record pair of wins

Northern Lehigh and Marian both picked up a pair of wins on the diamond Wednesday.

The Bulldogs defeated Palmerton in Colonial League action, while Marian's wins came against Shenandoah in Schuylkill League play.BASEBALLPalmerton-No. LehighNorthern Lehigh edged Palmerton in a Colonial League game, 7-6.Luke Eitner led Northern Lehigh with two runs and a pair of RBIs.Austin Lancsak, Carlos Figueroa, and Jacob Kistler each recorded two hits for the Bulldogs. Lancsak also tossed a complete game, yielding two earned runs, and striking out seven.Zach Buck, Garrett Perschy, and Toby Sander each drove in one run for Palmerton.Palmerton 120 120 0 - 6 5 1No. Lehigh 412 000 x - 7 10 3Svetik, Buck (2) and Mooney; Lancsak and Rudolph. W - Lancsak. L - Svetik.Catasauqua-N'westernNorthwestern defeated Catasauqua in a Colonial League game, 5-1.Tyler Wiik led the Tigers with a double and two RBIs.Mason Vogwill twirled a complete game, while striking out eight Catty batters.Catasauqua 100 000 0 - 1 3 3Northwestern 010 040 x - 5 7 0Berger and Bilder; Vogwill and Wiik. W - Vogwill. L - Berger.Tamaqua-Pine GroveTamaqua cruised by Pine Grove in a Schuylkill League game, 9-0.Tamaqua's Thad Zuber spun a complete game, yielding just one walk, and struck out seven.The Blue Raiders' Matt Minchhoff smacked a three-run homer in the fourth inning. Zach Coleman and Eddie Titus each contributed RBI singles.Tamaqua 000 305 1 - 9 8 0Pine Grove 000 000 x - 0 2 3Zuber and Rother; Brown, Zimmerman (6) and LeVan. W - Zuber. L - Brown. HR: Tamaqua - Minchhoff (4th, two on)Panther Vy.-WeatherlyPanther Valley remained atop the Schuylkill League Division 3 standings by earning a 7-1 victory over Weatherly.Ryan Taras tossed a three-hitter to help the Panthers remain a half-game up on Marian.Anthony Vavra knocked in two runs for PV, who also received two hits from Tristan Blasko, Matt Hudicka, Jon Hafer and Ronnie Distler.Panther Vy. 000 401 2 - 7 12 1Weatherly 010 000 0 - 1 3 4Taras and M. Goida; Figas and Ky. Osifat. W - Taras. L - Figas.Shenandoah-MarianMarian exploded for nine runs in the second inning en route to a Schuylkill League victory over Shenandoah Valley, 16-6.The Colts compiled 16 hits during the rout.Marian's Dan Keer crushed a grand slam, while tallying seven RBIs and three runs scored.Joe Nahas and Dante Salerno each drove in a pair of runs.Shenandoah200 040 0 - 6 9 3Marian 290 041 x - 16 16 2McCole, McGinn (2), Link (4) and Cespedes; Salerno and Snerr. W - Salerno. L - McCole. HR: Marian - Keer.J. Thorpe-N. SchuylkillTevin Murray shut out Jim Thorpe for five innings, and North Schuylkill eventually gained a 9-2 Schuylkill League win.Murray struck out seven batters, and also added a three-run double at the plate. Rich Zahodnick chipped in with three hits and an RBI.For the Olympians, Zac Dykas had a pair of hits.Jim Thorpe 000 000 2 - 2 4 2N. Schuylkill 323 010 x - 9 6 3Fayocavitz and D. Joyce; Murray, Mueller (6) and Burke, Knerr (6). W - Murray. L - Fayocavitz.Lehighton-PottsvillePottsville pushed across a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to gain an 8-7 walk-off win over Lehighton.Ryan Kalinich delivered the game-winning hit for the Crimson Tide. Kalinich finished with three hits and two runs scored. The winners also received two hits and three RBIs from Brandon Daubert.For the Indians, who need one win in their final two games to clinch a district berth, Chris Whiteman had two hits and two RBIs. Brody Hydro chipped in with a hit and two runs scored.Lehighton 002 041 0 - 7 7 1Pottsville 104 101 1 - 8 11 5Nabholz, Kalinich (5) and Herndon; Scherer, S, Heery (3), Cordova (6) and Wagner. W - Kalinich. L - Cordova.Pleasant Valley-AllenPleasant Valley defeated Allen in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference competition, 3-1.Dakota George delivered two RBIs for Pleasant Valley. Nate Coursey twirled a complete game for the Bears, limiting Allen to just five hits.Pleasant Vy. 020 001 0 - 3 9 1Allen 000 010 0 - 1 5 0Coursey and N/A; Sanchez, Fernandez (6), and Solis. W - Coursey. L - Sanchez.SOFTBALLPalmerton-No. LehighNorthern Lehigh defeated Palmerton in a Colonial League game, 4-2.Tiff Yesik led the Lady Bulldogs with a double, triple, and a pair of runs.Palmerton's Jordan Boyer contributed a hit and a run.Palmerton 001 100 0 - 2 4 2No. Lehigh 002 020 0 - 4 7 2Dugan, Pekurny (5), Shupp (7) and Acker; K. Hoffman and D. Hoffman. W - K. Hoffman. L - Pekurny.J. Thorpe-N. SchuylkillNorth Schuylkill scored a pair of runs in the first inning en route to earning a Schuylkill League shutout of Jim Thorpe, 4-0.Leah Detweiler had the lone Lady Olympian hit.Maggie Holloway struck out five in the circle for JT.Jim Thorpe 000 000 0 - 0 1 2N. Schuylkill 210 100 x - 4 8 0Holloway and Marzen; Burd and Peleschak. W - Burd. L - Holloway.Lehighton-PottsvillePottsville defeated Lehighton in a Schuylkill League contest, 3-1.The Lady Tide scored twice in the first inning, thanks to Katie Marx's two-run home run.Haley Steigerwalt led Lehighton with two hits. Jocelyn Hunsicker tripled and drove in a run, while Rachel Serfass supplied two hits.Lehighton 100 000 0 - 1 8 2Pottsville 201 000 x - 3 6 1Bickert and Hunsicker; Porter and Marx. W - Porter. L - Bickert. HR: Pottsville - Max (1st, one on)Tamaqua-Pine GrovePine Grove did all of its damage across the first three frames and defeated Tamaqua in Schuylkill League action, 5-1.The Blue Raiders' Miranda Chinchar contributed a hit, stolen base, and drove in a run.Tamaqua 000 100 0 - 1 3 1Pine Grove 212 000 x - 5 13 0Pedersen and Zellner; Lehman and Kopinetz. W - Lehman. L - Pedersen.Shenandoah-MarianMarian cruised by Shenandoah Valley in a three-inning Schuylkill League contest, 15-0.Marian's Paige Wufsus was 3-for-3 at the plate to lead the offensive showcase.Karlee Gimeno and Reese Erbe each drove in a trio of runs, while Miranda Antiga smacked a double and contributed a pair of RBIs.Shenandoah Vy. 000 - 0 1 5Marian (12)21 - 15 12 0Petrushonis and Parker; Lencovich and Wufsus. W - Lencovich. L - Petrushonis.Panther Vy.-WeatherlyWeatherly used an eight-run third inning to help gain a 14-11 Schuylkill League win over Panther Valley.Katie Graham produced two hits and scored twice for the Wreckers, who also received two RBIs from both Sam Kane and Morgan Gower.For the Panthers, Cassidy Ryan had a pair of hits.Panther Vy. 000 016 4 - 11 7 8Weatherly 018 104 x - 14 9 0Markovich and Clouser; Kane, Isom (7) and Frye. W - Kane. L - Markovich.Catasauqua-N'westernCatasauqua defeated Northwestern in a Colonial League game, 11-4.Northwestern's Lydia Danner and Ellen Smith each supplied two hits apiece. Smith and Jessica Badman each drove in a run.Catasauqua 200 324 0 - 11 11 4N'western 000 004 0 - 4 4 8Preletz, Reichl (6) and Bellesfield; Danner and Wehr. W - Preletz. L - Danner.

Panther Valley's Darren Goida slides headfirst into second base. Weatherly infielder Jeremy Moser gets ready to apply the tag.