Despite the threat of rain and thunderstorms, several area teams made the most of the afternoon on Tuesday.

The Lehighton, Palmerton, Northwestern and Pleasant Valley softball teams all posted victories.BASEBALLNo. Schuylkill-Jim ThorpeNorth Schuylkill earned a victory over Jim Thorpe in a Schuylkill League match up, 8-4.John Rupinski did it all for North Schuylkill with three hits, two RBIs, and three stolen bases in the game. Jake Damiter also fanned nine Olympmian batters on the mound.Despite the loss, nine different Jim Thorpe players had a hit in the game.Ryan McCullough, Will Kovolenko, Bryce Micciche, and Dominic Pompa all registered multihit games. The Olympians had 13 in the contest but only produced four runs.The game was called with one out in the top of the seventh inning due to darkness.N Schuylkill

024 110 - 8 9 1Jim Thorpe

100 111 - 4 13 2Damiter and Burke; Pompa, McCullough (4), Everitt (4) and Saez. W Damiter. L Pompa.Salisbury-No. LehighSalisbury tacked on six run in the seventh inning to handle Northern Lehigh for an 11-1 Colonial League victory.Salisbury's Chad Cooperman pitched seven strong innings, striking out seven.For Northern Lehigh, Zach Moll had three hits. Matt Egan added two hits.Salisbury

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001 000 0 - 1 7 0Cooperman and Rogers; Taylor, Pender (5), Moll (6), and Rex; WP Cooperman LP Taylor.No. Dame GP-NorthwesternNorthwestern's game with Notre Dame Green Pond was halted due to weather.The game is in the top of the 10th inning and is tied at 4-4.The game will resume today at Northwestern.Palisades-PalmertonPalisades defeated Palmerton in a Colonial League clash, 8-3.Zachary Buck was a Bomber standout, going 2-3 with two RBIs in the contest.Palmerton falls to 3-9 on the season.Palisades

031 021 1 - 8 8 2Palmerton

001 002 0 - 3 7 0Frey, Svetik (4), Kocis (7) and George. L Frey.Stroudsburg-Pleasant Vy.Stroudsburg held on for a thrilling 4-3 Mountain Valley Conference win over Pleasant Valley.Pleasant Valley (3-5, 3-3) scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh, but was unable to complete the comeback.Nicholas Domenici led the Bears at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one RBI. Domenici also turned in a solid performance on the mound, allowing only two walks and seven hits in seven innings of work.Stroudsburg

002 200 0 - 4 7 6Pleasant Vy.

001 000 2 - 3 6 4Nikorak, Choy (7); Domenici. WP Nikorak. LP Domenici. S Choy. HR S: Nikorak.Shenandoah Vy.-WeatherlyThe Blue Devils hold a 5-3 lead over the Wreckers in the fifth inning of a rain suspended game. It will be resumed today at 3:30 before their regular scheduled contest.SOFTBALLLehighton-PM EastLehighton scored early and often against Pocono Mountain West en route to a 17-7 Mountain Valley Conference win.The Lady Indians (4-6, 3-2) overcame a five-run outburst by the Lady Cardinals in the first inning with 10 runs in the next two frames.Lehighton was led by Amanda Loudon, who went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer, three runs scored and four runs batted in overall. Jocelyn Hunsicker also had four hits and four runs batted in while Jill Guzenski chipped in two hits and two RBIs.Lehighton

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511 00 - 7 8 0Binyon, Bickert (2) and Andrews; Smith, Bishop (5) and Bishop, Doheren (3). WP Binyon. LP Smith. HR: L Loudon (3rd, one on).Palisades-PalmertonPalmerton had quite the day at the plate, coming away with a 20-10 Colonial League victory over Palisades.Kendra Pekurny and Reese Dugan led the Bombers (7-6) on the day. The two each had a home run, with Dugan coming through with four RBIs and Pekurny tallying three. Janel Tracy also had two hits and two RBIs for Palmerton.Palisades -10Palmerton -20Krchnavi and Albe; Pekurny, Easton (5), and Campbell; WP Pekurny LP Krchnave.No. Schuylkill-Jim ThorpeNorth Schuylkill had a nice day at the plate, coming up with 17 hits en route to a 14-0 Schuylkill League Division I victory.Alex Morgan had two hits, including a home run and three RBIS. Four other Lady Spartans had RBIs on the day.For the Olympians, Brittany Marzen and Bryanna Kehrli had singles.No. Schuylkill 106 115 X - 14 17 1Jim Thorpe 000 000 X - 0 2 4Pfleschak, Morgan (4), and Hutira; Holloway, Day (3). Horherchak (6), and Kehrli. WP Pfleschak LP Holloway.No. Dame GP-NorthwesternFor the second straight day, Northwestern used a late rally to secure the win, this time topping Colonial League foe Notre Dame Green Pond 5-2.The Lady Tigers (7-6, 5-5) scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie. Brooke Wehr (2-for-3, two runs scored) and Sunny Greenberg (2-for-4, two RBIs and two doubles) paced the offense. Emily Bennett picked up a complete game victory.No. Dame GP

100 010 0 - 2 9 2Northwestern 101 003 x - 5 7 2Knarr and Simpkins; Bennett and Greenberg. WP Bennett. LP Knarr.Stroudsburg-Pleasant Vy.Pleasant Valley defeated Stroudsburg in a Mountain Valley Conference match up, 7-2.The Lady Bears had plenty of contributions on offense as the team tallied 14 hits in the contest.Brittany Bonser, Kelsey Miczak, and Kiersten Griesback each had three hits and one RBI during the game.Cassie Hill was two for four and Madison Shaneberger had one hit and one run scored en route to victory.Tracey Duebler pitched seven strong innings while striking out seven batters and receiving the win.Pleasant Valley is now 6-2, (5-0) on the year.Stroudsburg

020 000 0 - 2 2 1Pleasant Vy. 000 223 x - 7 14 0Kress, Molinaro (7) and Pizzo; Deubler and Hill. W Deubler. L Kress.