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Raiders' Shellhammer is perfect

The Tamaqua baseball and softball teams were both victorious on Monday. In the softball game, the Raiders' Jada Schellhammer tossed a no-hitter.

BASEBALLJim Thorpe-Williams ValleyJim Thorpe added another win, defeating Williams Valley 10-5 in a Schuylkill League match up.Tyler Baird notched his first mound win of the season for Thorpe (3-0), collecting five strikeouts and allowing one walk.The Olympians' offense was led by Nick Porembo with two hits, a run scored, and an RBI. Derek Joyce had one hit, scored twice, and added three stolen bases. Freshman Noah Snisky reached base four times, scored three runs, and adding two RBIs.For the Vikings, Nick Ulsh finished 2-for-4 at the plate with a run scored and two RBIs.Jim Thorpe 004 131 1 - 10 7 2Williams Valley 010 040 0 - 5 6 2Baird, Porembo (7) and A. Joyce; Joseph, O. Maurer (4), D. Maurer (5), Warren (6), Troutman (7) and Costello. W- Baird, L - Joseph.Wilson-No. LehighWilson shutout Northern Lehigh in a Colonial League contest, 11-0.Gabriel Karslo, Brandon Miller and Ethan Smith combined for a no-hitter for Wilson, tallying 11 strikeouts against the Bulldogs.Wilson 011 322 2 - 11 10 4No. Lehigh 000 000 0 - 0 0 3Karslo, Miller (5), Smith (6) and Snyder; Kistler, Eitner (5) and Rudolph. W- Karslo. L- Kistler.Dieruff-TamaquaTamaqua battled back to defeat Dieruff 5-3 in a non-league game.Casey Rother led the Raiders with two hits and a run scored. Josh Inama was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.Sophomore Brady Moyer picked up his first career varsity pitching win for Tamaqua.Dieruff 003 000 0 - 3 5 2Tamaqua 200 111 x - 5 7 1Rosato, Patis (6) and Mota; Knoblauch, Moyer (4) and Rother. W-Moyer. L-Rosato.Pleasant Vy.-NazarethPleasant Valley's rally came up short against Nazareth in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference action, 5-4.For the Bears, Brett Hardy finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored, Dakota George was 2-for-2 with two RBIs, and Nathan Coursey had a hit and two RBIs.Pleasant Valley 000 103 0 - 4 7 2Nazareth 030 200 x - 5 5 0Kearns, Hardy (3), Guzman (5) and Pandolfo; Suter, Stoneback (6) and Pokrivsak. W- Suter. L- Kearns. S - Stoneback.SOFTBALLSchuylkill Valley-MarianMarian improved to 2-0 with a 5-2 win over Schuylkill Valley in a non-league affair.Mackenzie Joy led the Fillies with two doubles. Emily Shaud, Miranda Antiga, Jade Ritsick and Macy Alansky all added hits.Schuylkill Vy. 100 001 0 - 2 6 0Marian 102 011 x - 5 6 3Geiger and Renninger; Reinoehl and Joy. W- Reinoehl. L- Geiger.Wilson-No. LehighNorthern Lehigh topped Wilson in a Colonial League contest, 3-0.Paige Hude led the Lady Bulldog offense with a 2-for-2 showing at the plate. Shyanna Williams was 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Kaitlin Hoffman chipped in a hit and two runs scored while also picking up the win on the mound.Wilson 000 000 0 - 0 3 2No. Lehigh 201 000 x - 3 4 0Fabian and Losco; K. Hoffman and D. Hoffman. W - K. Hoffman. L-Fabian.Tamaqua-Mahanoy AreaJada Schellhammer had a monster game to lead Tamaqua over Mahanoy Area, 16-0, in four innings.Schellhammer pitched a no-hitter, compiling 11 strikeouts. She also made her presence felt at the plate, with a single, a double, two RBIs and two runs scored.Courtney Hoffman had a double, two RBIs, scored a run and added a stolen base for the Raiders. Brooke Zellner was 1-for-2 with three runs scored. Miranda Chinchar smacked an inside-the-park home run while also adding a double.Tamaqua 680 2 - 16 9 0Mahanoy Area 000 0 - 0 0 2Schellhammer and Zellner; Lawrence, Karmonick (2) and Bruce. W - Schellhammer. L -Lawrence. HR: T - Chinchar (none on).TENNISLehighton-PottsvilleLehighton took four of the five singles matches to defeat Pottsville, 5-2.Maura Phelan, Elise Johnston, Olivia Frendt and Stephen Heery all recorded straight-set victories for the Tribe.Lehighton 5, Pottsville 2SINGLESMaura Phelan (L) def. Chris Ott 6-4, 7-5; Elise Johnston (L) def. Charles Bechtel 6-4, 6-2; Olivia Frendt (L) def. Tyus Jones 7-5, 6-1; Eli Doyle (P) def. Mark Solt 6-0, 6-1; Stephen Heery (L) def. Owen Golden 6-2, 6-2.DOUBLESMax Kelly/Brent Gauntlett (P) def. Cheyenne Pettit/Miranda Pettit 6-0, 6-1; Maura Phelan/Mark Solt (L) def. Jamie McCabe/Bryce Wollan 6-1, 6-1.Pleasant Valley-AllenPleasant Valley posted a 5-1 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Allen.Najja Francis and Josh Schaffner both swept through their singles opponents without yielding a single game. Pleasant Valley's doubles teams were also dominate as they dropped a total of just two games in three matches.Pleasant Vy. 5, Allen 1SINGLESSam Miller (A) def. Jake Ammerman 6-0, 6-3; Najja Francis (PV) def. Shadi Eldawayatt 6-0, 6-0; Josh Schaffner (PV) def. Emmanueal Cruz 6-0, 6-0.DOUBLESNick Vo/Jason Allesch (PV) def. Tha Rin/Oriel Leybo 6-0, 6-0; Tyler Fahrenkopf/Brian Kagel (PV) def. Shadi Eldawazatt/Cruz 6-1, 6-1; Mike Tauer/Antonio Carbone (PV) def. Tha Rin/Oriel Leybo 6-0, 6-0.TRACKJim Thorpe-PottsvillePottsville swept Jim Thorpe in Schuylkill League action.The Tide boys prevailed, 88-62, while the Lady Tide took a 82.5-67.5 decision over the Olympians.Individually, for Jim Thorpe, Brooke Cope stole the show, sweeping all three of the throwing events.Jonathan Fikentscher was victorious in the shot put and discus, while Joseph Schwartz prevailed in both hurdle events.BOYSPottsville 88, Jim Thorpe 62100- 1. Nathan Furness (P) 11.30, 2. Ian Murhon (P), 3. Nujai Walcott (JT);200- 1. Furness (P) 23.80, 2. Walcott (JT), 3. Kyle Eckley (P);400- 1. Nathan Varano (P) 52.80, 2. Eckley (P), 3. Walcott (JT);800- 1. Collin Ebling (P) 2:02.0, 2. Ben Saxon (JT), 3. James Schwartz (JT);1600- 1. Ebling (P) 4:48.60, 2. Saxon (JT), 3. Brady Kokitus (P);3200- 1. Noah Rodgers (JT) 11:44.0, 2. Kokitus (P), 3. Blake Kilmer (JT);110H- 1. Joseph Schwartz (JT) 15.70, 2. Thomas Layden (JT), 3. Michael Holobetz (P);300H- 1. Schwartz (JT) 42.70, 2. Layden (JT), 3. Kirkland Zelanko (P);400 Relay- 1. Pottsville (Tyler Timberlake, Tobias Serrian, Ian Murhon, Michael Holobetz) 46.50, 2. JT;1600 Relay- 1. Pottsville (Varano, Serrian, Eckley, Ortiz) 3:38.3, 2. JT;3200 Relay- 1. Pottsville (Caleb Roos, Ortiz, Eckley, Ebling) 9:06.5, 2. JT;Shot Put- 1. Jonathan Fikentscher (JT) 44-1.5, 2. Chase Alisaukas (P), 3. Nicholas Joy (P);Discus- 1. Fikentscher (JT) 114-10, 2. Alisaukas (P), 3. Joy (P);Javelin- 1. Alisaukas (P) 157-3, 2. Holobetz (P), 3. William Munson (JT);Long Jump- 1. Timberlake (P) 19-5, 2. Nathan Furness (P), 3. Justin St.Hill (JT);Triple Jump- 1. St. Hill (JT) 39-9.5, 2. Serrian (P), 3. Christian Selby (JT);High Jump- 1. Holobetz (P) 5-10, 2. Chris Micciche (JT), 3. St. Hill (JT);Pole Vault- 1. Trevor Keefer (JT) 10-6, 2. Kevin McKeon (P), 3. Max Schlenner (JT).GIRLSPottsville 82.5, Jim Thorpe 67.5100- 1. Sandy Day (P) 13.1, 2. Emma Dunbar (JT), 3. Rebecca Sites (P);200- 1. Dunbar (JT) 27.9, 2. Sites (P), 3. Day (P);400- 1. Sites (P) 1:04.5, 2. Casey Comfort (P), 3. Camille Principe (JT);800- 1. Brenna Nagle (P) 2:41.3, 2. Alexandra McGinley (JT), 3. Isabelle Myers (P);1600- 1. Nagle (P) 6:40.7, 2. Jelissa Diaz-Walchak (P), 3. Keelie McMullin (P);3200- 1. Elizabeth Rakus (P) 14:41.7, 2. Emma Motto (P), 3. McMullin (P);100H- 1. Madison Sherakas (P) 16.9, 2. Caleigh O'Pake (P), 3. Kayla Drasdis (P);300H- 1. Kylee Dulski (JT) 52.5, 2. Catie Coyle (P), 3. Sherakas (P);400 Relay- 1. Jim Thorpe (Dulski, Monae Bullock, Noelle Fasolino, Dunbar) 53.7, 2. Pottsville;1600 Relay- 1. Pottsville (Sites, Nagle, Joyce, Comfort) 4:32.9, 2. Jim Thorpe;3200 Relay- 1. Pottsville (Joyce, Motto, Nagle, Rakus) 11:37.0, 2. Jim Thorpe;Shot Put- 1. Brooke Cope (JT) 35-1.75, 2. Devon Lignore (JT), 3. Kyra Schenk (P);Discus- 1. Cope (JT) 100-8, 2. Schenk (P), 3. Holly Skrimcovsky (JT);Javelin- 1. Cope (JT) 111-8, 2. Skrimcovsky (JT), 3. Lignore (JT);Long Jump- 1. Samantha Day (P) 13-10, 2. Jordan Waselus (JT), 3. Debbie Loyd (JT);Triple Jump- 1. Jillian Peterson (JT) 29-1, 2. Bullock (JT), 3. Waselus (JT); High Jump - 1. Fasolino (JT) 4-10, 2. Joyce (P), 3. Jillian Pellish (P);Pole Vault- 1. Sherakas (P) 7-6, 2. Loyd (JT), 3. Anna Shigo (JT).Lehighton-TamaquaLehighton swept Tamaqua in a Schuylkill League Division I meet.The Indians cruised to a 108-42 win in the boys' contest.Tanner Haydt won the 100, 200 and 400 and was a member of Lehighton's winning 400 relay team. Michael Blacketter (1600, 3200) also was a multiple event winner for the Indians.Lehighton won the girls meet, 87-63.Jada Whiteman captured the 100, 200 and 400 and helped the Indians to victory in the 400 relay. Alexis Barndt (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles) and Kaia Slaw (long jump, triple jump) also were multiple event winners for Lehighton.Sarah Maue (1600, 3200) was a multi-event winner for the Raiders.BOYSLehighton 108, Tamaqua 42100- 1. Tanner Haydt (L) 11.50, 2. Jose Hernandez (L), 3. Jackson Scheffer (L);200- 1. Tanner Haydt (L) 23.50, 2. Jose Hernandez (L), 3. Derian Stianche (T);400- 1. Tanner Haydt (L) 53.60, 2. Joseph Petit-Clair (L), 3. Zachary Davidson (T);800- 1. Brad Clemson (T) 2:09.90, 2. Joseph Petit-Clair (L), 3. Anthony Tavella (L);1600- 1. Michael Blacketter (L) 5:03.90, 2. Adam Melnick (T), 3. Anthony Tavella (L);3200- 1. Michael Blacketter (L) 11:12.00, 2. Blade McCabe (L), 3. Peng Cheng Zhang (L);110H- 1. Matthew Strubinger (L) 17.20, 2. Nathaniel Davidson (T), 3. Nick DiMarco (T);300H- 1. Nathaniel Davidson (T) 46.00, 2. Matthew Strubinger (L), 3. Nick DiMarco (T);400 Relay- 1. Lehighton (Gavin Zehner, Michael Mayernik, Jackson Schaeffer, Dominic Palumbo) 46.50, 2. Tamaqua;1600 Relay- 1. Lehighton (Tanner Haydt, Joseph Petit Clair, Nathan Lucykanish, Shae Blasiak) 3:43.30, 2. Tamaqua;3200 Relay- 1. Lehighton (Nathan Lucykanish, Anthony Tavella, Caine Carpenter) 8:43.30, 2. Tamaqua;Shot Put- 1. Dane Frantz (L) 39-4.5, 2. Dave Citro (L), 3. Matthew Amodea (T);Discus- 1. Tyler Disbrow (T) 107-4, 2. Dane Frantz (L), 3. Gavin Seip (T);Javelin- 1. Carson Schoener (T) 128-2, 2. Michael Mayernik (L), 3. Pierce Demetriades (T);Long Jump- 1. Donovan Buchinsky (L) 19-5.50, 2. Shae Blasiak (L), 3. Damian Mele (L);Triple Jump- 1. Shae Blasiak (L) 38-11.00, 2. Isaiah Wetzel (L), 3. Donovan Buchinsky (L);High Jump- 1. Damian Mele (L) 5-8, 1. Billy Shilko (T), 3. Shae Blasiak (L);Pole Vault- 1. Aaron Bowman (L) 13-0, 2. Matt Smarr (T), 3. Khalid Holland (T).GIRLSLehighton 87, Tamaqua 63100- 1. Jada Whiteman (L) 13.60, 2. Rajah Quinones (L), 3. Karissa Hough (L);200- 1. Jada Whiteman (L) 27.86, 2. Rajah Quinones (L), 3. Karissa Hough (L);400- 1. Jada Whiteman (L) 1:02.80, 2. Olivia Stanek (T), 3. Tinaya Klotz (L);800- 1. Arianna Ryan (T) 2:08.30, 2. Monika Shimko (T), 3. Nichole Wasserleben (T);1600- 1. Sarah Maue (T) 5:41.30, 2. Cera Gaston (L), 3. Katelyn Rudy (T);3200- 1. Sarah Maue (T) 12:44.00, 2. Cera Gaston (L), 3. Katelyn Rudy (T);100H- 1. Alexis Barndt (L) 17.60, 2. Grace Shanton (L), 3. Karissa Hough (L);300H- 1. Alexis Barndt (L) 1:01.80, 2. Deidra Ressler (T), 3. Emma Liguori (L);400 Relay- 1. Lehighton (Karissa Hough, Rajah Quinones, Amya Quinones, Jada Whiteman) 53.40, 2. Tamaqua;1600 Relay- 1. Tamaqua A (Monika Shimko, April Gerber, Kailee Carroll, Lottie Mateyak) 4:29.40, 2. Lehighton, 3. Tamaqua B;3200 Relay- 1. Tamaqua (Nichole Wasserleben, Olivia Stanek, April Gerber, Kailee Carroll) 10:45.50, 2. Lehighton;Shot Put- 1. Rhylee Sherwood (L) 33-1.5, 2. Isabelle Meckes (L), 3. Aliza Jackson (L);Discus- 1. Isabelle Meckes (L) 94-9, 2. Kayla Holland (T), 3. Meghan McArdle (T);Javelin- 1. Alyssa Campomizzi (T) 103-0, 2. Grace Lienhard (L), 3. Emily Miller (L);Long Jump- 1. Kaia Slaw (L) 15-5.75, 2. Shanna Brinkworth (T), 3. Logan Hartney (T);Triple Jump- 1. Kaia Slaw (L) 32-9.5, 2. Grace Shanton (L), 3. Emily Gulich (L);High Jump- 1. Maddie Mace (T) 4-9, 2. Deidra Ressler (T), 2. Emily Gulich (L);Pole Vault- 1. Shanna Brinkworth (T) 9-3, 2. Angelina West (L), 3. Salena Johnson (T).

Marian's Emily Shaud awaits the throw as Schuylkill Valley's Maddy Davidson slides safely into third base. RON GOWER/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS