The Lehighton and Northern Lehigh softball teams recorded impressive wins on Thursday.

In baseball action, Marian rallied for a win, while the Palmerton and Lehighton tennis squads also picked up victories.

SOFTBALL

Moravian-Northern Lehigh

Kaitlin Hoffman hit three home runs, and Lauren Hoffman also hit one to power Northern Lehigh to a 15-0 Colonial League win over Moravian Academy.

K. Hoffman hit two of her homers in the first inning, when the Bulldogs scored nine runs, and finished with five RBIs.

L. Hoffman was 3-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs. Shyanna Williams (2-for-4, three runs, two RBIs), Adde Warmkessel (2-for-3, run, RBI) and Paige Hude (2-for-3, three runs) also had big games for Northern Lehigh (10-2).

The win clinched a District 11 playoff berth for the Bulldogs.

Moravian Acad. 000 0 - 0 1 9

No. Lehigh 903 3 - 15 14 0

Fabiano and Busch; Horn and Schuck. W - Horn. L - Fabiano. HR: NL - K. Hoffman 3 (1st, none on; 1st, two on; 4th, none on), L. Hoffman (1st. one on).

Lehighton-Jim Thorpe

Lehighton rolled to a 15-0 Schuylkill League Division 1 victory over Jim Thorpe.

Ryanne Hoffman paced the Indians’ (4-9, 3-5) attack, going 4-for-4 with two RBIs and two doubles, while Kendra Peterman was 2-for-2 with four RBIs. Heidi Greene (triple, three RBIs) and Samantha Gruber (double, two RBIs) both added two hits.

Gruber allowed one hit, striking out eight without surrendering a walk.

Christy McLean’s single was the Olympians’ (0-13) only hit.

Lehighton 170 43 - 15 15 1

Jim Thorpe 000 00 - 0 1 0

W - Gruber. L - Day.

Marian-Nativity

Nativity rallied for a 2-1 Schuylkill League win over Marian.

Trailing by a run heading to the bottom of the seventh, a hit and an error put two runners on base for the eventual winners. An error on a double-steal attempt allowed both runners to score for the walk-off victory.

Mia Nemeth had two hits and an RBI for the Fillies (7-5; 4-4). Lyndsey Reinoehl allowed just three hits and struck out five.

Marian 000 100 0 - 1 5 3

Nativity 000 000 2 - 2 3 0

Reinoehl and Shaud; Heenan and Lieberman. W - Heenan. L - Reinoehl.

Pleasant Valley-Emmaus

Emmaus jumped out to an early lead and cruised to a 9-0 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pleasant Valley.

Maddy Clark was 2-for-2 with two RBIs and a run scored for the Hornets, who led 7-0 after two innings.

The loss dropped Pleasant Valley to 4-8.

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Emmaus 250 020 x - 9 10 0

BASEBALL

Pine Grove-Tamaqua

A seventh-inning rally helped Pine Grove top Tamaqua, 8-7, in Schuylkill League Division 1 play.

Jacob Bohr and Jacob Leininger each had two hits apiece for the Cardinals, who scored twice in the top of the seventh to take the lead.

Casey Rother (double, RBI), Matt Minchhoff (home run, two RBIs) and Isaiah Kupchinsky (double) all had two hits for the Raiders. Nate Boyle drove in two runs.

The loss dropped Tamaqua to 5-6 overall, and 3-4 in the league.

Pine Grove 051 000 2 - 8 10 2

Tamaqua 200 500 0 - 7 7 3

Culbert, Leininger (1), Zimmerman (5); Rother, Moyer (4). W - Zimmerman. L - Moyer. HR: Tamaqua - Michhoff (1st, one on).

Nativity-Marian

A big sixth inning lifted Marian to a 12-9 Schuylkill League win over Nativity.

Matt Doherty was 4-for-4 with a double and a run scored, while Aaron Mason went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI for the Colts, who scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to erase a 9-8 deficit.

Alex Kubishin was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs, and Max Nolter also added a homer. Ryan Cappel and Nick Goff each chipped in with a double and an RBI.

Marian improved to 8-5 overall and 5-3 in the league.

Nativity 321 030 0 - 9 11 3

Marian 340 014 x - 12 12 5

Fristick, Wilson (5); Dostick, Cromyak (2), Brennan (6). W - Wilson. L - Cromyak. HR: Marian - Kubishin, Nolter

No. Lehigh-Notre Dame GP

Notre Dame edged Northern Lehigh 3-2 in a Colonial League contest.

Steven Luke was 2-for-2 with two RBIs and two walks for the Crusaders, who built a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Luke came on in relief with two outs in the top of the seventh inning to close out the game and earn the save.

Aaron Rudolph and Gio Colon both had two hits for the Bulldogs (4-9; 4-8). Zach Long was 1-for-3 with an RBI.

No. Lehigh 000 010 1 - 2 8 3

Notre Dame 300 000 x - 3 7 4

Colon, Eitner (6); Beyer, Luke (7). W - Beyer. L - Colon. S - Luke.

Pleasant Valley-Emmaus

Emmaus posted a 4-0 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pleasant Valley.

Wyatt Hensler, Brandon Robinson and Evan Marushak all had two hits apiece for the Hornets.

Danny McEvoy, Trevor Knappenberger, Dallas Greenzweig and Collin Stivala collected hits for the Bears (7-5).

Pleasant Vy. 000 000 0 - 0 4 0

Emmaus 000 112 x - 4 9 0

Stivala, Ciszak (5); LeMaster. W - LeMaster. L - Stivala.

Minersville-Panther Valley

Panther Valley managed just two hits in dropping a 6-2 Schuylkill League contest to Minersville.

Justin Mahalchick pitched six innings for the win, striking out five.

The only hits by the Panthers (5-6, 2-6) came from Brad Buzzard and Jake Taras.

Minersville 102 210 0 - 6 11 2

Panther Valley 010 000 1 - 2 2 4

Mahalchick, Stablum (7), Hossler (7) and Hertz; Goida, Buzzard (5) and Taras. W - Mahalchick. L - Goida. S - Hossler.

TENNIS

Notre Dame (ES)-Palmerton

Palmerton picked up a 3-2 win over Notre Dame East Stroudsburg.

Mattis Willuhn and Marc Andress had singles victories for the Bombers, while Jon Hillanbrand and Kory Kratzer picked up a win at No. 2 singles.

Palmerton 3, Notre Dame ES 2

SINGLES

Bobby Smolynsky (NDES) def. Nate Andress 6-0, 6-2; Mattis Willuhn (P) def. Colin Kissell 6-0, 6-0; Marc Roselli (P) def. Jonathan Torres 6-1.

DOUBLES

Sebastian Niestepski/Connor Komes (NDES) 6-2, 7-5 def. Taylor Hirochek/Erica Mesica; Jon Hillanbrand/Kory Kratzer (P) def. Kevin Castner/Tim Beers 6-3, 6-2.

Lehighton-Pottsville

Lehighton scored a 3-2 non-league win over Pottsville.

The Indians swept both doubles matches. Tyler Steigerwalt and Nate Petit-Clair won in straight sets at No. 1 singles, while Bryce Smith and Sarah Bradley recorded a 6-4, 6-7, 7-2 win at No. 2 doubles. Gavin Cressley had a 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles for Lehighton.

Lehighton 3, Pottsville 2

SINGLES

Chris Ott (P) def. Maura Phelan 6-2, 6-1; Luke Stoner (P) def. Mark Solt 2-6, 6-3, 6-2; Gavin Cressley (L) def. Owen Goldon 6-3, 3-6, 6-0.

DOUBLES

Tyler Steigerwalt/Nate Petit-Clair (L) def. Max Kelly/Eli Doyle 6-4, 6-4; Bryce Smith/Sarah Bradley (L) def. Bryce Willham/Noah Shellhamer 6-4, 6-7, 7-2.