Local roundup: Results from March 26
The Lehighton boys tennis team continued its strong start in Colonial League play with another win on Wednesday.
BOYS TENNIS
Salisbury-Lehighton
Lehighton blanked Salisbury for a 5-0 Colonial League victory.
Bayto Cokrlija, Bekim Cokrlija and Isaac Carpenter all earned singles victories. The teams of Dante Kalbachj and Jed Cordes, and Julian May and Patrick Devitt swept both doubles matches.
The Indians remain unbeaten in league play with a 4-0 mark.
Lehighton 5, Salisbury 0
SINGLES
Bayto Cokrlija (L) def. Christian Marinos 8-0 proset; Bekim Cokrlija (L) def. Gerrit Kloosterman 8-2; Isaac Carpenter (L) def. Conor Leavy 8-1.
DOUBLES
Dante Kalbachj/Jed Cordes (L) def. Cole Muth/Christian Oleska 8-1; Julian May/Patrick Devitt (L) def. Patrick O’Keefe/Elijah Richetti 6-4.
Records: Salisbury (1-4; 1-4 CL); Lehighton (4-1; 4-0 CL).
Jim Thorpe-Saucon Vy.
Saucon Valley scored a 5-0 Colonial League victory over visiting Jim Thorpe.
Saucon Valley 5, Jim Thorpe 0
SINGLES
Deven Pandey (SV) def. Alex Plesniarski 6-0, 6-0; Louis Flowers (SV) def. Evan Rosenbrook 6-0, 6-0; Alex Morawski (SV) def. Trent Sutphin 6-1, 6-0.
DOUBLES
Daniel Hahr/Jerry Lin (SV) def. Drayden Mathurin/Jonas Lambert 6-2, 6-0; Chris Chaffier/Ryan Wang (SV) won by forfeit.
Records: Jim Thorpe (0-7; 0-4 CL); Saucon Valley (4-2; 4-0 CL).
Pleasant Valley-Nazareth
Nazareth topped Pleasant Valley for a 5-1 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win on Tuesday.
Isaac Hein posted the Bears’ lone team point with a win at No. 2 singles.
Nazareth 5, Pleasant Valley 1
SINGLES
Gideon Knowles (N) def. John Hargrove 6-0, 6-1; Isaac Hein (PV) def. Rylan Aung 6-2, 6-2; Shluom Argra (N) def. Noala Dolan 7-6 (7-3 tiebreaker), 6-3.
DOUBLES
Chase Skutchers/Patrick Bacolo (N) def. Roman Steuer/Jones Hansen 7-6 (7-3 tiebreaker), 6-2; Logan Simpson/Veeren Sheka (N) def. Logan Krock/Liam Argell 6-4, 6-2; Lorine Van Plate/Riley McMyrine (N) def. Noah Conklin/Zach Prater 6-4, 6-2.
Records: Pleasant Valley (4-3; 3-3 EPC); Nazareth (5-1; 5-1 EPC).
BASEBALL
Pleasant Valley-Liberty
Liberty rolled to a 13-3 win over visiting Pleasant Valley in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference contest.
Kamron Kensicki paced the Hurricanes with a three-hit day, as he finished with three singles and an RBI. Max Landis collected multiple extra base hits, as he recorded a double, triple, two runs scored and two RBIs.
Cameron King, Jacob George and Owen Walters accounted for the Bears’ three hits on the day.
Pleasant Valley 100 020 – 3 3 5
Liberty 013 603 – 13 9 3
George, Campbell (4) and King; Sciarra, Condoulis (5) and Kensicki. W – Sciarra. L – George.
Records: Pleasant Valley (1-3; 1-3 EPC); Liberty (3-0; 3-0 EPC).
SOFTBALL
Pleasant Valley-Liberty
Liberty made it three straight victories to open Eastern Pennsylvania Conference play, as the Hurricanes cruised to a 16-1 win over visiting Pleasant Valley.
Adelynn Smith capped a three-hit performance for the Hurricanes with a two-run home run to end the game in the fourth inning. Smith was a double shy of the cycle, as she added a single, triple, four runs scored and five RBIs to her cause.
Brianca Pridham collected the Bears’ lone hit, as she laced an RBI-double to right field in the opening inning.
Pleasant Valley 100 0 – 1 1 2
Liberty 382 3 – 16 14 0
Getz and Frable; Benner and Beck. W – Benner. L – Getz. HR: Liberty – Smith (4th, one on).
Records: Pleasant Valley (3-3; 1-3 EPC); Liberty (3-0; 3-0 EPC).