Published March 31. 2025 02:10PM
March 31, 1995 — Tamaqua’s softball team explodes for 12 runs in the sixth inning to help outscore Jim Thorpe for a 24-13 victory. Becky Yacobenas leads the Blue Raider offense, finishing 4-for-5 — including a double — with four RBIs and five runs. The winners receive four hits and three RBIs from Cheryl Stidham, while Melanie Frantz collects four hits and scores four runs. Tamaqua, coached by Maggie Samson, also gets three hits, four RBIs and two runs from Jen Tracy. Susan Ward adds two hits and a pair of runs, and Jenna Demetriades knocks in three runs. Thorpe’s Kathy Young ends with two hits and three RBIs.