Northwestern baseball picked up a big win, while Lehighton and Palmerton got softball victories on Wednesday.

BASEBALLNorthwestern-So. LehighThe Tigers erupted for seven runs in the last inning to pull away for a 14-2 Colonial League win over the Spartans.Brady Mengel had three hits and scored two runs for Northwestern. Isaac Fatzinger also had a hit and three RBIs, while Tyler Schreiner added a home run.Jake Augustus was the winning pitcher.N'western 320 020 7 - 14 10 1So. Lehigh 000 100 1 - 2 9 4Augustus, Hendricks (7) and Wiik; Cassel, Murtaugh (5), Hendricks (7) and N/A. W - Augustus. HR - NW: Schreiner.Palmerton-CatasauquaCatasauqua scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to propel by Palmerton in a Colonial League contest, 6-5.Zach Svetik, Zach Buck, Garrett Perschy, and Kole Rodrigues each had RBIs despite the loss.Palmerton 021 020 0 - 5 12 5Catasauqua 200 040 x - 6 5 3Svetik, Perschy (4); Berger. W - Berger. L - Persvhy. HR - Catasauqua: Monteverde.SOFTBALLLehighton-LourdesLehighton defeated Lourdes in a Schuylkill League Division I contest, 18-10.The Indians Rachel Serfass had a double, a triple and three RBIs. Jocelyn Hunsicker smacked a triple, while Saige Miller drove in a pair of runs during the win. Autumn Bickert struck out three batters and got the win.Lehighton 31(14) - 18 10 0Lourdes 100 - 1 5 7Bickert and Hunsicker; Miller and Milewski. W- Bickert. L - Miller. HR - Lehighton: Loudon (first inning, one on).Salisbury-No. LehighSalisbury defeated Northern Lehigh in a Colonial League game, 12-3.Sage Hargreaves led the Lady Bulldogs with two hits.Rachel Costantini of Salisbury had a home run, a triple, and four RBIs.Salisbury 005 043 0 12 11 1No. Lehigh 200 001 0 - 3 10 4Rogers and Costantini; Ziegler, K.Hoffman (7), and D.Hoffman. W - Rogers. L - Ziegler. HR - Salisbury: Costantini.Marian-NativityMarian came up short to Nativity in a Schuylkill League contest, 6-5.Despite the loss, Karlee Gimeno of Marian launched a two-run homer in the second inning. Kaitlin Kowker also contributed a pair of hits.Marian 020 111 0 - 5 6 3Nativity 300 010 2 - 6 6 2Joy and Kowker; Miske and Melochick. W - Miske. L - Joy. HR - Marian: Gimeno (second inning, one on)Northwestern-So. LehighSouthern Lehigh needed extra innings to squeak by Northwestern in a Colonial League game, 7-6.Brooke Wehr hit a two-run homer in the five-run second inning by the Tigers. Ellen Smith also had three hits.So. Lehigh 100 031 100 1 - 7 11 1Northwestern 005 100 000 0 - 6 13 1Danner and Wehr;Bassler and Binder. W -Bassler. L - Binder. HR: NW - Wehr (third, one on)Palmerton-CatasauquaPalmerton topped Catasauqua in a Colonial League affair, 9-8.Reese Dugan crushed two home runs offensively, and struck out eight batters during her work in the circle. Avery Neipert also hit a homer in the fifth inning and drove in a trio of runs. Jordan Boyer added in two hits and one run scored.Palmerton 000 350 1 - 9 9 0Catasauqua 003 200 3 - 8 12 4Dugan, Pekurny (4), Dugan (5) and Krome; Reichl, Gallagher (5) and Schlofer. W - Dugan. L - Reichl. HR - Palmerton: Dugan 2 (fourth inning, two on; fifth inning, one on), Neipert (fifth inning, two on); Catasauqua: Smith (third inning, two on)BOYS LACROSSEPleasant Valley-FreedomFreedom edged Pleasant Valley in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference contest, 7-5.Greg Steo led the Bears with three goals. Samir Hoxha added one goal and a pair of assists.GIRLS LACROSSECrestwood-Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley used 24 shots on goal to defeat Crestwood in a non-league battle, 16-7.Savannah Bauman led the Lady Bears with four goals. Jasmine VanSpanje added three, as Alyssa Grieco and Alyssa Lopez each added a trio of scores.TRACKPottsville-LehightonPottsville and Lehighton split a Schuylkill League dual-meet on Wednesday.The Lehighton boys were victorious over Pottsville 80-70, while the Lady Indians came up short to the Lady Tide, 80-70.Shane Blasiak of Lehighton won the long jump, triple jump, and high jump events. Nick Chambers was vicotrious in the 100 and 200 meter dashes.Lehighton's Cera Gaston was victorious in both the 1600 and 3200, and Jada Whiteman won both the 200 and 400.BOYSLehighton 80, Pottsville 70100- 1. Nick Chambers (L) 11.13, 2. Richard Noll (L), 3. Nathan Furness (P);200- 1. Nick Chambers (L) 23.0, 2. Christian Witman (P), 3. Tanner Haydt (L);400- 1. Nate Varano (P) 52.81, 2. Tanner Haydt (L), 3. Joseph Petit-Clair (L);800- 1. Colin Ebling (P) 2:06.19, 2. Jacob DiCello (P), 3. Trent Frey (L);1600- 1. Colin Ebling (P) 4:52.07, 2. Jacob DiCello (P), 3. Anthony Tavella (L);3200- 1. Michael Blacketter (L) 11:01.68, 2. Blade McCabe (L), 3. Brody Kokitus (P);110H- 1. Conner Fabian (L) 16.19, 2. Matthew Strubinger (L), 3. Michael Holobetz (P);300H- 1. Connor Fabian (L) 43.53, 2. Jeremy Witman (P), 3. Joseph Bradley (L);400 relay- 1. Pottsville 45.33;1600 relay- 1.Pottsville 3:33.68;3200 relay- 1. Pottsville 9:01.59;Shot put- 1. Dante Yeastadt (P) 44-02, 2. Bailey Vincent (L), 3. Hunter Greene (L);Discus- 1. Nick Joy (P) 133-11, 2. Hunter Greene (L), 3. Chase Alisauckas (P);Javelin- 1. Hunter Greene (L) 160-03, 2. Chase Alisauckas (P), 3. Anthony Angelichio (P);Long jump- 1. Shane Blasiak (L) 19-02, 2. Aaron Bowman (L), 3. Nathan Furness (P);Triple jump- 1. Shane Blasiak (L) 39-04 1/2, 2. Jaquan Smith (P), 3. Tobias Serrian (P);High jump- 1. Shane Blasiak (L) 5-10, 2. Cody Semmel (L), 3. Tobias Serrian (P);Pole vault- 1. Aaron Bowman (L) 12-06, 2. Jaquon Smith (P), 3. Kevin McKeon (P).GIRLSPottsville 80, Lehighton 70100- 1. Alyssa Kondrack (P) 13.06, 2. Autumn Tarconish (P), 3. Sandy Day (P);200- 1. Jada Whiteman (L) 27.38, 2. Alyssa Kondrack (P), 3. Rajah Quinones (L);400- 1. Jada Whiteman (L) 1:03.22, 2. Rebecca Sites (P), 3. Keyahr McDowell (L);800- 1. Amanda Mathisen (L) 2:41.03, 2. Hannah Joyce (P), 3. Chloe Bledscoe (P);1600- 1. Cera GastoN (L) 5:55.96, 2. Amanda Mathisen (L), 3. Piper DeMatte (L);3200- 1. Cera Gaston (L) 12:55.75, 2. Pipe DeMatte (L), 3. Brenna Nagle (P);100H- 1. Madison Sherakas (P) 15.95, 2. Alexis Barndt (L), 3. Grace Shanton (L);300H- 1. Madison Sherakas (P) 49.00, 2. Grace Shanton (L), 3. Alexis Barndt (L);400 relay- 1. Pottsville 52.65; 1600 relay - 1. Lehighton 4:45.56;3200 relay- 1. Pottsville 11:05.18;Shot put- 1. Holly Bollinger (L) 32-25, 2. Kyra Schenk (P), 3. McKayla Jones (P);Discus- 1. McKayla Jones (P) 95-08, 2. Isabelle Meckes (L), 3. Kyra Schenk (P);Javelin- 1. Megan McCullion (L) 100-02, 2. McKayla Jones (P), 3. Alyssa Kondrack (P);Long jump- 1. Kayla Dradius (P) 14-3 1/2, 2. Autumn Tarconish (P), 3. Emily Gulick (L);Triple jump- 1. Shelby Habner (P) 30-07, 2. Grace Shanton (L), 3. Marielle Przywava (P);High jump- 1. Shelby Habner (P) 4-09, 2. Hannah Joyce (P), 3. Keyahr McDowell (L);Pole vault- 1. Lauren Marks (L) 7-06, 2. Madison Sherakas (P), 3. Erin Cleary (P).Nativity-Panther ValleyPanther Valley and Nativity split during a Schuylkill League dual-meet on Wednesday.The PV boys topped Nativity, 87-54.Ali Capobianco of Panther Valley was a multi-winner in the 300 hurdles and triple jump events.The Lady Panthers came up short to the Green Wave, 102-39.Alexa Ruzicka was a bright spot for PV, as she was victorious in the long jump and triple jump competitions.BOYSPanther Valley 87, Nativity 54100- 1. Anthony Micholik (PV) 12.0, 2. Kyle Emmert (PV), 3. Price Szeliga (N);200- 1. Andrew Chiu (N) 25.0, 2. Kyle Emmert (PV), 3. Sebatian Reynolds (PV);400- 1. Giovanni Rivera (PV) 55.60, 2. Daniel Gilberry (PV), 3. Anthony Micholik (PV);800- 1. Dante Rivera (PV) 2:26.00, 2. Aaron Neff (PV), 3. Jacob Evans (N);1600- 1. Brett Rushannon (N) 5:40.00, 2. Jonathan Reynolds (PV), 3. Cordell Brettle (PV);3200- 1. Brett Rushannon (N) 12:18.0, 2. Tyler Zimerofsky (N), 3. Jonathan Reynolds (PV);110H- 1. Josh Rodriguez (PV) 16.90, 2. Ali Capobianco (PV), 3. Michael Hood (PV);300H- 1. Ali Capobianco (PV) 44.20, 2. Josh Rodriguez (PV), 3. Michael Hood (PV);400 relay- 1. Panther Valley 49.20;1600 relay- 1. Panther Valley 3:56.90;3200 relay- 1. Panther Valley 9:32.00;Shot put- 1. William Devers (N) 41-06, 2. Luke Hunsicker (PV), 3. Tristan Shellhammer (N);Discus- 1. Luke Hunsicker (PV) 101-03, 2. William Devers (N), 3. Jordan Moyer (PV);Javelin- 1. Tristan Shellhammer (N) 126-0, 2. William Devers (N), 3. Luke Hunsicker (PV);Long jump- 1. Price Szeliga (N) 18-03, 2. Andrew Chiu (N), 3. Tyler Davis (P);Triple jump- 1. Ali Capobianco (PV) 36-11, 2. Josh Rodrigeuz (PV), 3. Tyler Davis (PV);High jump -1. Andrew Matlock (N) 5-08, 2. Trent Shatalsky (N), 3. Adam Depew (PV).GIRLSNativity 102, Panther Valley 39100- 1. Haley Zimerofsky (N) 13.30, 2. Elizabeth McDermott (PV), 3. Samantha Williams (PV);200- 1. Haley Zimerofsky (N) 27.50, 2. Elizabeth McDermott (PV), 3. Kiley Boswell (PV);400- 1. Shelby Stempa (PV) 1:11.90, 2. Elizabeth McDermott (PV), 3. Anna Adams (N);800- 1. Joahlana Najunas (N) 2:58.0, 2. Madison Hayes (N), 3. Kaitlyn Bowers (N);1600- 1. Joahlana Najunas (N) 6:44.00, 2. Victoria Newton (N), 3. Kaitlyn Bowers (N);3200- 1. Joahlana Najunas (N) 14:38.00, 2. Victoria Newton (N), 3.Hailey Schockley (N);100H- 1. Lindsay Lord (N) 16.80, 2. Samantha Williams (PV), 3. Sarah Hood (PV);300H- 1. Lindsay Lord (N) 53.80, 2. Sarah Hood (PV), 3. Mikaela Toash (N);400 relay -1. Nativity 56.0;1600 relay- 1. Nativity 4:59.00;3200 relay- 1. Nativity 13:42.00;Shot put- 1. Ashley Strausser (N) 33-10 1/2, 2. Mallory Sanders (N), 3. Desiree Abadia (PV);Discus- 1. Mallory Sanders (N) 90-03, 2. Ashley Strausser (N), 3. Desiree Abadia (PV);Javelin- 1. Ashley Strausser (N) 102-08, 2. Mallory Sanders (N), 3. Noelle Steele (N);Long jump- 1. Alexa Ruzicka (PV) 14-04, 2. Lindsay Lord (N), 3. Tia Ketchledge (PV);Triple jump- 1. Alexa Ruzicka (PV) 28-07, 2. Carley Lionetto (N), 3. Olivia Smarr (N);High jump- 1. Mikaela Tobash (N) 4-08, 2. Shelby Stempa (PV), 3. Jullia Klembara (N).