Bears wins pair on diamond
Pleasant Valley posted wins in both baseball and softball during scholastic action Thursday.
Tamaqua and Lehighton also picked up softball wins.BASEBALLPleasant Valley-PM WestPleasant Valley was victorious over Pocono Mountain West in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference contest, 6-2.Walker Wentzler led the Bears (5-7; 5-6) with three hits and four RBIs. Dakota George, who earned the pitching win with three innings of scoreless relief, also contributed a hit and two runs scored.Tanner Franks drove in both West runs.Pleasant Valley 010 110 3 - 6 7 1PM West 020 000 0 - 2 3 2Hardy, George (5) and Konopke; Smith and Denig. W - George. L - Smith.Lehighton-Blue MountainDean Stramara pitched a one-hitter and struck out nine batters to lead Blue Mountain to a 10-0 Schuylkill League win over Lehighton.Sean Greenawalt had two hits and knocked in a pair of runs for the Eagles, who also received two hits from Dave Kyslinger.The Indians only hit was a fourth-inning single by Cody Scherer. The loss dropped Lehighton to 3-8.Lehighton 000 00 - 0 1 5Blue Mountain 115 03 - 10 11 0David and Wagner; Stramara and Kyslinger. W - Stramara. L - David.Panther Vy.-MinersvilleDylan Stephen tossed a two-hit shutout to lead Minersville to a 10-0 Schuylkill League win over Panther Valley.Cody Bettinger collected three hits and three RBIs to lead the Miners. Ryan Nettles also contributed to the 13-hit attack with three singles.For the Panthers (4-6; 2-4), Sam Stanko and Darren Goida each had a hit.Panther Valley 000 00 - 0 2 3Minersville 120 43 - 10 13 0Vavra, Taras (5) and Massie; Stephen and Bettinger. W - Stephen. L - Vavra.Weatherly-Williams Vy.Zach Ulsh pitched a three-hitter and helped his own cause with a pair of hits to help Williams Valley claim a 9-1 Schuylkill League win over Weatherly.Ulsh struck out seven batters. The Vikings also received two hits and a pair of RBIs from Scott Whitcomb.For the Wreckers (0-7; 0-6), Ryan Hoffman finished with two hits and his team's only RBI.Weatherly 001 000 0 - 1 3 6Williams Valley 210 222 x - 9 6 0Hoffman and Osifat; Ulsh and Whitcomb. W - Ulsh. L - Hoffman.Catasauqua-No. LehighCatasauqua edged host Northern Lehigh, 2-1, in a Colonial League contest.The Roughies' Dakota Schiffer and Calvin Thompson each contributed a hit and run scored.Zach Rex, Chad Cederberg, Josh Hamm, Jeremie Tomkins, and Jacob Kistler each had hits for the Bulldogs (4-8; 3-7). Tomkins drove in Nolehi's only run. Hamm suffered the hard-luck pitching defeat despite striking out nine batters.Catasauqua 000 020 0 - 2 3 3Northern Lehigh 000 100 0 - 1 5 6W - Schiffer. L - Hamm.SOFTBALLTamaqua-Jim ThorpeTamaqua scored five runs in the top of the third inning and cruised to a 12-0 Schuylkill League win over Jim Thorpe.Caitlyn Joseph led the Raiders (10-2; 8-1) with two doubles and a single. Carly Sassaman and Taylor Fritz each had doubles, while Bailey Pedersen picked up the win with seven strong innings in the circle.Brittney Marzen, Ciara Miranda, Talia Valentini, Maggie Holloway and Gianna Bucci had the hits for the Olympians (1-11; 0-8).Tamaqua 005 021 4 - 12 14 0Jim Thorpe 000 000 0 - 0 5 3Pedersen and Sassaman; Day, Holloway (3) and Marzen. W - Pedersen. L - Day.Lehighton-Blue MountainLehighton managed to outlast Blue Mountain in Schuylkill League action, holding on for a 17-16 win in 11 innings.Joclyn Hunsicker and Amanda Loudon each had four hits for the Lady Indians (6-6, 5-5). Loudon had three runs scored, two RBIs and a double. Hunsicker had two runs scored, a triple and an RBI. Shelby Snyder had three runs batted in to go along with three hits, two runs scored and two doubles.Lehighton 000 903 010 04 - 17 19 4Blue Mtn. 101 060 410 03 - 16 21 4Bickert and Andrews; Gerace, Washko (4) and Skoff. W - Bickert. L - Gerace.Weatherly-Williams ValleyWinning pitcher Caitlyn Pinchorski had a grand slam, and teammate Kate Whelski added a two-run homer and double to power host Williams Valley to a 15-0 Schuylkill League win over Weatherly.The game was shortened to 2 1/2 innings by the 15-run rule.Pinchorski held the Lady Wreckers to one hit - a Kelly Parker single - while Tiana Yanoscak contributed two doubles and a single for the Lady Vikings' offense.Weatherly (4-4 overall) will entertain Lincoln Leadership Academy today in a non-league game.Weatherly 000 - 0 1 1Williams Vy. (11)4x - 15 11 0Kane, Isom (1) and Maiello, Frye (2). Pinchorski and Kreiser. W - Pincorski. L - Kane.Pleasant Valley-PM WestCrystal Morales hit a triple and knocked in three runs to help Pleasant Valley post a 13-1 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference win over Pocono Mountain West.Kiersten Griesback allowed just three hits to gain the pitching win. The Bears also received three hits from Alyssa Kotzmann.Pleasant Valley 313 60 - 13 14 0PM West 000 01 - 1 3 5W - Griesback. L - Robson.So. Lehigh-NorthwesternSouthern Lehigh scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to defeat Northwestern in a Colonial League contest, 6-4.Hannah Docalovich had two hits and three RBIs during Southern Lehigh's win. Danielle Mullin added three hits and two runs scored.Northwestern's Brooke Wehr had two hits and a stolen base, and Ellen Smith also had two hits.Southern Lehigh 210 001 2 - 6 11 1Northwestern 101 002 0 - 4 12 2Barns and Siffel; Danner, Bennett (7), and Wehr. W - Barns. L - Danner.Panther Vy.-MinersvilleMinersville exploded for 10 runs in the first inning and cruised to a 16-0 Schuylkill League win over Panther Valley.Adrienne Kroznuskie had three hits, two of them homers, and knocked in six runs to lead the Miners' offense. Abby Schoffstall also added two hits.For the Panthers (1-8; 0-6), Ryan and Rodriguez each had a hit.Panther Valley 000 - 0 2 1Minersville (10)6x - 16 12 0Hoffman, Manturana (1) and Rodriguez; Ebert and Polisnky. W - Ebert. L - Hoffman. HR: Minersville - Kroznuskie 2.TENNISWhitehall-Jim ThorpeWhitehall defeated Jim Thorpe in a non-league match, 4-1.Jim Thorpe's Brett Luicana was victorious in the No. 2 singles match against Islam Ahmes, 6-2, 6-0.The Olympians end the 2015 campaign with an overall record of 6-12.Whitehall 4, Jim Thorpe 1SINGLESAlex Rohn (W) def. John Lowin 6-3, 6-2; Brett Luicana (JT) def. Islam Ahmes 6-2, 6-0; Gwin Meyers (W) def. Luke Eggert 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4).DOUBLESMax Nurscher/Dan Herrera (W) def. Roman Raytsis/Shaun DiCostanzo 6-2, 6-0; Jordan Saliby/Jeremy Lim (W) def. Luke Carter/Chris Widdicombe 7-5, 6-3.