N'western, Pleasant Vy. get big soccer wins

Northwestern and Pleasant Valley both scored girls soccer wins on Monday afternoon.

GIRLS SOCCER

Northwestern-Salisbury

Northwestern remained undefeated on the season with a 3-0 Colonial League win over Salisbury.

Sarah Segan led the Tigers' offensive with a goal and two assists, while Nicole Lach and Jennifer Hallingstad added a single score.

The Tigers outshot the Falcons 19-3.

Northwestern improves to 10-0 overall and 6-0 in the league.

LV Christian-Lehighton

Amanda Acabou's two goals were enough to lift Lehighton to a 2-0 non-conference win over visiting Lehigh Valley Christian.

The Indians' Kacie Andrew scored the assist on Acabou's first half goal, while teammate Allison Andrew recorded the one on her second half score.

The Indians (3-6) outshot the Cougars 14-5. Kayla Troutman grabbed five saves between the Lehighton posts, while her counterpart Christine Overhout recorded 12.

Stroudsburg-Pleasant Vy.

Dianna Connor scored a minute into the overtime to lift Pleasant Valley to a 3-2 Mountain Valley Conference victory over Stroudsburg.

Connor paced the Bears' attack with two goals, while Ema Sabovic added another.

The Bears' Emily Schlogl recorded two assists, while Sarah Elmontacir was credited with the assist on the game-winner.

Elmontacir also finished with 14 saves in front of the Bears net, while her counterpart Danielle Bettini ended up with 13.

Pleasant Valley moves to 7-3 overall and remains unbeaten in the MVC at 3-0.

No. Lehigh-Palisades

Palisades ran away with a 9-0 Colonial League victory over visiting Northern Lehigh.

Elissa Berdini finished with a "hat-trick" in goals and assists for the Pirates, while teammate Alyson Marsden chipped in with two goals and three assists.

The Pirates' Karla Keler and Callie Duliba added a goal and an assist, while Hunter Boland and Sarah Nolen recorded single scores.

Northern Lehigh drops to 0-8-1, while Palisades moves to 8-1 overall.

Palmerton-Saucon Vy.

Saucon Valley posted all four of its goals in the first half en route to a 4-0 Colonial League win over Palmerton.

Alicia Binn paced the Panthers with two goals and an assist, while Maddie Heenan chipped in with a goal and two assists.

Saucon Valley's Rachel Moyer finished with a single goal, while Jess Fenon was credited with an assist.

The Bombers' keeper Kelsey Eaton finished with 15 saves, while the Panthers' Kelly Shoenberger grabbed seven.

Palmerton slips to 1-6-1 overall and 1-6 in the league.

BOYS TENNIS

Northampton-Pleasant Vy.

Pleasant Valley got the best of Northampton on the tennis courts for a 6-1 non-conference win.

Jon White and Jon Walmach earned singles' wins for the Bears.

Pleasant Valley improves to 10-1 on the season.

Pleasant Vy. 6, Northampton 1

SINGLES

Geoff Rybitsky (N) def. Vince Voulo 6-4, 3-6, 6-2; Jon White (PV) def. Josh Schoenberger 6-2, 6-2; Jon Walmach (PV) def. Noble Keyser 6-1, 6-1.

DOUBLES

Brandon Perry/Kevin Bantel (PV) def. Jordan Koppan/Chris Konstanwiecz 8-2 proset; Kyle Tamaraz/Lou Brano (PV) dec. Andrew Berger/Tyler Nicholas 6-2, 6-1; Stevie Berry/Mike Hughart (PV) def. Justin Berger/Andrew Serensits 6-0, 6-1; James Osinski/Jeff Olah (PV) def. Kevin Kulin/John Yeaw 6-3, 6-2.

Palmerton-Wilson

Wilson walked off the courts with a 4-1 Colonial League victory over visiting Palmerton.

Spencer Shigo posted the Bombers' lone team point with a 6-0, 6-1 match win over the Warriors' Andre Ramos.

Wilson 4, Palmerton 1

SINGLES

Chris Ott (W) def. Tyler Snyder 6-4, 6-2; Spencer Shigo (P) def. Andre Ramos 6-0, 6-1; Ryan Spirko (W) Richard Roselli 6-1, 6-3.

DOUBLES

Sam Veres/Jeff Edinger (W) def. Kevin Dayton/Stefano Tangano 6-1, 6-2; Jon Norris/Noah Cleary (W) def. Hunter Roberts/Tony Gardo 6-0, 6-1.

Allentown C.C.

-Jim Thorpe

Allentown Central Catholic blanked Jim Thorpe for a 5-0 win.

Zach Nace and Lou Squillace were able to steal the most games by any Olympians from their ACC opponents, but the Vikings' Gabriel Valez and Roberto Santana ended ended up posting a 6-1, 6-4 victory in the end.

ACC 5, Jim Thorpe 0

SINGLES

Libario Obeid (ACC) def. Corey Ligenza 6-0, 6-1; Phat Le (ACC) def. Kyle Lawrence 6-0, 6-0; Dan Schoenborn (ACC) def. Kyle Bacher 6-0, 6-0.

DOUBLES

Mike Gordon/Trevor Grigoruk (ACC) def. Shane Bleicher Otto/Dalton Becker 6-0, 6-0; Gabriel Valez/Roberto Santana (ACC) def. Zach Nace/Lou Squillace 6-1, 6-4.

Tamaqua-Blue Mountain

The Eagles shut out the Blue Raiders for a 7-0 win.

Christian Gardner had the best shot at a victory for the Blue Raiders, but fell short 6-3, 6-7 (10-5).

Blue Mountain 7, Tamaqua 0

SINGLES

Adam Bear (BM) def. Joey Binder 6-2, 6-0; Jake Premich (BM) def. Tyler Krell 6-0, 6-0; Dave Yuengling (BM) def. C.J. Shellhamer 6-1, 6-2; Kevin Igo (BM) def. Christian Gardiner 6-3, 6-7 (10-5); Joe Pace (BM) def. Scott Zellner 6-3, 6-4.

DOUBLES

Alex Miller/Michael Bruce (BM) def. Eddie Krell/Jred Sharpe 10-0; Dip Patel/Kiefer Luckenbill (BM) def. Sam Depue/Gabe Bumberger 10-1.

BASEBALL

Saucon Valley-No. Lehigh

Northern Lehigh took advantage of a hot hitting day to capture an 8-5 Colonial League victory over Saucon Valley.

Kirk Bender and Joel Seiler collected three hits a piece, with Seiler knocking in three runs and Bender one for the Bulldogs.

Cody Holman had two hits and three RBIs, Kyle Schomp two hits and an RBI, and Trevor Yashur helped out with two hits.

Saucon Vy. 100 011 2 - 5 9 1

No. Lehigh 100 106 - 8 13 3

Laub, Herbold (5), and Schreder; Silver, Holman (7); W - Silver L - Laub.

So. Lehigh-Northwestern

Southern Lehigh outlasted Northwestern in a high-scoring affair by a score of 19-15.

The Tigers put forth a strong effort scoring five runs in the seventh inning, but it wasn't enough to take down the Spartans.

Northwestern's Peyton Bachman had a good day at the plate getting four hits and knocking in four runs.

With the loss Northwester fall to 8-2 (5-2) on the season.

So. Lehigh 104 446 0 - 19 20 3

Northwestern 160 030 5 - 15 12 4

Moyer, Woroniak (4), Binder (7), Anderson (7), and DelPriore; Perry, Snyder (3), Smith (5), Dorney (7), and Bridinger; W - Woroniak. L - Snyder. HR: SL - Delpriore (6th, one on).

No. Schuylkill-Panther Vy.

North Schuylkill only needed five innings to hand Panther Valley an 18-3 Schuylkill League Division I setback.

Jake Rakowsky led the Spartans with three singles, a run scored and a RBI, while Matt Sharkanic added two doubles and two runs scored.

The Panthers' Nick McArdle had a RBI double, while teammate Jake Kusko delivered a RBI single.

Panther Valley drops to 1-9 overall and 0-5 in the league.

No. Schuylkill 750 42 - 18 18 1

Panther Vy. 002 10 - 3 6 3

Wiley, Hummel (4) and Anczarski; Terry, King (2), Kusko (4) and Black. W - Wiley. L - Terry.

SOFTBALL

Marian-Weatherly

In the top of the sixth inning, the Fillies erupted for seven runs to put this one away, 9-4 over Weatherly.

Shannon Skotek had a two-RBI double in that pivotal inning, while teammates Marissa Webb finished the game with three hits, two runs scored and a RBI, and Gabby Cann had two hits, two RBIs and two stolen bases.

For the Lady Wreckers, Sara Dolinsky had three hits and Erin Dougherty had two hits in the losing effort.

Bethany Shaud picked up the mound win for Marian (6-2, 3-1) with nine strikeouts and one walk.

Marian 000 027 0 - 9 10 3

Weatherly 000 211 0 - 4 8 5

Shaud and Hill; Polchin and E. Dougherty. W - Shaud. L - Polchin.

So. Lehigh-Northwestern

The Lady Tigers used a four-run first inning to provide them all the offense they'd need to down Southern Lehigh, 5-3 in Colonial League softball.

Brooke Heller finished 2-for-3 for the Tigers, with a run scored and a RBI, while teammate Emily Bennett picked up the mound win with Ashley Eden getting the save.

For Solehi, Shelby Drissel was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.

So. Lehigh 100 020 0 - 3 7 4

Northwestern 400 001 0 - 5 7 4

Tankred and ; Bennett, Eden (6) and . W - Bennett, L - Tankred, S - Eden.

Saucon Vy.-No. Lehigh

Saucon Valley scored a run in every inning, defeating Northern Lehigh 16-6 in Colonial League play.

Cassie Toth had two hits, two runs, and an RBI, while Amber Thomas added a double and three RBIs for the Lady Bulldogs.

Arastina Barry and Jess Mowrey dished out three hits a piece for the Panthers, Mowrey knocking in three runs and Barry chipping in with two RBIs.

Northwestern falls to 4-6 (2-5) after the loss.

Saucon Vy. 214 315 - 16 15 4

No. Lehigh 103 011 - 6 6 6

Rusu and Kelly Schreder; Horwath, and Filchner. W - Rusu L - Horwath.

No. Dame (G.P.)-Palmerton

Notre Dame opened with a seven-run first and never looked back to score a 11-5 Colonial League win over Palmerton.

The Crusaders' Hannah Stanson keyed the first inning with a three-run homerun, while Tara Gorman added a solo homerun in the fourth inning. Gorman finished with a single, homerun, a run scored and a RBI.

Steph Buck (RBI-triple) and Sierra Miller (two-run single) accounted for the Bombers' lone hits.

Palmerton falls to 6-3 overall and 4-3 in the CL.

No. Dame 710 111 0 - 11 8 4

Palmerton 001 130 0 - 5 2 3

Koehler, Gaffney (6) and Simpkins; Herring and Campbell. W - Koehler. L - Herring. HR: NDGP - Stanson (1st, two on), Gorman (4th, none on).

Blue Mt.-Tamaqua

The Lady Raiders suffered through eight errors and dropped a 8-0 decision to Blue Mountain in Schuylkill League softball action.

Kar Elser and M. Kisela both had three singles, while S. Porczynski had a RBI double and a single and Kay Elser had a double, two singles and a RBI.

For Tamaqua, Chey Bates had a double and two singles to keep things interesting.

Blue Mt. 012 031 1 - 8 16 1

Tamaqua 000 000 0 - 0 6 8

Kisela and Porczynski; Dietrich and Zancofsky. W - Kisela. L - Dietrich.

Jim Thorpe-Pine Grove

Pine Grove's Ethel Santai pitched a one-hitter against the Lady Olympians and led her team to a 14-0 win in softball action.

Brittany Caufman had the sole hit for the locals, which was a double.

Meanwhile, Amanda Kemmerling was 2-for-4 with a home run and a single, while Jeena Sidleck had a triple.

Jim Thorpe 000 00 - 0 1 2

Pine Grove 218 3x - 14 10 0

Caufmann and Fiducia; Santai and Stine. W - Santai. L - Caufmann. HR: PG - Kemmerling.

Panther Vy-Shenandoah

The Blue Devils took a doubleheader from the Panthers by scores of 9-2 and 6-0, with one being a league game and the other an exhibition contest.

In the opener, Shenandoah Valley's Jordyn Kowalick and Ali Semanchik had two hits each, while the Panthers got a pair of hits from Sam Zlock and Sarah-Mary Tucker.

Caitlin Bonk of Shenandoah held the Panthers to just three hits in the nightcap, one being a double by Zlock.

Panther Vy. 100 100 0 - 2 5 4

Shenandoah 200 403 x - 9 7 2

Zlock and Kehrli; Lukashunas and Mika. W - Lukashunas

Panther Vy. 000 000 0 - 0 3 2

Shenandoah 102 012 x - 6 9 0

Zlock and Kehrli; Bonk and Mika. W - Bonk.