Marian, Palmerton have succesful days

Marian picked up doubleheader sweeps in both baseball and softball while Palmerton recorded wins in baseball, softball and soccer to highlight Monday's scholastic sports action.

BASEBALL

No. Lehigh-Northwestern

Sawyer Smith and Matt Maher combined to drive in all five runs for Northwestern and help the Tigers to a 5-4 victory over Colonia League foe Northern Lehigh.

Smith knocked in three runs, while Maher drove in two. Teammate Payton Bachman chipped in with two hits and two runs.

Northern Lehigh's Matt Gill hit a three-run homer in the fifth and drove in another run to account for all four of the Bulldogs' runs. Gill finished the day 3-for-4.

Northwestern improves to 7-8 (6-7), while Northern Lehigh drops to 11-3 (10-2).

Northern Lehigh 100 030 0 - 4 8 1

Northwestern 104 000 x - 5 5 2

Kern and Bender; Smith and White. W - Smith, L - Kern. HR: NL - Gill (5th, two on).

Bangor-Palmerton

Ryan Saylor's sixth-inning RBI-single scored teammate Tanner Gutekunst with what turned out to be the game-winning run to lift Palmerton to a 9-8 Colonial League victory over visiting Bangor.

Gutekunst led the Bombers with perfect 4-for-4 performance at the plate, which included four singles, two runs scored and three RBIs.

Tyler Svetik chipped in with two singles and four RBIs for Palmerton. Aaron Cook recorded a single and two runs scored.

Bangor 020 114 0 - 8 9 1

Palmerton 152 001 x - 9 9 2

Glueck, Reece (4) and Pysher; Brogan, Marcin (6) Tyahla (6) and Kuntz. W - Tyahla. L - Reece.

Mahanoy Area-Marian

Marian swept Mahanoy Area in a Schuylkill League Division III doubleheader.

The Colts rode their offense to an 11-4 victory in the opener and then relied on the pitching of Corey Ryba to post a 7-0 victory in game two.

In the opener, Ryba led the Colts at the plate with a perfect 4-for-4 performance, which included three runs scored and three RBIs. Zach Motil followed with three singles and a run scored. JT Keer (two singles, three run scored), Brandon Dopira (single, double, two RBIs), Mark Stawick (single, double), Ryan Gimbi (two singles, RBI) and Ron Kosar (two singles) also had big games for the Colts.

Ryba was successful on the mound in the nightcap, firing a two-hitter and striking out six. He also added a double and a triple at the plate. Teammate Ryan Gimbi chipped in with a single, double, a run scored and an RBI. Scott Morris contributed two singles and two RBIs.

Marian moves to 8-3 overall and 7-1 in the SL.

Game One

Mahanoy Area 120 100 0 - 4 5 2

Marian 330 230 x - 11 16 5

Andrewsky, Kimmel (5) and Moroczka; Motil, Kweder (2) and Stawick, Kosar (2). W - Kweder. L - Andrewsky.

Game Two

Mahanoy Area 114 10 - 7 9 1

Marian 000 00 - 0 2 5

Van Horn and Moroczka, Bloss (4); Ryba and Kosar. W - Ryba. L - Van Horn.

Pine Grove-Panther Vy.

Pine Grove erupted for 10 runs in the first inning all with two outs to run away with a 19-3 Schuylkill League Division I victory over Panther Valley.

Ty Zimmerman got things started with a three-run homer.

Stephen Gulla had the Panthers' lone big hit with a two-run double in the bottom of the first.

Panther Valley slips to 4-8 overall and 1-7 in the league.

Pine Grove (10)06 3 - 19 15 0

Panther Valley 210 0 - 3 4 1

Hafer and Zimmerman; Gurka, Stano (1), Gallagher (3), King (4) and Marouchoc, Black. W - Hafer. L - Gurka. HR: Pine Grove - Zimmerman (2, 1st, two on; 4th, none on), Scheibly (1st, one on), Smith (1st, one on), Hafer (4th, one on).

PM East-Tamaqua

Tamaqua shot itself in the foot all day by committing seven errors in the field as it fell to Pocono Mountain East, 22-7, in non-league play.

Despite the loss, Mike Toth hit two homers on the day while Ryan Palsgrove hit one for the Raiders. Luke Matsago helped out by going 2-for-2 with a double and a run scored. Carl Wittig added two RBIs.

PM East 3(10)2 16 - 22 17 0

Tamaqua 214 00 - 7 8 7

Transue and Ferranti; Reinhardt, George (2), Nichols (4), Hosler (5) and Roberts. W - Transue, L - Reinhardt. HR: PM - Sheranko (5th, three on); T - Toth 2 (2nd, none on and 3rd, one on), Palsgrove (1st, none on).

Nativity-Weatherly

Nativity rolled to a 14-1 Schuylkill League Division III victory over Weatherly.

Alex Mansell powered the Hilltoppers' offense with a single, two-run home run and three runs scored.

James Belletiere had two singles and a run scored for Weatherly.

Nativity 224 200 4 - 14 13 1

Weatherly 000 100 0 - 1 4 6

Matz, Coyne (4), Luckenbill (7) and Mansell; Hinkle, Belletiere (4) and Lech. W - Matz. L - Hinkle. HR: Nativity - Mansell (7th, one on).

No. Schuylkill-Jim Thorpe

North Schuylkill exploded for 17 runs in the second inning to post a 17-0 Schuylkill League Division I win over Jim Thorpe.

Jon Green had a grand slam home run and finished with six RBIs.

Jim Thorpe slips to 0-12 overall and 0-9 in the league.

North Schuylkill 0(17)0 - 17 8 0

Jim Thorpe 000 - 0 3 3

Green, Reed (2) and Demansky; Hickey, Knox (2), Micciche (2) and Duvigneaud. W - Green. L - Hickey. HR: No. Schuylkill - Green (2nd, three on).

Pleasant Vy.-ES South

Pleasant Valley and East Stroudsburg South's game was suspended after 13 innings with the score tied 3-3.

The two teams will resume play on Wednesday.

SOFTBALL

Palmerton-Bangor

Palmerton posted a 7-3 Colonial League win over Bangor.

The Bombers' Martina Herring had 10 strike outs and allowed two earned run on route of scoring the pitching victory.

Katie Reimer paced the Bombers with three singles and a RBI, while Amber Hettler chipped in with two singles, a double and a RBI.

Teammate Michelle Rickert followed with two singles, three runs scored and five stolen bases.

Palmerton improves to 3-10 overall and 2-9 in the league while Bangor falls to 5-9 (4-7).

Palmerton 103 001 2 - 7 9 2

Bangor 010 010 1 - 3 5 1

Herring and Harleman; Brands and Panczer. W - Herring. L - Brands.

Mahanoy Area-Marian

Marian swept Mahanoy Area in a Schuylkill League doubleheader, winning 1-0 and 5-4.

Game one's ending was quite bizarre. After reaching base on a bunt single, stealing second and moving to third on a ground out, the Fillies' Sam Faust stole home when Mahanoy Area lost track of the count. Thinking they had just recorded a strike out to end the inning (when in reality it was only strike two), the Golden Bears rolled the ball to the mound and began walking off the field. Faust then sprinted home for the game-winning run.

Game two had more of a traditional ending and saw the Fillies win 5-4. Kayla Knight and Gabby Green each had two hits, while teammates Alexa Nemeth and Shannon Skotek each legged out doubles.

Knight earned the win in both games. She went the distance in game one and then came in in relief in game two.

Marian moves to 10-2 overall and 7-2 in the league with the wins.

Game One

Mahanoy Area 000 000 0 - 0 2 0

Marian 000 000 1 - 1 4 0

Hullihan and Finneran; Knight and Hill. W - Knight, L - Hullihan.

Game Two

Marian 000 131 0 - 5 7 1

Mahanoy Area 003 100 0 - 4 8 4

Nemeth, Knight and Hill; Hullihan and Finneran. W - Knight, L - Hullihan.

Pine Grove-Panther Valley

Pine Grove got the best of Panther Valley in a Schuylkill League Division I doubleheader.

The Cardinals' Ethel Santai tossed a perfect game in a 17-0 victory in game one while Miranda Riegel threw a one-hitter in a 16-0 win in game two.

Meanwhile, the Cardinals' offense took advantage of some timely hits and walks to rattle off a total of 33 runs in a span of six innings.

With the two setbacks, Panther Valley slips to 0-13 overall and 0-8 in the SL.

Game One

Panther Valley 000 - 0 0 2

Pine Grove 89x - 17 8 0

Tucker, Zlock (1) and Walck; Santai and Reeves. W - Santai. L - Tucker.

Game Two

Pine Grove (10)60 - 16 8 0

Panther Valley 000 - 0 1 6

Lengel and Martin; Gates and Walck. W - Lengel. L - Gates.

GIRLS SOCCER

Palmerton-NDES

Kylee Turko's four goals highlighted Palmerton's 5-1 Colonial League win over Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg.

Katie Rinfret added a goal and an assist for the Bombers. Lauren David was credited with an assist.

Palmerton outshot NDES 21-6. Bombers' goalie Kelsey Eaton finished with four saves.

Palmerton improves to 5-8 overall and 3-8 in the CL.

N'western-Pen Argyl

Colonial League foes Northwestern and Pen Argyl played to a 1-1 tie.

Although the Tigers ripped off 18 shots, they could only get one past Green Knight goalie Abby Laubach. Cassandra Yoch had the locals' lone goal.

Lehighton-Pleasant Vy.

Kayla Dorney picked up two goals and two assists for the Lady Bears in a 5-0 Mountain Valley Conference shutout of Lehighton.

Katie Forte, Dianna Connor and Kira Sever tallied the other goals for Pleasant Valley (11-3, 8-1). Sever also had an assist.

Sarah Elmontacir made three saves as the Bears recorded their 10th shutout of the season.

Bangor-No. Lehigh

Six different players scored goals as Bangor knocked off Northern Lehigh for a 9-1 Colonial League victory.

Samantha Eden scored the Bulldogs' lone goal off an assist from Shelby Snyder.

Northern Lehigh falls to 2-12 overall and 1-11 in the league.