HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Tri-Valley wins Halifax Tournament

Chuck Curley, Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa.
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Apr. 11—HALIFAX — Gianna Poletti had a six-hit day to power Tri-Valley to the championship of the Halifax Tournament on Saturday.

The Bulldogs outslugged Brandywine Heights 13-8 in the semifinal, then clubbed host Halifax 8-1 in the final.

Against the Bullets, Poletti went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, two runs scored and two RBIs. Faith Colahan was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs for the Dawgs, who rapped out 13 hits.

In the final, Poletti went 4-for-4 with a double, a home run, three runs scored and three RBIs. Her two-run homer sparked a three-run fourth inning that gave Tri-Valley a 4-0 lead.

Emma Maurer took care of the pitching in the final, stopping Halifax on three hits. She struck out 10.

Halifax Tournament

Semifinal

Brandy. Hts. (1-3);004;040;0;—;8;9;5

TV (5-0);420;511;x;—;13;13;5

DeLong, Schuster (2) and Lukenich; Schley and Snyder. W — Schley (3-0). L — DeLong.

Hits: Brandywine Heights — Fay 2, Schuster 2, Reinhart, DeLong, Jones, Arnold, Stuffler. Tri-Valley — Huhn, F. Colahan 3, Poletti 2, L. Snyder, Schley 2, Maurer 2, H. Colahan, Header.

2B — Jones, Poletti, Schley 2, F. Colahan. 3B — Poletti.

Championship

Halifax (3-1);000;001;0;—;1;3;2

Tri-Valley (6-0);100;340;x;—;8;13;1

Sawdey and Roland; Maurer and Rice. W — Maurer (3-0). L — Sawdey.

Hits: Haliax — Roland, Sawdey, Steinhauer. Tri-Valley — F. Colahan, Poletti 4, L. Snyder 2, Rice, H. Colahan 2, Header 2, Masser.

2B — Steinhauer, F. Colahan, L. Snyder, Poletti. HR — Poletti.

PGA takes 2nd

at Cardinal Classic

PINE GROVE — Shikellamy pushed a run across in the top of the seventh inning and held on to defeat Pine Grove 6-5 in the championship game of the Cardinal Classic.

Pine Grove advanced to the final with a 7-3 win over Lake-Lehman.

In the final, Blaire Balestrini went 4-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and one RBI to lead the Braves.

Emily Fisher went 3-for-4 with a run scored for the Cardinals. Alissa Dorsey, Bailley Dorson and Isabella Langkam added two hits apiece. Langham had a double and two RBIs.

In the semifinal win over Lake-Lehman, Lillian Barra went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Winning pitcher Megan Wolfe was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs; Dorsey went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI; Fisher went 2-for-3 with two runs scored; and Makenzie Daubert was 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Wolfe's two-run single and Alera Aungst's RBI double keyed the Cardinals' five-run fourth inning that put them ahead to stay.

Cardinal Classic

At Pine Grove

Semifinal

Lake-Lehman;003;000;0;—;3;10;1

Pine Grove (3-2);010;501;x;—;7;13;1

Scoblick, Honeywell (3) and Ulozas; Wolfe and Dorson. W — Wolfe (3-2). L — Honeywell.

Hits: Lake-Lehman — Zier-Norris 2, Scoblick 2, Hudak 3, Ulozas, Hunt, Smith. Pine Grove — Wolfe 2, Dorsey 2, Barra 3, Fisher 2, Daubert 2, Wolff, Aungst.

2B — Aungst, Barra. 3B — Ulozas.

Championship

Shik;200;021;1;—;6;14;3

Pine Grove (3-3);001;040;0;—;5;11;1

Kremer and R. Wiest; Wolfe and Dorson. W — Kremer. L — Wolfe (3-3).

Hits: Shikellamy — Balestrini 4, Treas 2, R. Wiest, Kremer, Leeser, Schneider, Minner, L. Wiest, Wary 2. Pine Grove — Dorsey 2, Barra, Dorson 2, Langkam 2, Fisher 3, Daubert.

2B — Balestrini, Langkam.

Tamaqua 11

Mahanoy Area 0

TAMAQUA — Bryn Clifford pitched a five-inning no-hitter as Tamaqua shut out Mahanoy Area in a non-league game.

Clifford struck out 12 and walked one.

Hailey Williams powered the Blue Raiders by going 3-for-3 with a triple, an inside-the-park home run, three RBIs and three runs scored. Lexi Thomas was 3-for-3 with a double, a triple, two runs scored and one RBI, while Riley Zeigenfuss went 2-for-3 with a triple, two runs scored and one RBI.

Mahanoy (2-3);000;00;—;0;0;1

Tamaqua (3-4);321;5x;—;11;11;0

Mayberry and Lewandowski; Clifford and Warne. W — Clifford (3-4). L — Mayberry (1-1).

Hits: Mahanoy Area — None. Tamaqua — LA. Thomas 3, McLaughlin, Zeigenfuss 2, Williams 3, Warne, B. Thomas.

2B — L. Thomas, Warne, B. Thomas. 3B — L. Thomas, Zeigenfuss, Williams. HR — Williams.

North Schuylkill 17

Schuylkill Haven 2

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Joslin Stitzer, Madeline Hall and Shaina DeAngelo had three hits apiece as North Schuylkill defeated Schuylkill Haven in a non-league game.

In the Spartans' eight-run third inning, Stitzer had an RBI single and a triple. Also for North Schuylkill, DeAngelo hit a solo home run in the fourth; Emily Slotcavage had two singles and two RBIs; and Hall knocked in a pair of runs.

Chloe Homan hit a two-run home run in the third to account for the Hurricanes' scoring.

NS (2-3);208;34;—;17;18;0

SH (3-2);002;00;—;2;4;0

Dinger and Taylor; Yeager, Bensinger (3) and Minnig. W — Dinger (2-3). L — Yeager (1-1).

Hits: North Schuylkill — Ryan, Stitzer 3, Taylor, DeAngelo 3, Slotcavage 2, Hall 3, Dinger 2, Stehr, Koutch 2. Schuylkill Haven — Minnig 2, Yeager, Homan.

2B — DeAngelo, Koutch, Minnig, Yeager. 3B — Stitzer. HR — DeAngelo, Homan.

Nativity 4

Schuylkill Valley 2

LEESPORT — Samantha Heenan hit a solo home run to break a seventh-inning tie and Nativity went on to defeat Schuylkill Valley in a non-league game.

Heenan's leadoff blast preceded an unearned run that provided insurance for the Green Wave, who got two hits each from Heenan, Emily Krammes, Hannah Zimerofsky and Makenna Burke. Ryleigh Sinko had a double and Kyla Bernitsky hit an RBI single in the fourth that produced a 2-2 tie, which remained until Heenan's home run.

Helena Polinsky was the winning pitcher. She had seven strikeouts.

Nat (5-1);000;200;2;—;4;11;1

SchV (2-2);200;000;0;—;2;4;1

Polinsky and Sinko; Forry and Zimmerman. W — Polinsky (2-0). L — Forry.

Hits: Nativity — Heenan 2, Krammes 2, Zimerofsky 2, Burke 2, Beadle, Sinko, Bernitsky. Schuylkill Valley — Forry 2, Disney, Shaeffer.

2B — Sinko. HR — Heenan, Forry.

Jim Thorpe 11

Shenandoah Valley 4

SHENANDOAH — Nadya Soliman had four hits, including a double, and Amanda Goodchild pitched a two-hitter as Jim Thorpe defeated Shenandoah Valley in a non-league game.

Kristen Pompa, Carson Rosenberger and Tara McLean each had two hits for the Olympians. Oleksa McAndrew and Goodchild each added doubles for Jim Thorpe, which scored in four innings and had 14 hits.

Abby Davis and Vanessa Coyle hit singles for Shenandoah Valley.

JT (3-3);003;052;1;—;11;14;2

SV (2-5);000;040;0;—;4;2;3

Goodchild and Mahmde; Davis and Al. Menjivar. W — Goodchild (3-3). L — Davis (2-5).

Hits: Jim Thorpe — Gehris, C. McLean, Soliman 4, Pompa 2, Rosenberger 2, McAndrew, Goodchild, T. McLean 2. Shenandoah Valley — Davis, Coyle.

2B — Soliman, McAndrew, Goodchild, T. McLean.

Hamburg 19

Columbia 0

COLUMBIA — Haley Gravish and Skylar Shuman combined on a three-inning perfect game as the Hawks improved to 5-0 with a non-league romp over Columbia.

Gravish led the offense by going 3-for-3 with a double, a triple, a home run, three runs scored and four RBIs.

Hailey Strunk went 3-for-3 with a triple, a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs; Kylan Reading was 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple, two runs scored and one RBI; and Ali Gassert went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.

The Hawks finished with 21 hits, 12 of them for extra bases.

Hamburg (5-0);4(15)0;—;19;21;0

Columbia;000;—;0;0;4

Gravish, Shuman (2) and Gassert; Emily and Victoria. W — Gravish (5-0). L — Emily.

Hits: Hamburg — Reading 3, Adam, Kramer 2, Swartley, Gravish 3, Gassert 3, Schiffert 2, Shuman, Kleckner, Strunk 3, Edwards. Columbia — None.

2B — Gravish, Reading 2, Kleckner, Gassert. 3B — Gravish, Reading, Schiffert, Strunk, Edwards. HR — Gravish, Strunk.

Lehighton 12

Panther Valley 2

LEHIGHTON — Maggie Pagotto, Mia Snyder and Abbie Miller sparked a 17-hit attack as the Indians posted their first victory of the season.

Pagotto went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and five RBIs. Snyder went 4-for-5 with a double, and four RBIs. Miller was 3-for-3 with a triple, two runs scored and three RBIs.

Snyder went the distance in the circle, allowing three hits and striking out seven.

Mickayla Yuricheck had a triple, a run scored and RBI for the Panthers.

Panther Val. (0-5);200;00;—;2;3;3

Lehighton (1-3);224;4x;—;12;17;1

W — Snyder (1-0). L — Beshock (0-5).

Hits: Panther Valley — Beshock, Cooper, Yuricheck. Lehighton — Pagotto 2, Laible 3, Snyder 4, Valentine, Myers, Miller 3, Whiteman 2, Dwojewski.

2B — Pagotto 2, Snyder. 3B — Yuricheck, Miller.

Game postponed

BLOOMSBURG — Williams Valley's non-league game at Bloomsburg was postponed. No make-up date has been announced.

Coach Ryan Underkoffler said the Vikings made the trip to Bloomsburg only to find out Bloomsburg has an artificial turf field. Bloomsburg officials would not allow Williams Valley to wear the metal cleats that most of the players have, Underkoffler added.

College Softball

PSU-Schuylkill

takes shutouts

SCRANTON — Posting a pair of shutouts on back-to-back days, Penn State Schuylkill got two one-hitters from pitcher Sierra Santarsiero and beat Penn State Scranton, 18-0 in three innings and 14-0 in five innings.

PSU-Schuylkill, which defeated PSU-Scranton by two 8-0 victories Friday at Island Park in Schuylkill Haven, collected 27 hits in Saturday's doubleheader. Melanie Torrales, Ashley Pentz, who doubled twice in the first game, and Meghan Stokes each had four hits in the two games. Pentz finished with five RBIs.

First Game

Sch (7-6, 6-5);3(10)5;—;18;16;0

Scr (0-11, 0-11);000;—;0;1;4

Santarsiero and McConnell; Kranick and Lahey. W — Santarsiero (7-6). L — Kranick (0-5).

Hits: Penn State Schuylkill — Wong, Stokes, Youst, Pentz 3, McConnell 2, Santarsiero 2, Maher 2, Torrales 2, Goggin 2. Penn State Scranton — Scarfo.

2B — Youst, Pentz 2.

Second Game

Sch (8-6, 7-5);072;50;—;14;11;0

Scr (0-12, 0-12);000;00;—;0;1;2

Santarsiero and McConnell; Kranick and Lahey. W — Santarsiero (8-6). L — Kranick (0-6).

Hits: Penn State Schuylkill — Stokes 3, Youst, Pentz, McConnell, Torrales 2, Cooper, Goggin, Malinoski. Penn State Scranton — Butler.

2B — McConnell.