HS SOFTBALL: Minersville shuts out Nativity

Apr. 7—MINERSVILLE — Senior Aramie Arroyo tossed a one-hit shutout with nine strikeouts in five innings as Minersville sent Nativity to its first setback with a 13-0 triumph in a Schuylkill League Division II game Tuesday.

Senior Nikki Conville had three RBIs for the Battlin' Miners while Kaycee Raczka, Emily Hart and Brooke Kopinetz each had two RBIs for Minersville, which scored six runs in the fourth to force the finish by the 10-run rule. Averee Horoschak hit a solo home run in the second inning, and Arroyo had three hits for the Miners.

Collecting 31 hits in its first three games, Nativity had one baserunner Tuesday. Helena Polinsky hit a fourth-inning single.

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Heenan, Polinsky (4) and Sinko; Arroyo and Horoschak. W — Arroyo (2-1). L — Heenan (1-1).

Hits: Nativity — Polinsky. Minersville — Horoschak 2, Frie-Karkanica 2, Arroyo 3, Raczka 2, Adams, Conville, Hart, Kopinetz.

2B — Frie-Karkanica. 3B — Raczka. HR — Horoschak.

Blue Mountain 1

Pine Grove 0

PINE GROVE — Courtney Grogan and Maria Freiwald combined on a one-hit shutout as Blue Mountain knocked off Pine Grove at Stump Field.

Grogan struck out five in 4.1 innings; Freiwald had two strikeouts in 2.2.

Elle Walasavage went 2-for-3 with a triple and the game's only RBI.

Megan Wolfe took the loss despite allowing just four hits and striking out 14.

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Grogan, Freiwald (5) and Bergan; Wolfe and Dorson. W — Grogan (1-0). L — Wolfe (2-1).

Hits: Blue Mountain — Handwerk, Dayson, Walasavage 2. Pine Grove — Dorson.

3B — Walasavage.

Tamaqua 4

North Schuylkill 2

TAMAQUA — Bryn Clifford pitched a three-hitter and helped herself with a two-run single as Tamaqua defeated North Schuylkill in a Division I game.

That single capped a three-run second inning that put the Blue Raiders ahead to stay.

Lexi Thomas added two singles and an RBI for Tamaqua, which has won two straight after an 0-3 start.

Johanna Taylor had an RBI double for North Schuylkill.

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Dinger, White (4) and O'Connor; Clifford and Warne. W — Clifford (2-3). L — Dinger (0-3).

Hits: North Schuylkill — Taylor, Slotcavage, Koutch. Tamaqua — Clifford, A. Thomas 2, Warne, B. Thomas, Wingler.

2B — Taylor, Warne, B. Thomas.

Marian 17

Panther Valley 2

HOMETOWN — Mia Nemeth tripled twice and knocked in five runs to power Marian to a Division III victory.

Nemeth had a two-run triple and a sacrifice fly in Marian's 11-run first inning. Alise Heisey added a two-run triple in the first inning for the Fillies.

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Beshock, Greco (2) and Rex; Kelly and Grabosky. W — Kelly (2-0). L — Beshock (0-3).

Hits: Panther Valley — Yuricheck, Anarubo, Gjoca. Marian — Gallagher 2, Nemeth 2, Kelly 3, Heisey, Grabosky.

2B — Gallagher. 3B — Nemeth 2, Heisey.

Jim Thorpe 5

Lourdes 4

DATELINE — Trista Gehris went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored to lead Jim Thorpe to a Division I victory.

Hailee Brown was 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and two RBIs for Lourdes.

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Goodchild and Mahmde; Brown and Adams. W — Goodchild (1-2). L — Brown (1-2).

Hits: Jim Thorpe — Gehris 3, McLean, Soliman, Pompa, Rosenberger 2, McAndrew, Mahmde 2, Goodchild, Mordaunt. Lourdes — Adams 2, Wills 2, Brown 3, Scandle, Kressler 2, Yuskoski 2, Kosmer 2.

2B — Soliman, Gehris, Brown, Yuskoski. 3B — Brown.

Hamburg 15

Tulpehocken 0

HAMBURG — Haley Gravish pounded her fourth triple of the season, scored two runs and drove home two runs as Hamburg dominated Tulpehocken in three innings in a non-league game.

Gravish and Skylar Shuman combined to pitch a two-hit shutout. The Hawks' Morgan Kleckner had two hits and two RBIs as 11 Hamburg players finished with hits in the game. Avrie Schiffert had three RBIs.

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Becker and Johnson; Gravish, Shuman (3) and Gassert. W — Gravish (3-0). L — Becker.

Hits: Tulpehocken — Zielinski, Johnson. Ham — Reading, Kramer, Gravish, Gassert, Schiffert, Gracius, Strunk, Shuman, Kleckner 2, Behler, Edwards.

2B — Reading, Schiffert, Shuman. 3B — Gravish, Gracius.

Weatherly 19

Lincoln Leadership 0

ALLENTOWN — Maddie Von Frisch pitched a one-hit shutout and struck outo seven to lead Weatherly to a non-league win.

Kelly Royer singled, tripled and scored two runs to pace the Wreckers' offense.

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Von Frisch and Al. Colecio; Emily and Jenayah. W — Von Frisch (2-1). L — Emily.

Hits: Weatherly — James 2, Am. Colecio 2, Hoffman 2, Von Frisch, Michaels, Royer 2, Bartel. Lincoln Leadership — Emily.

2B — Am. Colecio, Hoffman. 3B — Royer.

Mahanoy Area

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MAHANOY CITY — Mahanoy Area defeated Shenandoah Valley 3-0 and 6-0 in a doubleheader. The first game was a Division III contest, the second a non-league game. No details were reported by press time.

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Upper Dauphin 22

Greenwood 0

MIFFLINTOWN — Winning pitcher Fayth Anderson hurled a shutout and got plenty of offensive support in a Tri-Valley League win over Greenwood. Upper Dauphin improved to 1-1, 1-1 in the TVL.

Boys' Track

Twin Valley 128

Hamburg 22

HAMBURG — Mitchell Watt recorded Hamburg's lone victory in the javelin as Twin Valley dominated the Hawks in a Berks Section II meet.

Watt tossed the spear 137 feet, 8 inches to win by nearly five feet as Hamburg suffered its first loss in three meets in the section opener.

Twin Valley was paced by Matt Crow, who won both hurdles races and the triple jump.

100 — 1. Grundy (TV) 10.93, 2. Springer (TV), 3. Govern (H); 200 — 1. Grundy (TV) 23.13, 2. Albrecht (H), 3. Lombardi (TV); 400 — 1. Taylor (TV) 52.78, 2. Blatt (H), 3. Albrecht (H); 800 — 1. Taylor (TV) 2:07.0, 2. Meincke (TV), 3. Engle (TV); 1,600 — 1. Taylor (TV) 4:58.33, 2. Seal (TV), 3. Engle (TV); 3,200 — 1. Taylor (TV) 10:53.85, 2. Brighter (TV), 3. Meister (TV); 110 HH — 1. Crow (TV) 15.89, 2. Mater (TV), 3. Roberts (TV); 300 IH — 1. Crow (TV) 43.56, 2. Hafer (TV), 3. Roberts (TV); 400 relay — 1. Twin Valley (Francis, Grundy, Springer, Lombardi) 45.08; 1,600 relay — 1. Twin Valley (Olsen, Meister, Phillips, Milan Flores) 3:58.8; 3,200 relay — 1. Twin Valley (Olsen, McNicholas, Meister, Meincke) 9:23.9; High jump — 1. Shaneman (TV) 5-2, 2. Hafer (TV) and Pinciotti (TV), tie; Long jump — 1. Charron (TV) 19-10, 2. Crow (TV), 3. Altman (TV); Triple jump — 1. Crow (TV) 38-9 1/2 , 2. Hafer (TV), 3. Charron (TV); Shot put — 1. Shaneman (TV) 34-0, 2. Kline (H) 3. Wade (H); Discus — 1. Shaneman (TV) 130-2 1/2 , 2. Kline (H), 3. Watt (H); Javelin — 1. Watt (H) 137-8, 2. Engle (TV), 3. Govern (H); Pole vault — 1. George (TV) 10-0, 2. Milton (TV), 3. Roberts (TV)

Girls' Track

Twin Valley 128

Hamburg 22

HAMBURG — Amanda Smith won two weight tosses for Hamburg in a Berks League Section II defeat to Twin Valley.

Smith took the shot put (31 feet, 5 inches) and javelin (95-10) for the Hawks (1-2, 0-1 Berks II).

Liz Mohler paced the Raiders by taking both hurdles races and the triple jump.

100 — 1. Kane (TV) 12.87, 2. Lerch (TV), 3. Gruber (H); 200 — 1. Kane (TV) 26.71, 2. A. Posh (TV), 3. Lerch (TV); 400 — 1. A. Posh (TV) 1:03.91, 2. Miller (TV), 3. Reimert (H); 800 — 1. Servis (TV) 2:54.6, 2. L. Posh (TV), 3. Thatcher (TV); 1,600 — 1. Thatcher (TV) 6:01.86, 2. Minardi (TV), 3. Duplass (TV); 3,200 — 1. Ruck (TV) 13:56.40; 2. Minardi (TV), 3. Govern (H); 110 HH — 1. Mohler (TV) 17.16, 2. Riegel (H), 3. Krohmer (TV); 300 IH — 1. Mohler (TV) 49.82, 2. Loffredo (TV), 3. Riegel (H); 400 relay — 1. Twin Valley (Lerch, Edwards, Kane, Davis) 52.95; 1,600 relay — 1. Twin Valley (Holt, Miller, Lerch, Tinsley) 4:47.0; 3,200 relay — 1. Twin Valley (Servis, Ruck, Monaghan, L. Posh) 11:22.3; High jump — 1. A. Posh (TV) 4-10, 2. Davis (TV), 3. Loffredo (TV); Long jump — 1. Davis (TV) 15-3 1/2 ; 2. Mohler (TV), 3. Loffredo (TV); Triple jump — 1. Mohler (TV) 31-1; 2. Riegel (H), 3. Ecker (H); Shot put — 1. Smith (H) 31-5, 2. Manidis (TV), 3. Duckworth (TV); Discus — 1. Manidis (TV) 68-1 1/2 , 2. Hurley (TV), 3. Ruck (TV); Javelin — 1. Smith (H) 95-10, 2. Biegel (TV), 3. Mills (H); Pole vault — 1. Edwards (TV) 9-6, 2. Karwick (TV)