Williams Valley teammates await Liv Hand after her two-run home run in the first inning against Marian in a Schuylkill League Division II game March 24, 2026, in Hometown. (Photo by Bob Lipsky)

HOMETOWN — Williams Valley knows how to put runs on the board.

For decades, the Vikings have been renowned for hanging crooked numbers and double-digit totals on opponents.

The 2026 Vikes carried on that tradition Tuesday. Mixing power and speed, Williams Valley slugged its way past Marian 18-6 in the Schuylkill League Division II opener for both teams.

The clubs combined for 24 runs, 26 hits and 10 errors in a 2-hour, 11-minute battle that lasted all seven innings.

“I thought we did very well,” Williams Valley coach Ryan Underkoffler said. “We had some miscues there, of course, but we’ve got to knock the rust off early in the season. We’ve got some young girls in there; we’ve got some big bats in there. It looks like we took over from where we left off last year.”

Liv Hand brought the thunder for Williams Valley (1-0, 1-0 D-II) by clubbing a pair of two-run home runs. Hand finished 2-for-4 with four runs scored and five RBIs. She homered on the first pitch she saw this season, a two-run drive to left-center for a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

Marian answered with two runs in the bottom of the first as Malina Letcher rapped an RBI single and Chloe Cannon plated a run with a groundout.

Undeterred, Williams Valley batted around plus two in the second inning, scoring seven runs for a 9-2 advantage. Delaney Bixler and Cierra Brill each had a two-run single in the inning.  Bixler finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored; Brill went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and three runs scored.

The Fillies (1-1, 0-1) got two runs back when Hailey Treskolasky laced a two-run double down the left-field line in the bottom of the second inning.

That cut Williams Valley’s lead to 9-4, but that’s as close as Marian got.

Hand went deep again in the third, a towering, two-run blast to straightaway center field.

Williams Valley received contributions up and down the lineup. Ella Kobularik went 3-for-5 with four runs scored; Quin Smeltz went 2-for-4 with three RBIs; and Megan Perhach went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Kamri Koppenhaver singled a drove in two runs for the Vikings, who added five runs in the seventh inning.

To its credit, Marian pushed the game a full seven innings. Lesher went 2-for-3 with two RBIs; Gracie Sendatch went 2-for-4; and Treskolasky finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored.

Game Summary

WILLIAMS VALLEY (18) — Kobularik ss 5 4 3 0, Shomper ss 0 0 0 0, Bixler rf 3 1 2 2, Heisey rf 0 1 0 0, Hand p-3b 4 4 2 5, Smeltz c 4 0 2 3, McAloose cr 0 3 0 0, Brill 2b 5 3 3 3, Koppenhaver dp-p 5 0 1 2, Perhach 1b 4 1 3 1, Welgo ph-1b 1 0 0 0, Stakem 3b-dp 3 0 0 0, Sorokach dp 2 0 0 0, Ziegler cf 3 1 0 0, Mace lf 0 0 0 0, Sherman lf 0 0 0 0. Totals 39 18 16 16.

MARIAN (6) — Sendatch 3b 4 0 2 0, Pugh 2b 3 2 1 0, Trekolasky c 4 1 2 2, Turrano cr-1b 1 0 0 0, Letcher ss 3 0 2 2, Hopeck pr 0 1 0 0, Cannon 1b-rf 3 0 0 1, Upanavage lf-p 3 0 1 0, Knock cf 4 1 0 0, Wolfgang rf 3 0 1 1, Sirkot dp 3 1 1 0, Birrer p-lf 0 0 0 0. Totals 31 6 10 6.

E — Williams Valley 3, Marian 7

DP — Williams Valley 2, Marian 1

LOB — Williams Valley 5, Marian 9

2B — Treskolasky

HR — Hand 2

SB — McAloose 2

SAC — Bixler

Williams Valley

                                           IP     H      R       ER    BB    K

Hand W,1-0               3       5       4        2        1       4

Koppenhaver Sv,1       4       5        2        1        4       6

Marian

                  IP     H      R       ER    BB    K

Birrer L,1-1             3       12      13       9       2       0

Upanavage            4        4        5        1       2       0

WP — Birrer, Upanavage 2. PB — Smeltz. T — 2:11.

Minersville 9, Tri-Valley 2 

HEGINS — Eila O’Brien pitched and hit Minersville to a Division II victory over Tri-Valley.

In the circle, O’Brien hurled a complete-game three-hitter, striking out two and walking three. At the plate, she doubled and drove in three runs for the Battlin’ Miners.

Grace Sterner also had a big day for Minersville, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI. Bella Cruz went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a runs scored, while Rilynn Brennan went 2-for-4 with one RBI.

Kenzie Tobin doubled and scored a run for the Bulldogs.

O’Brien and McGrath; Leonard, Schwalm (4) and Rodichok. W – O’Brien (1-1). L – Leonard (0-1).

Hits: Minersville – Sterner 2, O’Brien, Cruz 2, Tripp, Moyer, Brennan 2. Tri-Valley – Stiely, Tobin, Snyder.

2B – Cruz, Moyer, O’Brien, Tobin.

North Schuylkill 16, Mahanoy Area 1 

FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Mallorie Croker went 4-for-4 with two doubles, seven RBIs and two runs scored to lead North Schuylkill to a Division I win over Mahanoy Area at Dot Seidel Field.

Monica Selgrade hit a solo home run and scored twice, while Olivia Jones knocked in two runs for the Spartans.

Brigid Flynn and Peyton Miscannon pitched two innings apiece, each striking out four.

Naomi Kowalick doubled for Mahanoy Area.

Carl and Mroczka; Flynn, Miscannon (3) and Capone. W – Flynn (3-0). L – Carl (0-1).

Hits: Mahanoy Area – Kowalick. North Schuylkill – Selgrade, Holmes, Frie, Croker 4, Jones, Cuttic, Miscannon.

2B – Kowalick, Miscannon, Croker 2, Cuttic. HR – Selgrade.

Blue Mountain 20, Panther Valley 0 

LANSFORD — Emily Leonard pitched a one-hit shutout and struck out 10 as Blue Mountain defeated Panther Valley in Division I action. Leonard helped herself with two singles and two RBIs.

Addyson Fishburn sparked the offense by going 4-for-4 with four runs scored and two RBIs. Avery Hudock went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and two runs scored, while Emmerson Frie had a 3-for-5 day with a double, two RBIs and a run scored. Da’Shawna Vincent tripled, scored twice and drove in two runs for the Eagles. Hailey Place added a 2-for-4 day with one run and one RBI.

Leonard and Frie; Goida and Mika. W – Leonard (4-0). L – Goida (1-1).

Hits: Blue Mountain – Fishburn 4, Hudock 2, Frie 3, Borden, Place 2, Phillips, Reilly, McKee, Manbeck, Leonard 2, Vincent. Panther Valley – Breslin.

2B – Borden, Frie. 3B – Vincent.

Pine Grove 15, Lourdes 0 

PINE GROVE — Jamie Dinger pitched a three-inning no-hitter, striking out eight, as Pine Grove rolled past Lourdes in a Division I game at Susan Y. Stump Field.

Callee Leffler went 3-for-3 with a double, a home run, four RBIs and three runs scored for the Cardinals. Meadow Umbenhauer went 2-for-2 with a double, a triple, two runs and one RBI. Lily Flynn tripled and knocked in three runs, while Chelcy Clark singled and had three RBIs.

Wydra, Cherry (2) and Fuller; Dinger and Bohr. W – Dinger (2-0). L – Wydra (0-1).

Hits: Lourdes – None. Pine Grove – Leffler 3, Aungst, Flynn, Umbenhauer 2, Geist, Clark.

2B – Geist, Aungst, Umbenhauer, Leffler. 3B – Flynn, Umbenhauer. HR – Leffler.

Schuylkill Haven 15, Nativity 0 

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Joie Schoffstall hurled a three-inning perfect game with six strikeouts to lift Schuylkill Haven to a Division II victory over Nativity. At the plate, Schoffstall went 2-for-3 with a triple, two runs and two RBIs.

Aisley Jenan powered the Hurricanes’ offense, going 3-for-3 with two doubles, a triple, five RBIs and a run scored. Danica Snyder hit a solo home run for Schuylkill Haven.

Other top hitters for the Hurricanes included Alli Scherer, 2-for-2 with a triple, two runs and two RBIs; and Kaitlyn Russo, 2-for-2 with three runs and two RBIs.

Covell, Stankavage (2) and Clark; Schoffstall and Strenkoski. W – Schoffstall (1-0). L – Covell (0-1).

Hits: Nativity – None. Schuylkill Haven – Scherer 2, Randazzo, Russo 2, Schoffstall 2, Jenan 3, Locke, Houvig, Snyder.

2B – Jenan 2. 3B – Schoffstall, Scherer, Jenan. HR – Snyder.

Weatherly 15, Shenandoah Valley 2 

SHENANDOAH — Abby Binder tossed a five-inning complete game and struck out 12 to lead Weatherly over Shenandoah Valley in a Division II contest at Bicentennial Park.

Rebecca Caldwell paced the Wreckers at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBIs and a run scored. Abby Weston scored four runs for Weatherly, while Olivia Marasco doubled, knocked in three runs and scored twice. Madison Makowiec added a 2-for-2 day with three RBIs and two runs scored.

Jocelyn Chagolla singled and drove in a run for the Blue Devils.

Binder and Makowiec; Monaghan, Troutman (4) and Chagolla. W – Binder (1-0). L – Monaghan (0-1).

Hits: Weatherly – Caldwell 3, Marasco, Snyder, Kane, DiGennaro, Makowiec 2, Binder. Shenandoah Valley – Troutman, Chagolla.

2B – Binder, Caldwell 2, Marasco.

Game postponed 

The following game has been rescheduled:

***Tamaqua at Pottsville, ppd. 3/25, 4:30 p.m.