HS Softball: Pine Grove Area rolls past Mahanoy Area
Weatherly's Abby Binder pitches against Nativity on April 30, 2026, atop Lawton's Hill. (Photo by Bob Lipsky)
PINE GROVE — Lily Flynn went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, three runs and two RBIs to power Pine Grove Area past Mahanoy Area 16-1 in a four-inning Schuylkill League Division I softball game Thursday at Susan Y. Stump Field.
The Cardinals scored 11 runs in the first inning and finished with 18 hits.
Khloe Jessman went 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI, while Meadow Umbenhauer finished 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Tailyn Bohr posted a 2-for-3 day with a double, one run and one RBI, while Hannah Aungst went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and two RBIs.
Winning pitcher Chelcy Clark hurled a one-hitter, striking out seven in four innings of work. Clark helped herself with a single and two RBIs.
Teams |
123 |
4 |
— |
Runs |
Hits |
Errors |
|
Mah (7-10, 3-9) |
000 |
1 |
— |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
PGA (17-1, 11-1) |
(11)03 |
2 |
— |
16 |
18 |
0 |
Poslosky, Carl (1) and Mroczka; Clark and Bohr. W – Clark (6-0). L – Poslosky (1-2).
Hits: Mahanoy Area – Connolly. Pine Grove Area – Leffler, Aungst 2, Dinger, Flynn 3, Jessman 3, Umbenhauer 3, Bohr 2, Clark, Morgan, Geist.
2B – Flynn, Morgan, Aungst, Bohr, Leffler. 3B – Flynn.
North Schuylkill 13, Tamaqua 0
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Brigid Flynn and Olivia Jones combined on a one-hit shutout as North Schuylkill defeated Tamaqua in a Division I game moved to Dot Seidel Field because of unplayable field conditions at Tamaqua.
Flynn struck out six and walked one in six innings; Jones whiffed three in her one inning of work.
Mallorie Croker paced North Schuylkill’s offense by going 4-for-4 with three doubles, a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs.
Jordanna Frie homered and knocked in three runs; Lyza Holmes hit a home run and drove in two; and Gianna Capone homered and had two RBIs.
Jones went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI for the Spartans.
Teams |
123 |
456 |
— |
Runs |
Hits |
Errors |
|
NS (13-4, 9-3) |
000 |
724 |
— |
13 |
13 |
0 |
|
Tam (9-9, 4-8) |
000 |
000 |
— |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Flynn, Jones (6) and Capone; Bumbulsky, Gormley (4) and Conahan. W – Flynn (11-4). L – Bumbulsky (0-1).
Hits: North Schuylkill – Selgrade, Holmes, Flynn, Capone, Frie, Croker 4, Jones 2, Wolfe, Fidler. Tamaqua – Whitehead.
2B – Croker 3, Flynn. HR – Croker, Holmes, Capone, Frie.
Weatherly 19, Nativity 3
POTTSVILLE — Rebecca Caldwell, Aisha Zuberi, Maci Kane and Madison Makowiec rapped three hits apiece as Weatherly downed Nativity in a Division II game atop Lawton’s Hill.
Caldwell finished 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and three runs scored. Maci Kane went 3-for-3 with a two-run homer, four runs and three RBIs for the Wreckers, who took control with a nine-run second inning.
Zuberi went 3-for-4 with a double, three runs and three RBIs; Makowiec went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored; and Abby Weston finished 2-for-3 with a triple, three runs and two RBIs.
Abby Binder pitched a complete game, striking out eight and allowing just two hits. She helped herself with a two-run single in the second inning.
Lauren Clark went 2-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI for Nativity.
Teams |
123 |
45 |
— |
Runs |
Hits |
Errors |
|
Wea (7-9, 4-8) |
093 |
25 |
— |
19 |
15 |
1 |
|
Nat (3-15, 1-11) |
000 |
21 |
— |
3 |
2 |
2 |
Binder and Makowiec; Covell, Stankavage (2) and Lorence. W – Binder (7-9). L – Stankavage (2-11).
Hits: Weatherly – Weston 2, Caldwell 3, Zuberi 3, Kane 3, Makowiec 3, Binder. Nativity – Clark 2.
2B – Binder, Makowiec, Zuberi. 3B – Weston. HR – Kane, Caldwell.
Panther Valley 7, Lourdes 1
MOUNT CARMEL — Ava Alabovitz tossed a one-hitter and struck out five to lift Panther Valley to a Division I win over Lourdes in a game called after five innings due to rain.
Alabovitz helped herself with a single, two RBIs and a run scored. Isabella D’Ancona doubled and knocked in two runs, while Danika Blazosky and Janessa Prudente had a single and two runs scored apiece for the Panthers.
Teams |
123 |
45 |
— |
Runs |
Hits |
Errors |
|
PV (9-9, 3-9) |
005 |
02 |
— |
7 |
8 |
0 |
|
Lou (0-17, 0-12) |
010 |
00 |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
