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Tyler Yankosky&#8217;s gem on the mound delivered a Senior Legion league title to Swoyersville.Yankosky tossed a one-hitter, finishing with 10 strikeouts and no walks as Swoyersville defeated Greater Pittston 6-1 on Wednesday. The win gave the squad an automatic spot in the Region 5 tournament in Scranton, starting July 16.Mound counterpart Cory Lescavage broke up the no-hit bid in the sixth inning as Greater Pittston pushed across an unearned run.Ryan Hogan led Swoyersville at the plate, finishing 3 for 3 with two doubles and two RBI. Yankosky added two hits himself and Dominick Bayo drove in a pair of runs.LITTLE LEAGUESECTION 5MAJOR SOFTBALLNanticoke 4, Tripp Park 0Kasidy Slusser struck out 13 in a complete-game shutout while adding two hits and two RBI at the plate for Nanticoke. Mikayla Sofchak had two hits while Lizzie Mendrzcki added a hit and an RBI.Also recording a hit for Nanticoke were Myla Vnuk, Riley Baird, Kyrstin Montgomery, Olivia Nice and Alison Keener. Rachel Goss had an RBI.Nanticoke advances to the championship round at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Old Forge.SECTION 5JUNIOR SOFTBALLNorthwest 8, Pittston Area 1Trista Babcock went 4 for 4 with a double to lead Northwest&#8217;s offense while Aleigha Parnell tossed a two-hitter with four strikeouts. Hunter Kline (three hits, double), Nikki Cragle (two hits), Courtney Cragle (double) and Savannah Purdy (single) all contributed in the win.Brianna Pizzano and Madisyn Antal each had a hit for Pittston Area.DISTRICT 169-10 SOFTBALLPittston Area 2, Nanticoke 0Gianna Adams struck out 16 as Pittston Area blanked Nanticoke. Maura Mihalka tripled while Ava Callahan had two hits and Isabella Giardina added oneShaylee Heffron struck out eight for Nanticoke.DISTRICT 319-10 SOFTBALLBack Mountain 12,Kingston 0Victoria Spaciano tossed a no-hitter, striking out 11 in a four-inning victory.Spaciano, Ava Hudak, Brenna Hunt, Allison Vitanovec, Camryn Mallarkey, Chelcie Strobel and Abby Beyer led Back Mountain at the plate.Greater Wyo. Area 18,Harveys Lake 2Gillian Graham struck out nine to lead GWA in a four-inning win. Morgan Janeski topped the team at the plate, going 3 for 3. Ava Vacula and Kayla Leo both added two hits.Kaylie Meader and Hope Hummel each had a hit for Harveys Lake.DISTRICT 1610-11 SOFTBALLPittston Area 2,Mountain Top 1Pittston Area&#8217;s Ava Serino (14 K) and Mountain Top&#8217;s Jessica Koptcho (12 K) combined to strike out 26 in a pitching duel.Sofia Quaglia had two hits and scored a run for Pittston Area while Taylor Baiera and Serino both singled in the win. Kate Fenstermacher doubled and Jessica Niznik singled for Mountain Top.SECTION 5SENIOR BASEBALLWest Scranton 9,Pittston Area 8West Scranton rallied for five runs in the bottom of the seventh to win in the opening round of the tournament.Matt Starinsky and Kolton Zaffuto both went 3 for 4 to lead Pittston Area.Back Mountain 11,Green Ridge 7J.D. Barrett finished with three hits including a home run to lead Back Mountain. Matt Mathers (triple), Josh Holdredge, Henry Selingo and Ben O&#8217;Connell all had two hits apiece.Selingo pitched five innings for the win with Mathers earning the save.DISTRICT 3110-11 BASEBALLBack Mtn. National 19,Harveys Lake 2Bryan Osipower (two doubles) and Gavin Adamski each finished with three hits and three runs in a four-inning win. Nick Spencer (three-run homer), Mike Cumbo (two doubles), Cole Morio (two runs) and Gary Weaver (winning pitcher, 7 K) all added two hits apiece.Travis Jones (double) and Charlie Sleyo (single) each drove in a run for Harveys Lake.Kingston/Forty Fort 10,Back Mtn. American 5Matt Zekus had a 4 for 4 showing while Mason Matlowski and John McLaughlin each went 3 for 4. McLaughlin picked up the win on the mound while Luke Buss and Luke Bowen had two hits each.Cody Delayo (two hits), Liam Hite and Jason Puza led American.Northwest 16,West Pittston 7Hunter Gmiter was 2 for 4 with five runs scored for Northwest. Ricky Hynick was 3 for 4 and scored three times. He was also the winning pitcher.SENIOR LEGIONSwoyersville 6, Greater Pittston 1Gr. Pittston`AB`R`H`BIHomza cf`3`1`0`0Lescavage p`3`0`1`0McAndrew rf`2`0`0`0Lee c`0`0`0`0Silinskie c`0`0`0`0Gavenonis dh`3`0`0`1Pisack 3b`3`0`0`0Spurlin lf`3`0`0`0Jackson 1b`3`0`0`0Charney 2b`3`0`0`0Dougherty ss`2`0`0`0Totals`25`1`1`1Swoyersville`AB`R`H`BIJuMontalvo cf`2`1`0`0JoMontalvo lf`4`2`2`1Hogan c`3`1`3`2Yankosky p`3`0`2`0Bayo 2b`2`0`1`2Flanley 3b`3`0`0`0Sienkiewicz ss`0`0`0`0Baron dh`3`0`0`0Packer 1b`2`0`0`0Pollick ph`1`0`0`0Boos pr`0`1`0`0Sott rf`2`1`0`0Totals`25`6`8`5Gr. Pittston`000`001`0`&#8212;`1Swoyersville`003`012`x`&#8212;`62B &#8212; Hogan 2Gr. Pittston`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOLescavge (L)`6.0`8`6`5`2`4Swoyersville`IP`H`R`ER`BB`SOYanksky (W)`7.0`1`1`0`0`10<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Pittston Area&#8217;s Isabella Giardina (right) makes it to second base ahead of the throw to Haylee Shotwell of Nanticoke during Wednesday&#8217;s District 16 9-10 softball game in Newport Township. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/web1_TTL070716LittleLeague1-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Pittston Area&#8217;s Isabella Giardina (right) makes it to second base ahead of the throw to Haylee Shotwell of Nanticoke during Wednesday&#8217;s District 16 9-10 softball game in Newport Township. </caption0><photoCredit0>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/web1_TTL070716LittleLeague2-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Isabella Giardina of Pittston Area slides safely into home for a run with Nanticoke&#8217;s Shaylee Heffron covering the plate. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/web1_TTL070716LittleLeague2-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Isabella Giardina of Pittston Area slides safely into home for a run with Nanticoke&#8217;s Shaylee Heffron covering the plate. </caption1><photoCredit1>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/web1_TTL070716LittleLeague5-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wednesday&#8217;s high temperatures and humidity made for an uncomfortable softball game between Nanticoke and Pittston Area. Kids sucked on ice and covered their heads in cool cloths between innings. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/web1_TTL070716LittleLeague5-1.jpg</photo2><caption2>Wednesday&#8217;s high temperatures and humidity made for an uncomfortable softball game between Nanticoke and Pittston Area. Kids sucked on ice and covered their heads in cool cloths between innings. </caption2><photoCredit2>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/web1_TTL070716LittleLeague3-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Pittston Area&#8217;s Gianna Adams struck out 16 in a 2-0 victory over Nanticoke on Wednesday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/web1_TTL070716LittleLeague3-1.jpg</photo3><caption3>Pittston Area&#8217;s Gianna Adams struck out 16 in a 2-0 victory over Nanticoke on Wednesday. </caption3><photoCredit3>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit3></div></div>
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Local roundup: Swoyersville clinches Legion title