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22 STRANDS 2 Notre Dame Crusaders Athetics put 2 on base in the top of the 5th but NW TIGER SOFTBALL pitching star Emma Freeman who wears 22 reached back for something extra on an inning-ending strikeout. Tigers lead 1-0, mid-5th.

3 OUTS AWAY Good defensive play by NW TIGER SOFTBALL 3rd baseman Sam Boyer gets Emma Freeman out of another jam. Tigers lead 1-0 going to the bottom of the 6th. They need 3 outs to return to the Colonial League finals.

TIGERS TALE NW TIGER SOFTBALL will be back in the Colonial League finals after a 1-0 win over Notre Dame-Green Pond. They will play Palisades.

DRYVILLE Incredible with all the rain how dry the field here at Cedar Crest College remained for today’s Colonial League DH. This is definitely the surface of choice here in Northeast Pa. considering our rainy springtime weather. They coukd be back here tomorrow for the league

WHERE DO HUNGRY TIGERS GO? NW TIGER SOFTBALL boarded its bus following its win over Notre Dame Green Pond HS at Cedar Crest College & went down Cedar Crest Blvd to the Wawa. I was headed there myself. It’s a favorite spot. Rather than get behind that line I went across the street to Wendy’s.

SLINGING IN THE RAIN Both NW TIGER SOFTBALL star Emma Freeman and Palisades Athletics ace Karlye Teman tossed shutouts in 1-0 wins last night to set the stage for a rematch in the Colonial League softball finals, scheduled, so far, for 5 tonight at Pates. mcall.com/2025/05/15/col…

APRIL SHINES IN MAY Typically outstanding photos from last night's Colonial League softball semis by April Gamiz It's not easy getting great shots at fenced-in facilities like Cedar Crest, but she managed to get clear-as-day shots even in the rain. mcall.com/2025/05/14/col…

SOFTBALL STILL ON

EPC BASEBALL POSTPONED, AGAIN

COACHES CORNER Palisades Athletics coach Rick Wilmott and NW TIGER SOFTBALL coach Kate Farber talk about their wins last night and look ahead to tonight’s championship game at Pates Park.

ALL RYLEE-D UP Rylee McGinley’s bases-loaded walk accounted for only run in last night’s 1-0 NW TIGER SOFTBALL win over Notre Dame. Northwestern vs Palisades coming up soon. Story here: mcall.com/2025/05/15/col…

A BARRY GOOD PLAYER Palisades Athletics sr. Aubrey Boushell is going to Barry University in Miami to play soccer. Before then, she’d like to win a softball title, or 2, for the Pirates. She had the game-winning hit last night in a 1-0 win over Pen Argyl. mcall.com/2025/05/15/col…

EMMA FREEMAN She is the star junior pitcher from NW TIGER SOFTBALL and she is in the pitching circle first as the Colonial League softball finals have begun at Patriots Park.

PALISADES 1-0 AFTER 2 Palisades Athletics got a home run from Catie Russo to start the game. The Pirates strand 2 in the second. Colonial League softball 🥎 championship.

OUT OF TROUBLE Palisades Athletics had runners on first & second to start the third, but Emma Freeman worked out of the trouble thanks to her defense.

PALISADES 2-1 Going to the 7th

PIRATES STRAND 2, 3 OUTS AWAY Palisades Athletics leads 2-1 after 6 and a half.

PURPLE & GOLD Palisades Athletics wins it 2-1 behind a Karlye Teman 2-hitter. First league title for the Pirates since 2009.

PIRATE PARTY Palisades Athletics softball celebrates its first league championship since 2009 when Krista Morrone was the star pitcher and Michelle Borzok was the coach. That championship came with a 4-3 win over Saucon Valley.