LANCASTER – Now that Lancaster Catholic’s run through the girls’ state basketball playoffs is over, L-L League winter sports 2011-12 is finally in the books. I’ve been posting sport-by-sport All-Star lists as they’ve been released. So I wanted to post those lists again since a lot of those items are deep in the archives...
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LANCASTER – Exeter beat Conrad Weiser in an all-Berks County final for the state boys’ bowling team championship, and Hempfield (District 7) topped Shikellamy in the girls’ team championship finale on Saturday at North Versailles Lanes near Pittsburgh. No team titles for the L-L League contingent. In fact, no L-L League teams advanced to...
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LANCASTER – None of the eight L-L League bowlers that competed in the state championships on Friday advanced to the step-ladder finals. The league’s top finisher was Manheim Central’s Aerika High, the reigning L-L League champ, who had a 1,078 series, good for seventh – but not quite good enough for the finals. Kevin...
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LANCASTER – Told you recently about Warwick senior bowler Johanna Joseph, who is battling Tourette Syndrome and Asperger Syndrome. She’s also one of eight L-L League bowlers near Pittsburg on Friday and Saturday competing in the PIAA state championships. Joseph, L-L League champ Aerika High, Garden Spot’s Sirena Rowland, Penn Manor’s Liz Burkholder, Lebanon’s...
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AKRON – If you watch Johanna Joseph pick up a bowling ball and saunter up to the line for her approach, you’d never know. If you watch her approach the foul line, unfurl and launch the ball down the lane – with a wicked, curling spin more times than not – you’d never know. If you...
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LANCASTER – If you’re new to the page, welcome in. Pull up a chair, crack your knuckles and go mouse-crazy. If you stop by here often, you’ve probably noticed by now that as more items are posted, stories get pushed down the page and then onto subsequent pages. And hopefully you’ve figured out by now...
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LANCASTER – There are still eight L-L League bowlers in line for a state championship. Penn Manor’s Brandon Yarnall and Liz Burkholder, Elco’s Dylan Mowrer, Ephrata’s Trey Hoffman, Garden Spot’s Sirena Rowland, Warwick’s Johanna Joseph, Lebanon’s Brittany Rittle and L-L League champ Aerika High from Manheim Central. That group will go for state singles...
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LANCASTER – Three L-L League bowling teams punched their tickets to the state tournament on Saturday, including Penn Manor’s girls’ team, which won the Eastern Regional team title at Dutch Lanes. The Comets topped Muhlenberg 2-0 to capture the crown and lock up a spot in States, set for March 17 at the North...
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LANCASTER – The L-L League got shutout in the Eastern Regional singles competition on Friday at Leisure Lanes and Dutch Lanes. But eight league bowlers – three boys and five girls, including the reigning league champ – will continue on to the state tournament March 16 in Pittsburgh. Daniel Boone’s Austin Kerper defeated Exeter’s...
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LANCASTER – A bowling video highlight package to pass along for your viewing pleasure. The District 3 championships were last Saturday at Berks Lanes in Sinking Spring. Pequea Valley’s Chelsey Merklinger won the girls’ crown, topping Wilson’s Paige Graeff 298-188 in the finals. A nice showing as a whole for the L-L League contigent:...
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