LANCASTER – Columbia senior Mike Burke IV played in the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game this past Sunday at Gateway High School in Monroeville. The Villanova recruit played wideout for the East team, and he was the lone L-L League player represented in the game, which was back on the schedule...
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LANCASTER – Let the spring all-star football games begin. First up, the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game, back on the docket after a year in drydock. Not a ton of defense in this one, as the West stars bombarded the East stars 45-24 on Sunday at Gateway High School in Monroeville. Several...
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LANCASTER – The first of several spring football All-Star games is in the books. The West throttled the East 45-24 in the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association East-West Game on Sunday at Gateway High School in Monroeville. One L-L League athlete competed – Columbia senior wideout Mike Burke IV, a Villanova recruit, played for...
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LANCASTER – The 14th annual Manheim Touchdown Club banquet is set for Thursday, May 24 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center. And club officials have released the three finalists for L-L League football Player of the Year. Local media votes for the award; I’m not telling you who I voted for –...
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LANCASTER – Three L-L League boys’ basketball teams are ready to set sail in the PIAA playoffs. McCaskey in “AAAA”. Lampeter-Strasburg in “AAA”. And Columbia in “AA”. Two of them have familiar first-round opponents. All three of them face tricky first-round games. Here’s a preview … THE GAME: District 3 seventh-place McCaskey Red Tornado (22-7 overall)...
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LANCASTER – One L-L League football player will participate in the PSFCA East-West All-Star Game, set for May 6 at Gateway High School in Monroeville. Columbia senior wideout Mike Burke IV, a two-time All-State pick and a Villanova recruit, will represent the L-L League in the game, which returns to the schedule after a 1-year...
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LANCASTER – Three L-L League boys’ basketball will embark on the road for a state championship starting next Friday and Saturday. McCaskey in “AAAA”, Lampeter-Strasburg in “AAA” and Columbia in “AA”. Here are the opening-round PIAA playoff opponents for the L-L League 3 … McCaskey (District 3 seventh-place) vs. Chester (District 1 champ), Saturday -...
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LANCASTER – Win and advance. Literally. Columbia, the No. 2 seed, snagged the last boys’ basketball state playoff bid from District 3 on Friday night, edging Wyomissing 60-59 in the “AA” third-place game at Milton Hershey High School – in thrilling fashion. Nick Nobile pumped in a season-high 30 points, Haaji Michael chipped in with...
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HERSHEY – It’s amazing sometimes when just one little adjustment can change the entire complexion of a game. Delone Catholic came out playing man-to-man defense against Columbia on Wednesday night in a District 3 “AA” boys’ semifinal game in the Giant Center. The Crimson Tide got off a fast start, grabbed an early lead...
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LANCASTER – A pair of L-L League teams will take to the Giant Center floor on Wednesday for District 3 semifinal games. Lancaster Catholic meets Palmyra in a “AAA” girls’ semi at 4 p.m. And Columbia meets Delone Catholic in a “AA” boys’ semi at 5:30 p.m. I will be launching a live chat...
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