SHIPPENSBURG – Was going through the Flip Cam videos from Friday’s District 3 track and field finals one last time, and wanted to share this one. Lancaster Mennonite senior Jared Schatz has already had one unforgettable finish-line moment this school year, when he edged out Penn Manor’s Harrison Schettler at the tape back in the...
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SHIPPENSBURG – Safe to say Jared Schatz will never, ever forget his senior season. Lancaster Mennonite’s distance specialist got his year started by going undefeated through league competition in cross country last fall. That included a photo-finish victory in the L-L League championship. Then came a runner-up appearance in the District 3 “AA” cross...
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LANCASTER – A couple of words instantly pop to mind when Jess Rheinheimer’s name comes up. Like gamer. And competitor. Leader is another. Even warrior. And especially winner. If there’s one thing Lancaster Mennonite’s senior standout did in her four years playing three sports for the Blazers, it was win. While being a gamer....
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LANCASTER – Photo time. L-L League News contributor Mark Palczewski was kind enough to send along a couple of girls’ soccer pictures. Last Thursday, Lancaster Catholic took on Lancaster Mennonite in a Section 4 game. The Blazers won the match 1-0. The game was called in the second half because of lightning and rain....
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LANCASTER – Jackpot. Messiah College’s men’s cross country and track programs have landed three of the top L-L League distance runners in this recruiting class. Reigning L-L League champ Jared Schatz from Lancaster Mennonite, Solanco’s John Ausel and Ephrata’s Tyler Sensenig have all committed to Messiah and they’ll run for the Falcons. Dale Fogelsanger...
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LANCASTER – Big boys’ volleyball showdown on Tuesday night, when Lancaster Mennonite hosted Manheim Central. At stake: Sole possession of first place in L-L League Section 2. And some bragging rights after one time around league play, which is always nice. The Blazers protected home court, blanking the Barons 3-0. Game scores: 25-21, 25-20...
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LANCASTER – Several L-L League items to share, so pull up a chair … TORNADO’S DAVIS PICKS SHIPP – McCaskey senior multi-purpose threat Quashaun Davis will continue his scholastic and football careers at Shippensburg University, a Division II program that competes in the PSAC. A shifty wideout/d-back/special teams performer, Davis caught 20 passes for...
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LANCASTER - L-L League News All-League pick Jess Rheinheimer, the third-leading scorer in the history of Lancaster Mennonite’s girls’ basketball program, will continue her hoops career at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Rheinheimer will join her older sister, former Blazers’ standout Steph Rheinheimer, who recently completed her sophomore season for EMU, a Division...
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LANCASTER – Sherri Gorman is going home. L-L League News has learned that the former Elizabethtown College standout is returning to the Blue Jays as the team’s new head coach, replacing Yvonne Kauffman, who retired after this past season following a record-smashing 42 seasons on E-town’s bench. Gorman will resign her post as Lancaster Mennonite’s...
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LANCASTER – OK, must admit up front that I have no idea what I’m stepping into at Germantown High School on Friday night. But at 6 p.m., Solanco plays Philly Central in a PIAA “AAAA” first-round girls’ game, and at 7:30 p.m., Lancaster Mennonite plays Carver Engineering & Science in a PIAA “AA” first-round...
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