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 – Several items to pass along after the first day of the District 3 track and field finals at Shippensburg University. Read on … BLAZING HELGESON: Hempfield soph Sarah Helgeson, the L-L League’s reigning 100, 200 and 400 champ, clocked in at 24.66 in the “AAA” girls’ prelims and again hit 24.66 in...
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SHIPPENSBURG – He didn’t hit the magical 200 mark (like he has twice before), but he did tie a record. Hempfield senior Kyle Long successfully defended his District 3 “AAA” boys’ discus championship Friday afternoon on the first day of the track and field finals at Shippensburg University. His winning heave: a 199-1. And...
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LANCASTER – It was the mother of all comebacks. Solanco jumped out to leads of 11-0 and 13-3 over Lancaster Catholic last Saturday in an L-L League quarterfinal baseball game at Ephrata’s War Memorial Field. But the Crusaders didn’t quit. Lancaster Catholic chipped away and chipped away, and then delivered a body blow to the Golden...
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LANCASTER – Another video for your viewing pleasure. Conestoga Valley capped a terrific run through the L-L League girls’ soccer season last Saturday, topping Section 2 foe Warwick 2-0 at Manheim Central. Michaela Horst had a first-half goal for the Buckskins. Samara Yurchak, tripped up in the box after a great run, netted a penalty-kick goal...
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LANCASTER – Cool video for you. Ephrata’s boys’ lacrosse team made a little history last Friday night. For the first time in L-L League history, someone other than Manheim Township or Hempfield won the league championship. And that was the Mountaineers, who knocked off the Blue Streaks 8-5 in the title game. Post-game photo...
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MILLERSVILLE – A really cool video for your viewing pleasure. Ephrata snapped a funky streak on Friday night, as the Mountaineers became the first L-L League boys’ lacrosse team not from Manheim Township or Hempfield to win a league crown, dating back to the first league championship match in 2003. Ephrata 8, Manheim Township...
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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 – Ray Lopez used his right arm and his quick feet to help his team get a win on Friday. Lampeter-Strasburg’s senior standout picked up the victory on the bump, and he swiped four bases as the Pioneers beat Manheim Central 7-4 in Manheim, wrapping up the Section 3 crown for L-S. The Pioneers, who...
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