MANHEIM – She is Conestoga Valley’s last line of defense. And on Saturday, the Buckskins got defensive against Warwick in the L-L League girls’ soccer championship game at Manheim Central. Once again, Buckskins’ sophomore goalie Jess Plunkett came up big between the pipes, keeping the Warriors off the scoreboard in CV’s 2-0 victory, giving...
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LANCASTER – L-L League boys’ tennis players doubled their pleasure on Saturday, when two league doubles tandems won District 3 championship at Hershey Racquet Club: In “AAA”, Andy Moshos and David Musser from Manheim Township topped Hempfield’s Tom Athey and Derek Hagino 6-1, 6-4 to win gold. And in “AA”, Donegal’s duo of Eric...
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LANDISVILLE – Greetings from Hempfield, where the L-L League track and field championship just finished up. Team titles for Hempfield’s girls and Conestoga Valley’s boys. And these fantastic individual efforts … * Hempfield sophomore Sarah Helgeson became the first L-L League girls’ athlete to win all three sprint meter events, taking the 100, 200...
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MANHEIM – Top of the day to you from Elden Rettew Field at Manheim Central High School. Gorgeous, gorgeous day. It’s the L-L League girls’ soccer championship match, featuring Section 2 foes Conestoga Valley vs. Warwick. Bucks will advance to Districts win or lose. This will mark Warwick’s final game; the Warriors did not...
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LANCASTER – In what is annually one of the L-L League’s busiest days, Saturday is jam-packed with spring sports postseason action. You name it, it’s probably being played somewhere on Saturday. L-L League News will be live from the girls’ soccer championship game and then from Day 2 of the league track and field...
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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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LANDISVILLE – Big things sometimes do come in small packages. Like Friday, when Hempfield sophomore Danielle Poletti – all 5-1 of her – cleared a Black Knights’ program record 11-8 and won the gold medal in the L-L League championship meet girls’ pole vault event on her home turf. Poletti, the top seed coming into Friday’s...
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LANDISVILLE – It was one of the oldest marks in the L-L League track and field championship meet record book. In 1987, Annville-Cleona’s Leslie Hummer hopped, skipped and jumped 37-10 to win the league triple jump crown. On Friday, Hummer’s mark – 25 years later – was finally erased. Ephrata junior Mary Witmer did...
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MILLERSVILLE – Mission accomplished. For the first time, well, ever, someone other than Manheim Township or Hempfield has won the L-L League boys’ lacrosse championship. Ephrata did the trick, beating the Blue Streaks 8-5 on Friday night at Comet Field in Millersville. The Mounts also got some payback; they fell to Manheim Township in...
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LANCASTER – Fast start for the L-L League on Friday in the first two rounds of the District 3 boys’ doubles tournament at Hershey Racquet Club. Three league “AAA” duos and a pair of league “AA” duos won twice Friday and are through to Saturday semifinals. In “AAA”, Manheim Township’s Andy Moshos and David...
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LANDISVILLE – Greetings from Hempfield High School, where Day 1 of the L-L League track and field championships are well underway. Wanted to pass along a few quick items … * A new record: Ephrata’s Mary Witmer went 37-11 1/2 in the triple jump, winning the gold in L-L League championship-meet record fashion. Witmer’s...
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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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