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INSIDE A sport-by-sport breakdown of league all-stars

Players and Coaches of the Year

Section All-Star listings

Spiller’sseason in

spotlight

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ALL STARS

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The Solanco wrestlerand Lancaster Catholic’sJoe Lobeck constructedstrong seasons


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Contents 3 RIFLE 4 WRESTLING 6 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

8 BOYS’ BASKETBALL

10 BOYS’ SWIMMING

12 GIRLS’ SWIMMING

14 BOWLING

15 ALL-STAR TEAMS

Editors

Kevin Freeman

Chris Otto

Photography

Marty Heisey

Kirk Neidermyer

Blaine Shahan

Andy Blackburn

Vinny Tennis

Suzette Wenger

Jeff Ruppenthal

Contributors

Dave Byrne

Tim Gross

Ed Gruver

Diana Pugliese

Barry Decker

Page Design

Roxanne McRoberts

Chris Emlet

Patrick Kirchner

REACHING THE SUMMIT

Solanco’s Bo Spiller, pictured on the cover, and Lancaster Catholic’sJoe Lobeck, above right, advanced to wrestling’s ultimate match intheir weight classes. While neither could grab gold, their journeyswere extraordinary. Spiller’s 40 wins and Lobeck’s 41 proved that bothwere among the best wrestlers in the state. The postseason road takenby the McCaskey boys’ basketball team had its share of thrills as didthe postseason appearances of the boys’ basketball teams from CedarCrest, Manheim Central and Columbia, as well as the Cedar Crest andLebanon Catholic girls’ teams. Manheim Central’s Matt Daniel andManheim Township’s Meredith Newman swam to district gold and theCocalico girls’ swim team finished second in a field of 27 AAA teams atthe District Three meet. Ben White got hot in the postseason, winningthe L-L League Singles and District Three Singles bowling titles in

back-to-back weeks. Katelyn Martin claimed the girls’ L-L Leaguebowling championship. Shooter Julia Irvin improved last season’stop-notch rifle average of 98.9 to a remarkable 99.8, doing so withreserved focus and determination.

Note: Throughout this section, some All-Starselections were made by reporters covering that

particular sport. In other cases, the selections weremade by a vote of the sport’s coaches.

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MARKSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

Julia Irvin capped a remarkable scholastic careerwith the top average in the Lancaster-LebanonRifle League. She earned a top 10 ranking in eachof her four years.

“Julia understands the sport very well andknows what it takes to shoot consistently,’’ saidGarden Spot coach Alan Houck.

Irvin finished second in the postseasonindividual tournament last season, edgedout by Manheim Central’s Elizabeth Hess in a

“shoot-off.’’“I believe that her goal was to be the ‘Top Shot’or Markswoman of the Year,’’ Houck said. “Shecame in every day with a bright, ‘Hi, Coach’attitude. She just liked to be here, have fun withthe team. But when it was her line to shoot, thegame face was on and she shot well.’’

Irvin’s success carried over from practice to eachleague match. She shot over 145 targets in practice(over 90 were 100s), sometimes shooting threeto four sets of double targets a night. Her practiceaverage was a 99.54, which Houck termed crazygood. He season average is 99.8.

“Julia has been a great student/athlete, leader,team captain and just all-around great kid towork with these past four years,’’ Houck said.

Julia Irvin

Garden Spot

Sr.,Garden Spot

99.8 season

avg.

Rifle

ZACH WALTZ

Sr., Man. Central

98.8 season avg.

Individual champion

BRIDGET MEYER

Sr., Manheim Twp.

99.5 season avg.

KARLY POTTS

Jr., Ephrata

99.2 season avg.

KATIE RATHMAN

Jr., Ephrata

99.0 season avg.

WILLOH ROBBINS

Fr., Garden Spot

99.3 season avg.

RYAN CALEY

Sr., Elizabethtown

99.1 season avg.

SAMANTHA

WALSH

Sr., Garden Spot 98.9 season avg.

JAROD LUSK

Sr., Manheim Twp.

98.8 season avg.

EVAN FREES

Jr., Ephrata

98.7 season avg.

Right on targetWhile the success of Garden Spot seniorJulia Irvin over the length of the seasondetermined the L-L Rifle League’s topshooter, it was one day of marksmanshipthat decided the league’s end-of-seasonindividual champion.

Manheim Central senior Zach Waltzclaimed that prize with a perfect scoreof 200 with three centers in the field of

42 shooters. Waltz called his victory asurprise, yet a culmination of season-longimprovement. Waltz went from 19th placein last season’s individual championshipsto the top spot.

“Everything, the positioning, the breathing, just (felt) right and it all (came) together,’’Waltz told correspondent Colin Snyder afterthe event.

Garden Spot freshman Willoh Robbinsfinished second with a 199 and threecenters and Ephrata junior Evan Freesplaced third with 199 and two centers.

Garden Spot claimed the team

championship with an 11-1 mark, just aheadof Manheim Township, which was 10-2.

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Wrestling JOE LOBECKLancaster Catholic

Posting his third 40-win season, LancasterCatholic's Joe Lobeck capped his junior

season with a silver medal at 113 pounds inthe PIAA Class AA championships.

Lobeck, who placed fourth in the 2014state tournament at 106, rode a wave ofsuccess that carried him to the pinnaclebefore a 5-3 loss to Penn Cambria's MaxMurin in the state final.

Along the way Lobeck won championshiptitles at the Mule Classic, Penn Manor

Holiday, Donegal Holiday, District ThreeAA Section One Sectional, District ThreeAA and PIAA Southeast Regional AAtournaments.

His only in-season tournament setback wasa 3-2, overtime tiebreak loss to Warwick'sDevin Schnupp in the finals of theLancaster-Lebanon League Championships.

With his 41-3 junior season, Lobeck movedinto second place on the Crusaders' careervictory list — 24 behind Steve Loiseau's 154 —with 130 victories, passing his brothers John(117 wins) and Mark (107) and the Blaszczykbrothers, Michael (122) and Tommy (112).

Jr., Lancaster Catholic 113

41-3, 130-20 career

L-L Runner-up

Sectional Champion

District III Class AAChampion

PIAA SE AA RegionalChampion

PIAA AA Runner-up

CLASS AA WRESTLER

OF THE YEAR

AIDYN MILLER

Jr., Hempfield 126

35-9, 92-36 career

L-L Champion

Sectional Runner-up

District III Class AAA4th place

PIAA AAA Qualifier

VICTOR

KENDERDINE

Jr., Man. Twp. 132

35-10, 70-34 career

L-L Runner-up

Sectional Runner-up

District III Class AAA 3rd Place

PIAA AAA Qualifier

CHANCE NORRIS

Jr., Garden Spot 170

16-4, 58-17 career

Sectional Champion

District III Class AAA 3rd place

PIAA AAA 8th place

JORDAN ORTIZ

Sr., Hempfield 182

41-4, 97-23 career

L-L Champion

Sectional Champion


PIAA AAA Qualifier

JONAH BARLEY

So., Penn Manor 160

37-5, 68-14 career

L-L Champion

Sectional Champion

District III Class AAARunner-up

PIAA AAA Qualifier

ZEB PFEIFFER

Sr., Penn Manor 220

41-7, 95-30 career

L-L Champion

Sectional Champion


PIAA AAA 8th place

JARED SIEGRIST

Jr., Man. Cent. 170

37-4, 96-20 Career

L-L Champion

Sectional Champion

District III Class AAAChampion

PIAA AAA 6th place

AUSTIN MAGUIRE

Sr., Warwick 285

39-7, 88-31 career

L-L Runner-up

Sectional Runner-up


PIAA AAA Qualifier

The 2014-15 wrestling season featured a spirited battle, a final push to the top of themountain and the continuation of a great turnaround.

In what may be one of the best coaching efforts by Solanco’s staff of head coach John Littleand assistants Tony Mendez and Scott Perdue, the Golden Mules won their sixth straightSection One title, the Mules’ 15th overall and 11th outright.

Picked to finish behind favorite Penn Manor and Hempfield in the section race, Little andcompany maneuvered the pieces on the chessboard season long to get favorable matchups,resulting in an unbeaten season. A season capped by a exciting 38-37 criteria victory overPenn Manor that sealed the section title.

Two seasons after earning its first section title, shared with Garden Spot and Manheim Central,

Conestoga Valley secured its first outright section crown with an unbeaten run throughSection Two. Taking the measure of up-and-coming contender, and eventual runner-upCocalico, 38-24, in the season opener, the Buckskins wrapped their most successful season onthe mats with a resounding 61-3 victory over third-place Garden Spot. The Bucks competed inthe District Three Class AAA Team Championships and finished the year with a 16-5 record.

The roller-coaster climb continues in Fredericksburg. Three seasons removed from losing 34 of35 section matches, Northern Lebanon won its third consecutive Section Three championship,its fourth section title overall, and extended its streak of 18 straight wins within the section.The Vikings finished 15-4 overall, placing second in the District Three Class AA TeamChampionships and reaching the third day of the PIAA State Team Championship weekend.

Penn Manor finished 15-4, winning a match at the District AAA Team Championships. TheComets were one of nine L-L teams with double-digit wins, including Elco (20), Hempfield(15), Warwick (14), Cocalico (13), Annville-Cleona (11) and McCaskey (10).

Speaking of victories: Six L-L wrestlers joined the 100-victory club this season: NorthernLebanon’s Caeleb Blatt (133), Lancaster Catholic’s Joe Lobeck (130), Solanco’s Bo Spiller (129),Annville-Cleona’s Matt Darok (125) and Josh Renninger (113) and Warwick’s Devin Schnupp (112).

Mat proficiency

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JACK ZIMMERMAN

Jr., Penn Manor 170

37-9, 79-28 career

L-L Runner-up

Sectional Runner-up

District III Class AAA4th place

PIAA AAA Qualifier

DEVIN SCHNUPP

Jr., Warwick 113

43-5, 112-15 career

L-L Champion

Sectional Champion


PIAA AAA 6th Place

LUCAS ORTIZ

Jr., Con. Valley 152

35-3, 99-14 career

L-L Champion

Sectional Champion


PIAA AAA Qualifier

JEFF INMAN

Sr., Ann.-Cleona 152

32-5, 141-30 career

Sectional Champion

District III Class AAChampion

PIAA SE Region AA 3rd Place

PIAA AA Qualifier

WRESTLING COACH OF THE YEAR

Rusty Wallace, Jr.Northern Lebanon

Rusty Wallace coached Northern Lebanonto its third consecutive L-L Section Threechampionship, but that was only thetip of the most-successful season in theVikings history.

The Vikings (6-0 L-L, 15-4 overall) openedthe season with a fourth-place finish atthe Golden Mule Classic, then won the

Air Force-Indian Classic in Kingsport,Tennessee.

Just before placing 11th in the ConestogaValley Holiday Classic, the Vikings hostedthe Berserker Duals where they losttheir first dual meet of the season, a44-28 defeat at the hands of BermudianSprings.

In the last in-season individualtournament of the year, NorthernLebanon placed third in the L-L Leaguechampionships, behind Penn Manor andSolanco.

In a rematch with Bermudian inthe District Three Class AA TeamChampionships, Wallace and his staff

took the lessons learned from their lonedefeat, reversing the outcome of fiveindividual bouts as the Vikings defeatedthe Eagles, 36-28. Northern Lebanonwent on to fall to eventual PIAA TeamChampion Boiling Springs in the DistrictThree AA championship match.

Northern Lebanon became the first L-Lteam to advance beyond the openinground of the PIAA Team Championshipswith a 42-24 victory over Huntingdonand advanced to Saturday’s final day ofcompetition, winning two of four matchesbefore elimination.

CLASS AAA WRESTLER OF THE YEAR

BO SPILLERSolanco

Stepping out of the shadowof four-time PIAA championThomas Haines, Bo Spillerowned the 285-poundweight class this year with40 straight victories beforea heartbreaking 5-3 loss toBethlehem Catholic’s AndrewDunn in the Class AAA statechampionship match.

On his path to the state finals,Spiller (40-1) won his thirdMule Classic championship,his second Penn ManorHoliday and Escape theRock tournaments and his

Wrestling

first titles at the Beast of theEast and Manheim Holidaytournaments.

He repeated his championshipperformances in the Lancaster-Lebanon League tournament,as well as the District ThreeSection Three AAA Sectional,and District Three Class AAAtournaments.

His 26 falls this season give him

85 for his career.His 40 senior-season victoriesgive him 129 for his career,placing him sixth all-timeon the Golden Mules’ careervictory list behind Haines (174wins), Dan Neff (150), ConnorMoran (147), Joe Welk and JoshHousekeeper, both with 128.

Sr., Solanco 285

40-1, 128-28 career

L-L Champion

Sectional Champion


PIAA AAA Runner-up

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GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Girls’ Basketball

Alyssa AustinCedar Crest

A sophomore forward, Austin anchored CedarCrest to its first Lancaster-Lebanon Leaguetitle since 2010 and a berth in the statetournament, averaging 14.8 points per gamefor the Falcons. Austin scored 28 points, aseason high, in a 52-49 win over Exeter in thefirst round of the District Three Class AAAAtournament and followed with 20 points in a

61-56 triple-overtime win over Mechanicsburgthat punched the Falcons’ ticket to the statetournament.

So., Cedar Crest

6-2 F, 14.8 ppg.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR

Patti HowerLebanon Catholic

After coaching a six-player team to four wins in 2013-14,Hower led a young Lebanon Catholic team to the program’s16th district title. With eight freshmen on the roster, includingthree in the starting lineup, the Beavers clinched theirfirst Lancaster-Lebanon League playoff berth since 2007with a 9-7 league record and grabbed the top seed in thedistrict tournament with a 14-9 overall record. In the district

tournament, they won three games by an average of 21 pointsper game.

Resurgences highlight season

Cedar Crest, anchored by six seniors, captured the L-L title forthe first time since 2010 and reached the PIAA quarterfinals. Acore group of freshmen led Lebanon Catholic to a District ThreeClass A title a year after the Beavers won four games with sixplayers in the varsity lineup. Other storylines from the seasoninclude:

A Budding Rivalry: Cedar Crest and McCaskey met four timesover the course of the season. After splitting their two regular-season meetings, the Red Tornado won a one-game playoff forthe Section One title. Nine days later, the Falcons claimed the L-Lchampionship with a 58-49 win over McCaskey.

Milestone Madness: Two L-L League players — Pequea Valley’sAlyssa Hershey and Ephrata’s Kelly Liebl — each reached the1,000 career points mark this season. Hershey netted her 1,000thpoint in the Braves’ Jan. 23 win over Annville-Cleona. Lieblreached the career milestone on a Feb. 3 Senior Night win overSolanco.

Detz’s Debut: Lancaster Catholic coach Charlie Detz, succeeding

the retired Lamar Kauffman, led the Crusaders to their fifthconsecutive Section Four title and a berth in the PIAA Class AAATournament, finishing his first season with a 22-6 record.

Hempfield’s State-ment: With a 17-10 record, Hempfield reachedthe PIAA Class AAAA Tournament, joining Cedar Crest (ClassAAAA), Lancaster Catholic (Class AAA) and Lebanon Catholic(Class A) as L-L League representatives at states.

Donegal’s Section Three Repeat: The Indians (19-6) won theL-L Section Three title, holding off Cocalico by one game in theleague standings.

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KELLY LIEBL

Sr., Ephrata 5-3 G/F, 16.6 ppg

EMILY WHITE

Jr., Cocalico 5-11 G/F, 16.1 ppg

ALYSSA HERSHEY

Jr., Pequea Valley 6-0 G, 19.4 ppg

ALECIA ROHRER

Sr., Hempfield

6-2 F, 12.5 ppg

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

SECTION ONEFIRST TEAM

Player (School, Class) Pos.Alyssa Ausn (Cedar Crest , So.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FRy lee Derr ( Warwick , So.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FAhnera Parker (McCaskey, So.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FAlecia Rohrer (Hempeld, Sr. ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FNichole Wagner (Cedar Crest, Sr.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G

HONORABLE MENTIONJulianna Clark, Hempeld; Ariel Jones, Cedar Crest; AyandaMcGill-Jeerson, McCaskey; Caitlyn Newcomer, Manheim Town-ship; Briana Perry, McCaskey.

SECTION MVP

Alyssa Ausn, Cedar CrestSECTION COACH OF THE YEAR

Jim Donmoyer, Cedar Crest

SECTION TWOFIRST TEAM

Player (School, Class) Pos.Abi Fr icke (Garden Spot, So.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GAlexis Hill (Lebanon, Fr.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FKel ly L iebl (Ephrata , Sr. ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G/FCarol ine Stauer (Ephrata, So.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GBriany Ulrich (Lebanon, Jr.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G

HONORABLE MENTIONAlicia Haitos, Lebanon; Cassidy Lyons, Elizabethtown; RachelRobinson, Conestoga Valley; Rachel Sweger, Elizabethtown; Ra-chel Trout, Solanco.

SECTION MVP

Kelly Liebl, EphrataSECTION COACH OF THE YEAR

Benjamin Brewer, Lebanon

SECTION THREEFIRST TEAM

Player (School, Class) Pos.Rachel Robinson (Donegal , So.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GTori Schultz (Lampeter-Strasburg, Sr.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FKayla Walker (Donegal , J r. ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GEmily White (Coca lico, J r. ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G/FZoe Zerman (Northern Lebanon, So.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G

HONORABLE MENTIONMegan Brandt, Northern Lebanon; Emily Fassnacht, Cocalico;Megan Gingrich, Cocalico; Nevin Hoenninger, Lampeter-Stras-burg; Chandelle Keller, Elco.

SECTION MVP

Emily White, CocalicoSECTION COACH OF THE YEAR

Chadd Ward, Donegal

SECTION FOURFIRST TEAM

Player (School, Class) Pos.Meredith Bachman (Annville-Cleona, Jr.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GAlyssa Hershey (Pequea Valley, Jr.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GCaroline Scar (Lancaster Catholic, Jr.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FLucy Schulz ( Columbia, Sr. ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GMariah Sholly (Lebanon Catholic, Fr.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G

HONORABLE MENTIONErin Holt, Lancaster Catholic; Hannah Knowlton, LancasterCatholic; Alayna Nicklaus, Lancaster Catholic; Megan Stoltzfus,Pequea Valley; Hayley Witmer, Lebanon Catholic.

SECTION MVPAlyssa Hershey, Pequea Valley

SECTION COACH OF THE YEARCharlie Detz, Lancaster Catholic

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Sr., Lancaster Mennonite

Guard, 23.3 ppg.

Boys’ BasketballBOYS’ BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Julian CollazoLancaster Mennonite

The Blazers’ star led the L-L League in scoring at 23.2ppg. but numbers alone don’t define Julian Collazo.Lancaster Mennonite coach Geoff Groff called Collazo“our best practice player and solid team leader.” Inleading the Blazers to a second straight Section Fourtitle, Collazo totaled 558 points, 164 rebounds, 75 assistsand 49 steals. Groff said Collazo was “much improved ingetting to the basket.”

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

COACH OF THE YEAR

Tom Smith

Cedar Crest

To paraphrase an old saying, Cedar Crest boys’ basketballcoach Tom Smith may not be in a class by himself,but it doesn’t take long to call the roll. Smith joinedan exclusive L-L fraternity this winter when he guidedthe Falcons to a second straight league championship.Despite graduating talent from last year’s title team,Smith guided Crest to a second consecutive crown in

highly competitive Section One and a return trip to thedistrict’s Class AAAA finals, where his short-handedsquad lost by just three points.

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TUCKER LESCOE Jr., Cocalico

Guard, 21.5 ppg.

KOBE GANTZ Jr., McCaskey

Guard, 17.5 ppg.

TAYLOR FUNK So., Manheim Central

Forward, 15.4 ppg.

MATT WALSH Sr., Manheim Central

Forward, 14.0 ppg.

EVAN HORN Jr., Cedar Crest

Forward, 11.4 ppg.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

SECTION ONEFIRST TEAM

Player (School, Class) Pos.Kobe Gantz (McCaskey, Jr.) ..................... GDylan Bleacher (Hempeld, Sr.) ............. GEvan Horn (Cedar Crest, Jr.) ...................GNate Miller (Warwick, Sr.) .......................FKevin Bushong (Man. Twp., Sr.) ..............C

HONORABLE MENTIONTyler Owens, McCaskey; Josh Bucher, CedarCrest; Andrew Eberhart, Cedar Crest; ChrisanMitchell, Manheim Township; Nick Lord, PennManor; James Willis, Warwick.

SECTION MVPEvan Horn, Cedar Crest

SECTION COACH OF THE YEAR

Tom Smith, Cedar Crest

SECTION TWOFIRST TEAM

Player (School, Class) Pos.Ma McGillian (Ephrata, Jr.) ......................GJoe Lonardi (Elizabethtown, Jr.) ............. G/FJavon Marrero (Conestoga Valley, Jr.) ......... FJahlil Orz (Lebanon, Sr.) ............................FNathan Zimmerman (Ephrata, Sr.) ............. C

HONORABLE MENTIONDesmond Kreider, Solanco; Tayvon Beverly,Elizabethtown; Zach Polites, Elizabethtown;Shane Belczyk, Solanco; Connor Whitacre,Conestoga Valley.

SECTION MVPJavon Marrero, Conestoga Valley


Brad Herr, Conestoga Valley

SECTION THREEFIRST TEAM

Player (School, Class) Pos.Tucker Lescoe (Cocalico, Jr.) .......................GIsaac Ray (Northern Lebanon, Sr.) ............. GColton Lawrence (Elco, Jr.) .........................GMa Walsh (Manheim Central, Sr.) . ....... ....FTaylor Funk (Manheim Central, Soph.) ....... F

HONORABLE MENTIONMa Achille, Lampeter-Strasburg; MasonBossert, Elco; Ben Sandberg, Lampeter-Stras-burg; Isaac Bicher, Northern Lebanon; DerekMohr, Donegal.

SECTION MVPMa Walsh/Taylor Funk, Manheim Central

SECTION COACH OF THE YEARChris Sherwood, Manheim Central

SECTION FOURFIRST TEAM

Player (School, Class) Pos.Derek Sheckard (Columbia, Sr.) .................GJulian Collazo (Lancaster Mennonite, Sr.) ..GJames Brown (Pequea Valley, Sr.) .......... G/FMarc Hall (Lancaster Mennonite, Jr.) ..........FJohn Groh (Lebanon Catholic, Sr.) ...............F

HONORABLE MENTIONThomas Gonzales, Lancaster Catholic; JusnWalton, Columbia; Ausn Hartman, Columbia;Joe Gates, Lebanon Catholic; Joe Zukus, Lan-caster Catholic.

SECTION MVPJulian Collazo, Lancaster Mennonite


Geof Grof, Lancaster Mennonite

When fans think of the 2014-15 L-L

boys’ basketball campaign, they’llrecall a season unique in recentmemory:

Crazy Eight: McCaskey goes froman eighth seed in District Three tothe PIAA Class AAAA Final Four,defeating three favored Philadelphia-area programs in states and pushingthe No. 1 team in Pennsylvania,nationally ranked Roman Catholic, tothe brink in the state semifinals.

Rising Tide: Columbia, the 10th-seeded team in the district’s 10-team

Class AA bracket, rips off a historicrun of upsets en route to the final.The Crimson Tide eventually reachesthe state’s Sweet 16.

High-flying Falcons: Coach ofthe Year Tom Smith and CedarCrest join an exclusive L-L clubwhen the Falcons claim a secondstraight Section One and leaguechampionship in this, the mostsuccessful era in program history.Depleted personnel-wise for thedistrict final, Crest nearly wins the

Triple-A title.

Repeat champions: ManheimCentral’s Chris Sherwood and GeoffGroff of Lancaster Mennonite joinSmith and Cedar Crest in establishingprogram firsts by repeating assection champions. Sherwood andthe Barons go back-to-back inSection Three, Groff and the Blazersdo the same in Section Four.

Star power: Player of the Year JulianCollazo of Lancaster Mennonite joins

McCaskey’s Kobe Gantz and TylerOwens, Manheim Central’s MattWalsh and Taylor Funk, Cedar Crest’sEvan Horn, Cocalico’s Tucker Lescoe,Columbia’s Derek Sheckard andothers to form a galaxy of L-L stars.

Dizzying seasonfrom start

to finish

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Boys’ Swimming

Keir Uhlin

Warwick

Called a “student of the sport,” who has both “the physical andcerebral attributes” to succeed by Warwick coach Mark Daum,

Uhlin took sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:43.50) and fourth in the500 freestyle (4:39.69) to qualify for the PIAA Championshipsin both events.

At the district meet, the sophomore also swam the third leg ofWarwick’s 400 freestyle relay, which set a new school record(3:15.16). Uhlin then swam a career-best 4:39.37 in the 500 atBucknell to lock up the 14th spot and finished 20th in the statein the 200 (1:44.20).

“Going back to the early ’90s, Warwick’s had a great traditionof distance swimmers,” said Daum. “At this point, (Uhlin)is as far along as (2014 graduate) Justin Mitchell or (2009grad) Colin Schouten, who was a two-time All-American. He’sprobably ahead of their pace.”

Uhlin scored the most power points in the coaches’ rating system.

BOYS’ SWIMMER OF THE YEAR

So., Warwick

200 Freestyle

L-L, 2nd, 1:45.95

District Three Class AAA, 6th,

1:43.50PIAA Class AAA, 20th, 1:44.20

Steve Beck

Hempfield

Hempfield blew past the

competition in Steve Beck’s15th year at the helm. Forthe second straight season,the Black Knights finishedundefeated (5-0, 9-0) andearned both section andleague titles by decisivemargins. Beck led Hempfieldto a fourth-place finish atdistricts and 12th at states.

BOYS’ SWIMMING COACH OF THE YEAR

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RELAYS

TYLER BUTERBAUGH Jr., Hempfield 100 Butterfly

L-L champ, 54.00

District Three Class AAA, 10th, 52.62

MATT DANIEL Jr., Manheim Central 200 Individual Medley

L-L, 2nd, 1:58.50

District Three Class AA, champ,1:54.82

PIAA Class AA, 4th, 1:56.24

500 Freestyle

L-L champ, 4:41.03

District Three Class AA champ,4:36.02 (meet record)

PIAA Class AA, 3rd, 4:33.65

TRE FISSELLA Jr., Hempfield 200 Individual Medley

L-L champ, 1:57.19

District Three Class AAA, 2nd,1:50.41

PIAA Class AAA, 6th, 1:52.54

100 Breaststroke

L-L champ, 59.04 (meet record,league record)


PIAA Class AAA, 12th 57.65

TIM GRIEST Jr., Warwick 100 Freestyle

L-L 2nd, 49.34


PIAA Class AAA, 30th, 48.53

BRYSON HUNTER

Jr., Hempfield 50 Freestyle

L-L champ, 22.03

District Three Class AAA, 3rd, 21.64


100 Freestyle

L-L champ, 48.15

ALEX PAPARO

So., Manheim Twp.Diving

High point total, 142.15

TYLER RUSSELL Sr., Manheim Twp.

100 Backstroke

L-L champ, 54.26



The 2014-15 season was one of firsts andseconds for the Lancaster-Lebanon League boys’swimmers.

In Section One, reigning championship Hempfield

swam its way to a second straight undefeatedseason and section crown. The Black Knightsfollowed that performance with a record-settingnight at the league championships, winning nineof the 11 events and setting new league and meetrecords in the 200 medley (1:38.17) and the 200freestyle (1:28.21) relays, along with Tre Fissella’swin in the 100 breaststroke (59.04).

Warwick made history, defeating ManheimTownship for the first time in program history,while Section Two saw a new face atop theleaderboard as Cocalico finished 6-0, 6-3 to earn

the school’s first-ever title.

Area swimmers also made their presence knownin the postseason, combining for two gold, onesilver and four bronze medals at the District Three

and PIAA Championships.Hempfield finished in the top three in events atdistricts via juniors Fissella (second in 200 IM)and Bryson Hunter (third in the 50 freestyle) andthe third-place 200 freestyle relay team, whileMcCaskey freshman Miguel Jacome took bronzein the 500 freestyle.

In Class AA, Manheim Central’s Matt Daniel seta district record in the 500 freestyle (4:36.02)before adding his second gold medal of the meetin the 200 IM. Daniel then capped off his juniorseason with a state bronze in the 500.

Hempfield, Cocalico posted strong team seasons

200 Medley Relay

Hempfield

(Ben Sahd, Tre Fissella, TylerButerbaugh, Bryson Hunter)

L-L League champ,1:38.17 (meet record, league

record).

District Three Class AAA, 5th,

1:36.34.PIAA Class AAA, 13th, 1:36.86.

200 Freestyle Relay

Hempfield

(Bryson Hunter, Tre Fissella, CaseyLear, Ben Sahd)

L-L League champ, 1:28.21 (meetrecord, league record).

District Three Class AAA, 3rd,1:26.82.

PIAA Class AAA, 10th, 1:26.39(school record).

400 Freestyle Relay

Hempfield

(Nicholas Glass, JonathanDracoules, Riley Stadel, Casey

Lear, Bryson Hunter)

L-L League champ, 3:17.36

District Three Class AAA, 4th, 3:11.84

PIAA Class AAA, 15th, 3:13.91.

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Meredith Newman

Manheim Township

Newman earned her second-straight honor afterbreaking school records in both the 50 and 100freestyles, finishing both events with times thatqualify her for All-American status.

The junior sprinter also set a new league meetmark in the 100 (51.80) before taking districtgold in both events and earning fifth in the 50(23.58) and sixth in the 100 (51.67) at the statechampionships.

“Meredith is a determined and fierce competitor,”said Manheim Township coach Dan Graybill. “Incomparing her performances in the 2013-2014

season to the 2014-2015 season, she lowered hertime in every event so her score was a lot higherthis season. On every occasion where a time hadto be lowered, I could always count on her to lowerthat time.”

Newman scored the most power points in thecoaches’ rating system.

GIRLS’ SWIMMER OF THE YEAR

Girls’ Swimming

Jr., Manheim Township

50 Freestyle

L-L champ, 23.87

District Three Class AAA champ, 23.27 PIAA Class AAA, 5th, 23.58

100 Freestyle

L-L champ, 51.80

District Three Class AAA champ, 51.10


While familiar faces hoisted the league trophies this season, there werea few surprises in the L-L League.

Top section honors went to Manheim Township and Cocalico, but

Township had to hold off the Eagles in a battle for the leaguechampionship that the Blue Streaks won by only eight points.

Both teams were the talk of the postseason as Township’s MeredithNewman was one of just two area swimmers to win two gold medals atdistricts, taking the 50 (23.27) and 100 (51.10) freestyles.

Despite having just five girls competing at Cumberland Valley, Cocalicowalked away with two go ld, two silver and two bronze medals. Ledby senior co-captains Sidney Evans and Sam Marino, two Eagles’ relayteams — the 200 medley and the 400 freestyle — qualified for states,marking the first time a Cocalico relay team made it to Bucknell since2008.

Leading the AA field was Donegal’s Sydney Wareham, who won the 100

freestyle (52.82) before finishing fifth in the event at states (52.77).In diving, Hempfield’s Paige Schoelkopf took third at districts (418.30)before improving on last year’s state finish by two spots (12th, 369.60).

Township, Cocalico take team honors

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MADDY POPALIS

Sr., Hempfield

100 Breaststroke

L-L, 3rd, 1:08.26

District Three Class AAA, 3rd,1:03.48


PAIGE SCHOELKOPF

Jr., Hempfield

DivingDistrict Three Class AAA, 3rd, 418.20


EMMA SCHOUTEN

So., Warwick

500 Freestyle

L-L champ, 5:03.69

District Three Class AAA, 3rd, 5:03.97


100 Breaststroke

L-L champ, 1:05.88

District Three Class AAA, 5th, 1 :04.79


SAM MARINO

Sr., Cocalico

200 Freestyle

L-L champ, 1:54.87



100 Breaststroke

L-L champ, 59.05

District Three Class AAA champ,

56.16 PIAA Class AAA, 11th, 57.55

SIDNEY EVANS

Sr., Cocalico

200 Individual Medley

L-L champ, 2:09.36



500 Freestyle

L-L 2nd, 5:04.64

District Three Class AAA, 1st, 4:58.84


SOPHIE GUTHRIDGE

Fr., Cocalico

100 Butterfly L-L champ, 58.28


PIAA Class AAA, 22nd, 58.52

AMY YUNGINGER

Fr., Manheim Twp.

100 Butterfly

L-L 2nd, 59.31

District Three, Class AAA, 6th, 57.93

PIAA Class AAA, 21st, 58.38

RELAYS

200 Medley Relay

Cocalico

(Sam Marino, Sophie Guthridge, LydiaBearinger, Sidney Evans, Morgan Haines)

L-L League champ, 1:50.20.

District Three Class AAA, 2nd, 1:47.04.


200 Freestyle Relay

Hempfield

(Sophie Lear, Victoria Wang, Kelly Hester,Maddy Popalis)




400 Freestyle Relay

Cocalico(Sophie Guthridge, Sidney Evans, Morgan

Haines, Sam Marino, Lydia Bearinger)


District Three Class AAA, 2nd, 3:31.69.


Manheim Township

(Stephanie Sison, Amy Yunginger, SamanthaKegel, Meredith Newman)

L-L League, 2nd, 3:38.08.

District Three Class AAA, 4th, 3:34.21


Dan GraybillManheim Township

Under Graybill’s leadership, the BlueStreaks have not lost a dual meet sincethe L-L League split into two sectionsbefore the 2010-11 season.

In Graybill’s 28th year as head coach,Township finished 9-0 overall and earnedits sixth straight league title, a fourth-place finish at districts and the 17th spotat the PIAA Championships.

GIRLS’ SWIMMINGCOACH OF THE YEAR

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Bowling

Ben White

Warwick

Warwick sophomore Ben White cappeda successful bowling season with a trip tothe Pennsylvania State High School SinglesBowling Championships.

With his 216.42 average, he helped lead theWarriors to the runner-up spot in SectionOne and the semifinals in the L-L Leagueteam championship tournament.

In a postseason he termed as a “dreamcome true,” he captured both theLancaster-Lebanon League Singles andthe District Three Singles championships inback-to-back weeks.

White continued his winning roll in theEastern Regional, where he earned anaward medal for his top-12 finish, which

qualified the Warrior for the Pa. StateSingles Tournament.

So., Warwick

216.42 averageL-L Singles Champion

District Three Singles ChampionEast. Reg. medalist

Pa. State Individual qualifier

BOYS’ BOWLER OF THE YEAR

JORDANWAKEFIELD

Jr., Penn Manor

208.31 averagePerfect game

L-L TeamChampionship

L-L Singles medalist District Three/East.Reg. Team medalist

Pa. State Teamqualifier

RYAN GRAHAM

Fr., ConestogaValley

213.95 averageSection Two MVP

Section high game(300)

Section high series(795)

District Threequalifier

East. Reg. Singlesmedalist

PA. State Singles

qualifier.

JON PLEGER

Jr., Lanc. Catholic 220 averageThree perfect

gamesSection Four MVP Section top series

(762)L-L Singles

Tournament runner-up

District Three Third- place medalist

East. Reg. qualifier.

JOHN MERTZ III

Sr., Man. Twp.

237.1 averageL-L & Section One

MVP East. Reg. Singles

All-Star District Three

qualifier

MITCHELLHOFFMASTER

Jr., Elizabethtown

219.33 averageSection Three MVP East. Reg. qualifier


AUSTIN CURTISS

So., Penn Manor

211.18 averageL-L Team

ChampionshipDistrict Three

medalist East. Reg. Team

medalist Pa. State Team

qualifier.

BRYANNA YOUNG

So., Hempfield

191.60 averageL-L Singles fourth-

place medalist East. Reg. qualifier


ALLISON HRESKO

So., Cedar Crest

195.26 averageSections 1 & 2 high

seriesEast. Reg. qualifier


BRITTANY RITZMAN

Jr., Elizabethtown

198.37 averageSection top game 279

L-L Girls’ Singlesrunner-up

District Three qualifier East. Reg. medalist,

All-Star

Pa. StateIndividual/Team

qualifier

KAYLA HALBLEIB

Jr., Elizabethtown

199.27 averageSection top game

279District Three

qualifier East. Reg. medalist

Pa. State Individual/

Team qualifier

OLIVIA FARWELL

So., Elizabethtown

211.58 averageSeries (705) champ


East. Reg. teammedalist

Pa. State Teamqualifier

KELSEY HAMMONS

Sr., Manheim Cent.194.87, average

L-L Singles Third- place medalist

East. Reg. qualifier District Three

qualifier

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GIRLS’ BOWLEROF THE YEAR

Bowling

Jr., Garden Spot

195.36 averageSections 1 & 2 high girls’ average

L-L Girls’ Singles championDistrict Three qualifier

East. Reg. medalist/all-star,Pa. State Individual qualifier

Katelyn MartinGarden Spot

Garden Spot junior Katelyn Martincompeted in the Pennsylvania StateHigh School Bowling Championshipsto highlight a successful season.

She captured the first-ever Lancaster-Lebanon League singles championshipand earned a medal and a statetournament berth for a top-12 finish at

the Eastern Regional Championships.

In previous years, the girls competedin the L-L League boys’ singlestourney, but officials designatedseparate competitions this season.

Katelyn and the other girls were happythey did.

Martin, described by her coach, HarryCharleson, as “mentally tough,” hadthe top average in Section Two thisseason.

195 — Ben Fromm Cocalico ................Fr.220 — Colin Hunt Conestoga Valley ..Sr.285 — Josiah Boyer Elizabethtown ....... Jr.COACH OF THE YEAR — Trent Turner, CV

SECTION THREE

106 — Dustin Breidegan Northern Lebanon Jr.113 — Chris Zechman Northern Lebanon Sr.120 — Joe Lobeck Lancaster Catholic Jr.126 — Kodey Manwiller Annville-Cleona . ... Jr.132 — Caeleb Bla Northern Lebanon Sr.138 — Quinn Bla Northern Lebanon Jr.145 — Trenton Hagen Columbia .......... ....Sr.152 — Jerey Inman Annville-Cleona ....Sr.160 — Luke Funck North. Lebanon .. So.170 — Connor Maxwell Donegal ... ....... ......S r.182 — Evan Daub North. Lebanon ....Sr.195 — Jeremy Habowski Elco .... ....... ....... ..... Jr.220 — Ma Vines Northern Lebanon Jr.285 — Wes Bankus Elco .......................Sr.COACH OF THE YEAR — Rusty Wallace, No. Leb.

SECOND TEAM

SECTION ONE

106 — Jordan Harsh Penn Manor ........ So.113 — Taylor Morrison Solanco .................Sr.120 — David Good Hempeld .............Sr.126 — Aidyn Miller Hempeld .............Jr.132 — Ben Hershey Warwick .............. So.138 — Jose Lao-Cooper Manheim Twp.. .....Fr.145 — Phillip Urena J.P. McCaskey ........Sr.

152 — Barry Breidegan Cedar Crest ........... Jr.160 — Nick Hershey ManheimTwp. ......S r.170 — Alex Gainer J.P. McCaskey ........ Jr.182 — Jesse Kann Penn Manor ..........Jr.

195 — Grin Schultz Manheim Twp..... ..Sr.220 — David Brubaker Warwick ................Sr.285 — Ausn Maguire Warwick ................Sr.

SECTION TWO

106 — Ausn Jones Ephrata ............... So.113 — Jusn Moyer Cocalico ................Jr.120 — Nate Fritz Cocalico ................Fr.126 — Connor Finkey Garden Spot..........Fr.132 — Brad Ditzler Conestoga Valley ..Sr. Christian Schilling Garden Spot .... ... ...F r.138 — Tyler Marburger Garden Spot...... .... Jr.145 — Connor Pavlik Manheim Central .. Jr.152 — Trevor Fichthorn Cocal ico ......... ....... Jr.160 — Phil Gish Elizabethtown .......Sr. Jake Kelly Lamp.-Strasburg. ... Jr.170 — John Stoltzfoos Conestoga Valley ..Sr.182 — no selecon195 — Jared Gilger Elizabethtown .......Sr.220 — Elliot Marn Manheim Central So.285 — Michael Kneisley Conestoga Valley ..Sr.

SECTION THREE

106 — Tanner Ball Pequea Valley .......Fr.113 — Max Styer Pequea Valley ....... Jr.120 — Shawn Price Elco ..................... So.126 — Shawn Campbell North. Leb.............Sr. Taylor Ball Pequea Valley .......Sr.132 — Josh Renninger Annville-Cleona .... Jr.138 — Ma Darok Annville-Cleona ....Sr.145 — Joey Emborsky Northern Lebanon Sr.

152 — Randy Wintersohl Elco ... ....... ....... ......S r.160 — Jon Zechman Annville-Cleona ....Sr.170 — Craig Spitler Northern Lebanon Sr.182 — Mark Wagner Annville-Cleona .... Jr.

195 — Brandon Light Annville-Cleona ....Jr.220 — Ben Sweigert Donegal ................Jr.285 — Ma Yoder Donegal ....... ....... ..Sr.

HONORABLE MENTION

SECTION ONE

106 — Sheldon Peier Solanco .................Fr.113 — Brandon Miller Penn Manor ..........Jr.120 — Manny Canjn J.P. McCaskey ....... . Jr.126 — Trevor Leonard Cedar Crest ......... So.132 — Ausn Bus Cedar Crest ....... ....Sr.138 — Lee Estep Penn Manor ........ ..Sr.145 — Evan Brown Hempeld .............Jr.152 — Ben Root Solanco .................Fr.160 — Tyler Reber Hempeld .............Jr.170 — Brady Mathias Hempeld ....... ......Sr.182 — J. Howard-Grin Cedar Crest ........... Jr.195 — Avery Quinn Warwick ....... ....... ..Sr.220 — Ricky White J.P. McCaskey ....... .Sr.285 — Tim O’Hara Manheim Twp.......Jr.

SECTION TWO

106 — Josiah Gehr Cocalico ................Fr.113 — no selecon120 — Gary Clark Garden Spot..........Jr.126 — Adam Miller Cocalico ................Jr.132 — no selecon138 — Tyler Mentzer Ephrata ............... So. Chad Rosenberger Elizabethtown ... ....Sr.145 — Max Marn Cocalico .............. So.152 — Kyle Zeamer Man. Central .........Jr.

160 — no selecon170 — Mason Miller Lampeter-Stras. ....Sr.182 — Devin Kruup Conestoga Valley .. Jr. Zach Lorah Ephrata .................Jr.

195 — no selecon220 — Conner Feister Lampeter-Stras. .... Jr.285 — Joseph Gin Manheim Central ..Sr.

SECTION THREE

106 — Alex Puglio Elco ..................... So.113 — Devon Brantley Donegal .............. So.120 — Jacob Ziegler Donegal ................Sr. Mark Goldbach Lanc. Catholic .......Sr.126 — no selecon132 — Owen Nell Elco ..................... So.138 — Ausn Fisher Pequea Valley .......Jr.145 — David Wanner Pequea Valley ..... So.152 — Luis Negrerios Northern Lebanon Fr.160 — Ausn Rueppel Elco .......................Sr.170 — Michael Huber Pequea Valley .......Sr.182 — Ryan Rolon Elco .......................Jr.195 — Donnie Broomell Pequea Valley ....... Jr.220 — Kole Orno Annville-Cleona ....Sr.285 — George Thompson North. Lebanon .. .. Jr.OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR — Dave MarnTED KING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD — J.P.McCaskeyDR. TED RUPP JR. HIGH SPORTSMANSHIPAWARD — CocalicoJR. HIGH COACH OF THE YEAR — Sean Lees,Cocalico

L-L LEAGUE WINTER ALL STARS: LEAGUE TEAMS

BOWLINGSECTION ONE

John Mertz III, Manheim Twp, Sr., 237.1Ben White, Warwick, 216.42Ausn Curss, PM, 211.18

WRESTLINGFIRST TEAM

SECTION ONE

106 — Brandon Loperfido Hempeld .... .... ... .. Jr.113 — Devin Schnupp Warwick ...............Jr.120 — Brandon Harsh Penn Manor ....... ...Sr.126 — A.J. Wilson Solanco .................Fr.132 — Victor Kenderdine Man. Twp. ... .... ... ... Jr.138 — Wya Jennings Solanco ................. Jr.145 — Kody Hart Solanco .................Jr. David Graves Man. Twp. ....... .....Sr.152 — Dalton Gro Solanco .................Sr.160 — Jonah Barley Penn Manor ........ So.170 — Jack Zimmerman Penn Manor .......... Jr.182 — Jordan Orz Hempeld .............Sr.195 — Ashton Leschke Penn Manor ..........Sr.220 — Zeb Pfeier Penn Manor ......... Sr.285 — Bo Spiller Solanco .................Sr.COACH OF THE YEAR — Mike Fowler, Penn Manor

SECTION TWO

106 — Jose Barrios Lebanon ................Fr.113 — Cameron Terry Ephrata ............... So.120 — Chris Morales Conestoga Valley .. Jr.126 — Zack Zeamer Manheim Central ..Fr.132 — Caleb Enck Manheim Central .. Jr.138 — V. Maldonado Conestoga Valley ..Sr.145 — Thomas Bagg Conestoga Valley ..Sr.152 — Lucas Orz Conestoga Valley .. Jr.

160 — Dan Swarr Garden Spot..........Jr.170 — Jared Siegrist Manheim Central .. Jr.182 — Jack Habowski Lampeter-Strasbrg Sr. Abdul Saad Cocalico ................Jr. ALL-STARS,page 16

BOWLING COACH OF THE YEAR

Bryan DissingerEphrata

In his second stint with theMountaineers, Ephrata coach BryanDissinger took his team from lastto the Section Two title in one year.

After finishing with a points recordof 2-82 last season, the coach guided

his team over runner-up ConestogaValley by two points for the top spot.

“My goal for our team was toencourage a positive attitude andself-confidence,’’ said Dissinger, a1988 Ephrata grad.

His philosophy helped to propelthe Mountaineers to a 64-27 pointsrecord this season.

While it was a strong season individually for many ofthe L-L League’s bowlers, several teams found success,too.

The Elizabethtown girls and the Penn Manor boys

qualified for the Pennsylvania State High SchoolBowling Championships with their finishes in theEastern Regional Team Championships.

The Bears earned a sixth-place finish — the finalstate-qualifying berth — by only two pins at regionals,enabling them to defend their state title on March 21.

The Comets also grabbed the final qualifying spot forstates, finishing sixth at regionals, coming from morethan 100 points down after the first round, to punchtheir ticket.

They earned that final spot by one pin.

With boys and girls competing as one team, PennManor defended its Lancaster-Lebanon League teamchampionship with a victory over Elizabethtown.

To get to the finals, Penn Manor, the Section Onechamp, defeated Elco in the quarterfinals andEphrata, the Section Two champs, in the semifinals.Elizabethtown, the Section Three champion, defeatedConestoga Valley in the quarterfinals and Warwick inthe semis.

Northern Lebanon claimed the Section Four title.

Bears, Comets achievepostseason success


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