PENN MANOR LOCKS UP A SPOT IN SATURDAY’S TRIPLE-A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OPPOSITE EMMAUS

Kristi Shepps and Jill Witmer scored goals and Penn Manor kept on chugging along Tuesday with a 2-0 victory over Mount St. Joseph in a PIAA Triple-A semifinal game.

Next stop for the Comets: The state final.

Penn Manor will take on Emmaus, which knocked off previously unbeaten Lower Dauphin 1-0 in Tuesday’s other state semifinal match.

Lower Dauphin had won its last 56 games in a row before being tripped up by Emmaus.

Penn Manor and Emmaus will square off on Saturday at high noon in J. Birney Crum Stadium in Allentown for state gold.

Check back Wednesday for a full report from Penn Manor’s win over Mount St. Joseph.