JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
FORMER MANHEIM CENTRAL AND UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE STANDOUT IS HEADED TO MIAMI
AUSTIN, Texas – I’ve never written a story with an Austin, Texas dateline, so this is definitely a first for me.
A scoop – on vacation, no less.
Former Manheim Central standout and University of Delaware plow horse Mike Byrne has signed a […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Greetings from San Antonio, Texas. Yee haw.
The last few days have been a complete whirlwind, and as I sit here in the heat, I’m trying to recall what we’ve done the last couple of days.
After a week in Orlando (capped by the Bruce Springsteen concert on Wednesday night, which completely rocked), […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Hello again, this time from the greater Orlando, Florida area. Just a tad bit warmer down here than in good old Lancaster County. Whew.
So far so good on our journey. We spent Sunday at Epcot Center – be sure to check out the cool photo, with yours truly, Rebecca and daughter Sarah outside […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Greetings from sunny Florida — suckers.
Just your basic 18-hour drive down, with a pit stop in South Carolina for the night.
One of our first stops was the outlets in St. Augustine, Florida.
If you thought Tanger Outlet was huge, this place just might top it.
Setting up shop in Orlando for the next five days. […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
The bags are packed. The car is loaded to the gills. Vacation is officially upon me.
So adios for now, L-L League sports fans.
I will be back Monday, May 5 – and will dive immediately into spring sports playoffs.
We are taking a laptop along on our journey, so I’ll probably post a few things […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Final assignment before vacation: Cover an excellent L-L League boys’ volleyball matchup, pitting the final two undefeated Section 2 teams, Lancaster Mennonite and Garden Spot. And the Blazers and the Spartans did not disappoint, going five action-packed games to decide it. And let me just say that it sure looks like Mennonite isn’t […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
From time to time I have to report some sad news.
But this is some sad news, which hopefully will be turned into a positive event. And from the sounds of it, this should be fantastic. And it’s certainly for a fantastic cause.
When Penn Manor hosts Lampeter-Strasburg in their third annual “Backyard Bash” boys’ […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Sorry I didn’t report this one a little earlier, but I’ve been up to my eyebrows in packing for vacation … plus, it flew under my radar for a few days.
Shawn Martin has stepped down after one season as Cocalico’s girls’ basketball coach.
Martin replaced Abbie Houck, who stepped down a year ago.
Under Martin, […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Updated L-L League girls’ soccer scoring and goalie leaders for your reading and viewing pleasure …
SCORING
SECTION 1
Kelli Joline, Hempfield – 3 goals, 2 assists, 8 points.
Kylee Lantz, Hempfield – 3 goals, 0 assists, 6 points.
Kristi Shepps, Penn Manor — 2 goals, 2 assists, 6 points.
Morgan Gerz, Conestoga Valley – 2 goals, 1 assist, […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
The clock is ticking … and the luggage is piling up at the door.
Just one last friendly reminder that we’re heading out on vacation on Wednesday, and I won’t return until Monday, May 5.
Hang in there, buckaroo. It’ll be OK. 
Hoping to post a few things from the road, so please keep checking back […]

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Our very own Dave Byrne was in Landisville on Monday for some L-L League baseball action. In a Section 1-2 crossover game, Hempfield hosted Elizabethtown. Here’s Dave’s story from Tuesday’s New Era:
Hempfield hit the long ball Monday afternoon.
But Elizabethtown had a hit by Long, and that made all the difference.
First baseman Shane Long’s two-run single […]

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Our final spring sports preview hit the paper today: L-L League girls’ lacrosse. One of our sports correspondents, Augusta Nissly, put together the following preview caps:
SECTION 1
Cedar Crest
COACH: Jeanine Snyder (first season).
KEY PLAYERS LOST: Rebecca Ehrgood, goalie; Kelly Boyer, center; Heather Rhine, attack; Andrea Light, attack.
KEY PLAYERS RETURNING: Alyssa Zinnser, attack; Kelle Hibshmann.
OTHER KEY PLAYERS: […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
The rental car will be departing the Reinhart residence on Wednesday, making stops (among other places) in Orlando, Florida; Montgomery, Alabama; Biloxi, Mississippi; New Orleans, Louisiana; Houston, Texas; San Antonio, Texas; Austin, Texas; El Paso, Texas; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and (maybe) Las Vegas, Nevada (Vegas, baby, yeah). And that’s just the first part […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Caution: Flammable.
The hottest pitcher in the Lancaster-Lebanon League is Donegal sophomore Lindsay Bollinger.
Hands down.
The Indians’ hurler tossed her second no-hitter of the week on Friday, striking out eight and allowing just two walks in Donegal’s 4-0 win over Columbia in an L-L League crossover game in Mount Joy.
Bollinger no-hit Elco on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Warwick […]

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The boys’ Lancaster Area Lacrosse League season is in full swing. Here’s Jason Guarente’s season preview:
Cocalico
COACH: Frank Tobias.
2007 RECORD: 15-5.
KEY PLAYERS LOST: Matt Oberly, Greg Shattuck, Chris Janiszewski, Corey Artz.
KEY RETURNEES: Alex Showalter, MF; Derek Kasten, MF; Garrett Bansner, MF; Bryan Tobias, D; Brennen Donahue, D; Sam Roseboro, D; Aiden Soroko, AT; D.J. Kohl, AT.
OUTLOOK: With a […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Stumbled across this nice note this morning:
Former Manheim Central and University of Delaware quarterback Matt Nagy, who is slinging it professionally for the Columbus Destroyers in the Arena Football League, is doing some very nice charity work for the good folks in Ohio – and in these parts.
Click here to see what Nagy […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Geez-o, there are seemingly a million spring sports. It’s getting tougher and tougher to keep up with all of them. Super L-L League boys’ volleyball matchup Thursday in Lititz, where Warwick and Hempfield (the last two unbeaten teams in Section 1) squared off. The Black Knights prevailed behind Ohio State recruit Shawn Sangrey, […]

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 JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Another day, another no-hitter in Lancaster-Lebanon League girls’ softball action.
One day after Cocalico’s Kaitlynn Toner fired a no-no in the Eagles’ 6-0 win over Garden Spot, Donegal’s Lindsay Bollinger pulled off the trick in the Indians’ 8-0 win over Elco in Mount Joy.
And Bollinger nearly tossed a perfect game; she walked one batter […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Spent Wednesday evening at lovely Comet Field in Millersville (love what you’ve done with the place, by the way), where Penn Manor and Warwick butted heads in an L-L League girls’ lacrosse crossover game. Did I mention Penn Manor and Warwick were the last unbeaten teams in league play? And that Warwick was […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
If the United States women’s field hockey team qualifies for this summer’s Olympic Games, a Cocalico grad will be on the field in China.
Dana Sensenig has been selected to the U.S. women’s field hockey team, which will compete in one last Olympic qualifying tournament, set for April 19-28 in Kazan, Russia.
Six nations will […]

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