JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Holy cow … a Lancaster-Lebanon League football post on June 30.
Yeah, it’s true – hey, it’s never too early to talk about L-L football, one of my all-time favorite subjects.
I just got finished typing in the 2008 master schedule, which you can find in all of its glory right here.
I’ll break down the […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Former Cedar Crest standout Allison Smith leaves Niagara, will join former Penn Manor star Kelsey Caruthers at St. Francis (Pa.)
Don’t look now, but there is a really nice pipeline taking shape from the Lancaster-Lebanon League to St. Francis University’s women’s basketball program.
First, former Elco star and Penn Manor coach Ashli Schwab left the […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Former Manheim Central star invited to training camp with Rams
According to this story in the Lancaster Sunday News, former Manheim Central standout Dan Kreider, late of the Pittsburgh Steelers, has been invited to training camp by the St. Louis Rams.
Kreider, who is an unrestricted free agent, has been battling injuries. He tore his […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Another week, another trip to the bathroom to step on the digital scale.
Good news: I lost more weight.
Bad news: We ate out a few times over the past week. Yes, I did order chicken dishes in those instances. But we did go out, which means bigger portions and probably some grease and, oh […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
The Chicago Bulls will pick Derrick Rose.
The Miami Heat will pick Michael Beasley.
Like, duh.
And the Sixers, at No. 16, will take a stiff – like Kosta Koufas (if he drops that far), or the ‘other’ Lopez twin – or some foreign guy nobody has heard of, like Serge Ibaka or Nikola Pekovic.
Watch.
New rule: […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
A little father-son piece for you, featuring the Denlingers — Dad Deryl, Lancaster Mennonite’s head golf coach, and son David, who plays for his dad on the Blazers’ team. Deryl is a two-time Lanco Amateur champ, and he’s headed back to Bent Creek Country Club this week for the 56th Lanco Amateur. He […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Tons of current and former Lancaster-Lebanon League golfers in this week’s Lanco Amateur Championship, set for Friday and Saturday at Bent Creek County Club. I prepared this preview box for the tournament for your reading pleasure …
56th LANCO AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
WHERE: Bent Creek Country Club.
WHEN: First round is Friday at 7:30 a.m., continuing Saturday with […]

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Cocalico grad Dana Sensenig is named to U.S. women’s field hockey team; several other athletes with local ties are set for Olympic Trials
Our sports editor, Keith Schweigert, is happy to report that former Cocalico standout Dana Sensenig will be heading to Beijing later this summer to participate in the Olympics as a member of the […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
One of the country’s top camps for prep kickers and punters set for this weekend at Manheim Central
Manheim Central High School will host one of the most popular kicking and punting camps this weekend.
The Kohl’s National Kicking and Punting Camp will make a stop in Manheim on Saturday and Sunday.
The Kohl’s Camps are […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
The Manheim Touchdown Club will be honoring Manheim Central’s 1980 undefeated football team during halftime of the Barons’ much-anticipated game against Lancaster Catholic on Friday, Sept. 12 at Elden Rettew Field in Manheim.
Did you play on that team?
If so, please call George Male (665-6519) or Mike Williams (665-3385) as soon as possible.

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com

The 8th annual PSFCA East-West All-Star Game was called during the third quarter Saturday night in Altoona when wicked thunderstorms (including nasty lightning strikes) rolled through the area.
Manheim Central kicker Justin Myer, a Virginia Tech recruit, kicked off for the East team to open the game, but that was the only time all evening […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
OK, so there’s not much Lancaster-Lebanon League sports news to share, so I thought I’d go ahead and post this …
Say hello to our new kitty, Woody. That’s him on the left. Click on the pic for a larger view. He’s eight weeks old, he’s orange with some really cool markings, and he fits in […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
L-L LEAGUE’S WITMER, ECKER, IOSUE, McCARTHY COMPETE IN NATIONALS
Found some results from the Nike Outdoor National Track and Field Championships from this past weekend, and a couple of L-L League athletes were in Greensboro, N.C., for the competition.
The top finisher from the local contingent was Manheim Central’s Jack Iosue, who took sixth place […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
We were tickled to hear last week that Bruce Springsteen scheduled a concert for Hersheypark Stadium.
Rebecca is a huge Springsteen fan, and we just saw Bruce and the E Street Band last month in Orlando.
We also saw him on his last tour in Washington, D.C., and two nights in Philly.
When the Ticketmaster at […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Former Comets’ standout will compete on scholarship for the Nittany Lions’ indoor and outdoor track and field teams.
One of the most decorated pole vaulters in the history of the Lancaster-Lebanon League will soar to new heights in Happy Valley.
Penn Manor grad Jocelyn Witmer, who owns the District 3 girls’ record with a vault […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Red Tornado running back set to play prep football, then hopefully earn a Division 1 scholarship.
It was one of the best quotes to come out of the Lancaster-Lebanon League football media day late last summer.
McCaskey coach Scott Feldman, holding court in front of a group of reporters, called Red Tornado running back Jerome […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Central’s Justin Myer and Wilson’s Chris Hartzell will play, Catholic’s Bruce Harbach will coach in annual East-West All-Star Game on Saturday.
A pair of former Lancaster-Lebanon League football standouts and a current L-L League football coach will be in Altoona on Saturday for the 8th Annual PSFCA East-West All-Star Game.
The game is set for […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Another reminder on the comments — I can’t respond to them, but please know that I do read them. So thanks for any and all notes.
Greetings once again.
Man, things really slow down around here when the school year ends and the spring sports seasons are finished.
Hope you enjoyed our spring sports all-star tab […]

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Just back from vacation, so sorry it took me so long to get this posted — but hopefully you saw it on lancasteronline last week.
This was my second stab at video, and I thought it turned out nicely.
Congrats again to Lancaster Mennonite, which topped Fleetwood in the PIAA Double-A girls’ soccer championship.
Here’s what I was […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
A quick reminder: Our L-L League spring sports all-star tab will be in the New Era on Monday!!
This is a double-barreled post:
First, a friendly reminder that as of Saturday morning, I’m on vacation – yeah, again.
I know it seems like only yesterday that we returned from our two-plus-week journey around the United States, […]

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