Entries from July 2009

Fallout from PIAA girls’ soccer switch

July 31st, 2009 · No Comments

 PIAA is moving girls’ soccer to the fall in 2010-2011; I put this story together …
The PIAA Board of Directors recently voted to move the girls’ soccer season from the spring to the fall, beginning with the 2010-2011 school year.
The move caught a lot of the Lancaster-Lebanon League coaches off guard.
“We had heard this was […]

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Tags: PIAA · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Girls Sports · Soccer

Car wash for charity

July 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Barons lending a hand to pay-for-play athletes in Florida
Need a car wash?
Then head to Manheim on Saturday – where you’ll not only get your car washed, but you can make a donation to one heck of a cause.
Check this out …
Members of Manheim Central’s football team and staff will be washing cars Saturday from 8 […]

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Tags: Manheim Central High School · L-L Football Blog · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Football

Podcast: PSU recruit Dakota Royer

July 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Manheim Central standout chats about his future with the Nittany Lions
 
It’s official: Dakota Royer will take his skills to Happy Valley in 2010 and play football for coach Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lions.
Royer made his decision public on Thursday, when he placed a Penn State hat on his head and revealed a gray Nittany […]

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Tags: Manheim Central High School · Podcast · L-L Football Blog · Penn State football · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Penn State · Football

Podcast: Central coach Mike Williams

July 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Barons’ football coach chats about Dakota Royer’s decision to pick Penn State
 
Getting used to college recruiters poking around Manheim Central has become old hat for Barons’ football coach Mike Williams.
On Thursday, another one of Williams’ athletes made his college choice official when rising senior blue-chipper Dakota Royer stepped up to the podium inside the high […]

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Tags: Manheim Central High School · Podcast · L-L Football Blog · Penn State football · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Penn State · Football

Barons’ Royer picks Penn State

July 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Fight on State has a cool photo gallery from Royer’s press conference here.
Manheim Central rising senior Dakota Royer has just given a verbal commitment to Penn State in a press conference at Manheim Central High School.
The Barons’ standout 6-2, 220-pound two-way performer was a First-Team All-State pick last season as a defensive end, after he registered 86 tackles and 13 sacks […]

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Tags: L-L Football Blog · Manheim Central High School · Penn State football · Penn State · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Football