HEMPFIELD HOLDS OFF FRANKFORD 3-2 IN STATE QUARTERFINALS 
JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Another trip to Spring-Ford in Royersford for me on Thursday. Loving that 15-minute drive. And what a great baseball game — Hempfield rallies past (and then holds off) Frankford 3-2 in a PIAA Quad-A quarterfinal. Awesome, awesome game. Here’s my recap from Friday’s New Era:
ROYERSFORD – The […]

CRUSADERS FALL TO DISTRICT 4 CHAMP LOYALSOCK 3-2 IN STATE QUARTERFINALS 
Harold Zeigler made the trip to Pine Grove on Thursday for the PIAA Double-A baseball quarterfinals. It was not a good day for District 3 champ Lancaster Catholic, which fell to Loyalsock and was eliminated from the state tournament. But what a ride for the Crusaders. […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
ROYERSFORD – I’m still not quite sure how they pulled it off, but Hempfield’s baseball team squeaked past District 12 champ Frankford 3-2 in a PIAA Quad-A quarterfinal game Thursday afternoon at Spring-Ford High School.
All I can say is – wow.
One game after Hempfield scored five runs in the seventh to force extra […]

Dave Byrne was on the baseball beat Monday afternoon, when two of the three Lancaster County teams who made the PIAA Tournament advanced — that would be Hempfield in Quad-A and Lancaster Catholic (the district champ) in Double-A. Warwick, the Quad-A district champ, was bounced in the first round. Here’s Dave’s recap from Tuesday’s New […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
First, a friendly reminder: Vacation next week (June 9-14). Yeah, yeah, I know: We just got back from a two-week cross-country excursion. This time we’re going to the beach for a week. More on that, plus my diet, later.
Holy cow – The finish line is upon us.
We’re down to just a few teams […]

CRUSADERS ROUT BRANDYWINE HEIGHTS 15-5, WIN FIRST BASEBALL TITLE
Harold Zeigler was in Hershey on Thursday for the District 3 Double-A baseball title game, won in dominating fashion by Lancaster Catholic — giving the L-L League a pair of district baseball champs (Warwick won in Quad-A). Here’s Zig’s story from Friday’s New Era:
HERSHEY — Thursday was […]

WARRIORS TOP RED LAND 7-1, WIN FIRST CROWN IN SCHOOL HISTORY
Dave Byrne was in Hershey on Thursday for the District 3 Quad-A baseball title game. And when the dust settled (dust, baseball field, get it?) Warwick’s players hoisted the trophy high. Here’s Dave’s story from Friday’s New Era:
HERSHEY — Sometimes a perceived calamity can be a […]

Old friend Harold Ziegler was back on the baseball beat Wednesday at Wenger Field near Northern Lebanon High School, where Warwick took on Manheim Township and Hempfield squared off against Red Land in District 3 Quad-A baseball semifinal games. One Lancaster County team broke through to the finals — Warwick, which outslugged Township. Here’s Zig’s […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
I pulled a double-dipper on Tuesday, and thankfully, both of my stops were in Berks County, just minutes from my driveway. Gotta love that. My first stop was at Muhlenberg High School for the District 3 Double-A baseball semifinal pitting Lancaster Catholic against Kutztown in a rematch of last year’s semifinal game — […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
What a busy week ahead.
Here’s where we stand in the District 3 baseball and softball playoffs:
BASEBALL SEMIFINALS
QUAD-A
No. 1 seed Manheim Township vs. No. 4 seed Warwick, Tuesday at Ephrata War Memorial, 6:30 p.m.
No. 2 seed Red Land vs. No. 3 seed Hempfield, Tuesday at Wenger Field, Fredericksburg, 7 p.m.
TRIPLE-A
No. 9 seed Lampeter-Strasburg vs. […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Looking for more coverage of the District 3 baseball playoffs? You’ve stumbled across the right post.
For Dave Byrne’s story on Manheim Township and Warwick setting up a semifinal showdown, click here.
For Harold Zeigler’s story (and photos) on Hempfield and Lampeter-Strasburg’s victories, click here.

Looking for more coverage of the District 3 baseball playoffs?
You can find Dave Byrne’s story about Manheim Township and Elizabethtown advancing here.
And you can find Harold Zeigler’s story about Hempfield and Warwick advancing here.

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
BLACK KNIGHTS WIN LANCASTER-LEBANON LEAGUE BASEBALL, BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
It was quite a night for Hempfield on Thursday. The Black Knights captured a pair of league titles, and nearly pulled off the trifecta: Hempfield’s girls’ lacrosse team was in the L-L final but fell to Penn Manor.
Here’s where you can find our coverage from […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Messiah College won the MAC baseball championship a few weeks back. And the Falcons are heading to the NCAA Division III playoffs for the first time since 2005 later this week. Betcha didn’t know 11 former L-L League players are on Messiah’s roster — and that a 12th L-L League product is the […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Garden Spot senior ace Tyler Horst has picked a college.
The Spartans’ pitcher (and four-year letter-winning quarterback) will continue his baseball career at Division 1 Temple University.
He did not receive any scholarship money up front, but he said scholarship money should be available after his first season with the Owls.
“Overall, it was just a […]

Our baseball guru, Dave Byrne, put together this L-L League baseball playoff preview capsule for your reading pleasure …
LANCASTER-LEBANON LEAGUE
BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
WHEN: Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday.
WHERE: Ephrata’s War Memorial Field, Wenger Field in Fredericksburg and Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster.
SCHEDULE: Saturday at War Memorial Field — Manheim Township vs. Donegal, 10 a.m.; Lancaster Catholic vs. Ephrata, […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
The L-L League baseball playoff bracket is out.
And if you know me, you know I love brackets.
So here is your official L-L League baseball playoff bracket, with records through Monday’s games:
QUARTERFINALS
Saturday, May 10
Section 1 champ Manheim Township (15-1, 18-1) vs. Section 3 runner-up Donegal (12-4, 12-7) at Ephrata War Memorial, 10 a.m.
Section 3 […]

Dave Byrne was at Lancaster Mennonite on Monday for a Section 4 showdown featuring the host Blazers and Lancaster Catholic. The Crusaders got a great pitching performance from Jeff Helm, and walked away towing the section championship. Here’s Dave’s story from Tuesday’s New Era:
The walls of Lancaster Catholic’s Berger Gymnasium are draped with so much […]

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 […]

Final L-L League baseball preview for you, as Dave Byrne breaks down Section 4:
New coach. New home. New result.
New was the key word for the 2007 baseball season at Lancaster Mennonite, where head coach Jim Langley, in his first year at the helm, took the Blazers to their first Section 4 title after several years […]