It’s the first Reinhart’s Rankings for 2009 … anyone else as jacked as I am?
Before I go any further, I must reiterate how excellent the Lampeter-Strasburg at Donegal game was last Friday. That game got some major hype, and I thought it lived up to the billing – even though the final score (L-S 69, […]

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Another week, another edition of Reinhart’s Rankings …
Can’t believe we’re heading into Week 3 already … a couple of games on tap for Monday, and the last night of league play before the holiday break is on Tuesday – and those games will be the first head-to-head matchups in L-L League section play; more crossover […]

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Week 2 of Reinhart’s Rankings are ready to roll for you …
Once again please let me remind you that these rankings are just for fun, and they’re based on my observations.
So no nasty emails, OK?
And away we go …
1. Lancaster Mennonite (1-0 league, 4-0 overall) – Saw the Blazers take care of Ephrata in person […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
It wouldn’t be basketball season without a preseason All-Star team right?
So here they are … my 5 players to watch in Section 1 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League, listed alphabetically for your reading pleasure …
Dani Busansky, senior guard, Penn Manor – Fabulous sniper with limitless range who averaged 7.0 points and hit 36 3-pointers […]

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OK … it’s your first Reinhart’s Rankings for L-L League girls’ basketball: 2008-2009. Geez-o, where is the time going?
The first rankings poll is always the toughest to compile, because nobody has played a game yet, and all I have in front of me are rosters, schedules and last season’s stats. And it’s a mighty impressive […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Alrighty … my Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 1 All-Star football team for your reading pleasure.
I picked the top 11 players (in my humble opinion) on each side of the ball, plus a punter, a kicker and one special teams player.
These picks are based on my own observations, and include some notable items about each […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Full L-L League girls’ basketball Section 1 preview capsules, listed alphabetically for your reading and viewing pleasure …
CEDAR CREST FALCONS
COACH: Gretchen Hall (3rd season; 51-13 overall).
CLASSIFICATION: Quad-A.
LAST SEASON: 14-2 Section 1, 23-8 overall (Section 1 champs; lost to Lancaster Mennonite in L-L League semifinals, lost to Central Dauphin in District 3 Quad-A third-place […]

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Former Cedar Crest standout chats about Marauders’ hot start

Carrie Sheffey had a standout (if not underrated) career for Cedar Crest.
The forward was a key cog for the Falcons’ back-to-back L-L League Section 1 championship teams the last two seasons.
In her senior season, she scored 241 points (7.8 per game) and popped in nine 3-pointers to […]

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According to this post, Cedar Crest’s Mike Robinson has resigned his post as head football coach.
The Falcons went 1-6 in Section 1 of the L-L League and 2-8 overall this season.
Cedar Crest went 16-34 in Robinson’s five years on the job.
That’s three job openings now in the L-L League — Conestoga Valley’s Gerad Novak and […]

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Former Cedar Crest standout chats about MU’s big expectations this season

Ashley Moyer could always score.
And she got her chance very early on at Cedar Crest to prove it.
She played – and scored a bunch – as a freshman on the Falcons’ team that won the District 3 Quad-A championship.
And Moyer never stopped putting the basketball […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
COACH – Mike Robinson (Just completed 5th season; 16-34 overall; Robinson resigned his post a couple of weeks after the regular season).
SECTION 1 RECORD – 1-6.
OVERALL RECORD – 2-8.
RESULTS – @ Lebanon (L 39-7), Conrad Weiser (L 35-28), @ Conestoga Valley (W 27-13), @ Warwick (L 28-19), Wilson (L 55-14), @ Manheim Township […]

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Former Cedar Crest standout previews Saturday’s game against F&M

Franklin & Marshall will cap its football season on Saturday with a road trip to rival Gettysburg.
The winner will walk away with a .500 record for the season; the loser will finish 4-6 overall.
Gettysburg senior running back Nick McConnell will surely be a factor in the game, […]

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Reinhart’s ‘3 Stars’ for Week 8 are as follows:
George Murray, Ephrata — Whopper of a game for the Mountaineers’ junior dual threat, who had a 56-yard TD run, a 50-yard TD catch, and he tossed a 65-yard TD pass. Murray rushed 18 times for 114 yards, caught four passes for 79 yards, blocked two extra […]

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Former Cedar Crest standout Tobias Robinson plays running back for IUP, which is set to play Millersville on Saturday. You can hear my Podcast interview with the former Falcons’ burner here! 

Talk about making a comeback.
After missing all of last season while rehabbing a broken leg, Indiana (Pa.) running back Tobias Robinson made a triumphant return to the […]

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MARAUDERS SET TO KICK-OFF GREG COLBY ERA WITH TRIP TO MASSACHUSETTS

AUDIO PODCAST INTERVIEW ABOVE: See that cool ‘play’ button at the top of this post? It looks awfully inviting, doesn’t it? That, football fans, is an interview with 2005 Cedar Crest grad Nick Kyper, who earned the job as Millersville’s starting center. In that interview, […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
For your reading pleasure, my L-L League Section 1 preview capsules, featuring everything you want to know — and more — about your favorite Section 1 football teams … listed in predicted order of finish. Enjoy:
WILSON BULLDOGS
COACH: Doug Dahms (3rd season; 20-6 overall).
PIAA CLASSIFICATION: Quad-A.
THE SCHEDULE: Governor Mifflin, Manheim Central, @ Downingtown East, […]

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Ooooh, yeah. The Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 1 football predictions.
Trying to rank the big boys is never easy. And it won’t be again this year.
Had to flip a few coins to make the following projections, which are for entertainment purposes, by the way.
L-L League Section 1, in predicted order of finish:
1. Wilson – The Bulldogs are […]

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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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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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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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