Entries Tagged as 'Ephrata High School'

Interview with Ephrata’s Jim Vieland

September 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Mountaineers’ football coach chats about playing Warwick for the coveted George Male Trophy

The granddaddy of all L-L League football backyard scraps is set for Friday.
And when Ephrata hosts Warwick at War Memorial Field at 7 p.m., the winner is walking out of there with the George Male Trophy.
It’s the Warriors and the Mountaineers – oh […]

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Tags: Ephrata High School · Podcast · L-L Football Podcast · L-L Football Blog · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Boys Sports · Football

Reinhart’s Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2 football preview capsules

August 24th, 2008 · No Comments

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
You better sit down for this one; it might take a while. For you, my L-L League Section 2 football team preview capsules, listed in predicted order of finish. Enjoy:
MANHEIM CENTRAL BARONS
ONLINE: baronsfootball.com
COACH: Mike Williams (28th season; 276-56-3 overall).
PIAA CLASSIFICATION: Triple-A.
THE SCHEDULE: Susquehannock, @ Wilson, Lancaster Catholic, @ Cocalico, Solanco, @ Ephrata, Conestoga […]

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Tags: Elizabethtown High School · Conestoga Valley High School · Ephrata High School · Garden Spot High School · Solanco High School · Cocalico High School · Manheim Central High School · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Boys Sports · L-L Football Blog · Lebanon High School · Football

Reinhart’s sure-fire Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2 football predictions

August 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

The Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2 race will probably be the most interesting this season.
I say this because I think this section has the most parity – which is a good thing.
Elizabethtown and Solanco are the reigning co-champs, and they both return a pretty good nucleus. And you know they’re both feeling fine and dandy after […]

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Tags: Elizabethtown High School · Conestoga Valley High School · Ephrata High School · Garden Spot High School · Solanco High School · Cocalico High School · Manheim Central High School · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Boys Sports · L-L Football Blog · Lebanon High School · Football

Cristino is Ephrata’s new boys’ hoops coach

August 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Ephrata has filled its boys’ basketball coaching vacancy.
Former F&M, Hershey and Eastern York assistant Patrick Cristino is the Mountaineers’ new coach, replacing Dave Dubbs, who resigned his post in March.
Here is the press release from Ephrata High School announcing the hiring of Cristino:
Patrick Cristino Named Ephrata Varsity Boys’ Basketball Coach
August 18, 2008 – At their August […]

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Tags: Ephrata High School · Boys Sports · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Basketball

Alumni soccer game at Ephrata High School

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Are you an Ephrata High School alum?
Did you play on the boys’ soccer team during your days with the Mountaineers?
Then listen up:
There will be an Ephrata High School Boys’ Soccer Alumni Game, to be played at War Memorial Field in Ephrata, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Ephrata’s boys’ soccer program.
The game will be […]

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Tags: Ephrata High School · Boys Sports · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Soccer

Shepps, Wingard star in quarterfinal wins for Penn Manor, Lancaster Mennonite

May 7th, 2008 · No Comments

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
L-L League girls’ soccer playoffs are underway, and I was in lovely Kinzers on Tuesday night for a quarterfinal double-dip. Plenty of goals in both games, as Penn Manor topped Ephrata 4-1 in the opener, followed by Lancaster Mennonite’s 4-0 win over Manheim Township in the nightcap. Nightcap — I’ve always enjoyed using […]

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Tags: Manheim Township High School · Penn Manor High School · Ephrata High School · Lancaster Mennonite High School · Girls Sports · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Soccer

Ephrata’s Merv Witmer elected to National Wrestling Hall of Fame

May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
A tip of the cap to former Ephrata wrestling coach and athletic director Merv Witmer, who was recently elected to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. That’s quite an honor.
Here is the press release from Ephrata High School announcing Merv’s very cool accomplishment:
Retired Ephrata High School Athletic Director and Wrestling Coach Merv Witmer […]

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Tags: Ephrata High School · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Wrestling

L-L League girls’ lacrosse capsules

April 14th, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: Manheim Township High School · Hempfield High School · McCaskey High School · Penn Manor High School · Warwick High School · Cedar Crest High School · Ephrata High School · Lacrosse · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Lampeter-Strasburg High School · Cocalico High School · Conestoga Valley High School · Girls Sports

Boys’ lacrosse preview capsules

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments

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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Tags: Hempfield High School · Manheim Township High School · Penn Manor High School · Warwick High School · Ephrata High School · Elizabethtown High School · Lacrosse · Lampeter-Strasburg High School · Cocalico High School · Conestoga Valley High School · Boys Sports

Can E-town unseat Solanco in Section 2 chase?

April 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

More L-L League baseball previews. Today, Dave Byrne takes a look at Section 2:
It’s been a watershed year for Elizabethtown High School’s boys athletic programs, with the Bears winning section titles in football and wrestling, and making a huge splash in basketball.
Will baseball be the next frontier to be conquered?
The rest of the Lancaster-Lebanon League […]

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Tags: Ephrata High School · Garden Spot High School · Solanco High School · Elizabethtown High School · Conestoga Valley High School · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Boys Sports · Cocalico High School · Baseball

E-town out to defend Section 2 softball crown

March 25th, 2008 · No Comments

More spring sports previews for you, compliments of Phil Glatfelter, who put together this L-L League Section 2 girls’ softball capsule:
Over the last few years, Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 3 foes Donegal and Lampeter-Strasburg have developed one of the state’s best rivalries.
But L-S and Donegal aren’t the only local teams with a good feud going.
In Section […]

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Tags: Ephrata High School · Garden Spot High School · Solanco High School · Elizabethtown High School · Conestoga Valley High School · Girls Sports · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Cocalico High School · Softball

Ephrata football turns to Vieland

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
It took a little longer than expected, but Ephrata has finally filled its vacant football coaching position.
Former Hempfield varsity assistant coach and head junior varsity coach Jim Vieland, 34, got the thumbs up from Ephrata’s school board Monday night, and he will be the Mountaineers’ next head coach.
“He’s coming in to meet the […]

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Tags: Ephrata High School · District 3 · L-L Football Blog · Boys Sports · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Football

L-S girls have an unlikely cheering section

February 16th, 2008 · No Comments

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Forgot to mention this the other day, so I wanted to get this posted ASAP.
A tip of the cap to several members of Ephrata’s girls’ basketball team, who have adopted (for lack of a better word) Lampeter-Strasburg’s girls’ basketball team, and are the Pioneers’ traveling super fans.
Wild scene at Manheim Township the other […]

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Tags: Ephrata High School · District 3 · PIAA · Lampeter-Strasburg High School · L-L girls' basketball blog · Girls Sports · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Basketball