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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Former Manheim Township standout previews Saturday’s game vs. F&M

Former Manheim Township standout Austin Ehrhart is coming home this weekend.
He and his Johns Hopkins teammates are headed to F&M on Saturday, where the Blue Jays and Diplomats will lock horns in a Centennial Conference game at 1 p.m.
Ehrhart, a senior, has battled an injury bugaboo a […]

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 Former Manhiem Township standout previews F&M’s game against McDaniel

I caught up with former Manheim Township standout Jay Ridinger this week, and we chatted everything F&M football … putting a wrap on the tough two-game road trip which resulted in a pair of gut-wrenching losses, setting up Saturday’s game against McDaniel, and even a quick trip […]

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Former Lancaster Catholic standout Bobby Bushong has helped Muhlenberg to a 6-0 start; F&M visits Saturday

Bobby Bushong was a key cog on Lancaster Catholic’s 2005 District 3 Double-A title team.
The speedy wideout was one of Nick Downey’s favorite weapons, and he helped the Crusaders to a couple of undefeated regular-season runs.
Bushong took his speed game […]

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Former Manheim Township standout – and New Era Male Athlete of the Year – George Eager is having another solid season at wideout for Franklin & Marshall.
At the midpoint of the season, the Diplomats are in the thick of the Centennial Conference hunt with a 2-1 mark in league play, and a 3-2 […]

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Former Manheim Central standout chats about his days with the Barons, and previews Saturday’s Centennial Conference game against Franklin & Marshall

If you’re a local football fan, you’ve heard the term before.
He’s a Manheim Kid.
Not the biggest dude. Ticker is always going. Big heart. Gives 110 percent on every play – practice and on Friday night. […]

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Podcast interview with former Manheim Township standout and current Juniata d-back Andy Miller
 
Andy Miller was a standout wideout and d-back for Manheim Township in 2005, when the Blue Streaks shared the L-L League Section 1 title and went to the district playoffs with Pat Bostick under center.
Miller moved on to Juniata the next […]

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Audio Podcast interview with F&M reserve QB and former Manheim Township standout Mark Mellinger 

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Mark Mellinger is the answer to two trivia questions:
Q: Which Manheim Township player took over for Pat Bostick as the Blue Streaks’ starting quarterback?
Q: When this quarterback went down with an injury in Week 4, the Streaks’ heralded ‘Razorback’ package […]

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Jay Ridinger had a standout career playing sports for Manheim Township.
In fact, he led the Lancaster-Lebanon League in receptions in his senior season for the Blue Streaks.
These days, Ridinger is catching passes for Franklin & Marshall, where he’s a sophomore wideout for the Diplomats.
After a really nice breakout freshman season last fall, he’s back as […]

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Former Manheim Township standout George Eager previews F&M’s season, this week’s game 

Two things in one post!
Above, you can click on the ‘play’ button and listen to my audio Podcast interview with F&M standout wideout George Eager – the former Manheim Township star – who had 70 catches for the Diplomats last season.
And you can also […]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXq4eYM2zwU

I know this post has nothing to do with the Lancaster-Lebanon League, but admit it: You just can’t resist that video link, can you? That ‘play button’ looks mighty appetizing, doesn’t it? Must resist urge to click mouse on video link. Ha.
Anyway … This, my friends, is my very first stab at filing […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
As mentioned in earlier posts, I’m battling a head cold. But I tried my best to put together the following F&M-Gettysburg preview cap:
THE GAME: Gettysburg (5-2 Centennial Conference, 6-3 overall) @ Franklin & Marshall (3-4 Centennial Conference, 3-6 overall), Saturday, 1 p.m., Sponaugle-Williamson Field, Lancaster.
THE SERIES: This is the 93rd meeting between Gettysburg […]

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THE GAME: Franklin & Marshall (2-4 Centennial Conference, 2-6 overall) @ Johns Hopkins (2-4 Centennial Conference, 3-5 overall), Saturday, 1 p.m. Homewood Field, Baltimore.
RADIO: You can listen to the game on WFNM-FM 89.1, with Elliot Platt on the call. And you can also listen to live streaming audio of the game at godiplomats.com.
AROUND […]

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THE GAME: Franklin & Marshall (1-4 Centennial Conference, 1-6 overall) @ McDaniel (1-4 Centennial Conference, 1-6 overall), Saturday, 1 p.m., Scott S. Bair Stadium, Westminster, Maryland.
ON THE RADIO: You can listen to the game on WFNM-FM 89.1, with Elliot Platt handling the play-by-play duties. You can also catch live streaming audio of the […]

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THE GAME: Muhlenberg (4-0 Centennial Conference, 6-0 overall) @ Franklin & Marshall (1-3 Centennial Conference, 1-5 overall), Saturday, Sponaugle-Williamson Field, Lancaster, 1:30 p.m.
ON THE AIR: You can watch a live video stream of the game on godiplomats.com. And you can listen to the call on 89.1-FM WFNM. Elliot Platt will handle the play-by-play […]

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THE GAME: Moravian (2-2 Centennial Conference, 4-2 overall) @ Franklin & Marshall (1-2 Centennial Conference, 1-4 overall), Saturday, 1 p.m., Sponaugle-Williamson Field, Lancaster.
THE SERIES: This is the 20th meeting between F&M and Moravian, but it’s the first time the two will square off as members of the Centennial Conference. … The series dates […]

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THE GAME: Franklin & Marshall (1-1 Centennial Conference, 1-3 overall) @ Ursinus (1-1 Centennial Conference, 3-1 overall), Saturday, 1 p.m., Patterson Field, Collegeville.
ON THE INTERNET: You can listen to live streaming audio of the game at godiplomats.com. Elliot Platt will handle the play-by-play chores.
THE SERIES: This is the 89th meeting between F&M and […]

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THE GAME: Catholic (3-1 overall) @ Franklin & Marshall (1-2 overall), Saturday, 1 p.m., Sponaugle-Williamson Field, Lancaster.
ON THE INTERNET: You can listen to live streaming audio of the game at godiplomats.com. Elliot Platt will handle the play-by-play duties.
THE SERIES: This is the eight meeting between F&M and Catholic, and Catholic leads the series […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
THE GAME: Franklin & Marshall (0-1 Centennial Conference, 0-2 overall) @ Juniata (0-1 Centennial Conference, 0-2 overall), Saturday, 1 p.m., Knox Stadium, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Juniata is a newcomer to the Centennial Conference, and this is the first time F&M and Juniata will square off in a conference game.
CATCH IT ONLINE: Go to godiplomats.com […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
THE GAME: Dickinson (2-0) @ Franklin & Marshall (0-1), Friday, 7 p.m., Sponaugle-Williamson Field, Lancaster.
ON THE INTERNET: You can listen to streamed audio coverage of the game at godiplomats.com.
THE COACHES: F&M’s John Troxell is in his second season, and is 3-8 overall. … Dickinson’s Darwin Breaux is in his 15th season and is […]

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