Entries Tagged as 'Lancaster Catholic High School'

Reinhart’s Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 3 football preview capsules

August 24th, 2008 · No Comments

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Pull up a chair and get cozy … it’s my L-L League Section 3 preview capsules — everything and anything you need to know about your favorite Section 3 football teams, in capsule form, listed in predicted order of finish. Enjoy:
LANCASTER CATHOLIC CRUSADERS
ONLINE: crusaderfootball.vicid.com
COACH: Bruce Harbach (7th season; 50-20 overall).
PIAA CLASSIFICATION: Double-A.
THE SCHEDULE: Trinity, […]

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Tags: Donegal High School · Pequea Valley High School · Elco High School · Lampeter-Strasburg High School · Northern Lebanon High School · Lancaster Catholic High School · Columbia High School · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Boys Sports · L-L Football Blog · Annville-Cleona High School · Football

Reinhart’s sure-fire Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 3 football predictions

August 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Predicting the Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 3 race is like getting a tooth yanked.
This race usually has so many twists and turns and subplots that it’s often painful to make any kind of prognostication.
And it seems that more times than not, this section race ends up in some sort of a goofy tie – like last […]

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Tags: Donegal High School · Pequea Valley High School · Elco High School · Lampeter-Strasburg High School · Northern Lebanon High School · Lancaster Catholic High School · Columbia High School · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Boys Sports · L-L Football Blog · Annville-Cleona High School · Football

Countdown to L-L League football in 2008: In his own words - Kyle Smith interview

July 25th, 2008 · No Comments

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com

If you know me, and if you’re a regular reader of this blog or of my stories in the New Era, then you know I’m a numbers geek.
I love statistics.
So let me drop some stats on you here, right off the bat:
A completion rate of 64 percent – that’s 155 completions in 242 […]

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

3 Lancaster County baseball players land spots on Pennsylvania’s All-State Team

July 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Hempfield’s Jon Moser and Brett Houseal and Lancaster Catholic’s Travis Jankowski are honored by Pennsylvania Baseball Coaches Association
Three Lancaster County prep baseball players have been rewarded handsomely for their success on the diamond earlier this spring.
Hempfield teammates Jon Moser and Brett Houseal and Lancaster Catholic’s Travis Jankowski have been named to the Pennsylvania High School […]

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Tags: Hempfield High School · Lancaster Catholic High School · Boys Sports · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Baseball

Countdown to L-L League football in 2008: In his own words — Nick Schmalhofer

July 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com

Here’s a trivia question for you:
Who is the only returning Lancaster-Lebanon League football player this season who was a two-way, first-team all-star last season?
If you said Lancaster Catholic’s Nick Schmalhofer, stand up and take a bow.
The Crusaders’ two-way terror earned Section 3 first-team honors last season on offense (tackle) and defense (interior lineman), […]

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

East-West game shortened by lightning

June 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com

The 8th annual PSFCA East-West All-Star Game was called during the third quarter Saturday night in Altoona when wicked thunderstorms (including nasty lightning strikes) rolled through the area.
Manheim Central kicker Justin Myer, a Virginia Tech recruit, kicked off for the East team to open the game, but that was the only time all evening […]

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Tags: Manheim Central High School · Wilson High School · Lancaster Catholic High School · L-L Football Blog · Boys Sports · Football

Myer, Hartzell, Harbach are Altoona-bound

June 19th, 2008 · No Comments

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Central’s Justin Myer and Wilson’s Chris Hartzell will play, Catholic’s Bruce Harbach will coach in annual East-West All-Star Game on Saturday.
A pair of former Lancaster-Lebanon League football standouts and a current L-L League football coach will be in Altoona on Saturday for the 8th Annual PSFCA East-West All-Star Game.
The game is set for […]

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Tags: Manheim Central High School · Wilson High School · Lancaster Catholic High School · L-L Football Blog · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Boys Sports · Football

Catholic ousted from PIAA baseball playoffs

June 6th, 2008 · No Comments

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. […]

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Tags: PIAA · Lancaster Catholic High School · Boys Sports · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Baseball

Lancaster Catholic, Hempfield moving on

June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

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 […]

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Tags: Warwick High School · PIAA · Hempfield High School · Lancaster Catholic High School · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Boys Sports · Baseball

Catholic wears District 3 Double-A crown

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

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 […]

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Tags: District 3 · Lancaster Catholic High School · Boys Sports · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Baseball

Helm handcuffs Kutztown, helps send Lancaster Catholic to district title game

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments

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 — […]

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Tags: District 3 · Lancaster Catholic High School · Boys Sports · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Baseball

5 alive in district baseball; coverage here

May 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

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.

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Tags: Manheim Township High School · Warwick High School · District 3 · Hempfield High School · Lampeter-Strasburg High School · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Boys Sports · Lancaster Catholic High School · Baseball

Former Lancaster Catholic star Lauren Zink will compete in USTA pro event here next week

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Former Lancaster Catholic standout Lauren Zink has received a wild card entry into next week’s inaugural women’s Pro Circuit Tennis Challenge, a United States Tennis Association event that will be contested on the hard courts at the Hempfield Area Recreation Commission in Landisville.
All matches are free to the public, with qualifying rounds set […]

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Tags: Odds and Ends · Lancaster Catholic High School · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Tennis

Lancaster Catholic girls’ soccer duo ranked among top recruits by soccerbuzz.com

May 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Just a quick post for you … but I found this one mighty interesting.
It’s amazing how many websites are out there.
And unless a regular reader wouldn’t have sent along a note (thanks, M), I would have never, ever heard of soccerbuzz.com.
But according to soccerbuzz.com, a pair of Lancaster-Lebanon League girls’ soccer players – […]

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Tags: Lancaster Catholic High School · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Girls Sports · Soccer

Catholic blanks Mennonite, wins L-L League Section 4 baseball crown

May 6th, 2008 · No Comments

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 […]

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Tags: Lancaster Mennonite High School · Lancaster Catholic High School · Boys Sports · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Baseball

L-L League pair claim District 3 tennis titles

May 6th, 2008 · No Comments

COCALICO’S DUONG, LANCASTER CATHOLIC’S VERONIS WIN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
Our very own Phil Glatfelter was at Elco High School on Monday for the District 3 boys’ tennis singles championships, where a pair of L-L League players stormed to victory. Here’s Phil’s story from Tuesday’s New Era:
MYERSTOWN — After winning the Lancaster-Lebanon League Double-A title last week, Alex […]

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Tags: Cocalico High School · District 3 · Lancaster Catholic High School · Boys Sports · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Tennis

Duong, Veronis win district tennis titles

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Congratulations to Cocalico’s Michael Duong and Lancaster Catholic’s Alex Veronis, who captured District 3 boys’ tennis championships Monday at Elco High School in Myerstown.
Duong and Veronis won L-L League singles championships last week.
Monday, they both kept on rolling.
In the Triple-A finale, Duong topped a familiar foe – Manheim Township’s Peter Bookman – 6-1, […]

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Tags: Cocalico High School · District 3 · Lancaster Catholic High School · Boys Sports · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Tennis

Catholic’s Ryder is headed to Juniata

May 5th, 2008 · No Comments

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Lancaster Catholic senior standout Brittany Ryder has made her college decision — the Crusaders’ high-scoring forward will continue her basketball career at Juniata College.
Ryder, who was my pick for Section 4 MVP this past season, averaged 16.9 points and hit 19 3-pointers this past season for Catholic, which went 21-11 overall after finishing […]

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Tags: L-L girls' basketball blog · Lancaster Catholic High School · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Girls Sports · Collegiate · Basketball

Lancaster Mennonite, Lancaster Catholic will vie for Section 4 baseball crown

April 4th, 2008 · No Comments

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 […]

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Tags: Lancaster Mennonite High School · Lebanon Catholic High School · Pequea Valley High School · Lancaster Catholic High School · Columbia High School · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Boys Sports · Annville-Cleona High School · Baseball

High, Braves out to defend Section 4 crown

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Another day, more L-L League girls’ softball previews compliments of Phil Glatfelter, who put together these Section 4 caps:
You might say there are some “High” expectations for Pequea Valley’s girls’ softball team.
That’s because the Braves have plenty back from a team that went 16-7 and won the Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 4 title with an 11-5 […]

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Tags: Lancaster Mennonite High School · Lebanon Catholic High School · Pequea Valley High School · Lancaster Catholic High School · Columbia High School · Girls Sports · Lancaster-Lebanon League · Annville-Cleona High School · Softball