JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
A little father-son piece for you, featuring the Denlingers — Dad Deryl, Lancaster Mennonite’s head golf coach, and son David, who plays for his dad on the Blazers’ team. Deryl is a two-time Lanco Amateur champ, and he’s headed back to Bent Creek Country Club this week for the 56th Lanco Amateur. He […]

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Just back from vacation, so sorry it took me so long to get this posted — but hopefully you saw it on lancasteronline last week.
This was my second stab at video, and I thought it turned out nicely.
Congrats again to Lancaster Mennonite, which topped Fleetwood in the PIAA Double-A girls’ soccer championship.
Here’s what I was […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Mennonite 3, Fleetwood 2 in PIAA Double-A girls’ spring soccer championship game
HERSHEY – Talk about getting the storybook ending.
The last shot Kelsey Gorman attempted as a member of Lancaster Mennonite’s girls’ soccer team ended up in the back of the net.
But it wasn’t just any other goal.
It was the game-winning goal off a […]

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Questions or comments during the game? Shoot me an e-mail and I’ll try to oblige jreinhart@LNPnews.com
HERSHEY — Greetings from high above the A-Turf playing surface in Hersheypark Stadium. I made it. Welcome to my live blog of the PIAA Double-A spring girls’ championship game, where in about 30 minutes or so, L-L League champ […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
REMINDER: *LIVE BLOG* from Mennonite-Fleetwood state title game here Friday at NOON.
I put together the following capsule, previewing Friday’s PIAA Double-A spring girls’ soccer championship game, featuring L-L League champ Lancaster Mennonite against Fleetwood. Game time is high noon in Hersheypark Stadium, partners.
PIAA DOUBLE-A GIRLS SOCCER TOURNAMENT
THE GAME: District 3 fourth-place finisher […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: Mennonite vs. Fleetwood, Friday, NOON, Hersheypark Stadium
Back in good old Hersheypark Stadium on Tuesday night for PIAA girls’ soccer. It’s always fun going to the stadium. In fact, I asked a colleague last night about how many times a year us media types make the trip to Hersheypark — for football […]

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STATE FINAL: Mennonite vs. Fleetwood, Friday at Hersheypark Stadium, time is TBA (probably 1 or 2 p.m.)
HERSHEY — Greetings from Chocolate Town. I just arrived and got a cozy seat up in the press box for today’s PIAA Double-A girls’ semifinal pitting L-L League champ Lancaster Mennonite against Districit 3 neighbor Wyomissing. Speaking of […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Just one last friendly reminder about my *live blog* later this afternoon from Hersheypark Stadium, where Lancaster Mennonite will be taking on Wyomissing in a PIAA Double-A girls’ soccer semifinal.
I’m headed to Chocolate Town in a bit, and I hope to be online and logged on and posting updates around 5 p.m. or […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
If everything goes as planned (wireless internet connection, etc.) I’m going to do a live blog from Hersheypark Stadium on Tuesday, where Lancaster Mennonite will be taking on Wyomissing in a PIAA Double-A girls’ soccer semifinal.
I usually get a pretty good wireless connection from Hersheypark, so I’m hoping I won’t hit any snags.
The […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
As I sit here posting this (still trying to figure out how in the world David Cook beat out David Archuleta, by 12 million votes, no less, despite my sure-fire prediction), I’m still not sure how Hempfield escaped with the District 3 Triple-A boys’ volleyball Pool B title Wednesday night at Central York […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
BLAZERS RALLY IN SECOND HALF, BUT FALL TO FLEETWOOD 2-1 IN DISTRICT 3 DOUBLE-A GIRLS’ SOCCER  SEMIFINALS
Another night, another short commute for me. Tuesday I was over at Governor Mifflin (about a 15-minute drive, yay) for District 3 Double-A girls’ soccer, pitting L-L League champ Lancaster Mennonite against defending champ Fleetwood in a […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Man, what a busy time of year (and next week will be even busier). I was at Lancaster Mennonite on Thursday night for the Section 2 boys’ volleyball showdown pitting the host Blazers against Garden Spot. The Spartans needed a win to force a tie (and a one-match playoff) with Mennonite. And early […]

Dave Byrne was in Manheim on Thursday night for the L-L League girls’ soccer semifinals — where Conestoga Valley and Lancaster Mennonite advanced to Saturday’s grand finale. CV will be defending its title. Here’s Dave’s report from Friday’s New Era:
Sometimes, it really is the way the ball bounces.
A pair of fortuitous caroms proved to be […]

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 […]

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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Former Lancaster Mennonite standout soccer player Matt Eby is playing professionally for the Real Maryland Monarchs, who compete in the second division of the United Soccer League.
I’ve chatted with Matt via e-mail several times since he left Mennonite, and in his last correspondence he told me that he was the first deaf player […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Final assignment before vacation: Cover an excellent L-L League boys’ volleyball matchup, pitting the final two undefeated Section 2 teams, Lancaster Mennonite and Garden Spot. And the Blazers and the Spartans did not disappoint, going five action-packed games to decide it. And let me just say that it sure looks like Mennonite isn’t […]

Quick boys’ basketball story for you — Geoff Groff is headed back to Lancaster Mennonite’s bench to coach the Blazers. Our Jason Guarente got the scoop. Here’s his story from Wednesday’s New Era:
Geoff Groff is returning to the varsity bench.
The longtime Lancaster Mennonite boys’ basketball coach, who resigned in 2003 to spend more time with […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Spent Monday evening over at Lancaster Mennonite’s new stadium complex. If you haven’t been over there, do plan a trip. It’s always a treat covering outdoor events at Mennonite because its athletic complex is tucked neatly back in that wooded area. And now, with the addition of a new turf stadium, it looks […]

JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Here’s a funky L-L League-themed stat for you:
In the last year, four Lancaster Mennonite girls’ sports teams have reached the state playoffs:
Soccer, field hockey, volleyball and basketball.
And believe it or not, all four of those Blazers’ teams LOST in the state playoffs to the eventual PIAA champ in each one of those sports:
Soccer […]