JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com

Tennis anyone?
She is a two-time reigning Lancaster-Lebanon League girls’ tennis finalist.
She is the reigning District 3 Triple-A girls’ tennis singles champion.
She qualified for the PIAA Tournament for the first time last fall, won her first-round match and advanced to the state quarterfinals.
She attends one school. But she plays tennis for another.
And when the […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Red Tornado running back set to play prep football, then hopefully earn a Division 1 scholarship.
It was one of the best quotes to come out of the Lancaster-Lebanon League football media day late last summer.
McCaskey coach Scott Feldman, holding court in front of a group of reporters, called Red Tornado running back Jerome […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
First Priscilla Jennings. Now Leander Toney. The former New Era Male Athlete of the Year has been named the USTFCCCA East Region Men’s Field Athlete of the Year.
Here is the press release from Shippensburg University, announcing Toney’s feat:
Redshirt freshman Leander Toney was named the East Region Field Athlete of the Year on Tuesday […]

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This one should get your attention, Lancaster-Lebanon League boys’ basketball fans. Our sports editor, Keith Schweigert, is reporting that McCaskey star Lamar Patterson will leave the School District of Lancaster and head to St. Benedict’s in New Jersey for his senior year before going to the University of Pittsburgh. Here’s Keith’s scoop from Monday’s New […]

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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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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Lancaster Christian senior Ryan Goldsmith, who competes for McCaskey’s track and field team, competed in the Atlanta Marathon last weekend.
Goldsmith finished in 4:02.59, good for 459th place amongst male runners, and good for 116th place in his age division (18-29).
More than 15,000 runners competed in the Atlanta Marathon.
Goldsmith has received appointments to the […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com Wednesday, March 26, 8:45 p.m.
FOR MORE COVERAGE, INCLUDING VIDEO OF WILSON’S PRESS CONFERENCE, CLICK HERE
According to a report on the Associated Press wire, the Philadelphia Eagles have signed former McCaskey standout Kris Wilson, a free agent who left the Kansas City Chiefs.
Here is the report from the AP:
The Philadelphia Eagles signed […]

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More L-L League softball preview caps for you … Phil Glatfelter takes a look at Section 1:
At first glance, it looks like Warwick’s softball team will have an easy time of it this season.
The Warriors have all but two starters back from last year’s squad, which went 20-5, won the Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 1 title […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
McCASKEY Red Tornado
Coach: Brian McCloud.
Section 1: 11-5.
Overall: 17-11.
Points for: 1,371 (49.0 average).
Points against: 1,321 (47.2 average).
Team 3-pointers: 39.
Best individual effort: 28 points – Teasia Myers, Dec. 8 vs. Reading. Myers cracked the 1,000-career-point club the same night.
Winning streak: 6.
Losing streak: 3.
MVP: Teasia Myers – The Tornado’s point guard didn’t have the most memorable […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
If I told you what happened to McCaskey’s girls’ basketball team (and to me) on Friday, you probably wouldn’t believe it. I tried to capture what happened to the Red Tornado in this story. Me? Let’s just say I’m writing this from Altoona - on Saturday morning. What a wild and crazy Friday […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Just can’t get enough first-round state basketball playoff preview info? I put together these caps for Thursday’s paper, featuring the six teams from Lancaster County. FYI: Could get some snow Friday, so stay tuned for the status of the games. I know I will: I’m going to Tyrone for McCaskey vs. State College.
Six […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
THE GAME: District 3 sixth-place finisher McCaskey (17-10 overall) vs. District 6 champ State College (22-4 overall).
WHERE: Tyrone Area Middle School.
WHEN: Friday, 7 p.m.
WINNER GETS: District 1 runner-up Methacton (28-1) or District 12 fourth-place finisher John Bartrum (12-8).
ABOUT McCASKEY: Did not make States a year ago. … 1982 Triple-A state champ. … Went […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
PIAA GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
QUAD-A
Cedar Crest (District 3 fourth place, 22-7) vs. Norristown (District 1 fourth place, 19-8), Friday, 6 p.m. @ Coatesville HS.
Hempfield (District 3 fifth place, 25-5) vs. Spring-Ford (District 1 third place, 26-3), Friday, 7:30 p.m. @ Coatesville HS.
McCaskey (District 3 sixth place, 17-10) vs. State College (District 6 champ, 22-4), […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
I have a miserable cold, but I put it on hold for a couple of hours Monday night when I ventured out to Governor Mifflin Intermediate School (which like 15 minutes from my house, thank goodness) to cover McCaskey-Red Lion in a Quad-A consolation game. Big, big win for the Tornado, which, like Section […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Hempfield topped Harrisburg 39-21 and McCaskey held off Red Lion 45-42 Monday night in District 3 Quad-A consolation-round game.
That means the Black Knights and the Red Tornado both locked up a spot in the state playoffs, and that Hempfield and McCaskey will renew their rivalry in the district fifth-place game, set for Thursday.
Winner […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Just back from lovely Enola (go over the river in Harrisburg, bang a right and take a right at the Dairy Queen), where Central Dauphin knocked off Hempfield 40-36 in a District 3 Quad-A girls’ quarterfinal game at East Pennsboro High School. Pretty cool gym; plenty of orange. And a special thanks to […]

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