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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 […]

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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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JEFFREY REINHART
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 […]

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HEMPFIELD HOLDS OFF FRANKFORD 3-2 IN STATE QUARTERFINALS 
JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Another trip to Spring-Ford in Royersford for me on Thursday. Loving that 15-minute drive. And what a great baseball game — Hempfield rallies past (and then holds off) Frankford 3-2 in a PIAA Quad-A quarterfinal. Awesome, awesome game. Here’s my recap from Friday’s New Era:
ROYERSFORD – The […]

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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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 INDIANS NEED 10 INNINGS, BUT EDGE PALISADES 2-1 IN STATE QUARTERFINALS
Phil Glatfelter was at Lyons Field in Fleetwood on Thursday, where Donegal topped Palisades 2-1 in 10 innings to advance to the PIAA Triple-A girls’ softball semifinals. Here’s Phil’s report from Friday’s New Era:
FLEETWOOD — There was plenty of deja vu in Donegal’s PIAA Triple-A […]

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Phil Glatfelter just checked in from Lyons Field in Fleetwood, where Donegal knocked off District 11 champ Palisades 2-1 in a thrill-a-minute PIAA Triple-A girls’ softball quarterfinal on Thursday afternoon.
Laura Gebhart drove in a pair of runs for the Indians – including the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
ROYERSFORD – I’m still not quite sure how they pulled it off, but Hempfield’s baseball team squeaked past District 12 champ Frankford 3-2 in a PIAA Quad-A quarterfinal game Thursday afternoon at Spring-Ford High School.
All I can say is – wow.
One game after Hempfield scored five runs in the seventh to force extra […]

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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 […]

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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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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
NOTE NEW STARTING TIME FOR THIS GAME: 1 p.m. at Lyons Field in Fleetwood.
I put together a preview box for Donegal’s game against Palisades in the PIAA Triple-A quarterfinals on Thursday. Enjoy …
PIAA TRIPLE-A SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
THE GAME: District 3 runner-up Donegal (22-4) vs. District 11 champ Palisades (14-9), in a state quarterfinal matchup.
FIRST […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
UPDATE: Donegal will take on Palisades on Thursday at 5 p.m. at Lyons Field in Fleetwood. Palisades’ pitcher tossed a perfect game in the Pirates’ state opener.
I had the dream assignment on Monday — go to Spring-Ford High School in Royersford for the Donegal girls’ softball game against St. Basil Academy in the […]

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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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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 […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
First, a friendly reminder: Vacation next week (June 9-14). Yeah, yeah, I know: We just got back from a two-week cross-country excursion. This time we’re going to the beach for a week. More on that, plus my diet, later.
Holy cow – The finish line is upon us.
We’re down to just a few teams […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
I put together this preview capsule for the PIAA volleyball playoffs …
PIAA BOYS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
WHERE: Penn State University’s Ashenfelter Multisport Indoor Facility, near the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park. The tournament is usually held in Penn State’s Rec Hall, but that venue is under construction.
WHEN: Pool play on Friday in Double-A at […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Stop No. 2 on my Berks County tour on Tuesday was Wilson High School, where Garden Spot took on Holy Redeemer in a PIAA boys’ Double-A first-round volleyball match. The Spartans, in States for the first time in the history of the program, played great, and will join Hempfield at Penn State on […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Wow, I haven’t updated my blog in several days … better get cracking.
We’re right smack dab in the middle of the spring sports playoffs, and Tuesday was a dreadfully busy day.
For Phil Glatfelter’s story on the Donegal-Lampeter-Strasburg district semifinal softball game, plus details of Pequea Valley’s semifinal win, click here.
For Dave Byrne’s story […]

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