Indians’ senior striker puts a bow on winning PIAA championship

HERSHEY – Brittany Knouse gained the reputation as a clutch goal-scorer.
And she couldn’t have picked a better stage to show off her skills one last time.
Playing in the state championship game against league rival Lancaster Mennonite before a packed crowd in Hersheypark Stadium last Friday night, […]

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Indians’ sophomore forward rejoices after winning state title

HERSHEY – Jamie Hunter was at the right place at the right time.
Donegal’s sophomore forward parked herself in the box in front of the goal and was salivating for a pass, which came.
Hunter blasted a shot on goal from close range in the first half of the Indians’ […]

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Indians’ senior defender chats about Donegal’s D after winning state title

HERSHEY – Donegal didn’t just win the PIAA girls’ soccer state Double-A championship.
The Indians completely dominated the tournament, winning their four games by an aggregate score of 12-0 and keeping all four of their opponents off the scoreboard.
That’s some pretty gnarly defense.
Donegal’s defense rose to […]

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HERSHEY - After a spirited run to reach the PIAA Triple-A girls’ soccer state title game, Hempfield came up short and settled for silver after a 4-0 loss to District 3 foe Lower Dauphin in Hersheypark Stadium.
It was Hempfield’s fourth appearance in a state-championship girls’ soccer game. The Black Knights won the title in 2000, […]

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HERSHEY - Donegal has captured its first state soccer championship, compliments of its 3-0 win over L-L League foe Lancaster Mennonite in the PIAA Double-A finale in Hersheypark Stadium.
Brittany Knouse scored two goals and Jovita Richardson added a goal for Donegal, the District 3 Double-A runner-up - and now state champ.
Lancaster Mennonite was denied a […]

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Just a friendly reminder …
In what will very likely be our final *live blogs* this school year, I will be at Hersheypark Stadium on Friday for the PIAA girls’ soccer championships.
Up first at 5 p.m. in the Double-A state finale will be an all-L-L League affair, pitting District 3 runner-up Donegal against defending state champ […]

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Blazers’ defender chats about shutting out Fleetwood in state semis

HERSHEY – Lancaster Mennonite’s girls’ soccer team knew it had to generate offense in Tuesday’s PIAA Double-A state semifinal game against Fleetwood in Hersheypark Stadium.
More importantly, the Blazers knew they had to clamp down on defense, particularly against Fleetwood’s goal-scorer extraordinaire, Steph Barnett, who can dent […]

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Blazers’ standout senior puts a bow on state semi win over Fleetwood

HERSHEY – After four years and countless games in three sports, I’ve completely run out of superlatives to describe Lancaster Mennonite’s Katelyn Vanderhoff.
The Blazers’ senior standout has hit a gazillion big shots, made a boatload of key passes and scored a gaggle of huge […]

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Indians’ junior wraps up state semifinal win vs. Tulpehocken

HERSHEY – She’s not the biggest player on the soccer field. But Jovita Richardson has a huge heart – and a huge game to match.
Donegal’s junior is dangerous on both ends of the pitch – she’s a major pest on defense, can start an offensive rush with […]

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Indians’ junior chats about PK goal in state-semifinal win 

HERSHEY – Alecia McNiff is living the dream.
Donegal’s junior was having a dream basketball season for the Indians this past winter. She had firmly established herself as a go-to scorer, and even pumped in 30 points in a game for Donegal, which got off to a rip-roaring […]

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Hempfield, Mennonite, Donegal advance to state championship soccer games
It will be an all-Lancaster-Lebanon League affair in the PIAA Double-A girls’ soccer state championship game on Friday, when District 3 runner-up Donegal takes on reigning state Double-A champ Lancaster Mennonite at 5 p.m. in Hersheypark Stadium.
And in the nightcap, a third L-L League team will go […]

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Friendly reminder …
I will be *blogging live* from the PIAA Double-A girls’ soccer state semifinals from Hersheypark Stadium - 3:30 p.m. is defending state champ Lancaster Mennonite vs. Fleetwood and 5:30 p.m. is Donegal vs. Tulpehocken.
And Keith will be *blogging live* from the PIAA Triple-A girls’ soccer state semifinal at Exeter High School, pitting Hempfield […]

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 Black Knights’ junior striker talks about Hempfield’s state-playoff run

HERSHEY – When the soccer ball lands on Kelli Joline’s foot, look out.
Hempfield’s junior striker is a play-making machine, and last Friday night against Red Land in the PIAA Triple-A girls’ soccer quarterfinals in Hersheypark Stadium, Joline was up to her old tricks, driving Red Land’s defenders […]

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Black Knights’ soph chats about state quarter win over Red Land 

HERSHEY – Mariah Dimm was johnny-on-the-spot not once but twice last Friday night in Hempfield’s PIAA Triple-A girls’ soccer state quarterfinal game against Red Land in Hersheypark Stadium.
The Black Knights’ high-scoring sophomore scored a pair of first-half goals, staking Hempfield to a 3-0 lead on […]

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The semifinal round of the PIAA girls’ soccer playoffs is set in both classifications – and three L-L League teams are still alive for state gold.
Here are the brackets …
TRIPLE-A
District 3 third-place Hempfield vs. District 11 champ Emmaus, Tuesday, 7 p.m. @ Exeter High School, Reading.
District 3 fourth-place Hershey vs. District 3 fourth-place Lower Dauphin, […]

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Hempfield 4, Red Land 2 (FINAL); Hershey 2, Township 1 (FINAL)
HERSHEY - Howdy from Hersheypark Stadium, where tonight, a pair of L-L League girls’ soccer teams will be in action in the PIAA Triple-A state quarterfinals - up first at 5:30 is Hempfield vs. Red Land, followed by L-L League and District 3 champ Manheim […]

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Sites and times for the quarterfinal round of the PIAA girls’ soccer tournament have been released.
Four Lancaster-Lebanon League teams – two in Triple-A and two in Double-A – are still alive for state gold. And if the brackets play out, none of them would meet until the state final.
Here’s the schedule …
TRIPLE-A
District 3 champ Manheim […]

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Blue Streaks’ senior forward chats about Township’s amazing playoff run

HERSHEY – If you know anything at all about Manheim Township’s girls’ soccer team, you know Abby Zielinski is a major, major weapon – especially on corner kicks.
The Blue Streaks’ junior standout was up to her old tricks Tuesday in a PIAA Triple-A first-round game against […]

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Blue Streaks’ defender puts a cap on state-playoff win over Souderton

HERSHEY – It was a crazy shot.
Time running out. Trying to play keep-away from the other team while milking a two-goal lead. Nobody around. So what the heck?
Lindsay Bennett knew time was running out. She was on the far side of the field, all by […]

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FINAL: Manheim Township 3, Souderton 0; Blue Streaks advance to state quarters 
HERSHEY - Greetings from soggy Hersheypark Stadium. I’m here for the PIAA Triple-A girls’ soccer playoffs - a first-round game featuring L-L League and District 3 champ Manheim Township (which is riding a tidy 21-game winning streak) against District 1 fourth-place finisher Souderton. Stay tuned […]

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