Golden Mares pick off second Section 1 heavyweight in a row
If you follow Lancaster-Lebanon League girls’ basketball, you know Section 2 teams have historically struggled against Section 1 teams in crossover play.
And struggled is putting it quite mildly.
Just two games into league play this season that has changed – in a big way.
Solanco, the preseason […]

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With 3:50 to go in the first quarter of Cedar Crest’s L-L League Section 1-2 crossover game at Solanco on Monday night, the Falcons’ Meghan Phillips picked off a pass, swooped in for a layup, and scored her 1,000th-career point. I had the handy-dandy Flip cam with me, and was able to capture Phillips scoring […]

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Here are my L-L League girls’ basketball Section 2 preview capsules for your reading pleasure. Teams are listed alphabetically …
CONESTOGA VALLEY BUCKSKINS
COACH: Jerry Beekler (8th season; 74-96 overall).
CLASSIFICATION: Quad-A.
LAST SEASON: 4-12 Section 2; 5-17 overall.
KEY PLAYERS LOST: G Rachel Bjorkman, F Kirsten Madonna, G Sharee McCarty, G Katie Neiss.
KEY PLAYERS RETURNING: G Janelle Frey (Jr., […]

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Plenty of top individual efforts to choose from in Week 9 for ‘3 Stars’ this week.
Had to actually mull some things over before narrowing it down to three.
After making a list and checking it twice, here’s who made the final cut …
B.J. Enck, Solanco – What a night on both sides of the ball for […]

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Say hello to Solanco senior Matt Gibson - “Gibby” to his friends. Gibson, who plays o-line, d-line and special teams for the Golden Mules, is battling Asperger’s Syndrome, which is a form of autism. He has been nominated for the Rudy Award. You can read all about him here … and be sure to pick […]

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