Hempfield’s Dana Schleif has earned All-American status in the 100-yard backstroke.
To earn an All-American honor, swimmer’s times from all 50 states are submitted at the end of the year, and the fastest 130 times in each event are recognized.
Last spring in the PIAA Meet, Schlief had times of 58.78 and 58.43, and she finished eighth […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com

Another day, another audio Podcast for your listening pleasure. I’m a multi-media machine, gang.
Here’s my interview with former Hempfield standout swimmer Joe Kinderwater, who made the finals of the 1,500-meter freestyle event in the Olympic Trials last weekend in Nebraska (obviously, in Nebraska, I mean, where else?).
Hear Joe talk about his experiences at […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
Had an awesome chat with former Hempfield standout swimmer Joe Kinderwater, who qualified for the finals in the 1,500-meter freestyle this past weekend at the Olympic Trials in Nebraska. The former Black Knights’ distance specialist finished eighth in the finals and did not make the Olympic team. But he certainly had a sweet […]

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Cocalico grad Dana Sensenig is named to U.S. women’s field hockey team; several other athletes with local ties are set for Olympic Trials
Our sports editor, Keith Schweigert, is happy to report that former Cocalico standout Dana Sensenig will be heading to Beijing later this summer to participate in the Olympics as a member of the […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
A quick recap from the second day of the PIAA Triple-A swimming championships at Bucknell University:
Five (5) Lancaster County swimmers won medals on Thursday — up from the two who earned medals Wednesday.
Cari Czarnecki and Kevin Brazitits were repeat medal winners; Czarnecki took 6th and Brazitis won the silver in the 100 butterfly […]

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