JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
This just in …
You can take the coaching vacancy sign down outside Manheim Township’s wrestling room.
Longtime Lancaster County wrestling guru Joe Narkiewicz will be named the Blue Streaks’ next head coach, pending school board approval, the New Era has learned.
He will replace Jan Minnich.
Narkiewicz, the former principal at John Beck Elementary School, was […]

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JEFFREY REINHART jreinhart@LNPnews.com
A tip of the cap to former Ephrata wrestling coach and athletic director Merv Witmer, who was recently elected to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. That’s quite an honor.
Here is the press release from Ephrata High School announcing Merv’s very cool accomplishment:
Retired Ephrata High School Athletic Director and Wrestling Coach Merv Witmer […]

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I usually don’t post very many wrestling stories on here, but our very own Dave Byrne put together a wonderful feature story on a local wrestler who has overcome some things to become one of the top mat men in the league. Even if you’re not a wrasslin’ fan, read this. It will warm your heart.
As contact sports […]

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