Hard to believe we’re coming up on the halfway point of the regular season already. Football season always seems to fly by, even when the playoffs extend into late November or early December.
Seems like there’s a good chance of that happening again around here. We’ve already hit the point where the wheat begins to separate […]

[Read more →]

After a slow start in the opening week, I bounced my way back to respectability with my performance in Week 2: a 15-4 record, moving me up to 25-11 this season. I think my strategy of actually thinking  about the picks beforehand may have helped me a bit, so we’ll do the same for Week 3.
Lots […]

[Read more →]

Thanks to Clubber Lang for one of my favorite lines from the “Rocky” series.
My predictions were truly painful last week. So bad, in fact, that yours truly is currently looking up at all his sportswriting brethren in the race for the title of “Top Prognosticator.” I went 10-7, while my online colleague Jeff Reinhart is […]

[Read more →]

Yeah, yeah. Monday morning quarterbacks are supposed to spout off on Mondays. Give me a break. I was enjoying my Labor Day weekend. But here are a few tidbits from Friday night’s Week One action: 
So after weeks of “voluntary” preparation, two-a-days, scrimmages and film analysis, the L-L League’s 24 teams finally got to strap on the […]

[Read more →]

Well, Media Day is in the books. Nothing like interviewing 24 coaches in 4 1/2 hours. My head is so full of cliches it’s about to split. But I’ll just try to do this entry one word at a time, because I don’t want to overlook so many quality words and phrases.
Anyway, the last session […]

[Read more →]

Just finished visiting with all eight Section Two coaches as Media Day continues. Looks like your section favorite is (huge shocker) Manheim Central, which brings back a ton of veterans from last year’s squad. That team made a deep run into the District Three Class AAA playoffs — something of a surprise, given the amount […]

[Read more →]

By KEITH SCHWEIGERT 
Hi there! Long time, no see.
If you’re wondering why there haven’t been many blog posts lately, let me apologize. It’s a busy time of year, what with the district football playoffs going on and all. And now we here at LancSports.com are gearing up for the winter sports season, which is just a […]

[Read more →]