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L-S Boys’ Lacrosse Clinch Section Title
Hempfield. One day later they took undefeated Penn Manor to eight innings before Brook The boys’ lacrosse team Zuber’s game-winning single clinched its second straight plated Maura Savoca. Section Two title with a 15-7 Lampeter’s ace in the circle, victory at Cocalico Thursday, Keiva Middleton, gave up two April 21. The Pioneers, behind hits, struck out 16 and walked five goals and one assist from five, one intentionally, to earn Colin Sullivan, outscored the the win. Eagles in every quarter, “Keiva pitched a great including a 3-0 final frame game,” said Comet boss Dave that determined the outcome. Stokes. “I thought we got off to a “It was a pitcher’s duel,” slow start,” said head coach added Earl Rutledge, LamMike McConomy. “But we did peter’s head coach. “They pick up the intensity starting struggled with her change up. the second quarter, getting a Savoca opened the eighth great team effort on all sides with a walk and, after two of the ball the rest of the way. outs, Middleton walked, set“The defense as a whole did ting the stage for Zuber’s a great job shutting down game-winner. their attack,” he added. “In Prior to Hempfield, the Piomoving forward, we need to neers shut out Ephrata, 8-0 make sure we’re playing with on April 21 and blanked the same intensity for all four McCaskey 21-0 one day later. quarters.” Ally Raub tossed a two-hitter Zach Labreque chipped in against McCaskey, striking with four goals while Stewart out nine. McClain (3g, 1a), Barrett “Ally pitched well,” said Denlinger (3g, 1a), Chase Rutledge. “She would be the Barber (1a) and Jack Filius starting pitcher on many (1a), and Brayden Smith teams in the league.” with nine ground balls, also Zuber went 3-3 with three contributed. RBI. Middletown, Kara ScranIn non-league play Saturday ton and Savoca added two hits morning, April 23rd, the Pioand three RBIs each. neers improved to 12-0 overWednesday’s 13-5 win over all with an 18-6 triumph over CV featured 18 total hits, Hershey. After a slow start, including seven home runs, L-S pulled away with a 5-1 run and 6 total errors (4 by the through the second quarter to Bucks). Middleton fanned 13 go up 7-3 at the half and took batters and did not give up a control with an 8-1 third walk. CV’s Henry retired nine, quarter effort. walked six and surrendered Sullivan racked up another four homers. five goals and dished out Zuber pushed in five runs three assists. Labreque (4g, with a pair of homers. Middle3a), Filius (3g), McClain (2g, ton and Raub also hit round 1a), B Denlinger (4a), G Dentrippers. linger (1g) and Alex Weese TRACK The pole vaulters to Quarryville Friday, April 22, to finish their meet against Solanco and both squads prevailed. Solanco’s best vaulter PR’d by 15 inches to win but Mitchell Livengood cleared a personal best 11-6 to grab second and Luke Wiley’s 10-6 took third. “Those four points put us over the top for a squeaker, 7674 win,” said head coach Calvin Esh. photo by Mona Steinhauer In the Pioneers 18-6 non-league victory Saturday in Lampeter, J.B. King For the girls, Jessie Salgado, Maya Carl and Brayden Smith double team Hershey’s Tyler Lucas.s65 BY MONA STEINHAUER
(1a) rounded out the offensive totals. “Drexton Frank led the team with six ground balls,” said McConomy. Wednesday’s 15-5 thrashing over Lancaster Co. Day/LCHS featured five goals and one assist from Denlinger. McClain and Sullivan added hat tricks, Fillius scored twice with Wagner and Barber adding one goal each. TENNIS After clinching the Section Two title, their first since 2007, with a 6-1 final over Cocalico, the Pioneers (7-0 Section Two, 7-7 overall) faced Manheim Township, the second-place team in Section One, in the L-L League team tournament Thursday, April 21 in Neffsville. The Streaks prevailed 3-0. “I knew we would have our hands full in singles,” said head coach Mark Trach, “but I thought we would do well in doubles.” Weston Weaver, Andrew Reidenbaugh and Spencer Teaman all lost in straight sets. Cole Teaman and Kyle Pawson and Jack Harnish and Joe Fitzgerald both suffered a 6-4 first set loss and did not finish out doubles play as Township’s singles sweep clinched the outcome. SOFTBALL The softball team ran its winning streak to seven straight with a pair of backto-back one run games. Monday they held a 5-0 lead before giving up a three-run bomb in the sixth and holding on for a 5-4 thriller over
and Kyleigh Herr made it a clean sweep, leaving L-S with a comfortable 95-55 team victory. On Saturday, the team competed in the Jack Roddick Invitational (94 teams) at Shippensburg and turned in a handful of impressive results. Colin Whitaker won the 3200 and set a new school record with a 9:07.62 and Luka Vranich broke the school record in photo by Mona Steinhauer the 800 with a thirdLampeter-Strasburg keeper Bryce Thomas collects the ball behind the place finish at 1:55.54. goal as Hershey’s Ryan Grace pursues in non-league action Saturday Maggie Swarr added a morning in Lampeter. third in the javelin for more photos, visit www.townlively.com (119-8) and Teagan Weaver was sixth in the 100 Whitaker won the 800 and strikeouts and one walk over was second in the mile behind six innings. Anthony Turek (11.10). struck out one in the seventh. In league competition Mon- Ben Devine. On Saturday, ChambersBASEBALL day against Garden Spot, the The Pioneers rounded out burg exploded for 11 runs in girls 23-4 domination of the throws sparked an 89-61 vic- crossover action with mixed the bottom of the fourth to tory. Swarr led sweeps in the results over the last week end the game early. The Trodiscus and shot with McTag- topping McCaskey 5-1 on jans finished with seven hits gart and Franco taking second April 22 and suffering a 10-0 but took advantage of two and third in both and com- loss against Hempfield last errors and six walks, five in pleted an individual throwing Monday. In between they that fateful inning. Isaiah Parido went 2-2 to sweep by winning the javelin dropped a tough five inning outing against Chambers- lead the Pioneers. as well. On Monday the Knights On the track, L-S won the burg, 11-0, their first recorded nine hits and scored 4x800 with Tori Heiserman, shutout of the season. L-S broke a 1-1 tie against in four of five innings to end who also won the open 800, Olivia Magagna, Mikayla Coe McCaskey on Jason Long’s the game early. Gio Malatesand Jaclyn Martin and the base hit in the bottom of the ta’s single in the third pre4x400 with Madison Mal- fourth and went on to score vented a no-hitter. Two days later, Lampeter’s colm, Madison Weichler, three more over the final seventh inning rally fell short in Magagna and Hannah Gawne, frames for the win. Brayden Adams went 2-3 a 5-4 loss to CV. G. Harsh took the 200 winner. Other firsts went to Lyndi with a double to lead the five- the loss. He struck out five, Wall (800), Keira Smecker hit effort. Peyton Harsh walked one, scattered six hits (3200), Elly Bruner (long) and earned the win with eight and gave up two earned runs. Salgado (pole vault). The boys’ team also had a triple winner and won a hardfought outing against the Spartans, 82-67. Weaver won both the dashes and took the long jump in addition to anchoring the winning 4x100 relay with Carson Coleman, Zach Mulron, and Mitchell Livengood. A pole vault sweep was the highlight in the field as Luke Wiley, Livengood and Christian Medina claimed the top three spots. Aiden Jones photo by Mona Steinhauer and Daniel Jones went The Pioneers’ Colin Sullivan scores over Hershey’s Dario Guillen in Satur1-2 in the javelin, day’s non-league 18-6 non-league victory by Lampeter-Strasburg.
