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Barons Battle Donegal in 15-12 Slugfest
BY ERIC PYLES
A midseason light stretch, combined with copious amounts of rain left the softball team with just a 15-12 loss to Donegal on April 8th. Not only did the two sides combine for 27 runs the teams also tallied 25 hits between the two sides, making it a difficult day to be a pitcher. Gabby Wettig got the start for Manheim but left after four innings with a no decision by her name. She allowed five hits and eight runs to go with four walks and two strikeouts. Riley Hostetter took over and covered the final three innings and seven Donegal runs, adding two strikeouts and one walk. Wettig did her best to help her cause, driving in two runs with a triple and two singles. Mickey Lauver drove in three runs on three hits, including a two-run home run in the second. VOLLEYBALL The boys’ volleyball team suffered a rare two-game dip with the back end coming April 7th via a 3-2 loss to Elizabethtown. Central, behind 27 assists, three digs, two aces and two blocks from Dylan Musser, was able to take game one 25-23 only to see the host Bears even the match with a 25-15 game two final. The Barons appeared to take control with a 25-22 win in game three, but the Bears roared back with wins of 25-18 and
15-13 to steal the match. Josh Dipple had nine kills and four blocks while Barend Oostdam added six kills and five blocks. John Wenger finished with 14 digs. The Barons bounced back on the 12th with a 3-0 win over Ephrata. Musser posted a 26 assist, three block, three ace line to pace the 25-19, 2512 and 25-15 win. Oostdam added three blocks to his six kills while Trent Groff finished with six kills. Jacob Moyer added 10 digs to cap the win. TENNIS A rough stretch against some L-L heavyweights left the boy’s tennis team with three losses, dropping the Barons to 2-9 overall. The first of those came against Section One standout Manheim Township with the Blue Streaks sending Central home with a 7-0 loss on April 6th. Two days later the Barons were tripped up by Penn Manor with Luke Horst posting the lone Central win in a 6-1 loss. Manheim’s third loss in as many matches came on the 11th with Pequea Valley leaving Manheim with a 5-0 victory. TRACK The track teams traveled to Denver on April 12th to battle Cocalico with both teams returning home after resounding wins. The boy’s posted a 96-54 victory while the Lady Barons enjoyed a 124-25 romp.
Three different athletes claimed the max four event wins with two coming on the boy’s side. Landon McGallicher picked up three of his wins in solo events while also joining Luke Redcay, Gabe Redcay and Max Hudson in a 1600m relay win. His solo wins were in the 110H, 300H and 200m. Luke Redcay added to his 1600m relay tally by taking part in the 3200m relay win as well winning the 1600m and 800m. Gabe Redcay, Michael Greenwald and Cameron Evans took care of the remaining legs of the 3200m relay. Evans added a 400m win while Kahlen Watt claimed the 100m, the high jump and the long jump. Hudson (triple jump), Judah Bruckhart (pole vault) and Tyler Fahnestock (discus) picked up the final wins. Madison Knier rounded out the four-win club by taking the long jump, triple jump, high jump, and javelin in the girl’s meet. Malea Stoner and Sarah Forry were close behind as both finished with three wins. Both took part in the 1600m relay win along with Milan Snell and Abigail Reed while Forry posted wins in the 800m and 1600m. Stoner added her solo wins in the 100H and the 300H. Snell added to her relay victory with a 63.3 in the 400m while Rachel Nolt tacked on wins in the 100m and 200m.
The 3200m relay team of Julianna Lindberg, Reagan Ibach, Emma Herman, and Grace Haldeman finished the winning on the track with a meet opening victory. The final three wins came from Bella Sensenig (pole vault), Laci Nelson (shot put) and Chloe Enck (discus). BASEBALL The same light stretch in the schedule as the softball team and more rain than a baseball field can handle left the Barons with only a 7-0 win over Donegal on April 8th and not much else for nearly a week. Jared Murray tossed another gem, covering all seven innings with no hits or runs on his stat line. The junior added nine strikeouts to go with three walks. Central took the lead with Mason Weaver’s two-run double in the second and never looked back. Brady Harbach added his own two-run double in the sixth to cap his two-hit, Photo by Bob Diller two-RBI game. Mickey Lauver rounds third on her way to scoring a run for the See Sports pg 9
Barons in their 15-12, Section Three loss to Donegal, April 8 at Manheim.
Photo by Bob Diller
Manheim shortstop Emma Damon looks to the umpire for the call after tagging Donegal’s Ruth Photo by Bob Diller Myers at second base in the Barons’ 15-12, Section Three loss at home on April 8. Manheim’s Riley Hostetter delivers a pitch in relief in the Barons’ 15-12, Section Three loss to visitfor more photos, visit www.townlively.com ing Donegal on April 8.
