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Barons Earn First District Win in 10 Years
BY ERIC G. STARK
Manheim earned its first District Three girls’ volleyball win in 10 years, beating Octorara in three games on Oct. 28. In a packed and loud gym at Octorara, the Lady Barons posted game scores of 25-23, 25-22 and 25-9 in the Class 3A tournament. “Yeah, was just a big confidence thing for everybody,” head coach Jason Moyer said about the win. “They (the girls) just went nuts after the game; it was awesome. The bus ride home was just it’s crazy. ...You can look at the girls and see that they believe in themselves.” The first game was very intense with the teams’ trading points. After taking the first game that came down to the wire, things unraveled a bit for the Barons in Game Two. The Braves got into good momentum swing with some tough serving and the Barons got into a funk finding themselves down 14-4. Manheim chipped away at the lead and tied the score at 18-18 and then just pushed ahead and were able to pull it out. “It took air out of the Braves,” Moyer said. “It was like us winning the Super Bowl. You could see they were
defeated, giving up that lead. We won that last game 25-9. At the point, we were in motion, man, it was great.” It was a team effort. Maddie Knier had 11 kills and four blocks. Emma Moyer and Rachel Nolt had seven and six kills, respectively. Moyer added four serving aces and Damon notched 12 digs. Grace Stoltzfus dished out 30 assists. In the quarterfinals, the Barons face top-seeded Spring Grove Tuesday and suffered a 3-0 loss on game scores of 2518, 25-14 and 25-11. “Our girls played well, but just could not keep up with all the weapons that Spring Grove has on their team,” Moyer said. “Spring Grove has a tremendous, well-balanced team.” He said his rotational defense, which is unique, as it takes the line away from better hitters when they are hitting outside. The strategy worked early for the Barons, but Spring Grove made adjustments. Damon had six digs and played great defense for the Barons, Moyer said. She was the team’s libero. He said Kneir blocked well and had nine kills. Natalie Seigrist finished with three blocks, Emma Moyer had six digs and Stoltzfus had two aces and 16 assists. The Barons finished
the season with a 13-7 record. For more photos, see www.townlively.com CROSS COUNTRY Barons’ coach Ryan Kennedy said the highlight of the day in the District Three girls’ cross country meet was Reagan Ibach, a freshman, who finished first on our team for the first time this season. “I thought overall our athletes performed well,” Kennedy said. “It was an accomplishment for them to qualify as individuals for a meet that is becoming increasingly more difficult to qualify for.” Ibach placed 127th overall with a time of 22:09. Jenna Mofett (22:17) was 135th, followed by Julie Lindberg (22:37, 152) and Olivia Sunderland (23:02, 170). Michael Greenwald represented the boys, running an 18:49, good for 161 overall. BOYS’ SOCCER The Manheim boys’ soccer team suffered a 2-1 defeat to Hershey in the District Three Class 3A quarterfinal tournament last Thursday night in Hershey. The Trojans, the No.1 seed in the tourney, had their hands full against Manheim, who finished the season with an 11-9 record. Hershey got on the board first, scoring two minutes
Photo by Joe Caulfield
Emma Moyer bumps an Octorara serve in front of teammate Emma Damon during Manheim’s 3-0 victory in a District Three opening-round match at Octorara on October 28.
into the contest on a goal by Ben Zimmer, an all-state midfielder. Hershey, which had given up only six goals all year, gave up the tying score on a goal by Manheim’s Bradyn Dombach, who took a pass from teammate Gabe Redcay. Hershey led 2-1 at intermission, but Dombach, 20 minutes into the second half, got his second goal of the contest, tying the game at 2-2. Zimmer notched the second goal and the game-winner for Hershey with about eight minutes to play. FOOTBALL With its win last Friday against Cocalico, the Barons notched their 27th championship in school history. Manheim, playing in heavy rain at Rettew Stadium, defeated the Eagles 42-20, forcing a three-way tie for the Section Two title with Warwick and Cocalico, all finishing with 4-1 records. The Barons scored 35-second Photo by Joe Caulfield half points to pull Manheim’s Emma Damon lays out to get under an Octorara shot during the Barons’ 3-0, District Three playoff away from the victory over the host Braves on October 28. Eagles.
Senior quarterback Judd Novak finished 7-for-13 for 108 yards passing. He also ran for touchdowns of 11, eight and 16 yards, respectively, gaining 105 yards rushing. Running back Justin Heffernan scored twice and collected 102 yards on the ground. The Barons got on the scoreboard first when Owen
Sensenig returned the opening kickoff 93 yards. On the defensive side of the ball, Kahlen Watt, Nick Haas, and Novak played big roles in limiting the Eagles’ vaulted running game. With a 9-1 record, Manheim drew the No.2 seed for districts and a first-round bye. They will host a game Nov. 12.
Photo by Joe Caulfield Maddie Knier serves for the Barons during their 3-0 win in a District Three AAA first-round match at Octorara on October 28.
