#1 Manheim Central had to literally survive & advance today beating #16 Mechanicsburg 4-3! Barons took an early 4-0 lead, but hung on against a scrappy Wildcats squad & moved onto the 5A District 3 Quarterfinals on Thursday against #8 Muhlenberg! Central’s starting Pitcher Colton Book got the Win… went 6 IP, 7 K, 2 R! Wyatt Becker got the save! Check out the highlights here…
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5A District 3 Football Playoffs (Finals): Cocalico vs. Exeter (11-25-22)
The Cocalico Eagles made history in their 5A District 3 Championship Game, becoming the ONLY #12 seed to EVER WIN a title in District 3 (no matter the classification)... beating #2 Exeter 34-14! It's Cocalico's 4th title in program history, 1st for head coach Bryan Strohl! Eagles last won the 5A Title in 2019!
They now move onto the 5A State Semifinals against Pine-Richland on Friday, December 2! The game will air LIVE on Blue Ridge 11 TV from Mansion Park in Altoona at 7pm!
5A District 3 Football Playoffs – Finals: Ephrata vs. Cocalico (11-24-23)
Cocalico won their 5th District 3 Title in program history by knocking off "Backyard Rival" Ephrata... 23-9! Eagles won the 5A Championship for the 2nd year in a row... the only Cocalico squad to go back to back in school history!
-- The Eagles will play Friday, December 1 in the 5A State Semifinals against Peters Township (District 7 Champ) at Mansion Park in Altoona
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6A District 3 Softball – Semifinals: Ephrata vs. Warwick (6-1-21)
#1 Warwick punched their ticket back to the 6A District 3 Finals on June 3 with a 10-1 win over #12 Ephrata! Warriors scored 7 runs in the final 2 innings. Warwick's Senior Ace Katelyn Minney tossed 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 13 K! Check out the highlights!
District 3 Girls Basketball Playoffs — 5A First Round: #11 Cocalico vs #6 Manheim Central (2/17/25)
#6 Manheim Central moved onto the next round of 5A District 3 Playoffs after a 32-25 win over #11 Cocalico! Lady Barons also qualified for the PIAA State Tournament in March! For Central, Gianna Walters had 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers… giving her a Single-Season High 51–3’s (101 Career)! Maddie Gehman added 11 points, 9 in the first half to get the Lady Barons going! Cocalico’s Kira Lehman dropped a Game-High 14 points, but the Lady Eagles season ended at 12-11!
▪️Next up: 5A District 3 Quarterfinals -- #6 Manheim Central at #3 Northern York (Thursday, February 20 - 7pm at Northern York HS)