Atlantic League Baseball: Long Island vs. Lancaster (6-30-24)

Manheim Central picked up a 7-2 win over Section 3 rival Cocalico, sweeping the season series 3-0! Central’s Cam Thompson went 3-3 with 5 RBI! Senior pitcher Cael Martin got the Win! ◾️Barons punched their ticket to the L-L League Playoffs (2nd place in Sec. 3) on Thursday, May 9 & will face Section 1 Champ Hempfield at 4:15pm!

Round 1 of the “Backyard Brawl” went to Ephrata (4-1 Sec. 2) who knocked off rival Cocalico (3-3 Sec. 2) 58-43! Mounts used a 17-4 advantage in the 4th quarter to pull away! Ephrata’s Marqus Hardin led all scorers with 22 points! Landry Kopp & Grayson Shellhammer each added 11! Cocalico’s Timmy Hambright had 19 points, including 5 three-pointers!

🔹the rematch is February 5... Ephrata AT Cocalico… ON Blue Ridge 11 📺

Northern Lebanon outlasted a scrappy Manheim Central squad 37-32 in another crucial Section 3 matchup! Vikings shot 19-29 from the free throw line compared to the Lady Barons 6-8 night! Saorise Phillips led all scorers with 17 points for Northern Lebanon! Maddie Gehman had 9 points for Manheim Central! Vikings take both games this year...

Current Section 3 Standings

▪️Northern Lebanon: 5-1

▪️Lancaster Catholic: 5-1

▪️Manheim Central: 3-2

▪️Lampeter-Strasburg: 2-3

▪️Elco: 2-4

▪️Donegal: 0-6

The Lancaster-Lebanon League ladies made history this year as they made their OFFICIAL debut at the 2024 L-L Championships! 13 girls were crowned champions & JP McCaskey took home the team title!

Here’s a list of the Girls' Champions from 100lbs - 235lbs!

100lbs -- Hattie Mack, Hempfield

106lbs -- Yenyia Terry, Manheim Township

112lbs -- Journie Rodriquez, JP McCaskey

118lbs -- Addison Horner, Hempfield

124lbs -- Cleona O’Brien, Hempfield

130lbs -- Liana Samuel, JP McCaskey

136lbs -- Kaliea Timko, JP McCaskey

142lbs -- Anisa Orr, Penn Manor

148lbs -- Kylie Mays, Hempfield

155lbs -- KoriElle McMillion, Warwick

170lbs -- Ytzel Figuerero-Rivera, JP McCaskey

190lbs -- Jurelys Peguero, JP McCaskey

235lbs -- Brooklynn Ayala, Penn Manor

-- Most Falls in Least Amount of Time -- Cleona O’Brien, Hempfield 4 in 10:08

-- Jonathan E. Mitchell Outstanding Wrestler -- Journie Rodriguez, JP McCaskey