PIAA State Field Hockey Playoffs: 2A Semifinals – Palmyra vs. Warwick (11-12-24)

Cocalico Won the “Backyard Brawl” on the volleyball court, beating Ephrata 3-1 in Round #2 & 2-0 in the season series! Eagles Sr. Yohanis Hildebrand had 13 kills & 6 aces!

🔹Cocalico qualified for League Playoffs (2nd place in Section 2) & will face the Section 1 Champ on Monday, May 13!

Ephrata opened up the 2025 High School Baseball Season with a 12-2 Win over cross-town rival Warwick! Mounts Junior pitcher Camryn Simes (1-0) struck out 10 Warwick batters thru 6 innings, giving up 1 hit & 2 runs! Leadoff hitter Ethan Hunt reached base ALL 5 at-bats, scored 4 times (4 BB, 1b, 4 runs, 2 RBI)... The Warriors’ 4 pitchers combined for 13 strikeouts of their own, but gave up 9 walks & hit 4 batters!

🔹Both teams are back at it this week… Ephrata (1-0) hosts Donegal on Wednesday, March 19 at War Memorial Field (7pm)… Warwick (0-1) goes to Hempfield on Friday, March 21 (4:15pm)

Game #2 of the ⚽️ Backyard Brawl Doubleheader ⚽️ was HIGHLY entertaining ? Ephrata led 1-0 at half… but Cocalico scored 3 goals in the 2nd half, including a Game-Winner by Addi Martin with less than a minute left to grab the Rivalry WIN 3-2! Cocalico swept the “Backyard Brawl” ?

Check out this IN-DEPTH Season Recap between our Chad Landers and Warwick Head Coach Chris Christensen! Everything was on the table from Warwick's highly successful season that saw the Warriors go 21-7, win their 4th straight Section 2 Title, appear in the L-L League Semifinals & 6A District 3 Finals, AND win a game in the PIAA State Playoffs for the First time since 1986! Watch the Full conversation now...