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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In a L-L League, Section 2 Baseball matchup... Elizabethtown came into War Memorial Field & stormed out with a 5-0 win over Ephrata! Bears' Starting Pitcher Jake Black got the CG Shutout win on the mound; 9 K’s! Oh yeah... AND had a solo HR, 1B, 2 RBI, 2 R! Here’s the highlights...
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)
MAJOR UPSET! #16 Spring Grove knocked off #1 Manheim Central 45-38 in the First Round of the 5A District 3 Playoffs! Barons had a 13-6 lead after the 1st quarter, but the Rockets outscored Central 39-25 the rest of the way! Ky’sier Ludvig led the Rockets with 14 points! Ryan Kenneff had a Game-High 15 points in the Barons loss!
▪️#1 Manheim Central dropped down into the 9th place consolation bracket and played again on Friday, February 21 against #9 Middletown (winning 43-39)!
