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!
Cocalico won their 4th game in a row after knocking off Garden Spot 4-0! Chloe Martin had a pair of goals (2’ & 12’) for the Lady Eagles, just missing out on a hat trick! Juliana Gervase & Emma Strunk each added goals! Cocalico is now 1-0-1 in Section 2 (their new home this year… they are defending Section 3 champs)
🔹Lady Eagles are unbeaten in their last 5 games, having tied Warwick 1-1 back on August 30!
Cocalico and Manheim Central were locked in a tight ballgame that came down to the final innings... as the Lady Barons rallied to win 5-4! Cocalico took the early 3-0 lead, with runs by Kira Lehman, Gretchen Showalter & Clarissa Lockman... but Central plated 2 runs in the bottom of the 3rd with a 2 RBI single from Abbi Logan! Lady Barons would take the 4-3 lead in the 4th & tack on another run in the 5th! Cocalico cut it to 5-4 late, but could not plate the tying run! Riley Hostetter got the win in the circle for Manheim Central!
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
BIG game from Senior Tanner Armstrong, who led Warwick Girls Lacrosse to a 17-6 win over Ephrata! Armstrong had a game high 7 goals; now has 60 goals this season! Check out the highlights from a complete team win for the Warriors...
