Manheim Central (12-0) stayed UNBEATEN in Section 2 play after the Barons knocked off Conestoga Valley 3-0! On a special Senior Night, Central got contributions from Reagan Miller (Sr.) with 14 kills, Dylan Musser (Sr.) 3 service aces and 28 assists, & Landon Mattiace (Sr.) with 6 solo blocks!

-- The Barons Won the Section 2 title again and will host the League Semifinals on Monday, May 12! Manheim Central takes aim at a 3rd straight L-L League Title and will face Warwick in Semifinal #2 at "The Derb"!

Cocalico picked up a hard-fought, nail-biting 6-4 Win over Section 2 foe Warwick! Eagles had 6 different players score in the game… Carson Maharg, Tucker Stoltzfus; Tate Renaud, Brady Gallagher, Sawyer Belknap & Jackson Dietrich! Warriors were led by Anthony Hummel with 2 goals, which gave him a team-leading 30 Goals on the season! Cocalico took the season series 2-0 vs. Warwick with a 19-6 Goal differential for the Eagles!

Warwick won its 8th match in a row after knocking off Ephrata 3-0 in a Section 1 clash! Warriors Thomas Mejia led the way with 10 kills! Warwick swept the season series 2-0 and remains atop the Section 1 standings with BIG matches left against Penn Manor (May 6) & Hempfield (May 8)!

On Senior Night, Ephrata ran into the hot bats of Conestoga Valley, who scored 13 runs on 10 hits to beat the Lady Mounts 13-3 in 5 innings! Big night at the plate for CV's Ava Smith, Bianca Henry & Laila Smith... who all combined to go 9-10 at the plate with 10 RBI! Buckskins Julia Rhoads picked up her 8th win of the season in the circle!

Ephrata dropped a 9-6 non-league matchup against the #4 ranked team in 6A District 3… Cumberland Valley! Mounts took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the 1st inning after Landry Weidner crushed a 2 run homer to left! But the Eagles went on an 8-1 run after that and staved off a late-inning, bases loaded rally to beat the Mounts!

-- District 3 baseball playoffs will begin on Friday, May 16!

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!

Ephrata led from start to finish against Penn Manor in a hard fought 11-8 Win! Mounts went up 6-0 after the 1st quarter, with 5 different Ephrata players contributing on the scoreboard! Once the Comets mounted a comeback, it was up to Tyler Thomas & Parker Snow to close out the victory with Ephrata’s final 5 goals! Mounts have 1 game remaining against Cocalico in the "Backyard Brawl" makeup game set for May 14!

🔸Ephrata scorers🔸 Tyler Thomas: 4 Goals Parker Snow: 4 Goals Brayden Brown: 1 Goal Adam Sensenig: 1 Goal Tanner Parmer: 1 Goal

🔹Penn Manor scorers🔹 Grant Bradburn: 2 Goals Cooper Bradburn: 2 Goals Peyton Englert: 2 Goals Collin Robinson: 1 Goal Ayden Hoin: 1 Goal

Penn Manor jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but Ephrata made it a 3-2 ballgame in the 4th! That's when the Comets hung 5 runs on the board in the top of the 6th and cruised to an 8-2 victory! Ephrata and Penn Manor are both battling for the #2 spot in Section 1 play along with Manheim Township, who are all chasing Hempfield!

Ephrata powered thru brutal, windy conditions to get the offense going as the Lady Mounts picked up their first win in Section 1 play... beating Conestoga Valley 13-2! Ryleigh Warner had 6 goals on the night for the Lady Mounts, while Lyla Clement ended with 4, Kiera Wene had 2! Both players are over 30 goals apiece for Ephrata this season (Warner: 34 Goals -- Clement: 32 Goals)!

In a Section 1 clash between Hempfield & Warwick... the Warriors pushed across 9 runs in the 1st inning to grab control of the momentum! Marlee Martin slugged a 2 run home run & Katie Heisey had a 3 run triple to help balloon the lead! Warwick's Kenzie Ellis & Sydney Lee combined for 5 runs, 3 hits & 3 walks from the top 2 spots in the batting lineup! Kate Shaak got the Win (7 IP, 3 R, 6 K, 1 BB) as Warwick beat Hempfield 12-3!