Manheim Central spotted Cocalico a 2-0 lead after the 1st inning… Alex Fox & Dane Horning scored the Eagles runs! But the Barons rattled off 12 unanswered runs after that & won the game 12-2 in 6 innings! Central’s Cody Hess went 3-3 with 3 RBI & a run scored, Carter Kyle & Cam Thompson combined for 3 hits, 2 walks & 4 runs scored! Barons starter Colin Connelly (2-1) got the Win (5 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 7 K’s, 6 BB)

-- Manheim Central (1-0 Section 3) & Cocalico (0-1 Section 3) face off again on Wednesday, April 23 at Cocalico HS (4:15pm)

Ephrata wins 12-2 in 5 innings over Lebanon! Lexi Palmer got the start in the circle for the Lady Mounts and picked up the Win!

In a “Battle of the Unbeatens” early in the Section 2 season, Manheim Central took Cocalico’s Best shot but handed the Eagles their first loss of the year… 3-1 (25-14, 23-25, 25-22, 27-25)! Reagan Miller had a big day for the Barons with 21 kills & 2 huge aces in Game 4! Cocalico’s Colson Hildebrand had 14 kills for the Eagles!

🔹Round 2 is at Cocalico on Thursday, April 24… By the way, Manheim Central is ranked #2 in AA in the State!

Cocalico stayed UNBEATEN this season after a comeback 6-5 Win over Warwick! Warriors led 3-2 at the half & 5-3 after the 3rd quarter, but Melia Van Zant scored 3 unanswered Goals in the 4th quarter to help the Lady Eagles pull off the Win! Cocalico is now 5-0 overall, 3-0 in Section 2!

-- Cocalico: Melia Van Zant -- 5 Goals (Season: 18 Goals) Jenna Spencer -- 1 Goal (Season: 10 Goals)

-- Warwick: Grace Cianci-Krall -- 2 Goals (Season: 16 Goals) Grace Rothenberger -- 2 Goals (Season: 12 Goals) Camryn McCloskey -- 1 Goal (Season: 4 Goals)

Warwick and Manheim Central braved the elements for a non-league showdown in L-L Softball! Warwick came away with the victory 11-2 over Central! Warriors jumped out to an early 4-0 lead & tacked on more to lead it 8-0 after 3 innings! Warwick's Mackenzie Ellis, Sophia Steffy & Sophie Smutz each had a pair of hits & runs to get the Offense going! Warriors Pitching Ace Kate Shaak (7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 13 K) went the distance for her 37th Career Win! Central’s Kayleigh Detz had a triple & a single (her courtesy runner scored both runs)... Abbi Logan had a pair of RBI singles!

Northern Lebanon picked up a 13-2 win over Cocalico in non-league action! Vikings Senior pitcher Brian Bicksler (2-1) was strong on the mound (5.1 IP, 3H, 2 R, 7 K) in the Win! Northern Lebanon's 2-3-4 hitters (Adrian Gonzalez, Connor Stoltz, Riley Messinger) were a combined 7-9 at the plate with 6 RBI, 7 runs scored, 2 doubles & 2 walks! Cocalico pushed across to runs late in the 6th inning, but could not hold off the Vikings offensive attack!

Northern Lebanon improved to 4-1, while Cocalico dropped to 1-4!

Governor Mifflin & Ephrata opened up their 2025 HS Volleyball Season on Blue Ridge 11 📺 with the Mustangs grabbing the 3-1 Win over the Mounts! Mifflin started the match strong, winning Game 1 & 2 (25-17 & 25-19)! But Ephrata fought back in Game 3 (25-22) to slow down Mifflin’s momentum! However, in Game 4 the Mustangs regained their continuity and cruised (25-17) to the 3-1 Win!

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)

When Cocalico & Manheim Central meet in a HS Hoops game… you can throw out records & playoff seedings… it’s just a RIVALRY GAME! Eagles & Barons treated Fans to another classic... needing Overtime to decide this District 3 Playoff matchup! Camden Ochs hit a buzzer-beating jumper to keep Cocalico’s season alive… 59-58! Ochs led all scorers with 21 points, Timmy Hambright had 17 points for the Eagles, including 5 three-pointers! Manheim Central had 4 players in double figures… Ryan Kenneff (17pts), Chase Book (16pts), Landon Zeiset (15pts/13 rebounds) & Mason Rodgers (10pts)!

🔹#12 Cocalico faced #10 Lower Dauphin in the 9th place Final on Thursday, February 27 at 7pm! Cocalico won 66-57 to punch their ticket to the State Playoffs for the FIRST time since 1984!

▪️Manheim Central wrapped up their season at 21-5 with a Section 3 title!

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)!