Author: Lancaster-Lebanon League

Last year it came down to 3rd singles and a 3rd set. This year there was more individual separation as Manheim Township beat Hempfield 3-0 in the Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster LL League Girls Tennis Team Tournament.

Winning for the Blue Streaks were:

• 1 Singles: Haley Miller 6-0, 6-1
• 1 Doubles: Lily Briner & Ellie Evans 6-2, 6-1
• 2 Doubles: Mariel Keares & Gianna Conte 6-4, 6-0

At 2nd Singles Hempfield’s Rose Durrett took the first set 6-2 and at 3rd Singles Hempfield’s Rose Wendel won the first set 6-1, but both matches were concluded during the second set when Manheim Township locked up the win.

The Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster LL League Girls Tennis Team Tournament spent another day indoors, contesting the semifinals at Hershey Racquet Club. Spoiler alert: the finals will be indoors as well.

In the early match, Hempfield notched a 3-2 win over Lancaster Country Day. Match winners were:

• 1 Singles: Sophia Babar, Lancaster Country Day, 6-2, 6-0
• 2 Singles: Monica Lopez, Lancaster Country Day, 6-0, 6-3
• 3 Singles: Rose Wendel, Hempfield, 6-1, 6-0
• 1 Doubles: Lindsay Over & Selena Felices, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
• 2 Doubles: Caellain Brodbeck & Siena Glass, 6-3, 6-3

Manheim Township got past Lancaster Catholic 4-1 to set up a rematch of the 2023 finals.

• 1 Singles, Haley Miller, Manheim Township, 7-5, 6-1
• 2 Singles A Stipe, Lancaster Catholic, 6-3, 6-2
• 3 Singles Camille Honrade Manheim Township, 6-3, 6-4
• 1 Doubles Briner & Evans Manheim Townsihp, 6-2, 6-0
• 2 Doubles Keares & Conte Manheim Township,6-0, 6-1

The finals are Wednesday at Hershey Racquet Club at 1 p.m.

Put a roof over the court and it never gets rained out! The preliminary round matches of the Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster LL League Girls Tennis Team tournament were contested today at Hershey Racquet Club.

In the opener, Section 3 runner up Lancaster Catholic knocked off Section 2 Champion Elizabethtown 3-2. Match winners were:

• 1 Singles: Serafima Billis, Lancaster Catholic, 6-3, 6-4
• 2 Singles: Abigail Millay-Stipe, Lancaster Catholic, 6-3, 6-1
• 3 Singles: Paityn Gerz, Lancaster Catholic, 6-1, 6-1
• 1 Doubles: Katie Lowell & Adrienne Crick, Elizabethtown, 6-1, 6-1
• 2 Doubles: Carly Hoffman & JJ McBride, Elizabethtown, 6-0, 6-1

In match number 2 Hempfield defeated Manheim Central 3-2. Winning matches were

• 1 Singles: Alex Gregory, Hempfield, 6-2, 6-0
• 2 Singles: Rose Durrett, Hempfield, 6-1, 6-2
• 3 Singles: Rose Wendel, Hempfield, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
• 1 Doubles: Ella Stauffer & Julia Rohrer, Manheim Central 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
• 2 Doubles: Natalie Earhart & Kendal Newswanger, Manheim Central, 6-2, 7-5

Lancaster Catholic moves on to face Manheim Township in Tuesday’s semifinals at 2 p.m. Hempfield turns it around quick to face Lancaster Country Day at 12:30 p.m. Both matches will be at Hershey Racquet Club.

With schools back in session, and competition underway, wishes of a successful school year and safe and fun sporting seasons from the LL League are past due! With the exception of golf (already well in to their league schedule) most sports will open league play after the Labor Day weekend. We wish all athletes, coaches, ADs, officials, athletic trainers, game help and fans a great fall season! With an eye on the post-season, be sure to check out the fall post-season dates: Fall Playoffs. And as always, thanks to our post-season presenting sponsor, Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster.

New this year, league standings will be available on ll-league.com. Up-to-date standings will be posted as results are recorded. Standings can be found at the top of each sport page.

With this new endeavor we ask your patience and understanding: patience with athletic directors that already have many responsibilities and are making time to post updates, and understanding that the standings posted are standings within each section and only include intra-section play as outlined in the league by-laws. Inter-section play and non-league play are not included.

Best wishes for a great season!

The 2024-2025 school year is year one in a new two year cycle. Every two years the PIAA updates classifications based on enrollment and playoff success. With those new classifications the LL League also reconfigures sections. Here are the section alignments for the next two years. Teams are listed alphabetically; sports in the fall season lead off.

Fall Sports

Fall Sports | Winter Sports | Spring Sports

Cross Country

Field Hockey

Football

Golf

Boys Soccer

Girls Soccer

Girls Tennis

Girls Volleyball

Winter Sports

Fall Sports | Winter Sports | Spring Sports

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Bowling

Rifle

Swimming

Wrestling

Spring Sports

Fall Sports | Winter Sports | Spring Sports

Baseball

Boys Lacrosse

Girls Lacrosse

Softball

Boys Tennis

Track & Field

Boys Volleyball

Each year the Lancaster-Lebanon League is pleased to recognize the top female and male student athletes of the graduating senior class. The Brackbill Award qualifications include the words “exceptional student athletes within the greater community”. To be eligible the recipients must have a minimum of a 3.5 GPA and be participating in two or more varsity sports during their senior year.

A. Landis Brackbill was the first Executive Director of the Lancaster-Lebanon League. He was born and raised in Gap, attended Salisbury High School and graduated from the F&M Academy. Brackbill had a love for baseball and was a very talented left-handed pitcher.

He continued at Duke earning a degree to become a mathematics teacher and started his teaching career at Salisbury High School.  Brackbill continued his education at the University of Pennsylvania obtaining a Master’s Degree with certification as a secondary principal. He became Principal at Terre Hill High School and later moved to Millersville as principal of Manor High School, which is now Penn Manor.

The award is presented by the Brackbill family in honor of their father. Thank you to the Brackbill family for sponsoring the awards in honor of their father.

Brenna was a member of the Blue Streaks’ field hockey and girls lacrosse teams. She will attend Wake Forest University. Camden competed for ELCO in soccer, basketball, tennis and track. He will attend Lock Haven University.

To see each school’s nominees, check out this year’s program.

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There is still some business to attend to in Section 3, but otherwise the bracket is set for the Lancaster Lebanon League Softball tournament, presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster.

Section Champions will host games starting at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 10th.
Annville-Cleona at Solanco
Hempfield at Donegal
Manheim Central at Warwick
The exception is the Section 4 Champion Northern Lebanon. The Vikings hold their prom Friday evening, so Elizabethtown will travel to Northern Lebanon for an 11 a.m. start on SATURDAY May 11th.
Semifinals are Monday, May 13th at Millersville University, games at 4 p.m . and 7 p.m.
Finals are Wednesday, May 15th at Millersville University, 7 p.m.
2024 Softball Bracket

The 2024 Lancaster Lebanon League Baseball tournament, presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster, is set to kick off on Thursday, May 9th.

Section champions have earned home field advantage with all quarterfinal games to begin at 4:15 p.m.
Manheim Central at Hempfield
Lampeter-Strasburg at Northern Lebanon
Manheim Township at Donegal
Lancaster Catholic at Ephrata
Semifinals are scheduled for Saturday at Ephrata, and the Championship game will be Monday evening, May 13th at Clipper Magazine Stadium.
Please note that if weather postpones a game on Thursday, it will be played on Friday and the Semifinals will still be played on Saturday.

Temperate, cold, rainy, hot, humid-everything but snow could be found in the 2024 edition of the Lancaster-Lebanon Boys Tennis Flight Tournaments presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster.

Cooper Lehman of Hempfield repeated as AAA Singles Champion. That marks Lehman’s 3rd straight AAA Singles Championship. Other flight winners:

• Flight 1 AAA Singles-Cooper Lehman, Hempfield
• Flight 1 AA Singles-Michael Georgelis, Lancaster Country Day
• Flight 2 Singles-Luke Main, Cocalico
• Flight 3 Singles-Spencer Lehman, Lampeter-Strasburg
• Flight 4 Singles-Canyon Curry Manheim Township
• Flight 1 AAA Doubles-Lehman & Hurst, Hempfield
• Flight 2 AA Doubles-Georgelis & Weigle, Lancaster Country Day
• Flight 2 Doubles-Sheffield & Wolfe, Cedar Crest
• Flight 3 Doubles-Reynolds & Hager, Manheim Township
• 2024 Boys Tennis Flight Tournament Brackets

The LL League is grateful to have Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster as the sponsor of our league championships.

But OAL is not just for high school champions, they serve ALL interscholastic athletes. This year OAL is once again offering FREE PIAA Physicals for any junior high or high school athlete planning to compete in a PIAA sport next school year.

Long time parents and athletes might ask if the May 15th date would be valid for the 2024-2025 school year and the answer is YES! The PIAA recently updated their physical exam rules to make any physical exam administered May 1st of the prior school year or later a valid physical exam (in years prior June 1 was the earliest a physical could be complete).