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Alphabetically last but chronologically first; wrestling gets the 2022 LL League Championship season underway this weekend at Manheim Township.  Wrestling begins Friday at 4 p.m. and resumes Saturday at 11 a.m. with the semifinals of the LL League Wrestling Championships presented by OAL.

The live scoring and results will be available on TrackWrestling:
https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/predefinedtournaments/VerifyPassword.jsp?tournamentId=653978132

Preliminary Brackets (updated brackets will be available on TrackWrestling following weigh-ins)

Finals are slated for 3:30 p.m. At 3 p.m. section trophies will be awarded to 

• Section 1:  Hempfield
• Section 2:  Elizabethtown and Garden Spot
• Section 3:  Northern Lebanon

In addition the LL Wrestling Hall of Fame will honor their 2021 and 2022 induction classes.

If the high temperature doesn’t crack freezing, that must mean the Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster LL League Wrestling Championships are on the way.

The tournament will be contest January 28th and 29th at Manheim Township

Friday Schedule:
6 mats, starts at 4 p.m.
Pigtails, Preliminaries (round of 16), Consolation Round 1, Championship Quarterfinals, Consolation Round 2, Consolation Round 3
Saturday Schedule:
Session 1, 6 mats, starts at 11 a.m.
Championship semifinals, Consolation Round 4, Consolation Semifinals, Placement Matches (3rd, 5th, 7th place) to start at 1:15 p.m.
Session 2, 1 mat, starts at 3 p.m.
Scholarship winners, Section Champion trophies, Hall of Fame Inductions, Parade of Finalists and FINALS!
Awards
Top 8 in each weight class
1st and 2nd place teams
Ken Ober Outstanding Wrestler
Shorty Hitchcock Most Falls/Least Amount of Time (based on championship bracket)
Supported by LAW

LL League Championships presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster were contested in Boys Soccer, Field Hockey and Girls Soccer this evening.

In Boys Soccer 80 minutes was not enough for Warwick and Hempfield.  Warwick got the game winner in the first overtime to win 2-1.

In Field Hockey, Penn Manor weathered a frantic second half assault by Manheim Township to hang on for a 2-1 win.

In Girls Soccer it was deja vu all over again as Penn Manor won 2-1.

2021 Boys Soccer Champions
Section 1 Champion: Hempfield
Section 2 Champion: Ephrata
Section 3 Champion: Lancaster Mennonite
Section 4 Champion: Pequea Valley
League Champion: Warwick
2021 Boys Soccer Bracket

2021 Field Hockey Champions
Section 1 Champion: Manheim Township
Section 2 Champion: Ephrata
Section 3 Champion: Garden Spot
Section 4 Champion: Lancaster Mennonite
2021 Field Hockey Bracket

2021 Girls Soccer Champions
Section 1 Champion: Manheim Township
Section 2 Champion: Ephrata
Section 3 Champion: ELCO
Section 4 Champion: Pequea Valley
League Champion: Penn Manor
2021 Girls Soccer Bracket

Six semifinal games contested across Field Hockey and Soccer in the 2021 Fall LL League playoffs presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster.

In field hockey, Section 1 emerged on top in both contests.  Manheim Township was a 1-0 winner over Donegal, and Penn Manor won 2-0 over Ephrata.  The all Section 1 final will be Thursday at Conestoga Valley at 7 p.m.

Girls soccer is going to have a similar feel to field hockey.  Manheim Township was a 2-0 winner over Lampeter-Strasburg.  In the second game, Penn Manor blanked Ephrata 3-0.  That all Section 1 final will be Thursday at Warwick at 7:30 p.m.

Boys soccer took a little longer with Manheim Central taking Hempfield through a pair of OTs locked at 1 before Hempfield advanced 4-3 on pks.  Warwick made is a clean sweep for Section 1 on the night with a 1-0 double OT win over Ephrata.

The crowd was back for the 2021 Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster LL League Cross Country Championships at Ephrata.

In the Girls Race, Isabella Shertzer of McCaskey fought off a hard charging Elena Barrall at the finish.  Barrall and her Manheim Township teammates had the final word on the team side as the Blue Streaks won the team trophy ahead of the runner-up Red Tornado.

The boys race had a larger margin individually with Aidan Hodge of Hempfield besting Colin Whitaker of Lampeter-Strasburg by 7 seconds.  In team standings the Black Knights held a 9 point margin over Manheim Township.

2021 Girls Cross Country Champions
Section 1 Champion: Manheim Township
Section 2 Champion: Manheim Central
League Meet Champion: Manheim Township
Individual Champion: Isabella Shertzer, McCaskey, 19:47.2
2021 Team Results
2021 Individual Results

2021 Boys Cross Country Champions
Section 1 Champion: Hempfield
Section 2 Champion: Lampeter-Strasburg
League Meet Champion: Hempfield
Individual Champion: Aidan Hodge, Hempfield, 16:11.5
2021 Team Results
2021 Individual Results

The LL League championships for outdoor sports wrap up this week, but the LL Championship season isn’t done yet!  The Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster Girls Volleyball championships get underway on Saturday.

This year Section 1 and 3 Champions get to host.  Elizabethtown as Section 2 champion gets a bye in to the semifinal round.  And congratulations to Octorara, this is the Braves first section championship since joining the LL.

Six semifinal matches across 3 sports in the 2021 LL League championships presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster are set to get underway on Tuesday evening.

 

Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer and Field Hockey League Playoffs presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster got underway today. 

Ephrata was the big winer, hosting 3 games (corresponding to 3 section championships) and winning all three.

Boys Soccer Results:
Manheim Central 4, Pequea Valley 1
Hempfield 2, Donegal 0
Ephrata 4, Lancaster Catholic 0
Warwick 3, Lancaster Mennonite 2 (OT)

Girls Soccer Results:
Lampeter-Strasburg 2, Pequea Valley 1
Penn Manor 4, ELCO 1
Manheim Township 3, Cocalico 1
Ephrata 6, Annville-Cleona 0

Field Hockey Results:
Penn Manor 3, Garden Spot 0
Manheim Township 3, Annville-Cleona 0
Donegal 2, Lancaster Mennonite 1 (shoot out winners)
Ephrata 3, Northern Lebanon 0

Updated brackets with semifinal pairings and sites will be posted as soon as sites are confirmed.

A few section races came down to the very last game, and now the 2021 Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster LL League Soccer Playoffs are set.

The 2021 edition of the LL League Field Hockey championships, presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster, are set to kick off with the quarterfinal round on Saturday, October 16th.