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The Lancaster-Lebanon League is proud to announce this year’s A. Landis Brackbill Award Recipients.  The award is intended to honor graduating seniors that excel athletically and and academically.  Congratulations to the 2021 award winners: Hannah Custer of Cocalico and Graham Thomas of Penn Manor.

You can view a recording of the awards ceremony here:  https://youtu.be/KyndujieBCE

Each member school of the Lancaster-Lebanon League is permitted to nominate 2 athletes.  See the program for the virtual celebration for photos and information about each nominee.

This year’s nominees by school:

Female Nominees:

• Alyssa UIrich-Annville Cleona
• Nyla Buie-Cedar Crest
• Hannah Custer-Cocalico
• Olivia Sensenig-Cocalico
• Cassidy Cook-Columbia
• Abigail Morley-Conestoga Valley
• Isabella Silvaggio-Conestoga Valley
• Aysha Gibbs-Donegal
• Ashley Yoh-ELCO
• Megan Handshew-Elizabethtown
• Alyssa Fedorshak-Ephrata
• Olivia Fedorshak-Ephrata
• Logan Martin-Garden Spot
• Jessica Weinoldt-Hempfield
• Chloe Blants-Lampeter-Strasburg
• Daisy Frank-Lampeter-Strasburg
• Gabrielle Kambouroglos-Lancaster Catholic
• Arielle Breuninger-Lancaster Country Day
• Ella Brubaker-Lancaster Mennonite
• ShanAnn Simmons-Lebanon
• Emma Levitan-Manheim Central
• Emma Hagg-Manheim Township
• Jenna Crowley-McCaskey
• Emily Hauck-Northern Lebanon
• Hannah Hershey-Octorara
• Jordan Schucker-Penn Manor
• Megan Yoder-Pequea Valley
• Nicole Trout-Solanco
• Nanna Martin-Warwick

Male Nominees

• Casey Hess-Annville-Cleona
• Matthew Smith-Cedar Crest
• David Hershey-Columbia
• Garrett Blake-Donegal
• Sam Azzaline-Elizabethtown
• Joeseph Sharp-Garden Spot
• Tanner Hess-Hempfield
• Daniel Biondolillo-Lancaster Catholic
• Luke Forman-Lancaster Country Day
• Cole Fisher-Lancaster Mennonite
• Jin-Song “Cody” Zheng-Lebanon
• Nathan Reed-Manheim Central
• Sean Cliff-Manheim Township
• Samuel Hershey-McCaskey
• Nathan Shirk-Northern Lebanon
• Justin Hay-Octorara
• Graham Thomas-Penn Manor
• Joshua Jarvis-Pequea Valley
• Colesen Sheaffer-Solanco
• Tanner Haines-Warwick

A. Landis Brackbill Scholar-Athlete Award

Decisions, decisions.  Where is a Pioneer fan to go?  Lampeter-Strasburg’s baseball team returns to the Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster LL League finals to defend their 2019 championship.  Across the diamond will be Manheim Central.

The teams will square off Thursday, May 20th at 7 p.m. at Ephrata

2021 Baseball Bracket

Section 2 reigns supreme in the Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster LL League Softball tournament.

Section Champion Lampeter-Strasburg will take on runner-up Elizabethtown in the finals on Thursday, May 20th at 7 p.m. at Millersville.  Please note:  tickets will only be distributed by the competing teams; tickets will NOT be available at the field.

2021 Softball Bracket

The Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster LL League Softball quarterfinals are completed, and the Boys Volleyball Finals are set.

Softball Quarterfinal Results:

• Lampeter-Strasburg 11, Northern Lebanon 1
• Penn Manor 2, Pequea Valley 0
• Elizabethtown by Forfeit
• Warwick 13, Lancaster Catholic 0 (Katelyn Minney no-hitter)

Semifinals are Tuesday, May 18th at Millersville

• Lampeter-Strasburg vs Penn Manor at 4:30 p.m.
• Elizabethtown vs Warwick at 7 p.m.

Softball Bracket through Quarterfinals

Meanwhile at Garden Spot, Hempfield and Warwick continued their LL League Finals collision course (the teams split in the regular season).

• Hempfield 3 – Manheim Central 0:  25-13, 25-23, 25-10
• Warwick 3 – Garden Spot 0:  25-15, 25-16, 25-16

Finals are back at Garden Spot Wednesday, May 19th at 7 p.m.

Elizabethtown will advance to the semifinals of the LL League Softball tournament because of COVID-19 cases at opponent Donegal.  Because the bracket was already set at the time Donegal was informed of the cases the bracket will not be reset.  The bracket will be updated following the conclusion of the remaining quarterfinals on Monday.

Softball Bracket

It was a Section 1 battle in the boys edition of the Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster LL League Boys Track and Field Championships.

When the dust settled McCaskey’s boys made it a clean sweep of the team championships for the day, joining the girls as League Champions and giving their coach a secod cooler bath.

Also of note, Dylan Lambrecht was the only athlete to defend a prior LL League Track & Field Championship this year, having won the discus in 2019 as a sophomore.

The only new record of the day was Kyle Murr of Penn Manor in the triple jump at 47′ 10.25″

Individual Champions

• 4×800 m Relay:  Hempfield
• 110 m Hurdles:  Tanner Haines (Warwick)
• 100 m Dash:  Tanner Hess (Warwick)
• 1600 m Run:  Graham Thomas (Penn Manor)
• 4×100 m Relay:  Hempfield
• 400 m Dash:  Darren Cammauf (Manheim Township)
• 300 m Hurdles:  Tanner Haines (Warwick)
• 800 m Run:  Arik Harnish (Lampeter-Strasburg)
• 200 m Dash:  Tanner Hess (Hempfield)
• 3200 m Run: Graham Thomas (Penn Manor)
• 4×400 m relay:  Conestoga Valley
• Long Jump: Casey Hess (Annville-Cleona)
• High Jump:  Nate Good (Warwick)
• Triple Jump:  Kyle Murr (Penn Manor)
• Pole vault:  Nate Good (Warwick)
• Shot Put:  Dylan Lambrecht (Northern Lebanon)
• Discus:  Dylan Lambrecht (Northern Lebanon)
• Javelin:  Kade Kegarise (Manheim Central)

Complete 2021 Results

The section champions Manheim Township, Lancaster Catholic, Manheim Central and Lampeter-Strasburg all defended their home diamond in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster LL League Baseball Championship.

Of Note Dylan King and Evan Clark combined to throw a no-hitter for Manheim Township.  

Semifinals will be Tuesday, May 18th at Ephrata.  Lampeter-Strasburg will play Lancaster Catholic at 4 p.m.  Manheim Central vs Manheim Township will be the nightcap, no sooner than 7 p.m.

Baseball Bracket updated through semifinals.

The Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster LL League Girls Track and Field Championships are concluded and in a red and black slug fest, McCaskey outpaced Warwick to win the team title.

Individual event winners:

• 4×800 m Relay:  McCaskey
• 100 m Hurdles:  Kelly Bryna (Garden Spot)
• 100 m Dash:  Kamyah Wright (McCaskey)
• 1600 m Run:  Arielle Breuninger (McCaskey)
• 4×100 m Relay:  McCaskey
• 400 m Dash:  Lucie De Syon (McCaskey)
• 300 m Hurdles:  Emily Skidmore (Warwick)
• 800 m Run:  Isabella Shertzer (McCaskey)
• 200 m Dash:  Kamyah Wright (McCaskey)
• 3200 m Run: Arielle Breuninger (McCaskey)
• 4×400 m Relay:  McCaskey
• Long Jump:  Madison Knier (Manheim Central)
• High Jump:  Norah Ciano (Warwick)
• Triple Jump:  Marissa Helderman (Warwick)
• Pole Vault:  Katie Urbine (Solanco)
• Shot Put:  Destiny Ellerbee (Conestoga Valley)
• Discus:  Ella Lucas (Warwick)
• Javelin:  Madison Knier (Manheim Central)

Full 2021 Results

Here it is, the last set of qualifiers for the League postseason this academic year, in the form of the Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster LL League Softball bracket.

Quarterfinals are Monday, May 17th (pushed from Saturday, 5/15)

• Northern Lebanon at Lampeter Strasburg
• Penn Manor at Pequea Valley
• Elizabethtown at Donegal
• Lancaster Catholic at Warwick

Semifinal are Tuesday, May 18th at Millersville University, finals are Thursday, May 20th, also at Millersville.

2021 Softball Bracket

Manheim Township had aspirations of a Boys and Girls Lacrosse sweep in the 2021 edition of the Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster LL League Championships.

But Hempfield spoiled their rivals plans with a 12-10 win over the Blue Streaks to defend their 2019 championship in the boys championship.  In the girls championship Manheim Township made it 11 in a row, besting Cocalico 15-8.