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On a warm (for October) day in Ephrata, Graham Thomas of Penn Manor out paced the rest of the pack to win the 2020 Lancaster-Lebanon League Cross Country Championship with a time of 16:08.  

In the team competition, Section 1 Champion Hempfield put their top 5 in the top 20 overall, winning with 44 points.  Section 2 Champion Lampeter-Strasburg was the top AA team, finishing 5th overall.

The girls take to the course on Wednesday, October 21st with a 4 pm start.

2020 Boys Cross Country Individual Results
2020 Boys Cross Country Team Results

The LL League Cross Country Championships will be contested next week, with boys racing on Tuesday, 10/20 and girls racing on Wednesday, 10/21.  Spectators will not be permitted.

However, Annville-Cleona will be providing a live stream on both days.  AC’s streaming links are housed here:  https://www.acschools.org/Page/5468

The LL League appreciates everyone’s understanding as we strive to allow the athletes to compete in the safest way possible, while still providing access for fans to view the event.

The rain cleared away and the 2020 LL League Girls Tennis season concluded at Conestoga Valley.  Catherine Rabatin of Penn Manor repeated as the AAA singles champion; Avery Palandjian and Scotty Reynolds of Manheim Township repeated as AAA doubles champions.  

On the AA side Anna Millen of Lancaster Catholic won the singles competition, and Gleiberman and Auman of Lancaster Country Day won the AA doubles title.  This marks the first individual LL League title for the Cougars.

Completed Brackets

The rain has postponed the Girls Tennis Flight Tournament to Tuesday, 10/13.  Matches start at 3:45 at Conestoga Valley.  Singles finals will start with doubles to follow.

Updated Brackets

Girls Tennis 2020 Team Champion Manheim Township showed why they were the top team in the LL League on Day 1 of the League Flight Tournament.  All of the Blue Streaks’ entries are still alive heading to Day 2 save one, and she was eliminated in the quarterfinals by a teammate in 3 sets.  

Girls Tennis Flight Tournament Brackets after Day 1

Day 2 will be Saturday, October 10th at Conestoga Valley.  Matches start at 8:45 a.m.  Singles semifinals will be up first followed by 2 rounds of doubles.  The tournament concludes on Monday, October 12th.

The LL League Girls Tennis Flight Tournaments kick off on Thursday, 10/8 at Conestoga Valley.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic only Flight 1 AAA and Flight 1 AA (double and singles for each) will compete this year.

Defending AAA Singles Champion Catharine Rabatin of Penn Manor is the AAA Singles top seed.  2019 Runner-Up Avery Palandjian of Manheim Township sits opposite her as the #2 seed.  Palandjian and teammate Scotty Reynolds are the defending AAA Doubles Champions, and they, too, return as top.

The AA brackets will crown new champions this year.  Anna Millen of Lancaster Catholic is top seed for singles; Gleiberman and Auman of Lancaster Country Day are the top spot in AA Doubles.

Preliminary Flight Tournament Brackets

Section 2 Champion Lampeter-Strasburg defeated Section 3 Champion Lancaster Country day to advance to the girls Tennis Team Finals on Monday.

Lampeter Strasburg (A) d. Lancaster Country Day (H):  3-0

Singles:
K. Winters (LS) d. O. Sullivan (LCDS)6-0, 6-0
R. Gerhardt (LS) leading M. Auman (LCDS) 6-4, DNF
K. Gerhardt (LS) d. A. Lojewski (LCDS)6-4, 7-5

Doubles:
L. Harris/J. Lau (LS) leading D. Edwards/M. Jacobs 6-3, DNF
C. Cardsell/K. Platt (LS) d. G. Meadows/K. Wakefield 6-0, 6-0

L-S will play Manheim Township at Manheim Township on Monday, 10/5 at 4 pm.

Manheim Township, Lampeter-Strasburg, and Lancaster Country Day have won their respective sections in Girls Tennis.  Lampeter-Strasburg will play at Lancaster Country Day on Friday, 10/2 at 4 pm.  The winner travels to Manheim Township on Monday, October 5th for the team finals.

In an effort to correct misinformation that is circulating regarding the LL League Cross Country season, here is the plan for regular season LL League competition:

• Jr. High boys – 12 runners
• Jr. High girls – 12 runners
• High School boys -12 runners
• High School girls – 12 runners
• *48 Total Runners

• High School Day
  • “JV” HS boys – 12 Runners
  • “JV” HS girls – 12 Runners
  • Varsity HS boys -12 Runners
  • Varsity HS girls – 12 Runners 
  • * 48 Total Runners
• A Junior High Day
  • “JV” JH boys – 12 Runners
  • “JV” JH girls – 12 Runners
  • Varsity JH boys -12 Runners
  • Varsity JH girls – 12 Runners 
  • * 48 Total Runners

The PIAA announced today that the 2020 fall sports season will happen.  A brief timeline of changes to the fall season:

• August 5th:  The Lancaster Lebanon Secondary Schools Athletic Association votes to postpone the start of fall practices to September 4th.
• August 7th:  The PIAA Board of Directors votes to pause the start of fall practices 2 weeks.
• August 21st:   The PIAA Board of Directors votes to allow the start of fall practices.

District 3 has already published the revised playoff format on a sport by sport basis.  

Here is the rundown of fall playoffs for the LL League in chronological order:

• Golf:  Monday, 9/21 at Meadia Heights.  9:00 a.m. start.
• Girls Tennis:  Team championship 1st round Friday, 10/2; Finals Monday, 10/5.
  • The three section champions will qualify for the team championship.  The team with the highest District 3 Power Ranking will be placed directly in the finals, the other 2 teams will play the 1st round match.  The better ranked of those 2 teams will host the 1st round.
• Girls Tennis:  Flight Tournament Thursday, October 8th, Saturday, October 10th and Monday, October 12th.  The exact format of the Flight Tournament is to be determined.
• Boys Cross Country:  Tuesday, October 20th at Ephrata Middle School, 4 p.m. start. (Rain date 10/22)
• Girls Cross Country:  Wednesday, October 21st at Ephrata Middle School, 4 p.m. start.  (Rain date 10/22)
• Girls and Boys Soccer:  Semifinals Monday, October 26th; finals Wednesday, October 28th.
  • Section Champions will qualify for the semifinals.
• Field Hockey:  Semifinals Tuesday, October 27th; finals Thursday, October 29th.
  • Section Champions will qualify for the semifinals.  The Section 1 Champion will play the Section 4 Champion in one semifinal; Section 2 Champion vs Section 3 Champion in the other.
• Girls Volleyball:  1st round Wednesday, 10/28; finals Thursday, 10/29 at Cocalico.  
  • The three section champions will qualify for the team championship.  The team with the highest District 3 Power Ranking will be placed directly in the finals, the other 2 teams will play the 1st round match at a neutral site.