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The 2023 League Swimming Championships and League Rifle Championships presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster wrapped up today.

On the rifle range, Leksi Bender of Garden Spot shot 200 with 2 Centers to claim the crown.  In the team race, Manheim Township put 3 in the top ten en route to the team championship.  Check out the complete results courtesy of the LL League Rifle Coaches website.

In the pool, day two of the All League Swim Meet wrapped up at Wilson.  Event winners were:

Boys 200 Medley Relay, Ephrata 200 Freestyle, Ryan Maietta (Manheim Township) 200 Individual Medley, Chad Jones (Ephrata) 50 Freestyle, Carlos Hidalgo (Lebanon) 100 Butterfly, Brenden Stuhltrager (Warwick) 200 Freestyle Relay, Hempfield 100 Freestyle Carlos Hidalgo (Lebanon) 500 Freestyle, Ethan Lloyd (Ephrata) 100 Backstroke, Chad Jones (Ephrata) 100 Breaststroke, Will Parker (Lebanon) 400 Freestyle Relay, Manheim Township Full Results

Girls 200 Medley Relay, Manheim Township 200 Freestyle, Ava Kopsnyder (Ephrata) 200 Individual Medley, Mia Parry (Garden Spot) 50 Freestyle, Tenra Adams (Warwick) 100 Butterfly, Ashley Mellinger (Manheim Central) 200 Freestyle Relay, Ephrata 100 Freestyle, Addie Scott (Solanco) 500 Freestyle, Ava Kopsnyder (Ephrata) 100 Backstroke, Addison Elliott (Lancaster Catholic) 100 Breaststroke, Cami Schwartz (Manheim Township) 400 Freestyle Relay, Hempfield Full Results

In the team scoring Hempfield outlasted Manheim Township to win their 5th LL League Championship.  The roles were flipped in the boys race, with Manheim Township claiming their 10th LL League Championship.

Today also saw the Girls Basketball field reduced from 8 to 4 as the section champions hosted, and won, the quarterfinals in the Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster LL League Girls Basketball tournament, sponsored by Fulton Bank.

Lebanon 63, Pequea Valley 42
Lancaster Catholic 44, Ephrata 28
Manheim Central 56, Lampeter-Strasburg 22
Columbia 61, Manheim Township 52

Lebanon faces Lancaster Catholic at 5:30 on February 14th, Manheim Central goes against Columbia at 7.  Both games will be at Warwick.

2023 Girls Basketball Bracket

The fields are set for the Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster LL League Basketball Championships presented by Fulton Bank.

Its ladies first as the Girls Quarterfinals kick off Saturday, February 11th
Quarterfinals:  Saturday, February 11th at Section Champions
Pequea Valley at Lebanon at 1 p.m.
Ephrata at Lancaster Catholic at 7 p.m.
Lampeter-Strasburg at Manheim Central at 1 p.m. (Doe Run Elementary)
Manheim Township at Columbia at 1 p.m.*
Semifinals:  Tuesday, February 14th at Warwick, games at 5:30 and 7 p.m.
Finals:  Thursday, February 16th at 7 p.m. at Manheim Township
2023 Girls Basketball Bracket

The Boys get going on Monday, February 13th
Quarterfinals:  Monday, February 13th, Section Champions host, all games at 7 p.m.
Lancaster Mennonite at Hempfield
Warwick at Lampeter-Strasburg
Octorara at Manheim Central (Doe Run elementary)*
Cedar Crest at Columbia*
Semifinals:  Wednesday, February 15th at Conestoga Valley, games at 5:30 and 7 p.m.
Finals:  Friday, February 17th at 7 p.m. at Manheim Township
2023 Boys Basketball Bracket

Congratulations to Elizabethtown, emerging as the 2023 Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster LL League Bowling team champion.  

The Bears were section runners-up coming in to the tournament and beat Section 3 Champion LS to advance to the semifinals.  In the semis Section 2 Champ Ephrata fell, and fellow runner-up Penn Manor (who had also beat their section champion en route to the finals) was the final team to fall.

The singles tournaments are next week, Girls on Thursday, 2/16 at Palmyra Bowling Center.  Boys on Friday, 2/17 at Leisure Lanes.

As previously announced, the LL League Team Bowling Tournament presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster will take place on Wednesday, February 8th starting at 9 a.m. at Rocky Springs (this is a change from 2/14).  

Section Champions Hempfield, Ephrata, Lampeter-Strasburg and Columbia lead the field, with runners up Northern Lebanon, Penn Manor, Elizabethtown and Manheim Central also getting tournament berths.  

Although the LL League does not sponsor Junior High Championships, the de facto Junior High Championships are wrestling are put on by the Elizabethtown Optimist Club.  The tournament is in its 47th year, and history was made as Donegal won their first ever team title in the tournament.

Individual champions were:

Weight	Wrestler	Team
80	Alan Shimp	Ephrata
87	Zane Gardner	Donegal
94	Joey Gallo	Hempfield
101	Caden Boland	Penn Manor
108	Chase Breneman	Cocalico
115	Greyson Music	Annville-Cleona
122	Andrew Messner	Cocalico
130	Tanner Kane	Conestoga Valley
138	Klint Miller	ELCO
145	Chase Harnish	Penn Manor
155	Declan Haines	Penn Manor
170	Brady Allessie	Donegal
190	Cameron Buchmoyer	Lebanon
210	Michael Henretty	Solanco
250	Derryck Brickle	Lebanon

Outstanding Wrestler was Klint Miller of ELCO, as voted by the coaches.  Xander Harrison of Donegal led pinners, racking up 4 in only 4:11

Complete Brackets

Complete Team Scores

Check out the history of the Optimist Club Tournament.

The 2023 LL League Wrestling Championships presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster and promoted by Lancaster Alliance Wrestling are in the books.

In the team race Hempfield defended their 2022 title and won their 6th overall.  Northern Lebanon was second, and Manheim Central rounded out the top three.

Final Team Standings

Individual weight class winners were:

	107	Aaron Seidel, Northern Lebanon
	114	Kaedyn Williams, Manheim Township
	121	Marco Tocci, Warwick
	127	Seamus Mack, Hempfield
	133	Zach Landis, Manheim Township
	139	Jared Fulton, Solanco
	145	Braden Edwards, Hempfield
	152	Griffin Gonzalez, Lebanon
	160	Brett Barbush, Manheim Central
	172	Kevin Olavarria, McCaskey
	189	Blake Weaver, Garden Spot
	215	Jose Garcia, McCaskey
	285	Nicholai Brotzman, Donegal
Complete 2023 Brackets

Shorty Hitchcock Most Falls, Least Amount of Time award winner:  Tyler Hurst of Garden Spot, 4 pins in an aggregate 4:32

Ken Ober Outstanding Wrestler as voted by the coaches was Griffin Gonzalez who became just the 6th ever 4 time LL League Champion

The Lancaster Lebanon Wrestling Championships presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster and promoted by Lancaster Alliance Wrestling gets underway today, Friday, January 27th at Manheim Township.  First whistle blows at 4:30 p.m.

Tournament live scoring and updates will be available on TrackWrestling.  Brackets will be released to the public following weigh-ins.  The finals will be broadcast live on BlueRidge Cable and replayed on PCN statewide at 7 p.m.

Back again this year is the River Rock Challenge Girls Wrestling Tournament.  That tournament will run side by side with the boys’ tournament on Saturday.

Event Schedule:

• Session I – Friday at 4:30 p.m. on 6 mats
  • Pigtails
  • Preliminaries (round of 16)
  • Consolation Round 1 (pigtails)
  • Championship Quarterfinals
  • Consolation Round 2
  • Consolation Round 3
  • 8 wrestlers in each weight class will advance to Saturday
• Session II – Saturday at 11 a.m. on 4 mats
  • Championship Semi-Finals & Consolation Round 4 (Consolation quarters)
  • Consolation Semi-Finals
  • Place Matches (3rd-8th) on 6 mats
• Session III – Saturday  3:30 pm
  • Scholarship Winners
  • Presentation of Section Championship Trophies
    -Section 1:  Hempfield
    -Section 2:  Manheim Central
    -Section 3:  ELCO
  • Hall of Fame Inductees
    -Matt Fittery, wrestler
    -Austin Miller, wrestler
    -Eric Narkiewicz, wrestler
    -Luke Stauffer, wrestler
  • Parade of Finalists
  • Championship Finals

The 2022-2023 Winter Sports Season kicks off today!  Best of luck to all of the LL athletes that will compete this winter.

Noteworthy this winter: Eleven LL schools have approved Girls Wrestling as a sport.  Girls Wrestling was granted Emerging Sport status last year by the PIAA and the number of sanctioned programs across the state continues to grow.  While there is no formal adoption of Girls Wrestling by the LL at this time, keep an eye on the Boys Wrestling schedule for these schools.  When they meet head to head in dual meet competition you will likely see some girls bouts (and if numbers and match ups allow, maybe even a girls dual meet!)

Schools Sponsoring Girls Wrestling
Annville-Cleona
Donegal
Elizabethtown
Lampeter-Strasburg
Lebanon
Manheim Township
McCaskey
Octorara
Penn Manor
Pequea Valley
Warwick

The start of the season always brings new goals and challenges.  With seven LL Championships to be won this winter, mark your calendars for the LL’s winter postseason, sponsored by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster.

2023 Wrestling Championships
Friday, January 27th and Saturday, January 28th at Manheim Township

2023 Swimming Championships
Friday, February 10th and Saturday, February 11th at Wilson

2023 Rifle Championships
Saturday, February 11th at 9 a.m. at Conestoga Valley

2023 Girls Basketball Playoffs
Quarterfinals:  Saturday, February 11th at Section Champions
Semifinals:  Tuesday, February 14th
Finals:  Thursday, February 16th at 7 p.m. at Manheim Township

2023 Boys Basketball Playoffs
Quarterfinals:  Monday, February 13th, Section Champions host
Semifinals:  Wednesday, February 15th
Finals:  Friday, February 17th at 7 p.m. at Manheim Township

2023 Bowling Championships
Team Championships:  Tuesday, February 14th at Rocky Spring, 9 a.m.
Girls Singles Championships:  Thursday, February 16th at Palmyra Bowling Center, 9 a.m.
Boys Singles Championships:  Friday, February 17th at Leisure Lanes, 9 a.m.

It was a busy night for LL League Championships presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster.

Girls Volleyball contested the semifinals and champions were crowned in field hockey and girls and boys soccer.

In girls volleyball Hempfield and Elizabethtown will vie for LL gold for the second year in a row.  Hempfield prevailed over Northern Lebanon 25-13, 25-15, 26-24.  In the second semifinal the Bears defeated Conestoga Valley 25-19, 25-22, 25-10.  The finals are Saturday at 1 p.m. at Conestoga Valley.
2022 Girls Volleyball Bracket

In championship events, the first LL trophy of the night went to Manheim Township’s girls soccer team, victors over Warwick 4-0.
2022 Girls Soccer Bracket

The second championship to be awarded on the night went to Penn Manor in Field Hockey, 2-1 winners over Manheim Township.
2022 Field Hockey Bracket

The final championship of the night went late in to the night.  Knotted at 2-2 after regulation and two overtimes, Manheim Township prevailed over ELCO 3-2 in PKs.
2022 Boys Soccer Bracket

 

If high school sports playoffs are your thing, tonight is your night.  Champions were crowned in cross country and finalists were decided in soccer and field hockey in the LL League championships presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster.

In Field Hockey, Penn Manor and Manheim Township are running back the 2021 finals.  Penn Manor was a 4-0 victor over Garden Spot in semifinal number 1.  In semifinal number 2, Manheim Central took Manheim Township to overtime before falling 1-0.  The finals are Thursday, October 20th at Conestoga Valley at 7 p.m.

In Boys Soccer, Manheim Township punched their ticket to the finals by beating Cocalico 3-0.  They will meet ELCO, 2-1 winners over Lancaster Catholic, in the finals on Thursday October 20th at Warwick at 7:30 p.m.

In Girls soccer, Warwick knocked off their second section champion of the tournament, defeating Ephrata 2-1.  Manheim Township’s girls made it three Blue Streak teams in Thursday’s finals, defeating ELCO 1-0.  The finals are Thursday, October 20th at Warwick at 5:30 p.m.