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Rainy and Raw October weather couldn’t deter athletes in 12 Lancaster-Lebanon League Quarterfinal contests, presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster.

Field Hockey Scoreboard presented by @OrthoAssocLanca pic.twitter.com/Ll8A1X0kZ6

— LL League (@LancLebLeague) October 14, 2023

2023 Field Hockey Playoffs
Semifinals: Tuesday, October 17th at Conestoga Valley
Manheim Township vs Elizabethtown, 5 p.m.
Manheim Central vs Warwick, 7 p.m.

Girls Soccer Scoreboard presented by @OrthoAssocLanca pic.twitter.com/yhfsiPJ6zy

— LL League (@LancLebLeague) October 14, 2023

2023 Girls Soccer Playoffs
Semifinals Tuesday, October 17th
Ephrata vs Hempfield at Penn Manor at 5:30 p.m.
Pequea Valley vs Manheim Township at Manheim Central at 5:30 p.m.

Boys Soccer Scoreboard presented by @OrthoAssocLanca pic.twitter.com/u3Vmh86txP

— LL League (@LancLebLeague) October 14, 2023

2023 Boys Soccer Playoffs
Semifinals Tuesday, October 17th
Elizabethtown vs Manheim Township at Manheim Central at 7:30 p.m.
Manheim Central vs Warwick at Penn Manor at 7:30 p.m.

Field Hockey, Boys Soccer and Girls Soccer all take to the field on Saturday, October 14th in a bonanza of LL League Championship quarterfinal action, presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster.

In the best attempt to accommodate PSATs, homecomings and allowing section champions to host in soccer, the schedules are as follows:

2023 Girls Soccer Playoffs
Quarterfinals hosted by Section Champions, Saturday, October 14th
Lancaster Catholic at Ephrata at 10 a.m.
Hempfield at Cocalico at 10 a.m.
Manheim Central at Pequea Valley at 11 a.m.
ELCO at Manheim Township at 2 p.m.

2023 Boys Soccer Playoffs
Quarterfinals hosted by Section Champions, Saturday, October 14th
Lancaster Mennonite at Elizabethtown, 1 p.m.
Manheim Township at ELCO, 2 p.m.
Manheim Central at Lancaster Catholic, 11 a.m.
Cocalico/Octorara at Warwick, 11 a.m.
Cocalico or Octorara hinges on a make up game between Octorara and ELCO to be played Thursday, 10/12

2023 Field Hockey Playoffs
Quarterfinals: Saturday, October 14th
Manheim Township vs Garden Spot or* Cocalico at Penn Manor at 3 p.m.
Lancaster Country Day or* Annville-Cleona vs Manheim Central at Manheim Central at 1 p.m.
Elizabethtown vs Lancaster Country Day or* Annville-Cleona at Manheim Central at 11 a.m.
ELCO vs Warwick at Penn Manor at 1 p.m.
*The Section 3 runner up and Section 4 Champion & runner up will determined in part by games completed on October 12th

The LL League Cross Country Championships presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster has a new home for 2023: South Hills Park in Lebanon.

As is traditional for an odd-numbered year, girls will race first at 4 p.m. with boys to follow at 4:45. Please note that admission will be charged as vehicles enter the parking areas. Single drivers are $5, a driver and one or more passengers is $10. Cash is accepted at the parking lot, or parking passes may be purchased in advance online at

https://events.ticketspicket.com/agency/74737f02-bf2d-46ad-943b-f3d3aac397a9/events/88f162b1-c935-46d7-87a4-12f30633c7db

Parking is available at the Klein Avenue entrance to the park, the South Lincoln Avenue entrance, or at Lebanon High School.

Parking Location Map

Important Note About The Course

As seen on the course map below, the course does cross over on to the grounds of the Lebanon VA Medical Center. This is Federal Government property and no spectators will be permitted on to the Lebanon VA grounds.

Awards, including Section Champion trophies, individual race place finisher medals, and League Championship team awards will be presented starting at 5:30 at the pavilion located near the finish line.

The LL League Girls Tennis Flight tournament presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster has concluded.

Sienna Castelli of Lancaster Country Day School was the lone returning champion, and she successfully defended her title, besting teammate Sophia Babar in the finals in 3 sets.

Girls Tennis flight 1 AA winner (now 2x champion) Sienna Castelli of Lancaster Country Day with runner up and teammate Sophia Babar https://t.co/swBbuuoETs pic.twitter.com/hfuKwO1eV4

— LL League (@LancLebLeague) October 11, 2023

Castelli and Babar also paired up to win AA Flight 1 Doubles.

On the AAA side, top seed Jade Flores of Conestoga Valley won her first AAA singles title.

AAA Flight 1 Singles, Jade Flores of Conestoga Valley wins gold, Haley Miller of Manheim Township is runner up https://t.co/hq3FBWOi0t pic.twitter.com/lxla6jXFvW

— LL League (@LancLebLeague) October 10, 2023

In Flight 1 AAA doubles, Haley Miller and Jade Miller brought home gold for Manheim Township.

The full set of 2023 champions are:

• Flight 1 AAA Singles: Jade Flores, Conestoga Valley
• Flight 1 AA Singles: Sienna Castelli, Lancaster Country Day
• Flight 1 AAA Doubles: Miller/Miller, Manheim Township
• Flight 1 AA Doubles: Castelli/Babar, Lancaster Country Day
• Flight 2 Singles: Jade Miller, Manheim Township
• Flight 3 Singles: Lydia Sullivan, Hempfield
• Flight 4 Singles: Rose Durrett, Hempfield
• Flight 2 Doubles: Sanchez/Sanchez, Manheim Township
• Complete Flight Tournament Brackets

The 2023 LL League Girls Tennis Flight Tournament presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster completed its second day today at Conestoga Valley.

The finals are set for Tuesday, October 10th back at Conestoga Valley. Matches start at 3 p.m. Singles finals will be contested first, along with AAA and AA Flight 1 playback matches. Doubles finals will follow.

2023 Girls Tennis Flight Tournament Day 2 Bracket Update

Day 1 of the LL League Girls Tennis flight tournaments presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster is complete, having been played under great weather for early October.

The top seeds in all brackets have advanced to Saturday, including defending AA Singles Champion Sienna Castelli of Lancaster Country Day. Play is scheduled to resume on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Conestoga Valley. With rain in the forecast, stay tuned to @lancelebleague on X for potential changes.

2023 Flight Tournament Bracket (updated following Day 1)

In what will surely go down as a classic, Hempfield bested Section 1 rival (and 2023 champion) Manheim Township 3-2 to win the Girls Tennis team tournament presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster.

Third singles was the last match to wrap up after the teams split in doubles and first and second singles. Lydia Sullivan got the job done before daylight was gone to give Hempfield the win.

Match winners:

• 1 Singles: Haley Miller MT 6-4, 6-2
• 2 Singles: Alex Gregory Hempfield 6-4, 6-2
• 3 Singles: Lydia Sullivan Hempfield 7-6 (4), 7-5
• 1 Doubles: Madeline Sanchez & Maya Lamichane MT 6-1, 6-0
• Rose Durrett & Rose Wendel Hempfield  6-2, 7-5

Hempfield is LL League Girls Tennis Team champions presented by ⁦@OrthoAssocLanca⁩ pic.twitter.com/JUXlxxVLKB

— LL League (@LancLebLeague) October 3, 2023

The finals for the 2023 LL League Girls Tennis team tournament presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster are set, and it will be an all Section 1 affair.

Manheim Township punched their ticket via a 5-0 win over Elizabethtown. Match results were:

• 1 Singles: Haley Miller 6-3, 7-5
• 2 Singles: Jade Miller 6-1, 6-2
• 3 Singles: Catherine Sanchez 6-0, 6-1
• 1 Doubles: M. Sanchez & M. Lamichane 6-1, 6-4
• 2 Doubles: L. Briner & M. Keares 6-4, 7-5

Hempfield clinched a 3-0 over Lancaster Country Day School 3-0 with first and second singles remaining unfinished

• 1 Singles: Sophie Carson (HF) vs Sienna Castelli (LCD) 3-6, 6-2, DNF
• 2 Singles: Alex Gregory (HF) vs Sophia Barber (LCD)  5-7, 5-2 DNF
• 3 Singles: Lydia Sullivan (HF) 6-3, 6-1
• 1 Doubles: S. Felices & L. Over 6-3, 6-4
• 2 Doubles: R. Durrett & R. Wendel 6-4, 6-0

The finals are slated for Tuesday, October 3rd at Donegal

The 2023 edition of the LL League Girls Tennis Flight tournaments presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster is set. Play starts on Thursday, October 5th at sites around Lancaster.

AA Flight 1 Singles has the only returning champion looking to defend her title as Lancaster Country Day School’s Sienna Castelli has earned the number 1 seed in that bracket.

• Thursday, October 5th, 8:30 a.m.
  • at Conestoga Valley
    • Singles: Flight 1 AA and Flight 1 AAA rounds of 16 and quarterfinals
    • Doubles: Flight 1 AA and Flight 1 AAA round of 16
    • Flight 2 Singles: Round of 16 and quarterfinals
  • at McCaskey
    • Flight 3 Singles round of 16 and quarterfinals
    • Flight 2 Doubles round of 16
    • Flight 4 Singles round of 16 and quarterfinals
    • Flight 3 Doubles round of 16
• Saturday, October 7th, at Conestoga Valley, 8:30 a.m.
  • Singles: Flight 1 AA and Flight 1 AAA semifinals and playbacks
  • Singles: Flight 2, 3, 4 semifinals
  • Doubles: Flight 1, 2, 3 quarterfinals and semifinals
• Monday, October 9th, 12:30 p.m.
  • Singles: Flight 1 AA and Flight 1 AAA finals and playbacks
  • Doubles: Flight 1 AA and Flight 1 AAA finals and playbacks
  • Singles: Flight 2, 3, 4 finals
  • Doubles: Flight 2, 3, 4 finals

Complete Preliminary 2023 Girls Tennis Flight Tournament Brackets

The first round of the LL League Girls Tennis Team Tournament presented by Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster is in the books, and the home teams held serve to move on to the Semifinals.

Hosting Manheim Central, Hempfield advanced on a 5-0 sweep. Winners were

• Sophie Carson: 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
• Alex Gregory: 6-4, 6-2
• Lydia Sullivan: 6-0, 6-2
• Selena Felices & Lindsay Over: 6-2, 6-0
• Rose Durrett & Rose Wendel: 6-1, 7-5

The Black Knights head to Lancaster Country Day on Monday for the Semifinals.

Hosting Annville-Cleona, Elizabethtown also swept 5-0. Winners were

• Dasha Gencturk: 6-1, 6-0
• Julia Laszakovits: 6-2, 6-1
• Becca Mink: 6-0, 6-2
• Katie Lowell & Noa Williams: 7-5, 4-2 (inj)
• Calla Stoltzfus & Kate Kruft: 6-3, 6-4

The Bears travel to Manheim Township on Monday. Both Semifinal matches will start at 4 p.m.