Elizabethtown girls volleyball expects to rely on senior leadership and strong communication skills to advance farther than the first round of the District 3 playoffs as they did last year.
Players attending media day:
Janae Carden (left), senior, defensive specialist
Bailey Jones, senior, defensive specialist/libero
Incorporating the younger players into the team and getting everyone involved will be a key element to the season.
As a junior, Carson Spangler (top photo) was named to the all-state soccer team, the first striker ever from Lancaster Catholic to be so honored.
Pequea Valley boys cross country expects improvement this season, while the girls team sees the potential to better its District 3 finish of last year.
Runners attending media day:
(boys, back, from left in photo)
Johah Zink, senior
Aiden Hofmann, sophomore
Josh Reinford, senior
(girls, front, from left in photo)
Reagan Gates, freshman
Aubrey Ressler, senior
Olivia Zook, senior
Linda Lee Hershey has coached soccer in college and at the club level and has watched many of her younger players go on to play collegiately.
A new meet at Lehigh University and a special Warwick meet will be key to determining Solanco's girls cross country team's success this seaason.
Runners attending media day:
(from left in photo)
Julia Phipps, senior
Chelsey Hanna, sophomore
Both Phipps and Hanna have goals to improve their times from last year and lead their Solanco Mules cross country team to the
District III meet.
Ben Faranda-Diedrich (top photo) sees the posters of past Manheim Township star players in the locker room every day as he and other Blue Streaks prepare for the 2025 season.
With only one graduating senior and 10 of 12 players returning, Conestoga Valley golfers are "anticipating an exciting season" after their solid 25-5 showing last year, says fourth-year coach Brandon Hershey.
Players attending media day:
(from left)
Cash Landis, junior
Tommy Figart, junior
Toby Schaub, senior
"I think we should be pretty dominant this year," says Figart. "Manheim Central (which finished above CV a year ago) I think lost a ton of seniors last year that were all starters."
Donegal is looking to improve its 1-9 record from last season in Section 4 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League by building the team from the trenches, and they've got one of the best teachers and coaches around for that goal.
After one of the best soccer seasons in school history last year, hopes are high for 2025 at Lancaster Country Day School, assistant coach Greg Henkel says.
The words stand out clearly on Solanco School District’s website, just beneath the image of a snorting Golden Mule who looks like he’s running for tough yardage on fourth and one.
“Always Earned. Never Given,” it says.