Sariiah Sweeney, freshman McCaskey point guard and swing forward, plays basketball all year long with her AAU PA team. These games allow her to travel to games in Kentucky and Ohio. She says these games and competition keep her in great shape year-round.
Sariiah says her McCaskey team is young this year, however players have high goals. Winning a state championship is a long- range goal.
Lancaster-Lebanon League field hockey coaches have selected the following all-stars for the 2025 season. (Pictured is Hempfield All-League forward Talia Leber.)
Mikalyn Weaber, Cedar Crest, goalkeeper
Etienne Dillman, Conestoga Valley, midfielder
Addie Weiler, Elco, forward/midfielder
Marie McCracken, Ephrata, midfielder
Talia Leber, Hempfield, forward
Anna Fisher, Lancaster Country Day, midfielder
Paige Garner, Manheim Central, defender
Rhylee Givens, Manheim Township, forward
Near the end of her ’24-’25 basketball season at Lancaster Catholi, Emma Stefanow (shooting guard/small forward) had a serious ACL tear in her knee. Requiring surgery, this injury began a nearly yearlong recovery plan.
Jack Kenneff, a 6-2 senior just completed a successful season as the quarterback for the Blue Streaks football machine and will transition into a role of being a “glue” guy for the Manheim Township basketball team.
And no matter the sport, Kenneff, whose season-high in points last year was 11 in a loss to Lebanon, said the goal is the same.
“Always winning a championship,” he said. “I am looking to be a leader and bring everyone together.”
Chloe Wilkinson has started on Elizabethtown’s girls basketball Team since her freshman year. She handles the ball as the Bears’ point guard.
Chloe indicates this year’s E-town team is a younger squad, and the head coach is instilling togetherness and family. The team breaks every huddle with “Together, on Three.”
Hayden Martin competes as a senior shooting guard for Lampeter Strasburg’s basketball team. He averages 20 points per game.
Hayden and another returning senior will lead LS’s younger team this year. They plan to improve their team’s successes from last year by going beyond the first round of the state tournament.
Penn Manor's girls basketball team made the district playoffs last year, and Coach Mike Glackin looks to build on that promising season. The Comets finished 13-10, and a number of key players are back, looking to improve on that mark. They talked about the upcoming season at Penn Medicine Park for the LNP | Lancaster Online winter sports media day.
Seniors Ava Luciano, Alayzha Twyman, Aliya Stanley and Joelle Kroesen are a core four in veteran leadership. They'll be counted on to lead the Comets on another playoff run.
A longtime traditional contender in Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 1, the Hempfield Black Knights are looking to bounce back from last season’s unfamiliar record (3-19 overall, 1-9 Section 1).
Spencer Troyer, a 6-4 senior, has averaged 10.2 points per game for his career and he says the Knights are coming into this year ready to compete.
“We have a new mindset,” Troyer explained. “We don’t like the look of last year. We intend to change the script.”
Colton Hegener competes as a point guard on Lancaster Catholic’s boys basketball team. He has earned 3 varsity letters going into his senior year.
His goal this year is to lead the Crusaders to improving their record from last year and to make the playoffs. He says he specifically can make the team better if he can increase his assists to “Get the Win!”
Delaney Burke, a young relative of the sports-storied Burke family in Columbia, competes as a senior forward for the Columbia girls basketball team.
Early in their preseason practicing, Delaney sees the Tide as a “defense first and gritty” basketball team. Their goal is to “get every ball and every rebound!” She anticipates low-scoring games with Columbia winning.