Kyle Brown, McCaskey Junior and small forward, eagerly is looking forward to McCaskey’s first game versus Penn Wood. He says his team has been working hard in the off-season and plans to get to the playoffs.
McCaskey’s faces some key games — especially Reading, a physically tough team; Cedar Crest, loaded with height; and rival Manheim Township, with good shooters.
Kyle Knutsen, a 5-foot-10 senior guard, is optimistic about this season for the Comets. Coming off a 6-4 Section One record, 13-11 overall, Penn Manor returns a veteran core with some youngsters coming up.
“We want to win the Section, win the league and win at least one game in districts and get to states,” said Knutsen, who averaged 5.2 points per game last season with a game-high of 14 points in a win over Lebanon.
Madelyn Sieklicki competes as a senior for the Hempfield girls basketball team. This year she is working hard to be a starter at point guard or shooting guard.
The Black Knights are building a family cohesiveness among the team and plan to improve on last year’s record. Key teams on their schedule are Cedar Crest, Manheim Township and Penn Manor. Madelyn looks to Cedar Crest as the favorite to win Section 1.
Cocalico girls basketball team is working to build on last year's 12-10 record. The Eagles lost some key scorers from last season, but have veterans returning.
Senior Corinne Fair (top photo) is back. She is one of the league's leading three-point scorers. She hit for 51 last season, averaging 9 points a game, earning second team Section 2 all-star honors.. "I've been working on my 3-point shooting in the off-season, going out and shooting with my dad." Fair's long distance shooting is expected to open some space up underneath the basket.
Scoring may get the headlines, but Manheim Township girls basketball team believes defense will be the key to its success.
Returning junior Julia Weaver (right in photo) says, "The goal is to hold teams to 28 points or under." Weaver says, "We take pride in our defense. We have a lot of strong athletes that are willing to put in the hard work to keep opponents from scoring."
Lancaster-Lebanon League coaches selected the following boys soccer all-stars for the 2025 season. (Pictured is Lancaster Catholic’s Carson Spangler.)
First Team
Vincent Edmond, McCaskey
Ismael Dunia, McCaskey
Grant Reesor, Cedar Crest
Isaac Yerger, Warwick
Rowan Bergman, Warwick
Riley Bills, Warwick
Riley Chaffin, Penn Manor
Mac Szulborski, Hempfield
Carter Collier, Manheim Township
Gian Bagapuro, Manheim Township
Lancaster-Lebanon League girls volleyball coaches have selected the following all-stars for the 2025 season. (Pictured are MVPs Peyton Groff, Jaclyn Niven and Shea Moyer.)
MVP: Peyton Groff, Hempfield
Coach of the Year: Caleb Roberts, Manheim Township
First Team
Chloe Saylor Sr, Ephrata
Madison Eiser So, Hempfield
Peyton Groff Sr, Hempfield
Dariana Patterson Sr, Hempfield
Kennadi Strassmann Sr, Hempfield
Dave Anderson, a longtime football official, was named the 2025 winner of the McMillan-Hurst Award presented by the Lancaster Chapter of PIAA Football Officials to its top official.
Lancaster-Lebanon League girls soccer coaches selected the following all-stars and other honorees for the 2025 season. (Pictured is Solanco's Avery Janssen.)
Carly Atkins, Cedar Crest
Chloe Martin, Cocalico
Livia Smith, Cocalico
Emma Strunk, Cocalico
Katherine Gehman, Donegal
Ashlyn Boyd, Hempfield
Piper Miller, Hempfield
Kali O'Connell, Lampeter-Strasburg
Harper Bolesky, Lancaster Catholic
Naomi Dresch, Lancaster Catholic
Avery King, Lancaster Mennonite
Lancaster-Lebanon League Cross Country Coaches Association selected the following all-stars for the 2025 season. (Pictured are Manheim Township's Lexie Kauffman and Kaila Atteberry.)
Section 1 Boys
First Team
Travis Furmanski, senior, Cedar Crest
Joshua Henshaw, senior, Manheim Township
Stephen Atteberry, sophomore, Manheim Township
Kyle Reidenbaugh, junior, Ephrata
Liam Hodge, junior, Hempfield
Ben Doumaux, junior, Manheim Township
Joshua Yoder, senior, Conestoga Valley