With eight seniors graduating from last year's team and only one senior returning, Garden Spot field hockey will be counting on its juniors to lead the way this season.
Players attending media day:
Aliyah Zimmerman (left), junior, forward
Alyssa Swatski, junior, defender
Penn Manor's Justin Onderonk reflects on last football season, 2-4 in Section 1, 2-7 overall, as being one of adversity, but he has plans to tackle that opponent this coming season.
Players attending media day:
(from left)
Justin Onderonk, senior, offensive tackle, defensive end
Collin Robinson, senior, quarterback, defensive back
Jalen Dupree, junior, slot receiver, safety
Elijah Hess, senior, offensive guard, defensive tackle
Entering just their second season as an official member of the Lancaster-Lebanon League, Donegal golfers make a bold prediction: Top contender to win Section 3.
Attending media day:
(from left)
Andrew Fabian, senior
Ryan Smeltz, junior
Coach Trent Hoffmaster
James Peterson, senior
Lancaster Catholic is looking to improve on a 7-5 record last season. Coach Chris Maiorino (left, below) says "expectations are to to get better each and every day. There's excitement about the talent coming back."
That talent includes running back Brandon Way Jr., a Villanova commit. He's coming off a big season when he rushed for 1,816 yards and scored 28 touchdowns. The Crusaders will be looking for Way to lead the way on offense.
Bryan Strohl calls it a “next-man-up mentality.”
Strohl, Cocalico’s head coach since 2020, has won two-thirds of his games and a pair of section championships, and now he wants his new crop of seniors to carry the ball, literally, in 2025.
“We’ve had a pretty good run the last few years,” he notes. “We’ve lost some good, quality kids, but we have some good, quality kids to replace them.”
Manheim Township girls volleyball players say they are super invested in this season, and senior Aidyn Lefever is particularly looking forward to one key night.
Players attending media day:
(from left)
Anna Krotky, senior, setter
Jessie Krieger, junior, middle blocker
Aidyn Lefever, senior, libero
After a trip deep into the District 3 playoffs, Ephrata football just missed the playoffs a year ago and Austin Bryant says the team has a remedy. "I think we build off of that by correcting those little things that we made last year," he says.
Players attending media day:
Dustin Hoover (top), senior, fullback, inside linebacker
Carson Martin (below left), junior, quarterback, linebacker
Austin Bryant (below right), senior, wide receiver, safety, cornerback
Hempfield field hockey players see plenty of positives in the team returning from last year's district playoff squad, but they see areas for improvement as well as they aim to challenge in the very competitive Section 1.
Players attending media day
Nikholina Conrad (left), senior, defensive midfielder
Talia Leber, junior, center midfielder or attacking center midfielder
Manheim Central's football team is finding plenty of motivation in last season's 3-7 record as they aim to return the program to its usual level of winning almost every week.
Players attending Media Day:
(from left)
Cooper Nied, senior, offensive and defensive lineman
Daniel Gertler, senior, offensive and defensive lineman
Jayvior Marales, senior, receiver, free safety
Cody Hess, senior, wide receiver, outside linebacker
Coach Anthony Hernandez has seen steady improvement in the Lancaster Mennonite girls volleyball team during the past two seasons, and he's confident the team will take it a step further this season.
Players attending media day:
(from left)
Sophie Rothwein, junior, libero
Ellen Binkley, senior, middle blocker, right side
Ava Williams, sophomore, middle blocker, outside hitter