Jebbeh Ngafua is one of the top jumpers returning to Lancaster-Lebanon League track & field this season, and the senior will be counted to provide leadership for Elizabethtown’s girls team this spring.
Ngafua, after spending her freshman year as a middle sprinter, moved over to the jumps as a sophomore. In 2024, she placed third in the L-L League Championships in the triple jumpat 36-6 1/2 and took sixth in PIAA District 3 Class AAA at 36-1.5.
Elizabethtown senior Aiden Kay brings a wide array of talents with him.
On the volleyball court, his game is one of versatility. He combines positions as a setter and outside hitter. At 5-7, he is not your typical outside hitter, but a 40-plus-inch vertical allows him to be effective.
What also makes him unique is his interest in gardening. Kay finds time to grow plants like tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries and bell peppers. This year he is expanding his gardening game into flower beds.
He finds a correlation between volleyball and gardening.
Olivia Hirst contributes her “backstroke specialist” abilities to a powerhouse Elizabethtown girls swim team. She competes in the 100-yard backstroke and the backstroke portion of the medley relay. Additionally, she swims the 100-yard freestyle and the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Olivia has qualified for the District 3 meet for three years as a backstroke member of the 200-yard medley relay.
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.”
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.
Elizabethtown's boys cross country seniors want another year at the top.
Runners attending media day:
(from left in photo)
Jack Myers, senior
Dante Checco, senior
Elizabethtown Boys cross country team is training to repeat their 2024 record of 7-0 as Section 2 Champions and add to their two- year reign. The team has been working on a 10-week program, designed by Coach Ed Barlow, in getting ready for this year’s schedule. A meet with Lampeter-Strasburg High School looms as a key match-up.
Elizabethtown's girls cross country team aims to improve on last year's one-loss record.
Runners attending media day:
(from left in photo)
Rowan Hess, senior
Gabbie Grifone, sophomore
Elizabethtown came close to a title last year with a 6-1 record in Section 2 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League. The plans are to reach the top spot this year. Coach Ed Barlow looks to key meets with Lampeter-Strasburg and Warwick.
It’s the start of a new era for Elizabethtown High soccer, with the retirement of veteran head coach James Sostack.
Elizabethtown High quarterback Trent Kauffman has a few reasons he wants to do well this upcoming season.
First off, he’s entering his senior year, the last time he’ll suit up before graduating.