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This spring Frank Lucarino, Solanco senior, returns as the top performer in discus for the Lancaster-Lebanon League. Last year
he earned a Silver Medal in the L-L meet.

Frank competes in discus and shot. His personal records are 151 feet, inches in discus and 49 feet, 11¾ inches in shot. His goals, respectfully, are 180 feet and 55 feet.

For the Golden Mules, Frank says in all sports Lampeter-Strasburg is their rival, though Warwick, the reigning champ in Lancaster Lebanon League Section 2, looms as well.

Lucas Vilk says:  “The commander and leader of a baseball team starts with the catcher.” For Solanco, Lucas, a senior, is the man. He leads the team as catcher and bats in the three or four spot in the lineup. Last year he had a .333 batting average with 20 RBIs, 11 doubles and one home run.

Lucas forecasts this year’s team as developing maturity and improving baseball skills. Solanco returns 7 of 9 starters from a season ago and includes four quality starting pitchers — Luke Herr, Derek Phipps, Jason Powl and Chase Sensenig. Sensenig is also a quality leadoff hitter.

Kira Roark, Solanco, senior, right-handed pitcher, plans to attend Shippensburg University to study communications/journalism and play softball

How long have you been playing softball, and what were some of your highlights?

Garrett Aukamp, sophomore wrestler at Solanco, says his team’s quote is “How you do anything is how you do everything!”

This quote encourages his teammates to “push each other” to be better and to develop a good team chemistry.

Garrett sees his Solanco team as “young in age, but not in experience.” Several wrestlers return from last year's team as  letter winners.

Nolan Wagner, Solanco High School, senior

Tell me about your basketball journey?

Wagner: “Growing up my older brother he played so I always watched him. I always enjoyed watching him. That’s how I got started.”

Is there a favorite player who you’ve modeled your game after?

Wagner: “J.J. Redick.”

If you could, what advice would you give to yourself as a freshman?

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.

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.

After a season with a roster of 80% freshmen and sophomores that didn't win a league game, Solanco field hockey has plenty of experience and high hopes entering this season. 

Players attending media day:

(from left)

Lucy King, junior, midfielder

Corrine Foulk, senior, center defender

Kaitlyn Fulton, senior, forward

The team did lose its senior goalie, but has a junior this year, Kendall Galbreath, they expect to be an equal replacement.

Solanco's top cross country runners say they like to reach the state tournament this year.

Runners attending media day:

(from left in photo)

Isaac Esh, senior

Nate Reese, junior

Esh and Reese lead an experienced Solanco cross country team into the Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 2 season.

Esh, a four-year runner, has a goal to lower his home course time to a sub-17:00 personal record, and Reese is working to
get below 18:00.

Even just one goal a game can turn a losing record into a winning one, Solanco assistant girls soccer coach Remington Wright says.