McCaskey's returning field hockey players still exude excitement when they describe reaching the Lancaster-Lebanon League playoffs last year even though eventual state-champion Warwick eliminated them in the first round.
Players attending media day:
(from left)
Maggie Olenik, senior, midfielder
Lydia Frey, junior, midfielder
Makayla Ressel, senior, forward
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.
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
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
Talia Leber (left), junior, center midfielder or attacking center midfielder
Nikholina Conrad, senior, defensive midfielder
Conestoga Valley's field hockey team, with no seniors last year, definitely will have more experience when this season opens Aug. 22 against Central Dauphin. "We didn't lose anyone," says Ellen Buckwalter.
Players attending media day:
(from left in photo)
Emily Lapp, senior, forward or midfielder
Jane Younger, senior, goalie
Ellen Buckwalter, senior, defender
"We kind of had to pick up being leaders on the team a little earlier than our senior year, so we were captains as juniors," adds Lapp.
Lancaster-Lebanon League coaches have selected the following as field hockey all-stars for the 2024 season. (Pictured are Warwick's All-League selections and state champions: 1 Bree Zoccolo, 5 Addy Zimmerman, 7 Taylor Hess, 22 Karys Craver.)
Addy Miller, Hempfield
Gracie Clawson, Manheim Township
Addy Zimmerman, Warwick
Bree Zoccolo, Warwick
Brooke Weaver, Manheim Township
Julia Weaver, Manheim Township
Taylor Hess, Warwick
Karys Craver, Warwick
Marie McCracken, Ephrata
Three young women from Lancaster County took to the world stage during the Olympic Games in Paris. And archer Casey Kaufhold, right, of Lancaster, brought home a medal.
Brooke DeBerdine, left, and sister Emma DeBerdine, center, of Millersville, were members of the United States field hockey team.
Lancaster-Lebanon League coaches have selected the following as field hockey all-stars for the 2023 season. (Pictured are Manheim Township's All-League players Brenna Campagna, Brooke Weaver and Gracie Glawson.)
All-League
Tristan Groff, Penn Manor
Avery Bradburn, Penn Manor
Addy Zimmerman, Warwick
Bree Zoccolo, Warwick
Brenna Campagna, Manheim Township
Brooke Weaver, Manheim Township
Gracie Clawson, Manheim Township
Kiley Hosler, Manheim Central
Ella Brubaker, Manheim Central
Lancaster-Lebanon League coaches have selected the following as field hockey all-stars for the 2022 season. (Pictured is Annie Bibus, repeat all-league from Penn Manor.)
All-League
Julia Barto, Warwick. defender, senior
Annie Bibus, Penn Manor, defender, senior
Brenna Campagna, Manheim Township, defender, junior
Mikaela Condran, Elizabethtown, forward, junior
Melanie Esh, Garden Spot, midfielder, senior
Grace Gerner, Penn Manor, defender, junior
Tristan Groff, Penn Manor, midfielder, junior
USA Field Hockey might have left Spooky Nook Sports for a North Carolina training site, but it still has a heavy Lancaster County influence.
Brooke DeBerdine, a midfielder from Millersville, and Jillian Wolgemuth, a defender from Mount Joy, are members of the women's national team. Mackenzie Allessie, of Mount Joy, and Emma DeBerdine, a midfielder from Millersville, are members of the U-21 women's national team.
And in July 2022 all four were named to the women's national team.