Safe Harbor, Manheim reach tourney finals

By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent

It’s a rivalry born in the finals of New Era Tournaments past and a friendship built in all-star competition.

The friendly competition between Safe Harbor and Manheim will be renewed in the tourney’s junior-midget championship game next Tuesday at Mount Joy’s Kunkle Field.

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Mountville, Solanco in Midget-Midget finals

By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent

Familiarity doesn’t always breed contempt. Sometimes it breeds great respect.

And some pretty good baseball, too.

Such was the case Thursday night in the New Era Tournament midget-midget semifinals.

For the second year in a row, Maytown/Marietta Blue and the Mountville Indians locked …

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Hempfield blanks SWS to win crown

By Jeff Rice
New Era Staff Writer

Who ever said playing “little ball” can’t get you a bunch of runs?

Hempfield Black stayed patient and manufactured a five-run fifth inning to defeat Strasburg/Willow Street Red 7-0 Wednesday night and defend its New Era Tournament Midget Division title.

Hempfield (20-5-1) …

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