Gallagher rescues Township

Stars at plate and on mound as Black reaches finals

By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent

Rain, rain go away…

The spring of 1981 was such a soggy season and the Lancaster-Lebanon League baseball playoffs were postponed so many times, the league championship game was played after the semifinals …

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Mountville, Hempfield in finals

By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent

Fans of Hempfield High School baseball should travel to Mount Joy tonight for a preview of the 2008 Black Knights team.

The Mountville Indians and Hempfield Black will play for the Midget-Midget championship of the 58th New Era Tournament tonight at 7 at …

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Harnick hurls Hempfield to title

By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent

It’s an old baseball truism: Good Pitching Beats Good Hitting.

It was proven again Tuesday night at Ephrata’s War Memorial Field when Hempfield Black (18-4) defeated the Strasburg/Willow Street Storm 4-1 to win the Midget Division championship of the 58th New Era Baseball …

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Austin powers Township

Gallagher pitches and slugs Black to Junior Midget title

By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent

Austin Gallagher showed up with a new bat Thursday night, but he produced the usual results.

“I broke my bat today,” Manheim Township Black’s superstar explained, “so I had to whip out a new …

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Indians win title-game classic

Mountville edges Hempfield Black to earn the crown

By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent

Time will ultimately tell whether the 2003 New Era Tournament Midget-Midget championship game truly was the classic it seemed Tuesday night.

The Mountville Indians took the full measure of Hempfield Black at Mount Joy’s Kunkle …

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