Hempfield, Solanco reach Midget final

By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent

Solanco Gray head coach Hobert McMillion is a firm believer that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Which explains why he sent his ace, and nominal championship game starting pitcher, Nate Blough, back out for the eighth inning …

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Dynasty … done

Mountville’s 3-year stranglehold on the Midget-Midget championship is broken by Hempfield Black, which will take on Mount Joy Blue in the final after ousting the defending champs.

By Dave Byrne
New Era Correspondent

In the classic baseball film Bull Durham, pitching phenom “Nuke” Laloosh whines to his catcher/mentor, “Crash” …

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MT Black claims LNP crown with help from ‘X-Man’ Medina

By Dave Byrne
LNP Correspondent

If the LNP Tournament awarded a tournament MVP award, the hands-down winner for the Junior-Midget Division would be Manheim Township Black’s Carlos “X” Medina.

If the tourney awarded a single-game citation for championship-game merit, Medina would share it with teammate Tyler Deshong.

Given the …

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