By Kevin Freeman
Assistant Sports Editor
Had Ryan Dornes been aiming at a flagstick while playing another of his sports — golf — he may have used a 7-iron or 8-iron.
But Dornes was playing baseball and was using a …
By Aaron Griffith
Staff Writer
Manheim Township faced off against Hempfield, while Mountville took on Manor Ridge in the 66th New Era Midget-Midget baseball tournament Friday.
Township (21-7) defeated Hempfield 16-6 and Mountville came from behind to steal the win against Manor Ridge, 5-4.
Manheim Township head coach Jason …
By Dave Byrne
Sports Staff
At some point during Strasburg/Willow Street’s three-hour pummeling of Solanco Gray, a press box observer said, “Somebody forgot to tell SWS they were the eighth seed.”
Indeed.
Upstart SWS Blue (10-7) continued its sustained assault on the New Era Tournament Midget division bracket with …
By Dave Byrne
Sports Staff
Strasburg/Willow Street coach Dan Herr summed it up succinctly when he observed, “They’re the No. 1 seed for a purpose.”
“They,” being the Hempfield Black, had just defeated his White Sox 9-4, rallying for six runs in a fifth-inning bat around plus three, to …
By Dave Byrne
Sports Staff
The Donegal Midget-Midget team does not appear to have an official nickname.
Perhaps Bulldogs?
Because, like the bulldog, Donegal does … not … stop.
In a game that featured 10 pitchers, 40 runs, 32 hits, eight lead changes and took two hours and 50 …
By Dave Byrne
Sports Staff
There can be little argument that the Lititz Oddfellows and Strasburg/Willow Street Blue were seeded seventh and eighth in the New Era tournament on merit.
There is also no argument that these two programs are among the …
By Dave Byrne
Sports Staff
Tuesday night was a “Sgt. Pepper’s” kind of night for Tyler Russell, as he got by with a little help from his friends.
Russell bulldogged his way to a complete-game victory and his teammates made four sterling defensive plays behind him as Manheim Township …
By Dave Byrne
Sports Staff
In the history of the New Era Tournament’s Midget-Midget division, no team has been more identified with winning championships than the Mountville Indians.
So it might be no surprise to the casual reader to learn that the Indians (27-10) won their eighth NET overall …
