Cocalico, Lititz are LNP Tournament’s final twosome

BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer

They have no fear, despite their relative youth. And partly because of that, Cocalico is in the Midget finals of the LNP Tournament.

Feeding on the opportunity as it presented itself helped a bit, too.

Scoring all its runs in the second inning, Cocalico …

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Hempfield Black, Cocalico advance in LNP Tournament

BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer

What is believed to be the longest game played in the history of the LNP —formerly New Era — Tournament’s Midget division saw top-seeded Hempfield Black survive the upset bid of SWS Blue, 4-3 in 10 innings Wednesday at Clipper Magazine Stadium.

SWS first …

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Hempfield Black is the favorite again

BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer

As Bullwinkle would constantly reassure Rocky, “This time for sure!”

It’s far from sure that top-seeded Hempfield Black will win the Midget division of the 70th LNP Tournament — there are seven other teams that will have a say, after all.

But Black can’t …

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Mountville uses fast start to win Junior-Midget championship

BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer

The Mountville Angels changed their shirts and changed their lineup, changing the tempo of the LNP Junior-Midget championship game No. 2.

Scoring five runs in the first two innings, the Angels rolled to an 8-5 victory over Elizabethtown Navy, Tuesday night at Mount Joy’s …

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Elizabethtown Navy upsets SWS to make Junior-Midget final

BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer

The LNP Tournament can often turn history on its ear, upsetting the assumed order of things.

Such was the case Friday night at Mount Joy’s Kunkle Field, as one night after ousting No. 2-seeded Lititz VFW, E-town Navy eliminated the top-seeded Strasburg/Willow Street White …

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Mountville Angels, Elizabethtown Navy move on

BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer

Buttressed by a three-homer outburst and shutdown — albeit not without drama — relief, Ty Vaughn pitched, and hit, the Mountville Angels into the Junior-Midget championship of the 70th LNP Tournament.

Vaughn pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and two runs, both coming on solo …

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SWS, Mountville get off to winning starts

BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer

The Mountville Angels scored a titanic victory in their LNP Junior-Midget opener Wednesday night at Mount Joy’s Kunkle Field.

Titanic in that yes, winning a 13-11 marathon over Lititz VFW was a huge victory. Also, Titanic in that VFW was sailing along, hit an …

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