BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
As he passed his center fielder, Conner Brown, in the darkened parking lot of Clipper Magazine Stadium Monday night, SWS coach Steve Shank called out, “Sleep well!”
Brown certainly made it possible that Shank — as well as all his teammates — would sleep well …
BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
Given that they had the best records in the Lanco School League this summer, and that they finished the regular season tied for the league lead, it should come as no surprise that Strasburg/Willow Street and Hempfield Black will meet in the championship game …
BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
With a little adjustment, Matt McGillan battled through adversity while his offense ran the gamut. Likewise, Alec Miller overcame early unpleasantness and finished strong.
McGillan and Miller pitched their respective teams, Ephrata Pride and Hempfield Black, into the semifinals of the LNP Midget Tournament …
BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
For a while, it appeared Strasburg/Willow Street wouldn’t have to worry about its record in LNP Tournament Midget finals. They were in danger of not getting out of the first round.
Meanwhile, Garden Spot stated its case for championship consideration.
SWS (13-2) scored six …
BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
LNP Tournament history works both for and against the Strasburg/Willow Street midgets as they prepare for Wednesday’s quarterfinal doubleheader at Clipper Magazine Stadium.
As a program, SWS is 0 for 7 in NET Midget championship games, including four straight barren appearances, 2009-12.
But this …
BY DIANA PUGLIESE
Sports Writer
When Warwick broke out to an early lead and Manheim Township struggled just to get on the bases, things looked dire for the Streaks.
But for a team that combined to score 23 runs in the first two games of the LNP Tournament, it …
BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
Comparing scores is a fool’s errand.
That said, looking at the Warwick Phillies’ 7-6 and 3-0 regular-season victories over the Strasburg/Willow Street Cardinals, you would never see this coming: Warwick 19, SWS 6.
One night after being limited to four hits by the Manheim …
BY JOEL SCHREINER
Correspondent
SWS weathered a storm and a ferocious Cocalico comeback to stay alive in the New Era Midget-Midget Tournament.
SWS broke open a tie game with a huge final inning to put away Cocalico, 14-8, Tuesday night at Kunkle Field in Mt. Joy.
SWS will play …
BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
Bryce Behmer and John Seibert can clear a fence or two.
They each cleared the friendly confines of Mount Joy’s Kunkle Field Monday night, leading their respective teams to 10-run rule victories and into tonight’s semifinals of the LNP Midget-Midget Tournament.
Behmer stroked a …
BY DAVE BYRNE
Sports Writer
A look at the competitive balance among the ten teams in the New Era Tournament’s junior-midget division gives a pretty good idea of which two teams will appear in the championship series at the end of this month.
In head-to-head league competition, Donegal …
