Remembering Fran: Nearly 2 years after senseless open water death,...
Remembering Fran: Nearly 2 years after senseless open water death, Crippen's ...Washington Post“He was just so much more than swimming,” said his younger sister, Teresa Crippen. “Yeah, people knew him...
View ArticleMargo Geer Swims Another Best Time at Swimvitational Day 2
Night 2 at the 2012 Swimvitational im Omaha, Nebraska, the official test event for the Olympic Trials, has wrapped, though the second evening had fewer elite times than did the first.South Africa's...
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If you are a nonprofit organization and wish to have an item in the LANCASTER SCENE column of the Sunday News, send a note to the Sunday News sports department, P.O. Box 1328, Lancaster, PA 17608....
View ArticleLineup shake-up can help fantasy owners
The prevailing wisdom about managers is that they really only sway the outcome of a handful of games each season with their decisions. However, some of the tweaks that skippers around the majors have...
View ArticleChampionship season for West Chester baseball
With a 9-0 blowout of Delta State June 2, West Chester University's baseball team ended a dominant postseason run and won the NCAA Division II championship.The Rams finished 46-10, but virtually...
View ArticleSpecial feat for a local bowling team
When a team averages almost 254 for a series, the members know that it's going to produce a pretty special feat.That's what happened to the Sticks and Stones on Sept. 13, 2010, at Blue Ball Lanes.The...
View ArticleJankowski, Stony Brook tie their series with LSU
Finally, it seemed, the No. 1 baseball team in the country subdued the mid-major underdog.LSU beat visiting Stony Brook 5-4 in a wild, dramatic game that lasted 13 innings, from Friday afternoon into...
View ArticleThey'll be looking for bass and birdies
It's time once again to spend a day working both the 9-iron and the spinning rod.The seventh annual Fish & Golf Tournament hosted by Donegal Chapter of Trout Unlimited and Foxchase Golf Club is...
View ArticleLure is reeling in anglers
Bass anglers are a lot like the predatory fish they pursue.When a ball of gizzard shad gathers on a rock ledge in the Susquehanna River, the smallmouths arrive in big schools to get in on the feeding...
View ArticleDurant ranks at top of this fan's wish list
A few random observations:• After watching the Thunder dispatch the Spurs in six games, I was going to write about how, if I were to start an NBA team, I'd pick Kevin Durant over LeBron James.Of...
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• Reds outfielder Chris Heisey made spectacular catches in consecutive games against the Pirates last week in Cincinnati.On Wednesday, playing center field, the Donegal graduate made a leaping catch...
View Article3 L-L field hockey players on U.S. developmental team
Jill Witmer, Laura Gebhart and Meghan Beamesderfer were among the 15 players selected to the USA Field Hockey 2012 U.S. Women's Development squad following the Women's National Championships in College...
View Article3 L-L teams set to continue drive to capture state softball/baseball titles
The Manheim Central girls and Lampeter-Strasburg and Lancaster County Christian boys continue their pursuit of a PIAA championship Monday as semifinal action picks up in the state softball and state...
View Article9 L-L players on Carpenter Cup softball team
Nine Lancaster-Lebanon League players will be part of the Berks County/L-L League team in the Carpenter Cup softball tournament.The team will play a practice doubleheader at 6 p.m. Monday, June 11, at...
View ArticleWhirlwind subsides for Wenger
For the first time in quite a while, life has begun to settle down, for Andrew Wenger."Just living a normal life, with a daily routine," Wenger said Thursday from his new home in Montreal.Wenger, the...
View ArticleGailen's homer in 10th lifts the Barnstormers
Blake Gailen homered with two outs in the top of the 10th inning to deliver the Lancaster Barnstormers to a 6-4 win over the Bridgeport Bluefish Saturday evening at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard in...
View ArticleIt's a day for Eagles fever
The Philadelphia Eagles' hardest-core fans are ... nuts, rightEven most of them would cop to that. Brag about it, perhaps."Passionate," Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper said Saturday. "Not nuts. You...
View ArticleLAUREL FESTIVAL ROYALTY - Williamsport Sun-Gazette
LAUREL FESTIVAL ROYALTYWilliamsport Sun-GazetteShe plans to attend Penn State at Dubois to study elementary education and minor in music. Karlye Gentzyel, daughter of Pam and Carl Gentzyel, represents...
View ArticlePay-to-play fees help schools balance budgets - Republican & Herald
Pay-to-play fees help schools balance budgetsRepublican & Herald(staff writers mlight@standardspeaker.com mgilgerjr@republicanherald.com) In an effort to keep costs under control at public school...
View ArticleWeekend: Your guide to entertainment in Northeast Pennsylvania - Scranton...
Weekend: Your guide to entertainment in Northeast PennsylvaniaScranton Times-TribuneVIVACE: today, 2 pm, Valley View High School auditorium, Archbald, $2/$3. SCRANTON BRASS ORCHESTRA CONCERT: today,...
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