Shawn Wolfe (5), shown here competing in the 2012 PIAA Class AA Cross Country Championship, turned in a win in the 800 while assisting two relay teams to victory during Saturday's Shippensburg University High School Track and Field Invitational, held at Seth Grove Stadium. - (Chris Knight, The Patriot-News)

Annville-Cleona's Shawn Wolfe and Ben Mason are establishing themselves as quite a deadly duo.

If all goes according to plan, the pair could make some major noise at the upcoming district and state meets.

Wolfe and Mason combined for four wins to highlight locals at Saturday's 87th Jack Roddick/Shippensburg University High School Track and Field Invitational, held at Seth Grove Stadium.

Wolfe smoked the field in the 800 (1:55.94) while Mason took victory in the 200 (23.14). Both were member's of the Dutchmen's winning 4x400 and 4x800 teams.

"We want to win states in the 4x800 and individually, I want to win the 800 at states," Wolfe said. "When my teammates hand me the baton within striking distance, I feel like I can beat anyone else in the state."

In the morning's 4x800 race, Annville-Cleona faced a major deficit against Trinity. But on the third leg, Mason took off sprinting and he never stopped, even after passing the Shamrocks' Chris Giordano.

Mason handed the baton off to Wolfe with the lead and Wolfe did not disappoint, finishing the job to help his team post a time of 8:13.42.

"I'm used to kicking it on my first lap, but I didn't have as much in the tank as I thought," Mason said. "I was able to go out hard and keep it going because of my endurance.

"When you hand the baton to Shawn, even with a sizable gap, he's pretty clutch. If you give it to him with the lead, there's no way anyone can beat him."

Wolfe showcased his individual abilities in the 800 by winning the open event with a five-second victory.

He credits the win to a strong team.
"I'm really happy, it's nice to have a good team to practice with," Wolfe said. "I know the harder I go, the better the team is going to be."

East Juniata's David Brantley was a two-event winner, taking victory in the 110 hurdles (15.71) and 300 hurdles (40.66).

Another local winner was Boiling Springs' Jonathan Goodson (1,600, 4:36.68).

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BOYS' LACROSSE

SATURDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS

-Two days after the release of the District 3 power rankings, Carlisle backed up its top ranking with a solid 14-4 win over defending District 3 champ Ephrata. Max Breschi and Matt Quattrone combined for seven goals.

-Trinity edged Berks Catholic 9-8 as Connor Bailey, Mark Hergenroeder, David Hergenroeder and John Miller each scored two goals.

-Justin Koppenheffer and Chase Murcavage scored three goals apiece and Central Dauphin scored eight times in the first quarter for a 19-4 win over Crestwood.

-Zach Martick scored in overtime to give Northern a 7-6 win over Warwick. Tristan Kalinay scored a hat trick for the Polar Bears, while Zach Shumberger made 12 saves.

-State College raised its record to 8-2 after a 10-5 win over Erie Cathedral Prep. Luc Michael had three goals for the Little Lions.

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SCOREBOARD

NON-LEAGUE

Carlisle 14, Ephrata 4

Trinity 9, Berks Catholic 8

Northern 7, Warwick 6 (OT)

Central Dauphin 19, Crestwood 4

State College 10, Cathedral Prep 5

Elizabethtown 10, Lower Dauphin 5

Hempfield 15, Cumberland Valley 9

GIRLS' LACROSSE

SATURDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS

-A battle between two of the top four teams in District 3 went down to the wire as Kennard-Dale edged Cumberland Valley 13-12 (OT). It was the first loss of the season for Eagles, ranked first in the latest District 3 power rankings. Caitlin Rhoades led CV with five goals.

-Megan Bupp and Morgan Bright each scored four goals to lead Hempfield to a 16-6 win over Hershey. Corrie Anderson led the Trojans with four goals.

-In a Mid-Penn crossover, Lower Dauphin routed Chambersburg 18-2 behind five goals from Taylor Lister and three goals and four assists from Taylor Bracale.

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SCOREBOARD

COMMONWEALTH-KEYSTONE

Lower Dauphin 18, Chambersburg 2

NON-LEAGUE

Kennard-Dale 13, Cumberland Valley 12 (OT)

Hempfield 16, Hershey 6

Bedford took fifth place with 45 points at Saturday's 87th Jack Roddick/Shippensburg University High School Track and Field Invitational, held at Seth Grove Stadium.

Bedford was led by Cody DeMoss in the javelin. DeMoss uncorked a throw of 161-2 to finish ahead of Greenwood's Brian Auxt (160-8) and Bishop McDevitt's Adam Williams (148-11).

There were two other non-midstate winners.

Lake Lehman's Kieran Sutton won the 3,200 in 9:50.27, finishing ahead of teammate Dominic Hockenbury (9:52.51) and Biglerville's Brady Wilt (9:56.46).

Lewisburg's Nicholas Scullin took victory in the 2,000 steeplechase with a time of 7:04.08. He finished ahead of Annville-Cleona's Jon Zechman (7:16.59) and Fairfield's Devin Wilt (7:21.31).

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Altoona's boys' track and field squad turned in a fourth-place Class AAA finish with 41 points at Saturday's 87th Jack Roddick/Shippensburg University High School Track and Field Invitational, held at Seth Grove Stadium.

Altoona had one winner, DeShae Lee, who won the high jump with a leap of 6-4.

There six other non-midstate winners.

Tamaqua had two winners, with Tyler Hope taking the javelin (187-0) and Eric Hertzog winning the 110 hurdles (14.83).

Penn Manor's Adrian Viruet won the long jump with a 21-5.25, finishing ahead of Greencastle's Austin Scott (21-4.75) and CD East's Kyrelle Quinn (21-2).

Red Lion's 4x800 of Caleb Gatchell, Ethan Gatchell, Nicholas McCabe and Josh Pardoe won in 8:06.33.

Bangor's Bryan Pearson won the shot put with a heave of 55-7.5 and Fleetwood's Morgan Shigo won the discus with a throw of 159-0.

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Pequea Valley's Mike Stoltzfus has a 1.12 ERA and leads Section 4 pitchers with 28 strikeouts. - (JEFF REINHART | PennLive.com)

LANCASTER - Here's an updated L-L League baseball stat pack, with leading hitters and pitchers around the sections ...

SECTION 1

BATTING AVERAGE
Tyler Morris, Warwick - .477 (21 for 44)
Lazaro Duvergel, McCaskey - .469 (15 for 32)
Aaron Taylor, McCaskey - .457 (16 for 35)
Miguel Torres, McCaskey - .452 (19 for 42)
Ian Hart, Warwick - .425 (17 for 40)
Conor Bawiec, Cedar Crest - .425 (17 for 40)
Cory Gantz, Hempfield - .415 (17 for 41)
Gavin O'Donnell, Manheim Township - .412 (14 for 34)
Ryan Dornes, Manheim Township - .400 (12 for 30)
HOME RUNS
Dan Vukovich, Manheim Township - 2
Aaron Taylor, McCaskey - 2
Migues Torres, McCaskey - 2
Lazaro Duvergel, McCaskey - 2
RUNS BATTED IN
Miguel Torres, McCaskey - 17
Lazaro Duvergel, McCaskey - 14
Travis Reapsome, Warwick - 14
Cory Gantz, Hempfield - 11
Sean Hennessy, Manheim Township - 11
VICTORIES
James Hartman, McCaskey - 4-1
Conor Bawiec, Cedar Crest - 4-1
Cory Gantz, Hempfield - 3-0
Carter Krick, Manheim Township - 3-1
Travis Reapsome, Warwick - 3-1
Zac Burke, Penn Manor - 3-1
Chris Schroll, Hempfield - 3-1
Jordan Draude, Manheim Township - 3-2
EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Carter Krick, Manheim Towship - 0.91
Cory Gantz, Hempfield - 1.11
Travis Reapsome, Warwick - 1.22
Camden Hess, Hempfield - 1.45
Zac Burke, Penn Manor - 1.74
Darren Weidman, Penn Manor - 1.75
Chris Schroll, Hempfield - 1.87
Zack Hurst, Warwick - 1.91
Jon Peterson, Hempfield - 1.97
STRIKEOUTS
Travis Reapsome, Warwick - 41
Conor Bawiec, Cedar Crest - 38
Zac Burke, Penn Manor - 35
Carter Krick, Manheim Township - 29
James Hartman, McCaskey - 29
Camden Hess, Hempfield - 26

SECTION 2

BATTING AVERAGE
Aaron Blain, Conestoga Valley - .583 (7 for 12)
Matt Hebener, Ephrata - .550 (22 for 40)
Brandon Miller, Ephrata - .421 (16 for 38)
Devin Eberly, Elizabethtown - .378 (14 for 37)
Daulton Martin, Conestoga Valley - .375 (12 for 32)
Bobby Nye, Ephrata - .375 (9 for 24)
Paul Larusso, Ephrata - .359 (14 for 39)
Colin Albright, ephrata - .351 (13 for 37)
Trevor Seibel, Ephrata - .350 (7 for 20)
HOME RUNS
Mark Pyles, Lebanon - 1
Adrian Suarez, Conestoga Valley - 1
Nathan Staffieri, Conestoga Valley - 1
Kelvin Reyes, Conestoga Valley - 1
Brandon Miller, Ephrata - 1
RUNS BATTED IN
Brandon Miller, Ephrata - 21
Colin Albright, Ephrata -13
Josh Gehman, Ephrata - 9
Aaron Blain, Conestoga Valley - 9
Daulton Martin, Conestoga Valley - 9
Paul Larusso, Ephrata - 8
Luke Longenecker, Elizabethtown - 8
VICTORIES
Scott Liebl, Ephrata - 3-0
Seth Griffith, Ephrata - 3-1
Brandon Miller, Ephrata - 2-0
Ethan Sipe, Ephrata - 2-1
Cameron Martin, Lebanon - 2-2
Alec Gibbons, Elizabethtown - 2-3
EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Mike Kinderwater, Elizabethtown - 0.68
Scott Liebl, Ephrata - 1.91
Seth Griffith, Ephrata - 2.59
Grant Dohner, Elizabethtown - 2.88
STRIKEOUTS
Josh Wilkinson, Elizabethtown - 27
Alec Gibbons, Elizabethtown - 27
Brandon Miller, Ephrata - 22
Grant Dohner, Elizabethtown - 17
Cameron Martin, Lebanon - 17

SECTION 3

BATTING AVERAGE
Alex Groff, Garden Spot - .564 (22 for 39)
Colin Fry, Manheim Central - .541 (20 for 37)
Drew Bene, Northern Lebanon - .517 (15 for 29)
Kyle Winters, Manheim Central - .500 (6 for 12)
Austin Mellinger, Donegal - .500 (21 for 42)
Tyson Petersheim, Garden Spot - .474 (18 for 38)
Matt Wright, Lampeter-Strasburg - .463 (19 for 41)
Sam Meck, Lampeter-Strasburg - .455 (15 for 33)
Michael Houseal, Donegal - .421 (16 for 38)
Ben Bomberger, Manheim Central - .412 (14 for 34)
Chris Kreider, Elco - .405 (15 for 37)
HOME RUNS
Ryan Kelliher, Northern Lebanon - 2
Adam Shoemaker, Elco - 2
Chris Kreider, Elco - 2
Vinnie Borja, Garden Spot - 2
Alex Groff, Garden Spot - 2
RUNS BATTED IN
Alex Groff, Garden Spot - 19
Sam Meck, Lampeter-Strasburg - 17
Austin Mellinger, Donegal - 16
Ben Bomberger, Manheim Central - 14
Colin Fry, Manheim Central - 13
Chris Kreider, Elco - 12
Ian Whitman, Northern Lebanon - 11
VICTORIES
Andrew Bucher, Manheim Central - 4-0
Michael Houseal, Donegal - 4-0
Skyler Munoz, Manheim Central - 3-0
Dalton Garrett, Donegal - 3-0
Justin Amspacher, Donegal - 3-1
EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Eli Schramm, Donegal - 0.55
Andrew Bucher, Manheim Central - 0.67
Skyler Munoz, Manheim Central - 0.78
Colin Fry, Manheim Central - 2.00
Vinnie Borja, Garden Spot - 2.44
Michael Houseal, Donegal - 2.72
Adam Shoemaker, Elco - 2.75
Justin Amspacher, Donegal - 2.84
Dalton Garrett, Donegal - 2.88
STRIKEOUTS
Michael Houseal, Donegal - 34
Vinnie Borja, Garden Spot - 26
Adam Shoemaker, Elco - 26
Cameron Enck, Lampeter-Strasburg - 24
Dalton Garrett, Donegal - 23

SECTION 4

BATTING AVERAGE
Zack Southall, Annville-Cleona - .500 (5 for 10)
Mac McCafferty, Lancaster Catholic - .486 (18 for 37)
Mitch Stoltzfus, Pequea Valley - .485 (16 for 33)
Bryan Haberstroh, Lancaster Catholic - .450 (18 for 40)
James Huber, Lancaster Catholic - .394 (13 for 33)
Joe Yourgal, Lancaster Catholic - .382 (13 for 34)
Willie Burger, Lancaster Catholic - .378 (14 for 37)
Adam Harnish, Lancaster Mennonite - .368 (7 for 19)
Dylan Beiler, Pequea Valley - .351 (13 for 37)
HOME RUNS
Bryan Haberstroh, Lancaster Catholic - 2
Joe Yourgal, Lancaster Catholic - 2
Mac McCafferty, Lancaster Catholic - 2
Willie Burger, Lancaster Catholic - 2
RUNS BATTED IN
Mac McCafferty, Lancaster Catholic - 17
Bryan Haberstroh, Lancaster Catholic - 14
Willie Burger, Lancaster Catholic - 11
Joe Yourgal, Lancaster Catholic - 10
Nat Hughes, Annville-Cleona - 10
Mitch Rodkey, Annville-Cleona - 10
VICTORIES
Dylan Beiler, Pequea Valley - 4-0
Tom Mattaini, Lancaster Catholic - 4-0
Willie Burger, Lancaster Catholic - 3-0
EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Willie Burger, Lancaster Catholic - 0.44
Dylan Beiler, Pequea Valley - 1.11
Mike Stoltzfus, Pequea Valley - 1.12
Adam Connor, Annville-Cleon - 1.31
Brian Peterson, Pequea Valley - 1.35
Tim DuBoe, Lancaster Mennonite - 1.35
Tom Mattaini, Lancaster Catholic - 1.68
STRIKEOUTS
Mike Stoltzfus, Pequea Valley - 28
Tom Mattaini, Lancaster Catholic - 26
Matt Kern, Lebanon Catholic - 26
Jose Lopez, Lebanon Catholic - 23
Willie Burger, Lancaster Catholic - 23
Mitch Rodkey, Annville-Cleona - 22
Joe Yourgal, Lancaster Catholic - 22

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Hempfield's Sarah Helgeson won the 400 in the Shippensburg Invitational on Saturday. - (JEFF REINHART | PennLive.com)

LANCASTER - Eight L-L League athletes - and a pair of relay teams - won gold on Saturday in the Jack Roddick Invitational at Shippensburg University.

Annville-Cleona had a whopper of a day, with reigning L-L League cross country champ Shawn Wolfe and Ben Mason winning individual events, and then helping the Little Dutchmen win a pair of relay events.

The lowdown ...

* Annville-Cleona's Ben Mason won the 200 in 23.14. He's the two-time reigning District 3 Class AA 400 champ.

PODCAST: BEN MASON INTERVIEW FROM DISTRICTS IN 2012

* Annville-Cleona distance rock Shawn Wolfe won the 800 in 1:55.94.

PODCAST: SHAWN WOLFE AFTER WINNNING DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY TITLE IN 2011

VIDEO: SHAWN WOLFE WINS 2012 L-L LEAGUE CROSS COUNTRY TITLE

* Mason and Wolfe also helped Annville-Cleona win the 4 x 400 relay and the 4 x 800 relay. In the 4x4, Mason and Wolfe joined Eric Bowman and Mark Bachman, and in the 4x8, Mason and Wolfe joined Bachman and Jeff Inman.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE ABOUT ANNVILLE-CLEONA'S PERFORMANCE

In Class AAA competition at Ship ...

* The lone L-L League gold went to Penn Manor's Adrian Viruet, who soared 21-5 1/4 to win the long jump.

* Manheim Central's Cole Proffitt, the defending Ship javelin champ, settled for silver with a heave of 179-9; Tamaqua's Tyler Hope took first with a throw of 187-0. Hope topped Cocalico's Jhett Janis - who has an L-L League-best 204-6 throw this season - in Tamaqua's invitational event earlier this spring.

VIDEO: COLE PROFFITT INTERVIEW

Five girls' winners ...

* Hempfield's Sarah Helgeson continued her torrid spring with a win in the 400, clocking in first in 57.15.

PODCAST: SARAH HELGESON SWEEPS SPRINT EVENTS IN 2011 L-L LEAGUE FINALS

PODCAST: SARAH HELGESON AT 2011 DISTRICT 3 MEET

* Speaking of torrid ... Penn Manor's Greta Lindsley was up to her old tricks at Ship, winning the 1,600 in 5:01.16.

PODCAST: GRETA LINDSLEY AT 2011 DISTRICT 3 MEET

* Hempfield's Danielle Poletti, the reigning L-L League champ, skied to the pole vault title with a clear of 11-6. Black Knights' teammate Kayla Garpstas earned silver with a clear of 11-0, giving Hempfield a 1-2 in the pole vault.

PODCAST: DANIELLE POLETTI AFTER SHE WON L-L LEAGUE GOLD IN 2011

* While most of the L-L League javelin attention is focused on Proffitt, Janis and Cocalico's Spencer Moser, an L-L League girls' thrower won at Ship on Saturday: Ephrata's Crystal Hartman struck gold with a throw of 121-7.

* And in the Class AA competition, Lancaster Mennonite's Lindsey Kreider won the 100 hurdles, hitting the tape first in 16.84. Kreider is the reigning District 3 Class AA 100 and 200 champ.

PODCAST: LINDSEY KREIDER AT 2011 DISTRICT 3 MEET

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The L-L League will have 4 individuals and 16 relays at the Penn Relays this week in Philadelphia.

LANCASTER - The 119th Penn Relays are set for this week, Tuesday through Saturday at the University of Pennsylvania.

Events will take place in and around Franklin Field, and multiple L-L League athletes will be heading to UPenn to compete.

Four individuals and 16 relay teams will make the trip.

Stay tuned for plenty of coverage from PennLive.com from the Penn Relays, Thursday through Saturday, including results and video.

Here's the list of L-L League participants ...

THURSDAY, APRIL 25

* Cocalico freshman Emily Stauffer will throw the shot put at 11 a.m.

VIDEO: EMILY STAUFFER INTERVIEW

* Elizabethtown's Tiffany Heisey will throw the javelin at noon.

GIRLS' 4 x 100 RELAY
Donegal, Lampeter-Strasburg at 11:10 a.m.
Hempfield, Manheim Township, McCaskey at 12:15 p.m.

GIRLS' 4 x 400 RELAY
Donegal at 2:15 p.m.
Manheim Township at 2:15 p.m.
McCaskey at 2:30 p.m.
Elizabethtown at 2:50 p.m.
Hempfield at 3:05 p.m.
Lampeter-Strasburg at 3:05 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26

* Manheim Central's Cole Proffitt and Cocalico's Jhett Janis will throw the javelin at 2 p.m. Proffitt finished fourth at the Penn Relays last year; he'll be out to better that result.

VIDEO: COLE PROFFITT INTERVIEW

VIDEO: JHETT JANIS INTERVIEW

SATURDAY, APRIL 27

BOYS' 4 x 400 RELAY
Warwick at 9:38 a.m.
Lancaster Mennonite at 9:58 a.m.
Manheim Township at 10:06 a.m.
Hempfield at 10:42 a.m.
McCaskey at 11 a.m.

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Daniel Green, shown here in the state cross country meet, was one of the runners in Saturday's steeplechase. - (Paul Chaplin, Pennive.com)

Steeplechase: A fan favorite
At the Shippesnburg Relays this past weekend, there were 19 events for each classification. In addition to the usual 18, there was the 2,000-meter steeplechase, and as usual, it drew a crowd to the end of the stadium where one steeple had a water trap behind it. Well over 100 people, mostly athletes from other events watched as first girls, then boys, took on the challenge of hurdling the steeple and staying dry. Or mostly dry. Or, in the case of James Buchanan's Daniel Green, not dry at all. In his first attempt, he slipped and fell stomach first into the water. He got up, briefly acknowledged the roaring crowd with a shrug of his shoulders, and continued the race. However, when that same crowd chanted "cannonball" periodically through the event, no runner obliged.

Trinity 4x800 success
The first event of Saturday's Shippenburg Invitational was the AA girls' 4x800, which Trinity won with a 10:07.86. The unit of Anne Maffey, Amanda Kusztos, Emily Dethlefs and Shannon Quinn seems to really be coming together. "We were a little nervous, this was our first big meet together," Quinn said. But no one would have known as the Shamrocks won the event by over 12 seconds. "Our coaches told us just to come out and run our best times," Kusztos said. 

Trinity 4x400 heartbreak
As well as things went for the 4x800 squad, Trinity's 4x400 girls' team ended the Shippensburg relays with a bad taste in its mouth. It appeared that the Shamrocks had won the event with a 4:12.15. But a couple of minutes after the results had been handed to the media, there was a revision: Trinity had been disqualified for throwing the baton after its victory. That gave the win to St. Basil, which ran a 4:14.14. 

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Skipper Brad Shover and Camp Hill are currently inside the District 3-AA cutline at No. 5. - (Pennlive.com photo/Mark Pynes )

District 3 released its first set of official power ratings this morning, with Red Land (Class AAAA), Manheim Central (Class AAA), Delone Catholic (Class AA) and Newport (Class A) holding penthouse views in their respective classifications.

The power ratings are based on a mathematical formula that factors in a team's weighted winning percentage (55-percent) and their opponents' weighted winning percentage. Games against non-PIAA opponents do not count towards a team's power rating, used exclusively to seed teams for the District 3 Tournament beginning May 20.

The Top 16 teams in Class AAAA and Class AAA, and Top 8 in Class AA and A, will qualify for districts. The D3 cutoff is May 14. Unlike prior seasons, preliminary round games have been eliminated.

The District 3 championships will be contested at Sovereign Bank Stadium in York on May 29-30.

Class AAAA (Records through April 21)

1. Red Land (9-1-0) 0.783559

2. Spring Grove Area (9-3-0) 0.762468

3. Hempfield (10-3-0) 0.761868

4. Warwick (10-3-0) 0.756151

5. Ephrata Area (10-2-0) 0.749920

6. Red Lion Area (6-2-0) 0.740464

7. Cumberland Valley (6-3-0) 0.724898

8. South Western (8-4-0) 0.719078

9. Mechanicsburg Area (9-3-0) 0.718169

10. Lower Dauphin (8-4-0) 0.710090

11. Dallastown Area (6-4-0) 0.696509

12. Governor Mifflin (11-4-0) 0.695249

13. Exeter Township (7-3-0) 0.693633

14. Chambersburg Area (7-5-0) 0.685000

15. J P McCaskey (7-5-0) 0.683709

16. Manheim Township (6-5-0) 0.677582

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17. Cedar Crest (7-5-0) 0.677195

18. Penn Manor (7-6-0) 0.670008

19. Hershey (8-4-0) 0.667554

20. Waynesboro (7-3-0) 0.667220

21. Solanco (6-5-0) 0.644728

22. Wilson (5-4-0) 0.640982

23. Cedar Cliff (5-6-0) 0.596296

24. Muhlenberg (5-6-0) 0.563124

25. New Oxford (4-5-0) 0.561974

26. Central Dauphin (4-8-0) 0.552257

27. Conestoga Valley (4-7-0) 0.541965

28. Elizabethtown (4-9-0) 0.529885

29. Carlisle (3-8-0) 0.506131

30. Reading (3-8-0) 0.503399

31. Central York (2-7-0) 0.468685

32. Daniel Boone (2-10-0) 0.444553

33. Lebanon (2-9-0) 0.405553

34. CD East (1-7-0) 0.379815

35. Harrisburg (0-9-0) 0.290426

36. York County Tech (1-12-0) 0.272665

CLASS AAA

1. Manheim Central (10-1-0) 0.747726

2. West Perry (11-0-0) 0.747489

3. Donegal (12-1-0) 0.743940

4. Littlestown (9-1-0) 0.704996

5. Oley Valley (11-2-0) 0.701895

6. Pequea Valley (9-2-0) 0.667833

7. Susquehannock (7-3-0) 0.647450

8. Lancaster Catholic (8-3-0) 0.642044

9. Hamburg Area (9-3-0) 0.625269

10. West York Area (6-5-0) 0.622670

11. Northeastern (6-5-0) 0.612003

12. Kennard Dale (4-4-0) 0.606736

13. Palmyra Area (5-5-0) 0.605298

14. Lampeter Strasburg (6-5-0) 0.603081

15. Middletown Area (6-5-0) 0.597473

16. Shippensburg Area (6-5-0) 0.590521

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17. Garden Spot (7-5-0) 0.583081

18. Conrad Weiser (6-5-0) 0.570550

19. Greencastle Antrim (6-4-0) 0.570221

20. Fleetwood Area (6-5-0) 0.568301

21. Eastern York (7-5-0) 0.567811

22. Northern York (6-4-0) 0.562911

23. Susquehanna Twp. (5-6-0) 0.562407

24. Twin Valley (6-7-0) 0.552695

25. James Buchanan (5-6-0) 0.544157

26. Dover Area (4-6-0) 0.541337

27. Bishop McDevitt (5-7-0) 0.541179

28. East Pennsboro (5-5-0) 0.521477

29. Gettysburg Area (4-7-0) 0.466401

30. York Suburban (3-5-0) 0.464487

31. Big Spring (3-8-0) 0.442594

32. ELCO (3-8-0) 0.429711

33. Boiling Springs (4-7-0) 0.427486

34. Bermudian Springs (3-7-0) 0.420074

35. Northern Lebanon (3-9-0) 0.418446

36. Wyomissing Area (3-8-0) 0.408456

37. Milton Hershey (2-7-0) 0.363710

38. Cocalico (1-10-0) 0.340063

CLASS AA

1. Delone Catholic (10-1-0) 0.705438

2. Tulpehocken (9-3-0) 0.628893

3. Kutztown (7-4-0) 0.609321

4. Berks Catholic (7-4-0) 0.598899

5. Camp Hill (8-4-0) 0.568150

6. Halifax (6-2-0) 0.517520

7. Brandywine Heights (5-5-0) 0.515706

8. Upper Dauphin (7-3-0) 0.513634

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9. Annville Cleona (7-6-0) 0.499951

10. Susquenita (5-6-0) 0.479847

11. Hanover (5-6-0) 0.477980

12. Trinity (4-6-0) 0.462342

13. Fairfield (2-6-0) 0.367669

14. Lancaster Mennonite (2-9-0) 0.352735

15. Schuylkill Valley (0-13-0) 0.287506

16. Columbia (1-9-0) 0.283510

17. Biglerville (1-8-0) 0.267497

CLASS A

1. Newport (7-2-0) 0.573219

2. York Catholic (6-5-0) 0.508465

3. Lancaster County Christian (3-2-0) 0.466762

4. High Point Baptist (7-1-0) 0.460128

5. Antietam (5-6-0) 0.433260

6. Harrisburg Christian (4-2-0) 0.417723

7. Millersburg Area (3-5-0) 0.364944

8. Mount Calvary Christian (4-4-0) 0.348001

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9. Lebanon Catholic (2-10-0) 0.303484

10. Lancaster Country Day (1-8-0) 0.276061

11. Steelton-Highspire (1-9-0) 0.262568

12. Bible Baptist (2-7-0) 0.217998

13. Greenwood (0-9-0) 0.188724

14. Berks Christian (0-3-0) 0.164714

15. Carson Long (0-3-0) 0.164400

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Donegal's Eric Ebersole is the No. 1 seed in Class AA singles for the L-L League tournament. - (JEFF REINHART | PennLive.com)

LANCASTER - The seeds and the brackets for the L-L League boys' tennis singles and doubles tournament have been released.

The tournaments will be conducted over three days:

On Thursday, the first two rounds of singles and the first round of doubles will be played at 9 a.m. at Conestoga Valley, Manheim Central, McCaskey and Warwick. The first day of doubles will be played at Conestoga Valley.

On Saturday, play continues with singles and doubles through the semifinals, starting at 8:45 a.m. at Conestoga Valley.

The championship matches will be contested next Monday at 4 p.m. at Conestoga Valley.

Conestoga Valley senior Darren Mast is the defending Class AAA singles champ; he's seeded No. 2.

The top seeds ...

SINGLES

FLIGHT 1 CLASS AAA
1 - Derek Hagino, Hempfield
2 - Darren Mast, Conestoga Valley
3 - Colin Muraika, Cedar Crest
4 - Tony Deimler, Warwick

VIDEO: DARREN MAST INTERVIEW

FLIGHT 1 CLASS AA
1 - Eric Ebersole, Donegal
2 - Adam Bahney, Elco
3 - Caleb Harnish, Lancaster Mennonite
4 - Galen McNaughton, Elco

PODCAST: ERIC EBERSOLE INTERVIEW

FLIGHT 2
1 - Tommy Athey, Hempfield
2 - Devin Esch, Conestoga Valley
3 - Nick Tull, Cedar Crest
4 - Luke Newberry, Warwick

FLIGHT 3
1 - Kyle Lamb, Hempfield
2 - Josh Brubaker, Donegal
3 - Will Zechman, Conestoga Valley
4 - Caleb Derstine, Lancaster Mennonite

FLIGHT 4
1 - Nate Amspacher, Conestoga Valley
2 - Nate Martinez, Hempfield
3 - Austin Noll, Cocalico
4 - Colby Hoover, Donegal

DOUBLES

FLIGHT 1 CLASS AAA
1 - Kaiser/Wolgemuth, Manheim Central
2 - Hagino/Athey, Hempfield
3 - Belser/Clark, Manheim Township
4 - Mast/Esch, Conestoga Valley

FLIGHT 1 CLASS AA
1 - Bahney/McNaughton, Elco
2 - Ebersole/Hollinger, Donegal
3 - Harnish/Scott, Lancaster Mennonite
4 - Riley/Slotcavage, Lancaster Catholic

FLIGHT 2 (8-game Pro Set)
1 - Martinez/Athey, Hempfield
2 - Fry/Sangrey, Penn Manor

FLIGHT 3 (8-game Pro Set)
1 - Brown/Davis, Elco
2 - Crager/Zern, Donegal

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Donegal pitcher Sophie Leaman has helped the Indians vault to the top of the District 3 Class AAA softball rankings. - (JEFF REINHART | PennLive.com)

LANCASTER - Just thumbing through the District 3 spring rankings, and took note of several L-L League teams ranked atop their respective races.

Five L-L League teams currently own a No. 1 ranking, based on power points accumulated through victories, winning percentage and strength of schedule - among other things.

I still haven't quite wrapped my head around how to calculate an actual power-point number. But take it from me: The good folks in the District 3 home office are on top of it, and they have bigger, fancier calculators than me.

Moving on ...

Here are the five - count 'em, five - L-L League teams that currently own a No. 1 ranking, with other notes and links sprinkled in there for your reading and mouse-clicking pleasure:

Two girls' teams are No. 1 ...

In Class AAAA softball, Conestoga Valley (8-1) is ranked first.

And in Class AAA softball, Donegal (11-0) is ranked first.

VIDEO: DONEGAL PITCHER SOPHIE LEAMAN INTERVIEW

VIDEO: DONEGAL CATCHER MADI EMENHEISER INTERVIEW

Conestoga Valley has some company in Class AAAA, with rampaging Hempfield (9-2) at No. 5 and Solanco (7-2) at No. 6.

Likewise in Class AAA, where Donegal has Lampeter-Strasburg (10-1) at No. 3 and reigning District 3 champ Manheim Central (7-3) at No. 7 both closing in. FYI: The Indians, Pioneers and Barons are slugging it out for L-L League Section 3 supremacy.

Three L-L League teams are clogging up in the middle in the Class AA softball race, with Annville-Cleona (7-3) at 5, Pequea Valley (7-3) at 6 and Lancaster Mennonite (8-3) at 7.

The other three L-L League teams with No. 1 district rankings are boys' squads:

On the baseball diamond, Manheim Central (10-1) is tops in Class AAA. The Barons have some local company, with Donegal (12-1) at No. 3 and Pequea Valley (9-2) at No. 6.

VIDEO: PEQUEA VALLEY'S MIKE STOLTZFUS INTERVIEW

VIDEO: PEQUEA VALLEY'S MITCH STOLTZFUS INTERVIEW

In Class AAAA baseball, three teams are knocking on the door for the top spot, with Hempfield (10-3) at 3, Warwick (10-3) at 4 and Ephrata (10-2) at 5.

Two more L-L League baseball teams are in the top 10: Annville-Cleona (7-6) is No. 9 in Class AA and Lebanon Catholic (2-10) is No. 9 in Class A.

And a pair of L-L League volleyball teams sit atop their respective classifications:

Hempfield is No. 1 in Class AAA.

VIDEO: HEMPFIELD HITTER GARRET DIMM INTERVIEW

VIDEO: HEMPFIELD LIBERO MITCH GREGG INTERVIEW

PODCAST: HEMPFIELD COACH MIKE VOGEL INTERVIEW

Penn Manor (7-1) is No. 6 in Class AAA.

Manheim Central is No. 1 in Class AA.

VIDEO: MANHEIM CENTRAL HITTER JOSIAH HERSHBERGER INTERVIEW

VIDEO: MANHEIM CENTRAL SETTER ROBBIE LAWYER INTERVIEW

VIDEO: MANHEIM CENTRAL COACH CRAIG DIETRICH INTERVIEW

Lancaster Mennonite (8-1) is No. 4 in Class AA.

* Speaking of Hempfield volleyball ... the Black Knights participated in the heavy-duty Koller Classic tournament at Central York last weekend. Hempfield and Section 1 rival Penn Manor both advanced to the second round of the playoff pool, but it ended there for the Knigths and the Comets. Hempfield fell to eventual runner-up Bethlehem Catholic (25-20) and Penn Manor lost to Ambridge (25-18). In a state-powerhouse finale, North Allegheny topped Becahi 2-1 (23-25, 25-18, 15-8).

* Interestingly, no L-L League lacrosse team currently owns a No. 1 ranking. Manheim Township, which has won the last four girls' district titles in a row, is 9-3 and ranked No. 11. Hempfield (8-1) is No. 2 and Penn Manor, which snapped the Blue Streaks' 42-game league winninig streak earlier this season, is 10-3 and No. 8.

* In the boys' lax rankings, Manheim Township (11-1) is No. 2 and reigning District 3 and league champ Ephrata (9-2) is No. 7. Carlisle, which fell to Ephrata in last year's district finale, is 9-0 and ranked first; the Thundering Herd topped Penn Manor in a rematch of last year's championship in a non-league game last week.

* The four L-L League boys' team tennis semifinalists are also in excellent shape to make the District 3 team tournament; In Class AAA, Manheim Township (11-0) is No. 3, Hempfield (13-2) is No. 5 and Manheim Central (15-1) is No. 6. And in Class AA, Elco (12-1) is No. 4.

The L-L League semifinals are Monday and the title match is Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Warwick. Stay tuned for coverage from the finals.

In case you missed it, the L-L League singles and doubles tournaments start Thursday.

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* If you hadn't noticed, Manheim Central is having quite the spring season. The Barons' baseball team is No. 1 in the district rankings; the boys' volleyball team is No. 1 in the district rankings; the boys' tennis team won Section 2 and is in the league playoffs; and the track and field team is locked in a duel with Garden Spot for section honors - which could be settled Monday when the Barons and the Spartans duke it out in New Holland.

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Central Dauphin first baseman Tim Hobbs is hoping to land on his cleats at Kutztown in the fall. - (Pennlive.com photo )

Monday's first batch of District 3 Baseball power ratings revealed some interesting news, like the overall health of the Lancaster-Lebanon League and those neighbors in and around York County.

Those six-digit values also revealed another nugget, that parity in the district's deepest conference, the 32-team Mid-Penn, might not be such a positive thing after all.

DISTRICT 3 POWER RATINGS

Several district-wide skippers have expressed some concern over the district's dismissal of four additional seeds in the top two classifications – from 20 to 16 in Class AAAA and AAA – and two each (10 to 8) in Class AA and A.

The debate has a few sticking points.

Part 1 revolves around the rigors of toiling in a sturdy division like the Mid-Penn Commonwealth, long considered one of the state's most grueling even before credible outfits State College and Mifflin County, two District 6 contenders, entered the fray.

Part 2 deals with a heady outfit confined to a less-explosive division, where 45-percent of a team's power rating is directly linked to the strength of the opposition.

In a nutshell, the restricted brackets will deny some worthy Class AAAA and AAA teams, possibly one or two that faced terrific competition all season. There's no denying that fact under the new guidelines. 

Still, the district could argue that concerns over the weather – always hit or miss in this neck of the woods – made the preliminary round, or eight total games in one day, an unnecessary risk, or that too few programs sitting between seeds 17 and 20 under the old standard had significant postseason success.

That last part is a hard sell, considering 14th-seeded Central Dauphin grabbed one of three PIAA bids in 2012, and 13th-seeded Penn Manor finished runner-up to eventual-champion Cedar Crest. The year before, 16th-seeded Cedar Cliff walked away with the D3-AAAA title, beating 10-seed Manheim Twp.

Using that history, it's not unreasonable to suggest a team seeded 17-to-20 could have similar success in the near future, especially in a sport dominated by pitching. Maybe the easiest way to avoid missing the postseason is to simply win more regular season games. How many is anyone's guess.

SPEAKING OF DISTRICTS: Realizing that today's power-rating pecking order will change drastically down the stretch, folks outside the Mid-Penn Conference have to be thrilled. If the postseason began today, exactly half of the 22 YAIAA programs, and half from Berks County, would qualify. Add in 10 more from the 24-team Lancaster-Lebanon League. Those are significant sums considering only 10 of 32 Mid-Penn programs would make it.

NCAA BOUND: A three-time Mid-Penn Conference all-star, West Perry shortstop Ryan McMillen will continue to baseball career at Shippensburg University. McMillen, fueling the Mustangs' 11-0 start, returns after hitting .392 with 25 runs, 21 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 2012. …

Three Central Dauphin standouts also weighed in with their college picks. First baseman Tim Hobbs, who hit .325 with 22 RBIs as season ago, will attempt to walk-on at PSAC-power Kutztown.

Rams pitcher Jared Lydon will join coach Kevin Kime at Mount Aloysius College. Kime's roster already includes former Mid-Penn talents Dan Resavy (Trinity) and Chris Nolan (Central Dauphin). In addition, pitcher Justin Rohrer committed to PSU-Behrend in Erie. Paul Benim's Lions have won 13 of 16 heading into Tuesday's clash with Mount Union.

Central Dauphin's Mary Nell Smith, left, and Katie Foran, center, celebrate with Halley Rose who scored the winning run for Central Dauphin in a 2-1 softball victory over Chambersburg on Monday. - (Mark Pynes/Pennlive.com)

It might be a lot more fun to talk about a walk-off home run or a walk-off line drive ending a game, but a walk-off slow-roller from a player in her first at-bat of the season can be equally exciting.

Such was the softball situation at the beautiful – but cold and windy, too – Central Dauphin athletic complex on Monday during CD's 2-1 Commonwealth Division victory over Chambersburg.

Starkly different from the March 28 game in which Chambersburg beat CD 9-5, this was a well-played game in which throwing errors were involved in the first run for each team and speed was involved in the winning tally.

Tied at one apiece after the Trojans scored in the sixth, CD shortstop Halley Rose beat out an infield two-hopper for a base hit. Alli Kulp laid down a sacrifice bunt to push Rose to second and Renee Foster lined a shot to left to set up first-and-third with one out.

Chambersburg shortstop Mandy Bell held Rose at third while throwing out Katie Foran after fielding Foran's hard grounder.

That brought up Breana Hopkins, who was just medically cleared to play after recovering from a wrist injury.

Typically a slap hitter, CD coach Ken Williams didn't think the situation was right for that, so Hopkins received the signal to hit away. The left-hander pulled a routine grounder down the first base line. Chambersburg first baseman Kelsey Reath fielded the ball and tossed it to second baseman McKenzie Scalia.

But the ball, Scalia and Hopkins all got there at the same time and there was some incidental contact between the two players. When the dust cleared, the ball was on the ground and Rose was in the CD dugout with the winning run.

"We tell the girls we don't have to be perfect but just be one run better,'' Williams said. "Today we weren't perfect but we were one run better.''

CD (6-4) struck first in the fourth when Rosa Veliky doubled to left-center and scored on a throwing error when Mary Nell Smith put down a bunt.

CD's Amanda Homrighausen shut down the Trojans until the sixth when pitcher Alexis Shearer doubled. Tara Harman grounded to Katie Foran at third and Foran forced Shearer back to second but her throw pulled Macy Koontz off the bag at first. Shearer took off for third and Koontz's throw across the field skipped past Foran allowing Shearer to score the tying run.

"I gotta give credit to (Amanda),'' Williams said. "She pitched a heck of a game and gave up one earned run. She doesn't have a shutout yet in her career but she's getting close to it. "She pitched her best game of the year for us.''

The Trojans(8-3)  tried to rally in the seventh when Lindsay DeBross walked. She was thrown out at third when CD's Alexis Hess fielded Taylor Young's single, fired to Foster, who relayed a strike to Foran who applied a nice sweep tag on a sliding DeBross.

"Just the way we practice it,'' Williams said with a smile.

Chambersburg coach Ted Bittinger could only force a smile after the game. "Typical CD-Chambersburg game,'' he said. "To put the bat on the ball as many times as we did. We just weren't hitting with any oomph.''

Chambersburg's Shearer struck out eight and walked just two. "That's probably her best so far,'' Bittinger said about Shearer.

"It's frustrating when you don't hit the ball. We have to get back to pushing the runners across the plate.''

Lexus Allen of Harrisburg High lost a perfect game with two outs in the final inning and settled for a no-hitter in a 22-0 victory over Camp Hill.

Allen walked a Camp Hill batter on a full-count pitch with two outs in the fifth. Danielle Hardman was 4-for-5 for the Cougars and Morgan Chisholm was 3-for-4 with four RBI.

Mechanicsburg tripped Northern 7-5, scoring two runs in the sixth inning. Alyssa Dietz and Jordan Hertz had three hits each for the Wildcats. Maddie Garrick picked up the win in relief with four-plus innings of no-hit ball. Courtney Keefer had two hits for Northern.

COMMONWEALTH: Cumberland Valley struggled with Central Dauphin East, holding off the Panthers 7-5. Jill Arnoso, Hannah Edwards and Zoe St. Cyr had two hits each for the winners as CV pitcher Kayla Sullenberger went the distance. Kendra Shay rapped out three hits for East. ... Red Land handled Carlisle 9-1 with three runs in the second inning and five in the fourth. Madi Christiansen was 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI for the winners. Maggie Hahn also had three hits.

TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE: Upper Dauphin nipped Newport 7-6 in 10 innings. Tied 5-5 after seven, Newport scored one in the 10th but UDA tallied twice in the bottom half of the inning. Abby Albright and Darien Holly had a pair of hits each for Newport. ... Greenwood down Juniata 7-5 with a pair of runs in the sixth ining. Brittany Fleisher was 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI and Chelsea Hicks was 2-for-4 for Greenwood. ... Halifax blanked Line Mountain 13-0 with a 12-hit attack. Chelsea Konyar had five RBI from two home runs. Morgan Cox was 2-for-3 with three runs scored.

LEBANON COUNTY: Cedar Crest scored five runs in the seventh inning as Katie Gable picked up the game-winning RBI. Alyssa Knouff was 3-for-5 with five RBI. ... Annville-Cleona banged out 10 hits in a 7-1 win over Nothern Lebanon. ... Elco blanked Lebanon Catholic 10-0 as Cheyenne Hassler was 2-for-2.

OTHER GAMES: Sara Gossard pitched a one-hitter and had nine strikeouts against Milton Hershey in a 4-2 win. Carlee Wolfe was 3-for-3 with three RBI and three runs scored while Emily Mattes had two hits for Middletown. ... West Perry posted a 10-6 victory over Boiling Springs as Sarah Foose and Rebecca Gilbert were 3-for-4. Taylor Malinish tripled for the Bubblers. ... Waynesboro pulled out a 13-12, 10-inning victory over New Oxford. Waynesboro trailed 10-0 after four New Oxford home runs, but scored six in the seventh to tie the game at 12. Kaelyn Ashway scored the winning run on a wild pitch. Kaitlin Eigenbrode swatted a three-run homer for Waynesboro.

Northern's Anthony Salomone (15) steered the Polar Bears past Milton Hershey on Monday. - (Pennlive.com photo )

COMMONWEALTH

Cumberland Valley 5, CD East 1: Matt Ober continued his strong campaign, hurling a three-hitter with four strikeouts. Shaugn Green's RBI single was Ober's lone blemish during an 85-pitch outing. Matt Davis (2-for-3) and Jordan Frazier (2-for-2) led the Eagles' O. Davis plated two runs and Mike Adams scored twice for CV.

Red Land 11, Carlisle 4: Shane Dressler turned on just about every pitch thrown his way Monday. Dressler went 5-for-5, scored three runs and pocketed four RBIs, which helped erase Carlisle's four-run first. Jeremy Hileman added three RBIs while Ben Snyder added three runs. Ryan Borowski's 2-for-4 day led Carlisle, held to six combined hits between starting pitcher Zach Newmyer and reliever Dalton Clouser.

Chambersburg 4, Central Dauphin 3: The Rams committed two errors, both coming in the bottom of the ninth to allow pinch runner Tyghe Bowers to post the game-winner. Jordan Romberger's two-run single helped CD forge a tie in the sixth. And minutes after Chambersburg reliever Jonathon Brown stopped a developing Rams threat in the ninth, Angelo Hronis was plunked to open the bottom half. An errant pick-off attempt put Bowers on second before Jesse Helman's fly-ball to right was misplayed, scoring Bowers. Trojans pitcher Hunter Brindle was perfect before CD got moving in the sixth. Chambersburg totaled nine hits, one each from the Trojans' starters.

State College 7, Cedar Cliff 3: Dan Fry, who struck out five, earned the win in relief. Fry and teammates Caleb Walls, Darian Herncane and Ryan Karstetter, each cracked a pair of hits for the Little Lions. Two hits by Brandyn Smith and RBIs from Kyle Wickenheiser and Joe Kidd wasn't enough for the Colts.

CAPITAL

Northern 11, Milton Hershey 1: Anthony Salomone popped three hits, good for two RBIs, and styled five sterling innings for the Polar Bears. Salomone scattered just three hits in the shortened affair and teammate Nate Deardorf chipped in two hits and scored a run.

TRI-VALLEY

Newport 1, Upper Dauphin 0: After Cole Bower roped a seventh-inning single, then advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt, Caleb McNellie stole the show with a walk-off RBI single. Bower also pocketed the complete-game win, striking out seven and holding the Trojans to three hits. The victory landed in Buffs in sole possession of first place.

Halifax 15, Line Mountain 0: Halifax jumped all over Line Mountain with 10 runs in the bottom of the first. Hunter Hilinski supplied three RBIs, a number equaled by teammate Sam Cooke, who shared four hits. Hilinski only worked three frames, but shared an abbreviated one-hitter with Zach Schumber.

Juniata 14, Greenwood 12: Austin Berry cracked a three-run homer and Chantz Swartz netted three hits for Juniata, which ran across two seventh-inning runs to prevail. John Rubie added two hits behind game-winning reliever Dahkota Sweitzer. Greenwood's Noah Wright produced two of Greenwood's 12 hits.

Millersburg 14, Lancaster Country Day 1: The Tribe exploded for 12 hits, including two apiece by Austin Lehman and Ian Lloyd. The latter chased home a single run and saw mate Connor Keim plated another Millersburg run with a RBI double.

LANCASTER-LEBANON

Cedar Crest 15, Elizabethtown 1: Three big blows pushed the Falcons past host Elizabethtown. Mike Wealand supplied one, a three-run triple in Cedar Crest's six-run fourth. Josh Hammaker provided another, smashing a grand slam in Cedar Crest's eight-run fifth. Garrett Getz did the rest, collecting four RBIs to make pitcher Conor Bawiec's win an easy one.

Penn Manor 16, Lebanon 3: Powered by Cameron Dickerson's fifth-inning grand slam, the Comets ran away from Lebanon via 12 hits. Dickerson supplied four of them, good for a whopping six RBIs. Darien Ebersole chipped in two hits and two RBIs. Justin Henson was charged with just four hits and struck out five. Lebanon starter Brycen Loeper was tagged for nine earned runs.

Annville-Cleona 11, Northern Lebanon 1: Tanner Fitting stretched five innings, allowing four hits, and Daultyn Kline smashed three hits with two RBIs to hoist the Dutchmen. Mitch Rodkey and Justin Ulrich added two hits apiece. Fitting fanned five.

OTHERS

West Perry 5, Boiling Springs 2: The Bubblers threw a scare at unbeaten West Perry, grabbing a quick 1-0 lead and then stranding a pair of runners in the seventh. In the end, game-winner Ben Dum finished a five-hitter and got two hits behind him from catcher Brendan Hower. The Mustangs righted the ship with a four-run second. Colin Frownfelter's two hits paced Boiling Springs.

Camp Hill 4, James Buchanan 3: The Rockets were game but Robbie Thompson's two-run homer and two hits by Teddy Zanger was too much to overcome. Mark Leach chipped in two hits and drove in a run for Camp Hill, which saw James Buchanan square the match in the fifth.

Big Spring 4, Susquenita 3: Dylan Johnson's ninth-inning single chased home Mike Pifer with the game-winning run. Pifer gets a major assist for stroking a two-out single, then swiping second to set up Johnson's shot. Mark Sheriff went 3-for-4 and Johnny Swartz chipped in two RBIs for the Dogs. Brett Morrison collected three hits for Susquenita.

Shippensburg 8, Spring Grove 0: Righty Andrew Koser joined the Mid-Penn's no-hit hotlist Monday, tearing down the York County foe. Koser mustered just two strikeouts and survived a few hairy moments, like a pair of Greyhound errors, but two hits each by Ethan Gephart, Justin Pyne and Dustin LaBonte (three RBIs) made it easier. Koser walked one and hit one.

East Juniata 7, Bible Baptist 3: East Juniata took charge with five runs in the third frame. The rally helped Bailey Coder, who struck out seven, nail down the non-conference decision over Merritt Raup (2-for-3) and the Bobcats. Raup added two runs against the 6-1 Tigers.

Antietam 10, Harrisburg Christian 0: Ledwin Munez undercut the Knights from start to finish, rolling a one-hitter and striking out 12 in the five-inning decision. Nunez chipped in a pair of doubles, plating two runs, while Anthony Cortez and Cam Koller knocked in two runs apiece.

Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster will host the L-L League baseball championship game on May 16.

LANCASTER - The L-L League baseball and softball playoff brackets have come across my desk.

Wanted to pass them along so you can mark your calendars.

L-L LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS

QUARTERFINALS
Saturday, May 11
At Ephrata War Memorial Field
Section 1 champ vs. Section 4 runner-up
Section 3 champ vs. Section 2 runner-up
Section 2 champ vs. Section 3 runner-up
Section 4 champ vs. Section 1 runner-up 
SEMIFINALS
Tuesday, May 14
Quarterfinal winners, sites and times TBA
CHAMPIONSHIP
Thursday, May 16
Semifinal winners at Clipper Magazine Stadium, time TBA

L-L LEAGUE SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS

QUARTERFINALS
Saturday, May 11
At Garrett Park in Willow Street
10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m.
(Games and start times still TBA)
Section 1 champ vs. Section 4 runner-up
Section 3 champ vs. Section 2 runner-up 
Section 2 champ vs. Section 3 runner-up
Section 4 champ vs. Section 1 runner-up
SEMIFINALS
Monday, May 13
At Garrett Field in Willow Street
Quarterfinal winners, 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Wednesday, May 15
At Garrett Field in Willow Street
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

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Alex Coburn during his win in the 1600 at the Pan-Ram Invitational. - (Dan Gleiter, PennLive.com)

There is no shortage of running talent on the Cumberland Valley boys' track and field team this spring.

And while Alec Kunzweiler may catch the most attention on the leader boards, with his 1:54.23 in the 800-meter and a 4:21.03 in the 1600, Alex Coburn has put up equally impressive performances.

Coburn won the 800 at the Brace Dallas Inviational with a 1:56.33, and he won the 1600 at the Pan-Ram Invitational with a 4:22.72. He made a slight improvement in that 1600 time at the Shippensburg Invitational last Saturday to a 4:22.44.

Also at the Shippensburg Invitational, Coburn set a meet record in the 2000 steeplechase with a 6:07.16.

When did you get your start in track and field?
My freshman year, but I've been running six years for the cross country team. Ever since sixth grade, I've loved running. I was that kid in gym that wouldn't stop running.

What is it like running with, or against, other successful runners on your own team and other teams?
It just makes it a lot easier to run becuase you know those guys can hunt you down. It helps that you can have friendships with them and joke around before the meet.

What is the main key to improving your time throughout the year?
I'd just say, do what the coaches tell you. Listen to them in meets and practices, and they'll help you lower you time.

How important is it for you to visualize your race?
I don't try to think about the race before it happens. I just try to enjoy the experience with my teammates and then focus on my race.

What goes through your mind during the race?
I just try to focus, use my arms, stay focuses, breathe and stay calm. If you freak out about other runners passing you, you're going to fall farther back without noticing it.

What are your goals for this spring?
For myself, to make it to states and do a lot better there. Then, for the 4x800 team, to get another medal [at states]. To do it again with this this group again would be special.

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Joe Clark leads Hershey 35 goals and 37 assists this season. - (The Patriot-News File, 2009)

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It took about two weeks of regular season play for Hershey and Carlisle to establish themselves as the top two boys' lacrosse clubs in the Mid-Penn Conference.

While the league has struck a little more balance with State College, Trinity, Palmyra and Central Dauphin all having good seasons, the Trojans and the Thundering Herd have been a notch above everyone else.

The most anticipated matchup in the Mid-Penn will commence Thursday at 7 p.m. at Hershey High School. While it won't settle anything division wise - Hershey competes in the Keystone Division and Carlisle in the Commonwealth Division - Thursday's clash will give area lacrosse fans a early peek at the likely matchup for the conference title.

Carlisle (11-0, 9-0) holds a two-game lead in the loss column in the Commonwealth over Trinity and State College, while Hershey (12-1, 8-0) leads Central Dauphin by two games with a head-to-head win over the Rams to boot.

Steve Kidder's Herd, last season's runner-up in District 3, is three games into its brutal six-game stretch. Carlisle already picked up wins over second-place Trinity, defending District 3 champ Ephrata and Palmyra. After Thursday's game with Hershey, Carlisle still has Hempfield on Apr. 29 and State College on May 2.

Hershey, whose lone blemish came on Apr. 15 at Manheim Twp., still has a trip to State College on Apr. 30.

What are your thoughts on Thursday's Hershey-Carlisle boys' lacrosse matchup? While you think it over, here is a quick tale of the tape for Thursday's showdown.

CARLISLE (11-0, 9-0)

Goals for: 145 (13.2 avg) | Goals Against: 55 (5.0 avg)

Top Scorers: Max Breschi (36g, 14a), Chris Fowler (29g, 19a), Matt Quattrone (32g, 14a), Jon Mundell (14g, 3a), Colin Wallace (10g, 8a).

Defender to watch: David DeSario, Sid Ewell

Goalie: Hunter Barrick (24 saves)                       

HERSHEY (12-1, 8-0)

Goals for: 197 (15.2 avg) | Goals Against: 66 (5.1 avg)

Top Scorers: George Briggs (21g, 38a), Logan Calhoun (35g, 13a), Joe Clark (35g, 37a), Steve Onorato (28g, 1a), Karl Van Blargen (16g, 6a), Jake Wilson (16g, 1a), Justin Wilson (17g, 7a).

Defenders to watch: David Sickler, Jimmy Eberle

Goalie: Kyle Kondracki (106 saves)

The 2nd annual Big 26 Classic will be contested July 25-28 at Metro Bank Park. - (www.big26.org)

Pennsylvania team tryouts for the second annual Big 26 Baseball Classic are set for consecutive Sundays in May.

Mt. Aloysius College in Cresson will host players from the western half of the state on May 19 at noon. Tryouts will continue on Sunday, May 26 at Lebanon Valley College in Annville. Registration begins at 11 a.m.

The Big 26, a showcase event for rising juniors (Class of 2014) and sophomores (2015), will again pit select players from Pennsylvania and Maryland in a three-game series July 25-28 at Metro Bank Park, home to the Harrisburg Senators.

Players interested in participating should visit www.big26.org to fill out a registration form. Cost in $129.

In the unaugural Big 26 Classic, Maryland claimed bragging rights with a 4-3 grudge-match victory over Pennsylvania at City Island. The Maryland pitching combination of Connor Hax and Ryan Gough held PA to three hits.

For more information call the Big 26 office at 717-774-3303 or follow @big26baseball on Twitter.

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