• Gingrich calls it a career

    Long-time coach announces retirement as season comes to a close in State semis In what he described as a “storybook ending” to an outstanding career, Cocalico head football coach Dave Gingrich is going out on top. Moments...

    • Posted December 4, 2019
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  • Heading back to the finals

    Eagles come back to beat Warwick, 21-13 to earn return trip to title game In the most crucial point of the game Friday in Denver, arguably the biggest moment of the season, Cocalico Coach Dave Gingrich put...

    • Posted November 20, 2019
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  • One for the rafters

    Wiest’s goal gives Ephrata first league soccer title in school history While practicing in the gym last Wednesday night, several members of the Ephrata girls soccer team noticed something missing as they gazed up at the championship...

    • Posted October 23, 2019
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  • Deb DeHaven of Ephrata poses with her medals at the North, Central America and Caribbean Region of World Masters Athletics Champion-ships in Toronto, Canada July 18-21.
    No Sign of Slowing Down

    DeHaven enjoying competing, setting records on the world’s stage By day, Deborah DeHaven is a para-educator, providing learning support for children with special needs in the Ephrata School District. She also teaches seasonal classes at the Ephrata...

    • Posted August 22, 2019
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  • Like father, like son: Steven and Taylor Courtney

    Manheim’s Steven Courtney, 58, and his son Taylor, 29, make their living in the music industry — Steven is a well-known independent singer, songwriter, producer and performer and Taylor is a popular, in-demand, local wedding DJ who...

    • Posted August 21, 2019
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  • Representing Cocalico at the L-L Football Media Day were (left to right): Noah Palm, head coach Dave Gingrich, Brock Gingrich and Cody Shay. Photo by Missi Mortimer
    Eagles look ahead to coming season

    The Lancaster-Lebanon League held its annual Football Media Day Friday, Aug. 9 at Enck’s Catering in Manheim. Staff writer Todd Ruth caught up with the contingent from Cocalico, which included senior quarterback Noah Palm, senior two-way lineman...

    • Posted August 15, 2019
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  • Ephrata’s Annie Slovak in action during her junior season a year ago. Slovak will take her talents to Division One Liberty University next fall.
    Ephrata’s Slovak to play soccer at D-One Liberty

    Ephrata junior Annie Slovak missed most of the 2018 girls’ soccer run to the PIAA State Semifinals with a broken leg. At the time of the injury, she was the team’s leading goal scorer, catching the attention...

    • Posted August 15, 2019
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  • Ephrata’s Nathan Kimmel finishes his run at the Lititz Rec Triathlon. Photo by Missi Mortimer
    Kimmel wins age group at Lititz Rec triathlon

    For the second-straight year, Ephrata’s Nathan Kimmel was an age group winner at the fifth annual Lititz Rec Center Triathlon held Sunday in Lititz. Kimmel, 16, captured the men’s under-19 age group with a total time of...

    • Posted August 7, 2019
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  • Reamstown Reds shortstop Aaron Pannebecker takes the throw from catcher Mike Sensenig to nab a base stealer during a recent game. The Reds kept their playoff hopes alive this past weekend with a win over the Yankees. Photo by Kirk Neidermyer
    Reamstown Reds advance in Berks MSBL Playoffs

    The Reamstown Athletic Association Reds lost their first game but won their second to advance to week two of the double elimination Berks Senior Baseball League championship tournament. On Saturday, the fourth-seeded Reds traveled to Birdsboro to...

    • Posted August 7, 2019
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  • Taking college basketball recruiting to the next level

      In 1891, a physical education instructor  — Dr. James Naismith  — invented the game of basketball for students to play inside during the cold, winter months at the International YMCA Training School, now Springfield (Mass.) College....

    • Posted July 31, 2019
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