Lebanon Sports Buzz

Athletic Zerman is Vikings’ Consummate Team Player

BY JEFF FALK FREDERICKSBURG – Some say that basketball is the ultimate team sport....

Bryce & Braden: Shooting Stars are Also Elco’s Glue Guys

BY JEFF FALK MYERSTOWN – The Elco boys’ basketball team may or may not...

Wingspan Will Allow Falcons to Take Flight in Playoffs

BY JEFF FALK SOUTH LEBANON – It’s good to be tall. But Jason Eberhart...

On The Record

1 day ago
Viking Breidegan Earns Silver Horned Helmet

BY JEFF FALK HARRISBURG – All sports are difficult. But more than any other, wrestling is a struggle. No one locally has epitomized that struggle more this year than Brandon Breidegan. For it is the struggle that makes Breidegan a warrior. On Saturday at Central Dauphin East High School, the Northern Lebanon senior’s noble quest […]
2 days ago
Beavers Navigate Familiar Territory with New Crew

BY JEFF FALK ELIZABETHTOWN – The mere fact that they’re Beavers makes them special. But within the Lebanon Catholic girls’ basketball program, every group is unique. Pride possesses the power to be a huge motivating factor. On Friday night at Mount Calvary Christian School, a new group of Lebanon Catholic Lady Beavers made a mark […]
3 days ago
Raiders Turn Themselves Inside Out

BY JEFF FALK MYERSTOWN – With some time to ponder, the Elco boys’ basketball team re-assessed what its brand of basketball was all about. What the Raiders landed on was that the concept of getting the ball down low would create better opportunities for their shooters and get them to the foul line more often. […]
5 days ago
District Win Validates New Covenant’s Relevance

BY JEFF FALK LINGLESTOWN – A decade ago, a decision was made for New Covenant Christian School to become a member of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. The idea was designed to make the local private school more visible and allow it to compete in the PIAA’s District Three playoffs. Certainly, the New Covenant girls’ […]

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Between The Lines ››

“I was hoping to make it to the finals, so it was a plus. In the semifinals, I was just pushing through, going on the attack and staying after it. I want to be a state qualifier, a state placer. That’s what I’m looking for.”

– Northern Lebanon Senior Wrestler Brandon Breidegan
“We don’t shoot a lot of free throws. We’re a perimeter-oriented team. Even our ‘bigs’ like to face up, and they’re good at it. And players like to do what they’re good at. But we felt if we could play inside-out, it would be to our advantage. We thought it would be something that could

– Elco Boys’ Basketball Coach Brad Conners
“We’re a small Christian school. It’s nice to be relevant. It’s fun to compete against our neighbors. You can’t do that if you’re not a PIAA school. But just because we’re small doesn’t mean we can’t compete at this level.”

– New Covenant Girls’ Basketball Coach James Hubbard

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Game Time ››

For Annville-Cleona, the How isn’t Important, Only That it Gets There

BY JEFF FALK ANNVILLE – Expectations are always interesting....

On Senior Night, Cedar Crest Celebrates a Championship

BY ETHAN SWIECH Photos from Jeff Falk SOUTH LEBANON...

Elco Maintains Its Balance, On The Bubble

BY JEFF FALK ROBESONIA – The Elco girls’ basketball...

Lebanon Has Its Heart Broken

BY JEFF FALK ELIZABETHTOWN – Motivation and euphoria. Shock...

RESPECTFULLY, Jeff Falk ››

4 months ago
For the Stucks, Hockey, Athletic Training are Family Traditions

BY JEFF FALK HERSHEY – It’s not for everyone. It requires a certain mindset, a specific skill set, a certain lifestyle. As always, experience helps, and being around it from a young age might be the greatest experience of...
4 months ago
Like Mother, Like Daughter

BY JEFF FALK ASSUMPTION HILL – Family values. A pursuit of excellence. Nurturing tendencies. Whether it be by nature or nurture, Becky Kleinfelter and Patti Hower share the same things that all daughters and mothers do. But now they...
4 months ago
Horn Emerging as Play-Making Leader for New Hampshire

BY JEFF FALK NEWARK, DELAWARE – The New Hampshire football coaching staff should be commended for putting him in a position to succeed, to make plays. Evan Horn has repaid the Wildcats with his versatility, an immeasurable competitive spirit...
6 months ago
Five Stones: Where Fighting’s as Real as it Gets

BY JEFF FALK LEBANON – There is a struggle going on in our society today, a war is being waged in the world. And perhaps there is no better way to fight it than by fighting. But this is...