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WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS – Boys’ Basketball, District Three Playoffs: Hempfield 62, Lebanon 58; Girls’ Basketball, District Three Playoffs: Elco 53, Schuylkill Valley 34; Elizabethtown 35, Palmyra 34
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David Jones is The Patriot-News’ Extraordinary Writer with the Ordinary Name

David Jones is The Patriot-News’ Extraordinary Writer with the Ordinary Name

BY JEFF FALK Photos Submitted   People want what they like.  They want to read...

Being a Beaver Helped Tina Litz Become County Correctional Facility’s First Female Warden

Being a Beaver Helped Tina Litz Become County Correctional Facility’s First Female Warden

BY JEFF FALK It’s funny, these things that affect us as children. Perhaps some...

To Some Degree, Maria Pastal, Mark Gates Finding Closure, as Falcons, on the Basketball Floor

To Some Degree, Maria Pastal, Mark Gates Finding Closure, as Falcons, on the Basketball Floor

BY JEFF FALK Because they’re universal, sports can be a common denominator. They have...

On The Record

  • Forgettable Loss Ends Cougars’ Memorable Season

    20 hours ago
    Forgettable Loss Ends Cougars’ Memorable Season

    BY JEFF FALK ELIZABETHTOWN – This one is going to sting for awhile. But when the pain does subside – and it will subside – the Palmyra girls’ basketball team will remember the 2021 season as a success. The Cougars will remember the triumphs, the relationships, the adversities overcome. The Cougars will remember what was, […]

  • For Palmyra, Better to Have Competed and Lost, Than to Have Never Competed at All

    2 days ago
    For Palmyra, Better to Have Competed and Lost, Than to Have Never Competed at All

    BY JEFF FALK HERSHEY – They managed COVID-19. They got better as the year went along. They peaked at the right time. They qualified for the playoffs. The Palmyra boys’ basketball team made the most out of the season and did the very best it could. But most importantly, the Cougars were served by ‘the […]

  • Cedars Were Always the Team to Beat

    5 days ago
    Cedars Were Always the Team to Beat

    BY JEFF FALK NEFFSVILLE – Fortunate and deserving. Sometimes when you work hard, do the right things and pay attention to details, fortune follows you. You can make your own good fortune. You can call the Lebanon boys’ basketball team ‘fortunate’. You can call the Cedars ‘deserving’. Just make sure you include ‘champion’ somewhere in […]

  • Lebanon Stares Down Title Shot

    7 days ago
    Lebanon Stares Down Title Shot

    BY JEFF FALK LEBANON – Each player has gotten better individually as the season has progressed. And as they’ve improved, the Lebanon boys have gotten better as a basketball team. But there’s more to it than that. As each member has grown into their role, the Cedars have become more versatile, more consistent, more tight-knit. […]

YOUR'S TRULY, JEFF FALK ››

Between The Lines ››

  • “Once we got our footing, we took off. No one could take us lightly. They know they can play with anybody, and that they’re a good team. They’re solid players, and they played for each other. We fell short, but we had a heck of a ride.”

    – Palmyra Girls’ Basketball Coach John Polly

  • “I was hoping he missed it. But I thought it was a smart move by Coach to take a timeout. It was different for me. That never happened to me before (fouling out at the end of an important game). But I just had to keep hoping and cheering. We won. We pulled through.”

    – Lebanon Junior Point Guard Luke Collins

  • “I think that it was a positive that we were able to get 19 games in, and that we were able to get a playoff game in. We were very fortunate that we went the whole season without losing one of our games. There were some unique situations. I thought it was good for the

    – Palmyra Boys’ Basketball Coach Pete Conrad

Game Time ››

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Time for Falcons to go Back to Drawing Board Running Short

BY JEFF FALK SOUTH LEBANON – They’ve got some...

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Elco’s Poised to Take Its Game to Another Level

BY JEFF FALK MYERSTOWN – There is certainly something...

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In Need of Victories, Vikings Dealt Difficult Defeat

BY JEFF FALK FREDERICKSBURG – Before the start of...

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Cedar Crest Can’t Forge Consistency Without Continuity

BY JEFF FALK LANCASTER – You can work hard...

RESPECTFULLY, Jeff Falk ››

The Final Say ››

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