The Hershey Jr. Bears Pee-Wee team (11-12 year-olds) successfully defended their International B title last weekend at the 51st Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament at the Pepsi Coliseum with a perfect 6-0 record. Coached by Bears President-GM Doug Yingst, and assisted by Fran Bonenberger, Warren Lewis, Wayne Cerzullo and Matt Yingst, the predominantly Sun Country team began a thrilling day […]
Hershey Girls Shock #4 Crest
By Ed Ponessa The adage is ‘If you want something done right, do it yourself’. When it comes to Hershey High girls’ sports, it can safely be said if you want something done right, defensively, let Casey Boyer do it. Boyer, Hershey’s 6-foot senior with a wingspan of a 747, was given the unenviable task Tuesday night, Feb. 23, of […]
Hershey Advances With Rout of MHS
The Hershey Trojans took to the court at Cedar Crest High School Tuesday night, Feb. 23, in the opening round of the District III Triple-A boys’ playoffs with a “take no prisoners approach” and they did exactly that. Led by a career-high 23 points by 6-8 sophomore Matt Banas, the Trojans rolled over the Milton Hershey Spartans, 56-34. Banas opened […]
Hershey Boys Capture MPC Basketball Title
The third time was the charm. After losing to Red Land both times during the regular season of the Mid-Penn Conference Keystone Division, Hershey had all the answers Friday, Feb. 19, and walked out of Gettysburg High School’s gym with a 58-45 win for the league title. The Trojans improved to 20-4 by building a 29-20 halftime lead and converting […]
AAA Sectional Titles To LD’s Shutt, Higgins
Lower Dauphin senior Blaine Shutt and junior Robby Higgins were crowned District 3-AAA Sectional champs Saturday, Feb. 20, at CD East on a day that saw nine Sun Country wrestlers extend their seasons. Next up is this weekend’s South Central Regionals in Hersheypark Arena. Shutt needed four overtimes before knocking off top-seeded Nick Varndell of Central Dauphin, 3-2, to capture […]
MHS’ Lamoreaux, Ramirez AA Section Champs
Milton Hershey seniors Nick Lamoreaux and Cris Ramirez captured District 3-AA Section 3 wrestling titles at Susquenita High School on Saturday, Feb. 20. Lamoreaux breezed through the 112-pound class with a pin and two lopsided decisions, while Ramirez racked up two first-period pins and a decision in the 285-pound class. Lamoreaux disposed of Camp Hill’s Andy Baumann in 34 seconds, […]
Sea Lions Fall Short in Final Meet
The Sea Lions’ came up a little short after traveling to York YMCA to face off against the Tidal Waves. The result was 409-564, dropping the Sea Lions to 3-2 in Division 1A of the Central Penn Aquatic League. In spite of close to 40 percent of their team absent from the meet, the Sea Lions fought hard and gave […]
2nd Round Draft Pick Bouchard Paying Off
As his second full season in Hershey winds down, Francois Bouchard is showing why he is another 2006 draft pick by the Washington Capitals that is paying dividends. First-round picks that year included Nicklas Backstrom and Semyon Varlamov, while “Booch” and Michal Neuvirth were selected in the second round followed by Oskar Osala (4th) and Mathieu Perreault (6th). “Yeah, that […]
Sports Card Show At Harrisburg Mall
The Alumni Association for Indiana University of Pennsylvania will sponsor a vintage and new sports card show March 19-20 at the Harrisburg Mall on Paxton Street off 1-83 and the Paxtang Exit 45, during mall hours. The card show will be highlighted with appearances Saturday, March 20, by Pittsburgh Steelers Troy Polamalu and Ziggy Hood from noon to 2:30 p.m. […]
Hershey Splits With Wilson; Sweeps Hemp’ eld
Two days after splitting with Berks County swimming powerhouse Wilson, Hershey’s swimming teams swept Hempfield on Thursday, Feb. 18, to close out its dual-meet season. In the sweep, Hershey’s girls defeated the Black Knights, 132.5-53.5, and the boys won by a 131-49 count and set a pool record. Against Wilson, Hershey’s boys posted a 119-66 victory, setting one team and […]
