Cocalico s Aaron Tuel (center) and teammate Jonathan Moua (right) go up for the block against Manheim Central hitter Joel Harnly during Tuesday s match in Denver. (Photo by Stan Hall)

Manheim Central and Cocalico opened the league season Tuesday with a five-game thriller in boys’ volleyball action played in Denver. After the teams split the first four games, the visiting Barons gained the victory with a 15-10 win in the deciding Game Five. Eagle senior Andrew Horst led the way for Cocalico, collecting 12 kills and five blocks to go along with three aces. Jonathan Moua also added 12 kills for Cocalico. Joel Harnly had 16 kills to pace the Barons. Ephrata also made its 2011 debut Tuesday night and the Mounts were successful in a 3-0 victory over McCaskey. Chris Prosser collected seven kills while Jordan Schultz added four blocks to lead Ephrata. David Witmer added five aces in the victory.

The Cocalico girls lacrosse team improved to 2-0 on the season Tuesday afternoon in Ephrata with an easy 13-0 victory over the host Lady Mounts. Kari Longstaff, Haley Mitchell and Brooke North all scored three goals apiece to pace the Lady Eagles in this one. Kayli Lescoe added a pair of tallies while Cortney Gensemer and Avery Longstaff rounded out the scoring for Cocalico. Cocalico opened the 2011 season Friday afternoon at home with a hard-fought 15-11 victory over visiting Lampeter-Strasburg. With the game tied 6-6 at the half, Cocalico outscored the Pioneers 9-5 in the second half to pull out the win. Kari Longstaff and Mitchell both scored four goals each to lead the way for the Lady Eagles. Avery Longstaff and North both added hat tricks while Katelyn Costanza scored the final Cocalico tally. Avery Longstaff added three assists while Kari Longstaff, Costanza and Lescoe also had helpers in the Lady Eagle victory. In goal, Rachel Roseboro had four saves while Allie Stauffer added a pair for Cocalico. Ephrata opened its season Saturday morning at Conestoga Valley where the host Buckskins scored a convincing 18-2 victory over the Lady Mounts. Katie Albright and Rachel Stauffer scored the lone goals for Ephrata, which was outshot, 27-2.

The Cocalico girls soccer team earned its first victory of the season Tuesday with a convincing 4-1 win at Lebanon. Leading 1-0 at the half, Cocalico broke it open with three more scores down the stretch. Kathleen Lawver (two assists), Nicole Zwiercan, Shannon Hoeveler and Brittany Simmons (assist) all scored goals for Cocalico, which outshot Lebanon, 20-6 and held an 11-0 advantage in corners. Kristen Boyer made five saves to gain her first victory of the season in goal. Ephrata also was slated to be in action Tuesday at L-S but results were unavailable as of press time. Both Ephrata and Cocalico opened the season Friday afternoon with Section Two contests. At Ephrata, Janelle Frey scored a pair of goals to lift the Buckskins to a 2-0 shutout victory. CV outshot the Lady Mounts, 12-6 and held a 7-0 advantage in corners. Olivia Pfautz was busy in goal for Ephrata, registering nine saves. In Denver, visiting Manheim Central scored a 3-1 victory over Cocalico. Leading 1-0 at the half, the Barons outscored Cocalico 2-1 in the second half to pull away. Corinna Good had a pair of goals for the Barons, while Lawver had the lone Cocalico marker. Tyler Hoppman added an assist for the Lady Eagles, who were outshot 8-4 and outcornered, 4-2. Boyer registered five saves in goal for Cocalico.

As the defending section champions, Ephrata should expect to get every team’s best effort this season. Monday afternoon at home, visiting Conestoga Valley did just that, going toe-to-toe with the Mounts for four full quarters. But like championship teams do, the Mounts found a way to get it done down the stretch, thanks to junior Tucker Keefer, and improved to 2-0 on the young season. With the game entering the waning moments and the score deadlocked at 3-3, junior Tucker Keefer broke through and scored the game winner with two and a half minutes to play to give the Mounts a hard-fought 4-3 victory. Keefer had a hand in all four goals for the Mounts, scoring three while assisting on Nate Muckle’s first-quarter tally. Muckle added an assist on one of the Keefer goals as Ephrata pulled out this defensive struggle. Travis Scheurich, Myer and Adam Lenhard all scored for CV. Ephrata goalie Brian Neff earned six saves in recording his second win of the year. In addition to Monday s action, both Ephrata and Cocalico opened the season late last week. Saturday morning at Palmyra, the Mounts used a big second half to down the host Cougars, 14-7. Leading just 5-4 at the break, the Mounts outscored Palmyra, 9-3 in the second half to earn the victory. Joey Sellers led the Mounts offensively, tallying a game-high five goals. Muckle added four scores and Tucker Keefer chipped in with a hat trick. Dakota Keefer and Josh Frey scored the remaining two Ephrata goals. Tucker Keefer added a pair of assists while Muckle, Dakota Keefer, Mason Quickel and Frey also had helpers for the Mounts. Neff was solid in goal with 10 saves as the Mounts outshot Palmyra, 26-17. Cocalico, meanwhile, opened its season Friday at Holy Name where the host Blue Jays scored a hard-fought 10-9 victory in overtime. David Waligurski scored four goals, including the game winner just two minutes into overtime, to pace Holy Name. Cocalico s stats were unavailable. More BOYS LAX, page B-3

The Ephrata Lions Club is sponsoring its 32nd annual Sports Card Show and Auction on Saturday, March 26, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Ephrata Recreation Center (130 South Academy Drive, Ephrata. Approximately 40 sports memorabilia dealers will be present to buy, sell, and trade baseball cards and other sports-related items. Between 11 and 1 p.m., form Philadelphia Phillies catcher Bob Boone will sign autographs for attendees purchasing tickets. Boone appears courtesy of the Ephrata National Bank and the Ephrata Lions Club. Former Penn State University and Manheim Central High School wide receiver Graham Zug was scheduled to be on hand as well. However, due to committments with his new job, he will now be unable to attend. Representatives from the Lancaster Barnstormers (of the Atlantic League, an independent professional baseball league) will still be present throughout the day. Autographs by Boone are $10 each, with a limit of three per paid admission. Only 400 autographs will be sold. Additional autographs will be sold if time permits. No mail orders will be accepted, and there are no advanced ticket sales. Attendees may bring their own items to be autographed, or items may be purchased from dealers or from the Ephrata Lions Club. A sports memorabilia auction will begin at approximately 2:30 p.m. Admission to the show is $3 for adults, $1 for children under 12. More LIONS, page B-4

Denver/Adamstown Rotary Club Vice President Josh Gluck (second from right) presents Mark Eiding (center) with a Student of the Month certificate, as his mother and father (left) Craig and Karen Eiding and his teacher Becky Peters (right) watch. (Photo by Preston Whitcraft)

The Denver/Adamstown Rotary Club recently awarded Cocalico High School senior Mark Eiding with their Student of the Month honor. Eiding, the daughter of Craig and Karen Eiding of Stevens, is involved with numerous school activities such the LEO Club, the National Honor Society and a chemistry lab assistant. Outside the classroom, Eiding is captain of the soccer team and is a member of the swimming team. He was named to the Lancaster-Lebanon First Team for his talents on the field and was honored as an Academic Soccer All-Star. In Eiding s spare time he likes to play hockey, spend time surfing the Internet and play video games. He also volunteers at the Denver Fair, by assisting the Lions Club. In the fall, Eiding will be heading off to Cornell University to major in engineering.

Ephrata Community Hospital will offer a pre-diabetes and diabetes prevention program on March 31 and April 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Cocalico Center for Health. This program focuses on healthy eating, portion control, successful dining out and physical activity. Cost is $50. To register, call 336-6578. The center is located at 63 W. Church St., Stevens.

The first off-site” meeting of the year for the East Cocalico Township Supervisors saw plenty of lively discussion on a number of topics. The well attended meeting at Stevens Fire Hall, heard citizens comment on snow removal, speeding vehicles on Stevens Road, and tractor trailers not able to negotiate turning onto Wabash Road from Stevens Road easily. I m not happy with snow removal on township roads around here, Brian Tothero, of Stevens Road, said. When you let snow get packed down, it puts people at risk, like first responders

“We got a lot of calls on the last storm, Supervisor Chairman, Doug Mackley said. In developments, we don’t plow as deep due to manhole covers, etc. It was hard because there was ice underneath. This storm got ahead of us. We appreciate the long hours the road crews put in.

“In this last snow, Supervisor Alan Fry said, we used metal tipped blades in some developments instead of the equipment with rubber tipped blades and it ripped off some manhole covers. Now we need to go back and fix them.

The Cocalico School District will offer workshops for children who will enter kindergarten next fall and their parents. The workshops provide an opportunity to spend some quality time with children as they work through learning centers and meet other incoming kindergarteners.

The goal of the workshops is to make the transition to school easier for both children and parents. Workshops are open to all pre-kindergarten students and their parents throughout the district. The workshops are fast-approaching and will be held at… Adamstown Elementary March 28 from 5 to 6 p.m. The kindergarten classrooms will be open from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Denver Elementary March 29 at 6 p.m. Kindergarten classrooms will be open.

Reamstown Elementary March 30 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Kindergarten classrooms will be open. Call 336-1455 to reserve a spot if interested in attending or to learn more about the workshops.