The Greencastle-Antrim boys’ basketball team still hasn’t missed a beat. The girls’ hoops squad continues to fuel its way to the postseason. And the wrestling team is still plugging away.
Undefeated Greencastle-Antrim will be involved in the fifth annual Dunks for Drew varsity boys’ basketball showcase that will be held Saturday, Feb. 4 at Chambersburg Area Senior High School featuring a quadruple-header that raises money for the Drew Michael Taylor Foundation of Shippensburg.
Noone has yet been able to bring down the boys’ basketball team while the girls’ team has been playing their own upset games and the wrestling team continues a numbers battle as the Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devil athletic season progresses.
The midway point of the winter season finds Greencastle-Antrim’s athletic teams working on their campaigns from different viewpoints. The boys’ basketball team still has an unblemished record. The girls’ squad got back into the win column. And the wrestling team continues to play a numbers game.
The fortunes of the Greencastle-Antrim athletic teams continued on a similar path during early post-Christmas action last week.
The Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devil girls' basketball team held off a challenge from the Waynesboro Maidens Friday night in an exciting contest between the Route 16 rivals.
The schedule might have been small, but the championships were big for Greencastle-Antrim athletes during Christmas break tournament action.
A new, local fast-pitch softball organization has taken shape within the Greencastle-Antrim community.
Winter weather has finally arrived, and after months of preparation and anticipation, Whitetail Resort opened its doors for 2011-12 skiing and snowboarding at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 30. The resort opened with limited beginner terrain and more terrain expected to open next week.
The final push before the Christmas break saw Greencastle-Antrim athletic teams have some ups and some downs.
A Greencastle man has accomplished the “Big 3” of Pennsylvania hunting in 2011.
The fast start for the Greencastle-Antrim High School athletic teams continued last week.
Jesse Herman, a Greencastle-Antrim High School Class of 2010 graduate, was part of the Cinderella season of the Geneva College men’s soccer team. A starting outside defender for the Golden Tornados, Herman and his team advanced to the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) National Championship game in Kissimmee, Fla. Geneva came up just short in the NCCAA Division I title game by a 2-1 final against top-seeded California Baptist. Herman answered the following questions posed to him by the Echo Pilot about the inspired run:
Senior Katie Lutz of the Kutztown University women's volleyball team has shined as one of the best defensive players in the country this season. Standing at six feet tall, Lutz stands out as one of the tallest girls on the team.
Greencastle-Antrim alumnus Kortney Eshleman has played a role in the success of the California University of Pennsylvania volleyball team that recently its fifth Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship in the last seven years.
It didn’t take long for the Greencastle-Antrim High School basketball teams to summon up some exciting play as the season began Friday.
The Blue Devil varsity boys’ team staged an incredible comeback to stake a claim at the top in the Franklin County Tip-Off Tournament. G-A overcame a 14-point deficit at the half to conquer Chambersburg 68-65 in the championship game. That came after a 70-38 lopsided win over James Buchanan on the opening night of the event.
Meanwhile the G-A girls’ team also delivered a solid punch over the rival Rockets with a 60-34 victory in the opening round. That drew a championship game date with Chambersburg. The Blue Devils forced overtime, but fell short of the Lady Trojans, 46-41.
FLORENCE, N.C. — The Florence RedWolves, a summer-league squad in the Coastal Plain League, have announced the hiring of Jared Barkdoll from Francis Marion to be the head coach for the 2012 season.
Barkdoll, a Greencastle native and
Greencastle-Antrim athletes were selected for high Mid-Penn Conference honors following the fall season.
The Greencastle Smurf Falcons were the undefeated division champions of the Keystone Youth Football League and the 2011 Smurf Jamboree.
