Lancaster County College Sports

Astros' Chas McCormick, a Millersville University product, hits first MLB homer [video]

Apr 5, 2021

Chas McCormick made his first major league start Sunday and the Houston Astros outfielder made the most of the opportunity. McCormick, who played left field for the Astros, hit his first major league home run.

Here's how 5 players with Lancaster County ties fared in MLB spring training

Apr 1, 2021

It's opening day for Major League Baseball. There were five players with Lancaster County ties who were in camps with big league clubs. Three are L-L League alums and two who played their college ball at Millersville.

Warwick's Cipalla joining the Millersville resurgence [column]

Mar 20, 2021

If Kai Cipalla was 6-7 instead of 6-4, he’d be playing Division One college basketball next season.

Minnesota Timberwolves make F&M grad Chris Finch an NBA head coach

Feb 22, 2021

For Chris Finch, Monday was the best day, and also the day he took on the greatest challenge, of his long basketball life.

Uniquely, in local small-college basketball, Lancaster Bible is finding a way to play

Feb 20, 2021

Of the over 400 universities that have men’s and/or women’s basketball programs in NCAA Division Three, nearly half, of each gender, are not playing as this is written.

Millersville "opts in'' to conference season in women's cross country, swimming

Nov 19, 2020

Millersville University’s women’s cross country and women’s swimming teams will have a season after all.

Millersville installs Sharay Hall as new women's basketball coach

Sep 9, 2020

Millersville University announced Wednesday that Sharay Hall is stepping in as the school's new women's basketball coach.

20 questions with Slippery Rock soccer star Elise Forry, an Elizabethtown grad [video]

Sep 3, 2020

Elise Forry is a star senior defender on the Slippery Rock women's soccer team. An Elizabethtown grad who played club soccer for Penn Legacy, Forry has started all 59 games in her first three seasons at The Rock.

Donegal grad Gebhart named field hockey coach at Division I Bryant

Aug 31, 2020

Donegal graduate Laura Gebhart has a new job.

Before Title IX, female athletes didn’t always get equal treatment on the courts, fields [column]

Aug 9, 2020

Penn Manor High School’s old West Gymnasium was knocked down last week as part of the construction of the new high school on campus. It brought an official end to the gym’s 62-year history. Two months ago, I wrote a story about that history, highlighting some of the Comets’ best moments and …