Hempfield Athletics

From Mr. Mummaw, Athletic Director,

On Tuesday 6/2, the boys lacrosse team will travel to Penn Manor to play District 7 number 3 seed at 6 pm in the first round of the PIAA tournament.  Congratulations to the Knights on their District 3 title against our formidable foe, Manheim Twp.

Also on Tuesday, the Lady Knight lacrosse team will travel to Hampton High School for a 4 pm game against  District 7 number 1.  If you have ever heard of the movie “Far , Far Away” that is where this high school is located.  We may have to leave today to be there by Tuesday.  The address is 2929 MCCully Rd., Allison Park, PA 15101

Boys volleyball will also be traveling to some location for the first round of state play.

The girls soccer team will play in the PIAA first round on Wednesday June 3rd.

Good luck to all the teams.

Three out of four ain’t bad.

On a day in which 4 LL League Championships were contested, the Black Knights took home gold in 3.  Girls Lacrosse was the lone runner up, losing a heartbreaker in the last seconds.

Boys Lacrosse vanquished Township for their second straight LL title, 8-6.  Scoring for the good guys were Derek Kline (3), Greg Sheetz (2), Andrew Meier (2) and Ryan Bailey.

The Boys Track and Field team held on to win their 3rd straight LL title.  Bringing home individual gold were:

• Matthew Groff, 3200 m and 1600 m
• Hansel Akers, 400 m
• 4×100 m  (Dustin Koenig, Joel Ladsen, Joe Santos, Hansel Akers)

The Girls team won their 21st LL title over all, second in a row, and 10th in the last 11 years.  Individual champions were:

• Ellie Ressler, Pole Vault
• Angie Rothmiller, 200 m
• Kelley Donovan, 400 m
• 4×100 m (Meagan McGeehan, Brittany Schuck, Kelley Donovan, Angie Rothmiller)
• Spencer Nendza, Triple Jump

To close out the day, the Girls Soccer team knocked off Conestoga Valley to run the table on the league, 1-0. Maraiah Dimm had the lone goal, but it seems in the league one is all that is needed as the girls had not been scored upon in league play.

It has been another successful season for the Black Knights.  Here’s the rundown of playoffs as they stand now.  As our teams have more success, check back here and on twitter (follow hsdathletics) for updates.

Thursday 5/13

Girls Soccer plays Donegal in the LL Semifinals at 7 p.m. at Manheim Central.

Friday 5/14

Track and Field hosts Day 1 of the LL Track and Field Championships.

The Boys Volleyball team plays Warwick for the Section 1 Championship in a tiebreaker match.  The match will be at Ephrata Middle School at 6 p.m.

Saturday 5/15

It is a Hempfield vs. Township LL Championship Lacrosse doubleheader.  The girls are up first at 9 a.m. at Comet Field.  The Boys will follow at 11 a.m. (the early morning game time is the result of Township’s impending prom Saturday evening).

Softball plays Donegal in the first round of the LL tournament at Garrett Park.  Game time hinges on tiebreaker games yet to be played, but it will either be noon or 2 p.m.

Saturday is also Day 2 of the LL Track and Field Championships.

Monday 5/17

The Boys Volleyball team will play in the LL League Quarterfinals.  Should they win the section, they will play at home, should they be section runner-up, they will play at Manheim Central.

Tuesday 5/18

It is another Lacrosse doubleheader, this time in the first round of the District 3 playoffs in the stadium.  It will be ladies first again at 5 against Reading Holy Name, then the boys take the field at 7 against Warwick.

Wednesday 5/19

Jr. High Track will host the All Coaches meet at 3:30.

Girls Soccer hosts the first round of the District 3 Playoffs at 7 p.m. in the Quad.