This photo was submitted by John Riedel of West Manchester Township to the Daily Record/Sunday News online sports gallery. The photographer writes: "Matilda Kurczewski playing soccer in the intense heat of Saturday and Sunday in the Keystone State Games."
This photo was submitted by John Riedel of West Manchester Township to the Daily Record/Sunday News online sports gallery. The photographer writes: "John Riedel from West York wrestles in the match for the silver medal at the Keystone State Games. John went on to win this match and the silver medal in the high school 121-pound bracket."
The 14th annual York County Tennis Camp will be held Aug. 9-13 at Penn State York.
Grades 1-8 will have camp from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
Grades 9-12 will have camp from noon to 3 p.m.
The camp is directed by USPTA certified professionals Jim Kohr and Mark Koons.
For more information, call 880-3171 or email snookm2224@yahoo.com
clipping from the Aug. 8, 1977, edition of the York Daily Record....
...by the way, do they still have "inter-playground track meets"?
A Wisehaven Tennis Center youth team has won the United States Tennis Association Junior Team Tennis Central Penn District Championship in the 12-and-under age group.
The District Championship was held at the Hempfield Area Recreation Center in Landisville on July 22. In the final round, the Wisehaven team defeated a team from Eastern Lebanon County, 45 games to 15 games, to secure the title. The Wisehaven team now advances to the USTA Junior Team Tennis Middle States Sectional Championship in Princeton, N.J., on Aug. 6.
Wisehaven Tennis Center sponsors USTA youth teams in the 12-and-under, 14-and-under and 18-and-under age groups. Wisehaven teams are made up of players from all over central Pennsylvania. Wisehaven owner Jim Overbaugh oversees tennis training classes for youth and adults in all age and skill categories.
Pictured above are members of the 12-and-under Wisehaven team, from left: Kristina Snyder, Jackie Golden, Juliann Martinez, Alec Shue, Ben Miller and Logan Maddox.
Not pictured are Luke Bransom, Julia Martin and Madison Mummert.
Alexis Rhein, a rising sophomore at Eastern York High School, recently helped her club volleyball team (Synergy, based in King of Prussia) place third in the 2010 USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships held in Reno, Nev.
Rhein, a setter, led her team to the 15-year-old National Gold Division semifinals and was selected as an All-American at the conclusion of the tournament. Rhein, along with the other All- Americans, is kneeling in the front row, second from the right.
Eckert Fitness Group is now accepting registrations for fall youth flag football and cheerleading camps. The camps, which benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation, are held at more than 12 locations throughout York, Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin and Lancaster counties.
Camps are open to ages 5 through 12 and are held every Saturday beginning on Sept. 18. Cost is $60 per child. Each camp participant will receive a personalized shirt, camp certificate and sport pin.
Participants will also have opportunity to earn the Eckert Physical Fitness Award during the six-week camp season and will be eligible to play in a competitive tournament the following season.
For more information or to register online visit www.EckertFitnessGroup.com or call (717) 650-6537.
Don't miss today's story in the York Sunday News and online at ydr.com about some of the participants in this year's Keystone State Summer Games.
Reporter John Clayton and photographer Kate Penn tell the tale of Dillsburg wrestler Paul Feite III and also delve into fencing, field hockey, archery, martial arts and more.
Another Keystone State Summer Games tidbit:
Earlier this week, the Capital Region's Junior Division baseball team earned a bronze medal at the Keystone Games.
Local players on the team included Brandon Kinneman from West York, A.J. Hammond and Brad Church from York Suburban and Sammy Miller from Susquehannock.
E-mail me news and photos about local Keystone Games participants.
The Chickies Rock U-12 girls' basketball team won a Keystone Games gold medal in its division earlier this week. The AAU team is made up of girls from Lancaster and York counties. These are girls who will be entering seventh grade this fall.
Front row, from left: Emily Lent, Jordyn Kloster, Nevin Hoenninger, Annaliese Schreder and Emily White
Back row, from left: Lucy Schulz, Lindsey Caiazzo, Megan Gingrich and Danielle Witmer
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Megan Hunt participated in the Keystone State Summer Games this week in the swimming competition.
She came in second place in the 11-12 girls' 50-yard breaststroke with a time of 36.81 seconds.
Megan is going into sixth grade at York Suburban Middle School. She also swims for the Trojan Aquatic Club.
The PA Tidalwaves won the U12 division at the Soccer Beach Blast in Wildwood, N.J., on June 26-27.
Front row, from left: Sarah Conroy, Lexi King, Natalie Gettle and Madison Mummert
Back row, from left: Breanna Burn, Emily Landis, coach Kevin Mummert, Ali Shick and Lizzie Johnson
Brothers Alex and Nic Prego are playing for the bantam east ice hockey team in this week's Keystone State Summer Games in York County.
They are from Glen Rock, and their home club is the York Devils.
E-mail me your news & photos about local Keystone Games participants.
The West York Diablos U11 girls' soccer travel team finished 6-0 in the York USA spring season. During their undefeated season, they scored 24 goals and only allowed only three.
Front row, from left: Emily Agnello, Mackenzie Gerrick, Nicole Mountford, Rachel Hull, Courtney Nattans and Claudia Keller
Middle row, from left: Sara Wood, Elizabeth Stabley, MaCayla Welsh, Julia Gibson, Jena Bixler and Bethany Weaver
Back row, from left: Ben Reiber, Catie McCarty, Emily Corcoran, Joe Nattans, Victoria Wantz, Emma Tyndall and Jason Stahl
Siblings Max Becket, left, and Tess Becket will be swimming in this week's Keystone State Summer Games in York County.
Max, 13, is an eighth-grader in the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School.
Tess, 9, is a fourth-grader in the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School.
Both swim for the North Baltimore Aquatic Club.
If you want to submit information on other local Keystone Games participants (ages 18 and under), e-mail me.
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