Monthly Archives: March 2009

College programs swarming Schrann

Posted on March 31, 2009 by sean mclernon

Which Division I college basketball programs have shown interest in York Catholic sophomore guard Kady Schrann? Fighting Irish coach Kevin Bankos said that’s the wrong question to ask. “It’s probably easier to tell you the ones that haven’t been showing … Continue reading →

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New book celebrates West York’s football season

Posted on March 31, 2009 by chris otto

A new book tells about the West York High School’s district champs. A 56-page book about the West York High School varsity football team’s District 3 championship season is being published this month by the York Daily Record/Sunday News and … Continue reading →

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Measuring YAIAA lacrosse teams

Posted on March 27, 2009 by sean mclernon

Since this is the first year that lacrosse is an officially-sanctioned varsity sport at several YAIAA schools, it’s hard to gauge which teams are the favorites to win the division titles and make some noise in the playoffs on both … Continue reading →

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Final Power Rankings

Posted on March 26, 2009 by sean mclernon

No state titles, but still an incredible season overall for the YAIAA. Any other year, York Suburban would probably be the top-ranked boys team in the area, what with the Trojans winning the District 3 Class AAA championship and reaching … Continue reading →

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Setting the record straight

Posted on March 22, 2009 by sean mclernon

York Daily Record/Sunday News reporter and resident sports historian Jim Seip emailed me this morning after seeing my front-page story for today’s newspaper. Seip knows York County basketball and is sure the 1957-58 William Penn boys’ basketball team had far … Continue reading →

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History denied

Posted on March 21, 2009 by sean mclernon

The William Penn boys basketball team was unsuccessful in their bid for the first state basketball title in school history, losing to Penn Wood 72-53 in Saturday’s PIAA Class AAAA championship game at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center. Look for … Continue reading →

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Bearcats running out of time

Posted on March 21, 2009 by sean mclernon

Penn Wood seized back whatever momentum Jevaughn Murphy’s first-half buzzer beater took away from them, opening the third quarter with a 9-4 run to go up by 13 and force William Penn coach Troy Sowers to call his fourth timeout, … Continue reading →

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Bearcats pull close, but only temporarily

Posted on March 21, 2009 by sean mclernon

It took a Jevaughn Murphy 3-pointer at the buzzer for William Penn to go into halftime down by single digits. The Bearcats opened the second quarter with an 11-3 run, but Penn Wood answered back and leads 34-26 after two … Continue reading →

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Murphy helps stop the bleeding

Posted on March 21, 2009 by sean mclernon

Coming off the bench, Jevaughn Murphy scored the last five points of the first quarter to pull the Bearcats within 10 points after eight minutes of play. The junior guard first drew a foul on a drive to the basket … Continue reading →

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From bad to worse

Posted on March 21, 2009 by sean mclernon

William Penn fell further behind as the first quarter wore on, eventually trailing 19-4 with 1:38 remaining in the first quarter and forcing coach Troy Sowers to call another timeout. The Patriots are forcing a ton of turnovers, about nine … Continue reading →

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