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APRIL 3, 2024
VOL LXV • NO 5
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Golf tournament will feature tail-wagging fun BY CATHY MOLITORIS
will begin at 7 a.m., and the tournament will kick off with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. This is the second year for the event, which originated after K-9 officer Michael Carpenter suggested the fundraiser. “He had the idea to hold a golf tournament, and after talking with other first responders, he learned that such events are a huge draw for the public and are
Sign up for the Pars 4 Paws Golf Tournament, and you’ll have the chance to hit the links while raising money to support the K-9 Unit of Hellam Township Police. The tournament will be held on Saturday, June 29, at Cool Creek Golf Club, 300 Cool Creek Road, Wrightsville. Registration
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The Eastern York basketball team after winning the District 3 championship
Making memories on the basketball court
“We were confident in our abilities to win the game.” Despite trailing by one point with less than five minutes to go in the game, Eastern rallied to win, besting Big Spring 55 to 50. It was the school’s first district championship since 2010 and fourth overall. “ We were confident in our abilities to win the game,” said Carter Wamsley, a junior who is also team captain. “There was nobody who had a doubt. We
believed in our coaches, and we believed in ourselves.” From the district game, the team advanced toward the state championship, beating South Allegheny on March 8 and Valley View on March 12 before taking on Hampton High School on March 15. Although their run to the top stopped there, the players are proud of all they’ve achieved this season and how much they’ve overcome. “We had a bumpy road this year, and our team definitely caught fire later in the season,” said Brady Seitz, a junior and team captain. He noted that he wouldn’t change a thing, however, about the season - or the team. “My favorite thing has been getting to do this with my friends,” Brady stated. “You’re never playing alone. I’m with guys I’ve hung out with my whole life, and I would not want to do this with anyone else.
A golfer takes a swing during last year’s Pars 4 Paws Golf Tournament.
Murder and mystery abound in “Little Shop of Horrors” BY CATHY MOLITORIS
front of you the entire time, and if you waste too much time trying to fix the world around you, you become blind to what you could have had all along and miss your chance. Even if life is hard, the best thing you can do is keep being yourself no matter what.” The Eastern York Broadway Knights will present “Little Shop of Horrors” at 7 p.m. from Thursday, April 4, through Saturday, April 6, with an additional performance at 2:30 p.m. on April 6.
If you come to see “Little Shop of Horrors” at Eastern York High School, be prepared to laugh while also taking home an important lesson. “I think the message of this show is that you don’t need to change yourself for people to like you,” said Lillian Cichocki, a senior who plays Seymour in the show. “Sometimes, what you were looking for was right in
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very time they stepped onto the court this season, members of the boys’ basketball team at Eastern York High School focused on a goal. They wanted to win, of course, but they also had their eyes on the prize: making it to the state championship. While the team fell just short of that this year, they still had an outstanding season, featuring a game the players said they’ll never forget. “Growing up, I saw the older players going to the Giant Center in Hershey for the district game,” said senior and team captain Carter Foote-Renwick. “Getting to play in the district championship was kind of a dream come true. It was amazing.” Eastern York took on Big Spring in the game, held on March 1. They knew it was going to be a tough game going in, said coach
Troy Sowers, who noted Big Spring is a strong opponent. “Each team played as hard as humanly possible for 32 minutes to win that title,” he stated. “We had to stay mentally tough and stick to our game plan.”
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