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In the high jump it was Donegal’s Brubaker with the win at 4-8. For the boys, the evening yielded split results, with a 92-58 loss to Lancaster Catholic and a 112-16 win over Columbia, but the throwing events featured a Donegal sweep in shotput and discus as well as a strong javelin showing. Zack Nissley’s efforts were reward with wins in javelin (1536) and shot (43-10.5), and Brandon’ Cucugliello’s 111-7 discus throw was both a personal record and a first-place effort. Cucugliello added another persubmitted photo sonal best with his 39-4 shotput for second place. Ashton Robert- Jacob Erb (left) and Evan Stehman (right) both completed undeson claimed second in disc and feated regular seasons on the tennis courts and medaled in last third in javelin, and Owen week’s L-L League Flight Championships. Champ secured third in both shot and disc. Brock Overlander won the mile in 4:38, and Jackson Dearborn took home double victories in the triple and high jumps accompanied by a second place in the long jump.
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Donegal’s Natalie Colwell slides safely into third base on a passed ball in the Indians’ 19-2, Section Three romp over visiting Octorara on April 30.
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Cara Biesecker delivers a pitch to the plate during her 19-2, three-inning victory over Octorara, April 30 at Donegal.
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Octorara on April 30th. It only took two at bats for the Lady Indians to rack up 16 hits in the 19-2 runaway victory. Cara Biesecker faced 12 Octorara batters, striking out four of them in her three innings pitched, while earning her ninth straight victory in the circle. Madeline Gohn slammed a first inning home run scoring Mackison, who also produced a homer in the second inning. Gohn finished the day with three hits and four RBIs, while Mackison drove in six runs on two hits. Garber went three-for-three and drove in two. Gibbs and Natalie Colwell each supplied a pair of hits, and Biesecker, Paige Miller, Heidlauf, and Wheeler each added a hit. BASEBALL Donegal closed out the month of April with a 10-0 victory over Kenneth-Dale at home on April 30th that bumped their overall record to 6-9. Nicholas Eichelberger was on the mound to earn the win for Donegal in the shutout, allowing just one hit and two walks, while striking out four. The Indians only needed five hits to get the job done, supplied by Landen Baughman, AJ Small, Micah Brown, Alex Eisenberger, and Ian Brown. Leadoff batter Baughman kickstarted the opening inning with a single followed by a series of walks and heads-up base running that gained the Indians five runs in the frame. TRACK Donegal girls earned a double dose of victory in May 3rds double track meet, topping Lancaster Catholic 102-48 as well as Columbia 133-13. Amanda Fry’s first place times in 800m and 1600m held up against both opposing schools, Hadley Shoaf pulled in additional points with second place finishes in both the 1600 and 3200, while her sister Bailey Shoaf clocked personal bests in both the 800 and 3200. Faith Garber sprinted to a 100m victory in 13.4, with fellow sophomore Anna Brubaker on her heels for a 13.5 second place. Freshman Nya Bantum improved her shotput for a personal best and first-place distance of 30-1, and teammate Emily Kreider topped discus with an 80-1. Another freshman victory came from Claudia Taylor who provided a 14-4 long jump. Kreider followed, reaching 14-1 for second, and teammate Hannah Slobozien completed the Donegal sweep to take third (13-4). The Lady Indians also swept the triple jump with Sarah Hinkel winning at 30-6.5, while Taylor (27-11), and Lillian Stehman (276) followed.
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Murugesan and Erb joined forces to work their way through Donegal’s Evan Stehman was the Flight Two doubles bracket, crowned Flight Three Singles advancing all the way to the champion at the LL League Tour- championship match to place nament on May 3rd. The senior second in the flight, falling to the captured the title with a 6-3, 6-1 champions from Ephrata 8-4. win over Tyler Snavely of Man- Their journey began with an 8-4 triumph against their Pequea heim Central. “Evan played a great tourna- Valley opponents, followed by an ment from start to finish,” credit- 8-2 victory over Manheim Towned head coach Trent Hoffmaster. ship, and a semi-final triumph “He has not lost as a singles play- over Manheim Central 8-2. Stehman and Yunginger er all year-an absolutely amazing teamed up for a Flight One douseason.” Stehman’s trip to the champi- bles run to the semi-finals before onship matchup included wins facing a loss (8-5) to a duo from over Luke Taylor of Conestoga Lancaster Country Day. The pair Valley in round one (6-0, 6-1), earned a first-round bye and a Simon Domencic of Annville- second-round win over Lancaster Cleona in Round Two (6-1, 6-3) Catholic (8-4). Ben Hallgren and Jordan and a 6-0, 6-0 sweep past William Stillman of Lancaster Mennonite Miller also secured a spot in the tournament and fell to an early in the semifinals. Stehman’s post-season success 8-2 loss to Manheim Central in follows an undefeated regular Flight three. A collective 10-2 team record season in which he earned a 10-0 for the regular season schedule resume in singles competition. Teammate Jacob Erb also also earned Donegal a spot in the punched a ticket to a champi- District III Tournament which onship match in Flight Four where commenced on May 5th. The initial round of District he faced off with Ben Sheffield of Cedar Crest and fell 6-4, 6-4 to be playoffs pitted Donegal against named runner-up. Erb’s journey Berks Catholic and the Indians through the bracket included wins battled their way to a 3-2 victory. Stehman made quick work of over Ian Thompson of McCaskey (6-0, 6-0), Trevor Spang of ELCO his opponent, winning in straight (6-3, 6-0) and Devin Gacono of sets, and Erb and Hallgren grinded out a victory in doubles. After Annville-Cleona (6-0, 6-1). Erb’s success also preceded the trailing a set, the duo rallied to tournament and the junior take the next two. The tightly contested dual acquired an 11-0 track record came down to a tiebreaker sinduring the regular season. “Outstanding first year, a gles match for Murugesan, in great accomplishment to finish which he prevailed to advance second in the flight tournament,” Donegal to the semifinal round. “The hero of the match was Hoffmaster said of Erb. Luke Yunginger and Akilan Akilan Murugesan,” credited Murugesan also represented Hoffmaster. “Akilan played in an Donegal in the singles tourna- absolute slug fest. The two oppoment. Yunginger fell to his nents made each other earn Annville-Cleona opponent in the every point.” SOFTBALL first round of Flight One compeThe Lady Indians hit their first tition while Murugesan advanced to the semi-final round with a setback in weeks last Wednesday, pair of wins before losing to Gar- losing a 15-8 matchup against Northern Lebanon, their first rett Muraika of Cedar Crest. loss since the beginning of April. Both teams collected 14 hits, but Northern Lebanon was able to bring more runners home and pulled away with a five-run fifth inning. Bella Mackison went four-for-four at the plate while driving in three runs. Aysha Gibbs and Emma Garber each supplied three hits, Kara Heidlauf added two, and Julianne Wheeler and Esther Myers had one apiece. Photo by Bob Diller Prior to the loss, Indian first baseman Bella Mackinson the Tribe picked up makes the play on an Octorara ground ball their ninth consecuin Donegal’s 19-2, Section Three win at tive win while hosting BY LEAH SINTIC
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