Print Edition Highlights - January 17, 2013

Polar Bears edge Bulldogs in thriller
Reclaim trophy after 5 years
By Joe Guty

Photos by Curt Werner
It came down to the final match for the Northern Polar Bear Wrestling team to defeat Big Spring and reclaim the South Mountain Trophy.  Kyle Koser at the 182 pound weight class defeated Big Spring's Danny Hockensmith in a hard fought match 3 to 2 for Northern's team win 32 to 30. In photo wrestlers Elijah Locke and Jonathan Ross and Coach Mark Murphy raise the hard-fought trophy.

____ Creating their own Polar Bear legacy last Wednesday, the Northern H.S. wrestling team defeated Big Spring 32-30 in a thrilling dual. The match started at 195 lbs where Northern gained a hard fought win by Austin Egolf and then a pin from Nick Lodovici at 285.
____ The Bears had to forfeit 106 but then got one back at 113.  Jeremy Taylor won by a 16-1 technical fall over Josh Fauver at 120.  At 126, with a late takedown, Jonathan Ross defeated former state qualifier Greg Warner 8-7. Andy Reed (8 to 4 over Hank Donovan) and Elijah Locke (3-2 over Tim Hair) both won by decision at 160 and 170, respectively. 
____ Down 30-29 entering the last match at 182,  Kyle Koser was pitted against Danny Hockensmith ---a returning PIAA state place winner.  Koser had lost to Hockensmith at the Hurricane Classic Tournament over Christmas break but this time he was not to be denied. He scored three points in the second period to take a 3-2 lead into the third.  Koser rode out Hockensmith for the remaining two minutes to not only win the bout, but the entire match. 

Kyle Koser at the 182 pound weight class wins the final match, bringing the South Mountain Trophy home to Northern.

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ACE fix-it celebrates 5 years in Dillsburg
By Erica Smithson

Photo by Curt Werner
The Ace fix-it Hardware store located at 159 South Baltimore St., Dillsburg, will celebrate its fifth anniversary Saturday, Jan. 19 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and will include in-house specials, sale items and a grand prize drawing for a $100 store gift card.

____ The Ace fix-it Hardware store in Dillsburg, located at 159 South Baltimore St., will celebrate its fifth anniversary Saturday, Jan. 19. The celebration will run 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and will include in-house specials, sale items and a grand prize drawing for a $100 store gift card.
____ The Ace fix-it Hardware family of stores began operations 28 years ago through owner Charles Bickel. A small hardware store was purchased in Duncansville, Blair County, and became the first location of the Ace fix-it Hardware family. There are now a total of eight Ace fix-it Hardware stores in Pennsylvania. Some locations were already hardware stores looking to change ownership, but others were converted from completely different businesses: The store in Huntingdon was a former steakhouse, while the store in Cheswick was a former movie theater.
____ "[About five years ago,] we were looking to add another neighborhood store to our fix-it family,” said Bickel. They wanted a store similar in size to their other locations, and the former M&W Hardware store in Dillsburg fit the bill. The store was converted into an Ace fix-it Hardware that today employs eight to 10 people and houses about 14,000 products for all types of hardware, lawn and garden, painting, electrical and plumbing and heating needs.

See the January 17, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Foundation to host second annual Polar Bear Plunge
By Erica Smithson

____ The Northern York County School District's Polar Bear Foundation will host its second annual Polar Bear Plunge on Saturday, Jan. 19. The event begins at 10 a.m. and will take place at the pond at Messiah Village in Mechanicsburg, just off of the Winding Hill Road/Cumberland Parkway exit on Route 15.
____ The Polar Bear Plunge might seem simple - a crowd of 30-50 participants, some sporting costumes, jump in the pond and swim around for a bit - but the message is much deeper. Participants are asked to consider raising money via pledges or make a donation to the Polar Bear Foundation.
____ The Polar Bear Foundation helps to financially support academic, athletic and artistic programs within the Northern York County School District. Monetary contributions made through the foundation have recently helped many projects within the district, including providing science kits for elementary school students, creating tutoring programs, improving the facilities used by the track team and funding scholarships for district students to attend the Capital Area School for the Arts, among other educational programs.

See the January 17, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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Northern to host Raiders
By Joe Guty

Photo by Curt Werner
On Tuesday, January 15, the Northern Boys Basketball team defeated East Pennsboro 47 - 38 at Northern High School. Travis Saylor’s jump shot scores two points in the third quarter of play.

____Northern split a pair of games last week to move to 6-8 on the season. The Polar Bears host Middletown this Friday night, January 18 as the Blue Raiders arrive in town led by former Northern coach Chris Sattele.
____Against James Buchanan on the road in Mercersburg last Saturday, the Bears took a while to get going before taking a 25-19 lead at the half. The Rockets fell to 2-11 on the year as the Bears pulled away in the second half en route to a 61-39 victory. Tanner Dixon paced the visitors with 19 points and Travis Saylor added 13. Other scorers for Northern included Zac Ilgenfritz (9), Zach Martick (4), Jason Johnson (4), David Cuckovic (4), Dillon Heatwole (3), Justin Jaquette (3) and Kevin Reeder (2). The hosts were led by Jake Muller's eight points.

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Bears to face Middletown
By Joe Guty

Photo by Curt Werner
On Tuesday, January 8, the Northern Girls Basketball team lost to Camp Hill at Northern High School. In photo Lexie Waddell reaches for a rebound.

____Northern travels to Middletown this Friday in girls' high school basketball. At home last Friday, January 11, Steel High jumped out to a 24-6 first quarter lead and never looked back. A 48-13 halftime lead helped the Lady Rollers roll to a 64-23 win. Steel High improved to 13-1 while Northern fell to 0-13. Steph Clark paced the Lady Polar Bears with five points, Other scores for Northern were: Kelsi Ceriani (4), Lexie Waddell (4), Sara Yunez (4), Hope Jacobs (3), Mary Walsh (2) and Candace Gerber (1). Malia Tate-DeFreitas led Steel High and all scorers with 25 points. .

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Mayhem success for Polar Bears
By Joe Guty

Northern's Cory Poe placed first in the men's 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:08.71.

____Northern clearly had things under control at the Muhlenberg Mayhem Swim Meet last Saturday, January 12. All 25 Polar Bear swimmers competing had either a career best/first time, a season best time or won an award. Two notable relay teams that scored season best performances: the Girls' 400 Free Relay (Sydney Archuleta, Gabby Lodovici, Madi Bleiler and Becca Luft) finishing in second place ( 3:53.06 ) and the Boys' 200 Free Relay (Ben Haley, Nate Stewart, Cory Poe and Josh Clarke) earning second place (1:33.70 ). 
____The girls' team scored 328 points to lead the field followed by Muhlenberg (319) and Blue Mountain (287). 15 teams competed. In the boys' team rankings, Northern placed second with 353 points. The host school led all teams with 424.5 points. Reading was third (213.5) in the 14 team field.
____Highlights were many: the Girls' 500 Free: Becca Luft 2nd place (5:28.09) and Liz Vinette earning an award for Best Time Improvement (6:46.99); the Boys' 500 Free:  Bryce Carroll 5th (5:18.55) and Pete Wheat 6th (5:19.19); the Girls' 50 Free: Gabby Lodovici 3rd (25.98); the Girls' 100 Fly: Sydney Archuleta 5th ( 1:05.01 ); the Boys' 400 Free Relay (Keenan Handley, Liam Handley, Cory Poe and Nate Stewart ) fourth place (3:28.35); the Boys' 200 Free: Josh Clarke 1st (1:46.99) and Keenan Handley 6th (1:54.35).

Northern's Josh Clarke does the backstroke in the boys 200-yard IM and placed first with a time of 2:05.71.

See the January 17, 2013 edition of the Dillsburg Banner for details.

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