Print Edition Highlights - March 22, 2018
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Photo by Curt Werner
Mona P. Graham, 82, of Boiling Springs, was taken to Geisinger Holy Spirit Hospital after a crash at 11:25 p.m. March 20. Police said Graham was driving a 2006 Subaru on Route 174 in Monroe Township when she went through the red light, attempting to make a left turn onto Route 74, and was hit by a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Frederick J. Toti, 44, of Sparks, Nevada. Toti was not injured. In photo, police and rescue personel inspect the accident scene. Monroe Township Fire Company, fire police and Pennsylvania State Police were on the scene.
Fourth nor’easter in three weeks yields snow day from DC to NYCs
Marie Chomicki/Dillsburg Banner
___For the fourth time this month, a major nor'easter tracked its way through the Northeast, packing roads with snow and prompting officials to cancel schools across the region.
___Mother Nature had other plans for the first day of spring as snow started to fall Tuesday morning and was expected to continue through Wednesday night.
___Northern York County School District had an early dismissal Tuesday and closed Wednesday. Snow fell throughout the day, dumping as much as one inch an hour.
___"Anyone from just north of Baltimore to Philadelphia, New York City and close to Boston may easily pick up six to 12 inches of snow with the storm with locally higher amounts," according to AccuWeather Senior Storm Warning Meteorologist Rich Putnam. For part of this area, the storm has the potential to bring the greatest snowfall of the season. However, the amount of snow that accumulates on grassy areas and on vehicles will be much greater than what accumulates on roads and sidewalks. As the storm over the Ohio Valley began to weaken, the coastal storm strengthened into Wednesday night.
Photo by Hilary Keeney
Spring is the air for this little girl whose spirits aren’t dampened by snow on the ground. Nine inches of snow dumped on Dillsburg in the fourth nor’easter to hit the area in three weeks.
For more information see the March 22, 2018 edition of the Dillsburg Banner.
Photo by Curt Werner
The States team pictured from left, front row are Dahna Yoon and Katelyn Boyce; back row, Coach Bill Resser, Abigail Soerens, Jackie Brettschneider, Kate Luft, Evangeline Soerens and Assistant Coach Diane Ahearn.
Luft wins State Gold;
Bears make mark at States
By Joe Guty
____Bucknell University was the site of the 2018 PIAA State Class AA Swimming and Diving Championships last weekend. And on that big stage were six Northern H.S. athletes who represented their teammates and school in successful fashion: Jackie Brettschneider, Katelyn Boyce, Kate Luft, Abigail Soerens, Evangeline Soerens and Dahna Yoon. Scoring 49 points, the Lady Polar Bears placed 17th in the Class AA meet. Last year they scored 35 points and placed 20th in the team scoring.
___Junior Kate Luft paced Northern, and the state, by earning gold in the 100 Backstroke, clocking 54.59. Her PIAA State Championship title and school record were earned after years of hard work and an impressive progression of efforts since freshman year when she placed ninth in 58.84. In 2017, as a sophomore, she clocked 56.51 to earn a silver medal as runner up.
In the 200 IM, Luft was awarded a third-place bronze medal with a time of 2:03.38. She had clocked 2:07.38 for a fifth-place medal last year. For both performances this year in the 100 Backstroke and 200 IM, Luft also earned All-State honors.
Young Polar Bears eager for action
By Andy Sandrik
____With the graduation of eight seniors - including a trio of players at the college level - fans of the Northern baseball team have one question: Are the Polar Bears rebuilding or reloading?
___Brian Robison's ballclub is coming off a 20-4 season, which saw Northern win the Mid-Penn Capital Division with a 13-1 mark, finish as the runner-up in the Mid-Penn Conference Tournament and advance to the District 3-5A quarterfinals.
___The Polar Bears did these things with Curtis Robison, now an outfielder for Penn State, batting .484 and driving in a team-best 29 runs. They did this with Scott Leitholf and Trent Culver, now pitching for Lock Haven and Messiah, respectively, combining for 91 innings and an 11-3 record. Northern had this success with five other seniors making regular contributions.
___All of those players are gone, but that won't slow Robison's hopes for this year's squad.
___"Replacing a good group of eight seniors is a challenge," Robison said. "But our guys have worked hard in the offseason and are excited for their opportunities."
___There are a handful of key returners for the Polar Bears, like middle infielders Owen McKeever and Jake Sacoman, but expect to see fresh faces all over the field this spring. Northern's goal, as always, is to compete for the division title and, if that happens, build from there.
___The Capital Division is full of teams all seeking to avenge last year's losses to the Polar Bears, including West Perry, Trinity, Camp Hill, Middletown, Milton Hershey, East Pennsboro and Steel-High.
___The Polar Bears begin their season on Saturday with a road game at Northeastern, then travel on Monday to open division play against Steel-High before returning home Tuesday to take on Boiling Springs.
___Below is a position-by-position preview for the Northern baseball team:
For more information see the March 22, 2018 edition.
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