Print Edition Highlights - October 12, 2023
NHS crowns King and Queen
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Pictured from left are attendant Gavin Hebert, 2023 King and Queen Ryan Stone and Cassidy Brunner and attendant Mahi Patel.
The Polar Bears upset the Panthers in a Homecoming victory, 28- 21, at Bostic Field on Friday night. Cassidy Brunner and Ryan Stone were crowned Homecoming Queen and King. Attendants were Mahi Patel and Gavin Hebert.
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Students unfurl a U.S. flag, as fireworks illumate the sky, during pre-game Homecoming activities at Bostic Field last Friday.
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New building plans moving forward
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Monaghan Township's grant applications for the Fisher Run culvert and for work on the Memphord Estates stormwater basins were delayed by the state once again. Now the applications are set to be acted on around November 20-21.
The timeframe to bid and do the work on Fisher Run is now stretched pretty tight, as everything from bog turtle breeding season to pipe construction to spring weather will impact when the work can be done. Supervisors decided to move ahead as much as they could by authorizing the bid documents be readied in hopes the word in November arrives on schedule and is positive.
The delay may actually help the township acquire funds for the Memphord Estates work, as additional state money was allocated to the PA Small Water grants program. The York County stormwater consortium is willing to pay for some of the infrastructure work needed in the basins, but first the trees and brush there must be removed, including the roots. That's where a grant from the PA Small Water program for the projected $35-40,000 cost would be used. The cost also includes grading the access roads to allow heavy equipment into the basins.
Work towards building a new township building is also moving forward. KPI, the engineering firm, was authorized to proceed with a more detailed site development plan after supervisors voiced favor for the latest alternate site layout. The new plan will also include a detailed budget analysis and begin the permitting process.
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Polar Bears upset Panthers in Homecoming victory, 28-21
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Cole Bartram gives the game ball to his parents after rushing for more than 3,000 yards as a Northern running back.
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In one of the biggest upsets in recent Northern H.S. football history, the Polar Bears shocked East Pennsboro at Bostic Field last Friday night. Northern controlled the game early and held on for a 28-21 win over the previously unbeaten Panthers who fell to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the Mid Penn Colonial Division. Northern improved to 2-5 on the year and 1-3 in the Colonial.
“It was a total team effort,” said head coach Bill Miller. “It’s a matter of having belief, and give credit to the boys as they answered the bell when they had to. We made enough plays to beat a very good football team. We played a physical brand of football and if we can keep that going, who knows?”
Against the Panthers, senior running back Cole Bartram eclipsed 3,000 rushing yards for his career in the first quarter. Bartram had scored Northern’s first touchdown from two yards out at 4:08 and then passed the career milestone after a 17-yard burst. That run and another nice gain of 15 yards set the Polar Bears at he five-yard line. With less than a minute in the first quarter, Bartram found the endzone again. Junior Anna Lehman added her second extra point on the night. Ty Witmer was the long snapper and Tim Gunning the place holder. Nolan Wimbrough, like Lehman, a soccer player who has found success on the football field, booted the ensuing kickoff into the endzone for a touchback.
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Lady Bears defeat Waynesboro
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Keairah Dykes gets ready to pass.
On Thursday, Oct. 5, the host Northern Varsity Field Hockey team defeated Waynesboro, 11-0 as Maura “MJ” Simpson and Courtney Heltzel scored three goals apiece. Sophia Bushey and Gianna Caperelli scored two goals apiece and Keairah Dykes added one goal. Simpson also had two assists while Lauryn Hose, Sarah Gunning and Ava Hondorf had one assist apiece. The JV scored a 6-0 victory with key game stats from: Ava Hondorf- 2 goals.
Sarah Gunning- 1 goal and 1 assist; Arabella Hill- 1 goal; Maria Pucino- 1 goal; and Lauryn Hose- 1 goal. Despite a 1-4 loss to West Perry on Oct. 3, Northern is back on the winning track and has three games remaining in the regular season: Central Dauphin East (away on Oct.10), Gettysburg (at home on Thursday, Oct 12) and Greencastle-Antrim (at home on Tuesday, Oct. 17).
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Anna Lehman: A student-athlete for all seasons
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It doesn’t matter what sport or the season. Anna Lehman will be on the field, court or track, competing with a dedicated and competitive spirit that stands out as one of the finest in Northern High School athletic history. What began as more of a light-hearted joke than anything, Lehman’s wish to play football came true this season as an extra point kicker. And Northern’s first ever female football player.
“I’ve been telling people for a while that I was going to kick for the football team,” said Lehman, a junior and daughter of Steve and Mary Lehman. “I’ve always been competitive and really into sports, but it's been this ongoing joke. It was a thing my friends and I would talk about like ‘why not add one more sport?’ So, I thought about the idea a lot, but it never felt like something that would become a reality.”
This past spring, the football coaches reached out to the boys’ soccer team for a kicker to try to replace Mason Yohn who graduated after excelling as Northern’s finest kickers/ punters, and earning All-State honors his senior year. When members of the boys’ soccer team got the information seeking kickers for Friday Nights at Bostic Field, some of the players sent it to Lehman, a defensive standout on the Northern girls’ soccer team.
“Again, it was ‘imagine if you played football,’ thought Lehman who realized this could be her opportunity. “I just went for it because if I didn't, it might have bothered me to think about ‘the what if.’ After talking to my parents, I met with the coaches to express interest.”
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Golfers compete at Districts
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Northern High School sophomore golfers Logan White and Hayden Garverick capped their 2023 seasons when they competed in the PIAA District III, Class A A A Championships last weekend at Honey Run Golf Course in York. In the Boys’ Tournament, White shot a 13-over-par round of 85 but did not advance to the second round and chance for a state championship berth. Chase Yenser of Daniel Boone H.S. won the title and medalist honors at 3-under-par (70-71 - 141). Hershey H.S. won the boys’ team title at 9-over par (297).
In the Girls’ Class A A A Tournament, Gaverick shot a 103 in her first ever district competition and did not advance to Saturday’s round. Kayla Maletto of Wilson H.S. was the medalist at 3-over-par (73-74 - 147). The Manheim Township Blue Streaks won the team title at 15-over-par (231).
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SECTION C:
2023 Farmers Fair Queen contestants
Pictured from left are Makayle Hess, Ryleigh Hoffman, Hayden Rimmer, Andrea Myers, Gillian Lemley, Sasha Reynolds, Gabriella Galino, Theresa Feese, Hannah Freese and Lily Maurer.
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Marine Corps Band to lead Fantastic Parade
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As the community prepares to celebrate the 108th annual Farmers Fair next week, committee members are hustling to put the finishing touches on plans to make this a memorable celebration. In addition to the traditional events planned for the week-long event, there will be some new activities and a few surprises.
Starting with the gem and grand finale of the fair - the Fantastic Parade - the Northern High School Band will relinquish its usual post at the head of the parade this year. On Saturday evening, October 21, the Quantico Marine Corps Band is scheduled to lead the parade.
According to Annie Cooke, first vice president of the Farmers Fair Association and parade chairman, after months of waiting, she finally received notice that the band had accepted her application to perform in the parade. VFW Post 6771 will host the 32-member band at their South Second Street location and provide them with food and drink before and after the parade, Cooke said.
The band from Quantico, Va., is one of 10 ceremonial Marine Corps bands that play in parades and other special events throughout the country. Four Northern High School alumni have played in various Marine bands. Chris Frazier played in the Bugle Corps stationed in Washington, DC., and Sean Stephenson, Colin Martin and Lauren Harbold all played in base bands.
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