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Mounting Another Charge


The Ephrata girls' track team is once again proving the axiom that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
But the Mountaineers do have some really good parts.
 
Led by four wins from junior Kelly Liebl, the two-time defending section champion Mounts (3-0 L-L) took down host Garden Spot (2-1) by a 95 1/2-54 1/2 margin Wednesday in a Section Two dual meet with title implications.
 
On the boys' side, the reigning section champ Spartans (3-0) got three wins from Malik Parsons en route to an 85-64 triumph over the Mounts (0-3).

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Grabbing a Gold One


Mary Witmer set the gold standard for the Ephrata girls' track and field program.
 
And Saturday afternoon, she took it one step farther when Witmer became the first Mountaineer girl to win a state championship.
 
"When someone works for something -- and we certainly work her hard -- it's nice to see them get the ultimate reward,'' Ephrata coach John Keller said. "And she did it.''
 

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Chambersburg clips Mounts


Looking at Andrew Shreiner after he helped the Chambersburg baseball team to a win Monday evening, you might have thought somebody had dumped a cooler of Gatorade on him.
 
No, it was just sweat that had soaked through his T-shirt and uniform.
 
It was a good sweat, though. Shreiner fired a four-hitter and went 2-for-3 to lead the Trojans to a 5-2 victory over Ephrata in the first round of the District 3 Class AAAA tournament.
 

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Witmer Focused on the Summit


It's an annual rite of passage for high school graduates: Senior week at the beach.
 
Well, most high school grads head to the beach.
 
There are a few, and count Ephrata's Mary Witmer among them, that follow a different path.
 

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Carlisle ends Mounts Season


A year ago, Ephrata ended Carlisle’s dreams of a District Three title when the Mounts defeated the Thundering Herd, 8-5, in the championship game at Hersheypark Stadium.
 
Tuesday night, in the first round of Districts at Carlisle, the second-seeded Thundering Herd returned the favor with a 14-4 victory over the Mounts.
 

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