Most teams have big end of season goals, like winning a league title or making district and state playoffs but a simple goal that is universally strived for is winning the final game of the season.

The girl's track team did just that on May 10, topping Garden Spot 85-65 in the season finale. A trio of Lady Bears paved the way with two event wins apiece starting with Carly Sedun leading sweeps in both the shot put and discus. Genevieve McDonald did her work in the sprints, taking the 100m and 200m while Madeline Quinn claimed the 800m and the 1600m title. Elizabethtown came up just short of a relay sweep, settling for wins in the 400m and 1600m relays. The Lady Bears final two wins came in the field with Zoey Myers taking the javelin and Megan Handshew the pole vault.

On the boy's side, the Bears were unable to top Spot, falling 95-54. Three Bears accounted for all seven individual wins with the 400m relay team helping out. Ethan Jones collected three wins, topping the field in the long and triple jumps as well as the discus. Carlton Wise doubled, taking the pole vault and javelin while Caiden Herr swept both hurdle events.

GIRLS' LACROSSE

A light stretch had the girl's lacrosse team in action just once, hosting Red Lion on May 7th. E-town managed to keep things close though intermission, but the Lady Lions pulled away in the second half, posting a 17-7 win. Jordyn Gutshall finished with 10 saves while Kiaralie Santiago-Ortiz, Brooke Horst, Moira Shott and Hailey Mertz each had one goal to back Lizzy Carter's hat trick.

SOFTBALL

As the softball team entered the stretch run the Lady Bears found themselves stuck in a one step forward, one step back rut. On May 5th they claimed a 15-0, three inning, win over Lebanon. Brooke Bryan and Bri Edgell combined for the shutout with Bryan getting the win for her two innings of work. Carli Zerphey and Sydney Stewart paced the offense, each driving in two runs, with one hit apiece.

The Lady Bears were back in action one day later where a late rally was not enough to prevent a 9-5 loss to Lampeter-Strasburg. L-S did their work early, bouncing Kristin Geesey after just four innings and eight runs. Bryan finished the final three innings and was on the hook for the final Lampeter-Strasburg score. E-town's failed late rally came in the sixth inning with Stewart's two RBI at-bat highlighting the five-run frame.

Elizabethtown got back to moving forward on the 7th by knocking off Solanco, 10-9. This time Geesey was able to withstand the opposing surge to cover all seven innings and collect the win. The bulk of the action came in the first two frames where the Lady Bears jumped out to a 9-5 edge. A single run in the fourth provided the necessary cushion to withstand Solanco's four run fourth that closed the gap to 10-9. Jess Zimmerman and Sophia Finch finished with one hit each and Ava Fair. The trio combined for four RBI.

The Lady Bears took their next step back on May 10th in the form of a 17-11 loss to Manheim Township. Zimmerman and Finch combined for seven RBIs and three hits, but it was not enough to outlast the Streaks. Zimmerman spread her four RBIs out over three at-bats while Finch needed just one swing to collect three RBIs, smashing a three-run homerun. Geesey posted another complete game in taking the loss.

VOLLEYBALL

The volleyball team got back to winning, halting a seven-match slide, and replacing it with a four-match winning streak. A 3-1 win over Lebanon on May 6th started the action with the Bears posting wins of 25-19, 25-18 and 25-22 to counter's the Cedar's game two win. Dylan Shepherd dished out 36 assists with Rudy Woitas collecting 16 kills. Bryan Murray (11 kills) and Matthew Gilhool (eight kills, four blocks) chipped in while William O'Connell added a team high seven digs and five aces.

The Bears picked up their next win in the sweetest place on Earth, outlasting Hershey 3-2. E-town had the Trojans on the ropes after opening with wins of 25-19 and 25-23 but Hershey evened the match, winning 25-17 and 25-22. E-town secured the victory with an 18-16 game five win. Woitas finished with 22 kills and 21 digs while Shepherd tallied 47 assists. Murry added 13 kills an O'Connell 29 digs.

Elizabethtown was back in action on the 10th this time getting by Cocalico 3-1 thanks to wins of 25-20, 25-23 and 25-11 that countered Cocalico's 25-22 game three win. Woitas' 21 kills and Shephard's 23 assists led the way while O'Connell added four aces.

The Bears finished their run on the 11th by sweeping Manheim Township, 25-17, 25-13 and 25-19. E-town's quick work left Woitas with just 11 kills and one block and Shepherd with 27 assists. O'Connell added a team high four digs.

BOYS' LACROSSE

The boy's lacrosse team picked up one final win on their way to the end of the 2021 season, a May 5th via a 4-0 final over Cedar Crest. Joe Zink notched his first shutout by turning away 18 shots while Carson NyeSmith led the offense with two goals. Sam Azzalina and Colby Hall added one score each.

One day later the Bears fell to Hempfield 7-3 with the Knights taking control of the game over the second and third quarters, outscoring E-town 7-1. Azzalina picked up two goals while Jake Rudy accounted for the final score. Zink finished with 10 saves.

Zink closed out the season with an 11 save effort in an 11-4 loss to Ephrata on the 7th. Azzalina and Hall split the four scores down the middle.

BASEBALL

The baseball team remained busy as the days in May dwindled. The Bears dropped Lebanon by a 14-4 final on the 5th. Josh Kreider earned the easy five innings win with Tanner Breault and Jake Black leading the offense with a combined seven RBIs.

Up next was a 9-8 setback opposite Solanco on the 7th. Black got the start, but it was Tyler Souders taking the loss after allowing three runs while recording no outs in the seventh. Cael Brandt finished the final inning in relief of Souders. Justin Black, Ben Wentling and Owen Zell, led the offense with two RBI each.

The Bears got back to winning on the 10th, slipping by Penn Manor 5-4. Kreider got the start and a no-decision for his four innings of work while Brandt picked up the win in relief. E-town plated all five of their runs in the sixth thanks to Zell, Kreider and Josh Rudy, capping the comeback.

Another setback came on the 11th in the form of a 16-6 loss to Hempfield. Souders and Zell had two hits and two RBIs apiece, but it was not enough. Souders ended up taking the loss after allowing 11 runs over his 2.2 innings. Mitchell Garber covered the next 1.1 innings while Braden Cummings closed things out by securing the final two outs.