The softball team continued their back-and-forth season with wins over Ephrata and Conestoga Valley canceled out by losses to Solanco and Lampeter-Strasburg.

The Lady Bears enjoyed an 8-6 win over Ephrata on April 27th thanks to home runs by Sophia Finch and Sydney Stewart. The pair accounted for three RBIs on those two swings while Astyn Calaman added two more RBIs with her two-hits. Brooke Bryan earned the win despite a late Ephrata surge.

Elizabethtown was not able to solve Solanco one day later, falling to the Golden Mares by an 11-8 final. This time Bryan took the loss for her six innings of work. Finch and Stewart both went yard with Finch's first inning shot clearing the bases and giving E-town an early 4-0 lead. Stewart connected on her home run in the second while Calaman used a fourth inning single for her two RBIs.

Elizabethtown got back to winning on the 29th, rolling by Conestoga Valley 10-0. E-town needed just seven hits thanks to five Lady Buckskins errors. That resulted in Finch, Bryan, and Jessica Zimmerman each posting two RBIs on a combined five hits. Bryan enjoyed the easy win, striking out three over the five innings.

Another setback came on May 2nd courtesy of a 7-2 loss to Lampeter-Strasburg. Bryan struck out five while Ava Fair posted the lone RBI with a seventh inning single.

VOLLEYBALL

When in the hunt for a postseason berth a late season swoon never helps. Just ask the Elizabethtown boys' volleyball team who sit one spot outside the district playoff field thanks to a recent 1-5 stretch.

A pair of 3-0 losses, one to Garden Spot and one to Manheim Central, wrapped up the difficult stretch for E-town with the setback to Spot going down April 28th. The Spartans held E-town in check leading to wins of 25-13, 26-14 and 25-16. Josh McCoy (seven kills), Dylan Sheppard (10 assists) and Eli Miller (nine digs) tallied team highs.

The Bears kicked off May by giving Central all they could handle in 26-24, 25-20 and 27-25 losses. Sheppard dished out 21 assists with Bryan Murray collecting 14 kills. Miller added 17 digs and McCoy five blocks.

BOYS' LACROSSE

After 17 games and nearly a full season, the boy's lacrosse team was finally able to celebrate a win.

"I'm proud of the guys for battling all game," said head coach Cassidy Bender. "We have been close a couple times this year and let games slip through our fingers. So, for it to go our way this time and seeing their reaction to the win made it awesome to be a part of."

The big moment came via a 5-4 final over Ephrata on May 2nd with Carson NyeSmith and Hayden Klose both scoring twice. Holden Haver tacked on the final score while 17 Joe Zink saves secured the victory.

Before the Bears could get to that win, they suffered through a pair of losses. A 13-4 loss to Penn Manor on April 27th and a 7-6 heartbreaker to Cedar Crest on the 29th. Elijah Poulos scored five of the 10 goals with NyeSmith and Haver adding two apiece. Zink added 13 saves to his season tally.

GIRLS' LACROSSE

The good times came to a quick end for the girl's lacrosse team with losses to Garden Spot, Cocalico and Red Lion breaking up the three-game winning streak the Lady Bears had enjoyed.

Elizabethtown faded in the second half against Spot, leading to a 13-10 loss after a 6-6 halftime tie. Dani Bruno fronted the attack with four goals while Hailey Mertz, Charley Lengel-Kramer and Moira Shott split the remaining six evenly. Sydney Pope reached 11 saves in the loss.

The Lady Bears were not able to hang around in the May 2nd loss to Cocalico, falling by a 16-5 final. Pope had five saves while Bruno (3g), Aiesha Rios (1g) and Joy NgaFua (1g) accounted for the offense.

Elizabethtown was back at it one day later, falling to Red Lion 16-7 despite five more Bruno scores. Pope tallied six saves while Shott and NgaFua picked up one goal each.

BASEBALL

The baseball team was able to slip a win over Conestoga Valley between losses to Ephrata and Lampeter-Strasburg. Pike Burkett allowed six CV runs but received plenty of support on his way to the April 29th win. Alex Baker covered the final two innings in relief. Cole Chrzanowski and Cade Capello led the way on the support front with a combined six RBIs, four from Chrzanowski.

Two days prior the Bears dropped a 23-8 final to Ephrata. Kaden Kimble took the loss and exited after three innings of work. Kaleb Daley, Branden Cummings, and Thaddeus Poff combined to finish things up. Jonathan Hinkle enjoyed a two-hit, two-RBI game to lead the offense.

Elizabethtown kicked off May on the 2nd with a 6-4 loss to Lampeter-Strasburg. Baker took the hit for his six innings of work, finishing with six strikeouts. Hinkle and Cummings combined for three hits and two RBIs.

TENNIS

The boy's tennis team took part in the L-L Flight Tournament starting April 28th and when all was finished on May 2nd Elizabethtown had two champions and one District 3-3A alternate to show for their efforts. Trent McBride, as E-town's flight one entry, ended his L-L run as the first D3-3A alternate, his reward for sixth place. McBride went 2-2 with his only losses to others on the flight one podium.

Jack Nyveldt was part of both championships, earning the title in flight four singles as well as teaming with Luke Risser for a flight two doubles crown. Risser made his way to the semifinals of the flight three bracket before bowing out while Steven Dupler dropped his opening round match.

Dupler and McBride picked up one victory in the flight one doubles bracket before a quarterfinal loss ended their run.

Jared Louie and Emery Morgan fell in the opening round of the flight three doubles bracket.

TRACK

The track team split their dual meet with Cocalico on May 2nd with both meets ending with the same 83-67 final. The Lady Bears enjoyed a win, and the boys absorbed the loss.

Ali Fink and Genna McDonald led the way with two solo wins each with E-town adding two relay wins. Fink picked up her wins in the 800m and 1600m. McDonald covered the 100m and 200m while running anchor on the winning 400m relay. Felicia Morris, Addy Haak and Lily Heistand joined McDonald in the 400m relay while Jillian Wivell, Katrina Hook, Julia McAlonis, and Olivia Shenk claimed the 3200m relay. Ally Evans (high jump), Anna Rank (pole vault) and Charlotte Hershey (shot put) claimed the final three wins.

Three different boys enjoyed a solo win and relay win with Nicholas Mascia (800m and 3200m relay), Taidou N'Dikwe (400m and 1600m relay) and Zachary Verghese (200m and 1600m relay) filling those roles. Juan Lopez and Owen Dommel completed the 1600m relay team while Jackson Kay, Patrick Boyer and Maxwell Gerhart did the same for the 3200m relay. E-town added wins from Bradley Kreider (1600m), Jaycen Conrad (3200m) and Carlton Wise (pole vault).