Father-son duo Howard and Ross Kramer built a soccer field outside of their Lititz business to provide young players a chance to play the game they love.
Jeff Falk
Jeff Falk is a seasoned journalist based in Lebanon, PA. He's a graduate of Cedar Crest High School, Penn State University, and a lifelong resident of Lebanon, born and raised. Currently, he is a feature writer for Engle Publishing in Lancaster, the editor of LebCoSports.com, sports director at WLBR 1270, a contributor to TheBurg, a former photographer and writer for Go Local magazine, a correspondent for The Lebanon Daily News, and a freelancer for LebTown. Formerly, he was a sportswriter at The Lebanon Daily News, the publisher of LebanonSportsBuzz.com, a writer for Harrisburg magazine, a news and sports correspondent for Lancaster Newspapers, a contributor to OnThePulse News, and a freelancer for The Hummelstown Sun. Jeff is married to Lori Messersmith-Falk, he's the father of three grown children, and he enjoys traveling, reading, theater, movies, music, sports, and history.
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Local referee Ted Thompson retires after 41 years of officiating football
Ted Thompson, 69, retired from officiating local high school and youth football after 41 years, during which he worked more than 1,000 games, spending the last 25 years as a referee.
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Coach Burkholder used football to transform boys into young men
Bob Burkholder, a long-time football coach and an advocate for youths, passed away last month.
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Hey Kailah, keep in touch: Former Cedars star thriving as U. of Delaware freshman
Former Lebanon High superstar Kailah Correa’s Division I basketball career is off to a flying start at the University of Delaware.
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New home is place Northern Lebanon Vikings can call their own
Northern Lebanon High School's new gymnasium has had a positive effect on the school's student-athlete experience.
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Cedar Crest’s Furmanski reflects on record-breaking cross country season
Cedar Crest senior Travis Furmanski won the PIAA Class AAA Cross Country Championship in November, running a 15:34 at Hershey’s Parkview Course to become the school’s first state champion in the sport since 1990.
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Derek Fulk has always known and shown what it means to be a coach
ELCO's Derek Fulk has found it easier to give up head coaching than coaching itself.
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Fast Anthony Dinatale is growing up chasing dreams
Nine-year-old Anthony Dinatale is making a name for himself on the dirt-track ciruit.
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Thanks partly to dad, Benjamin Allwein is playing the best golf of his young life
It certainly hasn't taken long for Annville-Cleona freshman golfer Benjamin Allwein to make a big impact at the high school level.
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Cedar Crest grad Mike Gross starts PSU football newsletter after 27 years at LNP
After finishing up a 27-year career at LNP in March, Cedar Crest grad Mike Gross has launched “Gross Rational Product,” a Substack newsletter focused on Penn State football coverage.
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Hitting contest at Coleman Memorial Park is a big hit among baseball fans
Coleman Memorial Park's upcoming hitting contest is one of Lebanon County's favorite baseball events.
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Crane Thoroughbreds puts race horses on the fast track to success
Crane Thoroughbreds in Greble is one of the best at what it does in the horse racing industry.
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Counter attack: Ryelle Shuey’s soccer career switches fields, changes course
Former ELCO soccer standout Ryelle Shuey, 24, continues her athletic career with the Lancaster Inferno while balancing her roles as a biology teacher and youth coach.
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In United Baseball League, boys of summer still playing the game they love
Fifth Ward is doing its part in keeping Lebanon County's proud tradition of summer baseball alive.
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A stop at Stanford before Frank Reich rides off into the sunset
In March, Lebanon native Frank Reich came out of retirement to take the head coaching position at Stanford University.
