Late last month, J.R. Drake resigned somewhat unexpectedly as the head coach of the Lebanon Valley College football program.
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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Senior-led Cedars host Conestoga in final home game of remarkable year
One of the finest girls' basketball seasons in the history of Lebanon High School is about to play out in the state playoffs.
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Story of 1937 Lebanon American Legion baseball team is one worth remembering
Lebanon was the only entry in the now defunct Lebanon County American Legion Baseball to ever win a state championship.
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Veteran referee Dean DeWald reflects on four decades of officiating basketball
Impartiality and consistency are big parts of Lebanon resident Dean DeWald's officiating game.
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As a Crusader, Greyson Music wants to bring state gold home to Lebanon County
Annville resident Greyson Music is in the second year of a really good wrestling stint at Bishop McDevitt High School.
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Dylan Ramsey commits his prodigious golf talents to Middle Tennessee State
Cedar Crest junior Dylan Ramsey recently accepted a Division One scholarship to continue his education and amateur golf career at Middle Tennessee State University.
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Falcons hang their hats on being L-L League’s top boys’ basketball program
What happened on Tuesday night at Wilson can in no way diminish what the Cedar Crest boys’ basketball team accomplished in the Lancaster-Lebanon League this winter.
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Home improvements at ELCO: Raiders’ gym has undergone a major remodel
A handful of ELCO sports teams recently completed winter seasons in their new digs.
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There’s simply nothing like listening to high school games on local radio
Seven Mountains Media’s live game coverage of scholastic athletic events is a Lebanon County sports tradition.
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In Annville-Cleona School District, if you ain’t Dutch, you ain’t much
The Annville-Cleona School District’s ongoing rebranding campaign is designed to present a fresh image to the community.
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ELCO wrestling makes history with first-ever PIAA playoff appearance
The Raiders’ successful boys’ wrestling season culminated in the program’s first-ever appearance in the PIAA postseason tournament.
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Kailah Correa scores 2,000th career point in Cedar’s win over Manheim Township
On Tuesday night at Lebanon High School, Cedar senior guard Kailah Correa achieved a scoring milestone that has rarely been achieved in the history of Lebanon County girls’ basketball.
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Minus key performer, Annville-Cleona girls have come together, grown together
The Dutchmen have exceeded everyone's expectations this winter, except for maybe their own.
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ELCO Raiders’ search for their true meaning of success continues
Following an uneven regular season, the ELCO girls’ basketball team is seeking to end its campaign on an upswing.
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Beyond blazing, the Flames’ season is fire
The New Covenant Christian School’s girls’ basketball team may indeed be the best Lebanon County basketball team you’ve never heard of.
