Cedar Crest graduate Gio Mancino's stint with Harrisburg's Capital City Islanders is an initial step in his pursuit of a professional soccer career.
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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Northern Lebanon’s Scott Kyper does all the things that good athletic directors do
Athletic directors like Northern Lebanon's Scott Kyper play an invaluable, but sometimes under appreciated, role in the overall education experience.
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Cedar Crest track and field coach Rob Bare would go 50,000 miles to help a kid
Cedar Crest head track and field coach Rob Bare's running career recently surpassed the 50,000-mile plateau.
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Swisher scholarship searching for students who want to be like Mike
The deadline for applying for the annual Mike Swisher Scholarship is right around the corner.
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As roles and relationships have become more refined, ELCO has elevated its play
Following years of developing their softball program, the Raiders are starting to realize dividends on the varsity level.
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There’s a lot of lifting up going on inside the Cedar Crest High School weight room
Weight training has become an integral behind-the-scenes aspect of high school sports.
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Lebanon City-County All-Stars’ 1993 state title run remembered 30 years later
Manager Denny Wagner led a unified group of Lebanon City-County all-stars to the 1993 Pennsylvania VFW Teener Baseball championship.
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LCGA’s 2025 schedule affords county players opportunities to play local golf
The Lebanon County Golf Association announced its 2025 tournament schedule, featuring five events across local courses including the return of Iron Valley and Royal Oaks to the rotation after more than a decade’s absence.
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Jon Shay is the kind of foundational player upon which programs are built
Senior Jon Shay's influence on the culture at Annville-Cleona transcends sports.
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ELCO’s Brett Wenger explores the other side of athletics as PIAA junior official
Through a PIAA initiative, Brett Wenger has come to know what it's like to be a basketball referee
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Thomas Jordan’s life-altering 2003 state championship earns hall of fame honors
At the PIAA Championships at Shippensburg's Seth Grove Stadium in May, Thomas Jordan will become the first Cedar Crest athlete to be inducted into the Pennsylvania Track and Field Hall of Fame.
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Maturity, mental growth lead Northern Lebanon junior to wrestling breakthrough
Earlier this month at Hershey’s Giant Center, Northern Lebanon junior Sam Wolford finished second in the Class AA 114-pound weight class at the PIAA Wrestling Championships.
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Winds of change blow Flying Dutchmen football program in new direction
Late last month, J.R. Drake resigned somewhat unexpectedly as the head coach of the Lebanon Valley College football program.
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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.
