Cards, Rockies going in opposite directions
Published May 11, 2008, 12:01 AM EST
by PAULA WOLF, Wheelchair Quarterback
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA
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With the major-league baseball season nearing the first-quarter mark, here are some surprises — pleasant and otherwise — that have emerged so far. • Through Friday, St. Louis' 22-15 record was tied for second behind Arizona's for tops in the National League. The Diamond......
The Internet is the most important invention of any of our lifetimes. But that doesn't change this: My life and your life and American life would be worse without newspapers.
Published May 11, 2008, 12:01 AM EST
by MIKE GROSS, Sports Writer
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA
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Question: I'm a fiftyish white male male sportswriter, so how come I'm not as angry as Buzz Bissinger? Answer: Because maybe no one is. Bissinger, who wrote the book "Friday Night Lights," on which the TV show is based, was part of a panel discussion on sports blogs on HBO's "Costas Now," ......
Woods and Waters
Published May 8, 2008, 12:02 AM EST
by P.J. REILLY, Staff
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Proposal would allot percentage of sales tax to state wildlife agencies•••Take a drive up to State Game Lands 156 near Brickerville on a pleasant, spring Sunday afternoon.Odds are you'll find the parking lots surrounding the ......
Woods and Waters
Published May 8, 2008, 12:01 AM EST
by P.J. REILLY, Staff
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• Sat., May 10 - Conewago Rod & Gun Club practice trap shoot from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.• Sat., May 10 - Cocalico Sportsmen Assoc.'s skeet shoot begins at noon. Fee is $3.• Sat., May 10 - Manheim Sports......
The Susquehanna Flats sports a worldclass striped bass catch-and-release fishery only an hour from Lancaster. But fishing has been on the decline for years now. What's wrong?
Published May 6, 2008, 9:23 AM EST
by AD CRABLE, Outdoor Trails
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For nine years now, Lancaster County anglers have been blessed to have a world-class fishery in their backyard.
Just over an hour's drive from the city, the Susquehanna River empties into the head of the Chesapeake Bay on what's called the Susquehanna Flats.
Here, each spring, o......
Published May 4, 2008, 12:01 AM EST
by PAULA WOLF, Wheelchair Quarterback
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA
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Well, the 2008 NFL draft is history, and the Eagles picked none of the players I wrote about in my column two weeks ago. Figures. I'm not super-thrilled with the strategy the Birds pursued, especially since they didn't get a safety in the early rounds, a position that really...
Woods and Waters
Published May 1, 2008, 12:02 AM EST
by P.J. REILLY, Staff
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Ephrata man has sights on 100,000th trap-shooting target•••Becoming a great trap shooter requires more than just skill with a shotgun.It demands mental strength.Nearly anyone can develop the aiming prowess needed to regula......
Published April 29, 2008, 2:38 PM EST
by AD CRABLE, Outdoor Trails
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It's been a wild two weeks since I invited the public to help find Lancaster's elusive peregrine falcons.
Respond you did.
I got reports of peregrine sightings in East Hempfield Township, School Lane Hills, Millersville and the city.
Several turned out to be hawks. Researching......
Published April 29, 2008, 2:10 PM EST
by AD CRABLE, Outdoor Trails
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Fire from an errant machine gun round has burned about 50 acres of the only known regal fritillary butterfly home in the northeastern United States at Fort Indiantown Gap.
Military officials said the fire occurred during training exercises between March 28 and April 18.
Joe Hovis, a milita......
Published April 27, 2008, 12:01 AM EST
by PAULA WOLF, Wheelchair Quarterback
LANCASTER COUNTY, PA
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Here are some random thoughts on a few sports-related topics: • I was a channel-flipper extraordinaire Tuesday night, clicking from the Flyers' decisive game against the Capitals, to the NBA playoff contest featuring the Cavaliers and the Wizards, to cable coverage of the Pennsylvania ......
