Thursday, May 6, 2010
District 3 changes power rating system
The PIAA District 3 committee has approved changes in its power rating system. Also, there's talk of spring football practice for high schools in Pennsylvania. Here are a couple of links.http://highschoolsports.pennlive.com/news/article/-1681397185920572910/district-3-goes-with-new-power-rating-system-on-limited-basis/
http://www.rodfrisco.com/
http://www.rodfrisco.com/
When will it be finished?
Sometime this month or next month, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and its sub-contractor McMinn's Asphalt will pave Route 441 in Columbia Borough to Washington Boro. But when?
Well, a better question might when will the intersections along the project get finished and will they be finished correctly.
For some reason, PennDOT has decided to repair the street corners and make then more handicap accessible. But its not like they weren't before. They are taking our the concrete and installing the bruick handicap accessible ramps.
And the work is of very poor quality.
At one intersection, in the area of Third and Locust streets, the corner wasn't done right. Across the street, the new curbs were installed more than three weeks ago and work hasn't been done in at least 15 days according to one business owner, whose front door is almost unaccessible. Not to mention its dangerous for those walking because they now have to walk out into the streets to cross the street.
There were also reports of a tile sidewalk damaged in one area and a building damaged in another area when they were taking the old concrete out. Also, in another area when the new concrete was poured, it was splashed on a building.
Business owners have called PennDOT about the problem and are getting no where,. Hoepfully, all the work will be done soon. There's a Memorial Day Parade upcoming along with a car show and craft show. That will look really nice when thousands visit our town.
Well, a better question might when will the intersections along the project get finished and will they be finished correctly.
For some reason, PennDOT has decided to repair the street corners and make then more handicap accessible. But its not like they weren't before. They are taking our the concrete and installing the bruick handicap accessible ramps.
And the work is of very poor quality.
At one intersection, in the area of Third and Locust streets, the corner wasn't done right. Across the street, the new curbs were installed more than three weeks ago and work hasn't been done in at least 15 days according to one business owner, whose front door is almost unaccessible. Not to mention its dangerous for those walking because they now have to walk out into the streets to cross the street.
There were also reports of a tile sidewalk damaged in one area and a building damaged in another area when they were taking the old concrete out. Also, in another area when the new concrete was poured, it was splashed on a building.
Business owners have called PennDOT about the problem and are getting no where,. Hoepfully, all the work will be done soon. There's a Memorial Day Parade upcoming along with a car show and craft show. That will look really nice when thousands visit our town.
Let's take back our streets!
Is it time that true Columbians ban together and take back our town?
Here are just a few examples of the need to take our town back.
Within about the last month, there have been numerous incidents in the 400 block of Locust Street where car windows have been broken out as the result of disagreements. At least one business had a window broken out and about two weeks ago was raided by the Lancaster County Drug Task Force and is now closing.
There was a fight Wednesday night that resulted in a car being confiscated. Not sure of there were arrests.
Earlier this week, allegedly there was another brawl in the 300 block of Walnut Street.
Tuesday and Wednesday, police were called five times to the 600 block of Plane Street for multiple fights. Yesterday and last night they were in the area four times with numerous citations for simple assault, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief issued. Tuesday night, baseball bats were the weapons of choice. Last night, apparently the weapons of choice were a crow bar, pellet gun and stun gun.
Last night, one person was take n to Lancaster General Hospital. Tuesday night, emergency crews treated at least one person.
So what is going on? Well, part of the problems deal with rental units and who landlords are renting their buildings too. The other part is dealing with illegal substances.
Those problems are not new town, but it appears to be getting bad again.
It’s time we band together and take back our streets.
We need to force our displeasure to Columbia Borough Council about these problems – with the landlords, with the tenants occupying these buildings and with drugs.
We as citizens don’t want to know what the borough is planning, but what they are going to do to combat the problem and stay on them.
We need to toughen our ordinances and tell those who are violating them they are not welcome.
If we do that and continue to press upon our borough leaders and these individuals we are serious about taking back our streets, they will get the word.
I understand that eviction proceedings have started on the property in the 600 block of Plane Street. But it shouldn’t get to that point. Landlords need to take responsibility for who they rent too and not take on someone else’s problems. If they are evicted or leave another area, not only in Columbia, but other areas a swell, that should throw the red flag up.
Perhaps, the borough needs to evict the landlords as well, as many of the problem types are from out of town.
And just don’t go to one borough council meeting. Keep going and keep asking questions and keep calling police. And, don’t be afraid to testify if needed as well.
Now let’s move on to the next problem. Yes, Columbia has a problem with skateboaders. Not all those who ride boards are bad. But it is the ones who are bad that give our town a bad name and many of them are from out of town or transients.
Late last year, a skateboard park opened in Columbia at an old warehouse on Chestnut Street between Second and Third streets. It has done its job, taken skareboarders off our streets and given them a place to go. But, .there is now a problem. Twice in the last three months there have been after hours’ events held at the facility involving loud music and alcohol. Residents of the area are furious and last Saturday an after hours party was shutdown by police from Columbia and West Hempfield Township.
Again, this needs to stop and the owners of the facility should be held accountable. This is not what Columbia Borough or residents of the area want or need.
We need to get serious about taking back are town and whatever we can do to do it, it has to be done.
If not, all the good to bring people into town and projects such as the River Park expansion and Turkey Hill Experience won’t mean a hill of beans because of the problems being created by those who are only use to one way, which isn’t the COLUMBIA WAY.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Football boosters to meet
The Columbia Football Booster Club will meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 12, at the District Administrative Center, 200 North Fifth St.Tide girls drop key game
For the Columbia girls’ softball team heading into the final four games of the regular season, the mission was simple. Win out and they make the Lancaster-Lebanon League playoffs for the first time in school history.
They entered the week tied with Annville-Cleona tied for second place in Section 4 – a game behind section leading Pequea Valley.
The cards seemed to be lined up for the Tide. They went through the first half of the Section 4 season unbeaten. Monday they won the first of their final four games over Lebanon Catholic. Today at Glatfelter Field, the Tide hosted Lancaster Catholic.
And now there is a bump in the road for the Tide as Lancaster Catholic scored a 3-2 win over Columbia.
The loss dropped the Tide to 10-4 in league play, a game behind Annville-Cleona, who they play on Friday and two games behind Pequea Valley, who plays A-C on Monday. (Columbia also has a non-league game at 10 a.m. Saturday morning with Reading Central Catholic in am American Cancer Society benefit).
So if the Tide beats A-C on Friday and Lancaster Mennonite on Monday and A-C falls to PV on Monday, the Tide gets second place. So, Friday is now the biggest game of the season.
Wednesday’s game can best be described as frustrating for the Tide. They left 14 runners on base, including the bases juiced in the third and fifth innings.
Here’s how it went at the dish for the Tide:
First inning – Jenna Plastino and Ashlyn Phillips walked with two outs and didn’t score.
Second inning: Columbia trailing 2-0 rallied to tie the game. Alexis Eckman led the inning off with a walk, moved to second on a wild pitch and made it to third on a bunt single off the bat of Emily Groft. With two outs and Emily Detz at the dish, the Tide hurler launched a long drive to center for a triple. The next batter, Valessa Carollo walked, but the two runners were left stranded.
Third inning – Phillips led the inning off with a single and with two outs, Eckman and Kayla Lambert walked to load the sacks, but Catholic was able to get out of the inning.
Fifth inning – With one out, Allison Michener reached on a bunt hit, was sacrificed to second by Eckman. Lambert then reached on an infield hit and Brittany Germer was hit by a pitch. But Catholic got out of the jam when Groft bunted into a fielder’s choice with Michener just getting tug out at the plate.
Sixth inning – Trailing 3-2, Detz and Plastino walked and with one out, Phillips ripped a sinking liner to left, which the Catholic fielder turned into a “web gem” catching the ball before it hit the grass. Then Catholic got a huge break. Michener hit a ground ball to short, it kicked off the shortstop’s glove right to Catholic third baseman, forcing Detz at third.
Seventh inning – Eckman reached on a bunt hit and Kayla Ortman batting for Lambert was hit by a pitch. Again, luck or fate was on Catholic’s side. Catholic got a fielder’s choice grounder for a force and then ended the game with a strike out and ground ball out to pull off the upset.
As for Catholic, they took advantage of their breaks in the second inning when they took a 2-0 lead.
With one out, Catholic had a batter reach on a walk and then next batter reached on a Tide error.
They plated their two runs in the inning when a batted ball went back through the box off Detz’ glove into centerfield for a hit and two runs.
Catholic didn’t get anything else going at the dish until the fifth. Two infield hits, a sacrifice an d a single to right pushed aross the go ahead run.
They entered the week tied with Annville-Cleona tied for second place in Section 4 – a game behind section leading Pequea Valley.
The cards seemed to be lined up for the Tide. They went through the first half of the Section 4 season unbeaten. Monday they won the first of their final four games over Lebanon Catholic. Today at Glatfelter Field, the Tide hosted Lancaster Catholic.
And now there is a bump in the road for the Tide as Lancaster Catholic scored a 3-2 win over Columbia.
The loss dropped the Tide to 10-4 in league play, a game behind Annville-Cleona, who they play on Friday and two games behind Pequea Valley, who plays A-C on Monday. (Columbia also has a non-league game at 10 a.m. Saturday morning with Reading Central Catholic in am American Cancer Society benefit).
So if the Tide beats A-C on Friday and Lancaster Mennonite on Monday and A-C falls to PV on Monday, the Tide gets second place. So, Friday is now the biggest game of the season.
Wednesday’s game can best be described as frustrating for the Tide. They left 14 runners on base, including the bases juiced in the third and fifth innings.
Here’s how it went at the dish for the Tide:
First inning – Jenna Plastino and Ashlyn Phillips walked with two outs and didn’t score.
Second inning: Columbia trailing 2-0 rallied to tie the game. Alexis Eckman led the inning off with a walk, moved to second on a wild pitch and made it to third on a bunt single off the bat of Emily Groft. With two outs and Emily Detz at the dish, the Tide hurler launched a long drive to center for a triple. The next batter, Valessa Carollo walked, but the two runners were left stranded.
Third inning – Phillips led the inning off with a single and with two outs, Eckman and Kayla Lambert walked to load the sacks, but Catholic was able to get out of the inning.
Fifth inning – With one out, Allison Michener reached on a bunt hit, was sacrificed to second by Eckman. Lambert then reached on an infield hit and Brittany Germer was hit by a pitch. But Catholic got out of the jam when Groft bunted into a fielder’s choice with Michener just getting tug out at the plate.
Sixth inning – Trailing 3-2, Detz and Plastino walked and with one out, Phillips ripped a sinking liner to left, which the Catholic fielder turned into a “web gem” catching the ball before it hit the grass. Then Catholic got a huge break. Michener hit a ground ball to short, it kicked off the shortstop’s glove right to Catholic third baseman, forcing Detz at third.
Seventh inning – Eckman reached on a bunt hit and Kayla Ortman batting for Lambert was hit by a pitch. Again, luck or fate was on Catholic’s side. Catholic got a fielder’s choice grounder for a force and then ended the game with a strike out and ground ball out to pull off the upset.
As for Catholic, they took advantage of their breaks in the second inning when they took a 2-0 lead.
With one out, Catholic had a batter reach on a walk and then next batter reached on a Tide error.
They plated their two runs in the inning when a batted ball went back through the box off Detz’ glove into centerfield for a hit and two runs.
Catholic didn’t get anything else going at the dish until the fifth. Two infield hits, a sacrifice an d a single to right pushed aross the go ahead run.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Hall of Fame inductees
Monday, May 3, 2010
Tide girls top Beavers
Going into Monday’s L-L League softball game with Lebanon Catholic, there were two concerns.
First, all the Tide had to do was win their final four league games and they would earn the school’s first league playoff berth.
Second, would there be any letdown by the Tide girls following Friday’s 5-4 loss to Pequea Valley.
Well, on the first point, the Tide girls knocked down the Lady Beavers, 8-2, to keep those league playoff hopes alive.
As for the second point, the letdown lasted until the sixth inning when the Tide finally broke the game open with five runs.
The Tide will host Lancaster Catholic on Wednesday, then travel to Annville-Cleona on Friday before closing out the week with a 10 a.m. Saturday non-league American Cancer Society benefit game with Reading Central Catholic. Columbia will close the regular season on Monday at home with Lancaster Mennonite.
The Tide jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, scoring in the first inning on a trio of hits by Emily Detz, Vallesa Carollo and Jenna Plastino. However, the Tide left two stranded.
Detz was in the circle for the Tide and was in control until the fourth. The Beavers scored a run with two outs on a single and double. But Detz buckled down and got one of her 15 strikeouts to end the threat. It was the first hits of the game for LC.
Columbia got two more runs in their half of the fourth. Alexis Eckman led off with a bunt single and moved to third when Brittany Germer reached on an error by Lebanon Catholic. Eckman scored when pinch-hitter Sara Burke laid down a perfect bunt and Germer scored on a wild pitch.
The Tide was now ahead 3-1, but the Beavers did not go away, pulling within 3-2 with a single tally in the sixth.
That’s also when the Tide put this one away.
Germer started the inning with a double, Kayla Lambert reached on an error and Emily Groft drove in the second run of the inning with a single. After Detz walked to load the sacks, Plastino and Allison Michener singled to score three more to end any hopes of a Lebanon Catholic win.
First, all the Tide had to do was win their final four league games and they would earn the school’s first league playoff berth.
Second, would there be any letdown by the Tide girls following Friday’s 5-4 loss to Pequea Valley.
Well, on the first point, the Tide girls knocked down the Lady Beavers, 8-2, to keep those league playoff hopes alive.
As for the second point, the letdown lasted until the sixth inning when the Tide finally broke the game open with five runs.
The Tide will host Lancaster Catholic on Wednesday, then travel to Annville-Cleona on Friday before closing out the week with a 10 a.m. Saturday non-league American Cancer Society benefit game with Reading Central Catholic. Columbia will close the regular season on Monday at home with Lancaster Mennonite.
The Tide jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, scoring in the first inning on a trio of hits by Emily Detz, Vallesa Carollo and Jenna Plastino. However, the Tide left two stranded.
Detz was in the circle for the Tide and was in control until the fourth. The Beavers scored a run with two outs on a single and double. But Detz buckled down and got one of her 15 strikeouts to end the threat. It was the first hits of the game for LC.
Columbia got two more runs in their half of the fourth. Alexis Eckman led off with a bunt single and moved to third when Brittany Germer reached on an error by Lebanon Catholic. Eckman scored when pinch-hitter Sara Burke laid down a perfect bunt and Germer scored on a wild pitch.
The Tide was now ahead 3-1, but the Beavers did not go away, pulling within 3-2 with a single tally in the sixth.
That’s also when the Tide put this one away.
Germer started the inning with a double, Kayla Lambert reached on an error and Emily Groft drove in the second run of the inning with a single. After Detz walked to load the sacks, Plastino and Allison Michener singled to score three more to end any hopes of a Lebanon Catholic win.
Baseball team says thanks
The Columbia Baseball Booster c\Club and Coaches would like to thank the Community for your support on Sunday, April 18 Chicken Barbeque and Saturday, May 1.
Our boys did their first town canvas for the Baseball team.We do not have any programs to post our patrons names, so I hope this message reaches you all.
Again thank you for your support!!!
Columbia Baseball Booster C;lub
Josie, Michele and Angie
Coach Peterson and Coach Redman
Coach Plastino and Coach Grove
Our boys did their first town canvas for the Baseball team.We do not have any programs to post our patrons names, so I hope this message reaches you all.
Again thank you for your support!!!
Columbia Baseball Booster C;lub
Josie, Michele and Angie
Coach Peterson and Coach Redman
Coach Plastino and Coach Grove
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Thankful for some great friends
I’ve been trying to write this most of the morning ever since I returned from my regular morning trip to the Daily Grind for breakfast and good conversation.Having trouble making the right words fit. More often than not, the words usually flow easily for me. It’s what I do.
So, to start with, Columbia, despite those who feel otherwise, has a lot of great, caring people, who will do anything to help out, even if you don’t ask. I am blessed with so many friends and I am very thankful for that.
I am also the type of person, who doesn’t wear their emotions on their sleeve, most of the time. If I need to cry, I try to do it in the private of my own apartment. If I need to show my frustration, I’d rather do it in the private of my own apartment. I can go to a game and not show much emotion, but I will tell you its eating away at me inside.
So this morning, I am truly blessed to have so many great friends and was extremely surprised and touched when at the Daily Grind, my friends gave me a scooter to help me get around our great town.
I had no idea and it’s usually pretty hard to keep a secret from me, but the regulars at the Daily Grind and others did just that.
I’ve been walking with the aide of a walker ever since I started therapy at the Columbia Health Center last fall. I like to walk, but the conditions of the streets and sidewalks in our town, at times, make it extremely difficult to get around. But I trudge on and on.
I don’t who all was involved with this, but I will thank them as one and individually.
I didn’t show a lot of emotion down there this morning because I was so overwhelmed and stunned that people would do this for me. That came when I got home.
Thanks much to my friends and thanks for being able to live in a great town with so many caring people.
Game to benefit cancer awareness
Friday, April 30, 2010
Arrest made in pursuit
A police pursuit, which started in Columbia and ended in Millersville, has resulted in an arrest.
http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/252724
http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/252724
Tough loss knocks Tide out of first
The Columbia girls’ softball team has done the unexpected this season.
Not only have they won 10 games for the first time in school history, but have also qualified for the District Three playoffs for the first time in school history. And, they still have a chance to qualify for the Lancaster-Lebanon League playoffs. To do that, in the immortal words of the Oakland Raiders, all they have to do is “Just Win Baby!”
But as the team grows in terms of experience and gets into position to win consistently, they still have moments where they revert back to their old ways of not making the plays.
That was the key Friday afternoon in Kinzers as the Tide battled Pequea Valley for first place in Section 4 of the L-L League. Columbia didn’t make the plays at the end and lost to the Valley Braves, 5-4 to fall out of first place.
First place now belongs to Annville-Cleona, who is 9-3 and the Braves, who are 8-3. The Tide fell to 8-4 in league play and 10-5 overall.
The Tide and Valley Braves were deadlocked entering the bottom of the seventh. With Emily Detz settling in for the Tide and the Brave mound combo of Kayla Wallace and Kasey Williams holding off the Tide, there was a strong possibility the battle for first place might be going to extra innings.
But...
Pequea Valley used some small ball to win the game. They opened the inning with their first three batters using the bunt to make the Tide field the ball. The first batter reached on a base hit and moved to second when the throw from Tide catcher Ashlyn Phillips sailed past first. Now with the winning run on second, the next PV hitter was called out for being out of the batter’s box on another bunt. Hitter number three also laid a perfect bunt down and moved to second on another error. Tide coach Brad Brubaker elected to intentionally walk the fourth batter of the inning to load the sacks. But the fifth batter of the inning found a hole over first for a bloop hit to win the game.
That wasn’t where the Tide lost this one.
They had bigger problems in the first inning as well.
Junior fireballer Emily Detz walked the first batter she faced and that, along with a couple of mistakes by the Tide, gave Pequea Valley three runs and an early lead.
The next Brave hitter laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt, allowing the previous runner to move to third. Next, a PV batter hit a ground ball to shortstop Allison Michener, who wasn’t sure what to do with the ball allowing the Braves to score. That batter, along with anther batter, who got the only hit of the inning scored, following an error by Tide second sacker Kayla Ortman.
All three runs in the inning were gift wrapped by the Tide.
In a big game such as this one, three runs might be tough to overcome. But it was no problem for the Tide against PV hurler Wallace in the second.
Freshman Phillips slugged a triple to right to start the inning. Columbia got on the board when Michener singled. Next up, Ortman reached on an error by the PV second baseman. Kayla Lambert then reached on an error to load the bases. Emily Nobile then reached on a bunt as a run scored. Alexis Eckman made the first out of the inning, grounding to second, but a run scored and the Tide was ahead, 4-3. It could have been worse, but the Tide had a runner thrown out at third.
The game started to settled down.
PV tied the game at 4-4 in the fourth on a walk and double.
In the fifth, Detz doubled and moved to third with one out, but the Tide couldn’t score.
Columbia got another runner in the sixth when Michener walked, but was left stranded.
And then it all came down to the bottom of the seventh.
Not only have they won 10 games for the first time in school history, but have also qualified for the District Three playoffs for the first time in school history. And, they still have a chance to qualify for the Lancaster-Lebanon League playoffs. To do that, in the immortal words of the Oakland Raiders, all they have to do is “Just Win Baby!”
But as the team grows in terms of experience and gets into position to win consistently, they still have moments where they revert back to their old ways of not making the plays.
That was the key Friday afternoon in Kinzers as the Tide battled Pequea Valley for first place in Section 4 of the L-L League. Columbia didn’t make the plays at the end and lost to the Valley Braves, 5-4 to fall out of first place.
First place now belongs to Annville-Cleona, who is 9-3 and the Braves, who are 8-3. The Tide fell to 8-4 in league play and 10-5 overall.
The Tide and Valley Braves were deadlocked entering the bottom of the seventh. With Emily Detz settling in for the Tide and the Brave mound combo of Kayla Wallace and Kasey Williams holding off the Tide, there was a strong possibility the battle for first place might be going to extra innings.
But...
Pequea Valley used some small ball to win the game. They opened the inning with their first three batters using the bunt to make the Tide field the ball. The first batter reached on a base hit and moved to second when the throw from Tide catcher Ashlyn Phillips sailed past first. Now with the winning run on second, the next PV hitter was called out for being out of the batter’s box on another bunt. Hitter number three also laid a perfect bunt down and moved to second on another error. Tide coach Brad Brubaker elected to intentionally walk the fourth batter of the inning to load the sacks. But the fifth batter of the inning found a hole over first for a bloop hit to win the game.
That wasn’t where the Tide lost this one.
They had bigger problems in the first inning as well.
Junior fireballer Emily Detz walked the first batter she faced and that, along with a couple of mistakes by the Tide, gave Pequea Valley three runs and an early lead.
The next Brave hitter laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt, allowing the previous runner to move to third. Next, a PV batter hit a ground ball to shortstop Allison Michener, who wasn’t sure what to do with the ball allowing the Braves to score. That batter, along with anther batter, who got the only hit of the inning scored, following an error by Tide second sacker Kayla Ortman.
All three runs in the inning were gift wrapped by the Tide.
In a big game such as this one, three runs might be tough to overcome. But it was no problem for the Tide against PV hurler Wallace in the second.
Freshman Phillips slugged a triple to right to start the inning. Columbia got on the board when Michener singled. Next up, Ortman reached on an error by the PV second baseman. Kayla Lambert then reached on an error to load the bases. Emily Nobile then reached on a bunt as a run scored. Alexis Eckman made the first out of the inning, grounding to second, but a run scored and the Tide was ahead, 4-3. It could have been worse, but the Tide had a runner thrown out at third.
The game started to settled down.
PV tied the game at 4-4 in the fourth on a walk and double.
In the fifth, Detz doubled and moved to third with one out, but the Tide couldn’t score.
Columbia got another runner in the sixth when Michener walked, but was left stranded.
And then it all came down to the bottom of the seventh.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
The Experience is a step closer
The Turkey Hill Experience at Third and Linden streets is “oh so close” to becoming a reality. At a special council meeting Wednesday night, an agreement was approved between the borough and the Columbia Economic Development Corporation and Museum Partners that will allow the project to proceed.
The last part of the process will be the actual signing of an agreement between CEDC and Museum Partners.
Wednesday’s meeting cleared the final hurdle of possible soil contamination at the property. All three parties agreed that the soil is clean and te agreement was hand delivered to Harrisburg and DEP this morning.
Settlement on the property is expected to happen sometime in the next two weeks.
Once that happens, construction is expected to start shortly there after, barring any last minute problems.
Tide girls gear up for final stretch
There’s no doubt the Columbia girls’ softball team has been the biggest surprise of the Lancaster-Lebanon League this season.
The former cellar dwellers have gone from the outhouse to the penthouse so to speak. In last place for most of the 26 years the school has played softball, the Tide finds itself in an unusual spot. Heading into the final five Section 4 games of the season, coach Brad Brubaker’s team is tied with Annville-Cleona with an 8-3 record, followed closely by Pequea Valley with a 7-3 (Pequea Valley still has a make-up game with Lancaster Mennonite) record.
Columbia can take a giant step toward a possible Section 4 title tomorrow when they open the second half of Section 4 play with a game at Pequea Valley.
The Tide scored its first win of this special season earlier by a 3-2 score over the Valley Braves.
Thursday, the Tide put themselves in position to play for first place with a 7-1 win over Northern Lebanon at Glatfelter Field. The big win came a day after the Tide was blanked by Donegal, 8-0.
The win over the Lady Vikings helped the Tide complete crossover games with a 3-3 record and improve their overall record to 10-4, which is three more wins than any CHS team ever had.
First, we’ll start with the bats. After being no hit a day earlier by Donegal’s Kelsey Hannold, the Tide banged out nine hits in the win, which was their most in their last seven games.
The “hittin inning” for the Tide Thursday was the second. They banged six hits in the inning, which helped them score six runs.
Freshman Ashlyn Phillips started the frame off with a single. Allison Michener then reached on a fielder’s choice, when the Vikings couldn’t make a play on her bunt. Now with one out, Kayla Lambert singled to score one, allowing Michener to move to third. Kayla Ortman then walked to load the sacks. Columbia almost made it 2-0 as Michener was thrown out at the dish attempting to score on a wild pitch.
No problem however.
Alexis Eckman stepped to the dish and delivered a single, which plate two runs, which was followed by a three bagger off the bat of Emily Detz to score Ortman and Eckman. Detz scored when Vallessa Carollo singled and she came home on a double off the bat of Jenna Plastino, who was thrown out at third trying to stretch the hit into a triple.
All the sudden, it was 6-0 and with sharp shooter Detz rebounding from an off game the day before against Donegal in the circle, all was well with the Tide.
Well, a bunt single and double in the third got one run back for the Vikings, but that’s all they would get.
Detz struck out 17 (two reached on strike out/wild pitches and walked two. Northern Lebanon thanks to some loose defense by the Tide got two more runners on in the fourth, but didn’t score. They also got two runners in the sixth on a Tide error and strike out/wild pitch, but didn’t score.
At the plate, the Tide was “oh so” close to breaking this one open.
In the fourth, Ortman singled with one out and moved to third on a couple of wild pitches. Detz then walked but was thrown out trying to go to second for the third out following the walk.
Columbia scored its seventh run in the fifth. Carollo singled and scored, but Columbia loaded the bases o a couple of walks and a hit batter, only to have another runner cut down at the plate, attempting to score on an infield out.
But in the seventh, Detz strongly closed the game with her final two strikeouts and a pop out to Michener at short.
After playing PV tomorrow, the Tide has winnable games Monday and Wednesday with Lancaster Mennonite and Lancaster Catholic, both at home, before traveling to Annville-Cleona next Friday.
Depending upon what happens tomorrow, there may never be a bigger game in Columbia softball history.
The former cellar dwellers have gone from the outhouse to the penthouse so to speak. In last place for most of the 26 years the school has played softball, the Tide finds itself in an unusual spot. Heading into the final five Section 4 games of the season, coach Brad Brubaker’s team is tied with Annville-Cleona with an 8-3 record, followed closely by Pequea Valley with a 7-3 (Pequea Valley still has a make-up game with Lancaster Mennonite) record.
Columbia can take a giant step toward a possible Section 4 title tomorrow when they open the second half of Section 4 play with a game at Pequea Valley.
The Tide scored its first win of this special season earlier by a 3-2 score over the Valley Braves.
Thursday, the Tide put themselves in position to play for first place with a 7-1 win over Northern Lebanon at Glatfelter Field. The big win came a day after the Tide was blanked by Donegal, 8-0.
The win over the Lady Vikings helped the Tide complete crossover games with a 3-3 record and improve their overall record to 10-4, which is three more wins than any CHS team ever had.
First, we’ll start with the bats. After being no hit a day earlier by Donegal’s Kelsey Hannold, the Tide banged out nine hits in the win, which was their most in their last seven games.
The “hittin inning” for the Tide Thursday was the second. They banged six hits in the inning, which helped them score six runs.
Freshman Ashlyn Phillips started the frame off with a single. Allison Michener then reached on a fielder’s choice, when the Vikings couldn’t make a play on her bunt. Now with one out, Kayla Lambert singled to score one, allowing Michener to move to third. Kayla Ortman then walked to load the sacks. Columbia almost made it 2-0 as Michener was thrown out at the dish attempting to score on a wild pitch.
No problem however.
Alexis Eckman stepped to the dish and delivered a single, which plate two runs, which was followed by a three bagger off the bat of Emily Detz to score Ortman and Eckman. Detz scored when Vallessa Carollo singled and she came home on a double off the bat of Jenna Plastino, who was thrown out at third trying to stretch the hit into a triple.
All the sudden, it was 6-0 and with sharp shooter Detz rebounding from an off game the day before against Donegal in the circle, all was well with the Tide.
Well, a bunt single and double in the third got one run back for the Vikings, but that’s all they would get.
Detz struck out 17 (two reached on strike out/wild pitches and walked two. Northern Lebanon thanks to some loose defense by the Tide got two more runners on in the fourth, but didn’t score. They also got two runners in the sixth on a Tide error and strike out/wild pitch, but didn’t score.
At the plate, the Tide was “oh so” close to breaking this one open.
In the fourth, Ortman singled with one out and moved to third on a couple of wild pitches. Detz then walked but was thrown out trying to go to second for the third out following the walk.
Columbia scored its seventh run in the fifth. Carollo singled and scored, but Columbia loaded the bases o a couple of walks and a hit batter, only to have another runner cut down at the plate, attempting to score on an infield out.
But in the seventh, Detz strongly closed the game with her final two strikeouts and a pop out to Michener at short.
After playing PV tomorrow, the Tide has winnable games Monday and Wednesday with Lancaster Mennonite and Lancaster Catholic, both at home, before traveling to Annville-Cleona next Friday.
Depending upon what happens tomorrow, there may never be a bigger game in Columbia softball history.
Lock your vehicles
Columbia Police are asking people to lock their vehicles and not leave anything of value in them.
Recently police have received a number of reports of vehicle break-ins in all areas of the town.
Police said there have been 15 reports in the last two weeks in the area of South 13th Street.
Police are asking residents if they do leave something in their vehicle, not to leave it in view of someone walking past the vehicle, who could look in and steal it.
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Recently police have received a number of reports of vehicle break-ins in all areas of the town.
Police said there have been 15 reports in the last two weeks in the area of South 13th Street.
Police are asking residents if they do leave something in their vehicle, not to leave it in view of someone walking past the vehicle, who could look in and steal it.
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Police issue scam warning
Columbia Police are warning residents about a scam going through the community.
Police said residents are receiving phone calls telling them they have won money, but there is a catch.
The callers, police said, ask the victims to send money to a place or seek information on bank accounts. The victims are also told an UPS delivery person will deliver a package to their home and the victims are ask to send money via Western Union to a certain place, "if they want to ever win anything so it could be entered into a contest."
Police said people just don't call residents to ask you to send money to get the winnings.
If anyone has been a victim of this, please call police at 684-7735.
Police said residents are receiving phone calls telling them they have won money, but there is a catch.
The callers, police said, ask the victims to send money to a place or seek information on bank accounts. The victims are also told an UPS delivery person will deliver a package to their home and the victims are ask to send money via Western Union to a certain place, "if they want to ever win anything so it could be entered into a contest."
Police said people just don't call residents to ask you to send money to get the winnings.
If anyone has been a victim of this, please call police at 684-7735.
Weekly Columbia police reports
CRYSTAL L. STOUGH, 27, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, ON ROUTE 30 EAST AND ROUTE 441, AT 4:41 P.M, APRIL 19.
JESUS HARRERA-LLANES, 53, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR DRIVERS REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED AT ROUTE 30 EAST AND ROUTE 441, AT 6:18 P.M., APRIL 20,
LISA M. O'REILLY, 49, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, IN THE 400 BLOCK OF UNION STREET, AT 4 A.M., APRIL 23.
EDWARD LEE HAMILTON, 24, OF LANCASTER, WAS CITED FOR OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION AND FOR OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOU8T OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE OF EMISSIONS INSPECTION, AT ROUTE 30 AND ROUTE 441, AT 5:26 P.M., APRIL 25.
JUSTIN CARRELL BUER, 28, OF YORK, WAS CITED FOR OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE, AT THIRD. AND LINDEN STREETS, AT 1030 A.M., APRIL 24.
JANIS E. GIVEN, 38, OF CONESTOGA, WAS CITED FOR OPERATION OF UNREGISTERED VEHICLE, AT SOUTH FRONT AND PLANE STREETS, AT 12:38 A.M., APRIL 24.
HEIDI LYNN SMITH, 35, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR REGISTRATION AND CERTIFICATION OF TITLE REQUIRED, IN THE 200 BLOCK OF UNION STREET, AT 4 P.M., APRIL 24.
MICHAEL J. LESCHKE, JR., 40, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, IN THE 300 BLOCK OF SOUTH THIRD. STREET, AT 9:33 P.M., APRIL 24.
VINCENT M. MELEY, 27, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED, IN THE 200 BLOCK OF NORTH SECOND. STREET, AT 8:44 P.M., APRIL 23.
JUSTIN BARTON HIRNEISEN, 21, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS IN THE 400 BLOCK OF UNION STREET, AT 10:43 P.M., APRIL 24.
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SHANE WESLEY BILLINGS, 32, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CHARGED WITH FLEEING AND ELUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING, FOUR COUNTS OF STOP SIGNS AND YIELDS SIGNS, OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, AND RECKLESS DRIVING, AT 4:58.P.M., APRIL 27.
HE WAS ARRAIGNED AT CENTRAL ARRAIGNMENT IN LANCASTER, AND COMMITTED IN LEIU OF $25,000 STRAIGHT BAIL TO LANCASTER COUNTY PRISON.
JOHN LEWIS YOHE, JR., 21, OF COLUMBIA, WAS CITED FOR DRIVERS REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED, IN THE 300 BLOCK OF LOCUST STREET, AT 7:49 P.M., APRIL 28.
Park Rangers to work at Janson's Park
On Saturday, May 8, the Columbia Park Rangers will work at Janson Park. Rangers will assemble at 8 a.m. at South Sixth and Cherry Streets. The four-hour work session will be a general cleanup of the park and the community-built play area in the park's northwest corner.
Over the past decade the Janson Foundation, legacy of the Janson Brothers, has not only gradually replaced the older trees with new ones, but also added even more strategically placed ones. When mature these trees will provide shade for both spectators and those taking a break from the baseball, football, soccer, and basketball games that assure the park's use in all seasons.
With general cleanups such as this the Rangers help to maintain these trees.
Over the past decade the Janson Foundation, legacy of the Janson Brothers, has not only gradually replaced the older trees with new ones, but also added even more strategically placed ones. When mature these trees will provide shade for both spectators and those taking a break from the baseball, football, soccer, and basketball games that assure the park's use in all seasons.
With general cleanups such as this the Rangers help to maintain these trees.
TMI generators move
The TMI generators from the 1979 accident at TMI are on the move.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Weekend activities in Columbia
Here are a list of weekend activities in Columbia.
The Columbia Borough Shade Tree Commission and the Columbia Tree Society will hold their 19th annual Arbor Day celebration on Friday, April 30 at Locust Street Park, located at Fifth and Locust Streets, starting at 6 p..m.
Andy Ohrel, president of the Old Columbia Public Grounds Company, which maintains and oversees the park, will serve as master of ceremonies.
Columbia High School Senior Hillary Marie Glenn will recite Joyce Kilmer’s poem Trees. Hillary is the daughter of Kerry D. Glenn and the late Melissa A. Glenn.
The Susquehanna Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame will hold its 2010 induction banquet will take place on Saturday, May 1, at the Susquehanna Fire Company.
Tickets for the banquet are available by contacting Rich Gerfin at 684-4772 after 6 p.m.
The inductees are:
Ron Caulwell, former athletic director at Columbia High School.
Gayne Deshler, former football coach and athletic director at Donegal High School.
Glenn Robinson, basketball coach at F&M.
John Thomas, former Columbia wrestler.
Leslie Bair Vink, former gymnast at Hempfield.
Mike Wolfgang, former Columbia football player will be honored as the deceased inductee.
Columbia High School's annual May Day celebration will be held this year on Saturday, May 1 at the Park Elementary School.
It starts at 6 p.m.
The senior court will be Katrina Russell, Sarah Leader, Emily Nobile, Sara Burke, Julia Melbert, Cami Kronenwetter, Allison Michener and Victoria Kuhn.
The event is sponsored by Student Council.
The Columbia Borough Shade Tree Commission and the Columbia Tree Society will hold their 19th annual Arbor Day celebration on Friday, April 30 at Locust Street Park, located at Fifth and Locust Streets, starting at 6 p..m.
Andy Ohrel, president of the Old Columbia Public Grounds Company, which maintains and oversees the park, will serve as master of ceremonies.
Columbia High School Senior Hillary Marie Glenn will recite Joyce Kilmer’s poem Trees. Hillary is the daughter of Kerry D. Glenn and the late Melissa A. Glenn.
The Susquehanna Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame will hold its 2010 induction banquet will take place on Saturday, May 1, at the Susquehanna Fire Company.
Tickets for the banquet are available by contacting Rich Gerfin at 684-4772 after 6 p.m.
The inductees are:
Ron Caulwell, former athletic director at Columbia High School.
Gayne Deshler, former football coach and athletic director at Donegal High School.
Glenn Robinson, basketball coach at F&M.
John Thomas, former Columbia wrestler.
Leslie Bair Vink, former gymnast at Hempfield.
Mike Wolfgang, former Columbia football player will be honored as the deceased inductee.
Columbia High School's annual May Day celebration will be held this year on Saturday, May 1 at the Park Elementary School.
It starts at 6 p.m.
The senior court will be Katrina Russell, Sarah Leader, Emily Nobile, Sara Burke, Julia Melbert, Cami Kronenwetter, Allison Michener and Victoria Kuhn.
The event is sponsored by Student Council.
Tide swept by Catholic
In a make-up Section 3 track meet, Columbia was swept by Lancaster Catholic.
Catholic won the boys' meet, 120-29, with sophomore Derek Zercher winning the 1,600 and 3,200.
Catholic also won the girls' meet, 127-18 with Nicole Bowman winning the high jump and Kelsey Ulrich winning the discus.
The Tide is scheduled to compete in the Stan Morgan Invitational on Saturday in Carlisle.
Catholic won the boys' meet, 120-29, with sophomore Derek Zercher winning the 1,600 and 3,200.
Catholic also won the girls' meet, 127-18 with Nicole Bowman winning the high jump and Kelsey Ulrich winning the discus.
The Tide is scheduled to compete in the Stan Morgan Invitational on Saturday in Carlisle.
Tide girls are no hit
A wind-swept field was the least of Columbia's problems as Tide hitter after hitter faced Donegal ace Kelsey Hannold Wednesday afternoon in Mount Joy.
The Indians' junior pitcher hurled a 10 strikeout no-hitter against Columbia and went 3-4 from the plate, including two RBI as Section 3 frontrunner Donegal shutout Columbia 7-0.
One bright spot on the afternoon was freshman Valessa Carollo, who entered the game in fourth relieving Emily Detz in the pitching circle. Carollo struck out 3 and did not yield an earned run in relief.
Columbia concludes its Section 3 / 4 crossover schedule on Thursday when the Tide hosts Northern Lebanon at 4:15 pm.
The Indians' junior pitcher hurled a 10 strikeout no-hitter against Columbia and went 3-4 from the plate, including two RBI as Section 3 frontrunner Donegal shutout Columbia 7-0.
One bright spot on the afternoon was freshman Valessa Carollo, who entered the game in fourth relieving Emily Detz in the pitching circle. Carollo struck out 3 and did not yield an earned run in relief.
Columbia concludes its Section 3 / 4 crossover schedule on Thursday when the Tide hosts Northern Lebanon at 4:15 pm.
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