LEBANON COUNTY
Steve Keller steps down
After four years as the Elco girls’ soccer coach, Steve Keller stepped down at the end of this past season.
Keller had a 57-30-1 record with the Raiders, who won the Lancaster-Lebanon League Section III title this past fall. He was named the L-L III Coach of the Year.
Elco was 13-6 and reached the District 3-AA playoffs this year, beating West York before falling to Brandywine Heights in the quarterfinals.
Elco was also a district finalist and state quarterfinalist in the spring of 2011. That year Raiders lost to two perennial powers, Trinity in districts and Cumberland Valley in states.
Top scorers in the fall
Athletes from Palmyra know how to put the ball in the goal, or net, or cage, or whatever the desired target is.
This autumn, the top scorer in Lebanon County in girls’ soccer, and top four scorers in field hockey, were Cougars.
In field hockey, Katie Dembrowski led the way with nine goals and 10 assists for a total of 28 points. She was followed by her teammates Megan Miller (10-7-27), Amber Bailey (8-2-18) and Kendal Kreider (6-5-17).
The top non-Palmyra scorers were both from Annville-Cleona. Brooke Shyda (8-1-17) tied Kreider on the list, and next was Barb Inman (6-3-15).
In girls’ soccer, Madison Good bested the field with her 28 goals and seven assists, giving her 63 points for the Cougars.
Coming in second was Cedar Crest’s Gabby Boehmer (26-8-60), followed by her Falcon teammate Haleigh Echard (15-12-42).
Fourth in the county was Palmyra’s Hannah Soucy (8-8-24).
In boys’ soccer, however, the Cougars were shutout of the top four.
The top scorer on the pitch in Lebanon County was Sam Soliday of A-C, with 19 goals and six assists for 44 total points.
Northern Lebanon’s Darrin Shirk (15-8-38) was second.
Jared DeSandies (13-1-27) of Lebanon finished in third, and David Brooks (6-13-25) of Northern Lebanon was fourth.
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