The road to a team championship wasn’t a smooth one for Halifax Area High School’s unified indoor bocce team. This week, however, the Wildcats can describe themselves in two words – Gold Medalists. Halifax has earned its first-ever title in four seasons of competing in the Greater Harrisburg Regional IUS...

This week’s Sentinel is now on sale at all regular retail outlets through Monday, March 9. Among the highlights: • Overcomers Halifax bocce ball players headed to state tournament. • Area Schools are awarded safety grants • Boys' Basketball • Kindness Rocks' • FFA Updates

SPORTS UPDATE:  Teams, individuals among top archery seeds Upper Dauphin Area has qualified for next week’s NASP state tournament as the top seed in the High School Team division. The Trojans narrowly missed the high school state title last year. However, the middle school team won the trophy. This year,...

SPORTS UPDATE: Wildcat girls earn state berth The Halifax Area High School girls’ basketball team defeated Veritas Academy, 48-33, Feb. 27 to earn a fifth-place seed in next week’s PIAA Class 1A playoffs. Coverage of the game will be published in the Sentinel’s March 3 print edition.

SPORTS UPDATES Cats headed to final; Tribe loses by a point The Halifax Area High School boys’ basketball team will face Mount Calvary Friday, Feb. 28 for the District 3, Class 1A championship. Tip off is 5:30 p.m. at Giant Center, Hershey. The Wildcats defeated Tri-Valley League rival Greenwood 47-43...

SPORTS UPDATE: Halifax wins gold in bocce event; UDA earns silver The Halifax Area High School interscholastic unified bocce team is the 2020 Greater Harrisburg Regional Tournament champion. The tournament was held Feb. 25 at Northern York High School. Halifax now advances to the state tournament Wednesday and Thursday, March...

This week’s Sentinel is now on sale at all regular retail outlets through Monday, March 2. Among the highlights: • New barracks shooting range get conditional clearance • Ron Pinchorski reflects on 40 years as Wiconisco Fire Chief • Godspell - A6 • Swimming - B1

It was Ron Pinchorski’s first fire – a mutual aid call to Williamstown. Two people were killed. ‘‘At the time, I thought, ‘What did I get myself into?’’’ he recalls. ‘‘Am I going to be able to be OK with this?’’’ The Sentinel-area native went on to serve the Wiconisco...

SPORTS UPDATE : Boys Basketball Semifinal game between Halifax & Greenwood will now be played in HALIFAX. Monday, Feb. 24 tip off is 7 p.m.

SPORTS UPDATE: Cat boys move to semis; Trojan girls’ season ends Halifax defeated Conestoga Christian 76-67 Feb. 20 in the District 3, Class 1A boys’ basketball quarterfinals. The Wildcats advance to the semifinals against Greenwood Monday, Feb. 24 at Susquenita High School. Tip off is 7 p.m. Also Feb. 20, Upper...