The Manheim Central School District is a school district in
Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania
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. Manheim Central School District consists of the borough of
Manheim,
Penn Township, and
Rapho Township. Located in northwestern Lancaster County, the school district encompasses 78.2 square miles. The school district lies approximately seven miles north of the City of Lancaster, approximately eighty miles west of the City of Philadelphia and twenty-five miles east of the City of Harrisburg. In the district, there are four schools:
Manheim Central High School, Manheim Central Middle School, Doe Run Elementary School, and Baron Elementary School.
Athletics
Manheim Central currently has teams for the following sporting events:
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Baseball
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Basketball
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(Boys and Girls)
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Bowling
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Cross-country
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Field Hockey
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Football
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Golf
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Rifle
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Soccer
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(Boys and Girls)
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Softball
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Swimming
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Tennis
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(Boys and Girls)
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Track and Field
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Volleyball
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(Boys and Girls)
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Wrestling
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The conference for each of these teams vary.
Football
In 2003, the Manheim Central Barons Football team won the PIAA AAA State Championship against Pine-Richland. They were undefeated for the entire season. In the following season Manheim Central was state runners-up. In 2009 they went undefeated until the final game, the state championship game, they lost 12-7 to the Selinsgrove Seals. In 2018 the Barons were runners-up after making their way once again to the state final.
Soccer
The Manheim Central
soccer
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team had a successful 2006 season, with a record of 13-1-1. They won their section (as did the junior varsity team), lost in the semifinal of leagues, won the District III championship (defeating Hershey 2 to 1), and finally lost in the AA state championship game to defending champions South Park, 2 to 0. Their coach, Mr. Matthew Schwartz, was 2006 AA Boys Soccer Coach of the Year for Pennsylvania.
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See also
Official website*
Manheim Central High School
References
{{Lancaster County School Districts
School districts in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania