Demolition has begun at the Red Lion Hotel as plans to replace it with a 441-unit apartment building move forward Crews have been at work at 1501 Arlington Blvd, demolishing brick structures built in the 1950s as Reston-based Orr Partners plans to build an eight-story apartment building on the 2.2-acre site Construction on the project in the Radnor-Fort Myer Heights neighborhood is expected to wrap up in fall 2027 The Arlington County Board approved redevelopment plans in January 2024. In addition to demolishing the Red Lion Hotel, which opened as the Best Western Iwo Jima hotel in 1958 the project will replace the Ellis Arms and Williamsburg apartments While demolition is removing some existing market-rate affordable units the developer has proposed to replace them with 24 on-site committed affordable units The project is expected to include 256 parking spaces at a ratio of 0.58 spaces per unit Orr Partners took over never-realized plans to build a 10-story condo tower and a 12-story hotel on the site, which the County Board approved in 2019. A public review process for current redevelopment plans kicked off in August 2023 A Red Lion man avoided trial by admitting he sexually abused a juvenile six years ago pleaded guilty Thursday to felony counts of statutory sexual assault of a minor four to eight years younger than him and corruption of minors sexual assault and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child were withdrawn as part of plea MORE: Man polluted holy water with urine at St. Patrick Catholic Church in York, police allege Hanover couple now trial-bound in elder abuse case York County Court of Common Pleas Judge Joseph Adams ordered Frey to undergo a sex offender assessment and registration Frey made his plea while he was in court for a hearing on whether to list his case as ready for trial He was charged in this case in November 2023 following an investigation that spanned a couple of years and two counties MORE: Photos of wife's injuries over two years lead to charges against York County man MORE: Future of USGS facility in York County is still a mystery MORE: Penn State Health joins growing list of hospital systems banning some forms of gender-affirming care The case was later transferred to the Pennsylvania State Police in York for investigation Attempted burglary: In between the report and the filing of charges, Frey had admitted to his role in an attempted burglary that involved gunfire were accused of trying to break into a home along West Howard Street in Red Lion in September 2021 >> Please consider subscribing to support local journalism.  and the witness followed into York Township police alleged someone in Frey’s car fired a gun at the truck Frey was later kicked out of his car as his accomplices stole it and drove off followed by the arrests of the other three Frey was initially charged with attempted homicide on top of burglary conspiracy and reckless endangerment charges He pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor reckless endangerment count in July 2022 and received a time-served sentence for the 33 days he spent at York County Prison following his arrest Frey was rearrested when the child sexual assault charges were filed in November 2023 Court documents show he was free on a $25,000 bond when he pleaded guilty this week — Reach Aimee Ambrose at aambrose@yorkdispatch.com Red Lion's Splash Pad — a popular summer attraction for families — is closing The borough made the announcement Thursday including rising maintenance costs and needed repairs Officials had to close the splash pad at Fairmount Park multiple times last year because of elevated bacteria levels The concrete pad has become prone to cracks from natural deterioration which is accelerated by the freeze and thaw cycles and the use of chlorine The cracks allow bacteria to infiltrate the system Repairs to the surface of the splash pad as well as a knee wall to prevent further bacteria infiltration is estimated at $150,000 It also costs about $15,000 to maintain the splash pad for three months during the summer a spray feature isn't working because of leaks beneath the pad "After careful evaluation of both the financial burden and the condition of the splash pad the Red Lion Borough Council has determined that the splash pad has reached the end of its useful life," the post states "Continuing to invest in repairs and maintenance has become an unsustainable strain on the taxpayers of Red Lion Borough." has attracted families from York County and beyond to cool off on a hot day Codorus State Park in southwestern York County has a splash pad at its pool What will replace the Red Lion Splash Pad?Red Lion Borough said in the Facebook post that it will be taking ideas from the community about what should replace the splash pad at Fairmount Park The borough said it plans to scheduled a meeting to gather input "Our goal is to find a solution that’s easier to maintain serves the needs of the Red Lion community and ensures we can continue to offer great amenities without raising taxes," the post states "We’ll also be exploring grant opportunities to help bring this vision to life Stay tuned – we can’t wait to hear your thoughts and work together on this exciting new chapter!" state police Trooper Jose Garcia and his partner were dispatched to a residence in the first block of East Broadway in Red Lion responding to a call from a neighbor reporting doors slamming and people yelling and banging on the walls he and his partner couldn't get anyone to answer the door but they heard shouting and screaming emanating from the building's third floor Garcia went to the rear of the house and spotted blood on the porch he saw "the kitchen floor was covered in blood accompanied by bloody handprints on the walls." The discovery led to a complicated scene that resulted in a 34-year-old Red Lion woman being charged with attempted homicide and related charges Garcia encountered a man named Slyn Ronny Flores Sotos and a woman later identified as the suspect where she was found with knife wounds to her neck Stern told the trooper that she and Benites got into a fight which began when Benites was banging on the third-floor bedroom door demanding to be let in holding a knife to her neck and threatening to cut her throat and chest while demanding she leave the house Stern grabbed Benites' hair and was able to escape Benites pursued her down the steps to the kitchen More crime news: 31-year-old Spring Garden Twp. man charged with raping 5-year-old girl The Spanos case: Lawyer for defendant accused of defamation in Spanos lawsuit calls it 'frivolous' Benites grabbed two knives from the kitchen sink and chased Stern yelling "I'm going to kill you" at the victim Benites was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of simple assault She was placed in York County Prison without bail An Indiana woman faces felony charges in connection with an alleged phishing scheme that resulted in the theft of more than $65,000 from Red Lion borough Phishing is the fraudulent practice of sending emails or other messages purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals or organizations to reveal personal information Pennsylvanians lost $224 million to scammers in 2023 — although that estimate is likely lower than the actual figure given the fact that such crimes often go underreported prompting a Pennsylvania State Police investigation was ultimately charged with receiving stolen property and engaging in financial transactions with the knowledge that the property was obtained via unlawful activity Red Lion Borough Manager Michelle Poole said the borough was fortunate to be insured and was able to recover the funds stolen Poole said that the borough employees that were in place when the phishing scheme took place are no longer with the borough >> Please consider subscribing to support local journalism.     who was assistant borough manager at the time said she was only a peripheral observer when the phishing scheme happened “I can tell you that I remember the previous treasurer saying ‘I’ve got to pay this bill and they're not taking a check’ and the manager and her discussing it," she said Poole said borough officials were as shocked as anyone when they saw on social media that authorities had found the person who is allegedly responsible She said investigators had not informed the borough about any progress made in the investigation it will be paid to the insurance company and not to us,” she said MORE: Three Maryland men face felony charges for alleged $17K chip theft from Hollywood Casino York MORE: Buyers compete for homes under $300K in York County as affordability slips further away MORE: Kreutz Creek Library to host local authors event March 29 safety meetings are held and safety training is done monthly with borough personnel "Safety training includes cybersecurity," Poole said Borough personnel are trained on not only security pertaining to borough email accounts "All of us have to be cautious about everything we respond to," Poole said the borough had been ordered by a judge to pay the fees to Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers Inc. who had been secured by the owner of a warehouse who claimed that a parking lot the borough built next to his warehouse had caused structural damage to the building The engineers had been hired by the warehouse owner and the borough to examine the issue The engineering company was represented by the law firm Siana Law and acted as a go between with the engineering company and the borough the borough had been in contact with someone via email saying they were with Siana Law and needed to collect on an invoice on behalf of Navarro & Wright Bank routing information was sent to the borough so that the wire transfer could be performed a wire transfer was completed to that bank account When the borough emailed the real person at Siana Law borough officials found the emails they were sent were not from the real person’s email and the borough may have been the victim of wire fraud Siana Law confirmed with Navarro & Wright they had not received any payment from the borough on any invoices The investigation found that the fraudulent emails sent to the borough were from an address that was slightly different from Siana Law’s email address emails were exchanged between both legitimate and fraudulent persons with the fraudulent persons representing themselves as legitimate employees of Siana Law and Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers Inc Further investigation found the registered mailing address for email domain of the fraudulent email accounts was in Iceland The fraudulent email accounts for both Navarro & Wright and Siana Law had been registered on March 19 eventually traced Red Lion borough’s wire transfer to Golston-McNair’s bank account A bank statement allegedly indicated that on April 12 a wire transfer for more than $65,000 was placed in the account The statement also indicated more than $135,000 in deposits and more than $135,000 in withdrawals had allegedly been made between March and April The rapid movement of large sums of money into and out of this account is indicative of money laundering activity More: York County Republican lawmakers back host of anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the legislature More: Pa. Rep. Wendy Fink, invoking Trump, threatens funding cuts for Eastern York over anti-LGBTQ+ policy More: Truck driver set to face trial in fatal Route 30 chain-reaction crash Bank records allegedly indicated there were also other large sums of money going in and out of the account who allegedly told them she was aware of the wire transfers going into the account She told investigators via voicemail she wouldn’t talk to investigators without having an attorney present but left no information about her attorney A letter was sent to Golston-McNair regarding the investigation on Feb Court records indicate the case against Golston-McNair is inactive scammers often use email or text messages — often from institutions that the recipient knows or trusts — to steal passwords account numbers or Social Security numbers People can avoid getting scammed by looking for key indicators — even if the header appears to be from a company the recipient knows Here are some ways people can protect themselves from phishing If you received a phishing email, you can forward it to the FTC's Anti-Phishing Working Group at reportphishing@apwg.org. Text messages can be forwarded to SPAM (7726). Phishing attempts can also be reported to the FTC at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ Poole said she's glad the authorities were able to find the person responsible for the theft in Red Lion “It’s so sad that these days everybody can fall victim to that stuff,” she said “Every time I read a text or a message from that says it's from your bank or whoever you say to yourself should I do that or not do that The Harrisburg Palestine Coalition protested in front General Dynamics in Red Lion on April 15 They hoped to bring awareness to the war in Gaza about 16 protesters carried signs and Palestinian flags and communicated with the aid of a bullhorn outside a very still General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems plant on East High Street in Red Lion thinking there would be some activity at the plant An occasional honk came from a passing car and at one point two passing police cruisers slowed down and then left "We are here today because General Dynamics is the fifth largest arms manufacturer in the world They are responsible for producing bombs that are being sent to commit genocide in Palestine We are here to demand that they stop producing these weapons of genocide .. that there be a full arms embargo from the United States to Israel so that the Palestinian people can be free so that they can live." Zachary Seitz came out of his house not happy about the informational picket and had good things to say about General Dynamics adding that his family did contract work for them in the 1990s If they went to Palestine they'd find they didn't have these rights I am a student of history and I wouldn't mess with the Jewish people." the group continued chants with strong words cutting into the silence of the blustery wind and the motionless factory while sometimes softening the approach to appeal to the passing community "The workers (from General Dynamics) who are involved with this they have more in common with the people who are being killed by the bombs they produce then they have in common with the millionaires and billionaires who are exploiting their labor to produce those bombs," Keisling said More: Parking lot dispute ends with Red Lion victimized in elaborate 'phishing' scam: police The protest in Red Lion was part of a nationwide protest According to Reuters Palestinian health authorities say Israel's ground and air campaign in Gaza has killed more than 50,000 people An arms manufacturer in Red Lion will be the target of protests from a pro-Palestinian group Tuesday opposing the company’s arms shipments to Israel in its ongoing war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip Protests have broken out across the United States following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in the wake of a Hamas terrorist attack on Oct that left 1,200 dead and resulted in some 251 people being taken into Gaza as hostages more than 46,000 Palestinians have died and another 109,000 have been wounded in Israeli bombing of Gaza The Israeli military reported that 840 of its soldiers have been killed since the Oct The Harrisburg Palestine Coalition plans to start picketing against General Dynamics for their participation in what the coalition describes as a genocide of the Palestinian people A General Dynamics spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment a member of the Harrisburg Palestine Coalition said the picketing will be the start of an ongoing presence at the plant to protest what is happening in the Middle East The group is demanding a full embargo of arms shipments to Israel from the United States Additional pickets at the General Dynamics Red Lion plant are also planned for April 24 “The plan is to have a regular presence at General Dynamics to apply pressure,” he said “There is going to be pressure applied to companies that supply General Dynamics and allow them to create these weapons.”  MORE: Oklahoma man charged with allegedly delivering drugs that caused York County man's death MORE: Eastern York considers changing policy to align with anti-LGBTQ+ views MORE: York County extends deadline for release of 911 recordings from UPMC hostage crisis the fifth-largest arms manufacturer in the world was targeted because they are responsible for producing weapons being sent to Israel to commit geocide in Gaza “The two most effective ways that Americans can put a stop to the genocide is to cut off the money and cut off the weapons,” Keisling said Because of General Dynamics’ direct involvement in Gaza as well as their significant presence in Pennsylvania they were a logical choice for us to choose to protest.”  Keisling said the picketing in Red Lion is a part of coordinated protests at General Dynamics plants and offices across Pennsylvania by various pro-Palestinian groups What the picketers hope to accomplish is not only to send a message to the company but also to give workers at those facilities something to think about “Having a conversation with those workers about the impact that their work has on fellow workers around the world is a very different conversation than one with the multi-millionaires who are higher up in the company that are less interested in the human cost of what they are doing,” he said Harrisburg Palestine Coalition is not anticipating any counter protests during their picketing of General Dynamics “Supporters of Israel know that the state supports them,” he said “They don’t feel the need to come out and counter us because they know that the government and the institutions that hold power are already on their side.”  President Donald Trump's administration has arrested and revoked the visas of pro-Palestinian protesters such as Mahmoud Khalil a Columbia University graduate student of Palestinian descent who helped lead demonstrations against Israel’s conduct of the war Trump campaigned on a promise to crack down on campus antisemitism and threatened to deport activists with student visas that he called violent radicals The Associated Press contributed to this report How Red Lion Borough got scammed out of more than $65,000 began with parking Red Lion Borough bought and demolished a dilapidated warehouse at 21 W Broadway and built a public parking lot to cater to patrons of borough merchants The owners of the adjacent Zarfos Furniture warehouse were upset about it hoping to buy what was described as “the blighted property” themselves The owner of the building reached out to Red Lion officials and asked to lease a few parking spaces but the borough The owner of the warehouse claimed that the parking lot “is pushing on his warehouse and causing structural damage due to the force the heavy parking lot is exerting on the warehouse.” The dispute quickly became complicated with lawyers and engineering firms becoming involved Red Lion officials called state police and to report a theft from the borough wired $65,827.50 to a bank account purported to be owned by the engineering firm the engineering company never received the payment And it began an investigation that allegedly involved Iceland and a 51-year-old home health care worker from Gary A heist using the internet The investigation ended with Robbie Ann Golston-McNair the aforementioned home health care worker from Indiana being charged with two felonies for participating in what state police described as an elaborate "phishing" scam in which grifters use email and the mail to con unsuspecting victims came to be accused of scamming a small town in Pennsylvania out of $65,827.50 is a tale for our age the age in which the internet has permitted you to have groceries delivered to your door within hours of placing an order and one in which thieves can commit robbery with a few clicks and some light typing When state police troopers took the original complaint from Red Lion officials they realized that the nature of the investigation was above their pay grade and passed the information into Trooper Timothy Reynolds a member of the state police Criminal Investigation Unit who had experience investigating financial crimes Red Lion Borough Manager Dan Shaw told the trooper that the borough had an ongoing legal dispute with the owners of the warehouse about whether construction of the parking lot had adversely affected the adjacent building The two engineering firms came to conflicting conclusions Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers of New Cumberland to conduct a study at the expense of the borough The borough’s lawyer advised officials to direct any communication through the law firm to avoid any accusations of conflict of interest advised the borough to not make any payments to the engineering firm until he had a chance to review its work Shaw received an email from someone purporting to be Brown “to go ahead and pay” the engineering firm More crime news: York tax preparer charged with defrauding pandemic relief that protected paychecks UPMC shooting: Run toward the threat of gunfire: West York chief reflects on heroism of Officer Duarte which was never received by the engineering firm the borough did pay the engineering firm what it was owed Reynolds concluded that “whoever was responsible for this act seemed to have intimate knowledge of what was going on between Red Lion” and its lawyer and the engineering firm Brown told the trooper that he “was very concerned about an IT security issue of data breach involving their systems because the perpetrator used his email signature block in fake emails.”  The trooper spoke with the engineering firm and concluded I recognized this incident as an ‘email spoofing scam,’ which is a type of scam involving a fraudulent actor forging or alternating email domains to make them appear as though the emails came from a legitimate and trusted party.”  the emails changed one or two or a few letters in email addresses that were fraudulent to make them appear to be legit When investigators checked the email addresses they found they were registered with a company called Namecheap Inc The company offers “privacy service provided by Withheld for Privacy,” Reynolds wrote After a series of emails – one of which claimed that the company was no longer able to accept paper checks and had to have money wired to its account – Red Lion Borough made the wire transfer to something called BMO Harris Bank listing an address on Schuylkill Street in Harrisburg That address turned out to be a brick rowhouse told investigators that she had received some two or three “odd pieces of mail that were addressed to a bank and she wasn’t sure why she was getting that mail,” Reynolds wrote The BMO bank account led investigators to Robbie Ann Golston-McNair showed that the money from Red Lion wound up in her bank account When state police contacted Golston-McNair she declined to speak to police without her lawyer She didn’t provide her attorney’s name or contact information Red Lion Borough manager Michelle Poole said "We were as surprised as everyone else that they arrested someone." She said the borough's insurance covered the loss and that if money is recovered from Wang it would go toward reimbursing the insurance company She also said the borough staff's monthly safety meetings now include training on how to spot suspicious emails or other communications we're all second-guessing ourselves when we open up our email or check our phones Columnist/reporter Mike Argento has been a York Daily Record staffer since 1982 (This story was updated to add new information.)  A Red Lion woman is facing attempted homicide charges after allegedly holding a knife to the neck of another woman and threatening to kill her is being held at York County Prison after she was denied bail following an altercation that occurred around 3:20 a.m April 17 in the first block of East Broadway Pennsylvania State Police troopers arrived to what they described as a bloody scene with the kitchen floor covered in blood and bloody handprints on the wall MORE: Mother finds York City man sexually assaulting her 10-year-old daughter: Police MORE: Police identify suspects in Manchester Township park vandalization MORE: York City man faces charges for allegedly attempting to choke woman: police Officers found Benites at the residence with a laceration on her right hand They also found more blood in an upstairs bedroom and a broken knife with what appeared to be blood on the blade The woman that Benites allegedly had the altercation with fled the home and was found by police at a nearby pharmacy with knife wounds on her neck The woman told police that Benites grabbed her hair and made threats while cutting her neck and chest area The confrontation between the two women began in the upstairs and proceeded downstairs into the kitchen before the alleged victim fled the home Benites had allegedly grabbed two knives in the kitchen and gave chase after the woman allegedly yelling at her “I am going to kill you” in Spanish police retrieved three knives at the scene Benites was also charged with felony aggravated assault as well as misdemeanor simple assault She also faces a summary criminal mischief charge A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for July 11 >> Please consider subscribing to support local journalism. Nolan Grove is set to stand trial in early June on charges he recklessly shot and killed 12-year-old Red Lion boy Kain Heiland two years ago is charged as an adult with third-degree murder a lesser count of involuntary manslaughter Attorneys updated a judge Tuesday on the progress of trial preparations told York County Court of Common Pleas Judge Maria Musti Cook that the office recently received a firearms lab report from the Pennsylvania State Police and that they went over the material with Grove’s attorneys as the final outstanding piece of discovery in the case Katherman also noted that witnesses are subpoenaed and set to be available to give testimony Please consider subscribing to support local journalism. So far, the attorneys said they’re ready for the jury trial’s scheduled start on June 2 State police investigators allege he fired a gun and killed Heiland on the evening of April 1 Kain and a third boy had hung out together in Red Lion that afternoon police alleged Grove took a handgun from its case at his biological father’s home and played with a button on the trigger guard to shine the gun’s laser light He also allegedly pointed the laser light at Kain at least once police said the boys walked together from the third boy’s home to Grove’s father’s home along First Avenue MORE: Rep. Seth Grove moves to impeach indicted York County Judge Steven Stambaugh MORE: U.S. Supreme Court ruling could make it harder to police water pollution in Pennsylvania MORE: York City Police investigating Monday night shooting As they crossed through a breezeway toward the front of the house Grove allegedly had the gun in a jacket pocket and was fidgeting with it Testimony at a district court hearing in 2023 indicated a bullet popped out of Grove’s pocket and the trio stopped while he picked it up from a patch of grass that Grove and Kain bantered over an apparent joke about Kain’s mom and Kain was shot through the back at close range Grove and the other boy ran from the scene The other boy also dropped a BB gun he’d been carrying when Kain was shot Police said the boy returned to the area a short time later and retrieved the gun while Kain lay on the ground The boy provided witness statements to police later that night Grove and his father also spoke to police that night Grove was charged about a month later after a local grand jury examined the case His mother and stepfather have insisted the shooting was an accident, arguing he did not mean to kill Kain Judge Musti Cook has also described the shooting as reckless The third-degree murder charge in the case implies this as well First-degree murder in Pennsylvania is defined by intent a defendant’s premeditated decision to kill someone Third-degree murder is lower on the scale since it delves into killings that weren’t committed with specific intent or premeditation Extraordinary recklessness or malicious disregard for human life are key components of the charge while out of jail on a $50,000 supervised bail that Judge Musti Cook granted last August More: Inside the pledge far-right York County school board members had to sign to get key PAC's endorsement More: York College women's basketball coach Witman retires, Kilpatrick named as successor More: Sheriff's deputy was among those injured during UPMC hostage situation A county adult probation staffer updated the court Monday that Grove has not violated his bail conditions But she also noted he’s struggling in a couple of high school courses Grove is currently participating in online learning through Commonwealth Charter Academy while on bail One of his attorneys told the court he’s still able to bring his grades up this semester The hearing concluded with Musti Cook scheduling a final status hearing for May 14 in case attorneys need to discuss any further issues before the trial begins HERSHEY — For all the accolades — and there are many — that the Dallastown girls’ basketball program has amassed over the past 10 years The Wildcats, winners of six York-Adams Division I titles and six league tournament crowns in the past 12 years were still 0-3 all-time in District 3 championship games with two losses in the past six years and one last winter It all changed Thursday at the Giant Center against Red Lion the Wildcats’ crosstown rival and D-I co-champion this winter The fourth meeting of the season between the top two seeds in the District 3 Class 6A tournament wasn’t pretty but Dallastown slugged through it all in the end After the Lions made two serious runs in the second half the Wildcats showed their championship pedigree with a late run that secured a 46-33 gold-medal victory “This is a special group of kids,” Dallastown coach Jay Rexroth said “They don’t realize the history that they’re making.” The school’s first ever District 3 basketball title — girls or boys — wasn’t the only history that was made Thursday 2-seed Wildcats improved to 27-2 on the year setting a new school record for wins in a season (last year’s team finished 26-4) “They just believe in themselves,” Rexroth said “That inner confidence … even when they get down More: York Suburban girls go back-to-back, shut down Middletown for District 3-5A title More: Hot start leads Berks Catholic past Eastern York boys' basketball in District 3-4A final What to know as 7 York-Adams League basketball teams play for district titles Resilience is often a hallmark of a championship squad, and the current core of the roster has demonstrated that ability to bounce back in more than a few ways. A loss at Red Lion in the Y-A Division I opener opened the door to questions about whether or not the Wildcats could replicate last season’s success Second-half deficits against Delone Catholic in the league tournament and against Wilson and Lebanon in the district playoffs were answered with the type of response that every coach wants to see After closing out Red Lion with a 13-2 run Thursday Dallastown earned its third straight win over the Lions and 22nd consecutive victory overall “We knew that if we fought and played like we can that we would win,” senior guard Alonna Dowell said scoring a game-high 15 points while helping stymie Red Lion’s pressure all night Division I Player of the Year Praise Matthews scored the first bucket of the game grabbed several key rebounds and finished with 13 points connected on a 3-pointer that ignited the late run after Red Lion had trimmed a nine-point deficit to 33-31 with 5:33 remaining “We knew they were going to make a run,” Dowell said “Good teams will do that and we just had to respond to that and fight it and to not give up.” Freshman Bekah Sedora matched Dowell’s 15 points and sophomore Reagan Smith scored 12 for No battled foul trouble and picked up her fifth with 2:59 to play >> Please consider subscribing to support local journalism. Buckets were at a premium Thursday with the teams and coaching staffs knowing each other’s strengths and weaknesses so well Dallastown junior Ava Jamison scored each of her seven points in the first half to stake the Wildcats to a 20-12 lead at intermission Red Lion opened the second half on a 7-0 run only for Dallastown to close the third quarter with a 28-21 advantage While the Lions were able to make it a one-possession game again “We didn’t play real well in the first half,” Red Lion coach Don Dimoff said “I felt if we could score (in the second half) and we did score and we cut it to two but then we turned it over three of the next four possessions and you can’t do that in a district final and expect to beat a good team.” If the backyard rivals were to meet for a fifth time this season it would have to come in the PIAA Class 6A semifinals Both teams would need to win three more games to make that happen and both coaches are much more focused on the more immediate future Dallastown will begin its journey against the 11th seed from District 1 (Abington beat Spring-Ford for the spot Friday) at home Friday The Lions will also host a first-round state playoff contest that night against the No Wednesday: York Catholic boys' basketball captures District 3-2A title over Linville Hill York Catholic girls' basketball pulls away to secure 14th District 3 title Friday: Central York boys turn on the jets, beat Central Dauphin for first-ever district title A Red Lion man was arrested Friday after he allegedly choked and struck a woman who refused to give him a ride home was charged with felony strangulation and misdemeanor assault and criminal mischief in connection with an incident that occurred around 2:30 a.m March 22 in the 200 block of East Princess Street Court records show that Lindon called the woman for a ride home police said she allegedly saw Lindon kicking and punching her vehicle police say he allegedly pushed her up against the vehicle the woman gave him a ride to McDonald’s on South George Street More: Southern York's cancellation of Black chemist's school residency raises new allegations of racism MORE: New Oxford's Haugh makes area history, wins NCAA basketball title with Florida MORE: Winter to get in one last punch before temps rise again in York County Police say the woman’s vehicle had damage to the windshield center dash display screen and center console arm rest The woman’s right eye was allegedly swollen and bruised Lindon posted a $15,000 bond and was released Friday A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for July 7 Dustin Werner walked along Country Club Road in Red Lion pointing out his safety concerns with students crossing the busy street The two-lane road lacks sidewalks along much of the Red Lion Area School District property A faded crosswalk can be seen where students traverse the street between the high school and the junior high Some drivers travel fast along the route and make improper turns A crossing guard sometimes is present to help students cross the street safely the pupils are on their own to watch for traffic before trekking across the road including for after school extracurricular activities Students who live within two miles of the junior high high school and the nearby River Rock Academy walk to the buildings speed humps or maybe even a pedestrian bridge it would be a pedestrian bridge because it fixes the primary problem of getting from one side to the next safely," he said municipal and school officials last fall about his concerns along Country Club Road hoping to see some improvements along the street He recently said he hasn't received much response Country Club Road is a state-owned route that cuts through the Red Lion Area School District campus. In recent years, residents expressed traffic concerns with the road when a development was proposed for the nearby former Red Lion Country Club in York Township Students can use a sidewalk along one side of Country Club Road to get from Horace Mann Avenue to the junior high school leaving the rest of the property frontage without a pedestrian path The other side of the road does not have a sidewalk Country Club Road has turning lanes for drivers to enter driveways for the secondary schools That makes three lanes for students to cross the street in one spot A sign warns motorists not to make a left turn coming out of a junior high driveway onto the street at certain times of the day A nearby hill makes it difficult to see traffic coming up over it wrote in the letter to officials that he was on his way home one day last year when he saw a vehicle pulled over along Country Club Road He stopped to see if he could assist and discovered that a student had been struck told him that it was the second time she had been hit students crossed the road to reach the other side of the campus Others chose to cross by the faded crosswalk The state Department of Transportation and York County officials say the issue would need to be addressed by the school district and the local municipality school districts will work with the local municipality to ensure proper pedestrian facilities exist for walkers Red Lion borough manager Michelle Poole said it would be up to the school district to install additional sidewalk along Country Club Road Poole said she contacted PennDOT about it but learned that sidewalks that meet the Americans with Disabilities Act would need to be installed in order to put in a pedestrian crossing The Red Lion Area School District currently does not have a spokesperson The superintendent and the school board president could not be reached for comment Werner said he'd like officials to look at it as a proactive measure "Someday some kid is going to get hit seriously there," he said Idaho (CBS2) — The City of Boise says Boise Fire responded to a reported alarm on the 1800 block of West Fairview Avenue at 12:24 p.m Crews received reports of smoke on the 3rd floor of the Red Lion Hotel and began searching the building Crews confirmed the fire was extinguished and worked to ventilate the building One patient was evaluated by medics and released on scene The cause of the fire is under investigation Boise Fire responded with four fire engines The Dallastown and Red Lion campuses are separated by just 10 minutes and the Wildcats and Lions have a decades-long history of battles in a wide range of events the crosstown rivals met in three different sports with Dallastown earning bragging rights thanks to a three-game sweep The Wildcats made a thrilling rally on the softball diamond scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to walk off with a 4-3 victory Dallastown also rolled to a 15-8 home triumph on the boys' lacrosse field while the girls' lacrosse team went on the road and beat the Lions 16-9 Red Lion will get a chance at revenge when the schools' baseball teams square off at 7 p.m. Friday at WellSpan Park in the WellSpan Health Crushing Cancer Baseball Classic. 6-4 Division I) were about to drop below .500 as they entered the final frame trailing 3-0 Emma Somers and Zoe Roland loaded the bases with one out and after Braelyn Smeltzer's RBI knock put Dallastown on the board Hailey Webster grounded a two-run single into center field to tie the game Lexi Sabold then sealed the victory with a single to center that scored Kearsea Godfrey Webster finished 3 for 4 at the plate with a double earlier in the game allowing three runs (two earned) on seven hits with four strikeouts 4-5) scored on Ava Grove's single in the second Jayde Stuth's solo homer in the fourth and an error in the seventh Stuth finished 3 for 3 at the plate and scored two runs while Ella Honaker pitched 6 1/3 innings and gave up four runs on 14 hits with two walks and eight strikeouts Boys' lacrosse: On the second senior night of the evening at Dallastown the Wildcats used a strong second half to seize control after going into intermission tied at 5-5 The attacking duo of Connor Farrell and Logan Ungerland helped Dallastown (10-5 9-2) take a 9-7 lead through three quarters and the hosts then outscored Red Lion 6-1 in the final frame Farrell finished with six goals and two assists while Ungerland tallied five goals and an assist Curry Cantabene and Dylan Fetrow chipped in two goals apiece 6-5) received three goals and three assists from Tyler Drane while Blake Fumia scored four times and Camrin Busser found the net once Red Lion led 3-1 after the first quarter thanks to goals from all three players Lions goalie Nolan Wolfrom made 19 saves while Dallastown's Nick Ungerland tallied 10 Girls' lacrosse: After winning the league tournament title in 2024 the Wildcats have had a target on their backs all season and they improved to 14-0 (10-0) with Thursday's road victory who joined Dallastown as a first-time state qualifier last season (Dallastown also won Friday's baseball showdown at WellSpan Park, scoring five runs in the top of the seventh inning to capture a 6-4 victory over the Lions and strengthen its grip on first place in the YAIAA D-I standings. Check out the full weekend whiparound here.) Delanie Stonesifer scored a game-high seven goals and added an assist to lead the Colonials (10-2 8-2) to the York-Adams League road victory Teammate Cameryn Cohee notched five goals and an assist Tori Thomas registered three goals and an assist Adyson Markey tallied six goals and an assist to lead the Panthers (5-8 Teammates Mary Kaja and Rachel Steward scored two goals apiece South Western 14, New Oxford 10: At New Oxford 9-1) trailed 8-5 late in the third quarter before scoring eight straight goals to take the lead and secure the York-Adams League road victory Cole Dettinger scored all four of his goals during the run while teammates Connor Currey and Brooklyn Calcutt each had hat tricks Nick Petne found the net four times and Cayden Gladfelter added three goals 5-6) trailed 9-5 through three quarters but rallied to force overtime and secured the York-Adams League road victory in the third extra period Grant Johns added a hat trick and Ben Lippy scored twice Cole Heinold scored five goals while Rarnell McDowell notched three goals and three assists to lead the Panthers (12-0 Teammate Bennett Dame had three goals and an assist sophomore goalie Ryder Smeltzer surpassed 100 career saves Jordan Eisenhart had three goals and two assists to lead the Rockets (8-7 Teammate Owen Tichy tallied three goals and two assists while Slayte Barrick saved nine of 10 shots faced The Trojans dropped to 4-12 (3-8) with the loss Delone Catholic sweeps Hanover in Division III doubleheader: At Hanover 8-3) won 18-0 in just three innings in Game 1 before pulling away for a 22-6 triumph in four frames Game 2 The opener saw Adyson Hummer pitch three shutout frames allowing two hits and no walks with five strikeouts while Caylee Zortman was 1 for 1 with three RBIs and Grace Hewitt went 2 for 3 with two RBIs to lead an offense that scored 17 runs in the first two frames Zortman went 3 for 3 with a trio of two-run doubles to finish with six RBIs while Jill Sherdel was 2 for 2 with three RBIs 0-11) scored five runs in the top of the third to take a 6-5 lead in Game 2 but Delone responded with 13 runs in the bottom half and sealed the deal one inning later Alexis Stonesifer went 3 for 3 at the plate with four RBIs and three runs scored while Hannah Barthel was 2 for 2 with a solo homer a two-run triple and three RBIs to lead the Thunderbolts (13-4 Teammate Adyson Popoff went 1 for 2 with a two-run double and four total RBIs Maddy Payne went 1 for 1 with a double and a run scored the Panthers (10-4) plated five runs in the bottom of the third highlighted by an RBI single from Katie Gable to take the lead and they went on to capture the non-league victory Gable and teammate Ellie Lamer both finished 2 for 3 with a run scored while Elizabeth Ferrell went 1 for 3 with a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth to give her two RBIs allowing three runs (two earned) on seven hits with two walks and eight strikeouts Manheim Township 0 (5 innings): At Manheim Township Jayda Koontz went 3 for 4 with three homers — a three-run shot in the first a two-run blast in the second and a solo homer in the fifth — to lead the Mustangs (14-0) to the easy non-league road victory allowing four hits and one walk with six strikeouts Teammate Georgia Luckabaugh went 2 for 4 with three-run homer and an RBI triple for four RBIs while Olivia Bateman went 3 for 5 with a two-run homer and scored three runs the Greyhounds plated 10 runs in the bottom of the second to take an 11-1 lead and went on to capture the non-league victory Kayleigh Becker went 2 for 3 at the plate with an RBI to lead the Bulldogs (4-11) Connor Lawrence went 1 for 3 with a solo homer in the top of the fourth and scored three runs to help the Lions (7-4-1 5-2) secure the Division I victory in a game initially began April 2 Lawrence pitched the first three innings that day allowing no runs on four hits with six strikeouts while Steven Bowman had a two-run double in the second Brandon Charleston went 2 for 4 with a three-run homer in the bottom of the fourth while Zack Ball went 2 for 3 with two doubles and two runs scored Red Lion took an 8-0 lead in the top of the fourth Thursday allowing two unearned runs on three hits with four walks and seven strikeouts Teammate Chris Cole went 2 for 3 with an RBI while Zach Staub was 2 for 4 with two runs scored 7-3 Division III) won Game 1 in five innings Lucas Bacher went 3 for 3 with three doubles and three RBIs in the opener then pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed a run on five hits in the nightcap Teammates Colton Kabrick and Walter Steele both launched three-run homers in Game 1 while Peyton Bossom was 2 for 2 with two runs scored in Game 2 Jacob Liller went 3 for 3 with an RBI double and Jayden Bell had two hits in the second game Game 1 was the completion of a suspended game from earlier this season 10-0) won the York-Adams League match by the scores of 25-23 four digs and four blocks; John He had 10 kills and seven digs; and Lance Shaffer had 30 assists and 12 digs the Wildcats fell to 10-3 overall and 8-2 in the league 7-3) won the York-Adams League home match in 25-19 Noah Laughman finished with 19 kills and 16 digs; Zach Topper had 14 kills; and Evan Strausbaugh had 47 assists and 13 digs while teammate Luke Bair had 50 assists and nine digs York-Adams League singles tournaments, Day 2 Top four seeds all advance to 3A league semifinals: At South Western 4 Compton Speck of South Western all won their second-round and quarterfinal matches in straight sets to advance to Friday's play at the league singles tournament Koons beat Dallastown teammate Nathaniel Erickson (6-2 6-4); Horn handled West York's Kevin Vu (6-0 Koons will face Speck and Horn will meet Shorb in the semifinals at 2 p.m Top seeds cruise to final four in 2A tournament: At Red Lion 1-seed Wesley Crumling of Eastern York joined No 3 Bryce Laughman (Bermudian Springs) and No 4 Dominic Dion (Susquehannock) in the York-Adams League semifinals Crumling will face Dion and Kuhn will battle Laughman in the semifinals at 2 p.m All four players won their second-round and quarterfinal matches Thursday with Crumling earning a quarterfinal win over Bermudian Springs' Gabe Crews (6-2 Kuhn defeating Susquehannock's Jacob Iwanowicz (6-1 6-4); Laughman topping Littlestown's Carter Owings (6-2 6-3); and Dion beating Hanover's Cullen Nakielny (6-4 Lily Carlson captured first place in the 100 hurdles 200 and pole vault to help the Eagles (5-0 Teammate Elaine Cook won the javelin and shot put while Evelyn Peters won the triple jump and tied for first in the high jump The Spartans dropped to 4-1 (4-1) with the loss Magnus Mitchell captured first place in the 100 200 and long jump to lead the Spartans (5-0 Teammate Henry Stevens won the 110 and 300 hurdles the Eagles fell to 2-3 in the division and 2-3 overall York College splits doubleheader at Franklin & Marshall: At Lancaster the Spartans (13-21) split the non-conference twin bill by falling 7-6 in Game 1 before prevailing 13-7 in nine innings in Game 2 York plated six runs in the ninth inning of the nightcap highlighted by Rylee Dreyer's three-run homer and Gretchen Barstad's two-run double Barstad also hit a two-run homer and pitched 8 2/3 innings of relief Bri McKeown finished 3 for 3 at the plate in the victory the Spartans took a 6-4 lead into the bottom of the seventh before the Diplomats scored three runs to secure the walk-off win Morgan Sauers was 2 for 4 with two RBIs for York in the opener More: Local baseball teams to converge at WellSpan Park for Crushing Cancer showcase More: York College lacrosse teams hitting their stride once again as playoffs approach More: York Revolution to defend Atlantic League title with new faces in 2025 The Red Lion Area School District’s production of "Newsies 2025 for five shows after three months of passion and commitment The period play about life on the streets in New York City in 1899 takes place during a volatile time in the newspaper industry and offered a chance for students to live a history lesson through song “I’ve been doing musicals for 10 years and 'Newsies' is a huge production (and) plot development because it’s a true story We are absolutely teaching a history lesson We definitely took the time to teach the kids the story,” producer Megan Axe said also taught history at the high school for 20 years It’s the sixth musical production for lead Connor McQueen who started appearing in Red Lion Area High School musicals when he was in elementary School As part of the prop collection used in the production Hanover Evening Sun and York Dispatch donated over 300 newspapers More about Red Lion: Parent raises safety concerns with students crossing Country Club Road Tickets can be purchased the day of the show for $14 at Red Lion Area Senior High School and online in advance for $12 Instead of its usual April Fool’s joke banner the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge posted a copy of the U.S Constitution outside its front door on Tuesday A Fitzpatrick family member explained that the traditional prank banner “just didn’t feel right because of the real suffering anxiety and fear that people are feeling.”  CEO of Main Street Hospitality that runs the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge said the group decided against displaying its annual prank banner this year "We’re just saying that what’s going on is not something we’re willing to joke about right now." Fitzpatrick family leader Sarah Eustis has replaced the April Fools' Day display with a large poster of the U.S explaining that “what’s going on now is not something we’re willing to joke about.” STOCKBRIDGE — Every April 1, a huge, eye-catching banner is unfurled and attached above the Red Lion Inn porch The annual April Fools' Day prank — a keenly awaited Fitzpatrick family tradition dating back more than 20 years — is whimsical at least "Today's special: Our famous Chicken POT Pie," read the 2019 banner with "POT" superimposed on a cannabis leaf the Red Lion Inn owners feel these times are no laughing matter as a barbed comment on the country's fraught political scene the third-generation Fitzpatrick ownership group vetoed the inn team’s prank proposals in favor of a large poster-sized replica of the U.S Constitution placed at the entrance to the Red Lion porch “The more we got into it, a week or so ago, I just said that I can’t imagine putting something on the front of the Red Lion that even remotely pokes fun at what’s going on,” said Sarah Eustis, CEO of Main Street Hospitality and the granddaughter of the late inn owners Jack and Jane Fitzpatrick The company operates the Stockbridge hotel and restaurant as well as nine other properties for the family including Porches Inn at Mass MoCA in North Adams A humorous banner prank “just didn’t feel right because of the real suffering anxiety and fear that people are feeling,” said Eustis We’re protesting the disregard for the rule of law and the Constitution of the United States of America We’re just saying that what’s going on is not something we’re willing to joke about right now.” She stressed that “when ICE is picking up people with no due process off the streets of the Berkshires But there’s no intention to mount a bully pulpit around the business “because we do have guests from all over and their political beliefs do not keep them from being able to stay at the Red Lion Inn.” Eustis — noting that her grandfather, Jack, was a Republican state senator representing the Berkshires from 1973 to 1980 — asserted that “our family is very progressive and open-minded She emphasized that the family is not overtly taking a political position to represent its hospitality business “But there’s no question that the gravity of what’s going on will affect us all, one way or the other,” she said. So, to take a break from the banner, the idea of displaying the Constitution emerged and refresh ourselves about what our fundamental beliefs and rights around the formation of the country really are,” Eustis said It’s not meant to be “preachy or holier-than-thou,” she emphasized “Our family comes from a time when discourse and the exchange of ideas and the ability to govern by Republicans and Democrats together was the way the framers of the Constitution actually envisioned us to work.” Noting the role Stockbridge and the region played in the American Revolution “autocracy is what we fought against,” Eustis said “I’m doing it to show people that we’re not OK with what’s going on because our communities are one way or another going to be affected — some people think it’s for the better banner fans can be reassured — this is just a one-time break from “a fun tradition,” Eustis said You might see a banner when you least expect it.” Clarence Fanto can be reached at cfanto@yahoo.com Lee voters will consider the fiscal 2026 operating budget an amendment prohibiting ADUs and the principal dwelling from becoming short-term rentals and various other items.   Mount Washington's Annual Town Meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m A fundraiser for the roof replacement will feature a documentary It's a story of Jewish perseverance — just like the old building.  Voters at annual town meeting on Saturday approved the spending of $3 million for a temporary bridge at Brookside Road Voters will consider a number of items at annual town meeting Monday including a $7,091,838 proposed budget for fiscal 2026.  Town officials and staff say they misinterpreted a town bylaw that requires nonresidents to get permission to "address" a town meeting Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE TDN FOR FREE! Remember Ben with a gift to Thoroughbred aftercare Subscribe for FREE to the Daily PDF or the News Alerts Home » Archive » Top News Europe » Red Lion Has Plenty Of Bite In Champions Mile Red Lion (rail) holds off Voyage Bubble | HKJC Red Lion (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}) has hit the crossbars in group company plenty of times in Hong Kong and the John Size trainee broke his black-type duck in fighting fashion taking the G1 FWD Champions Mile by a short head over multiple Group 1 winner Voyage Bubble (Aus) (Deep Field {Aus}) the Ronald and Johanna Arculli silksbearer jumped straight to the head of affairs covering the first quarter mile in :24.50 while pressed by Royal Patronage (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) Red Lion still had a three-quarter length lead on Voyage Bubble who was moving ominously to his outside and with 400 metres remaining the top two began to slug it out in earnest Hugh Bowman grew animated aboard his charge in the final furlong as Red Lion fought off Voyage Bubble by a bob Sunlight Power (Aus) (Capitalist {Aus}) closed up the rail to take third There was an inquiry into a brushing incident between the leading pair in the closing stages but the stewards ended up making no change to the finishing order A former chairman of the Kong Kong Jockey Club Arculli also raced globetrotter Red Cadeaux (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}) and Hong Kong Triple Crown winner Red Verdon (Ire) (Be My Native) (1993/94) “He just kept going and kept fighting–under the circumstances it's very hard to beat a horse in that frame of mind,” Size said “The owners are one of the groups of people in Hong Kong who buy and race lots of horses in this jurisdiction Anyone who does that deserves some success and they've had a lot of good luck on the racetrack.” “He ran second in the race last year Congratulations to John and the ownership group because he's such a consistent horse and he's a worthy Group 1 winner but I'm a bit lost for words to be honest.” Second in this race a year ago to Sunday's 10th-place finisher Beauty Eternal (Aus) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) the gelding was winning for the first time since successful in a Class 1 handicap over 1400 metres in February of 2024 Third to Voyage Bubble in the G1 Stewards' Cup in January he was fifth in the G1 Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup to Sunday's G1 Chairman's Sprint Prize hero Ka Ying Rising (NZ) (Shamexpress {NZ}) in February He prepped for this contest with a sixth-place run in the G2 Chairman's Trophy in March Bearstone Stud's Belardo is now the sire of a pair of top-level winners Kilroe Mile scorer Gold Phoenix (Ire) in that sphere The sire of 15 stakes winners and nine group winners of which Red Lion is the most accomplished Her latest is the 3-year-old filly Sinach (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}) Red Lion's granddam Great Idea (Ire) (Lion Cavern) is a half-sister to G3 Noblesse Stakes heroine Grace O'Malley (Ire) (Refuse To Bend {Ire}) while G1 Derby hero and sire Sir Percy (GB) is under the fourth dam Not a subscriber? 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Copy Article Link Editor / News Stories:editor@thetdn.com Advertising:advertising@thetdn.com Customer Service:customerservice@thetdn.com Click Here to sign up for a free subscription civic and business leaders in Red Lion believed the borough needed to reinvent itself Or at least diversify the work that Red Lion residents did with their skilled hands Cigarmaking had marked the town as a transportation hub filling freight cars on the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad and bringing workers to town via electrified trolleys But the ups and downs of the cigarmaking industry presented an uneven life for the town and its families Women made up the largest part of the cigar rollers So town leaders sought — and found — an industry that would employ men The making of furniture soon joined the rolling of cigars in the borough the members of a family would be able to engage in various occupations,” a 1930 Red Lion history states “and become less dependent upon one industry in their earnings and sustenance.” Craley is credited with bringing the first such woodworking factory to town A moment in York County history influenced his style of furniture Craley was a student of the American Revolution another chapter in York County’s history in which the nation’s founders met here for nine months in 1777 to 1778 rooted and grounded his work in York County’s story York County’s culinaryhistory would inform another entrepreneur in Red Lion a century later and Ebert Furniture became an able and handy newcomer to Red Lion moving operations from Philadelphia to the borough before World War I the “captains of industry,” as the history calls them believed that furniture-making would increase with every succeeding year and the time would come that it would equal or surpass cigarmaking in importance to the community More: Long-awaited Franklin Street Social food hall to open this Sunday: Here's what to try About a century after Harry Craley started making furniture in Red Lion Spanish Maid Crooks and other brands with intriguing names cigarmaking had waned in Red Lion and elsewhere in York County for decades as cigarettes gained popularity in the World War I era The year 2011 proved to be significant in Red Lion for a second reason One of the borough’s longtime furnituremakers part of Yorktowne’s decadeslong operations in Red Lion were centered in a former cigarmaking factory That meant that large-scale furniture-making in Red Lion had continued along the downward path of the long-closed Ebert Furniture and Red Lion Table companies A decade later — in the 2020s — those two cavernous complexes would gain another life the making of cigars and furniture that had sustained the borough for more than a century received an economic blow much community goodness remained: the work ethic and creativity of its workers a strong sense of place (Red Lion appears in the name of at least eight community-wide Facebook sites) and a geographic location that had long blessed the borough It didn’t take long for Red Lion to find a new path the town turned to providing hospitality and related services to residents and out of towners who also found the walkable borough compelling one of only about two or three such water features in the county itself one of the most engaging municipal green spaces in the region One of the most extensive adventure playgrounds in any borough in York County sprawls on the same hilltop near the splash pad And across the way from these two attractions for children a newly renovated and enlarged Kaltreider-Benfer Library welcomes a steady parade of patrons of all ages visit at a rate of 130,000 library users a year The library named after Red Lion’s Kaltreider cigarmaking family two pair of coffeehouses with next-door brewpubs opened: Phat Cat and Sign of the Horse on Main Street and Grounding and Black Cap Brewing Co Both combinations are places of conversation and community the colorfully named Double Barrel Roadhouse is a live music venue and hosts trivia tournaments and other live events Its owners not convinced that the Red Lion area was caffeinated enough a stand was delivered to a Cape Horn shopping center with two busy drive-thru lanes and a walk-up window It’s one of two coffee kiosks branded 7 Brew in Pennsylvania headed by a funeral director who is working to enlighten the public about the mysteries of her business Katharine Wagner-Elfner produces short Facebook videos explaining coffin keys an evening in the life of a mortician and other underexplored topics Back in town where many of the legacy industries once operated boarded storefronts never overtook Red Lion’s Main Street and the downtown has built on this to generate as much energy as any small town in York County cassettes and other music-related memorabilia has long been a destination for music lovers opened an ice cream parlor in a former residence for those with sweet teeth to drive to or to treat walkers coming off the nearby Red Lion Mile or Ma & Pa Community Greenway That rail trail runs on the former Ma & Pa Railroad right of way the Red Lion Area Historical Society holds a collection covering railroads cigarmaking and other key parts of the borough’s rich history in the former Ma & Pa train station A detailed model railroad operates in the rear of the museum More: A healthier coffee shop in Red Lion strives to make coffee tasty even black Some of the change in the Red Lion area comes from the availability of space attractive for reuse surely one of the region’s most popular eateries apartments in the former Ebert Furniture building were constructed in the North Franklin Street complex that once touted its 3-acre footprint These Franklin District residential complexes are already filled This adaptive reuse covers some of Red Lion’s best assets past and present: residential complexes with parking a location far enough from Interstate 83 that translates to reasonable rental rates and a proximity to population centers in southeastern York County and East York community-focused Red Lion Roars has formed at a time when civic clubs elsewhere are searching for members Perhaps that connectivity comes from the breadth of this non-profit group’s goals Its website gives this mission: “Developing and expanding opportunities for recreation special events and cultural experiences for all.” The art part is evident by sprawling murals on main streets and lesser-traveled alleys “for all,” has challenged the community in the past many York County towns embraced Ku Klux Klan chapters with their animus toward Black people and Roman Catholics the Ku Klux Klan scheduled a demonstration on the Lincoln Fraternity’s farm after a parade classes of candidates would be naturalized into the Klan The Lincoln Society sold its property to a group that established the Red Lion Country Club in 1937 Red Lion stood apart from other communities in pridefully including such troubling exclusionary views in their history books the 1930 Red Lion history attributed its cigar rolling prowess to this: “The labor in the cigar factories of Red Lion is strictly native American and all white.” a Red Lion history unsuccessfully attempted to clean this up: “The laborers in the cigar factories of Red Lion were all native America.” Those histories thus reinforced the flawed and long-held notion that a town without ethnic or racial diversity is all the stronger for it the splash pad and the nearby Fairmount playground provide gathering sites for youngsters of all races These offer recreational opportunities for a changing population One must lament that even with Red Lion’s economic successes — 95% homeownership in the 1920s — that the community missed an opportunity to reach its full potential because it fought against ethnic and racial diversity Perhaps when a borough history is written in 2030 — Red Lion’s 150th anniversary — a reworded sentence would acknowledge this past error and capture the contributions spawned by such diversity growing in the borough today various lines in the Red Lion service industry have replaced the rollers of memorably named cigars and finely constructed cathedral radio cabinets And no new place illustrates this more than the Franklin Street Social a food court owned by restaurateur Ethan Greer and Ilyes The two-story food hall attracted 9,000 people in its first three days Yoe- and Dallastown-area residents and tourists from the region who owns Greer’s Burger Garage in Dover and Hanover has studied York County’s and Red Lion’s past to inform his own classic hamburger business menu and create Franklin Street Social Red Rabbit and other storied regional hamburger franchises Greer’s menu includes a burger with Bury-inspired red sauce owners of the Philadelphia-turned-Red Lion furniture-maker a century ago graduating from Spring Grove Area High School in 2009 and later working as a chef in big-city eateries Franklin Social’s interior bears local rail themes and pieces of a scrapped Spring Grove basketball court Greer has brought in big-city idea — subway station themes And several of the 13 restaurants offer global fare as found in a city: Thai Latin food that combines Dominican Republic and Cuban dishes and Middle Eastern fare prepared by chefs trained in the various traditions So the presence of Franklin Street Social has been an appeal to a changing Red Lion community and Greer’s intentionality to bring in a global experience to the borough and its region “to make an actual difference in creating an experience that people can enjoy.” And Red Lion’s story of retooling from making things to providing services could serve as a model for other towns — small and large — to take to heart The Borough of Red Lion,” 1880 to 1930; “Red Lion Jim McClure is a retired editor of the York Daily Record and has authored or co-authored nine books on York County history. Reach him at jimmcclure21@outlook.com Red Lion announced Thursday that it would close its popular splash pad due to rising maintenance costs plus challenges meeting environmental standards have made the splash a “significant strain on the system.” the pad was forced to close multiple times due to the elevated bacteria levels,” the borough's statement read The borough explained while the concrete naturally deteriorates it is becoming more prone to cracks and provides openings for bacteria to enter the water pad’s system If the borough were to repair the splash pad’s surface and knee wall it would cost the borough an estimated $150,000 MORE: Truck driver charged a year after three Somerset road workers killed on I-83 in York County MORE: Dover Township man to face trial on charges from alleged DUI-related fatal crash MORE: Coroner releases IDs of 3 construction workers killed on I-83 and further repairs may not alleviate that issue it would still cost the borough roughly $15,000 each year — excluding staff wages for daily maintenance and pump failures that happened twice last season — to run the splash pad for three months Red Lion’s council decided to end the splash pad and ask the community what it would like to see in place of it The town is currently preparing to schedule a meeting to hear back from the residents The borough's announcement drew tremendous outpouring of responses from the community — both in favor and against the town's post about the splash pad on Facebook hit 231 shares MORE: Marisa Vicosa pushes for reform after her daughters’ murders: ‘I regret going to the police’ MORE: Marisa Vicosa settled a lawsuit over her daughters' deaths. But her fight isn’t over. MORE: Less than a third of York County municipalities holding contested races in upcoming primary: What you need to know is hosting a free Senior Expo for residents of District 94 Fink will provide a legislative update and highlight ways her office can help seniors RSVPs are required. Call 717-244-9232 or visit www.RepWendyFink.com/Events to confirm your attendance MORE: 'Despicable act of cowardice': Suspect in arson attack on governor's residence allegedly planned to beat Shapiro with hammer MORE: Red Lion man allegedly choked, hit woman who wouldn't give him a ride home: police MORE: Red Land Senior Center wins bid to purchase new home; has 60 days to raise funds MORE: April Fool's? Police say York County man with fake license plate tells officers he doesn't have to abide by Constitution A Red Lion man has been charged with attempted trafficking and attempted rape of a 10-year-old child in Pike County according to a news release from the Pike County District Attorney's office was arrested after detectives with the district attorney's office obtained information that he "was willing to travel to Pike County to engage in sexual contact with a ten-year-old child for payment of $200," according to the news release According to the criminal complaint filed in the case Chief Detective Molly Carson created a website post identifying herself as a "bad mom" looking to meet someone who was "okay with younger." Carson received a message on the unnamed website from a person who went by the handle "Eagle Pa" and "cuddlyinpa." who wrote that he was from southcentral Pennsylvania agreed to pay $200 to the "bad mom" to have sex with her 10-year-old daughter the man "expressed he was nervous to meet in person because it could be 'catfish or police or scam.'" He told the undercover detective that he would be in the area on Feb He asked whether he could pay the desired fee with a Walmart gift card he had in his possession a $50 Walmart gift card #154 in cash and a red gift bag filled with candy "Miller previously asked what kind of candy the child likes," the detective wrote in the complaint In addition to the attempted trafficking and rape charges Miller was charged with criminal attempt to patronize a victim of sexual servitude criminal attempt to commit involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and unlawful contact with a minor - all felonies He was incarcerated in the Pike County Correctional Facility on $250,000 bail Fighting crime: Crime is a huge problem at Route 30 motels. How Northern Regional plans to crack down Child porn case: Former lawyer for Big Brothers Big Sisters and DreamWrights pleads guilty to child porn The Dallastown girls’ basketball team’s first meeting against Red Lion this season was perhaps the worst game the Wildcats have played all winter Everything that could have gone wrong seemed to go wrong with turnovers and missed free throws proving costly as Dallastown lost by five points But the Wildcats got revenge a month later beating the Lions on their home floor to bring the teams even atop the York-Adams Division I standings the top two squads in the York-Adams League squared off Friday evening at West York High School for the league tournament title The Wildcats secured their third consecutive Y-A title with a 40-36 victory over the Lions hanging onto a 13-point deficit that was whittled to two in the final minutes Dallastown did what it does — find a way to win in the clutch “I’m really proud of our kids,” Dallastown coach Jay Rexroth said And give (Red Lion) credit … they didn’t go away.” MORE: How Central York's boys, Dallastown's girls made YAIAA basketball history with three-peats who had jumped out to big leads in both of their previous two league playoff contests found themselves trailing 20-10 midway through the second quarter before clawing within 22-14 at halftime Red Lion coach Don Dimoff was not happy with his team and its ball movement over the first 12 minutes of action That lack of distribution played right into the hands of the Dallastown defense as Red Lion turnovers often resulted in baskets for the Wildcats The title looked all but clinched when Dallastown took a 36-23 lead early in the fourth quarter but junior Julia Sedora delivered a scorching stretch to reach a game-high 21 points and bring the Lions within two points (38-36) in the final minute made two clutch free throws to double the lead and the defense sealed the deal from there Dallastown’s three-peat came one night after Central York’s boys achieved the same feat Thursday with a victory over York High at Red Lion The fact that the Lions were within striking distance is a tribute to the Sedora sisters Julia scored 15 of her 21 points in the second half including a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter that cut a nine-point lead to three scored seven of her 12 points in the first half “I was really proud of the way (Julia) stepped up and put us back in the game,” Dimoff said “But we have to get other people to step up I didn’t feel like we got enough contributions from other people.” The Sedora sisters accounted for 33 of Red Lion’s 36 points on the night with Reagan Smith (2) and Arlee Yerger (1) making up the remainder The story was similar for the Wildcats as their big three of Praise Matthews (13) Jamison (11) and Alonna Dowell (10) filled up the scoresheet Dowell scored eight of her points in the first half while Matthews added eight after intermission Dowell and Matthews are part of a star-studded senior class along with Harper Poff That quintet has played basketball together since elementary school and while Matthews was the first to make a major impact during this run of three straight titles the entire group has contributed to these last two championships in particular When the group joined the program as freshmen Rexroth knew it was capable of some special things But he couldn’t have dreamed of much more than this “We talk about looking up at the banners in the gym ‘I was a part of that team.’ Only one other time in the history of Dallastown basketball has a senior class won three … and those were kids that were there when I first started teaching To think that this group has done that is amazing.” Rexroth said he never heard any talk from the team about the “three-peat” before Friday’s contest the girls were singularly focused on just the task at hand — beating a very good Red Lion team “We’re honestly just thankful,” Matthews said “Everyone came out and showed their support This team is very special to me and to everybody We’ve been through the thick and the thin and we’ve lost people (over the past two years) but I think at the end of the day that this team is just full of love.” That last part was especially meaningful as title No 3 came on the day of love — Valentine’s Day “We’re not an argument team,” fellow senior Harper Poff said of the Wildcats “We’re a ‘talk about it and figure it out’ (team) Friday’s outcome gave Dallastown a 2-1 lead in the season series while matching both teams’ records at 23-2. If showdown No. 4 is in the cards, it will likely be in the District 3 Class 6A final, as Red Lion is seeded first and Dallastown second in the bracket. The Wildcats will enter the district tournament with unfinished business after losing in the title game to Central Dauphin last winter Dallastown has made three district finals but never claimed gold in Hershey If this senior class can bring home another title More: Dallastown girls win sectional wrestling title; YAIAA advances 24 to districts More: York-Adams League piles up gold medals at boys' wrestling sectionals More: Dover boys, York Catholic girls win Gretchen Wolf Swartz sportsmanship awards RED LION — There are silver linings in a lot of disappointments in life Sometimes you just have to look at the bright side The Red Lion girls’ basketball team took that idea to heart over the weekend On the heels of a disappointing setback against rival Dallastown in the York-Adams League tournament final Friday evening the Lions looked in the mirror and knew what they needed to do Unfortunately for fellow Division I foe South Western that self-introspection proved to be the fuel that lit a fire under the Lions before Monday’s District 3 Class 6A first-round battle Red Lion doubled up the Mustangs for an extended portion of the night and moved on in the district tournament with a commanding 50-29 victory 600 in the illustrious career of head coach Don Dimoff Coming off a loss in which Julia and Bekah Sedora accounted for over 90 percent of the team’s scoring the Lions were determined to share the ball more It didn’t hurt that mentality that both Sedora sisters picked up two fouls apiece in the first quarter and sat out the entire second stanza The Sedoras accounted for just 18 of the team’s 50 points — 12 from Julia and six from Bekah — against South Western Reagan Smith scored a game-high 17 points as Red Lion not only advanced to the district quarterfinals but also secured its spot in the state playoffs “I thought we did a lot of really good things,” Dimoff said “I guess we got a little too aggressive in the first quarter and (South Western) did a good job of attacking us but what this showed is that we can play a couple of different ways.” Monday roundup: 5 YAIAA girls' basketball teams advance in districts, clinch state berths League championships: How Central York's boys, Dallastown's girls made YAIAA basketball history with three-peats Football: Red Lion's Tanner, Central York's Suchanic earn Big 33 recognition A total of 13 fouls were called in the first eight minutes between the two teams with the Sedora sisters each earning a pair as the rest of the starting lineup and subs off the bench made even Dimoff seem to forget that his stars were sitting down behind him on the bench “That was the key to the game,” Dimoff said “We built a 16-point lead with those two on the bench Madi Sechrist stepped up and Arlee (Yerger) hit a couple of big 3s Dimoff’s milestone was announced to the crowd One fan even had a fathead created of Dimoff’s face to commemorate the occasion this is something that I’ll look back on in a couple of years and be really proud of,” Dimoff said “Of course it has a lot to do with the longevity (coaching) but I’m really proud of the girls and how hard they’ve all worked It’s a testament that I’ve been blessed to have a lot of really good players that have worked really hard for me.” The work is far from done for the Lions (24-2) as they move on to Thursday’s battle with another Y-A Division I foe on Monday to earn a third clash against the division co-champs “I think we can beat them again,” Julia Sedora said We have to just stay focused on Central Thursday like we always do.” South Western’s season concluded with Monday’s loss 16-seed Mustangs (11-11) got 13 points from Cali Cook and eight from Carly Louey More: York-Adams League 2024-25 girls' basketball standings & stats More: York-Adams League 2024-25 boys' basketball standings & stats Congratulations to Mia Felice of Red Lion Christian softball the Delaware Online Athlete of the Week for Week 2 of the spring sports season The sophomore pitched a perfect game in a 17-0 win over MOT Charter and pitched a no-hitter in an 18-0 win over William Penn She had 20 strikeouts and went 4-for-5 with four RBIs across both games Felice won an online vote over four other nominees The poll is presented by Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists Nominations for the Week 3 Athlete of the Week poll can be sent to high school sports reporter Brandon Holveck at bholveck@delawareonline.com Brandon Holveck reports on high school sports for The News Journal. Contact him at bholveck@delawareonline.com DALLASTOWN — The stakes were high for the Dallastown girls’ basketball team Wednesday evening as the Wildcats hosted rival Red Lion in a pivotal York-Adams League Division I battle. After dropping their first contest against the Lions in December another setback would have been a virtual death knell for the squad’s aspirations of claiming the division title On a historic evening for senior Praise Matthews the Dallastown standout made sure her team came out on top who entered the evening just two points shy of 1,000 for her career but it was her discipline and maturity that really made the difference Saddled with four personal fouls in the third quarter Matthews came back onto the floor in the fourth period knowing what was coming — the Lions were going to go after her relentlessly in an effort to get Matthews to foul out Perhaps a year ago that might have happened Francis pledge was attacked on three straight possessions but never picked up her fifth foul which allowed the Wildcats to finish off a 16-0 run that ultimately cemented a satisfying 33-26 victory The result — the first loss of the season for Red Lion (15-1 overall 6-1 Division I) — means the rivals are now tied atop the D-I standings Dallastown improved to 12-2 overall and 6-1 in the division it won handily a year ago Wednesday roundup: Central York boys' basketball holds off York High in D-I rematch Weekend preview: Jam-packed Hoops for Harmony showcase fills local holiday weekend schedule who was bombarded with picture requests after the contest her personal accomplishment was secondary to helping her squad earn the win 200 or something points away (before the season),” said Matthews It felt great to do it here with my family but just getting the win was what it was about for me tonight.” That statement came as no surprise to Wildcats head coach Jay Rexroth As Matthews has gained experience and taken on leadership responsibilities on and off the court Rexroth has seen a lot of growth in the way his standout approaches the sport “She has matured so much this year,” Rexroth said “You don’t see the (negative) body language anymore She’s always playing hard and is picking her teammates up She’s being positive on the floor and in practice I think team success is really important to her and her maturity with being a leader on this team in practice and in the locker room … I’m just super proud of her.” Please consider subscribing to support local journalism. For those looking for a pretty game offensively, this was not one to behold. Both teams hang their hat on defense ― entering Wednesday among the York-Adams League’s top four on that end of the floor ― and the offenses had trouble finding any rhythm for much of the night The Lions led 5-3 after one quarter and trailed 14-10 before Olivia Miller hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to end the first half Red Lion went on a 7-0 run to begin the third quarter and went up 20-14 but the Lions failed to score another point until midway through the fourth Their efforts to target Matthews resulted in a couple of off-balance shots that the Wildcats were able to rebound the Red Lion girls saw the home team seize control I wasn’t happy with how we handled that,” Red Lion coach Don Dimoff said but I don’t think we did a really good job there It was just one of those things where we couldn’t get to her but I’ll say that I think she did a really good job of staying out of trouble Dallastown’s Ava Jamison led all scorers with 12 points who hit six 3-pointers but made only three baskets inside the arc The road for Dimoff and his club won’t get much easier. A clash against Division II co-leader York Suburban is on deck Friday night — the game will be played at 5:30 p.m. at York Tech as part of the Hoops for Harmony showcase — and divisional battles against Central York York High and South Western all loom over the next two weeks “This part of our schedule is a bear,” said Dimoff who remained nine wins shy of 600 for his career Featured: Remembering some of York's greatest coaches, and appreciating those still at work West York's Doll, Eastern York's Neal evolve into senior leaders, top scorers Freshman phenom Replogle helping Central York boys' wrestling stay on top Sean Tanner had never played football before he joined the Red Lion program as a high school freshman His size made him a promising offensive line prospect and his eagerness to improve helped him blossom into a Division I college prospect Just over two months after signing with Elon University, Tanner received one of the highest individual honors in Pennsylvania high school football 320-pound tackle has been chosen to represent his state in the Big 33 Football Classic The Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association announced the Team Pennsylvania roster Friday for the 68th edition of the all-star showcase Tanner was the lone York-Adams League player named to the initial iteration of the roster although Central York cornerback Saxton Suchanic earned one of four honorary selections given to standouts who enrolled early with their college teams Red Lion head coach Jesse Shay will be one of the assistant coaches for Team Pennsylvania under head coach Matt Ortega of Coatesville “He’s only played football since his freshman year so he’s still learning the game,” Shay said but what (this selection) does is it shows that other coaches around the state recognize the work that he’s put in and the talent he has and certainly the potential that he has in front of him.” More: Central York boys' basketball beats York High to complete YAIAA title three-peat More: Dallastown girls' basketball three-peats as YAIAA champions by holding off Red Lion More: How Central York's boys, Dallastown's girls made YAIAA basketball history with three-peats an all-state selection in 2023 who was dominant again this past season With top players enrolling early more frequently in recent years the PSFCA added the honorary selections to recognize stars who will not be able to play in the game Recent YAIAA stars such as Central York’s Beau Pribula and Juelz Goff were not recognized due to their early enrollments PIAA District 3 landed four players on the initial roster of 38 Tanner will be joined by Bishop McDevitt wide receiver Dominic Diaz-Ellis Manheim Township cornerback Donovan Rodriguez and Cumberland Valley tight end Nolan Buzalka Bishop McDevitt quarterback Stone Saunders (the state’s new career passing leader) and Susquehanna Township receiver Lex Cyrus The rosters tend to undergo a handful of changes before the game itself as players pull out for one reason or another was added to the 2024 Team Pennsylvania roster less than three weeks before the game He ultimately competed in both the Big 33 showcase and Pennsylvania East/West game one week earlier The Big 33 game has long been called “The Super Bowl of High School Football” and is one of the oldest all-star showcases in the country Past iterations have seen Team Pennsylvania face all-stars from Maryland a nationwide team and even a second Pennsylvania squad rosters have expanded from 33 players and the game has moved from July to May Shay has coached Red Lion for 12 seasons and is a district director for the PSFCA but this will be his first time serving on the Big 33 staff He was selected by his peers nearly a year ago but is still honored and humbled by the opportunity you’re doing a job that we recognize,’” Shay said It’s basically the mecca for high school football coaches — it’s a dream come true.” Thirty-five junior and senior cheerleaders were also selected for the Team PA cheerleading squad after a tryout process A large portion of the 2025 group will be representing York County schools (Central York Red Lion and York High) or York-based clubs (Full Force All-Stars and York Elite) The inclusion of junior Mackenzie Hardy makes Red Lion the only school with a coach cheerleader and player on the active roster The PFSCA is finalizing its rosters for the East/West games and an announcement is expected within the next week More: Denny, Hall post York-Adams League's top bowling averages for 2024-25 season A third showdown between York-Adams Division I girls' basketball co-champions Dallastown and Red Lion seemed like a good bet for a finals matchup heading into the league tournament While that turned out to be the case — the Wildcats downed Central York in the first semifinal Monday at West York High School before the Lions squeezed by the host Bulldogs 55-44 — it certainly wasn’t easy for either program Lions coach Don Dimoff reached 599 career wins in Monday’s nightcap and will go for No Boys' basketball: Central York, York High escape to reach YAIAA title game Coming off a disappointing performance — albeit in a win — on Saturday against Delone Catholic the Wildcats only had one day to prepare for a third clash with Central York Dallastown played very much like a team seeking its third title in three years which might be obscured by the fact that Dallastown received the bulk of its scoring from the veteran trio of seniors Praise Matthews and Alonna Dowell and junior Ava Jamison Matthews scored a game-high 22 points while Dowell finished with 12 and Jamison chipped in 10 to send the Wildcats to the finals “I wasn’t happy with the way we played against Delone,” Dallastown coach Jay Rexroth said “The way we share the ball … I don’t know how many assists we had tonight Rexroth’s side led pretty much wire-to-wire as the Panthers fresh off an upset of Division II champ York Suburban on Saturday morning were unable to capture that same magic from the quarterfinal round some 54 hours earlier 22-16 and 31-22 after the first three quarters before pushing the margin past double digits in the fourth “And Central was really hot and they’re playing well a senior and NCAA Division I Saint Francis pledge the chance to finish off her career with a third straight Y-A title is special It wouldn’t be the first milestone she reached against Red Lion this season — in Dallastown’s 33-26 victory over the Lions nearly four weeks ago Matthews reached the 1,000-point mark for her career She hopes the teams’ third showdown of the year results in the Wildcats cutting down nets “Everybody needs to get healthy and rest our bodies for Friday,” Matthews said I know we’ll lock it in during our practices because we know Friday is not going to be a cakewalk Liv McCaskell scored 14 points and fellow junior Kylie Rebert added 12 — including 10 in the fourth quarter — for the Panthers (15-9) 8 seed in the District 3 Class 6A tournament West York 44The past few weeks have seen Red Lion freshman guard Bekah Sedora take over as the Lions’ top scoring threat highlighted by a 28-point performance against South Western on Jan The junior torched the Bulldogs in the first half for 17 points helping the Lions take control of the contest “Julia was really playing well,” Dimoff said The only thing that could stop the elder Sedora sister was foul trouble After missing a layup — her only miss of the first half — Julia was whistled for a loose-ball foul She reacted by bouncing the ball down with two hands from above her head That gave her three personals with nearly three minutes still left in the first half forcing Dimoff to send his standout to the bench “She meant to slam the ball and catch it herself and unfortunately she missed it,” Dimoff said After trailing by a 34-19 margin at the half the Bulldogs (17-6) were able to take a chunk out of the Red Lion advantage in the third quarter as senior guard Reagan Doll began to heat up Doll scored seven of her game-high 20 points in that stanza as West York rallied back to cut the deficit to 39-36 “(Julia’s fouls) kind of changed the tempo of the game,” Dimoff said “But I was really proud of the way everyone else stepped up.” Sedora only managed two points in the second half — she picked up her fourth foul early in the fourth quarter — but Bekah Sedora Madi Sechrist and Reagan Smith combined for 13 points in the fourth period to help stave off a West York late-game rally “Madi Sechrist hit some big shots right when we needed them,” Dimoff said Julia and Bekah Sedora finished with 19 and 13 points Both of Sechrist’s buckets came in the fourth quarter Doll was the only player in double figures for the Bulldogs who suffered a knee injury during that loss to Dallastown nearly a month ago Dimoff felt that her injury was a factor in Dallastown’s second-half rally that night so he’s glad she’ll be available for Friday’s clash it’s just survive and advance,” Dimoff said “We had a lot of contributors from a lot of different spots.” Red Lion has won nine league championships in Dimoff’s 29 years with the program Should the Lions spoil Dallastown’s three-peat bid Friday night More: Red Lion girls' basketball leans on defense, balance in breakout season More: Red Lion's Shaw leading Millersville women's basketball in playoff push More: Hanover's Herndon caps career with 1,000-point milestone Red Lion boys’ basketball coach Steve Schmehl was prepared for his squad to experience growing pains this winter Schmehl’s new lineup includes only one senior and no traditional bigs the Lions are 10-1 overall and 3-1 in YAIAA Division I Their lone loss is to reigning state champion Central York and nine of their 10 victories have come by double digits the Lions didn’t allow a single field goal in the first half taking a 28-7 lead into the break before ultimately winning 58-43 Red Lion’s players and coaches always believed they would exceed outside expectations this season but even Schmehl admits he didn’t foresee the 10-1 start he’s optimistic the group can keep the wins coming We haven’t had that moment yet where they kind of lost composure and let a game slip away — glimpses of it but they’ve been able to put enough good basketball together where it hasn’t cost us yet.” who was a breakout contributor last season has embraced his role as a primary playmaker He’s one of the league’s best and most efficient scorers a product of rarely forcing low-quality shots and instead seeking out open teammates and when he’s playing the right way and reading the game he can affect it in many different ways,” Schmehl said of Ogurcak whether it’s hitting somebody or taking a good shot in rhythm Junior Kade Shepherd led the Lions with 16 points Tuesday; he and Ogurcak previously scored 23 apiece as Red Lion completed a 69-56 victory at York High last Friday (the game was suspended Dec Senior Favian Rodriguez-Ruiz notched 11 points and sophomore Owen Flay had 10 against Spring Grove Juniors Octavius Thompson and Jaczik Linden and sophomore Chase Ruch are the primary frontcourt options; Thompson who missed the first handful of games as he recovered from a football injury could be an X-factor against bigger teams down the stretch Red Lion still has plenty to prove against the region’s best. None of the Lions’ first seven non-divisional games were against teams currently above .500, and they fell flat in their toughest test against Central York as the Panthers led by 29 points at halftime in an 81-54 win Dec They sit just seventh in the crowded District 3-6A power rankings despite their strong record then welcome Northeastern and Dallastown next Monday They’ll face York Suburban in the Hoops for Harmony showcase Jan 24 and play their final five games on the road in which Spring Grove wreaked havoc with a defensive press But the dominant first half exemplified what this Red Lion team can be “They have a lot of confidence,” Schmehl said “and if we keep stringing together some wins here Wednesday roundup: West York boys' basketball overtakes New Oxford for D-II win More: York-Adams League 2024-25 boys' basketball standings & stats More: York-Adams League 2024-25 girls' basketball standings & stats Monday’s snowstorm mangled this week’s division basketball schedule pushing back most of Tuesday’s division games (some to Wednesday There’s more snow in the forecast for Friday night and Saturday morning so there could be changes to the schedule listed below Friday boys: After Red Lion tips off against South Western at 7 p.m. York High’s Nasir Barnes will make his Division I debut when the Bearcats (6-5 The biggest matchup of the night is in Division II 0-4) will both seek their first division win 4-0) for a clash that has swung plenty of division races in recent years 1-3) will take its swing at Biglerville (1-10 Delone and Hanover are slated to make up Tuesday’s division bout Thursday West York (8-4) has a Friday non-league tilt at Conestoga Valley 4-0) will face its latest test at South Western (7-2 1-2) continues its brutal schedule at Dallastown (9-2 The only matchup among the five D-II teams with winning records is York Suburban (10-1 West York (7-4) welcomes Lower Dauphin on Friday Christian School of York’s girls and boys are at Mount Calvary Christian (girls at 6 York Country Day’s girls visit Our Lady of the Cross at 8 p.m Saturday games: We’ve got a state championship game rematch as Central York’s boys (8-1) visit District 11’s Parkland at 1:30 p.m The Panthers are coming off a Wednesday win at Reading their PIAA Class 6A semifinal opponent last season York High’s boys host Exeter Township at 1:30 and Kennard-Dale visits York Tech at 7:30 The girls’ slate includes three rescheduled division games — York Catholic at York Tech and Bermudian Springs at Fairfield in D-III (both at 2 p.m.) and York High at South Western in D-I (2:30) while Central York (5-5) hosts Reading and Delone Catholic welcomes Berks Catholic at 2:30 Friday’s only YAIAA-sanctioned action outside of basketball is a bowling showdown between Dallastown (7-0 in league play) and York Tech (5-1) The three-game series between the league’s top two teams begins at 3 p.m Boys’ wrestling: Nine local teams are participating in four dual events Saturday The Wildcats will welcome six visiting teams including Bermudian Springs and Susquehannock Central York and South Western are part of a six-team field at Red Land’s Patriot Duals Red Lion will face stiff competition at the Gettysburg Duals West York and York Tech are entered in Annville-Cleona’s Dutchmen Duals Swimming: York Suburban’s boys and girls are set to compete in the 49th annual Wilson Relays which kick off Saturday morning in West Lawn The event includes nine relays for varsity boys and girls two relays for freshmen and sophomores only and a coed 8x25 free relay to close the slate The showcase includes several top programs in Districts 1 More: Strong first run for YAIAA wrestling championships sets up exciting future More: CFP title game trip on the line when Notre Dame, Penn State meet in Orange Bowl More: Thrilling championship runs headline York County's top sports stories of 2024 One York-Adams League boys’ basketball quarterfinal game Friday evening at West York High School came down to the final minute The other still had five seconds left on the clock when the teams started to shake hands The action began with a thriller between York High and Eastern York in which the Bearcats got a couple of big steals in the final 60 seconds and salted a nip-and-tuck battle away at the free throw line en route to a 49-44 triumph York Catholic then gave Red Lion a run in the nightcap but a second-half surge put the Lions up by double digits and they went on to claim a 77-65 victory It was only week ago that the Golden Knights rode into West York and pulled out a critical 44-42 victory Eastern trailed with a minute left until Noah Cunningham hit a 3-pointer to propel the Knights into a three-way tie atop the Division II standings history nearly repeated itself in the same building the Eastern boys had possession with 64 seconds left the Knights turned the ball over twice in the final minute with each of those miscues resulting in York High baskets The Bearcats stretched their advantage to 47-41 before Eastern knocked down a 3 to cut the deficit in half with just over 10 seconds left the Bearcats made two more free throws to seal a satisfying victory on a night in which senior standout David Warde was out of the lineup due to illness “David has been our leader of our team,” York High first-year coach Kerry Glover said But it’s something where adversity comes in different ways and you just have to respond to it I told the guys that we have to stay the course and just elevate our level of play More: York-Adams League weekend scoreboard for Feb. 7-8 More: York-Adams League basketball playoffs begin with loaded quarterfinal weekend More: Henning, Schraudner capture York-Adams League diving gold medals More: Top local swimmers, divers converge for York-Adams League championships The York High program over the years has been known to put up a lot of points but this club has made defense its calling card at times as the red-hot Knights can score with the best in the league the contest was played at a much slower rate The Bearcats took a 14-9 lead into intermission “Playoff basketball is about getting stops Offense doesn’t always travel with you when you get to the playoffs I told our guys all week that we have to play defense and I had zero issues with our intensity and our collective effort.” it was a nice luxury for Glover to have a standout like sophomore Nasir Barnes who stood just 5-foot-10 when he was a freshman at York Suburban last year has not only grown physically in the last 12 months — he’s now 6-1 — but also emotionally He sensed when he needed to step up to score in the second half and he also elevated his teammates by delivering passes that often led to scores “They’re definitely a good team,” Barnes said of Eastern “They play hard and they’re definitely well-coached and they got a win over my team (Suburban) last year and fortunately we were able to come out here and get a W tonight.” It was a tough shooting night for all Eastern York players not named Carter Wamsley but Brady Seitz (seven) was the only other Knight to score more than five “We had a (tie game) but we ended up having two turnovers,” Eastern coach Justin Seitz said “And those were two turnovers where we gave up points The first one was just a ball handoff between Carter and Brady and they ended up running into each other I thought I saw something that should have been called but it wasn’t and it turned into a fast-break layup and that kind of changed the game.” The silver lining for the Knights is that a similar loss in the league quarterfinals last season — against eventual PIAA Class 6A champion Central York — spurred a memorable playoff run that included a District 3-4A title and an Elite Eight run at states “This is the same spot that these kids were in last year,” said Seitz who returned to the sideline this season after a one-year hiatus After Friday’s playoff doubleheader started with a defensive battle few were expecting a shootout in the nightcap But the first eight minutes between the Lions and Irish provided just that with the York Catholic boys leading 20-18 after the first quarter The experience of playing against bigger and more physical competition in Division I helped right the ship for Red Lion in the second quarter although the lead never stretched beyond 15 points “It wasn’t the type of game that I was expecting,” Red Lion coach Steve Schmehl said “Both teams got hot there in the first quarter I don’t remember too many quarters in which we gave up 20 points all year long but I thought we kind of established ourselves defensively in the second quarter.” The Irish only scored nine points in the frame and went into intermission down by 10 but strong 3-point shooting kept York Catholic within shouting distance throughout the second half Jake Dallas scored 15 of his 24 points after the break as Isaiah Ogurcak led four double-digit scorers with 20 points Owen Flay had 15 and Kade Shepherd finished with 13 the teams lined up to shake hands with 5.1 seconds still on the game clock rather than dribble it out Perhaps both were looking ahead to what’s next The Lions and Bearcats split their regular-season clashes with Barnes — who debuted with York High on Jan the day after the first meeting — making a big difference in the rematch The teams previously held a rubber match in the 2024 District 3-6A playoffs and were briefly in line to do the same this year although York High sat 10th in the power rankings as of Saturday morning while Red Lion remained eighth York Catholic is in line to visit rival Delone Catholic in a District 3-2A semifinal game Feb The winner will play for a district title and qualify for states Saturday: Division I trio advances to York-Adams League girls' basketball semifinals South Western seniors lead the pack at York-Adams League swimming championships NFL: Here's how to watch Super Bowl 59 and many more questions answered Rookies for Eagles and Chiefs could play a key role in the Super Bowl Don Dimoff knew his Red Lion girls’ basketball team wouldn’t stay down for long But even he couldn’t have foreseen the type of breakthrough the Lions have enjoyed in 2024-25 A year after injuries and inexperience plagued the program in a 10-12 campaign, Red Lion completed a 21-1 regular season last Friday. The Lions shared the York-Adams Division I title with rival Dallastown which handed them their only loss after a 15-0 start They’ll be the top seed not only in the upcoming York-Adams League tournament but also in the District 3 Class 6A playoffs He’s piled up 597 wins over 29 seasons across two stints at Red Lion nine league championships and two district crowns If the Lions win the YAIAA tournament next week they’ll celebrate his 600th career victory by cutting down nets Red Lion last claimed hardware with D-I and county titles in 2016 The Lions had not eclipsed 20 total wins since 2019-20 and this is their first 20-win regular season since 2011-12 And they’ve done it in a division that’s as deep as ever “I knew we could play the way we played for many, many years,” Dimoff said after the Lions’ Jan. 17 win over York Suburban at the Hoops for Harmony showcase “We made our mark a certain way for 20-plus years This team can play that way — I call it old-school Red Lion.” swarming defense that often leads to easy offense Red Lion has held opponents to 33.7 points per game The intensity begins at the opening tip and stakes the Lions to plenty of early leads a 53-45 triumph over South Western last Wednesday points off turnovers led to an 11-0 lead they never relinquished Red Lion led 31-13 at halftime and cruised past Northeastern 54-31 More: York-Adams League alters basketball tournament schedule with snow in forecast More: Natal breaks Guidinger's record, becomes all-time leading scorer at Central York More: Dallastown girls' wrestling beats South Western, stands alone atop York-Adams League Junior Julia Sedora leads the Lions with 12 points per game After watching older brother Joe Sedora lead the Red Lion boys’ team on a historic playoff run in 2024 the sisters could be poised to make a lasting mark of their own Bekah Sedora is one of just two freshmen in the entire York-Adams League putting up double-digit points nightly (York High’s Kimora Hawkins is the other) and she’s become a centerpiece down the stretch She scored 28 points — the most by any D-I player this season — against South Western then followed with 17 points and nine rebounds against Northeastern “She’s hit a growth spurt the past couple years so she’s probably one of the tallest on the team right now,” Julia Sedora said The Sedora sisters also lead Red Lion in rebounding (Julia averages 5.8 Perhaps in part because of the family ties Dimoff often catches himself forgetting how young Bekah really is “There’s been times this year where she’s done some freshman things but she works so hard and you have to overlook them,” Dimoff said after the South Western game I do have to remind myself she is a freshman … She’s still getting used to playing at this level but she’s getting more and more comfortable.” Red Lion’s rotation runs much deeper than the sisters, of course. Sophomore Reagan Smith averages 9.2 points, while senior Arlee Yerger (5.4 ppg) and junior Olivia Miller (4.8 ppg) have both had big nights. Junior Madison Sechrist was a key fixture in the post before suffering an injury during the Jan. 15 loss at Dallastown and hopes to return for the league tournament The Lions have already received frontcourt reinforcements in the form of Olivia Thompson a sophomore who returned from injury and scored 10 points in her season debut Friday Eight different Lions have scored at least eight points in a game this season That depth could be crucial as Red Lion prepares for its toughest tests yet “I think it’s really cool,” Julia Sedora said of the balanced attack “It’s hard for other teams to stop … and it’s super hard to scout because usually it’s easier to pick up one player and it’s not just one player with us Red Lion will face YAIAA Division II third-place finisher Susquehannock at 1 p.m. Saturday at Dallastown High School (girls’ quarterfinals were moved up nearly seven hours due to forecasted snow later that day) If the Lions can work their way past the Warriors and beat either York Catholic or West York in Monday’s semifinals they’ll play for a league championship on Valentine’s Day It became clear early in the season that Red Lion More: Holmes leads New Oxford boys' basketball into district playoff position More: Delone Catholic's Mummert enjoys career week for Elizabethtown women's basketball More: Here's how to watch Super Bowl 59 and many more questions answered A 16-year-old boy has been charged as an adult in an armed robbed of the Turkey Hill store in Red Lion earlier this year Caidon Fowlkes of the 600 block of Rosewater Drive in Windsor Township has been charged with robbery possession of a firearm not to be carried without a license and multiple other offenses according to a news release and court records Two other suspects in the robbery are a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old 16 at the convenience store in the 300 block of West Broadway in the borough State police said $214 was stolen from the business State police allege Fowlkes brandished a firearm and demanded money from the employees Two employees told troopers that an individual entered the store by himself One sensed that he was "watching" as she counted money from a register as they were preparing to close the store according to an affidavit of probable cause The teen went to a cash register with some items As the other employee started scanning them he removed a black handgun from his clothing "Are you sure this is all the money?" the teen asked State police obtained surveillance videos from businesses and residents in the area and the footage showed Fowlkes with two other individuals prior to and after the robbery according to the news release and affidavit with the help of York County Regional Police One of the juveniles told state police that he and another teen stayed outside and they were not aware that a crime was going to be committed The York Criminal Investigation Unit consulted with the York County District Attorney's Office and they determined that Fowlkes should be charged as an adult Fowlkes was arraigned Wednesday at a district judge's office and has a preliminary hearing scheduled for 9 a.m Check back later as this is a breaking news story.