Boys Lacrosse

Last year, the boys lacrosse team finished their season 18-4 and beat Hershey in the Mid-Penn Championship. They made it to the semifinals in districts and got to the second round in state playoffs. The team has been practicing at Twin Ponds, playing at an indoor league in Palmyra, and doing body workouts at Transformations.

The goals for this season are the same as they are for every season “keep every player academically eligible, come together as a team with one single purpose, win the Mid-Penn conference, win the District title, and complete the season ranked in the state top ten,” said Head Coach Steve Kidder.

First game: March 21^st against Penn Manor.

Girls Lacrosse

Coming up short from qualifying for Districts last year, the girls’ lacrosse team had a 8-7 record last season.

With hopes to make districts “off season started as soon as the season ended last year,” said Head Coach Troy Getz. Several girls played on a club team during the summer throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and New Jersey. In October, they began to weight train, played in the indoor league, and are now having open gyms twice a week.

“We are sick of shoveling snow and excited to go outside,” said Getz.

First game: March 22^nd at Spring Grove.

Baseball

Competing with the best in the league, the baseball team had a 1-12 record last season.

“We have conducted our weight training program, conditioning, and are currently involved in our preseason workouts which involve more specific baseball activities,” said Head Coach Travis Smink.

The team has winning a championship on their mind for this upcoming season.

First game: March 21^st at Susquehanna Township.

Softball

They ended on a good note with a win but ended the season with a losing record. Some of the team has been participating in summer and fall ball while others are waiting for the season to begin to get back into softball.

“Our main goal for this season is to make it to playoffs, but our other goal is to make this season better than the previous one,” said Junior Kyra Cross.

First game: March 21^st at Susquehanna Township.

Track

The boys finished 7-1 and the girls 4-4 last season.

“The majority of my team has been either training with us periodically during indoor or doing other winter sports like basketball or swimming,” said Head Coach Ed Boardman.

A group of the boys have been working out daily during their indoor track season. The 4×800 team, Zach Brehm, and Isa Paschall have qualified for the indoor state championships which will be held on Saturday, March 1^st at Penn State. The girls will be focusing on getting themselves ready to win the division and another shot at district title in 2015, said Boardman who also noted that “Girls track and field is the only Carlisle sports team to win a District III title since before you were born!” The boys team goals for this season are winning the Commonwealth and District III meets and competing for the State title.

First meet: March 22 at the Tim Cook Invitational.

Boys Tennis

After ending the 2013 season with a record of 1-14 the team hopes to improve for this season. Due to the recent weather, they have not been able to do much outside court practice but they have been training at indoor tennis clubs.

“We need to flip the tables,” said Senior Garrett Albert. They hope to win more individual matches and drastically improve our record.

First match: March 10^th  vs Northern.

Boys Volleyball

This will be RJ Roth’s first season as Head Coach for the Herd’s boys’ volleyball team. They finished the season off with a 5-11 record which they hope to improve this year. The guys have been hitting around in the gym together and working to the get their legs ready for the upcoming season of hard work.

“A big thing I noticed with the team this year is the anticipation to get into the gym,” said Roth.

This year’s team will have a lot of young players, Roth will be working toward getting a .500 season.

First match: March 21^st at Mechanicsburg

Rugby

Rugby is a club sport that is played at Mooreland. Last year the team made it to the state playoffs.

“This looks to be a great year of rugby,” said Junior Gary Pariseau.

The team hopes to make it to the state playoffs again and beat rival West Shore.

First game: March 16^th at Cumberland Valley.