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This Week in Red Lion Athletics...

Boys Lacrosse The Lions won over the weekend with a score of 8-3, after taking on the Irish of York Catholic at home. Another victory gets claimed by the Lions as they start the week with a 4-3 win against South Western. The boys’ next game is Wednesday, April 10th at New Oxford where they will take on the Colonials. The game is set  begin at 7:00 PM. The week comes to a close with a league game against the Spring Grove Rockets at home on Friday.

Girls Lacrosse On Saturday, the Lady Lions lost to Carlisle by one point, 16-15, in a tight match up. Continuing play on Monday, the team would lose against the Mustangs of South Western as well. However, the girls have a possibility to get more wins under their belt as they look to host New Oxford at home on Wednesday, and when they head to Spring Grove on Friday. To complete the week, the Lady Lions will play against York Catholic for a tough battle on Saturday.

Boys Volleyball The boys represented Red Lion well in their tournament this past Saturday. Varsity went all the way to the finals and finished second after losing to Pennridge, a highly ranked school. This week they will continue play starting in Spring Grove on Tuesday, and Thursday as they play Northeastern at home. Both games varsity will start right after JV finishes playing.  

Boys Tennis After beating Northeastern 5-2 on Friday, Tennis will return to competition Tuesday afternoon versus cross-town rival Dallastown at home. On Thursday, the team will go on the road to match the Colonials of New Oxford. A minimal break will put the Lions back on the courts Friday, this time at home, as they will then take on York Suburban.

Track & Field The team will honor the seniors at home Tuesday night as they take on the Dallastown Wildcats. Both boys and girls teams currently stand undefeated, after beating New Oxford last week. Senior night festivities are set to begin at 3:45.

Baseball The Lions start off the week on the right track, beating Central York on Monday with a final score of 10-2. They will travel across the county on Wednesday to take on the Mustangs of Southwestern for a league event.

Softball Currently standing at 3-2, the Lady Lions started the week off with a 13-7 home win versus the Lady Panthers of Central York. On Wednesday the team will go on the road to take on a solid Mustang squad in hopes of starting a new win streak. Softball will also host their very own Lady Lion Tournament over the course of Saturday. Kennard-Dale, Spring Grove and Twin-Valley will be making guest appearances.

--By Whitney Johnson and Ben Otte

Come out and support your Lions this week! LION PRIDE DIGS DEEP! Best of luck to all athletes!

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