Lady Blue Devlis Get Road Win at East Pennsboro

By Ed Gotwals on 1/9/26

Greencastle-Antrim 51, East Pennsboro 29: After a slow start, trailing 7-6 against the winless Panthers, the Blue Devils got it going and rolled to a Mid Penn Colonial victory Friday night in Enola.

By halftime, G-A (6-6, 3-4 MPC) held a 14-point lead.

“We didn’t start how I would have liked,” Blue Devil coach Scott McKeever said. “We need to get better at that, but once we got moving and brought the game up to our speed, things went much better.

“Our five starters are getting used to playing together and Alannah (Coleman), Morgan (Baer), Miranda (Martin) and Braelyn (Cordell) all contribute off the bench.”

Ellie Bigler

Kiersten Swain poured in 23 points for Greencastle. Sophie Fries had 13 rebounds and Ellie Bigler grabbed  9 rebounds and Callie Izer made 5 steals. 

Girls hoops defeat Gettysburg

By Ed Gotwals on 1/6/26

Greencastle-Antrim 67, Gettysburg 41: The Blue Devils scored as many points in the first half (41) and the Warriors did for the game and captured a Mid Penn Colonial victory at home Tuesday night.

Alannah Coleman

“Sometimes, like the Wizard of Oz goes, there is no place like home,” G-A coach Scott McKeever. “This was only our second home game in the first 11 games.”

The first period saw some torrid shooting, with the teams combining for eight 3-pointers, and G-A led by 4. But the Blue Devils (4-7, 2-4 MPC) outscored their foes 18-3 in the second to take a big lead at the half (41-22).

For the game, Greencastle held a 50-22 advantage in rebounds. Four players reached double figures in scoring — Sophie Fries (14), Ellie Bigler (12), Alannah Coleman (11, a career high) and Callie Izer (10).

McKeever said, “The game was very up-tempo from the tip to the end, with a lot of possessions. We did a good job of taking care of the ball against their full-court press, which led to some easy baskets. I was proud that our girls could match their pace and energy for 32 minutes.”

In other stats, Fries grabbed 20 rebounds, Bigler had 13 and Izer 10, and Izer had 5 assists.

For Gettysburg (6-6, 2-4 MPC), Bailey Irvin scored 15 points.

Lady Blue Devils Fall to Delone Catholic at West York Showcase

By Ed Gotwals on 1/3/26

Delone Catholic 58, Greencastle-Antrim 30: A tough full-court man-to-man defense by the Squirettes gave them a halftime lead, then a 21-10 advantage in the third salted away the win over the Blue Devils in a non-league game Saturday afternoon.

“We were still in it down 12, but they pulled away in the third quarter, getting some easier baskets against our press,” Greencastle coach Scott McKeever said. We played hard and kept fighting for all 32 minutes.

“Also, one bright spot was freshman Chloe Parks playing her first varsity game. She shipped in 7 points and brought energy on both ends.”

Kiersten Swain led G-A (3-7) with 9 points. Reece Meckley tossed in 26 points for Delone (6-2).

Blue Devil Girls fall at Shippensburg

By Ed Gotwals on 12/22/25

Shippensburg 55, Greencastle-Antrim 47: The Greyhounds’ prowess at the free throw line and a slow start by the Blue Devils equaled a Mid Penn Colonial defeat on Monday night on the road.

Callie Izer

Shippensburg (3-5, 2-3 MPC) went to the line 23 times in the fourth quarter alone and sank 17 of the shots. For the game, it hit 21 of 30.

Greencastle (3-6, 1-4 MPC) could not find the range early, although it finished with nine 3-pointers. But it was only 4-for-8 at the foul line.

“Facing a 2-3 zone all evening, we could not overcome a slow start in the first quarter,” G-A coach Scott McKeever said.

“We shot 9-for-37 from 3-point range, which kept us in it, but was never enough to get over the hump and seize the lead.”

Kiersten Swain led Greencastle with 14 points, and Callie Izer and Liv Carey each totaled 11. Izer also had 8

rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals, Carey had 5 assists and Sophie Fries hauled down 9 boards.

Girls hoops swarms West Perry to get back to .500

By Ed Gotwals on 12/18/25

Greencastle-Antrim 50, West Perry 22: The Blue Devils used a strong defensive effort to limit the Mustangs to single digits in each quarter and produced a Mid Penn Colonial victory in Elliottsburg on Thursday night.

Greencastle (4-4, 1-3 MPC) used pressure, both full-court and in the half court to rattle West Perry (2-5, 1-3 MPC). It limited the Mustangs’ open looks and led to quite a few transition baskets at the other end.

G-A coach Scott McKeever said, “We finally had back-to-back practices and we were able to put in some new stuff and work on the old. All of that really made a difference. The girls are getting better and making changes during the game and it really showed tonight.”

The Blue Devils put three players in double figures. Ellie Bigler came up with 14 points (11 in the first half), Sophie Fries totaled 12 and Callie Izer contributed 10. Braelyn Cordell and Kiersten Swain each scored 5.

Waynesboro steals one late from Lady Blue Devils

By Ed Gotwals on 12/15/25

Waynesboro 53, Greencastle-Antrim 46: The Maidens outscored the Blue Devils 24-9 in the fourth quarter and overtook G-A for a Mid Penn Colonial victory at home Monday night.

Sophie Fries

Waynesboro (2-3, 2-1 MPC) trailed by 8 points, but put together a stretch of about 70 seconds in which it was 4-for-4 on 3-point attempts from 4 different players, after having hit 2 threes before that.

“That stretch made the difference,” G-A coach Scott McKeever said. “That  stretch made it impossible for us to come back.”

The Maidens put three players in double figures — Bre McIlquham with 14, Charlotte Rhodes with 11 and Madeline Nystrom with 10.

For the Blue Devils (3-4, 0-3 MPC), Kiersten Swain scored 15 points, Callie Izer had 12 points (plus 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals) and Sophie Fries scored 11 and grabbed 13 rebounds.

McKeever said, “We played well on defense for most of the night, but that one stretch turned the game. Waynesboro took it from us, but we can learn a lot from this game that will benefit us going forward.”

Balanced Mustangs top G-A girls

By Ed Gotwals on 12/5/25

South Western 56, Greencastle-Antrim 25: The Mustangs put 9 players in the scoring column and handled the Blue Devils in a first-round game of the South Western Tip-Off Tournament on Friday night in Hanover.

Liv Carey

South Western will play York Catholic in the final Saturday at 4 p.m., while G-A will play Carlisle at 2:30. The Herd fell 45-40 to York Catholic.

Carly Louey paced the Mustangs with 22 points, scoring 6 in the first period and 8 each in the second and third.

Greencastle (1-1) had no players in double figures. Liv Carey led in scoring with 8 points.