Lancaster Eagle-Gazette

1 day ago | lancastereaglegazette.com | Carol King

On Wednesday, April 16, Kohen Smith, a Junior Member of Millersport American Legion Auxiliary Unit 637, was crowned the new Little Miss Poppy Queen for 2025 by outgoing Poppy Queen Hannah Hampson. Hannah reigned as Poppy Queen for two years and is a Junior Member as well. Kohen is 11 years old and the daughter of Kyle and Megan Smith. Kohen was born at Fort Campbell, Tennessee, where Kyle was a Sergeant in the United States Army. She is the oldest of her three sisters.

3 days ago | lancastereaglegazette.com | Brian Hedger

The Stanley Cup Playoffs began April 19 without the Blue Jackets, who finished two points shy of claiming the final wild card spot in the NHL’s Eastern Conference. Now, Blue Jackets president of hockey operations/GM Don Waddell and his staff take center stage. More: 5 things the Columbus Blue Jackets can improve to make the playoffsAfter watching his team take a heated playoff race down to the wire, Waddell and his front office find themselves in a great spot starting another busy spring/summer.

4 days ago | lancastereaglegazette.com | Mark Kinsler

Mark KinslerSpecial to the Eagle-GazetteWe’ve just returned home from a trip to Pittsburgh, Natalie’s hometown and home to most of her known relatives. It was a family-only memorial assembly (a niece, age 66, passed away some months ago), and apparently, I am part of the family. Everyone was nice enough to me (Natalie says they were on their best behavior), but as the senior member of the Family, she perceived that nobody was particularly thrilled to see us.

6 days ago | lancastereaglegazette.com | Gordon Wittenmyer

Jake Fraley isn’t off to the kind of start he expected this month. But the Cincinnati Reds outfielder already is having his best season in two years – even before his breakthrough game against the Seattle Mariners Thursday. “When you go through something like that, it really puts into much more perspective just how little this job and all the (worldly) things that encompass life, and how minuscule they all are,” Fraley said.

1 week ago | lancastereaglegazette.com | Tom Wilson

After suffering a surprising loss to Logan, the Lancaster Gales baseball team rebounded with a 12-0 victory over Reynoldsburg. Lancaster's win was fueled by strong pitching from Darren Ramsey, who allowed only one hit and struck out seven. Shortstop Brayden Montgomery led Lancaster's offense with two hits and four RBIs.LANCASTER – The good thing about baseball is when you endure a tough loss, you get a chance to rectify it quickly and not let things linger.