Lady Raiders Historic Season Ends in Second Round of State Basketball Playoffs
Whether it be high school or college basketball, the dream of every team is to still be playing in March in championship tournament play. That dream was a reality for the girls basketball team who, for the first time in school history, made it to the second round of District III AAAAA state basketball playoffs. The team’s storied regular season ended being crowned Mid Penn Colonial Division Champions, and playoff games in the Mid Penn Conference and District III AAAAA finals.
Throughout the entire season the Lady Raiders demonstrated Raider PRIDE and that didn’t go unnoticed by Mid Penn Conference officials - the team was awarded the Mid Penn Conference Sportsmanship Award. Numerous players also received honors from the Mid Penn Conference, including Juniors Jayla Koser and Emma Cleland, named Colonial First Team All-Division, Destiny Gassert named Colonial Second Team All-Division, and Jour’nee Stover, named Colonial Third Team All-Division. Jayla, who hit the 1000 career point mark this season, was named Colonial Conference Player of the Year.
Winter Athletes Receive Mid Penn Postseason Recognitions
Girls Basketball
Mid-Penn Conference Sportsmanship Award
Colonial First Team All-Division: Jayla Koser and Emma Cleland
Colonial Second Team All-Division: Destiny Gassert
Colonial Third Team All-Division: Jour’nee Stover
Colonial Conference Player of the Year: Jayla Koser
Boys Basketball
Colonial First team All-Division: Aleel Batts
Colonial Second Team All-Division: Landon Keyser and Tim Moore
Colonial Player of the Year: Aleel Batts
Colonial Coach of the Year: Chris Bradford
Wrestling
Capital Second Team All-Division: Joshua Tlumach and Joseph Gassert
Capital Honorable Mention: Geno Corradi
Landen Freeman Competes in District III Bowling Championship, Advances to Regional Competition
Senior Landen Freeman competed in the District III Boys Bowling Championship, finishing 27th out of 42 bowlers. His placement earned him a ticket to the regional competition.
Gassert Takes Bronze in District Wrestling, Competes in States
Senior wrestler Joseph Gassert took third place in the District III AAA Wrestling Championship and and competed in the first round of the state wrestling tournament.
Swimmers To Compete in District Meet
A trio of Blue Raider swimmers will compete in the District III AA Swimming Championships at the end of February. Juniors Eliza Artell and Greydon Young will both swim the 50 and 100 Freestyle, and homeschool student Elizabeth Rhine will compete for the Raiders in the 100 Freestyle and 100 Breaststroke. Swim fast, Raiders!
Junior Jayla Koser Hits 1000th Career Point
Congratulations to Junior Jayla Koser who hit her 1000th career point on January 7.
2024-2025 Athletic Season Passes Available
Athletic season passes are available for students and adults and valid for all home athletic events sponsored by MASD. Tournaments, playoffs, or championship competitions are excluded.
24-25 Athletic Season Pass Application
PIAA Physicals
All sports physicals for the 2024-25 school year must be signed and dated AFTER May 1, 2024, and will be effective until April 30, 2025, in accordance with the PIAA.
PIAA and MASD participation packets can be found under the "Athletic Information" section or in the high school office.
Any student participating in PIAA sports for Middletown Area School District is required to complete a PIAA Comprehensive Initial Pre-Participation Physical Evaluation (CIPPE). The CIPPE form, sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 must be completed and signed by the parent or guardian before the medical provider will examine the student and fill out section 6.
No student will be allowed to participate in athletics during the PIAA season without the entire 6-page CIPPE packet completed. In accordance with the PIAA, physicals cannot be dated by a medical provider earlier than May 1, 2024 and will be effective for the entire school year, until April 30, 2025.
Sections 7 and 8 of the PIAA form are for subsequent sport(s) in the same school year. ANY ATHLETE having a CIPPE exam more than 6 weeks prior to the start of their sports season, should complete the Section 7 form, regardless of whether they played a sport in the previous season. In accordance with the PIAA, the medical staff at MASD will require any athletes with a significant change in their medical history since the time of their initial exam, to have their physician complete the CIPPE Section 8 recertification form. Please read the form CAREFULLY.