James S. Ingham, 70, of Ephrata, passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at his residence.

He was a member of Lancaster Evangelical Free Church in Lititz.

He was the husband of Karin A. Kwiatkowski Ingham, with whom he celebrated 23 years of marriage this past July 5. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late George W. and Elsie Ogden Ingham.

Jim had been the co-owner of the RJ Knitting Company of Philadelphia with his brother for 30 years, until his retirement. He was a die-hard Phillies and Eagles fan. One of his greatest enjoyments was watching his grandsons play sports. He loved to spend time with his family.

In addition to his wife, Karin, he is survived by his children: James B., married to Mai Xong, of Ephrata; Brian, married to Tanya, of Philadelphia; Kyle M., of Adamstown; and Lisa Turner and Christopher Poole, both of Chesapeake, Va.; his 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild; his sister: Joan Pinder, of Maryland; and his three brothers: Bill, of Florida, and Robert and Richard, both of Philadelphia.

Mildred P. (Shedaker) Huffman, 92, of Lititz, passed away Friday, June 22, 2012 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy.

Born Oct. 7, 1919 in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Franklin and Lilian Shedaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry S. Huffman, and her son, Michael Huffman.

Mrs. Huffman retired after many years of service as a registered nurse for St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading. She was an avid reader.

She is survived by her daughter: Lisa B., wife of Ed Heltshe, of Conestoga; her daughter-in-law: Marjorie Huffman, of Lititz; and three grandchildren: Malory Garner and Tyson and Dane Huffman.

She was also preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters.

Services will be private and at the discretion of the family.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Lancaster County, 4075 Old Harrisburg Pike, Mount Joy, PA 17552.

The Gundel Funeral Home is helping the family with arrangements. For additional information or to send a condolence, contact the funeral home at 393-1776 or visit gundelfuneralhome.com.

Elizabeth A. "Libby" Hornberger, 75, formerly of Lititz, died Sunday, June 24, 2012 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Dauphin County, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth Josephine Hoffman Shroy. Formerly a Gainer, she was married to the late Harold E. "Gene" Hornberger for 26 years until his death in 2006.

Libby attended Hershey High School. A homemaker, she enjoyed shopping, the mountain cabin in Renovo and her trips to Colorado and Wyoming. She was a member of Lititz United Methodist Church.

Libby is survived by six children: Jeffrey Hornberger, of Manheim; Stanley Roger Gainer, of Elizabethtown; Dennis, husband of Kathy Gainer, of Colorado; Terry Robin, husband of Sharon Gainer, of Mountville; Mary Jo, wife of Tim Shaub, of Lititz; and April Lin, wife of Bernie Smith, of Annville; eight grandchildren: Brian Hornberger, Lisa Nicole Ludwig, Rachel A. Smith, Justine R. Gainer, Corey Ream, Evan Gainer, Megan L. Shaub and Brendan M. Gainer; great-grandson: Laszo Ludwig; and brother: Daniel L., husband of Shirley Derr, of Hummelstown.

Libby was preceded in death by her daughter: Besty Frank.

Betty B. Hill, 80, of Lititz, went to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Hospice of Lancaster County.

Born in Drumore, she was the daughter of the late Gyles H. and Esther M. Hambleton Brown.

She was a homemaker and later a machine operator at Ark Products of Willow Street. She also worked for Wackenhut Security in Lititz until her retirement.

She was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Peach Bottom. The matriarch of five generations, Betty was a strong and loving person. She enjoyed spending time with her friends and family and going to the race track to watch the horses run. Betty also loved to sing, which she did so often, no matter where she was. Playing cards with the "fam" and just being together was her favorite thing to do.

She will be lovingly missed by her two daughters: Cathy A. Seachrist, of Lancaster; and Rhonda J., wife of Robert Miller, of Lititz. Betty is survived by two brothers: John Brown, of Milton; and James Brown, of Ephrata; and also four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.

She was preceded in death by a son: Vaughn Hill Jr.

Gladys E. Dagen, 82, of Lititz, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at Moravian Manor in Lititz.

Born in Richland, she was the daughter of the late Harry S. and Jennie Diehl Beamesderfer. She was married to the late Clarence L. Dagen Jr., who died in 1994.

Gladys worked in customer service at Woodstream Corporation, Lititz, for 30 years from 1962 to 1992. She was a member of St. Luke’s United Church of Christ in Lititz. She enjoyed bingo, bowling, trips to Potter County and playing cards.

She survived by a daughter: Edna, wife of (Terry) Sides, of Manheim; three sons: Larry, husband of Martiza Dagen, of Penryn; Clarence L. "Sonny," husband of Diane Dagen, of Lititz; Nevin, husband of Kerstin Dagen, of Lititz; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a brother: Glenn, husband of Rose Mary Beamesderfer, of Lititz.

Gladys’ life celebration service was held at Spacht Funeral Home, Lititz, on June 23 with Rev. Robert Bistline officiating. Interment took place in Richland Cemetery, Lebanon County.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to St. Luke’s UCC, 222 N. Broad St., Lititz, PA 17543 or Hospice of Lancaster County, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor bmorgan.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

As Warwick Phillies 12U skipper Dana Clark put it, the baseball gods haven’t always been on his team’s side this summer.

On Monday, they were.

In the opening game of a best-of-three New Era Tournament qualifier series, Salsa appeared to defeat the Phillies when Bryan Menendez scored from third base on a suicide squeeze in the bottom of the seventh inning. But in a controversial ruling, the home plate umpire called Menendez out when he failed to slide and made contact with Phils’ catcher Justin Minnich.

"I did (agree with the ruling)," Clark said. "I felt as though there was no way my catcher would end up on his back without contact and the rule is clear that you need to avoid contact. And I didn’t feel as though the Salsa player made any attempt to do so."

Granted new life, the Phillies (9-8) capitalized, as Gabe Cicala stole second base and scored on back-to-back Salsa (12-5) throwing errors in the top of the eighth, and then pitcher Nick Breznak tossed a perfect inning in relief to nail down their wild 5-4 victory in Lancaster.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor bmorgan.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

Photo by Stan Hall
Lititz base runner Caleb Metzler (right) avoids the tag of Manheim first baseman Trey Eberly while reaching base on a throwing error in the fourth inning on Sunday.

At 18 years old, they aren’t exactly grizzled veterans.

Regardless, the foursome of Louis Casnova, Derrick Shields, Andrew Geraghty and Brian Eshleman are still veterans of the diamond.

And they give the Lititz Legion baseball team a strong presence at the top of the lineup.

That was certainly the case last Sunday against back-yard rival Manheim, as those four players combined to go 6-for-13 while scoring four runs to help lead the Post 56ers to a 5-1 victory in District 10 American Legion action in Lititz.

"They’re all guys who have been playing for me for two, three years, so it’s nice to have that veteran (presence)," Lititz Legion coach Steve Chretien said. "Some of the older guys up there have played before and they’re pretty good players and have the opportunity to play at the next level."

The Lititz Springs Waverunners are gearing up for the 49th annual Lititz Springs Invitational, set for this Saturday, June 30 at the Lititz Springs Pool. Bo Stauffer will be singing the National Anthem and racing begins at 8:30 a.m. Local Lancaster County teams which will be in attendance in addition to the Waverunners are Skyline, Overlook, Ephrata, Millersville, Mountville, Conestoga Valley, Woodridge, and Hempfield. Schuylkill Valley Sports will be on hand selling bathing suits and swim accessories. The Waverunners will be offering Candy-Grams and Invitational T-shirts to purchase.

The Woodridge swimmers scored 408 points and came away with the team championship last Saturday at the annual Ephrata Relay Carnival, edging long-time reigning champion Overlook (382) by 26 points.

This is believed to be Woodridge’s first Ephrata Relay championship of the new century, as they swept first place in all four relays (freestyle, backstroke, breastroke and medley) in the 11-12 boys, 13-14 boys, 9-10 girls and 13-14 girls.

In the team rankings, the Woodridge girls took first place with 211 points and the boys were a close second with 197 points — just one behind Overlook (198) — setting them up to grab the crown in the combined standings. Manheim finished in seventh place overall.

By: NOELLE BARRETT Record Express Correspondent, Staff Writer

Cody Benjamin is a journalist. He has interviewed many athletes and agents over the past few years, and tries to write something new each day. Benjamin not only writes for his website, but also for the teen section of Lancaster Newspapers. Was it mentioned that he is only 18 years old?

Benjamin, a recent graduate of Warwick High School, and the son of Maurice and Rovena Benjamin and Sharon and Steve Painter, has been on the road to his journalism career since he was 14.

"I always liked writing since an early age," said Benjamin. "I started to document and record stuff with sports."

In January of 2009, Benjamin started his WordPress blog, Bleed Green, where he would write articles about his favorite NFL team, the Philadelphia Eagles.

"When I started, it wasn’t anything serious," said Benjamin. "It was just a casual thing to write about the Eagles. Throughout the months and years, it got more serious."

What started out as ideas jotted down in a notebook and stories on his blog, turned into his website, also titled Bleed Green. He went from updating a few times a week to several times a day.