Football hands Penn Manor another loss

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On Friday, the Pioneers defeated neighboring Penn Manor 25-21 in a non-league football match-up at J.K. Mechanical Stadium.

The Pioneers visit Conestoga Valley on Friday.














--Photos by Maya Pieters, LS News photographer

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