Tag: Football

2026-2027, Campus Life, News, Sports

McCaskey’s New Stadium Aims to Bring the Community Together

Construction on the new Lancaster General Health Penn Medicine Stadium at the Barney Ewell Sports Complex began two years ago, but the planning process started much earlier. Talks about renovating the stadium started about 15 years ago. The School District of Lancaster (SDoL) had looked at all schools and projects and split them into phases, the stadium being included in stage four. The budget for … Continue reading McCaskey’s New Stadium Aims to Bring the Community Together

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2026-2027, Campus Life, Sports

J.P. McCaskey Snaps 22-Game Losing Streak With 39-14 Win In Return Home

On Friday evening, J.P. McCaskey returned to its newly renovated home football stadium, Lancaster General Health Penn Medicine Stadium at the Barney Ewell Sports Complex, for the first time in nearly two years. Head Coach Todd Mealy earned his first win as head coach of J.P. McCaskey, marking a milestone in his tenure leading the Red Tornado. Prior to this game, Mealy’s record as head … Continue reading J.P. McCaskey Snaps 22-Game Losing Streak With 39-14 Win In Return Home

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2026-2027, Campus Life, Sports

Friday Night Lights Return to McCaskey

McCaskey defeated the Reading Red Knights in the first game at Lancaster General Health Penn Medicine Stadium at the Barney Ewell Sports Complex, as students experienced Friday night football at home again. Having football games back on home turf is very important to McCaskey students. In senior Mya Hammond’s words, “I’m very excited, especially for my senior year, to have these last Friday nights at … Continue reading Friday Night Lights Return to McCaskey

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2025-2026, Campus Life, Sports

McCaskey’s Track and Field: Coach Jennings’ 100th Win!

By: Eleni King Martin Over his years at McCaskey as the head coach of Track and Field, Coach Jennings has accumulated 100 wins in Track and Field events. He has had a monumental impact on the individual students he teaches and guides–both on the Track and Field program and on the school as a whole.  Through his guidance, many students have felt that Coach Jennings … Continue reading McCaskey’s Track and Field: Coach Jennings’ 100th Win!

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2025-2026, Campus Life, Sports

Meet the New Head Coach of McCaskey Football Dr. Mealy 

By: William Looker-Fenn       Over the years, the J.P. McCaskey High School football team has become notorious for losing. This is exacerbated by the fact that they have had a losing record for the past 14 seasons, with their last winning record being an impressive 7-4 in the 2010-2011 season. However, the 14 straight seasons of losing could not be ignored and this would end … Continue reading Meet the New Head Coach of McCaskey Football Dr. Mealy 

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News, Sports

The 2024-2025 NFL Playoffs So Far

By Jociel Colon It’s playoff time again in the NFL. And whether your team missed the postseason, took a loss in the wild card, or divisional, we’re here to keep you up to speed on what’s been going on so far around the league. Of course, we need to start with our Birds. In the wildcard game, the Eagles beat the Packers 22-10. Saquon Barkley, … Continue reading The 2024-2025 NFL Playoffs So Far

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Campus Life, Sports

2024 Fall Sports Wrap Up

By Kordell Booth Fall sports have now officially wrapped up here at McCaskey. There were a lot of highs and a lot of lows, but each team made all of us McCaskey proud. Since winter sports is around the corner, it’s time to see how all the teams did this season. If you didn’t know, McCaskey has seven fall sports teams: Football, Field Hockey, Girls … Continue reading 2024 Fall Sports Wrap Up

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How it All Went Wrong for the Philadelphia Eagles

The 2020 NFL Draft was the beginning of the end for the Philadelphia Eagles. The team was not expected to even look at drafting a Quarterback early in the draft, but they drafted former Heisman finalist QB Jalen Hurts in the 53rd overall pick in the draft. This sent shockwaves through the NFL world, heavily impacting former Eagles franchise quarterback Carson Wentz. In most people’s … Continue reading How it All Went Wrong for the Philadelphia Eagles

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