https://lbcchargers.com/rss.aspxLatest news items for Lancaster Bible College Athleticsen-us60https://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/19/general-charger-athletics-welcomes-assistant-director-of-athletics-chris-storr.aspxhttps://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/19/general-charger-athletics-welcomes-assistant-director-of-athletics-chris-storr.aspxGeneral

LANCASTER, Pa. – Lancaster Bible College and Charger Athletics are proud to announce the hiring of Chris Storr as the new Assistant Director of Athletics for External Operations. In this role, Storr will oversee revenue generation initiatives, including donor relations, alumni engagement, corporate sponsorships, and facility rentals, while also leading Athletic Communications efforts.]]>Chris-Storr-ReleaseTue, 19 May 2026 10:47:00 EST28437https://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/6/4/baseball-witkowski-named-d3baseball-com-all-american.aspxhttps://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/6/4/baseball-witkowski-named-d3baseball-com-all-american.aspxBaseball

When D3baseball.com released its 2026 All-American teams, Dylan Witkowski added another chapter to one of the most decorated careers in program history.]]>Witkowski All-AmericanThu, 4 Jun 2026 11:47:00 EST18440https://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/29/baseball-witkowski-sareyka-named-d3baseball-com-all-regional-selections.aspxhttps://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/29/baseball-witkowski-sareyka-named-d3baseball-com-all-regional-selections.aspxBaseball

D3baseball.com released their 2026 Regional Awards across the country, and the Chargers had a pair of senior honorees on the list as Dylan Witkowski was named to the Region IV First Team and Evan Sareyka earned Region IV Second Team honors. This is the first time the Chargers have had multiple D3baseball.com All-Regional selections since 2023 and LBC is one of four United East schools to land multiple players on the release this year along with Keystone, Penn St. Abington, and Penn St. Harrisburg.]]>BASE_D3B_All-Region_26Fri, 29 May 2026 13:21:00 EST18439https://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/20/softball-stern-nabs-nfca-nccaa-all-regional-honors.aspxhttps://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/20/softball-stern-nabs-nfca-nccaa-all-regional-honors.aspxSoftball

The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) released their 2026 Softball Division III Regional Awards across the country, and the Chargers' Ava Stern (Fr.) made the release as she was named to the Region IV Third Team. This is the first career All-Regional selection for Stern and the first by a Charger since the 2024 season, joining a list of just six NFCA All-Regional players in LBC program history and becoming the first freshman in program history to earn these honors. In addition, Stern was also named to the NCCAA Mideast All-Regional Team for her outstanding first season in Lancaster.]]>Stern_NCCAA+NFCA_RegionalWed, 20 May 2026 14:17:00 EST158438https://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/15/mens-basketball-chargers-earn-national-recognition-after-historic-championship-run.aspxhttps://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/15/mens-basketball-chargers-earn-national-recognition-after-historic-championship-run.aspxMen's Basketball

The Lancaster Bible men's basketball team was recognized nationally by Small College Basketball for winning the 2026 NCCAA Division I National Championship.]]>SCB Award PresentationFri, 15 May 2026 08:01:00 EST38436https://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/13/baseball-tallies-four-united-east-all-conference-selections.aspxhttps://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/13/baseball-tallies-four-united-east-all-conference-selections.aspxBaseball

The United East Conference announced their Baseball All-Conference and Major Award winners for the 2026 season on Wednesday morning, with Lancaster Bible earning four selections to the All-Conference teams. The Chargers landed two First Team selections in junior Shane Stephan and senior Dylan Witkowski as well as a pair of Second Team selections in senior Evan Sareyka and sophomore Donavan Boles. This is the third time this decade that the Chargers have had at least four All-Conference selections and this year's release features two first-timers in Stephan (Jr.) and Boles (So.).]]>BASE_All-Conference_26Wed, 13 May 2026 11:31:00 EST18434https://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/12/softball-clemens-named-coach-of-the-year-seven-chargers-highlight-all-conference-release.aspxhttps://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/12/softball-clemens-named-coach-of-the-year-seven-chargers-highlight-all-conference-release.aspxSoftball

The United East Conference announced their Softball All-Conference and Major Award winners for the 2026 season on Tuesday morning, with Lancaster Bible landing seven total players on the All-Conference release with one Major Award winner as head coach John Clemens was named Coach of the Year. For the Chargers, freshman Ava Stern, senior Maddison Atkins, and junior KariAnn Mecke all earned All-Conference Second Team selections to lead the release. The Third Team featured four LBC selections as sophomore Grace Goodman, junior Carleigh Cleland, freshman Kendall Jackman, and sophomore Keira Price all earned Third Team honors. This is a program record for the Softball team with seven All-Conference selections, shattering the previous program record of four set back in 2023. In addition, head coach John Clemens was named United East Coach of the Year, becoming the first LBC head coach in program history to earn the award after leading the Chargers to a program-record 20 wins in 2026 with their first-ever postseason berth and a 13-3 conference finish.]]>SOFT_All-Conference_26Tue, 12 May 2026 12:59:00 EST158433https://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/10/baseball-forces-game-7-but-falls-in-united-east-championship-to-harrisburg.aspxhttps://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/10/baseball-forces-game-7-but-falls-in-united-east-championship-to-harrisburg.aspxBaseball

The #4-seed Lancaster Bible College Baseball team concluded their 2026 season in dramatic and historic fashion in the United East Championship on Sunday afternoon, defeating #2-seed Penn St. Harrisburg 6-3 to force an extra game before falling to the Lions by a score of 13-5 in the title game. The Chargers cap their season with a program-best 22 wins at 22-18 overall while the Lions improve to 33-13 overall and capture the United East crown for the fifth time and first since 2023 to earn the automatic qualification to the NCAA Division III Championship.]]>Team_5.10Sun, 10 May 2026 19:18:00 EST18432https://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/10/to-the-chip-baseball-splits-saturday-action-to-advance-to-united-east-championship.aspxhttps://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/10/to-the-chip-baseball-splits-saturday-action-to-advance-to-united-east-championship.aspxBaseball

The #4-seed Lancaster Bible College Baseball team continued play in the United East Final Four on Saturday evening, playing into Sunday because of weather delays as they fell to #2-seed Penn St. Harrisburg 17-4 before prevailing over #3-seed Penn St. Abington 9-5 to advance to Sunday's championship game. The Chargers move to 21-17 overall while the Harrisburg Lions improve to 32-12 overall and the Abington Lions end their season at 32-13 overall.]]>Sareyka_5.9Sun, 10 May 2026 01:01:00 EST18431https://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/8/mens-track-field-men-finish-9th-women-finish-12th-to-wrap-up-nccaa-championships.aspxhttps://lbcchargers.com/news/2026/5/8/mens-track-field-men-finish-9th-women-finish-12th-to-wrap-up-nccaa-championships.aspxMen's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field

The Lancaster Bible College Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field teams concluded their 2026 Outdoor season on Friday at the NCCAA Outdoor Championships in Wilmore, Ky. at Asbury University as the Men's team finished ninth overall with 41 points and the Women's team finished 12th overall with 26 points out of 28 total teams competing. Lancaster Bible also had four top-5 finishers for the day with three school records either broken or tied to end the season.]]>NCCAA_Day2_2026Fri, 8 May 2026 22:40:00 EST198430