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However, coach Corey Keim, in his 10th year, knows the road to do so won’t be clear cut.“Halifax brings a lot (of experience) back and should be tough (in the league),” Keim said. “Susquenita, Juniata and Newport will also be in the league fight.”Millersburg will be a little younger in the varsity ranks, as the Indians have only six letterwinners returning from its 2017 squad — two seniors in Hunter Grexon and Tyler Dreher, and juniors Connor Zimmerman, Ryley Novinger, Tyler Shultz, and Noah Koppenhaver.“We have a lot of holes to fill,” Keim said. “We look forward to continuing the success of recent years.”Some good news for Millersburg is that five of the Indians’ six returnees are listed as pitchers.At Greenwood, meanwhile, Mark Sherman’s Wildcats are coming off of a playoff appearance of their own, reaching the District 3 semifinals last year.The Wildcats have eight returning starters, including seniors Parker Taylor and Ben Strawser. Juniors Garrett Howell, Luke Meyers, Aaron Morder and Bryce Dalpiaz are also back, as are sophomores Aaron Bollinger and Reilly Taylor.Coach Sherman isn’t taking anything for granted. He doesn’t want the Wildcats to overlook the basics and fundamentals of the game.“If we throw strikes and make the routine plays, we should give ourselves good opportunities to be successful,” Sherman said.Line Mountain wants to make certain it sees more success.Last season, the Eagles were looking to build off of a 7-13 record, only to finish with three wins. Coach Kevin Mace didn’t beat around the bush when he said the previous season was “a disappointment.”“We were in games, but couldn’t produce offensively,” Mace said.Griffin Smeltz returns to the mound for Line Mountain after recording 27 innings pitched. The Eagles will need some new batters to step up, as a pair of .300 hitters — Garrett Kieffer and Kai Smith — graduated.Five seniors dot the Line Mountain roster in 2018 — outfielders Tyler Boyer and Brenden Cregger, DH Roger Shaffer, infielder Hunter Herb and catcher ... (Sunbury Daily Item)