Sports In South Central Pennsylvania
South Central Pennsylvania, a region synonymous with the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is known for its many traditions such as New Year's Day pork and sauerkraut, fasnachts for the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, hex signs, and shoofly pie. However, South Central Pennsylvania also has a strong sporting tradition, such as the professional baseball teams who barnstormed their way through Lancaster County's farmland in the early 1900s to Milton S. Hershey's creation of the Hershey B'ars hockey club in 1932.
| Club | Sport | League | Championships | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg City Islanders | Soccer | USL Second Division | 1 (2007) | Skyline Sports Complex |
| Harrisburg Heat | Indoor soccer | PASL | 0 | Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center |
| Harrisburg Horizon | Basketball | EBA | 5 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) | Manny Weaver Gym |
| Harrisburg Senators | Baseball | Eastern League | 6 (1987, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) | Metro Bank Park |
| Harrisburg Stampede | Indoor football | AIF | 0 | Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center |
| Hershey Bears | Ice hockey | AHL | 11 (1947, 1958, 1959, 1969, 1974, 1980, 1988, 1997, 2006, 2009, 2010) | Giant Center |
| Lancaster Barnstormers | Baseball | ALPB | 1 (2006) | Clipper Magazine Stadium |
| Lancaster Inferno | Women's Soccer | WPSL | 0 | Hempfield High School |
| York Capitals | Indoor football | AIF | 0 | York City Ice Arena |
| York Revolution | Baseball | ALPB | 0 | Sovereign Bank Stadium |
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