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25-05-2025
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New Oxford's Brayden Billman adds long jump medal to PIAA Class 3A triple jump gold
Brayden Billman was expected to win a state gold medal. He was the top seed in the Class 3A long jump and triple jump after winning both titles in the District 3 meet. The New Oxford junior did not disappoint. Advertisement Billman edged the competition in the PIAA triple jump in the first day of competition at Shippensburg University by hitting 47 feet, 5 inches. He finished fifth in the long jump on Day 2. Billman was hoping to improve on his triple jump PR at districts, but ended up hitting it on the head at 47-10.25. "So, we have plenty of room to improve," he said after receiving his district gold. "Plenty of room to improve." That improvement didn't come on a drizzly morning with temps hovering in the 50s. Not exactly ideal jumping weather, but Billman said it's something you just have to put out of your mind. Advertisement "I want to say it's difficult [to jump in these conditions]," he said, "but really it's just a mindset. You handle it or not. I can handle it whatever the weather is, cold, hot, raining, blizzard, it doesn't matter." More: Bermudian Springs' Lily Carlson adds Class 3A state title, PIAA record to resume Billman was the last jumper to start his event. He stood around for more than an hour, stretching, warming up and running through his approach. It turns out he could have stopped after his first jump. As a half-dozen competitors fouled in front of him, Billman hit his winning jump on his first attempt. He tried to replicate that, but only came as close as 47-1 on his last jump. Advertisement He thought he would have to do better than 47-5. "Honestly, I didn't think it was going to hold up," Billman said. "I thought either [Xavier] Midder or Jonah [Stucchio] was gonna pop out one there. But surprisingly it held up." Grove City's Stucchio popped a 47-1.75 on his last jump to finish second and Midder 45-10.25 to take third. Billman said winning gold helps wash out the bitter taste from last year when he didn't jump his best and finished off of the podium. It was the motivation that pushed his workouts in the offseason and in preparing for this year's meet. Billman admitted to not having the pop he needed in Saturday's long jump, but he was thrilled to come away with another state medal. New Oxford's Brayden Billman competes toward gold in the 3A triple jump during the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University on Friday, May 23, 2025. And like he did in the triple jump, he hit his best distance on his first attempt. Advertisement "I don't know what it is," he said about his successful first jumps. "The adrenaline hits me, and I just go farther." Reading's Xavier Beatty, who finished second to Billman in the District 3 meet, hit 24-4 on his fifth attempt to win gold. Downingtown West's Andrew Ernst was the only other entrant to pass 24 feet at 24-0.75. Billman is already looking ahead to the start of football season but the three-sport athlete isn't quite finished with track and field. He still has the New Balance nationals in June, where he's qualified for long and triple jump. This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: PIAA track and field: New Oxford senior wins Class 3A triple jump gold
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07-03-2025
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Frock Brothers Trucking and Lancaster mechanic sentenced in Clean Air Act violation scheme
A New Oxford trucking company was sentenced to two years of probation and an $80,000 fine after having previously pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act in a federal criminal case last year, according to a news release and court records. The company pleaded guilty in October of 2024 to one felony count of violating the Clean Air Act, with prosecutors recommending the company be sentenced to an $80,000 fine and two years of probation. That recommendation was ultimately taken by United States District Judge Julia K. Munley, who imposed the recommended sentence during a hearing on March 6, 2025, according to a press release issued by the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Previously reported: New Oxford trucking company pleads to Clean Air Act violation - disabled emissions monitor The charge had brought the potential for a maximum fine of $250,000 and up to five months of probation, according to court documents. Prosecutors alleged that the company had conspired with a mechanic, based in Lititz, Pa., to remove emissions monitors from diesel trucks operated by the company, according to the criminal complaint. The complaint alleged that between Nov. 13 and Dec. 28 of 2018, the company contracted Leon Martin, who operated as a mechanic out of his home in Lititz, to disable or remove emission control components that were required under the Clean Air Act. In the case, prosecutors listed eight 2014 Kenworth trucks owned by the company that had their emissions systems disabled or removed by Martin. Martin pleaded guilty to one count of felony violation of the Clean Air Act and a second count of felony conspiracy, according to court records. On March 6, 2025, Martin was sentenced to two years of probation, a three month home curfew, and a fine of $500,000 by Judge Munley. 'Tampering with required emissions monitoring devices in heavy duty vehicles results in a significant increase in air pollution,' said Allison Landsman, the Special Agent in Charge for the Environmental Protection Agency's Criminal Investigations Division, in the Thursday news release. 'Today's sentencing demonstrates that we will hold violators accountable for breaking our environmental laws.' Prior to the sentence being handed down, the counsel for Frock Brothers argued for a lower sentence, requesting a fine of $8,000 and one year of probation, court records show. According to the documents filed by Frock Brothers and their counsel, the company was founded by brothers Ed and Daniel Frock in 1982. After "starting with almost nothing," according to the defense counsel, the brothers built the business together. At its peak, the company had 70 tractors, 300 trailers, and employed around 85 people. Daniel Frock, who "played a lesser role in the company," sold his entire interest to his brother, Ed Frock, in 2021, the documents said. "Ed Frock, and Ed Frock alone, made arrangements with Leon Martin, a mechanic in Ephrata, Pennsylvania to have eight diesel trucks altered so that they would disable the emission control systems in the vehicles," the documents by counsel allege. Defense counsel argued that, towards the end of his career, Ed Frock "began to exhibit disdain towards the industry that he thought had become over regulated," calling his actions a "final act of defiance" towards those regulations. Ed Frock, the documents note, died in 2022, and the company was passed to his wife, Jane, who previously had "no involvement in the business." "Through multiple obstacles, including the surprise revelation about the altered trucks, and related investigation, Jane has worked every day thereafter to keep the company afloat," counsel argued in the document. "When Jane learned about the steps Ed had taken to alter the eight diesel trucks a few years before his passing, she was surprised, upset and immediately took steps to remedy the problem," counsel told the judge, adding that Jane Frock had "ordered that the eight trucks be altered back to their original condition." According to the company's counsel, "Frock Brothers Trucking, Inc., through Jane's insistence, cooperated completely with the Government investigation." In closing their argument to the judge, counsel stated that "Frock Brothers Trucking, Inc. is a unique corporate defendant whose current leadership played no role in the offending and criminal behavior. "Frock Brothers Trucking, Inc. has no prior history of misconduct and has fully accepted responsibility for the conduct of its former owner," the document argued. In the federal prosecutor's sentencing document, the government acknowledged that the company's cooperation had "saved the United States substantial time and effort," but stated that "Frock does not have in place any program to prevent or detect future violations." Prosecutors argued, in their documents, that any sentence in the case must "reflect the seriousness of the offense" and "afford adequate deterrence to criminal conduct." In requesting the $80,000 fine, the prosecutors note that it would require the company to "disgorge some of the savings realized from its illegal conduct," which would act as a "deterrence to others considering this activity." According to the prosecution, Frock has a total net worth of almost $2 million. "The defendant's suggestion of a one year term of probation and a paltry fine of $8,000 would provide no deterrence to others similarly situated who contemplate engaging in similar criminal conduct and polluting the atmosphere," prosecutors argued. Harrison Jones is the Hanover reporter for the Evening Sun. Reach him at hjones@ This article originally appeared on Hanover Evening Sun: Adams County trucking company gets $80K fine, probation for violations
