Editing Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (section)

==Sports==
{{main|Sports in South Central Pennsylvania}}
Before the Barnstormers, Lancaster was the home of the [[Lancaster Red Roses]], which played from 1906 to about 1930, and from 1932 to 1961.<ref>[http://www.lancasterhistory.org/collections/exhibitions/Baseball/baseball5.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204191701/http://www.lancasterhistory.org/collections/exhibitions/Baseball/baseball5.htm|date=February 4, 2012}}</ref> In 2005 the Lancaster Barnstormers joined the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. The Barnstormers are named after the "[[Barnstorm (sports)|barnstorming]]" players who played exhibition games in the county. Their official colors are red, navy blue, and khaki, the same as those of the Red Roses. This franchise won their first league championship in their second season, in 2006. They won their second league championship in 2014. They have revived the old baseball rivalry between Lancaster and nearby [[York, Pennsylvania|York]], called the War of the Roses, when the [[York Revolution]] started their inaugural season in 2007.<ref>[http://www.yorkrevolution.com/news.cfm?newsID=457 York, PA Baseball] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715194120/http://www.yorkrevolution.com/news.cfm?newsID=457 |date=July 15, 2010 }}. York Revolution (August 28, 2007; retrieved December 23, 2010.)</ref>

The Women's Premier Soccer League expanded to Lancaster for the 2008 season, with the Lancaster Inferno. The WPSL is a FIFA-recognized women's league. The Inferno is owned by the Pennsylvania Classics organization and play their home games at the Hempfield High School stadium in [[Salunga-Landisville, Pennsylvania|Landisville]]. The Inferno's colors are orange, black, and white.

===Amateur teams===
In 2004, the amateur Lancaster Lightning [[American football|football]] team of the North American Football League played at [[Pequea Valley School District|Pequea Valley High School's]] football stadium in Kinzers.<ref>[http://www.lancasterlightning.com/ Lancaster Lightning] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004192557/http://www.lancasterlightning.com/ |date=October 4, 2006 }}. Retrieved September 30, 2006.</ref>

Lancaster is home to the [[Dutchland Derby Rollers]] (DDR), a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA.) Founded in 2006, The Dutchland Rollers have two travel teams, the All-Stars and the Blitz. Both rosters play teams from neighboring leagues, though it is the Dutchland All-Stars that compete for national ranking. Their home rink is Overlook Activities Center, and their colors are orange and black.

===Former teams===
From 1946 to 1980, a professional basketball team, as the [[Lancaster Red Roses (basketball)|Lancaster Red Roses]], (as well as the Lancaster Rockets and the Lancaster Lightning) played in the [[Continental Basketball Association]].<ref>[http://www.cbamuseum.com/teams/lancroses.html Lancaster Red Roses Basketball] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060430110228/http://www.cbamuseum.com/teams/lancroses.html|date=April 30, 2006}}. Retrieved October 1, 2006.</ref>