Welcome Back To The Neast Beat !!!   Today, we will look at the Girls’ division races across the Wyoming Valley Conference and Lackawanna League and then glance at the current top seeds for the District 2 playoffs.  Three of the six divisions have already been narrowed down to a two-team battle for the […]

In sports, much like in show business, sometimes the sequels can be extremely difficult to surpass. Fitting then that the E-Town Bears, a team full of well-known stars, happened to find themselves in that very same position heading into their Thursday night Lancaster-Lebanon League crossover tilt against Hempfield. You see, just a few night ago […]

  January 30, 2020   Scranton Prep Improves to 18-0   Scranton Prep Classics 57, West Scranton Lady Invaders 32   By Phil T. SCRANTON – The Scranton Prep Classics rolled past West Scranton to extend their undefeated record to 18-0 with a 57-32 win over the Lady Invaders. Inside the Lackawanna College Student Union […]

  CONGRATULATIONS !!!   1,000 POINTS   Joey Scarfalloto Honesdale Hornets      

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Jack Farrell (6-4 senior forward) has helped guide Dallas to a 5-game winning streak and into a tie for second place in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 play.  He scored 17 points as the Mountaineers defeated Wyoming Valley West, 64-48, last Tuesday.  On Thursday, he netted 18 points […]

  Welcome Back to the Neast Beat !!!   As the regular season heads toward the finish line, discussion begins to focus on the upcoming District 2 playoffs, especially as teams continue to lock in their postseason reservations.  We’ll take an early glance at the top seeds in each classification.  But first, the races to […]

At this stage of the season, you’re likely playing somewhere within the scope of three main scenarios. First, the place where everyone desires to reside come late-January, is to be firmly and comfortably entrenched within some sort of playoff field, whether it be leagues or districts. The second, the type of situation that is far […]

  January 29, 2020   Cavaliers Outlast Cougars in Division Battle   Scranton Prep 61, Valley View 49   SCRANTON – One thing is for sure – when Scranton Prep and Valley View get together, fans are always in for a treat, 32 minutes of physical, intense basketball with plenty of momentum swings.  This one did […]

  January 28, 2020   Pittston Area Remains in Division Race with Win   Pittston Area Patriots 47, Wilkes-Barre Area Wolfpack 38   By Phil T. YATESVILLE – Pittston Area defeated Wilkes-Barre Area by using a dominant second half en route to a 47-38 victory Tuesday night. The Patriots were facing an 8-point second period […]

  January 27, 2020   Lake-Lehman Lady Knights Cruise to Victory   Lake-Lehman 58, Wyoming Seminary 31   By Phil T. KINGSTON – Claire Dougherty and Sarah Salus exploded for a combined 30 points in the second half as Lake-Lehman completed the season sweep of Wyoming Seminary. The Lady Knights would get off to a […]

SUNBURY DAILY ITEM BOYS’ BASKETBALL RANKINGS (through games of Jan. 26) (OW-Others to watch/NR-Not rated) Compiled by Mike Bullock CLASS 6A No. School                                             Rec          Prev Cheltenham (1)                             16-2                 1 Roman Catholic (12)                 10-7                2 Methacton (1)                                18-1                3 McDowell (10)                               15-2                 6 Fox Chapel (7)                              17-0                 5 Butler (7)                                       13-4                7 Simon […]

LLhoops presents Octorara at Lancaster Catholic via livestream and replay. The broadcast will begin around 7:15. Eric Thomas and special guest announcer, Chris Sherwood, will be calling the game. LCHS is 15-1 overall and vying for a top seed in district play. Octorara is 7-8 and battling for a slot in the District 3 tournament. […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS TOP 10   games through 1/25   1.  Scranton Prep (13-3) 4A    2.  Wallenpaupack (14-2) 5A 3.  Holy Cross (14-2) 2A 4.  Wyoming Seminary (15-2) 3A 5.  Hazleton Area (12-4) 6A 6.  Dallas (13-4) 5A  7.  Valley View (13-3) 4A 8.  Abington Heights (10-6) 5A 9.  Crestwood (12-5) 5A   10.  […]

The week that was: Andy Donegal @ W. York Man. Central @ N. Lebanon Dell Lebanon @ Spot Coach Tim Speraw – interview Carlisle @ Crest Ileri Ayo-Faleye (Crest) – interview Dunk #6 pic.twitter.com/djwGDTljTU — LLhoops (@LLhoops) January 23, 2020 Coach Tom Smith (Crest) – interview   Bruce: Berks/LL livestream Berks link                        LL link […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   SUNDAY, 1/19 Mid Valley 39, Holy Cross 50 (LL-3)   MONDAY, 1/20 Montrose 49, Elk Lake 75 (LL-3) Roberto Clemente Charter 70, MMI Prep 64 Danville 43, Williamsport 59   TUESDAY, 1/21 Hazleton Area 62, Crestwood 57 (WVC-1) Nanticoke Area 30, Pittston Area 53 (WVC-1) Wyoming Valley West 48, Dallas 64 (WVC-1) Berwick […]