It’s early December which in the high school basketball corner of the universe means that hope always springs eternal. Yes, just as sure as when the temperatures outside start to plummet, so too do the aspirations and dreams of the teams found competing inside of local gyms during those cold winter months at such a […]

Ed note: Hosh Posh Photography provides us with a gallery:  Coatesville and Warwick Dec. 2, 2023. Contact Rachel for prints via the link below. Hosh Posh Photography Thumbnails- click for larger image   Slideshow- click first image then arrow to next pict.  

If the saying goes that “Winning cures all ills,” certainly that theme would figure to be prevalent during the initial phases of a program rebuild. Case in point, this year’s Pequea Valley boys’ basketball team. It’s no secret. Over the last decade plus most specifically, the wins during the wintertime down in Kinzers have relatively […]

Congrats to Zach Kirk scoring his 1000 point this weekend. Many more to come this season!  

Coatesville 67 Warwick 54 Dec. 2, 2023 Finals of Tornado Tip off Goals…each team sets goals at the start of a season- some written and some just known. The Warwick Warriors have a roster loaded with returners from the previous year. The Warriors, now at the 5A level for PIAA classification,  are looking to accomplish […]

McCaskey 56 Chichester 53 Dec. 2, 2023 McCaskey earned its first ‘W’ of the season defeating Chichester in the consolation game of the Tornado tip off tournament. The 2:00 pm start was not conducive of a large crowd, as opposed to the first night of the tournament, but the teams generated their own energy. Neither […]

Ed Note: This is a partial listing of games for the first weekend. We will update the Dec. 2 schedule after the Friday results are in. Scores/Schedule Dec 1-2 Dec 1 – Non-league Conestoga Valley Tip off Cocalico 41 Gettysburg 59 Bermudian Springs 56 Conestoga Valley 54 McCaskey Tip off Chichester 62 Warwick 75 Coatesville […]

It’s funny sometimes how everything can come full circle. Certainly, this premise can hold true in high school basketball as well. Case in point, Friday night’s opening game of the season contested between Solanco and Twin Valley. Ironically, it was in this very game a season ago, the lead-off game at the Octorara Tip-off tourney […]

Muhlenberg 77 Manheim TWP 58 Dec. 1, 2023 Tip off tournaments are usually games of adjustments. Usually (wasn’t that just used?), teams struggle a bit on the offensive end. Usually…However Muhlenberg looked like a team in mid-season form as the Mules were tough n both ends of the floors. Muhlenberg plays fast..and furious. They put […]

  Welcome to the 2023-2024 District 2 basketball season and another year of coverage by the LLhoops Northeast Beat.   2022-2023 Season Was Oh-So-Sweet The season preview column most often looks back on some of those memorable hoops’ campaigns that came ever so close to reaching the ultimate achievement of playing for a state championship […]

Ed note: Here are links to interviews via LLhoops Youtube channel. Special thanks to Andy Herr and Bruce Badgley. Due to time constraints, we did not get to interview all the coaches – apologies to those coaches/fans we did not get on the air. We will try to follow with individual zooms. Bruce and Andy’s […]

  UPCOMING DISTRICT 2 BOYS GAMES   Tip-Off Tournament Schedule/Results (link) District 2 Boys Records (link)   FRIDAY, 12/1 Hazleton Area 56, Whitehall 68 Crestwood 36, Scranton 59 Delaware Valley 48, Nanticoke Area 53 Scranton Prep 59, Bethlehem Liberty 73 Wyoming Valley West 17, Riverside 51 Elk Lake 48, Carbondale 54 Mountain View 41, MMI […]

Ed note: Dell and Andy do their annual preview of the LL. We had some good interviews from coaches at LNP Media Day. Enjoy!     Section breakdowns- Sec 4  1:30 mark, Sec 3  7:40 mark, Sec 2  13:20 mark, Section 1 22:30 mark Top Players  41:00 mark  

  UPCOMING DISTRICT 2 BOYS SCRIMMAGES   * dates/times subject to change   FRIDAY, 11/24 Abington Heights at Wilkes-Barre Area (10 am) Loyalsock Township at Dunmore (10 am)   Elk Lake at Riverside (10:30 am) Wallenpaupack at Carbondale (12 pm) Blue Ridge at North Pocono (1 pm) Canton at Susquehanna Community (1 pm)   SATURDAY, […]

Dell’s Column- Nov. 10, 2023 Welcome back to LLhoops and our 24th season! A trip back memory lane!         We are working on a new splash page and redesign as we are working with Circle W Sports. A big shout out to Circle W as they have been a tremendous help with […]