District 2 Basketball Playoff Glance   Boys AAAAAA (Subregional with District 4) 1.  Scranton (17-4) 2.  Wilkes-Barre Area (18-4) 3.  Hazleton Area (14-8) 4.  Delaware Valley (8-13)   Defending champion:  Scranton Teams qualify for district tourney: 6 Quarter-final byes: top 2 seeds Advance to states: 2     Boys AAAAA 1.  Abington Heights (21-0) […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   Last Week’s Results (Link) Boys Records (Link)   MONDAY, 2/12 Scranton Prep 54, Valley View 52 (LL-1) West Scranton 37, Abington Heights 63 (LL-1) Delaware Valley 34, Scranton 66 (LL-1/2) Wallenpaupack 47, North Pocono 67 (LL-2) Honesdale 65, Western Wayne 41 (LL-2) Holy Cross 58, Carbondale 42 (LL-3) Mid […]

Death, taxes, and Lancaster Country Day boys’ basketball in the postseason. Okay, even if that’s not the precise phrase that gets uttered, it doesn’t make it any less true. Since the Cougars from Country Day joined the Lancaster-Lebanon League cast and crew six years ago now, LCD has known nothing but playoff basketball once the […]

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  February 9, 2024   Oops! She Did it Again (and is a Division Champion!)   Dallas 52, Hazleton Area 47   NANTICOKE – Trying to erase the memory of a stunning 4th quarter collapse which prevented them from wrapping up an outright division championship on their home court just two day earlier, Hazleton Area […]

Roman Catholic Defeats St. Joseph’s Prep 67-57: Kehler on Hoops Article by David Kehler Roman Catholic never trailed on Friday afternoon in a game between two of the very best teams in the state and defeated St. Joseph’s Prep 67 to 57 in the latest renewal of a 102 year old Philadelphia Catholic League rivalry. […]

When you get right down to it, what more could you possibly ask for on the final night of the season? Of course, a little luck along the way certainly doesn’t hurt the mission either. For the Annville-Cleona Dutchmen, that’s exactly what Thursday night in their regular season finale offered to them—A chance. A chance […]

The scenario was simple for Penn Manor Thursday night.   The Comets needed not one, but two wins to solidify their spot in both the Lancaster-Lebanon League playoffs and Class AAAAAA District 3 tournament.   “Obviously, that first game, it all rides on that game,” said Penn Manor head coach Larry Bellew. “We responded for […]

Ed Note: A Section 3 battle for possible LL seeding and District 3 play-offs!  Cocalico is fighting for a District 3 playoff spot. LS is looking to clinch a Section 3 title and moving up in the District 3 rankings. Bruce Badgley, Warren Goodling and John Graham are calling the game. Tip scheduled for 7:30 […]

Ed note: The Hempfield @ Penn Manor game will be resumed on Feb. 8th at 5:00 pm. Our crew (Dell, John Graham, and Warren Goodling) will tape delay the contest.  The game will start with 5:51 on the clock, PM 27-26, and PM will be shooting 2 fouls shots. Hempfield is one game up on […]

Chambersburg 63 Hempfield 52 Feb. 7, 2024 Chambersburg entered the game as the #5 team in District 3 ^A power points. The Hempfield Knights were 12th. Hempfield posted their score on the D3 website and as a result——Hempfield is number still #12 with a .0004 lead over Penn Manor. BTW, both teams complete a game […]

There was no selfishness on the court Wednesday night from Columbia.   “That’s how I would love to see the game played every game,” said Columbia head coach Kerry Glover. “We share the ball that way, everybody is a threat, everybody is dangerous…it’s a recipe for success.”     The Crimson Tide racked up 24 […]

To say that Tuesday night’s Octorara and ELCO game was simply “important” might be the biggest undersell of all-time. Alright, alright. Extreme hyperbolic language pushed to the side for just a moment, the fact of the matter was that history was on the line once the Octorara Braves loaded up the bus and ventured northward […]

Neshaminy Defeats Bensalem 56-47: Kehler on Hoops Article by David Kehler Neshaminy defeated arch rival Bensalem 56 to 47 on Tuesday evening in a game between the top two teams in the Suburban One League Patriot Division. The game, played at Neshaminy, was close most of the way, and both sides brought lots of intensity […]

Warwick needed no inspiration for the 2023-2024 season.   “Last year was motivation for them,” said Warwick head coach Chris Christensen.   The Warriors, who finished second in Section 2 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League last season, claimed the 2023-2024 Section 2 title with a 43-30 victory over Ephrata Tuesday night in Lititz.   “We said […]