While it’s true to say that all season-openers are special, there are undeniably others that are just a cut above when it comes to storylines and historical significance. And Wednesday night in Manheim could not have been any stronger indication of that notion ringing true. But before we look forward, we must first […]

Overall Thoughts: The game Tuesday in Xfinity Mobile Arena ended with the Octorara Braves ahead of the Kennett Blue Demons 57 – 46. Octorara used a fourth quarter run to pull out a double digit victory in a game that was otherwise very close and even saw the Blue Demons lead for a good portion […]

    At the start of every season, new is always going to be the word of the day. Then again, there’s “new” and there’s the type of new that the Northern Lebanon boys’ basketball program is rolling out with this winter. New coach? Say hello to Franklin Wilson Jr, getting his shot at a […]

  It’s one of the worst kept secrets this year when it comes to the landscape of Lancaster-Lebanon League boys’ basketball action. That of course being that the Octorara Braves come into their 2025-26 campaign with a boatload full of optimism and sky-high hopes.   And frankly, how could they not? If the name of […]

  DISTRICT 2 BOYS RESULTS   FRIDAY, 11/28 Wyoming Valley West 37, Riverside 97 Tunkhannock 23, Dunmore 60 Pittston Area 74, Northwest Area 19 Honesdale 38, East Stroudsburg South 46 Hanover Area 29, Nanticoke Area 47     SATURDAY, 11/29 Hazleton Area 45, Bethlehem Liberty 53 Holy Cross 66, Fannie Lou Hamer, NY 36 Lackawanna Trail […]

  BOYS TIP-OFF TOURNAMENTS   Wilkes-Barre Area Tip-Off (11/28 and 11/29 @ Wilkes-Barre Area) Old Forge 45, Emmaus 42 Wilkes-Barre Area 64, Holy Redeemer 50 Consolation:  Holy Redeemer 57, Emmaus 46 Championship:  Wilkes-Barre Area 51, Old Forge 43   North Pocono Tip-Off  (11/28 and 11/29 @ North Pocono) Wyoming Area 57, North Pocono 50 Wyoming […]

  UPCOMING DISTRICT 2 BOYS’ SCRIMMAGES   *dates/times subject to change   SATURDAY, 11/22 Lake-Lehman at West Scranton (9:30 am) Abington Heights at Wilkes-Barre Area (10 am) Riverside at Elk Lake (10 am) Pocono Mountain West at Scranton (10 am) Old Forge/Allentown CC at Scranton Prep (10 am) Nanticoke Area at Valley View (10 am) […]

(Photos copyright of Kate Levato & LLHoops)

(Photos copyright of Kate Levato and LLHoops)

(All photos copyright of Kate Levato and LLHoops)

All photos copyright of Kate Levato and LLHoops

On Sunday, L-L basketball teams from all around the league descended upon Lancaster city, Penn Medicine Park specifically, home of the Lancaster Stormers, for the third straight iteration of annual Media Day festivities. We sincerely thank LNP and the Stormers for their hospitality and logistics coordination in making this year’s event fun and run smoothly […]

The 2025-2026 LLHoops season officially kicked off yesterday with LNP’s Media Day. As was the case last year, I’ll use this space primarily to post quick observations from what I see during the season. Full Media Day Interviews on our YouTube Page Here 2025-2026 Media Day Notes: 1. Watch your head. A number of players […]

With the start of the new season just a few weeks away, LLHoops is equally excited to unveil a new venture we’re embarking on starting this year.  LLHoops is proud to announce that we are partnering with one of our long-time sponsors, H&L Team Sales, to launch a brand-new LLHoops “Swag Store” to the general […]

(Photos provided by Smucker family)   “How would you feel about possibly being the head coach here?” Sometimes, all it takes is someone to ask you a question that then puts the bug in your ear.  In this scenario, the one asking the question, Dr. Branden Lippy, athletic director at L-S, posed that hypothetical to […]