It’s been a little quiet around here about them. Almost too quiet quite frankly. Part of that perhaps makes sense, doesn’t it? Graduating almost all the key pieces that were integral parts of back-to-back league championship runs. I mean, what could possibly be left up there in the cupboard still? Well, while that may all […]

Coming into this season, it’d be fair to suggest that Lancaster Catholic was most certainly looking forward to the idea and overall promise that came part in parcel with a new year getting set to commence. And frankly, how could they not? As far as the record books will tell you, the Crusaders’ 2024-25 season […]

    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 […]

    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 […]

(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 the eve of another season getting set to begin, LLHoops is excited to announce that we again plan to continue onward with our livestream coverage of select games throughout the season. We are excited to return the on-air talent of John Graham and color analyst, Warren Goodling, as our primary announcing team. We are […]

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 […]

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 […]

(Cover photo provided by the Salisbery family)   They’re breaking out the time machine at McCaskey. For just the 4th time since the inception of the L-L League (1972), and for the 13th time in the last 100 years overall, the McCaskey boys’ basketball program will have a new head man in charge once this […]

Truth be told, we’re not really sure if the title of this series, “Meet the New Guys,” is misleading or not for our next interviewee.  After a one-year sabbatical of sorts away from us here in L-L country while he was off with the Littlestown Thunderbolts, Scott Gaffey, who we remember from recent years in […]