Every night in the L-L League has it’s fair share of big games. To most, one would assume that these are the type of games that pit section leaders against those near the top of the standings as they battle it out down the final furlong for division supremacy. Sure, those games are “big” on […]

The old adage is that you want to be playing your best brand of basketball heading into the home stretch. Well in the case of the Garden Spot Spartans, that phrase was more than just wishful thinking. It had become a stone cold fact. Coming into their Saturday afternoon game against perennial District 3 stalwart […]

  Ask any coach in any sport at any level and they’re bound to tell you that there are certain places where they just don’t like to play. Talk to the head men patrolling the sidelines in Lancaster Lebanon Section 1 Boys’ Basketball and there’s one answer you may get back that could catch you […]

Sometimes all you really need is a spark. In the case of the ELCO Raiders Boys’ Basketball team, any sort of momentum that could be generated following a 2017 calendar year which saw the Raiders post a sub 500 record both overall and in the section would likely do wonders for this young crop of […]

On Saturday afternoon the Garden Spot Boys Basketball team boarded the bus in New Holland and set their sights on Manheim Central where the Spartans would venture to play a basketball game. But no, the Spartans wouldn’t be matching up with the hometown Barons on this day. Instead, Garden Spot looked across at the other […]

When talking about the Reading Red Knight Boys’ Basketball program, there may never be a night quite as sweet as the one on March 25, 2017. By now, you’re probably well aware of the story. That after all, was the night where the entire city of Reading descended upon the Giant Center to watch their […]

This week, every L-L basketball team was preparing for the same opponent. Mother Nature. Turn on the news or venture outside and it’s easy to see why. As this week’s nor’easter traversed up the eastern seaboard, leaving a dumping of snowfall and sub-artic temperatures behind in it’s wake, odds were high that several high school […]

The playoffs. One simple phrase that can pack quite the punch. For some, offseason aspirations of playing in the postseason have already been squelched, if not already in serious jeopardy for others. And while we have to wait until mid-February to formally kickoff the postseason in L-L Boys Basketball, Wednesday night at Lancaster Mennonite promised […]

There’s no denying it. There’s just something different about rivalry games. Practices leading up are more intense, players and coaches are a little more dialed in, and the fans are a little more rabid. For both Manheim Central and Cocalico, all those elements and more came together on Tuesday night in Manheim as the Barons […]

When people typically think of the word “championship,” chances are they’re harkening back to those titles that are achieved during postseason play. And while those certainly may be the ones that garner the most attention and prestige, they should not take away from those that are won during the regular season. Without a doubt, even […]

Every year during the quiet time between Christmas and New Year’s, many will often look back and reflect on the year that was, hoping that the upcoming year on the horizon will serve as the best one yet to date. For the Lebanon Catholic Beavers, that same promise of optimism and good fortune likely cannot […]

Without a doubt, the Manheim Township Blue Streaks have gotten off to a red-hot start this year. And like any good story, it’s appropriate to start at the very beginning. After winning their season-opening tip-off tournament to start the campaign, the Streaks went on a streak. Literally. After Township sailed past Mid-Penn blueblood Central Dauphin […]

It’s called the Christmas break. For many, the holiday season between Christmas and New Year’s offers a reprieve from either work or school. In the basketball world, the situation is no different. While some teams choose to remain idle for the entire week, others decide to take advantage of the situation that offers a respite […]

When trying to handicap the 2017-18 Lancaster Lebanon Boys Basketball season as it specifically related to Section 1, it was largely agreed that it would turn out to be a three horse race with Hempfield, Manheim Township, and Cedar Crest duking it out from December through early February for supremacy in the “big boy” division […]

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