Preseason expectations. While most will say that they would love to have lofty goals and expectations placed upon them before the season begins in full, often serving as an indication that big things are expected for the season ahead, it’s not exactly a characteristic that is designed the faint of heart either. After all, sometimes […]

They say that getting to the top is hard. They also say that staying at the mountaintop is even harder. Well, “they” clearly were not referring the 2018-19 Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers in their case study. By now, you probably already know the story here, but it’s so good that it bears repeating anyway. Last season, the […]

In sports, there are fast starts and then there are truly fast starts. For the Penn Manor Comets, the beginning of the 2018-19 campaign has been one for the ages. Literally. When one thinks of Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 1 basketball throughout the last handful of years, chances are that the same few teams typically come […]

The saying goes that absence makes the heart grow fonder. The only thing is, whoever uttered that phrase clearly hasn’t been to Lebanon County in quite a while. After all, don’t bother mentioning something like that to either Cedar Crest or Lebanon. They’re simply not having any of it. Aside from being one of the […]

For some of us, the start of a new year brings with it the hopeful promise of those age-old resolutions that are used as a means of self-motivation to help better ourselves over the course of the upcoming 365 days. And while those lists generally start off in some form the following manner, whether it […]

In basketball, much like in life, sometimes things don’t exactly go according to plan. Take this year’s Warwick holiday tournament as a prime example. Coming into the week, the likelihood appeared to be strong that Warwick and Lancaster Catholic would end up playing against each other on the tourney’s final evening. The only thing was, […]

Truth be told, it’s not very often that history happens to be on the line when it comes to yearly holiday basketball tournaments. On the contrary however when talking about this year’s Warwick Christmas tourney as presented by Lititz Flooring. After all, capturing their own Christmas tournament crown is an achievement that has eluded Warwick since […]

For most every team, the beginning of a season serves as a time to work through the inevitable growing pains and construction of team chemistry that almost always comes along with the onset of a brand new year. Well, when speaking in regards to the Columbia Crimson Tide and Pequea Valley Braves most specifically, the […]

Graduation. It’s a time typically met with upmost joy that pairs nicely with pure, unbridled excitement. But forgive Garden Spot boys’ basketball coach Nate Musselman and Northern Lebanon head man Chris George if they weren’t seen doing much in the way of celebrating at the end of the last school year. After all, out of […]

Nearly 365 days ago, the McCaskey Red Tornado made the short trek up the road to take on the Conestoga Valley Buckskins for what appeared on the surface to be your average ho-hum L-L Section 1 contest without much in the way of flair. However, at that conclusion of the night almost one year ago, […]

Death, taxes, and the Hempfield Black Knights reloading on the hardwood. Alright, alright. Maybe that last addition isn’t exactly how the saying goes, but in reality, it isn’t exactly untrue either. After losing what had been the last remaining pieces of a core group that had been instrumental in taking the Black Knights on long […]

The old saying goes that all roads lead to home. Well, as far as it related to both ELCO and Cocalico on Friday night, all roads would lead to Denver for the Raiders and Eagles, with both squads looking to make resounding opening statements on this the first night of league play around the L-L […]

When Lancaster Mennonite and Lancaster Country Day faced off against one another in Thursday night’s Lancaster-Lebanon League lid-lifter, there were storylines aplenty. For Lancaster Mennonite, last year was year to remember. In fact, only one other year, 2002, can rival what the Blazers were able to accomplish last year — A berth in the state […]

Every year, the promise and optimism that comes along with the start of a new season is a very real and a very tangible feeling for fans, players, and coaches alike. However, if you wish to seek out the location above all others that may contain the most excitement? Perhaps you’d be best-served to head […]

At the start of any new season, getting off to a fast start is definitely the most desired of routes from which to take. Unfortunately however, especially in the world of high school basketball and yearly tip-off tournaments, that can’t always be the case for everyone. And as it related to E-Town and Solanco most […]