Andy’s Take

The list of their last few head coaches could just as easily be etched onto the L-L’s version of a coaching Mount Rushmore. Hard to argue considering how one, Danny Walck, sits 3rd on the league’s all-time coaching wins list currently while their last coach, Joe Klazas, just wrapped up a tenure that included 352 […]

(Cover photo provided by Coach Sipe)   McCaskey, Hempfield, Cedar Crest, Warwick, Lancaster Catholic, Lebanon, Lancaster Mennonite, Manheim Central? Okay, okay. While maybe the Barons’ historical success on the hardwood — or lack thereof — may not exactly have them shoving others for space at the blue blood table with the some of the names […]

(Cover photo credits to Northern Lebanon Athletics) The winds of change continue to blow thru Northern Lebanon. Beyond the glitzy new athletic digs (both indoors and outdoors) that all the Vikings’ athletes are able to enjoy and partake of these days, there’s also been changes at the top when it comes to the teams themselves. […]

(Cover photo provided by Coach Karli)   In a year marked by turnover at the head coaching ranks in the L-L League entering this season, the Lebanon County schools are no different to the trend. Of the five, three will begin this season with a new head man on the job. Among them, Annville-Cleona. Their […]

(Cover graphic courtesy of Coach Bracey)   There are programs in the L-L League. There are also franchises. This one is more the latter than the former.  To be sure, when the Lebanon Cedars make a move, the ground shakes as a result. Quite frankly, it’s a program that has earned that right over time […]

(Cover photo provided by Coach Collazo)   We continue our video series of get-to-know-you interviews with a name and face that is probably already very familiar to familiar to the LLHoops audience. Say hello (again) to now “Coach” Julian Collazo of the Columbia Crimson Tide. For most fans, they probably remember Collazo best for his playing […]

(Cover photo courtesy of Coach Blackburn’s Facebook)   As we begin to look forward to a new hoops season that will be here before we know it, we wanted to introduce our audience to the newest coaches we are welcoming into the league — as we did last fall as well with our video series.  […]

(Photos courtesy of Kate Levato/Mark Palczewski) On Thursday afternoon, two Lancaster-Lebanon League senior standouts, Cocalico’s Timmy Hambright and Lancaster Mennonite’s Chase Hurst, both bound for Lancaster Bible College to continue their playing careers, had their names revealed as members of the 2026 All-State High School Basketball Teams as selected by the Pennsylvania Sportswriters. Hambright garnered […]

Ed note: Welcome to the 2025-26 All-LLhoops.com teams. Each player in the league was seen no fewer than two times throughout the season. We continue with our 6 player teams- more awards for more deserving players. Names appear in alphabetical order.  Enjoy!  (Game photos courtesy of Kate Levato & Mark Palczewski)   Section One First […]

Before we start, let us first begin with a bit of a pop quiz…Since 2021, what is the only school in the entire state of Pennsylvania to have reached at least the quarterfinal round every one of those seasons regardless of classification level? Chances are, if you are savant of Lancaster-Lebanon League hoops, you likely […]

There’s an old adage in sports that says, “Styles make fights.” And while that may have primarily been coined as a phrase most related to boxing, it can apply most anywhere else. Even the PIAA boys’ basketball tournament for example. Once you get to this stage of states, really any point in the state tournament […]

If you would’ve seen their name appear on the statewide bracket as it did this year and your only point of reference to use was that of a history book and nothing else, you likely would’ve thought this was just another, ho-hum season for them. After all, their 22 state playoff appearances tops the list […]

While losing a game in the state tournament – especially in the first round – can sometimes be a crushing blow, it doesn’t necessarily have to always be. No, not all these losses are necessarily created equal. In theory, all one would have to do is just look at last year’s Octorara squad to help […]

Truthfully, if you were to have taken an unscientific straw poll on the teams that figured to make a run at the District 3 title in just two years’ time in 2024, you probably wouldn’t have picked a team that had just put the wraps on a 3-18 campaign that season. Then again, if you […]

They are the types of moments that every athlete dreams of. Those instances where you indelibly leave a mark so high – and so significant – that there is no real dispute as to what your most memorable moment was over the course of your entire career that ranks above all others. For one Cedar […]