Andy’s Take

If you’ve followed along this whole season inside this space when it comes to the Lancaster Mennonite Blazers, the word “plural” has been used so much that it might as well have become just as familiar as the school’s black and yellow color scheme.  Plural of course being used to describe the litany of titles […]

Before we get started and look forward, let us first look back. Like, all the way to the very beginning type of “back.” There, on just the second day of the newly designated high school basketball schedule — Saturday, November 30th to be exact — the Octorara Braves traveled down to District 1 territory and […]

Quick question here, but what’s the best way to get to either Chartiers Valley or Peters Township High School? Sure, while there’s bound to be various twists and turns involved, especially considering the roughly 15 miles that separates those schools apart from one another, your best bet is to simply get on the PA Turnpike […]

In hindsight, how exactly do you prepare for this game? Admittedly, it’s a bit of a curious, if not totally leading question to try and ask. Aside from the pure “Captain Obvious” aspect to it all that involves, you know, preparing, and putting together a scouting report and subsequent gameplan of attack, there was more […]

  Ever since they came into the league, they hadn’t been shy when it came to saying out loud that reaching that stage for what would be the first time in its program history would be a momentous achievement whenever that time ultimately came to pass. The school? Lancaster Country Day. The occasion? Reaching the […]

Maybe it first came at Media Day around Thanksgiving. Perhaps it was back near the July 4th holiday smack dab in the middle of their always imposing slate of competition found during the summer circuit. Shoot, maybe it can even be traced as far back as the afternoon of March 16th last year, the day […]

  For a litany of reasons, there isn’t anything much better on the local hoops landscape than that of the District 3 tournament. No matter whether you’re talking about the boys’ or the girls’ side of the docket, among the many things that make it great is obviously where all roads hope to lead to […]

      “The Team of the Decade.” How does one achieve such a distinction? Admittedly, it’s a bit of an inexact science in a way. Sometimes, it’s based purely on intuition and what your gut has to say about it. Ala, which programs routinely step up in the biggest of moments and routinely deliver […]

  It’s an unproven and unscientific fact, but there’s magic in this week. Otherwise, how could you possibly try and describe the way in which events transpired on Monday night? If you ask around, those with any sort of vested interest in the comings and goings surrounding the Lancaster-Lebanon League at large — but particularly […]

    In terms of their similarities, just go ahead and call them next to none. In fact, it might be easier to state their differences honestly. For starters, how about the stark separation between Section One and Section Four when talking about the Lancaster-Lebanon League’s overall landscape? Inside of District 3, yet again polar […]

Article written By John Graham   Salisbery’s foul shot with four seconds left in the game gave CV a 48-47 upset victory over Manheim Central in a thriller. It was Manheim Central’s first loss inside the “Derb” which opened up this year. Manheim held a three-point lead with 2:31 left but could not hang on. […]

  Admittedly, this can be one of the more awkward times of the year. To put it simply, you’re finding yourself inside one of three buckets here inside the final week(end) of the regular season. First, you find that the clock can’t move fast enough, and you just want the postseason to start because the […]

  If you’ve been following along this season, you’re already well cognizant that the Lancaster Mennonite Blazers have big, bold aspirations not just for this season, but next year as well. Chief among them, perhaps chasing down another District 3 title, this of the 3A variety these days, while also setting their sights on accompanying […]

    As is always the case when you get to the end of the season in this sport, while one story ends, another one is just beginning at exactly the same moment in time. In this arena, the cyclical beast that constructs high school athletics, it’s evident that constant change is the only true […]