Andy’s Take

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 […]

From a historical standpoint, there are few, if any much better. But if specific numbers are indeed more your forte, those regarding the Hempfield Black Knights’ boys’ basketball program over time can stand comfortably upon their own merit. In terms of Lancaster-Lebanon League championships, only McCaskey and Lebanon have fared better than the sprawling suburban […]

For a while there, it almost seemed like they were immune. Hard to argue considering how since between the years of 2020 thru 2024, their divisional record against fellow L-L competition flourished into a staggering 31-1 clip within that cycle. However, even for a school like Columbia, one of the proudest brands that the conference […]

You probably weren’t expecting to see a Bill Parcells reference pop up at any point within this space and that’s fair. But sometimes, regardless of the sport or the level of the profession involved, some things are just so applicable that they can be applied all the same. As some of you may know, the […]

(Mason Rodgers. LLHoops POG In Manheim Central Win Over Wyomissing In Scoring Game-High 24 Points)   Well, as hard as it may to be believe for some, we’ve finally made it. We’ve actually reached that point in the season where we can discuss the topic that some consider to be taboo in some ways—the District […]

Sometimes, the best thing you can do right after suffering a tough loss is to get right back up and ride the horse again in next to no time at all. Of course, that can’t always be the case in every single instance. Especially not when the schedule dictates your fate as such. For the […]