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(Cover photo of Kate Levato)   Article by David Kehler   Lancaster Mennonite advanced to the Lancaster-Lebanon League championship game by defeating Hempfield 49-47 in overtime in a playoff semifinal at Conestoga Valley on Tuesday evening before a capacity, enthusiastic crowd.  In the championship game on Thursday at Manheim Township, Mennonite will face once-defeated Octorara, […]

(Cover photo courtesy of Kate Levato) By Kyle Morgan A doubleheader in the league semifinals brought the L-L League a pair of overtime thrillers Tuesday night at Conestoga Valley’s Rill Gym.  CV and Octorara had the daunting task of trying to top game one, where Lancaster Mennonite held on in the fifth period after a […]

Here are the updated dates/times and matchups for this year’s L-L League championships as presented by the L-L League and its corporate partner, OAL

Here are the updated dates/times and matchups for this year’s L-L League championships as presented by the L-L League and its corporate partner, OAL

In retrospect, having them play this game – during this week – was if not something totally bathed in irony, then most certainly apropos if nothing else. For most fans of high school hoops within District 3, especially in the Lancaster-Lebanon League in particular, the entire focus and attention this week is squarely focused on […]

Each week, LLHoops will compile a weekly list of the top boys’ scoring performances in the conference that week. Thanks to Joe Shindle for compiling the list.   Current season-high Timmy Hambright (Cocalico): 43 points against Lebanon on February 5th   Previous season-high DeMere Salisbery (McCaskey): 41 points against Hempfield on January 9th & Jemar […]

Here are the dates/time and matchups for this year’s L-L League championships as presented by the L-L League and its corporate partner, OAL

Article by David Kehler Hempfield led wire-to-wire on Saturday afternoon to defeat visiting Lancaster Catholic 45-34, in a game that was more competitive than the final score suggests, in a Lancaster-Lebanon League playoff quarterfinal.  Hempfield will play Lancaster Mennonite in the semifinal round on Tuesday at Conestoga Valley. Both Hempfield and Lancaster Catholic were deliberate […]

By Kyle Morgan Who would you pick? The reigning league champions? Or the team with the best regular-season record?  Score one for the latter. Octorara has now earned the first L-L League playoff victory in program history with a 76-63 win over Cedar Crest, who won last year’s title game. That means there will be […]

By Eric G. Stark Sometimes the loss of a superstar can create a stronger, more united team.   In the spring of 2025, the Conestoga Valley Buckskins boys’ basketball team faced a scenario that felt hauntingly familiar to a certain 2001 baseball team from the Pacific Northwest.   DeMere Salisbery, a breakout freshman all-star who […]

By Mike Gross It’s too much to say Lancaster Mennonite’s 58-52 defeat of Warwick Saturday was the de facto Lancaster-Lebanon League championship game. It’s not enough to say it was just another quarterfinal. The Blazers have targeted the league playoffs more than usual this year, and knew they cleared a big hurdle Saturday. “It’s a […]

Here are the dates/time and matchups for this year’s L-L League championships as presented by the L-L League and its corporate partner, OAL

Earlier this week, inside of their thrilling come-from-behind victory while just up the road at L-S, Octorara’s Vincent Thaler decided on his own to make it a memorable game, albeit for a far different occasion aside from seeing the Braves officially make it a perfect sweep over fellow L-L competition this season while en route […]

(Photos provided by Kirk Neidermyer) Candidly, this could’ve been a bit of an awkward spot for the Warwick Warriors boys’ basketball team to find themselves on Wednesday night. First and foremost, they already knew that their league playoff fate had been decided for them – a Saturday date at noon in paying a visit to […]

(Article by David Kehler)   The view from here is that a team with championship aspirations should play a championship level non-conference schedule to prepare for difficult post-season matchups in the league, PIAA district, and PIAA state championship playoffs.  Non-conference games should be scheduled thoughtfully and strategically to face well-coached opponents, opponents with various styles […]