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Ed note: Eric Thomas caught up with Coach Christensen after Warwick;’s season ending loss to Central Dauphin. Andy Herr was also at the game and will have his wrap up later- stay tuned 🙂 Special thanks to Coach for chatting with us after a tough loss.  

The Girls / Boys doubleheader is really coming into fashion in District 3.  With the finish line of the regular season in sight, more and more schools are finding these double headers a fun way to get through a tough part of this season.  Thursday night at Township the Warwick and Blue Streak girls renewed […]

( Ephrata) The first game of the season seems like such a long time ago.  Ephrata and Elizabethtown faced off against one another in game one with the Bears coming out on top.  Tuesday night in Ephrata came the rematch and so much has transpired since these teams first played.  E-Town started out strong in […]

Ed note:  a rare DH for us. Some thoughts on the games..some clips.     Player of the Game- Nevin Roman, 23 pts   Game action pic.twitter.com/3yYIusgDW5 — LLhoops (@LLhoops) January 26, 2021   pic.twitter.com/JMGdISt1mT — LLhoops (@LLhoops) January 26, 2021 Game action pic.twitter.com/zkPvudA2Kq — LLhoops (@LLhoops) January 26, 2021 Player of the Game: Ty […]

  January 23, 2021   Scranton Prep Extends Winning Streak to 29 Games   Scranton Prep 50, Dunmore 45   By Phil T. DUNMORE – It was the most anticipated game in local girls’ basketball for weeks.  Two perennially stellar programs with lofty expectations – and you could count the number of people in attendance […]

  UPCOMING DISTRICT 2 BOYS GAMES   ***subject to change***   FRIDAY, 1/15 Wilkes-Barre Area 52, Tunkhannock 48 (WVC-1) Wyoming Valley West 67, Berwick 31 (WVC-1) Holy Redeemer 48, Wyoming Seminary 54 (WVC-2) Hanover Area 46, Lake-Lehman 57 (WVC-2) Nanticoke Area 23, Pittston Area 44 Millville 31, Northwest Area 46    SATURDAY 1/16 Wyoming Area […]

Ed note: Due to a schedule change, we will be at LMHS Friday night. …if the wifi gods cooperate. The game will start at 7:30…We will be testing equipment around 7 ish. Special thanks to LMHS’ Marvin Sanders for spending some time with us setting up the game. Game Starts around the 33 minute mark. […]

  BOYS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK   Jake Koretz (6-3 senior point guard) is leading the way for Wyoming Seminary and helped the Blue Knights jump out to an undefeated 4-0 start on the season.  He scored 20 points in a big Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 win over Holy Redeemer last Friday, 54-48.  He […]

  Welcome to the 2020-2021 District 2 Hoops Season and the Northeast Beat.   And They’re Off…well, sort of The state-mandated Covid-19 pause that lasted into early January, combined with the 10-practice PIAA requirement, has resulted in a wide variety of basketball schedules across District 2 this year.  In the Wyoming Valley Conference, all 14 […]

  January 15, 2021   Patriots Thrive in Early Season Matchup Against the Trojans    Pittston Area 44, Greater Nanticoke Area 23   By Phil T. YATESVILLE – Looking to build upon last season’s success, the Patriots look primed for another great run.  After a resounding 51-26 victory over Lake-Lehman, Pittston Area moved to 2-0 […]

Starters pic.twitter.com/eqpzstN3wr — LLhoops (@LLhoops) January 15, 2021 Tip     Max Scipioni interview   Coach smith crest@AndyBrackets @CCHS_Hoops @CCHSFalcons pic.twitter.com/Kw4sqRrfSv — LLhoops (@LLhoops) January 15, 2021 Dell’s wrap

Ed note: Llhoops has followed Coach Shipper when he was the Pequea Valley boss. His love for the game is evident in his thoughts and his motivational tweets. We did a zoom interview with Coach before he got the CV job. His background is interesting in that he has coached at different levels and different […]

Ed note: Coach Perez is a favorite of ours as he uses his twitter account to share, motivate, and instruct his players, community, and all fans- including LLhoops. Andy Herr, Bruce Badgley, and Dell take turns with the questions- Coach Perez gives us the anwers. We have been following Coach Perez for awhile. His enthusiasm […]

Ed note: The players were selected by nominations from across PA from writers/media folks who covered the sport. After nominations, the players were voted on by all included in the initial requests. LLhoops was included in this process. There will be a separate posting for each of the classes on several dates. Enjoy! 4A First […]

The Annual LL Senior All -Star game is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, March 25th at Hempfield High School.  The girls will begin at 6:30 and the boys at 8:00.  Below are the LL boys featured in the game. The rosters could change. Senior all-stars are selected by the LL Coaches Association. We will try to […]