Lancaster-Lebanon Boys' Basketball League scoring leader Jordan Gatchell of Manheim Central will be among the L-L players taking the court this weekend in Harrisburg for the 31st Annual Pennsylvania/Maryland All-Star Games.The Pennsylvania/Maryland series began in 1977 and is the longe......

Lancaster-Lebanon League Section One foes Cedar Crest and McCaskey will renew their rivalry after both won in the first round of the District Three Class AAAA playoffs Thursday evening.Leading the way for the Falcons (21-5) was Meghan Phillips, who scored 23 points, while Shannon Stokes ad......

For many, it was expected to be a mere formality.One more win, over a team Hempfield had beaten by 25 points earlier this month, and the Black Knights would be playing for their first Section One girls' basketball title since 2005.Problem was, Penn Manor had a little something o......

The L-L League playoff picture became clearer Monday night as a pair of section titles were settled and the final four playoff berths clinched.In Section Three, Lampeter-Strasburg blasted Lebanon, 57-37, to clinch the section title and punch their ticket back to the league playoffs. Joinin......

Lampeter-Strasburg clinched a spot in the L-L playoffs Friday night as junior guard Katie Lynch scored eight of her 19 points in the fourth quarter to propel the Pioneers past Donegal, 62-50, in a Section Three game in Mount Joy.Junior guard Danielle Rittenhouse chipped in with 13 for L-S ......

It's hard to say where the McCaskey girls basketball team might be if Teasia Myers had stayed healthy. In the six games she missed with a sprained ankle, the Red Tornado went 2-4. But she's back now, and McCaskey is rolling. On Tuesday, the Tornado won for the sixth time in se......

Danee Simms scored 11 of her game-high 21 points in the fourth quarter to lift McCaskey to a 61-43 Section One victory over Penn Manor Tuesday night in Lancaster.The Red Tornado put together a strong defensive effort and held Penn Manor to just 14 first-half point en route to a 22-14 halft......

McCaskey moved closer to a potential L-L playoff spot Friday night, thanks to its own efforts and some help from Penn Manor.Senior guard Ciara Pagan scored 17 points, and senior forward Janaya Brown added 12 to lead the Red Tornado past Hempfield, 45-43, in Section One play in Landisville.......

Kala Yoders scored nine of her game-high 25 points in the decisive fourth quarter, sending Elco to a 44-42 upset of Lancaster Catholic in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Sections Three-Four crossover game Tuesday night in Myerstown.As important as Yoders' contribution was the Raiders' defense, ......

McCaskey beat Section Two leader Garden Spot, 57-50, Friday night in New Holland to remain tied with Penn Manor for third place in Section One.The Tornado held a comfortable double-digit lead throughout most of the game after outscoring the Spartans 12-1 in the second quarter and shooting ......

On paper, this one should have been a nail-biter. But Hempfield took all the suspense out of it early. Riding an early 7-0 run, the Black Knights jumped out in front early and never looked back, coasting to a 57-32 rout of Penn Manor in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 1 battle in Lan......

Senior guard Teasia Myers scored 16 points and senior forward Zsajanaya Brown added 10 Monday night as McCaskey defeated Manheim Township, 41-38 in a Section One matchup in Lancaster.The Red Tornado trailed 13-7 after the first quarter, but held Manheim Township under 10 points in each of ......

Perhaps it's simply a coach's duty. A signal that says they believe in their players.Or perhaps they're just flat-out delusions of grandeur.Either way, ask a Lancaster-Lebanon League high school girls' basketball coach in November what kind of season they're expe......

Jenny Driskell drained a trey with 19 seconds remaining in a 53-53 game to help lift Elco over Manheim Central, 58-53, in a Section Three contest Friday night in Manheim.The win moves the Raiders (5-1, L-L League, 6-6 overall) into second place in Section Three, a half-game ahead of the Ba......

The game was over. Carrie Sheffey drilled both ends of a 1-and-1 with 17.4 seconds to go to give Cedar Crest a 46-40 lead over Hempfield in Landisville on Wednesday night. Players on both benches started reaching for their warm-up jerseys and fans clamored for their coats and started he......

Allison Bauer hit the 1,000 career-point plateau, posting a game-high 15 points to lead Conestoga Valley to a 49-40 victory over Solanco Wednesday night.With one minute remaining in the game, Bauer hit the milestone to ice the game. Kristine Zeiset added 13 for the Bucks, who remain in sec......

Tough defense in the second half led to steals and easy buckets for Solanco, which downed Garden Spot 56-43 in the championship game of the Solanco Tournament Friday night in Quarryville.The Spartans held their own in the first half as they converted open shots en route to a one-point half......

Danielle Rittenhouse scored 11 of her season-high 19 points in a decisive first half to lead Lampeter-Strasburg over Elco 64-35 Friday night in Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Three play.The Pioneers, who dealt the Raiders their first league loss, outscored Elco 18-4 in the second quarter......

Manheim Central handed Section Three rival Lampeter-Strasburg its first loss of the season, 52-49, Friday night in Manheim.The seesaw battle was locked at 39 apiece after the third quarter, but the Barons (3-1, 7-1) hit 11-of-12 free throws in the fourth, including five from Kacy Shaw.......

The numbers jump off the stat sheet. What Kelsey Caruthers has done through the first two weeks of the basketball season is jaw-dropping. Through seven games, Penn Manor's 6-1 senior center has scored 153 points — a league-leading 21.9 average. She has scored 20 or more points......

It was a non-league game in the first full week of December. But for McCaskey, it was an early gut-check — a road tester against a perennial District 3 Quad-A contender. Facing stingy Berks County powerhouse Wilson on the Bulldogs' home court, the Red Tornado flexed its muscle......