New approach leads to Courtlandt Schuyler's domination of tough 138-bracket...
All the statistics point to Manheim Twp.'s Courtlandt Schuyler doing things the right way and staying the course.The last two seasons, Schuyler has ripped off 78 wins to just six losses. He's won two...
View ArticleA look back at Bishop McDevitt's thrilling PIAA Class AAA semifinal victory...
For the third time in four years, Bishop McDevitt punched its ticket to a spot in the PIAA Class AAA title game.The Crusaders edged a familiar foe in the PIAA Class AAA semifinal Saturday night in...
View ArticleSaturday's girls' basketball scoring leaders, 3-point shooters and links to...
Saturday was a busy day in the sports world, so if you missed any local girls' basketball action, you've come to the right place.Here's a round-up of all things midstate girls' hoops from Saturday,...
View ArticleA look back at Lower Dauphin's PIAA Class AAAA semifinal with WPIAL power...
Lower Dauphin made a memorable run in its quest for a spot in the PIAA Class AAAA championship game for the first time since 1995.The District 3 champion Falcons ran into a familiar roadblock Saturday...
View ArticleA look back at Steel-High's PIAA Class A semifinal with District 2 champion...
Steel-High was looking to make a return trip to the PIAA Class A championship game for the first time since 2008 when the Rollers completed a run of back-to-back state titles.Powerful District 2...
View ArticleImpressions of the PIAA Football semifinals from 35,000 feet
Frankly, I have no idea what our “cruising” altitude is for this cross-country flight, but greater Baltimore is now a good hundred miles or so in the rear view and this plane is pointed West for the...
View ArticleJim Cantafio is new director of football operations at Spooky Nook
LANCASTER — He is a football junkie and a quarterback guru.When it comes to offensive X’s and O’s, not many coaches in the midstate have done it better over the last 25 years.His protégés include...
View ArticleHarrisburg's fast start highlights first weekend of girls' basketball action:...
Some Mid-Penn girls’ basketball news and notes as the snow continues to pile up on my back porch …MID-PENN COMMONWEALTH — A 0-2 getaway for Carlisle, which needs to kick up its offensive production a...
View ArticleBig third quarter leads Capitol Christian past New Hope at suburban D.C....
Marcquise Reed pocketed 15 of his 23 points in the third quarter — the 6-3 Reed was 10-for-11 at the free-throw line during that stretch — as Capitol Christian (Md.) Academy defeated York's New Hope...
View ArticleCocalico's win over state-champ Tri-Valley, Pequea Valley's hot start...
News, notes, facts and stats after the first weekend of Lancaster-Lebanon League girls’ basketball action …SECTION 1 — Cedar Crest hung with reigning PIAA-AAAA state runner-up Cumberland Valley before...
View ArticleWill Susquenita snap its streak? Harrisburg opens its season; Chester visits...
An addition to our boys' basketball coverage this year, each Monday morning we'll take a glance at the upcoming week's top area games.Mike Bullock and I have done this for years when we meet each...
View ArticleHere's a look at how the boys' basketball teams in the PennLive.com rankings...
PENNLIVE.COM BOYS' BASKETBALL GLANCE(Rankings as of Dec. 4WEEKEND RECAP CLASS AAAA 1. Roman Catholic (1-0) — defeated McCaskey 84-78. Next game: Tonight vs. Sankofa Freedom.2. Chester (1-0) — defeated...
View ArticleWith Mid-Penn, L-L openers on tap, a look ahead at this week in girls'...
The high school basketball season is off and running.And every Monday, we’ll provide a list and some commentary about the top girls’ hoops games coming up that week.Starting with this week, which...
View ArticleThree Monday night boys' hoops games already postponed
MONDAY'S BOYS' BASKETBALL POSTPONEMENTSCAPITAL DIVISIONSusquenita at West Perry, ppd to Tuesday, 6TRI-VALLEY LEAGUEEast Juniata at Lancaster Country Day, ppd to Tuesday, 7:15OTHERSJuniata at Carson...
View ArticleTickets for Bishop McDevitt-Archbishop Wood state championship game available...
Tickets for the PIAA Class AAA football championship game between Bishop McDevitt and Archbishop Wood will be on sale at Bishop McDevitt High School Tuesday through Thursday during business hours, the...
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Jim Cantafio resigns post as Cedar Cliff's football coach
Jim Cantafio spent the last six seasons coaching Cedar Cliff, after stops at Conestoga Valley, Wyoming Valley West and Wilson. (PennLive, file)For Jim Cantafio, when one door opened, that meant he had...
View ArticleCocalico stays hot, knocks off Manheim Central to go to 3-0: L-L girls'...
MANHEIM — Marissa Gingrich scored 8 of her game-high 19 points in the second quarter to jump-start Cocalico’s offense, and the Eagles won their third game in a row to open the season Monday night,...
View ArticleJen Fairbanks pours in 33 points in Elizabethtown's win over Milton Hershey:...
A relatively quiet night on the hardwood Monday, with just a handful of girls’ basketball games around the midstate.Those might be the only games for a couple of days, with snow in the forecast for...
View ArticleKendale Chase, Tariq Bennett post sparkling numbers as Milton Hershey defeats...
Kendale Chase banked seven of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter and Jamil Thompson chipped in five as Milton Hershey pulled away to a 69-59 victory at Elizabethtown that popped Mark...
View ArticlePennsylvania high school football week 16 rankings: Class AAAA
The skinny: Lower Dauphin, the last District 3 challenger in the Final Four, will finish the year outside of the Top 10 after top-ranked Pittsburgh Central Catholic raced to a 45-0 semifinal win over...
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