Harrisburg calls on an old stand-by — defensive pressure — to turn back Nueva...
CHESTER — Still a tad winded following Friday night’s frantic, come-from-behind victory, Kirk Smallwood’s Harrisburg Cougars used Saturday’s halftime break to catch their breath, settle down and fuel...
View ArticleCentral Dauphin's Tyshawn White makes a name for himself in his new digs at...
NEWARK, Del: It's hard enough walking into a Central Dauphin practice and trying to succeed as a freshman coming up from the junior high ranks.Now imagine coming from another high school room and...
View ArticleCedar Cliff's Joshua Colello showing success is no fluke at Beast of the East...
NEWARK, Del.: High expectations were placed on Cedar Cliff's Joshua Colello during his first year of high school wrestling.Early on, he lived up to the hype.He placed third in the Powerade, one of the...
View ArticleCumberland Valley takes its lumps but will be well represented on Day 2 of...
NEWARK, Del: It wasn't quite the start Cumberland Valley head coach Dave Heckard expected for this year's Beast of the East Tournament.The Eagles advanced six wrestlers out of the first round, but...
View ArticleSteel-High turns up intensity in second half, drops Northeastern in...
A couple of tired and talented District 3-AAA teams met at Benkovic Gymnasium in Steelton Saturday night to wrap a busy week of boys' hoops, and it was Steel-High's second-half bump in intensity...
View ArticleCumberland Valley tops Altoona: Girls' basketball leading scorers, shooters,...
Cumberland Valley capped a busy week on the court on Saturday with a 62-44 nonleague win at Altoona.Maddie Torresin scored 17 points and Kelly Jekot chipped in with 15 points for the Eagles, who raced...
View ArticleUnbeaten Lancaster Mennonite opens southern tour successfully, while...
Picking up 18 points from Tyler Constein and 13 more from Julian Collazo, Geoff Groff’s Lancaster Mennonite Blazers remained unbeaten with a 64-48 victory over Broome (S.C.) in the opening round of...
View ArticleBoys' basketball scoring leaders, 3-point specialists, story links and box...
STORY LINKSSteel-High turns it up in the second half to drop Northeastern (Morrow)Harrisburg's pressure D carries it past Nueva Esperanza out at Chester (Bullock)Lancaster Mennonite, Bishop McDevitt,...
View ArticleWilson's visit to Cumberland Valley on Monday highlights this week in girls'...
Every week during the girls’ basketball season, we’ll offer up some of the best matchups from around the area for the week ahead.With Christmas on tap Wednesday — happy holidays to you and yours, by...
View ArticleDespite splitting four games at heavyweight Tarkanian Classic, Constitution...
Having the chance to swap elbows with some of the nation’s top high school basketball teams was one of those mixed rides for the talented youngsters from Philadelphia’s Constitution High School. Seems...
View ArticleFocus on: L-L Section 1 girls' basketball at holiday break
L-L League girls’ basketball has hit its holiday break.Here’s the lowdown about the Section 1 race, which resumes Jan. 3.L-L LEAGUE SECTION 1 STANDINGSSCORING LEADERSAhnera Parker, McCaskey — 6 games,...
View ArticleFocus on: L-L Section 2 girls' basketball at holiday break
L-L League girls’ basketball has hit its holiday break.Here’s the lowdown about the Section 2 race, which resumes Jan. 3.L-L LEAGUE SECTION 2 STANDINGSSCORING LEADERS Jen Fairbanks, Elizabethtown — 7...
View ArticleArchbishop Carroll may be facing a challenging matchup tonight, but the...
While Archbishop Carroll’s basketball-playing Patriots spent the 2013-14 season’s opening week or so logging impressive victories over programs from Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York, Paul...
View ArticleFocus on: L-L Section 3 girls' basketball at holiday break
L-L League girls’ basketball has hit its holiday break.Here’s the lowdown about the Section 3 race, which resumes Jan. 3.L-L LEAGUE SECTION 3 STANDINGSSCORING LEADERS Tori Schultz, Lampeter-Strasburg...
View ArticleFocus on: L-L Section 4 girls' basketball at holiday break
L-L League girls’ basketball has hit its holiday break.Here’s the lowdown about the Section 4 race, which resumes Jan. 3.L-L LEAGUE SECTION 4 STANDINGSSCORING LEADERSMegan Seibert, Columbia — 7 games,...
View ArticleGirls' basketball schedule, box scores for Dec. 23
Here's an early Christmas present for girls' basketball fans: No. 1 Wilson takes on No. 2 Cumberland Valley Monday afternoon at CV.I will be on hand to cover the game. Check back on PennLive for...
View ArticleRoman Catholic travels halfway around the globe, returns home as PennLive's...
Hang out in Honolulu and play some ball. That’s how Chris McNesby’s Roman Catholic outfit spent much of last week, collaring three wins in four tries and earning a third-place finish at the highly...
View ArticleBoys' basketball schedule, box scores for Dec. 23
PennLive will be at a pair of boys' basketball games Monday night: Gettysburg at Shippensburg and Mechanicsburg at Cedar Cliff.Here's today schedule with links to standings, team pages and box...
View ArticleNominate your school for our basketball Student Section Showdown
Fans brag about their student sections at basketball games. They are so proud of them that they give them names.PennLive thinks it’s time to find out which group reigns supreme, so it is hosting the...
View ArticleCedar Crest completes CD school district sweep; Cocalico goes OT for the win;...
Some highlights from Monday night's boys' basketball slate...Whale Branch, S.C., 76, Lancaster Mennonite 61: In their final game in the Shootout by the Sean at North Myrtle Beach High School, the...
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