Lancaster Catholic tabs former Conestoga Valley head coach Gerad Novak as...
First, Lancaster Catholic brought aboard former Cedar Cliff coach Jim Cantafio to be its offensive coordinator and quarterback coach.Now the Crusaders have brought in another former L-L League head...
View ArticleTakhi Turner brings toughness and determined approach to Susquehanna Twp. lineup
Need someone who thrives when offered an opportunity, Takhi Turner’s your man.Take Thursday night at packed Bishop McDevitt High School, where Turner and his basketball-playing Susquehanna Twp....
View ArticleGirls' swimming Q&A;: Big Spring's Kelsey Fickes
Kelsey Fickes had her last home meet on Thursday, and closed out her career in Big Springs' pool with her season-best 25.66 in the 50-yard freestyle.Not that she is done, by any stretch. That time...
View ArticleBoys' swimming Q&A;: Red Land's Matt Loch
Matt Loch is a competitor in several different events, but the Red Land swimmer makes it clear that his favorite is the 100-yard breaststroke.Loch is currently No. 7 in the midstate with a 1:03.66 in...
View ArticleHere's how PennLive's ranked boys' hoops teams fared on Thursday, Jan. 30
PENNLIVE BASKETBALL GLANCE(Rankings as of Jan. 27)THURSDAY’S RECAPCLASS AAAA1. Roman Catholic (15-3) — idle. Next game: Today at Archbishop Wood.2. New Castle (18-0) — idle. Next game: Tonight vs....
View ArticlePerseverance personified: Columbia's Haaji Michael, Mikey Rider, team up to...
Haaji and Mikey, doing work on the courts of Columbia, might look like your typical high school basketball studs.There’s a swagger in their game, an on-court maturity that comes with the senior...
View ArticleGirls' basketball schedule — and notables — for Friday, Jan. 31
A spectacular Friday of midstate girls' basketball is on tap for your viewing pleasure.Plenty of clinch scenarios and other fun items for the last day of January:* In CCAC action, Harrisburg Christian...
View ArticleMidstate girls' basketball scoring, 3-point leaders
Heading into Friday's games, here is a fresh list of midstate girls' basketball scoring and 3-point leaders ...SCORING (Player, school, G, FG, FT, Pts, Avg.)Cami Boehner, Gettysburg, 19, 135, 92, 402,...
View ArticleFour midstate girls' basketball players poised to join 1,000-point club
Four midstate girls’ basketball players hit the weekend within shouting distance of crashing the 1,000-point plateau.Here’s the list, including upcoming schedules and when they might hit the milestone...
View ArticleCCAC girls' basketball Q&A; Harrisburg Christian's Creslyn Van Dyck: Watch video
Will there be a changing of the guard in the District 3-A girls’ basketball playoffs this season?If Harrisburg Christian has its druthers, yes.The Class A bracket has been dominated over the years by...
View ArticleWatch Saturday's District 3 Team Wrestling Championships Live: Full coverage...
The District 3 Team Wrestling Championships are flying by, and PennLive has been here every step of the way providing full coverage.That will continue Saturday at Milton Hershey's Spartan Center...
View ArticleDistrict 11 not worried about setting precedent in levying possible sanctions...
District 11 chairman and wrestling chair Bob Hartman isn't feeling pressured to act swift and harsh. It's about the kids.On Thursday, Palisades head wrestling coach Omar Porrata made the decision to...
View ArticleManheim Township, Lebanon lock up section crowns, Section 3 still in a...
Three of the four L-L League girls’ basketball section championships have been settled.The fourth — not so much.Lancaster Catholic wrapped up the Section 4 championship a week ago, the Crusaders’...
View ArticleEast Pennsboro fends off Steel-High: With photo gallery
RECAPOn a night when a former standout was honored for her point-scoring prowess, Steel-High came up a tad short in its Mid-Penn Capital game against visiting East Pennsboro on Friday night.With...
View ArticleHere's more from McCaskey's 61-52 victory over Manheim Twp.
NEFFSVILLE — With Antanee Pinkard ringing up 16 of his game-high 22 points after the halftime break, McCaskey claimed a 61-52 victory Friday night at Manheim Twp. that kept Steve Powell’s Tornado tied...
View ArticleMechanicsburg needs a win Monday vs. Lower Dauphin to clinch Keystone crown:...
Three of the four Mid-Penn girls’ basketball races are engraved in stone.Cumberland Valley has sewed up its second Commonwealth title in a row.Middletown has won its first Capital...
View ArticleHow PennLive's ranked boys' hoops teams fared on Friday, Jan. 31
PENNLIVE BASKETBALL GLANCE(Rankings as of Jan. 27)FRIDAY’S RECAPCLASS AAAA1. Roman Catholic (16-3) — defeated Archbishop Wood 91-66. Next game: Monday at St. Joseph’s Prep.2. New Castle (19-0) —...
View ArticleBoys' basketball schedule for Saturday, Feb. 1
BOYS' BASKETBALL DAILY SCHEDULETRI-VALLEY - StandingsNewport at Lancaster Country Day, noon, Box Score "DUNKS FOR DREW" SHOWCASE AT CHAMBERSBURGMilton Hershey at Shippensburg, 6:30 p.m., Box...
View ArticleGirls' basketball schedule — plus notables — for Saturday, Feb. 1
Several very intriguing nonleague games dot Saturday's midstate girls' basketball schedule.These four in particular ...* Cumberland Valley, No. 1 in PennLive's Class AAAA state rankings, visits...
View ArticleUpdated District 3 girls' basketball power ratings
The Feb. 6 deadline to accumulate District 3 girls’ basketball power points is looming.The good folks in the district home office have released power ratings through games played Thursday, Jan. 30.The...
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