Boys Basketball

Dee Kantner's bucket list is blank. Most people her age still have a long list of things they want to accomplish or experience, but not the 1978 Exeter grad. She's done it all when it comes to officiating basketball. She has…

Ruben Rodriguez's play for Team Puerto Rico in the FIBA Americas Championship and at other spring stops have definitely stirred interest among college basketball coaches. The rising senior from Reading High picked up his fifth…

It's the middle of June, in a mostly empty gym, in a summer league basketball game where everything is relaxed. The coaches and refs are wearing shorts; the players' uniforms consist of a T-shirt with a sponsor's name across the…

The highlight of Donovan Gingrich's freshman season came against Reading High when he knocked down a 3-pointer in front of a packed house at Conrad Weiser. He was excited to play before so many people and to hit a '3' against one…

During my years with the Reading Eagle sports department I pitched a lot of ideas. Some were met with approval and put into action, such as the football-only preseason preview tab, a special section for the All-Berks teams and the…

Ruben Rodriguez and Edwin Suarez each went out on a high note in the FIBA U18 Americas Championship at Tijuana, Mexico. Rodriguez, a rising senior at Reading High, had seven points and six rebounds in an 86-82 win over Mexico in…

Ruben Rodriguez and his Puerto Rico teammates won't be advancing to the next round of the FIBA U18 basketball tournament. Team Canada was too long and too strong inside Friday afternoon, eliminating Puerto Rico from medal…

Edwin Suarez and his Dominican Republic team were eliminated from medal contention Friday in a 66-52 loss to Brazil in the FIBA U18 Americas Championship in Tijuana, Mexico. Suarez, a recent Muhlenberg graduate, had 10 points and a…

For a few moments Wednesday evening Ruben Rodriguez was living the dream. The Reading High guard scored on a breakaway layup midway through the first quarter to give Puerto Rico a one-point lead over the United States in the FIBA…

Edwin Suarez had a monster game Wednesday, helping the Dominican Republic rally from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit before falling to Ecuador 73-71 in the FIBA U18 Americas Championship tournament in Tijuana, Mexico. Suarez, a…