Football

You might say Amory Thompson had a rather busy week. There were the PIAA Track at Field championships in Shippensburg Friday and Saturday, where he won three medals and helped Wyomissing win a Class 2A team championship. There…

Tommy Grabowski and Nevin Carter will get to play with some of their Wyomissing teammates one last time Sunday when they take part in the PSFCA East-West Small School All-Star Game at Bishop McDevitt's Rocco Ortenzio Field. The…

The annual Chris Nunn Memorial Combine always provides an early glimpse into the upcoming football season. If an athlete performs well at the combine-style event there's a good chance he'll do likely this fall once football season…

Mick Vecchio sat on the sidelines for years, shaking his head, frustrated to see Gov. Mifflin's football team struggle year after year. The long-time assistant coach knew the Mustangs could be a winner; he burned inside, wanting to…

Oley Valley's impressive streak of playing for a district baseball championship has ended at five straight. The second-seeded Lynx saw third-seeded Trinity score five times in the fifth inning Thursday to win its District 3 Class…

Xander Menapace has been all over the football map this spring, competing in showcases and making college visits. The Hamburg quarterback has had to make up for lost time in the recruiting game. He's 6-4, 207 pounds, with a big arm…

Ryker Jones flew under the radar at Wyomissing last season. Not a surprise, considering he was playing inside linebacker behind a couple of All-State performers, Jack Miller and Tommy Grabowski. When he got on the field to spell…

Taylor Bertolet's return to pro football was an immediate success. Three days after being signed by the New Orleans Breakers of the USFL the Exeter grad kicked three field goals in a 23-16 win over the Houston Gamblers. Tuesday…

Nolan Larkin considers his job a great "ice-breaker." He enjoys seeing the reaction when he informs people he's a mortician's assistant and certified crematorium operator. It's not the typical gap-year job a prospective college…

Isaac Collins enjoys the football recruiting game, especially now that he's back at the Division III level, as Albright's head coach. It's more of an even playing field, he says, as opposed to the higher classifications where some…