Girls Basketball

Three-sport athletes used to be commonplace at the high school level. Not so much anymore. Longer seasons that overlap, the desire for specialization, the growth of club teams and the AAU circuit, and chasing college…

(Third of a seven-part series) Audrey Hurleman’s coaches use the unkindest words when speaking about her. Her soccer coach at Wyomissing calls her a “beast.” Her basketball coach says she makes people “miserable.” Her…

(First of a seven-part a series) Mia Gassert admits she’s thought about giving up softball or basketball – or both – to concentrate on tennis, her No. 1 sport. The rising junior at Hamburg is one of the top players in the…

There’s no overall championship awarded for the top Berks girls high school sports program but if there was a Berks Cup – something modeled after the NACDA Directors’ Cup in college sports -- Wilson would’ve taken it for the 2022-23…

Wyomissing sophomore Amaya Stewart and Fleetwood senior Alexis Hess have been named to the Pennsylvania Sportswriters All-State Class 4A first team. Stewart, a 6-1 sophomore, led Wyomissing to its first league and District 3…

It’s incredible to see how quickly Amaya Stewart has transformed her game -- and she’s only just getting started. She was not close to being the best player on the court when she joined Reading’s KTB youth organization as a…

By  Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Top 10 Players to Watch in girls basketball for the 2023-24 season: Amaya Stewart, junior, Wyomissing The reigning Berks Player of the Year and 6-1 forward…

The Berks Girls League basketball season wrapped up when Wyomissing fell to North Catholic in the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals. Let’s take a way-too-early swing at the Top 10 teams heading into next season. Hey, it’s only eight…

By  Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Reading High’s Ruben Rodriguez reached the 2,000-point threshold last week, prompting a response from a fellow 2K scorer and Red Knight, Rashida Suber. …

By  Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent 1. Wyomissing breakout The Spartans’ 28 wins are the most by a Berks girls team since Boyertown went 28-5 on its way to the PIAA Class 6A title in 2017. The Spartans won…