Berks Catholic

A week or so before baseball season opened Berks Catholic coach Brandon Shurr mentioned that Kevin Lawlor was "ready to take off." It was more like a blast off for the Saints' junior second baseman, who hit for the cycle and…

Here are the final rankings from the "Beasts of the East," which includes teams from Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 11 and 12. Rankings are compiled by Jason Hackman (@jhackman11), Toomey Anderson (@toomraider1) and Keith Groller…

Caroline Reedy was the ultimate team player for Berks Catholic. She passed up far more shots than she ever took. She was more concerned with finding open teammates, grabbing rebounds, fulfilling her defensive assignment -- and…

Snip Esterly's first home game as a professional basketball coach was a little different, to say the least. It was easily the longest game he had ever coached -- 48 minutes of regulation, plus two five-minute overtimes, nearly the…

Hamburg PIAA classification: 4A Coach: Nick Evangelista, 12th season Last season: 8-4 Berks III, 13-9 overall 2021 postseason: District 3 quarterfinalist Must replace: All-Berks P Hunter Shuey, all-division P/3B…

Players to watch in Division III of the Berks Baseball League in 2022: Nate Gilbert Tristan Baer, Hamburg: Senior moves into No. 1 spot in rotation after striking out 43 over 35 innings last season, with a 2.40 ERA. Earned…

Here are 20 significant numbers to remember from the 2021-22 Berks boys basketball season: .000002 That was the difference in power rating between Exeter (.634204) and Gov. Mifflin (.634206) at the end of the regular season.…

The postseason didn't last long for Berks Conference teams. A dozen made it to districts; half of them were eliminated in their first game. Reading High and Berks Catholic won District 3 titles but the other 10 teams went a combined…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Another Berks girls basketball season is history and another number has been added to Gov. Mifflin’s banner. The Mustangs have captured five county championships since…

A poor first half may have cost Berks Catholic an extended run in the state tournament. Archbishop Carroll, which took out the Saints 68-61 in the opening round of the PIAA Class 4A Tournament Tuesday, had an easy time of it in the…