Berks Catholic

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent It was hard to take the final practice seriously because everyone looked a little ridiculous. Some girls were wearing Sperrys instead of sneakers. Most had sagging…

Berks Catholic wasn't the only District 3 boys basketball champ to go down on the opening night of the PIAA Tournament. Lampeter-Strasburg, which won its first 27 games on the way to the Class 5A title, was stunned by Penn Hills…

Maybe Allen Iverson was right; maybe practice is overrated. The Archbishop Carroll Patriots made a case for that Tuesday night at Wolf Gymnasium. Playing their first game in nearly three weeks, and after going a couple weeks…

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(This story will be updated with game details and postgame reaction.) Archbishop Carroll coach Fran Bowe wasn't sure how a three-week layoff would affect his basketball team heading into the PIAA Tournament. After the way the…

The postseason is often referred to as the second season. For Archbishop Carroll it literally is. The Patriots thought their basketball season was over Feb. 16 when they lost to Devon Prep in the Catholic League playoffs. They…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com Senior Correspondent HERSHEY — The bar was set during the opening weekend when Berks Catholic made a 90-minute trip to York County. The Saints saw the obstacle that day. The team they needed…

HERSHEY -- Berks Catholic's trademark defense was fully present Saturday but the Saints had trouble finding enough baskets to keep up with top-seeded Delone Catholic in a 33-27 loss in the District 3 Class 4A girls basketball…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent The first few hours were the hardest. The next few days weren’t much better. Mackenzie Gordos needed time to recover. Two foul shots, the front ends of a 1-and-1, in…

HERSHEY – After a district semifinal win over Littlestown Monday night a bunch of Berks Catholic players went out to have wings and celebrate reaching the championship game. Jack Miller didn’t join them. He took his basketball and…