Berks Catholic

Berks Catholic may be the No. 1 seed in the District 3 Class 4A boys basketball tournament but Middletown is the defending champ and full of motivation and confidence. Coach Chris Bradford has reminded his guys that Middletown has…

Snip Esterly heads to Hershey Thursday to coach in a district championship game for the 18th time, but he'll approach it as if it was the first. He has a dozen District 3 gold medals hanging in his den; 14 if you count those he won…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Caraline Herb left the locker room with the weight of the world on her shoulders and a look of exasperation on her face. Eight shots. Eight misses. Zero points in a…

Cooper Lutz has a new football home: Vanderbilt. The Berks Catholic grad announced Tuesday on Twitter that he has committed to the Southeastern Conference school after leaving Syracuse. He announced in December he was entering his…

Tre Dabney and his James Madison teammates enjoyed a big weekend. Dabney, a Berks Catholic graduate, was named Player of the Week in the Colonial Athletic Association and drew Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week honors,…

Five Berks Conference boys basketball teams have already qualified for the PIAA Tournament: Antietam Berks Catholic, Exeter, Reading High and Tulpehocken. A sixth, Wilson, needs one win to get there. Six state entries would match…

When he was younger Ryan Koch wasn't allowed to shoot 3-pointers. Now it's hard to stop him. He wasn't strong enough to shoot from beyond the arc when he was younger; his dad, Darren, didn't want him forcing it or altering his…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent By the time she lined up against Laney Noreika, Aaliyah Dabney had crafted a plan. It was days in the making. A product of meticulous film study and practice. Berks…

Three's were wild Thursday night at Berks Catholic. Have been all season. Ryan Koch and Jack Miller each hit four 3-pointers and the top-seeded Saints combined for nine treys in a 55-40 win over eighth-seeded Elco in a District 3…

Berks Catholic opens play and Fleetwood hopes to extend its season as the District 3 boys basketball tournament continues Thursday, with four Berks teams playing in three classifications. The Saints (20-4) are a top seed for the…