Hamburg

Conner Licklider had three hits and two RBIs and Austin Miller pitched a complete game as Hamburg beat Wyomissing 7-2 Saturday evening at Bridegam Field in Kutztown to stay alive in the Schuylkill-Berks Legion League Region 2…

Division leaders Wyomissing and Hamburg advanced with wins Friday on the opening day of the Schuylkill-Berks Legion League Region 2 qualifier at Kutztown's Bridegam Field. Post 625 was eliminated from the double-elimination…

Tristan Baer put Hamburg up three runs with a first-inning home run but he and Hawks couldn't hold off two late rallies in a 6-4 loss to Littlestown Thursday in a District 3 Class 4A quarterfinal at Miller Field in Hamburg. The…

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…

Luke Weller pitched the final inning of Exeter's 6-3 Berks League quarterfinal over Hamburg Thursday, and earned a save: Not on the mound, but at shortstop. Four innings earlier, with the bases loaded in a scoreless tie, Weller…

Nate Gilbert's two-run single in the seventh inning helped push visiting Hamburg past Berks Catholic 4-1 Monday and to the brink of the Berks League Division III title. The division-leading Hawks (8-3, 12-4) can officially clinch…

Matt Kramer knows he's fortunate to have his personal pitching coach on call 24/7, and smart enough to listen to him. "My dad always tells me: 'Get ahead and stay ahead,' " Kramer said of his father Scott, who pitched at Wilson and…

(This story will be updated with details, postgame reaction and photos later tonight.) Nearly a month after a one-sided loss at Hamburg, Matt Kramer and Wyomissing turned the tables on the Hawks Friday night, topping them 6-0 at…

Tristan Baer had a strong junior season on the mound for Hamburg, striking out 43 batters over 35 innings. Few noticed because he was pitching behind All-Berks pick and pro prospect Hunter Shuey. The right-hander has become the…

As Conner Licklider goes, so go the Hamburg Hawks. Early in the season that’s been pretty good. The junior second baseman and pitcher is off to a strong start for the preseason Division III Berks League favorite Hawks, who won…