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The Kutztown Cougars have a first-round win in the PIAA baseball tournament and an ace in the hole. They got a solid pitching performance from sophomore Colten Mathias in Monday’s 8-4 win over Elk Lake in a Class 2A opener at…

FREDERICKSBURG – Kutztown’s drive to Thursday’s District 3 Class 2 championship began 367 days ago when it lost to Camp Hill in a taut eight-inning district semifinal. “The minute we lost last year we said: ‘We’re getting back in…

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.) FREDERICKSBURG -- Bryce Schafer pitched a complete game and homered as Kutztown won its sixth District 3 baseball championship with a 5-0…

Tim Mertz put together a schedule that would have his Kutztown Cougars ready for postseason play. Heading into Thursday’s District 3 Class 2A championship game they have played 11 games against district qualifiers, including…

Kutztown earned a spot in the District 3 championship game for the first time since 2019 with an 11-2 win over visiting Newport Monday in a Class 2A semifinal. The second-seeded Cougars (16-6) will face top-seeded Halifax (18-2-1)…

Track and Field coverage sponsored by ATT Sports., Inc. By Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent SHIPPENSBURG -- Lauren Akers disassembled herself after assembling a collection of golden…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Carson Brey hit a two-run triple and reliever Ryan Moser pitched three scoreless innings — escaping of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth inning — to lead Fleetwood into the…

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(Updated to correct playoff appearance reference.) Eric Luckenbill never envisioned himself as a basketball coach. Years ago he offered to keep the scorebook at Emmaus, where he teaches social studies. That drew him deeper into…

With three all-division picks returning from a winning team, including one of the Berks Baseball League’s most dominating pitchers, Twin Valley looked like the clear favorite in the preseason to win the Division II title. It’s not…