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NEWVILLE -- When it was finally over – when Mount Union right fielder Je’saun Robinson swooped in to snare Nick Hugo’s fly ball – Kutztown shortstop Matt Remick stood along the first base line, stared into a vacant center field, and…

The games are supposed to get tougher once you reach the postseason but they haven’t for the Kutztown Cougars. They have averaged better than eight runs per game and are batting .351 since the start of the district playoffs three…

Kutztown will play in its first state semifinal baseball game in 16 years when it meets Mount Union Monday at Big Spring High School at 4 in the PIAA Class 2A Tournament. The District 3 champion Cougars (19-6) advanced with a 9-0…

PINE GROVE – Matt Remick told one of his Kutztown teammates before Thursday’s PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal against South Williamsport that the Cougars were going to put up a pair of first-inning runs. The prediction was far from a…

Kutztown will bid for consecutive wins in the PIAA Tournament for the first time in 14 years when it meets South Williamsport Thursday at Pine Grove at 6 in a Class 2A quarterfinal. The District 3 champion Cougars (18-6) advanced…

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)…