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Wilson has enjoyed an incredible opening month. Considering the competition it has faced and the fact that it has played without its top player, Cam Jones, an 8-1 record seems remarkable. Just don't try telling that to Matt Coldren…

By Sam Cavalieri -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Fleetwood went scoreless for an eight-minute stretch of the second and third quarters Tuesday at Oley. The Lynx took advantage, went on a 20-point run and led by five points…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent YORK -- Wyomissing's girls basketball team held its opponents to a Berks-low 26.5 points per game over its first eight games. Defense again was the key Tuesday as the Spartans…

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.) Defense. Ask Matt Coldren or any of his players, and they'll tell you that's the No. 1 reason they blew past Muhlenberg by 20 points…

MikeDragoSports.com goes one-on-one with a Berks basketball player to find out what’s on his or her mind — on the court and off. Maddie Campbell, Wyomissing Senior guard Q: If you could go one-on-one…

Just about every time Snip Esterly takes a seat on the bench he makes some kind of basketball history. The Berks Catholic coach began the season with 769 victories, No. 7 all-time in Pennsylvania history among boys basketball…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Ashanti Chapman scored 18 points across two games to lead the Red Knights to the championship at the Reading Invitational over the holiday break and earn Utilities Employees…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent There's been a Chapman on a Reading High basketball roster since 2018 and likely will for several years to come. The positive impact the family has had on the court and community…

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week Myles Grey is perfectly happy to play in the shadow of All-State teammate Ruben Rodriguez -- and perfectly capable of emerging from it when needed. Twice this…

A program as rich in tradition and as deep in talent as Wilson's has produced too many players to fit onto one Mount Rushmore -- you would need carvings on several mountains to make room for the Bulldogs' many great players. No…

Matt Bauer's said it time and again over the past two seasons: Exeter's linemen were the heart and soul of the team and the key reason for the Eagles' success. People took notice. Exeter landed four players on the Pennsylvania…

Ryan Koch hit a pair of free throws in the final seconds as unbeaten Berks Catholic held off the host Shamrocks 67-63 Thursday in the opening round of the Trinity Shootout. The Shamrocks, trailing 65-63, had a chance to take the…

Exeter's Zyion Paschall was primarily a ballhandler and defensive stopper last season; he's much, much more now. The 5-10 senior guard continued to show off his expanded offensive game Thursday, scoring 16 points to lead the Eagles…

Fleetwood's Jake Karnish capped a big week by being named Most Valuable Player at the Tiger Classic as the round-robin tournament concluded Thursday. Karnish scored 22 points in a 62-29 win over Upper Perkiomen Tuesday and 19…

Reading High's nine-game winning streak to open the season was snapped Thursday afternoon, the Red Knights falling to Gonzaga College High School of Washington, D.C., 80-55 in the Jumpman Holiday Classic at Gauchos Gym in New York. …

There's little debate that Jven Williams is among the greatest players to wear a Wyomissing Spartans uniform. Thursday the 6-5, 290-pound lineman added yet another special honor, earning a second straight selection to the Pennsylvania…

Next week, when Devon Prep gets into the teeth of its Philadelphia Catholic League schedule against past state champs such as Neumann-Goretti, Archbishop Wood and Roman Catholic it'll see the kind of fullcourt intensity and defensive…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent HERSHEY -- Fleetwood's girls basketball team faced a 2-3 zone for the first time all season and saw its lead dwindle to two points against a winless and suddenly scrappy opponent…

Minutes after its win over Devon Prep Wednesday in the Reading Holiday Tournament unbeaten Reading High was headed to New York for its next challenge. The Red Knights will face Gonzaga College High School of Washington, D.C.,…

Tournament MVP Cleveland Harding scored a game-high 19 points to lead Wilson over Hempfield 52-36 Wednesday in the championship game of the Hempfield Holiday Tournament. Harding hit 5-of-6 free throws in the final quarter as the…