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Exeter's quick exit from the PIAA Tournament last season left a bitter taste in Zyion Paschall's mouth. Hours after a first-round loss to Chester the junior guard was back in the gym, putting up shots. "That loss really hurt me,"…

Matt Flowers doesn't want Muhlenberg to be the kind of team that lives and dies with the 3-pointer. That's a perilous tightrope to walk. When Eric Branch came off the bench early in the first quarter Friday and dropped a couple…

The journey to win No. 252 was long and arduous for Rick Perez. We're not talking about the past 11 seasons, we're talking about Friday night when his Reading High basketball team found itself down 19 points to Cardinal O'Hara. …

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.) Muhlenberg has found ways overcome longer teams in the past but it struggled to find shots or compete on the boards Friday in a 71-51 loss to…

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.) The journey to win No. 252 was long and arduous for Rick Perez. We're not talking about the past 11 seasons, we're talking about Friday…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent COLUMBIA -- A peculiar sound rang out amid the raucous noise produced by Columbia’s fans Thursday night during the Crimson Tide’s 69-38 girls basketball victory over Brandywine…

Cam Jones was such a dazzling kick returner people sometimes overlooked the other parts of his game. The Wilson senior was very good at those, too: He led backs in Section 1 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League with 999 rushing yards…

Dick Graul says he wasn't a very good basketball player as a young teen. He'd go down to the courts at 11th and Pike looking for a game but no one would pick him. "I was terrible," he said. Pete Carril would disagree. Years…

Aris Rodriguez knocked down four 3-pointers in the first quarter Tuesday night against Central York. The Reading High senior sank his first five shots from beyond the arc and had 22 points by halftime -- a career high. The 6-5…

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.) Aris Rodriguez's Reading High teammates and coaches have been laying down some bold statements about a guy who was strictly a role player off…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent A few months from now Alexis Hess will turn in her red and white Fleetwood Tigers uniform for a royal purple and white Kansas State one. The 6-1 senior guard last month signed…

Wyomissing, which spent 10 weeks ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 3A, will finish the season at No. 3. The Spartans were eliminated from the PIAA Tournament Saturday with a 20-17 loss to Neumann-Goretti, which scored the winning…

You don't need a thorough scouting a report to know that when you face Reading High you better put your best guy on Ruben Rodriguez. He's a two-time All-State pick and the Berks scoring leader and Player of the Year as a junior. …

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Gov. Mifflin's girls basketball season got off to a rocky start with a 42-point loss to Cumberland Valley Friday at the Hempfield Tip-Off Tournament in Landisville. Pitt…

Charlie McIntyre caught the pass that gave Wyomissing the lead and brought it within seconds of a third straight trip to the state championship game. Quaasim Major caught the pass that ended the Spartans' dream of winning a PIAA…

Muhlenberg, Hamburg and Tulpehocken each claimed season tip-off tournament titles Saturday, moving to 2-0. For the Muhls, expected to be a top District 3 Class 5A contender, the 62-55 win over Columbia in the Manheim Township…

Colin Niedrowski closes in on Amaj Gowens. (Tim Macrina photo) Matt Kramer tackles Amaj Gowens. (Tim Macrina photo) Gwyn Jordan, left, and Jven Williams pressure quarterback Mehki Wharton. (Tim Macrina photo) Drew Eisenhower…

PHILADELPHIA — Neumann-Goretti football coach Albie Crosby knew the path to the PIAA Class 3A championship game went through Wyomissing. To reach the end his team had to stop the Spartans' Wing-T. The Saints couldn't a year ago;…

(This story will be updated with details and postgame reaction.) PHILADELPHIA -- Albie Crosby and his Neumann-Goretti defensive staff spents months studying film of last year's state semifinal loss to Wyomissing and the way the…

NEFFSVILLE -- J'Daniel Mosquera, an all-division guard and Muhlenberg's top returning scorer, took two shots in the first half Friday in the Muhls' season-opener. It's not like he wasn't looking to score, or that Central Dauphin's…