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Mick Vecchio sat on the sidelines for years, shaking his head, frustrated to see Gov. Mifflin's football team struggle year after year. The long-time assistant coach knew the Mustangs could be a winner; he burned inside, wanting to…

Track & Field coverage presented by ATT Sports, Inc. By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent SHIPPENSBURG — Luke Seymour had a year to think about this race. If he could get a little faster and…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Justin Walker didn’t make Reading High’s basketball team as a sophomore. He wasn’t cut. He quit. A lifelong health issue complicated matters. Walker was born with a…

Manheim Township broke through with a pair of sixth-inning runs to edge Wilson 3-1 Thursday in a District 3 Class 6A quarterfinal at Neffsville, ending the Bulldogs' season. The 12th-seeded Bulldogs (11-11) had the bases loaded in…

In late April the Fleetwood Tigers were trying to escape from the grips of a six-game losing streak and saddled with a 3-9 record. No one was thinking about the state baseball tournament at that point. Now, after upending…

Gov. Mifflin sure didn't look like a team that had gone two weeks without playing, or three weeks without winning. The Mustangs scored three times in the first inning Thursday and didn't let up in pounding ninth-seeded Hempfield…

Berks Catholic hung with top-seeded Lancaster Catholic into the eighth inning Thursday before freshman pinch-hitter Drew Walker's two-out single gave the Crusaders a 2-1 win in a District 3 Class 3A semifinal at Riley Field in…

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…

Matt Herbener jumped right into coaching Twin Valley basketball. He was approved as the boys coach by the school board May 16, met with his players three days later and ended up coaching some of them in a showcase event at the…

Track & Field coverage presented by ATT Sports, Inc. By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Weeks before the season began, when most athletes weren’t even venturing outside, Lauren Akers provided a…

Nothing has come easily for this Wilson baseball team. A 10-inning loss in the season opener at Bethlehem Liberty set the tone for what has been a season-long grind. It was the first of four straight losses to open the season and…

For the first 5 1/2 weeks of the baseball season the Gov. Mifflin Mustangs could do no wrong. They scored 10 or more runs five times in their first eight games, clinched the Berks League Division 1 title with a week to go, won…

Track & Field coverage presented by ATT Sports, Inc. By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Anthony Engle’s introduction to distance running came when his parents placed him in a 5K around age 8.…

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…

Track & Field coverage presented by ATT Sports, Inc. By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Addie Cohen used to stand in the shadow of the finish line and watch the great distance runners speed…

Parker Nein collected as many hits as he allowed, throwing a six-inning two-hitter as fourth-seeded Berks Catholic advanced with a 10-0 District 3 Class 3A quarterfinal win over fifth-seeded Bermudian Springs at Berks Catholic Monday.…

(This story has been updated, with time change for Thursday's quarterfinal game.) Wilson threw fifth-seeded Dallastown a curve Monday in a District 3 Class 6 opener. The hard-hitting Wildcats, who have five players batting .333…

Justin Freese laid it on the line for his Exeter baseball team Monday afternoon. Down a run to Twin Valley heading to the bottom of the seventh the long-time Eagles coach let them know it was now or never. "Guys, this is it,"…

Top-seeded Camp Hill ended the fourth-seeded Kutztown's season for the second year in a row, scoring a run in the bottom of the ninth Monday to beat the visiting Cougars 2-1 and advance to the District 3 Class 2A championship game. …

Parker Nein collected as many hits as he allowed, throwing a six-inning two-hitter as fourth-seeded Berls Catholic advanced with a 10-0 District 3 Class 3A quarterfinal win over fifth-seeded Bermudian Springs at Berks Catholic Monday.…