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To purchase these or other photos from Philmarphoto, click here. Muhlenberg shortstop Kenay Rodriguez turns double play as Wilson's Lucas Gensemer slides into second. (Philmarphoto) Muhls' Avery Bohn steals second as Bulldogs…

Gio Cavanna will wake up Sunday with a sore back and a smile on his face. The Muhlenberg right fielder took a couple for the team Saturday night, literally. Wilson's hard-throwing Rueben Livingston plunked him square in the back in…

Track & Field coverage presented by ATT Sports, Inc. By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Each throw has become a must-see event. Passersby stop and watch. Teammates line up along the fence and…

Dylan Boll has made countless special memories at Owls Field. He played in an American Legion state tournament there, as well as a couple of Mid-Atlantic regionals. He literally grew up on that field, as a catcher and later as a…

College is all about learning, and Stevie Mitchell did plenty of that in his first season at Marquette. He even learned something about himself. His freshman year was full of firsts, of challenges, of highs and lows. Playing at a…

Ethan Grim was saying how excited he is to have cracked Gov. Mifflin's pitching rotation, and talking about the Mustangs' perfect start, but he sure didn't sound like it. The freshman was as steady and composed and businesslike…

Track & Field coverage presented by ATT Sports, Inc. By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent The track and field invitational season arrives in Berks County with events taking place on consecutive…

Keba Mitchell has joined up with his former high school coach at Berks Catholic, Snip Esterly, and the Reading Rebels. The 6-4 Mitchell was the top rebounder and shot blocker as a senior in 2017-18 when the Saints went 28-3 and won…

Justin Freese remembers playing games at Owls Field when he was at Exeter in the 1980's. No grandstand. No outfield fence. No batting cages. Not much but a field. "You'd hit a ball to left field, you kept running," said Freese. "It…

Most baseball coaches would be thrilled with a 7-0 start. Muhlenberg's Brian Kopetsky? He says his team can do better. "We have not played our best baseball at a consistent level yet," said Kopetsky, who, like his players, came…

Mike Ruane's basketball journey is taking him to south Florida. The Holy Name and Alvernia grad has been named men's basketball coach at Palm Beach State College, a junior college located in Lake Worth, Fla. “Building this…

Luke Weller recently moved into the cleanup spot in Exeter's batting order. And that's exactly what he's done: Clean up. The Exeter senior collected five RBIs on back-to-back days last week, powering the Eagles to wins over Daniel…

The trajectory of Boyertown’s girls basketball team changed after Jason Bieber took over as varsity coach. Goals once out of reach were suddenly attainable. It started modestly with Boyertown’s first conference championship in…

Cole Leaman got a chance to pitch in some big games late last season for Wilson. He's being counted on to pitch in a lot more this season. He came up big last week, striking out 12 in a six-inning stint against Exeter to give the…

Gov. Mifflin won a lot of close games last season in going 21-7; the Mustangs won six one-run games and twice won by two runs. They've mostly clobbered their opposition this year but Saturday the Mustangs pulled out another tight…

Track & Field coverage presented by ATT Sports, Inc. By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent There’s always someone nearby who understands. That’s the best part for the Engle twins. The good days…

Wilson grad Stevie Mitchell received a pair of honors earlier this week at Marquette’s annual postseason basketball banquet. Mitchell, a true freshman, received the Hank Raymonds Sportsmanship Award and shared the Academic…

Track & Field coverage presented by ATT Sports, Inc. By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent There’s a feeling Madison Ziska remembers more than the times she ran or the distances she jumped. It…

As Conner Licklider goes, so go the Hamburg Hawks. Early in the season that’s been pretty good. The junior second baseman and pitcher is off to a strong start for the preseason Division III Berks League favorite Hawks, who won…

Weeks before the season began Gov. Mifflin coach Chris Hole could see the strides junior right-hander Alexander Velez had made since last season, both physically and mentally. He was counting on him to be one of the Mustangs' top…