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Players to watch in Division IV of the Berks Baseball League in 2022: Grant Fitzgerald Jesse Breuning, Brandywine Heights: Will lead off for the Bullets after batting .323 with 15 runs scored and 12 RBIs in 21 games as a junior.…

Kutztown PIAA classification: 2A Coach: Tim Mertz, 22nd season Last season: 4-7 Berks IV, 9-12 overall 2021 postseason: District 3 semifinalist Must replace: All-Division OF Sam Schaeffer. Top players:…

Nick Hugo says he was devastated when Kutztown's baseball season ended last May with a 6-1 loss to Camp Hill in the District 3 Class 3A semifinals. He wanted to go further; he wanted to play in the state tournament. "I know we were…

Hamburg PIAA classification: 4A Coach: Nick Evangelista, 12th season Last season: 8-4 Berks III, 13-9 overall 2021 postseason: District 3 quarterfinalist Must replace: All-Berks P Hunter Shuey, all-division P/3B…

Players to watch in Division III of the Berks Baseball League in 2022: Nate Gilbert Tristan Baer, Hamburg: Senior moves into No. 1 spot in rotation after striking out 43 over 35 innings last season, with a 2.40 ERA. Earned…

A smile comes across Hamburg catcher Nate Gilbert's face when he's asked about staff ace Tristan Baer. Baer's a linebacker and fullback in football and wrestled at 189 for the Hawks; he's known for his toughness. "He brings that…

Players to watch in Division II of the Berks Baseball League in 2022: Trey Dianna Luis Beato, Muhlenberg: Emerged as one of the top hitters in the league as a junior, batting .291 with three homers, 13 extra-base hits and 12…

Muhlenberg PIAA classification: 5A Coach: Brian Kopetsky, 23rd season Last season: 6-4 Berks II champs, 14-11 overall 2021 postseason: Berks semifinals, District 3 fourth place, PIAA first round Must replace:…

Brad Coley can laugh about it now but the Muhlenberg lefty wasn't so amused the first time new teammate Luis Beato stepped into the batter's box against him and squared one up. The pitcher was taken aback; he calls Beato's power…

Cole Leaman Players to watch in Division I of the Berks Baseball League in 2022: Cole Leaman, Wilson: Right-hander went 2-0 with two saves and a 2.37 ERA last season. Struck out 42 over 23 2/3 innings in 12 appearances as a…

Wilson PIAA classification: 6A Coach: Sal Raccuglia, 11th season Last season: 12-0 Berks I champ, 22-3 overall 2021 postseason: Berks runner-up, District 3 champ, PIAA qualifier Must replace: All-Berks P/DH Luke…

(First of a series of Berks baseball previews coming this week.) It might make sense for Tyler Minick to give up playing basketball and football, especially now that he has committed to play baseball at the University of…

By Tony Zonca -- MikeDragoSports.com senior contributor Pat Tulley began organized sports as a 7-year-old when he strapped on a football helmet for the Rising Sun A.A. Mites. Fifty years later he remains involved with fun and…

Here are 20 significant numbers to remember from the 2021-22 Berks boys basketball season: .000002 That was the difference in power rating between Exeter (.634204) and Gov. Mifflin (.634206) at the end of the regular season.…

By Jason Guarente -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent All of the traits Stella Mollica showed at Gov. Mifflin came with her to a small school near Buffalo. Her tenacity. Her fearlessness. Those things don’t need to be…

(This story was originally posted Feb. 10; Henne accepted a new one-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs Wednesday.) (First of two parts) More than 100 million Americans with gather Sunday to watch the Super Bowl; Chad Henne's…

The postseason didn't last long for Berks Conference teams. A dozen made it to districts; half of them were eliminated in their first game. Reading High and Berks Catholic won District 3 titles but the other 10 teams went a combined…

Each Wednesday MikeDragoSports.com goes one-on-one with a Berks boys basketball player to find out what’s on his mind — on the court and off. Presented by Diamond Credit Union Joey Chapman, Reading High Senior guard…

Xavier Davis does his best work in, and around, the paint. On the basketball court he has often been, at 6-2, undersized playing center for Reading High. He regularly goes against basketball players four, six, even eight inches…

There was no shortage of highlights, big games and exciting finishes in the Berks Conference in the 2021-22 boys basketball seasons. Here's a look at the 10 Most Memorable games of the regular season. Tomorrow we'll count down the Top…