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Defending Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champion and national semifinalist Kutztown University will open the season ranked No. 9 in the nation in Division II by Lindy's Sports College Football Preview magazine. Kutztown…

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU With Manheim Central now out of the picture the table is set for Exeter and Conestoga Valley – who finished right behind the Section 2 champs last season -- to…

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU There won’t be many defending champs across the five-section, 37-team Lancaster-Lebanon League this season. Realignment, approved in October, made sure of that. …

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU Things have looked more promising for the Kutztown Cougars in recent seasons. They've been much more competitive since moving to Section 5 of the Lancaster-Lebanon…

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU No argument, Garden Spot graduated the most dynamic player in Section 3 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League. Quarterback Kye Harting ran, passed, and willed the…

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU Nick Morrissey realized as soon as he became a head coach that he needed to surround himself with a stable of experienced assistants and people he could lean on. …

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU It's been said life begins at 50. That's been true for the Hamburg Hawks. After some trying days in their infancy the Hawks -- who debuted in 1969 -- are enjoying…

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2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU The Gov. Mifflin Mustangs have authored some of the greatest dynasties in Berks football history. Half a century ago, with Ray Linn at the control switches, the…

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU Section 4 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League looks completely new this season, and not just because three new teams have moved in and three others have relocated…

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU None of the five sections in the Lancaster-Lebanon League has been more tightly contested or fun to watch over the last two seasons than Section 5. A season ago…

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU It took a while for the Fleetwood Tigers to catch up with the competition after their 2001 debut but they have, ending two of the last three seasons lofting a…

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU Aris Drake played quarterback in his final season of youth football. At 5-10, 200 pounds, he towered over the linemen in front of him. “We ran quarterback power…

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU For years Exeter had trouble getting past Berks Football League Section 1 rival Gov. Mifflin, which dominated the league and dominated its series with the Eagles. …

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU After decades of undistinguished football the Daniel Boone Blazers rose to prominence in the early 2000's, winning or sharing three Inter-County League Section 1…

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU Back in the day Wyomissing was a small-school power in District 3, winning the first three of its 12 championships at Class A (or smallest) level. Much has…

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU Until recently the Conrad Weiser Scouts had been a model of consistency. They have had only four head coaches in their first 56 years and just 16 losing seasons.…

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU Denny Iezzi didn’t stay away from football for very long. Just months after stepping down as head coach at Thaddeus Stevens last season the former Daniel Boone…

2024 Berks football coverage presented by UECU The Berks Catholic Saints lost the first two games they played in their debut season, 2011. They didn't lose many over the next decade. The Saints made arguably…

2024 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Eric Steeves knew he was headed down the wrong path as a teen-ager. He didn’t make an effort in school. He had no direction in life. He…