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Manheim Central’s Jared Murray fired five no-hit innings against Muhlenberg in the Muhls’ season opener. Seven weeks later the Muhls were better prepared to face the Barons’ ace. They sent 12 batters to plate in the first inning…

Muhlenberg wasted little time erasing memories of last year's horrific District 3 Class 5A baseball opener, scoring seven times in the first en route to an 10-0 win Friday afternoon in the tournament opener at Gochnauer Field. The…

Mike Dooley has had enough exposure to Berks basketball to know whose lead to follow. He’s seen teams such as Reading High and Wilson win consistently with defense and wants to bring that to Conrad Weiser, where he was officially…

Track and Field coverage sponsored by ATT Sports., Inc. Luke Martinez wishes it wasn’t this way; the Schuylkill Valley junior wishes he could pop a big jump on his first or second sprint down the runway during meets, but…

Track and Field coverage sponsored by ATT Sports., Inc. By Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent When the ticks of the timing system stopped along with those of the stopwatches throughout…

Conrad Weiser is expected to name Mike Dooley its boys basketball coach at Wednesday's school board meeting, two Berks basketball sources have confirmed. The Temple grad comes to Weiser from Spire Institute in Ohio, where…

The night before the Berks Baseball League championship game Gov. Mifflin’s players were focused on a rematch against Wilson’s Matt VanOstenbridge and how they could take a better approach against him after he shut them out 10 days…

(Note: Boxscore updated with changes to reflect official scoring.) Tyler Minick fired a pitch past Rafael Fernandez for the final out of the BCIAA baseball championship game, then casually strode off the mound and flipped his glove…

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.) Gov. Mifflin claimed the baseball championship it felt it should have won a year ago, beating Wilson 6-3 Monday in the BCIAA title game at…

Before he stepped into the batter’s box for the first time as a senior Tyler Minick had already established himself as one of the best baseball players in Gov. Mifflin history. He’s only added to that legacy this season,…

Matt VanOstenbridge has become Wilson’s big-game pitcher. The junior got the ball in the opening game of the Berks Baseball League playoffs and came through again, throwing six shutout innings against Oley Valley to earn…

Three weeks ago the Wilson Bulldogs didn’t look like a team that would be playing for any championships this season. They had lost three in a row, were in fourth place in their division and were struggling to stay above .500. They…

Track and Field coverage sponsored by ATT Sports., Inc. By Sam Cavalieri -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent This is the last of Doug Dahms’ 33 years as Wilson’s track and field coach. He’s not leaving the…

Track and Field coverage sponsored by ATT Sports., Inc. By  Sam Cavalieri -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Sarah Ann Miller wasn’t very excited after she romped in the 400 at the 80th William H. Firing Memorial…

Track and Field coverage sponsored by ATT Sports., Inc. By Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent All was quiet far outside the stadium where the throwers were chasing big numbers. The…

Tyler Minick trains and prepares for baseball games as hard and as well as anyone. Sometimes, though, you just have to improvise. Like Saturday afternoon in his second at-bat when he saw a knuckleball out of the hand of Fleetwood’s…

Faced with the possibility of a rare morning start for Saturday’s Berks Baseball League semifinals, Gov. Mifflin coach Chris Hole joked that he planned to institute a bed check the night before. The top-seeded Mustangs aren’t…

Tyler Minick bats leadoff in Gov. Mifflin’s explosive lineup because of his ability to get on base at an incredibly high rate. That, combined with his power, overshadow one of his best leadoff skills: His speed. He reminded…

Make no mistake about it, Josh Smeltzer was in the Muhlenberg lineup Thursday night for his glove, not his bat. The 6-2 junior has a knack for scooping low throws out of the dirt, giving his infielders and pitchers a little more…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Carson Brey hit a two-run triple and reliever Ryan Moser pitched three scoreless innings — escaping of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth inning — to lead Fleetwood into the…