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Cam Burr’s bat looks playoff-ready once again. The Muhlenberg third baseman put together his best week of the season, batting .562 with five RBIs and seven runs scored over five games last week to earn Utilities Employees…

Former Gov. Mifflin and Alvernia standout Garrett Etzel is in line to be named head boys basketball coach at Wyomissing when the school board convenes Monday. Etzel was on staff with Ryan Ludwig, who resigned as head coach in March…

By  Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Annie Gao peered down the runway with a look of panic. The tape that marked where she needed to start her sprint was gone. The Schuylkill Valley junior…

By  Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent Their athletes hovered while the Exeter coaches organized the hardware they had just collected. The sorting took some time after they had carved out a quiet…

Often it seemed as if there was no stopping Josiah Jordan when he had a football tucked under his arm or he was racing downcourt dribbling a basketball. The same is becoming true on the track. The Berks Catholic senior,…

Addie Cohen has spent hours circling the track at Flannery Field, alone with her thoughts, pushing herself to run faster and faster. She was back at it Friday afternoon, running free and easy and virtually alone, no one in…

Liam Hilburt and Ryan Moser combined on a seven-hitter as Fleetwood edged visiting Conrad Weiser 4-2 Thursday to clinch the Berks Baseball League Division II title. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Tigers. The…

Andrew and William Delp may be identical twins but it’s easy to tell them apart. Andrew runs the leadoff leg on Wyomissing’s state medal-winning 4x100 relay team; William runs the third leg. In football Andrew wore…

Bryce Detwiler allowed one hit over five innings as Gov. Mifflin defeated Exeter 11-1 in six innings Wednesday at Rulon Griffith Field to clinch its second straight Berks League Division I title. The Mustangs (9-1, 13-3) have a…

Before his freshman season began Chase Kegerise had no idea how much he would get on the mound for Oley Valley. With last year’s ace, Luke Macdonald, graduated and Chase Reifsnyder unable to pitch because of a hand injury the Lynx…

Pennsylvania Sportswriters All-State teams Class 6A Player of the Year: Ruben Rodriguez, Reading High Coach of the Year: Rick Perez, Reading High 1st Team Ruben Rodriguez, 6’ 2” senior Reading High Xzayvier…

The most successful postseason in Berks boys basketball history led to a heavy haul on the All-State teams. Led by Class 6A Player of the Year Ruben Rodriguez of Reading High, Berks landed a record seven All-State selections,…

After a season like no other in program history the Exeter Eagles and their head coach, Matt Ashcroft, have again been recognized for their work. Senior stalwarts Anthony Caccese and Zyion Paschall earned spots on the Pennsylvania…

What Ruben Rodriguez, Rick Perez and the Reading High basketball program have done over the last three seasons is astounding: Two PIAA championships Three District 3 titles A program-best 32-1 season A three-year record…

(Updated to correct playoff appearance reference.) Eric Luckenbill never envisioned himself as a basketball coach. Years ago he offered to keep the scorebook at Emmaus, where he teaches social studies. That drew him deeper into…

The Wilson Bulldogs’ hitting slump is officially over. Five days after scoring a season-high 11 runs in a win over Exeter, the Bulldogs collected nine hits and rallied to beat Muhlenberg 9-7 Monday in a key Berks League Division I…

Twenty-five years ago the Tulpehocken Trojans etched their name in the national high school record book. Not in a good way, though. The Trojans were victims of a historic performance by Minersville’s Keith Witkowski, who hit five…

The reigning Berks Pitcher of the Year is a pretty good hitter, also. Alexander Velez had key hits in each of Gov. Mifflin’s wins last week to earn Utilities Employees Credit Union Player of the Week honors for the first…

Wilson’s Matt VanOstenbridge calls his big-breaking curveball “The Hammer.” The left-hander used it effectively last week to nail down an 11-2 victory over Exeter, a game which saw him strike out 10 batters and allow just…

By Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent The prestige of the Penn Relays was palpable the moment Twin Valley’s distance runners arrived at Franklin Field Friday. Anthony Engle and the Raiders…