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Wilson grad Stevie Mitchell was honored with several awards at Marquette’s annual team banquet Tuesday following its record-setting season. Mitchell, a sophomore guard, was recognized with the Deflection Champion Award, the…

His Kutztown teammates call him “Matty Ice” because he’s cool under pressure but Matt Remick admits the situation got to him a little in the final inning Tuesday at Twin Valley when the Raiders had the tying and go-ahead runners in…

Donyell Marshall became an overnight sensation in the summer of 1990, just before his senior year at Reading High. No one outside of Pennsylvania knew much about him until he attended the NIKE All-American ABCD Camp at…

Is everyone other than Gov. Mifflin playing for second place in the Berks Baseball League? Based on another terrific start by the Mustangs, who are 7-1 with five straight 10-run victories, it may appear that way. “The real…

Alex Kelsey bats leadoff for Exeter but his numbers make him look like a cleanup hitter. They did last week when he blasted a pair of home runs, including a walk-off shot as the Eagles beat Central York 11-10. “Alex…

The Wilson Bulldogs saw late last season they’d have a true No. 1 on the mound coming into this season. Matt VanOstenbridge, then a sophomore, threw a four-hit shutout in the opening round of the District 3 Class 6A…

The most successful postseason in Berks boys basketball history provided a slew of memorable games – four of which went into overtime. With Reading High winning the Class 6A title, Exeter reaching the 5A title game and…

Parker Nein spent so much time in trouble Wednesday afternoon you expected him to be called into the principal’s office at any moment. The Berks Catholic junior was constantly working from the stretch; every time he peeked over his…

Alex Kelsey admits it can be a little boring playing center field when Deven Sheerin’s on the mound for Exeter. Most hitters strike out against him. Few make contact. Those who do are not driving the ball. Both Kelsey and Sheerin…

Before Gov. Mifflin played its first game this season it lost first baseman Jon Radwinski, a .300 hitter and a regular on its 20-game winner last season, to a knee injury. A problem for most baseball programs. The Mustangs? They…

(This story will be updated later tonight with a full box score, additional details and postgame reaction.) It's hard to overshadow Deven Sheerin when he's on the mound. Sheerin managed to do it -- with his bat. The Exeter…

(Story was corrected to show home run came against Pottsville.) Veteran pitchers know most hitters get themselves out by swinging at pitches outside the strike zone or in locations they can’t handle. Plate discipline can…

Deven Sheerin made a pretty seamless transition into baseball season. Five days after appearing in the PIAA Class 5A basketball championship game the Exeter senior was in championship form on the mound. How’s this for a…

By Tony Zonca -- MikeDragoSports.com senior contributor Players such as Ruben Rodriguez and Lonnie Walker IV usually emerge about once a generation. If this were meant to be a review of the last seven basketball seasons…

Ruben Rodriguez, Myles Grey and their Reading High teammates are far too young to know the name Darryl Washington or of the unrelenting pain he inflicted upon a generation of Red Knights basketball fans. When Amier Burdine…

Before his Reading High teammates contested their first shot or hit the floor for the first time to scrap for a loose ball Ruben Rodriguez threw down the gauntlet. “Are you ready to coach the greatest basketball team ever?” he…

Ridiculous. That’s how Exeter baseball coach Justin Freese described Deven Sheerin’s performance Wednesday in the Eagles’ season opener. The 6-5 right-hander struck out the first 11 batters he faced and fanned 14 over five…

With two of the Berks Conference’s top scorers returning, each for their junior season, Rich Miller was looking forward to coaching Conrad Weiser’s boys basketball team again next year. He won’t get that chance after being forced…

Oley Valley baseball coach Jeff Pinder wasn’t sure before the season if he’d have enough bats this season to make another run at the postseason. He may have to reassess that after seeing the Lynx crank out 13 hits in a 14-7…

Muhlenberg fell behind by five runs, didn’t get its first hit until the seventh inning and still had a chance to beat defending District 3 Class 5A champ Manheim Central in the season opener for both Tuesday at Gochenauer Field. …