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Will Wilson admits it was never a goal to be a high school head coach. The 39-year-old Reading High grad sees basketball as a way to develop and positively influence young people and that’s what he’ll try to do as Hamburg’s…

By  Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Reading High’s Ruben Rodriguez reached the 2,000-point threshold last week, prompting a response from a fellow 2K scorer and Red Knight, Rashida Suber. …

By  Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent 1. Wyomissing breakout The Spartans’ 28 wins are the most by a Berks girls team since Boyertown went 28-5 on its way to the PIAA Class 6A title in 2017. The Spartans won…

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week Nick Chapman’s first shot of the PIAA championship game, off a baseline drive, hung on the rim for the longest time before dropping through at the…

Scenes from Reading High's pulsating 63-57 victory over Roman Catholic in the PIAA Class 6A championship game at Giant Center. To purchase these or other photos from the game, click here: (Jeremy Drey…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent HERSHEY -- The words Chapman and champion are becoming synonymous. Nick Chapman, as his brother Joey did nearly two years ago to the day, secured the game-sealing steal…

The PIAA basketball championships will be played over three days at Giant Center, with four games each on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Of the 12 boys finalists, each is a district champion, with four from District 12…

HERSHEY — Reading High played it cool in overtime Saturday, no one more so than Myles Grey. The senior, three-year starter came up with a loose ball out of a scramble, was fouled with 11.4 seconds left, then cooly sank a pair of…

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(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.) HERSHEY -- Myles Grey clinched Reading High's third state championship with a pair of free throws with 11.4 seconds left in overtime…

There were times early in the season when Reading High didn’t always open games with a sense of urgency. The Red Knights fell behind Cardinal O’Hara by 19 points in early December. They trailed Devon Prep 15-2 at the outset of the…

By  Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent HERSHEY -- Exeter’s seniors have laid the foundation for the basketball program to have continued success heading into the future after returning to the state championship for…

To purchase these or other photographs from the game from Jeremy Drey Photography, click here: HERSHEY – When it was over – after the stands at Giant Center had cleared, after the TV cameras had been put away, after Imhotep…

HERSHEY -- Imhotep Charter is as good as advertised. Maybe better. The Exeter Eagles found that out quickly Friday in the PIAA Class 5A championship game as the Panthers forced six first-quarter turnovers and built an early…

Sometimes, Matt Ashcroft was the saying the other night, after his Exeter basketball team punched its ticket to the state final, you have to lose to learn how win. He rattled off each of the Eagles’ setbacks this season and…

You can forgive Aidan Dauble for being overly enthusiastic. The normally placid 14-year-old Exeter freshman was coming off the biggest game of his life, a pulsating 51-47 win over Erie Cathedral Prep in which he scored nine points and…

Almost 50 years later Charlie Booker remembers every last detail of Exeter’s first run to a state championship game in basketball: The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. Both feelings remain vivid. The Eagles won 30 games, few…

Top players to watch in Division III of the Berks Baseball League in 2023: (listed in alphabetical order) Luke Bensinger, Hamburg: Shortstop led division champs with 21 runs scored as a junior. Had .457 on-base average with…

Editor's note: This story was originally published last month, before the state of the District 3 Tournament. Matt Ashcroft’s sharp basketball mind has been shaped by many he’s come across during nearly three decades around…

Kutztown Cougars Kutztown's Matt Remick. PIAA classification: 2A. Coach: Tim Mertz, 23rd season, 331-177. Last season: 8-3 Berks IV champ, 15-8 overall. 2022 postseason: Berks quarterfinalist, District 3 semifinalist. …