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Oley Valley’s most successful basketball team in nearly 20 years still wasn’t able to crack the state tournament. The Lynx came up one win short, falling to top-seeded Columbia 69-57 Monday night in the District 3 Class 3A…

By Mike Mitchell Jr. -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Reading High played its typical brand of team-oriented basketball with relentless defensive pressure to overwhelm Waynesboro 55-31 in a District 3 Class 6A semifinal…

(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details and postgame reaction.) Teddy Snyder's three-point play with 1:12 left gave Exeter the working margin it needed to hold off Hershey for a 50-46 victory in a District…

Wyomissing Physical Therapy Offensive Player of the Week It's Ruben Rodriguez’s time of the year. You can tell by looking at the calendar or at the scoreboard; it’s undeniable the Reading High senior finds…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Berks Catholic’s Madison Langdon scored a game-high 18 points and held Bishop McDevitt’s leading scorer to two points in leading the Saints to a 52-28 win in the…

Myles Grey knows he’s nearing the end of his high school basketball career and his last chance to play at the storied Geigle. He has known nothing but success during his three years as a starter at Reading High: A 77-7 record, a state…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Berks Catholic and Wyomissing, the last standing Berks Girls League teams, face each other Monday at 6 p.m. in a District 3 Class 4A girls basketball semifinal at Wolf…

As a freshman in the Wilson program Kevin Saenz watched every move Steve Mitchell would make. Saenz observed how Mitchell, the Bulldogs’ all-time scoring leader, went about things in practices and games. He saw the tireless work…

Former Daniel Boone quarterback J.D. Okuniewski is in line to become the Blazers’ next head football coach. His name will be presented to the Daniel Boone school board Monday night for approval according to the board's preliminary…

Jovan Hollis has been Antietam’s leading scorer this season. The 6-2 senior, a starting linebacker on Exeter’s football team, has also been vital to the Mounts as a rebounder and interior defensive presence. One of his biggest…

MikeDragoSports.com goes one-on-one with a Berks basketball player to find out what’s on his or her mind — on the court and off. Kevin McFarland III, Hamburg Senior guard Q: Which class in school is even…

Wilson is headed back to the playback bracket after a 59-38 loss at second-seeded Cumberland Valley Friday in the District 3 Class 6A Tournament. The seventh-seeded Bulldogs (18-8) struggled to score; they had just seven field…

Ruben Rodriguez doesn’t need to look at a calendar; his basketball biorhythms let him know when it’s playoff time. A special energy overcomes him and he takes his game to an even higher level. “There’s just something that…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Here’s a scary thought: The Berks Player of the Year and the Berks League champion might be playing their best basketball of the season. Sophomore sensation Amaya…

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(This story will be updated later tonight with additional details, postgame reaction.) Ruben Rodriguez matched a program record for points in a postseason game and passed by three Reading High legends in leading the top-seeded Red…

By Sean McBryan -- MikeDragoSports.com correspondent Two Berks Girls League teams remain alive in the District 3 Tournament and could potentially face each other in the Class 4A semifinals. Berks champion and third-seeded…

Ryan Koch knocked down three 3-pointers and scored a game-high 20 points as top-seeded Berks Catholic advanced in the District 3 Class 4A Tournament with a 61-39 win over Kennard-Dale Thursday at Wolf Gymnasium. The defending…

Sharpshooter Trey Grube hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final minutes as top-seeded Manheim Central pulled away from Muhlenberg for a 64-54 victory in a District 3 Class 5A quarterfinal Thursday at Doe Run Elementary in Manheim. …

Matt Ashcroft talks defense all the time; it’s what he’s built his Exeter basketball program around. He doesn’t mention it much but he’s got some skilled offensive players and shooters in his lineup, too. The Eagles got a chance to…