Reading High

2023 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Manheim Township Blue Streaks Classification: 6A Coach: Mark Evans, 12th season, 88-40. Last season: 4-2 league, 9-4 overall. …

Hempfield navigated its way to a perfect run through Section 1 of the Lancaster-Lebanon League last season, edging top rivals Manheim Township 17-14 and Wilson 20-16 -- both on the road. The Black Knights boasted the section's…

The Class of 2023 will go down as one of the most talented and successful of the 20 selected by the Berks County Football Coaches Association. The current Hall of Fame class includes six members, who will be inducted at the annual…

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,…

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…

After scoring the last of his 2,008 career points, after winning the last of his dozen championships, Ruben Rodriguez was emotionally drained and physically exhausted. He had nothing left to give. “I’m done,” he said, relieved and…

Can a team make the playoffs by collecting more walks than hits? Muhlenberg might. The Muhls don’t have the stacked lineup that carried them to the Berks League championship last season but they’re still scoring runs – lots…

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…

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…