Twin Valley

Hamburg enters league play Friday with a perfect record for the first time since 2013. Remaining unscathed and winning their Berks Football League Section 2 opener will be quite a chore. It always is any time the Hawks line up…

A.J. Alexy's first major league relief appearance didn't go nearly as well as his first two starts. The Twin Valley grad allowed four hits, four walks and six runs over 3 2/3 innings in the Texas Rangers' 15-1 loss to the Houston…

Football coaches have been known to drive their teams to victory by with brilliant game plans or fiery pre-game speeches. Rick Keeley drove Berks Catholic to a victory in a school bus. Literally. When arrangements to get the…

Friday, Sept. 10 Wilson at Exeter, 7 Gov. Mifflin at Cocalico, 7 Elco at Conrad Weiser, 7 Academy Park at Reading High, 7 Fleetwood at Upper Perkiomen, 7 Berks Catholic at Chichester, 7 Daniel Boone at Garden…

1. Twin Valley is looking for its first 3-0 start in 12 years. The Raiders, under first-year head coach Kris Olson, edged Garden Spot in OT and beat Daniel Boone 19-10. They head to Upper Merion, which is 1-1 and coming off a…

Friday, Sept. 10 Wilson at Exeter, 7 Gov. Mifflin at Cocalico, 7 Elco at Conrad Weiser, 7 Academy Park at Reading High, 7 Fleetwood at Upper Perkiomen, 7 Berks Catholic at Chichester, 7 Daniel Boone at Garden…

"Play where your feet are." That's the motto that's kept Twin Valley grad A.J. Alexy grounded as he worked his way through the minor leagues, past a shoulder injury and a COVID shutdown, and now in the major leagues where he's made…

Each Wednesday MikeDragoSports.com goes one-on-one with a Berks football player, to find out what’s on his mind — on the field and off. Presented by ATT Sports, Inc. Raiders linebacker Ryan Corros Ryan Corros,…

A.J. Alexy (Photo courtesy of the Texas Rangers) His pitching skills were raw and his control erratic but Rich DeLucia, then a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers, thought there might be something special about A.J. Alexy. "He…

Twin Valley's A.J. Alexy has been close to perfect in his first two major league starts. The 23-year-old right-hander fired six shutout innings Monday, allowing just one hit, as the Texas Rangers defeated the Anaheim Angels…