Track and Field

By Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent SHIPPENSBURG -- Lauren Akers came up empty in her first two state meet appearances. After winning the District 3 title in the 2A javelin as a sophomore and…

By Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent SHIPPENSBURG -- Brady Mider never assumes a gold medal is his for the taking. That’s why the Berks Catholic senior is constantly refining his craft with a work…

By Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent SHIPPENSBURG - Josh Wagner has run with a chip on his shoulder the final few weekends of his senior track season. Boys from other Berks schools received…

Defending Class AAA shot put champ Brady Mider of Berks Catholic is among three Berks athletes seeded No. 1 heading into the PIAA Track and Field Championships Friday and Saturday at Shippensburg. Hamburg's Jaydon Witman is No.…

Wilson's Violet Houck is a three-way pick and one of 10 repeat selections on the All-Berks Track and Field team. Houck was named in the 110 and 300 hurdles and as part of the Bulldogs' 4x800 relay team. She was an All-Berks pick…

By Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent SHIPPENSBURG – John Kowalski was a newcomer to the big stage. He certainly didn’t show it. The Schuylkill Valley junior performed like a sprint veteran during…

By Julie Pelchar Cohen -- MikeDragoSports.com senior correspondent SHIPPENSBURG – The ambulance carried Drew Forrey away and all that was lost started flooding his heart. His final football season was erased in an instant. He…

Addie Cohen spent nine days in a hospital bed in December with a blood infection that spread to her hip. It cost the elite Wyomissing runner her indoor season and, in all likelihood, the chance to repeat a spectacular junior season…

NameSchoolPlaceClassEventMarkAlexis HardyWyomissing12A20025.73Addie CohenWyomissing12A8002:21.35Addie CohenWyomissing12A16005:11.25Ayla SnyderWyomissing12ALong jump16-8.5Lauren AkersKutztown12AJavelin126-11Violet HouckWilson23A100…

For complete results, click here. Boys results NameSchoolPlaceClassEventMarkJohn KowalskiSchuylkill Valley12A10011.03John KowalskiSchuylkill Valley12A20022.58Jaydon WitmanHamburg12A110 hurdles14.48Josh WagnerOley…