editors-pick

Dee Kantner's bucket list is blank. Most people her age still have a long list of things they want to accomplish or experience, but not the 1978 Exeter grad. She's done it all when it comes to officiating basketball. She has…

It's the middle of June, in a mostly empty gym, in a summer league basketball game where everything is relaxed. The coaches and refs are wearing shorts; the players' uniforms consist of a T-shirt with a sponsor's name across the…

During my years with the Reading Eagle sports department I pitched a lot of ideas. Some were met with approval and put into action, such as the football-only preseason preview tab, a special section for the All-Berks teams and the…

Next to Player of the Year Connor Maryniak, Tyler Minick was the best hitter on Gov. Mifflin's 2021 Berks League baseball championship team. The sophomore batted .376 and slugged an impressive .588. Those numbers now look small…

Connor Maryniak homered twice in just the third college game he played. It was probably the worst thing that could have happened to the Misericordia freshman. After that, his swing suddenly got long. He started pulling his head off…

Al Wolski calls it "football ego." That's why he moved from Florida to Reading in 1995 and took over a football program that had been torn apart a year earlier by controversy. He had an offer at the same time to coach in an…

College football recruiting is all about the three S's: size, strength and speed. If you don't have the "measurables" -- if you're not tall enough, strong enough, fast enough -- top college programs don't see you. Lucas Palange…

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Mick Vecchio sat on the sidelines for years, shaking his head, frustrated to see Gov. Mifflin's football team struggle year after year. The long-time assistant coach knew the Mustangs could be a winner; he burned inside, wanting to…

Xander Menapace has been all over the football map this spring, competing in showcases and making college visits. The Hamburg quarterback has had to make up for lost time in the recruiting game. He's 6-4, 207 pounds, with a big arm…