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Like baseball fans across the country, A.J. Alexy rejoiced Thursday when it was announced that Major League Baseball's lockout had ended. "I'm super-excited," said the 23-year-old right-hander. "I'm ready to play some baseball." …

It's billed as a rematch -- Reading High vs. Archbishop Wood in the second round of the PIAA Class 6A Tournament -- but it's not, really. It's not a rematch of last year's epic state championship game, won by the Red Knights 58-57.…

Reading High and the other top two finishers in the District 3 Class 6A Tournament advanced past the first round of the PIAA Tournament Wednesday but four other teams from the district were ousted: No. 4 Cedar Cliff, No 5 Hempfield,…

Antietam went cold in the second half after leading by as many as seven points and fell to Holy Cross 57-49 in a PIAA Class 2A Tournament opener Wednesday night at Lackawanna College Student Union. The Mounts (20-6), back in the…

The shots were not falling for Reading High Wednesday night in the opening round of the PIAA Tournament. Ruben Rodriguez was not worried; he never does. "It happens," reasoned the Red Knights' junior guard of his team's…

One of the best seasons in Tulpehocken basketball is over. The Trojans were overwhelmed by District 12 runner-up West Catholic of Philadelphia 69-32 in a PIAA Class 3A Tournament opener Wednesday at Drexel Hill. The Burrs (20-5)…

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(This story will be updated later tonight with details and postgame reaction.) Defense never takes a night off. That's a common theme in basketball, and for the Reading High Red Knights. Their shooting was off Wednesday in their…

Berks Catholic wasn't the only District 3 boys basketball champ to go down on the opening night of the PIAA Tournament. Lampeter-Strasburg, which won its first 27 games on the way to the Class 5A title, was stunned by Penn Hills…

District 3 boys basketball champs Reading High and Berks Catholic will each open the PIAA Tournament on their home court, as will the Berks Catholic girls, the district runner-up in Class 4A. Five Berks boys teams have qualified…