(This story was originally published March 1.) With apologies to Willie Nelson: Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be sportswritersDon't let 'em face deadlines or angry coaches and fansLet 'em be doctors and lawyers…

A few months ago, as I began making exit plans, I reached out to several longtime friends in the sportswriting business to ask about the best and worst parts of their job. Most mentioned the relationships they made with…

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Jerry Wilczynski saw Twin Valley football during its infancy, during its days struggling to gain a foothold on the established programs…

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union This was a game like no other Brett Myers – who took his Middletown teams to three state championship games – had ever coached. It…

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union After a couple of September losses some people, Aliquippa coach Mike Warfield believes, had his team dead and buried. People aren’t…

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Did Twin Valley just complete the greatest regular season in Berks football history? Maybe. Picking just one great season from so…

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union For decades, coaches and administrators at Pennsylvania public high schools have complained about the unfair playing field they face when…

2025 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union It’s long been obvious that the playing field is not level in Pennsylvania high school sports. Private, parochial, and charter schools…

2024 Berks football coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Predictably, Brett Myers wasn’t all that excited Tuesday when he learned his Twin Valley football team had ascended to No. 1 in the state…

2024 Berks baseball coverage presented by Utilities Employees Credit Union Resiliency and perseverance. Those are the two takeaways from Gov. Mifflin’s state championship baseball season. The Mustangs had…