One big inning and a dominant pitching performance propelled Wilson to the District 3-6A semifinals. The fourth-seeded Bulldogs beat fifth-seeded Manheim Township 4-1 on Monday in a matchup of league champions. Matt VanOstenbridge tossed a 3-hitter with ten strikeouts. The Penn State commit improved to (5-1) with a 1.03 ERA. …

Muhlenberg and Manheim Central are very familiar with each other. They’ve met in the District 3 playoffs three times in the past four years. They also squared off in the 2024 season opener with the Barons winning 4-3. Brian Kopetsky, who’s in his 25th year as the Muhls’ head coach, …

The 2024 BCIAA baseball playoffs wrapped up on Monday with Wilson beating rival Gov. Mifflin 10-3 at FirstEnergy Stadium. On Thursday, the All-Berks team was revealed. The players are voted upon by the coaches in the Berks League. Congratulations to all of the selections! Bill Underwood-Wilson-Coach of the Year Bryce …

The District 3 baseball playoffs get underway on Friday. Nine teams from Berks County qualified for the tournament based on their power rankings. Here are their opening matchups: Class 6A-Quarterfinals #4 Wilson hosts the Manheim Township/Cedar Crest winner at 4:30pm on Monday. Class 5A-First Round #1 Gov. Mifflin hosts #16 …

Jason Bieber is very familiar with Fleetwood. He graduated from the high school there in 1994. Bieber’s first coaching job was with the Tigers’ boys basketball team. He was an assistant under Joey Palacz thirty years ago. On Tuesday night, Bieber was officially approved as Fleetwood’s varsity boys basketball coach. …

Ethan Grim entered the BCIAA Championship with a (5-1) record and a 1.50 ERA. The hard-throwing junior has interest from several DI schools. Jack Gabel said that Wilson’s approach was to attack the fastball. When Gabel got a high heater in the third inning, the sophomore didn’t miss it. His …

Fleetwood erupted for ten runs against Gov. Mifflin one month ago. Bryce Detwiler made sure that didn’t happen again. The UConn commit limited the fifth-seeded Tigers to two runs over six innings in the BCIAA semifinals. The top-seeded Mustangs won 5-3 on a rainy Saturday night at Owls Field in …

With a trip to the BCIAA Championship on the line, Wilson turned to sophomore Ben Kulp and he delivered. The 6’1, 215-pound righty allowed just three hits over 5.1 innings in a 6-3 victory over Twin Valley at Owls Field. “The curveball was working early in counts. The splitter and …

The Berks County baseball playoffs got underway on Thursday. Defending champion Gov. Mifflin defeated Kutztown 9-1 at Owls Field in West Lawn. The top-seeded Mustangs scored four times in the 5th to go in front 7-1. Travis Jenkins homered and knocked in three runs. Matt Koehler went 3-for-3 with 2 …

I’ve confirmed that Wilson girls basketball coach Chris Gallo submitted his letter of resignation today. Gallo spent four years as the Bulldogs’ head coach and finished with a record of (65-30). Wilson went (24-5) this season while starting four sophomores. The Bulldogs won the Division 1 title and reached the …